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Somalia’s President Continues National Consultative Forum in Mogadishu
Shabelle Media Network
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July 3, 2025
Mogadishu, July 3, 2025 – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Thursday hosted a high-level meeting at the presidential palace in Mogadishu, continuing the National Consultative Forum he launched earlier this year in the capital. The...
Villa Somalia’s Political Miscalculation in Puntland: A Strategy Unraveled
Garowe Online
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Villa Somalia’s Political Miscalculation in Puntland: A Strategy Unraveled EDITORIAL | In the ever-shifting landscape of Somali politics, Villa Somalia has often walked a tightrope between uniting a fragmented nation and exercising centralized...
Mogadishu: military helicopter crashes, five victims
AvioNews
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July 3, 2025
A Ugandan military helicopter Mil Mi-24, registration AUO-015, crashed yesterday afternoon shortly before landing at Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu, causing the death of five of its eight occupants. The violent impact triggered...
Solar Eclipse on August 2: Will it be visible in India? Full list of cities
The Times of India
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On August 2, 2027, a remarkable solar eclipse, dubbed the "Great North African Eclipse," will occur, lasting nearly six minutes. The path of totality will traverse parts of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, bringing total darkness to cities...
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...
Somalia has relied on aid for decades – can it survive without it?
The Independent
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July 3, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Former Lowell council member to run for mayor
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 19, 2025
LOWELL -- A business owner and former City Council member said he will seek the city's mayoral position in 2026. Bill Adams, 58, announced his intention to run for mayor in a news release this week. "We have a lot going for us, but our current...
US military bombs ISIS militants in Somalia's Puntland
Garowe Online
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US military bombs ISIS militants in Somalia's Puntland BOSASO, Somalia - The US Africa Command bombed the ISIS militants in northern Somalia as part of the collective responsibility in the fight against the group, which has been under intense...
Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini advance digital ID plans
Coingeek
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July 8, 2025
Homepage > News > Business > Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini advance digital ID plans African governments have been making strides in digital transformation, with Nigeria, Somalia, Namibia, South Africa, and Eswatini the latest to launch...
Somalia: 3 killed in African Union helicopter crash
Deutsche Welle
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July 2, 2025
An African Union helicopter crashed at around 7:30 a.m. local time (04:30 GMT) at Mogadishu's Aden Abdulle International Airport, killing three people. It had departed from Baledogle military airbase in the lower Shabelle region in south Somalia,...
Somalia Immigration Agency Launches U.S.-Supported Biometric System to Combat Crime and Terrorism
Shabelle Media Network
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July 2, 2025
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Immigration and Citizenship Agency has rolled out a new biometric border control system aimed at combating human trafficking, reducing illegal migration, and strengthening national security against terrorism. The system,...
Horse riding centre to celebrate 50 years in business with anniversary party
Salisbury Journal
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Grovely Riding Centre, in Wilton, will mark this milestone on Sunday, July 20, with a party at 2 pm. Owners Gerry Dunne and Sue Curtis, who both learned to ride at Grovely in the late 1950s, have spent half a century nurturing their passion for...
SOMALIA: 5 feared dead in Ugandan military helicopter crash
Independent (Uganda)
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July 2, 2025
FILE PHOTO: A previous military helicopter crash KAMPALA | Xinhua | The Ugandan military said Wednesday that one of its helicopters crashed in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, with five of the eight people on board feared dead. Felix Kulayigye,...
Al-Shabab Recaptures Moqokori as Mogadishu Undermines Puntland
The Somali Digest
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July 7, 2025
Mogadishu/Garowe — Al-Shabab today recaptured the strategic district of Moqokori from government forces—a territory liberated with much fanfare in 2022—while the Federal Government simultaneously invested $400,000 in arming militias to destabilize...
Mogadishu crash: Huge explosion rocks major airport
Daily Express
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July 2, 2025
A Turkish Airlines flight en route to land in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, has reportedly been forced to divert after a helicopter crashed on the runway. The diversion was made for the safety of passengers on board.A Ugandan military...
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’s Elite Danab Commandos Launch Night Raid Against Al-Shabaab
Shabelle Media Network
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July 1, 2025
Mogadishu, Somalia, July 1, 2025 – Elite Danab commandos of the Somali National Army (SNA) carried out a special operation late Monday night in Yuumbis village, located seven kilometres northwest of Bariire in the Lower Shabelle region, 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,...
KFAED, UK sign MoUs to assist Sudan, Somalia
Kuwait Times
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July 6, 2025
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) signed two memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) to deliver joint emergency humanitarian aid to...
Al-Shabaab claims capture of key town in central Somalia after deadly assault
Shabelle Media Network
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July 7, 2025
HIIRAAN, Somalia — Al-Shabaab militants have claimed control of Moqokori, a strategic town in the central Hiiraan region, following a heavy overnight assault involving car bombs and ground fighters. In a statement released early Monday, the...