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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...
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...
Somalia’s Environment and Climate Minister: We are presenting Somalia’s NDC 3.0 Climate Strategy in Bonn
Azertag
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June 26, 2025
Bonn, June 26, AZERTAC “We are here in Bonn, Germany, for a critical discussion on the climate crisis, how to address it, and ways to adapt. Somalia is one of the countries most affected by climate change, and the Somali government is undertaking...
Somali FM Inaugurates Somalia-Owned Embassy Premises in South Africa
Shabelle Media Network
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July 4, 2025
Pretoria, July 03, 2025 – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abdisalam Abdi Ali, inaugurated today Somalia’s new embassy building in Pretoria, marking a key diplomatic milestone that coincides with the 65th...
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 New Stock Exchange Boosts Economy
News Central TV
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June 25, 2025
Somalia has launched its first-ever national stock exchange, signalling a bold step away from decades of instability and toward market-led growth and financial inclusion. The launch of the National Securities Exchange of Somalia (NSES) is being...
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...
Somalia delisted from child soldiers recruitment countries
Garowe Online
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Somalia condemns Iran after missiles against Qatar MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia has condemned the Islamic regime of Iran for conducting missiles against the US military bases in Qatar, noting that the conduct amounts to a violation of...
5 dead as military helicopter crashes in Somalia
Pajhwok Afghan News
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July 3, 2025
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least five people were killed after a Ugandan military helicopter crashed at Mogadishu airport in Somalia on Wednesday, media reports said. Another three of the helicopter’s eight occupants survived the incident but with severe...
Crashed Uganda military helicopter claims five lives in Somalia’s capital Mogadish
The Maravi Post
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July 3, 2025
MOGADISH-(MaraviPost)-A Ugandan military helicopter crashed and caught fire at the main international airport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing five people on board. The pilot, co-pilot and flight engineer survived with “serious injuries...
IFAD calls for Somalia Women’s Market Access Innovation Challenge 2025 proposals
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- GAC Motor) Rome/Mogadishu, 2 July, 2025. Together with the government of Somalia, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is launching the Somalia Women’s Market Access Innovation Challenge 2025, seeking proposals from...
Ugandan military helicopter crashes at Somalia's Mogadishu airport, three dead
Zawya
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MOGADISHU: An African Union helicopter operated by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent crash-landed just before touching down on Wednesday at the Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu, while enroute from the Baledogle...
Pentagon Official: U.S. Must Continue to Work with Somalia
DVIDS - Georgia
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July 3, 2025
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES 10.07.2013 Courtesy Story Progress in Somalia has been “significant,” a senior Defense Department official told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today, and the United States will continue to work with the Somali...
Egypt’s FM Reaffirms Support for Somalia at African Union Peace, Security Council Meeting
Sada Elbalad
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July 3, 2025
Thu 03 Jul 2025 | 02:58 PM Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migration, Badr Abdelatty, participated on Thursday in a virtual ministerial-level session convened by the African Union Peace and Security Council to discuss the evolving...
Peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash in Somalia
Detroit Star - Michigan
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Three of the eight personnel on board survived, authorities report A military helicopter deployed under an African Union (AU) peacekeeping mission in Somalia has crashed at the international airport in the capital, Mogadishu, killing five...
Somalia Condemns Iran’s Missile Attack on Qatar, Calls for Restraint and Peace
Shabelle Media Network
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June 24, 2025
MOGADISHU, June 24, 2025 — The Federal Government of Somalia has strongly condemned Iran’s recent missile attack on Qatar, describing the act as a clear violation of international law and a serious threat to peace and stability in the Gulf region....
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...
Somalia launches Centennial Vision 2060 to steer national development
Xinhua News Agency
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MOGADISHU, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Somalia unveiled its Centennial Vision 2060 (CV2060) on Monday, establishing a comprehensive national blueprint to guide the country's development through 2060. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud launched the initiative...
From Germany, 'war influencers' incite violence in Somalia
Deutsche Welle
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Ayub Abdirizak — or "Kabtan Ayub," as he is known to his social media followers — can easily reach hundreds of thousands of people with his posts on TikTok and Facebook. His messages often carry a blend of hatred for rival clans in Somalia and...
Somalia launches Centennial Vision 2060 roadmap for 'peace, prospertity and progress'
Africanews
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June 24, 2025
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre joined United Nations representatives at a forum in Mogadishu on Monday for the launch of Somalia’s Centennial Vision 2060. Billed as a roadmap for peace, prosperity and...