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Hassan Sheikh Accused of Engineering Sham Dialogue for Global Optics
The Somali Digest
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June 17, 2025
Mogadishu/Garowe, SOMALIA — Puntland-based political parties have categorically rejected participation in President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s Consultative Conference in Mogadishu, exposing an elaborate charade designed to create an illusion of...
Heidelberg Engineering launches new innovation hub, continues industry partnerships
Optometry Times
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June 17, 2025
Heidelberg Engineering has announced the launch of ZinserLab, an innovation hub that will focus on accelerating the development of imaging technologies in eye care.1 The hub is named in honor of the company’s late cofounder Gerhard Zinser, PhD,...
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...
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...
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...
Turkish seismic vessel Oruc Reis completes exploration in Somalia
TRT World
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Türkiye has completed a major offshore energy mission in Somalia, marking its first seismic exploration beyond its borders. The researched areas hold significant potential for both countries, not only for energy independence but also for...
The women at the centre of Somalia's construction boom
BBC
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June 15, 2025
Fardowsa HanshiBBC News, Mogadishu ShareSave Fathi Mohamed Abdi (L) and Saadia Ahmed Omar (R) have overseen more than 30 multimillion-dollar projects Construction is booming in Somalia's capital city and as Mogadishu literally rises from the ashes...
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...
Assessment of Sleep Quality and Its Determinants Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Mogadishu, Somalia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Dove Medical Press
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June 14, 2025
Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major global public health challenge, placing a heavy burden on individuals, healthcare systems, and economies. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) accounts for over 90% of diabetes cases1 and is characterized...
Türkiye-Somalia partnership: A blueprint for development in Africa
Sabah
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June 11, 2025
Türkiye's growing humanitarian and strategic involvement in Somalia, especially through the recent oil and gas exploration, is one of the most significant developments in the quickly changing geopolitical landscape of the Horn of Africa region....
Climate Change Drives Record-Breaking Droughts, Says UN-Backed Report
Seed World
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July 4, 2025
Driven by climate change and mounting pressure on land and water resources, some of the most extensive and destructive droughts in recorded history have occurred since 2023, according to a new UN-supported report released today. Produced by the...
Warfare rewired: drones and civilian risk
Swissinfo
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July 4, 2025
A Ukrainian soldier launches FlyEye WB Electronics SA, a Polish reconnaissance drone, which is in service with the Ukrainian army, in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Aug. 2, 2022. Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved Listen to the...
Leaving Mogadishu: First Steps Into the World
Shabelle Media Network
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June 10, 2025
NEW DELHI, India – Airports are built for departures, but some goodbyes—like leaving your hometown—carry more than luggage. They carry a life’s worth of meaning. At Aden Adde International, I watched the familiar coastline of Mogadishu fade into a...
HIV Transmission Misconceptions and Their Associated Factors Among Reproductive-Age Women in Somalia: Findings from a Nationwide Study
Dove Medical Press
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June 9, 2025
Introduction The HIV remain significant global public health challenges particularly in low-income countries. HIV has infected approximately 88.4 million people since the start of the epidemic. About 42.3 million people have died of HIV since its...
Ripe for revolution: Freedom and liberty are universal desires
New York Daily News
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July 4, 2025
It was 249 years ago that our forefathers — yes, it was only men — pledged their lives, fortunes and sacred honor and signed the Declaration of Independence severing the bonds of 13 colonies from England and proclaiming the United States of...
Moment military helicopter explodes into ball of flames after crash as it arrived back at airport - killing five
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
Five people have been killed after a Ugandan military helicopter crashed at the main international airport in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu. The Mi-24 helicopter with eight people on board was arriving from an airfield in the Lower Shabelle region...
Africa – Engineered Subservience
The Nigerian Voice
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Source: F. Andrew Wolf, Jr. PhD This past few months have served up a dose of reality concerning Africa’s perpetual crises. The M23 rebel group, in armed conflict with the Democratic Republic of the Congo government, solidified is position in Goma...
Top 5 Stories Of The Day | Nigerian Tech Enthusiast Arrested by FBI for Alleged Internet Fraud
Y Naija
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June 6, 2025
Nigerian tech enthusiast arrested by FBI for alleged internet fraud Dangote: Nigeria now Africa’s top cement exporter Tesla shares fall amid Elon Musk–Trump feud Netherlands to return 119 looted benin bronzes to Nigeria Trump signs executive order...
The elusive peace here and there
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 4, 2025
There are no fewer than seven theatres of war in the world today which have invited more than our passing attention. I am referring to the major ones which have been in focus for a while, much more so currently. These are Russian versus Ukraine;...
Global drought hotspots report catalogs severe suffering, economic damage in 2023-2025
Muser Press
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July 3, 2025
Food, water, energy crises, human tragedies in 2023-2025 detailed in sweeping analysis Fuelled by climate change and relentless pressure on land and water resources, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have...