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A Port, A Pipeline, and a Future Rewritten: How Ethiopia’s Hidden Rivers Can Transform the Horn of Africa
Zehabesha
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July 3, 2025
A Port, A Pipeline, and a Future Rewritten: How Ethiopia’s Hidden Rivers Can Transform the Horn of Africa In the rugged embrace of Ethiopia’s eastern highlands, rivers like the Genale-Dawa surge relentlessly to nowhere — vanishing into dry...
Perilous sky of the middle east
The Rising Nepal
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Shradha Arjyal Joshi As it is said, “The sky is the limit”, in the 21st century, countries no longer need frontiers to declare war which is proved by the war between Israel and Iran when the former launched airstrikes on 13th June 2025 to ravage...
Israel infiltrating Somalia
Press TV
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According to reports, the UAE has deployed Israeli military equipment inside a semi-autonomous region of Somalia. Is the Israeli regime turning Africa into its next frontier of occupation and colonization? The downing of a Malian drone by Algerian...
Is Israel heading for Somalia-style collapse?
Sabah
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June 27, 2025
A colleague of mine, whose scholarly work on Africa carries considerable weight in academic circles, recently made a penetrating analysis of Somalia's contemporary condition. Historically, Somalia presented itself as a nation with a remarkably...
Keep your America, Mr Trump, and we’ll keep our Africa
Al Jazeera
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July 4, 2025
On June 16, The New York Times disclosed that United States President Donald Trump is considering broadening his travel ban list to include as many as 36 additional countries, most of them African – including my country, Zimbabwe. Twelve days...
Somalia’s first Stock Exchange goes live
Techpoint Africa
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June 23, 2025
Dobriy den, Victoria from Techpoint here, Here’s what I’ve got for you today: Somalia’s first Stock Exchange goes live Cape Town approves 1,100 new ride-hailing licences DStv Premium gets VIP help line Somalia’s first Stock Exchange goes live...
Somalia’s coastal crisis: Voices from the edge of the sea
Global Voices
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June 22, 2025
This photograph captures the coastal area of Mogadishu, Somalia, offering a view of the shoreline and water. The scene highlights the region's natural environment and coastal geography. Image by NMIUM from Alamy. Public domain. By Vladyslav...
Trump's 'unconstitutional' new travel ban goes into effect
KHQ - Washington State
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Alameda, CA (Prism) The travel restrictions on mostly African and Middle Eastern countries began Monday, after mass anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles People from 12 primarily African and Middle Eastern countries, including family members of...
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...
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...
Here’s How You’ll Feel the Loss of Federal Workers
Slate Magazine
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July 4, 2025
Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. If you, like me, are close to someone who is employed by the federal government, the past six-ish months have been a...
Drone Warfare And Its Impact On Africa, Ukraine And Beyond
MENAFN
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July 4, 2025
(MENAFN- Swissinfo) From the deserts of Sudan to the streets of Gaza, Lebanon and Ukraine, drones are reshaping modern warfare. Once limited to counter-terrorism by a select few powers, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are now ubiquitous, with...
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...
Empowering Youth, Protecting The Planet: United Nations Support Office In Somalia (UNSOS) Partners With Somali Universities To Train Future Environmental Advocates
MENAFN
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June 23, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) Download logo Twenty-five students from SIMAD University in Mogadishu were given one day training on the practical management of wastewater and solid waste to help prevent pollution of the environment. The...
Regional capital markets set to deepen following Somalia’s stock exchange entry
CNBC Africa
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June 23, 2025
In a significant development for both Somalia and the Eastern Horn of Africa, the launch of the Somalia Stock Exchange marks a promising new era in regional economic advancement. This pivotal initiative is not just a beacon of hope for Somalia,...
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...
Benjamin Lalani wins $100,000 Samvid Scholar award
The American Bazaar
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July 3, 2025
Benjamin Lalani, an Indian American Johns Hopkins alum, has won a 2025 Samvid Scholar award that empowers mission-driven graduate students to enact change for society through leadership development, community, and financial support. Scholars...
Houthis in Somalia: friends with technological benefits?
Institute for Security Studies
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Houthis in Somalia: friends with technological benefits? The sharing of lethal drone technology with al-Shabaab and IS Somalia could recast the conflict in the Horn and beyond. Yemen’s Ansar Allah – commonly known as the Houthis – and Somalia’s...
Türkiye and Pakistan could play a key role in transforming Alat into a technology hub – EXPERT
Azertag
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June 21, 2025
Baku, June 21, AZERTAC AZERTAC conducted an interview with Turkish political analyst and expert in foreign policy, security, and international relations, Engin Özer. He is the Director of the Ankara–Moscow Strategic Studies Center and a guest...
Hawa Hassan revisits her migration from Somalia as she visits war-torn countries
KCRW - California
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June 20, 2025
For those around the world displaced by war, food is a way to preserve culture and heritage. Hawa Hassan understands this as she was torn from her life in Mogadishu, Somalia and sent by her mother to live with family friends in Seattle. Hawa...