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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...
575 mobile lines, 21 bank accounts shut down as war-torn African nation combats terror financing
Business Insider Africa
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July 20, 2025
Chaired by Finance Minister Bihi Iman Egeh, the high-level meeting held in Mogadishu brought together key government stakeholders in Somalia, including officials from the Ministries of Finance, Justice, Security, Commerce, Communications, and...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
AU chopper that crashed at Mogadishu airport belonged to Ugandan military
Times LIVE
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A Ugandan military helicopter deployed with the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed at Mogadishu airport on Wednesday, a Ugandan military spokesperson told Reuters. Three of the helicopter's eight occupants survived the incident,...
3 killed in Somalia helicopter crash
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 3, 2025
3 killed in Somalia helicopter crash MOGADISHU, Somalia -- At least three people were killed when a military helicopter serving the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia crashed Wednesday at the airport in the capital, Mogadishu, according...
Somalia’s journey of hunger
World Food Programme
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Farhia Ali and her daughter Ruqiya at a health clinic in Mogadishu. The family counts among the many displaced people sheltering in Somalia's capital and other urban areas. Photo: WFP/Sara Cuevas Gallardo The cramped streets of Mogadishu buzz with...
AU mourns five peacekeepers killed in helicopter crash in Somalia
Panapress
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July 3, 2025
03 july 2025 - 09:49:17 MA 73 Views Panafrican News Agency Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) is mourning five peacekeepers of the AU Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) who died in a helicopter crash in...
Türkiye's Oruç Reis ship passes through Istanbul after Somalia mission
Sabah
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July 3, 2025
After completing its first intercontinental mission in Somalia, Türkiye's Oruç Reis seismic research vessel returned to the Blue Homeland and began its passage through the Istanbul Strait on Thursday. The vessel, which successfully completed its...