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Business News | Indian Author and Human Rights Advocate Rajesh Talwar Honoured with the University of Nottingham Alumni Award
Latestly
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June 20, 2025
HT Syndication New Delhi [India], June 20: Renowned multi-genre Indian author has been recently honoured with the University of Nottingham Alumni Laureate Award. Rajesh Talwar a legal scholar, and a former senior United Nations official has...
Great Green Wall innovations hailed on Desertification and Drought Day
Forests News
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June 27, 2025
From food made with overlooked native plants to handbags crafted from wild grasses—and even a simple rope tool to prevent wildfires—community-driven innovation is reshaping how land restoration takes root across Africa’s drylands. These are among...
African Media Delegation Explores India’s Growth and Innovation Firsthand
Shabelle Media Network
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June 27, 2025
India hosted over 20 journalists from 10 North and West African nations for a week-long familiarization tour, offering firsthand exposure to its development journey and deepening Africa–India cooperation. The visit organized by the Ministry of...
Driver’s licence obtention added to use case list of Somalia’s national ID
Biometric Update
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June 27, 2025
A national identity card is now required when applying for a driver’s licence or vehicle registration service in Somalia. This announcement is from the Ministry of Transport and Aviation, and comes as the country’s National Identification...
Somalia, Algeria to Boost Trade and Industrial Cooperation
Shabelle Media Network
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June 19, 2025
ALGIERS – Somalia and Algeria have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in trade and industry following high-level talks in Algiers, officials from both countries said. Somalia’s Ambassador to Algeria, Yusuf Ahmed Hassan (Yusuf Jeego), held...
US-Africa Business Summit: A showdown in Luanda
Sunday Independent
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June 26, 2025
Manuel Godsin|Published 20 hours ago 6min THE atmosphere at this year’s US-Africa Business Summit in Luanda was far from what American delegates expected. Instead of handshakes and optimistic speeches, African leaders delivered one of the most...
From fleeing Somalia to running in Grandma's Marathon weekend, one refugee reflects on his journey to Minnesota
KARE 11 - Minnesota
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June 27, 2025
Amin Jama has lived in Minnesota for almost a decade and recently got his doctorate in anesthesiology. GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — When you grow up with very little, you learn to appreciate everything. "I came from a refugee camp in Kenya, the Dadaab...
Somalia—Iran’s Next Puppet State?
theTrumpet
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Al-Shabaab is stronger and more emboldened than ever. On June 11, the terrorist group seized al-Hareeri, a strategic village where a network of roads that lead to major Somali areas overlap. Eight days prior, al-Shabaab took Hawadley, a village...
Somalia’s interior minister hits back at Puntland leader over national talks boycott
Shabelle Media Network
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June 17, 2025
Mogadishu, June 17, 2025 – Somalia’s Minister of Interior, Ali Hoosh, on Monday strongly criticized Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni after the regional leader dismissed the National Consultative Conference in Mogadishu as “pointless and...
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh calls for talks with opposition as key summit opens in Mogadishu
Shabelle Media Network
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June 17, 2025
Mogadishu, June 17, 2025 – Somali President Hassan Sheikh renewed his call for dialogue with opposition leaders, saying he is ready to meet with all political stakeholders to resolve disputes over the country’s electoral process and broader...
Somalia cleric warns of election credibility crisis amid national consultation talks
Shabelle Media Network
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June 17, 2025
Mogadishu, June 17, 2025 – Somalia’s top religious leader issued a stern warning on Monday about the country’s fragile political environment, questioning the credibility of future elections as national consultations opened in the capital on...
Somalia’s Dawn After Debt Relief – Building Resilience via Capital Market Development and Private Sector-Led Growth
CNBC Africa
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June 17, 2025
Rwanda launched a national exchange (RSE) in 2011, listing key entities and gradually incorporating bonds. Through proactive deregulation under its Vision 2020/2050 strategy, it simplified business registration, boosted investor confidence, and...
Turkey to start exploring for gas off Libya
Kathimerini
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[Website of Libya’s National Oil Corporation] Turkey is moving slowly and methodically in its developing relations with Libya so as not to disrupt the delicate balance it has achieved with the United States, as is evident from the memorandum of...
New Stock Exchange Marks Somalia’s Drive for Formal Economy
News Central TV
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June 24, 2025
Somalia has launched its first national stock exchange, marking a significant shift toward formal capital markets after decades of economic informality. With plans to begin live trading by 2026, the bourse is expected to attract diaspora and...
Somali president, EU delegation discuss strengthening ties in Mogadishu
Shabelle Media Network
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June 24, 2025
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met Monday with a high-level delegation from the European External Action Service (EEAS) at the Villa Somalia presidential palace to discuss strengthening cooperation between Somalia and...
Under Trump, US strikes on Somalia have doubled since last year. Why?
Al Jazeera
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June 24, 2025
Mogadishu, Somalia – Ending the United States’ “forever wars” was a major slogan of Donald Trump’s 2024 election campaign, during which he and many of his supporters spoke out against American resources and lives being put to waste in conflicts...
OP-ED: Somalia’s Dawn After Debt Relief – Building Resilience via Capital Market Development and Private Sector-Led Growth
Shabelle Media Network
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June 23, 2025
Somalia has reached a historic milestone. On December 13, 2023, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank confirmed Somalia had hit the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) completion point, reducing external debt from 64 percent...
OP-ED: Somalia’s Electoral Deadlock: A Borrowed Playbook from Abiy Ahmed or a Path Paved for Al-Shabaab?
Shabelle Media Network
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June 24, 2025
Somalia is once again grappling with a complex political impasse as fierce debates unfold over the framework of the upcoming elections. The standoff between the Federal Government and various opposition groups and federal member states stems from...
Somalia Concludes Participation in the 113th International Labour Conference and Condemns Malicious Campaign
Shabelle Media Network
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June 16, 2025
The Somali delegation led by the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Hon. Yusuf Mohamed Adan has concluded its participation in the 113th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), held in Geneva from 2 to 13 June 2025. All twelve...
Power to the people; funding community-led development in Somalia
UN News
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June 24, 2025
In the heart of Galmudug State, Somalia, the dream of two young women, Iftin and Aminaa, to attend university in Abudwaq was fraught with challenges. Frequent power cuts and a long, dark and possibly dangerous road between the campus and town made...