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Somalia celebrates 65 years of independence
SABC News
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July 3, 2025
Somali Foreign Affairs Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali says they are making progress in rooting out the elements of the terror group Al-Shaabab. He says Mogadishu is safe and investors are flocking in the Horn of Africa. Abdi Ali presided over the...
Economic and human toll of droughts increasing exponentially, UN warns
Edie
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July 3, 2025
Pictured: The Ter river, Spain, run dry in Spring 2023. Report co-author and director of the US National Drought Mitigation Centre, Dr Mark Svoboda, said of the 2023-2025 period: “This is not a dry spell. This is a slow-moving global catastrophe,...
African Union extends Burundi troops’ stay in Somalia by six months
Shabelle Media Network
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July 6, 2025
Addis Ababa — The African Union has extended the deployment of Burundian troops in Somalia by six months to strengthen efforts against al-Shabaab and support state-building, officials said. The decision was made during a virtual meeting of the...
Somalia’s biometric border overhaul signals deeper US engagement
Biometric Update
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July 2, 2025
In a move hailed as both technologically significant and strategically vital, Somalia formally launched the Personal Identification Secure Comparison and Evaluation System (PISCES) at key border control points across the country. Backed by the...
Somalia: The Flag Still Waves, But the Nation Does Not Stand
Garowe Online
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Somalia: The Flag Still Waves, But the Nation Does Not Stand OP-ED — Last night, the blue flag with the white star fluttered over city squares and windswept alleyways. Patriotic songs echoed from loudspeakers in the Somali capital. In Hargeisa,...
Somalia eyes survey results in oil production
Daily News Tanzania
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July 1, 2025
SOMALIA: IN a significant move that could reshape the nation’s economic trajectory, the Somali Petroleum Authority (SPA) has confirmed it will publicly release the results of its long-awaited petroleum surveys in July. The announcement marks a...
Political analyst Herman Manyora lands top job
The Standard
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Prof. Herman Manyora Communications Lead Researcher,CPS Research International,Most of the international students in Kenyan Universities comes from East and Central African Countries at over 70% the leading country being Uganda at 19.9% followed...
DOGE Team Terminates 256 Wasteful Contracts Worth $14.3 Billion – Including $850k USAID Contract for “Resilience Adviser” in Somalia
The Gateway Pundit
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July 5, 2025
Although they are not making as many headlines as earlier this year when they were first introduced, the DOGE Team is hard at work and continues to save money for American taxpayers. Earlier this week DOGE announced they had eliminated another...
Govt ID systems enable financial inclusion, and without oversight, surveillance
Biometric Update
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July 5, 2025
Biometric databases held by governments form the basis of traditional, centralized digital ID systems, but these system require careful management and oversight to avoid a raft of potential risks to privacy and other rights. The biggest industry...
Jubaland forces disarm militias in Somalia’s Balad-Hawo as tensions rise with federal troops
Shabelle Media Network
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July 5, 2025
Balad-Hawo, Somalia – Jubaland regional forces have carried out a disarmament operation targeting militias and former federal-aligned troops in the southwestern Somali town of Balad-Hawo, amid escalating tensions over security control in the...
The Somali Opposition’s Lack of Strategic Negotiation Capacity – Political Analysis
Shabelle Media Network
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July 5, 2025
The second round of talks between the Somali National Salvation Council and President Hassan Sheikh has once again revealed the deep-rooted divergence in views regarding the 2026 electoral process. Although the meetings appear to be a diplomatic...
Somalia's economic growth at 4.1 pct in 2024
Xinhua News Agency
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MOGADISHU, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Somalia's gross domestic product (GDP) fell slightly to 4.1 percent in 2024, down from 4.2 percent in 2023, the national statistics bureau has said. GDP per capita in current prices rose to 737 U.S. dollars in 2024,...
Somalia: Puntland President Urges Inclusive Talks Amid Political Deadlock
Garowe Online
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Puntland Forces Launch Operation Against ISIS Remnants in Al-Miskad Mountains Bosaso, Somalia, June 30, 2025 – Puntland Defense Forces launched a military operation early Monday targeting areas in the Al-Miskad mountain range where remnants of the...
Somali political leaders iron out disputes over election
Shabelle Media Network
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July 4, 2025
MOGADISHU, July 4, 2025 – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday convened the second round of the National Consultative Dialogue with political opposition groups at the Presidential Palace, Villa Somalia, the presidency said. The...
New World Bank Group resident representative for Solomons, Vanuatu
Solomon Star
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July 4, 2025
HONIARA, (WORLD BANK) — Bernard Harborne becomes the World Bank Group resident representative for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu starting from 01 July. This position brings together the World Bank Group’s country-level leadership to better support...
Surviving Unrepaired Tetralogy of Fallot to 43 Years in a Low-Resource Setting: The Oldest Reported Case from Somalia
Dove Medical Press
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July 4, 2025
Introduction Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is a congenital cyanotic heart defect, first described in detail by Étienne-Louis Fallot in 1888. It is characterized by a combination of four distinct anatomical abnormalities: right ventricular (RV)...
Somalia’s Embassy in Kenya Marks 65th Anniversary of National Independence
Shabelle Media Network
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June 29, 2025
NAIROBI, June 29, 2025 – The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia in Kenya on Saturday commemorated the 65th anniversary of Somalia’s Independence Day, marking the historic liberation of the Somali territories on June 26, 1960. The event,...
Global Drought Hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage
Smart Water Magazine
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July 4, 2025
Fueled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have taken place since 2023, according to a UN-backed report launched on July 2. Prepared by...
Puntland Funds Road After Mogadishu Blocks AfDB Aid
The Somali Digest
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July 3, 2025
Bacaadweyn, Puntland — President Said Abdullahi Deni today inaugurated construction of the Bacaadweyne-Galkayo road—a 40-kilometer lifeline that should have been built with African Development Bank funding but will instead be financed entirely...
Uganda Chairs High-Level Virtual AU Peace and Security Council Meeting on Somalia, July 2025
UBC - Uganda Broadcasting Corporation
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July 4, 2025
In a significant diplomatic engagement, Uganda, this afternoon, presided over the 1287th session of the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC), held virtually at Ministerial level. The meeting chaired by Uganda’s Minister of Foreign...