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Egypt, Somalia leaders discuss strategic partnership, counterterrorism in New Alamein
Daily News Egypt
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July 7, 2025
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met on Monday with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in the coastal city of New Alamein during an official visit focused on deepening bilateral ties and addressing regional developments, particularly in...
Africa mulls continental trade proposal with Trump
Zawya
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The African Union (AU) says it intends to present a united proposal for trade with the US under President Donald Trump, who prefers to engage bilaterally with countries. And experts have welcomed the move by Africa, seeing it as a first step to an...
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...
President Hassan Sheikh asks Egypt to speed up troop deployment to Somalia
Shabelle Media Network
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July 7, 2025
CAIRO, Egypt — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Egypt on Sunday for talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi aimed at strengthening bilateral ties and cooperation on security, economic development, education, and...
World Bank Classifies Nigeria as Lower-Middle Income Economy, Below Libya and Gabon
TechEconomy
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July 7, 2025
Advertisements The World Bank has reaffirmed Nigeria’s status as a Lower-Middle Income Economy (LMIE) in its 2025/2026 country income classification, placing it below conflict-affected Libya and resource-rich Gabon. While Nigeria remains in the...
World Bank Retains Nigeria in Lower-Middle Income Bracket, Below War-Torn Libya and Gabon
Arise News
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July 7, 2025
For the umpteenth time, the World Bank has classified Nigeria among Lower-Middle Income Economies (LMIEs) in its 2025/2026 country income classification, below war-torn Libya as well as Gabon. While Nigeria retained its position in the LMIEs, some...
Lungile Radu's production company reportedly in trouble with SARS over multi-million-rand debt
Briefly
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July 7, 2025
Lungile Radu's production company is said to be facing a massive bill from the taxman According to reports, SARS applied for a default judgment after the company failed to settle its multi-million-rand debt This comes more than a year after the...
World Bank: Nigeria Stuck in Lower Middle Income Economy Below Libya, Gabon
This Day
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July 7, 2025
*Stresses country not ranked among heavily indebted poor countries Dike Onwuamaeze For the umpteenth time, the World Bank has classified Nigeria among Lower-Middle Income Economies (LMIEs) in its 2025/2026 country income classification, below...
Somalia’s Coastal Crisis: Voices From the Edge of the Sea
The Good Men Project - California
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July 6, 2025
By Guest Contributor By Vladyslav Bondarenko, maritime security specialist and Global Voices contributor. Along Somalia’s coastline, thousands of families once relied on fishing for their livelihoods. Today, their boats often return empty. Foreign...
African Union extends Burundi troops’ stay in Somalia by six months
Shabelle Media Network
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July 6, 2025
Addis Ababa — The African Union has extended the deployment of Burundian troops in Somalia by six months to strengthen efforts against al-Shabaab and support state-building, officials said. The decision was made during a virtual meeting of the...
Somalia’s defence minister accuses local businesses of financing Al-Shabaab
Shabelle Media Network
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July 5, 2025
Mogadishu – Somalia’s Minister of Defence, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, on Friday accused some Somali businesspeople of actively funding the Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab, warning that legal action will be taken against those found complicit....
EXPOSED: The boat migrant fixers all over Britain making a mockery of Starmer's claim to be smashing the gangs - including one we found on TikTok plying his shameful trade from a west London restaurant
Daily Mail
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July 5, 2025
To the hordes of passers-by, the neatly coiffed man taking a call outside a smart Middle-Eastern restaurant looks like any other proprietor taking care of business during a busy evening shift. Even the well-heeled clientele inside the...
DOGE Team Terminates 256 Wasteful Contracts Worth $14.3 Billion – Including $850k USAID Contract for “Resilience Adviser” in Somalia
The Gateway Pundit
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July 5, 2025
Although they are not making as many headlines as earlier this year when they were first introduced, the DOGE Team is hard at work and continues to save money for American taxpayers. Earlier this week DOGE announced they had eliminated another...
Somalia Pays Tribute to Ugandan Peacekeepers Killed in Helicopter Crash
Garowe Online
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Puntland Funds AfDB Project Blocked by Villa Somalia Xarfo, Puntland – The President of Puntland, H.E. Said Abdullahi Deni, on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a new road linking Xarfo town with the city of Galkayo. The project is part of a...
Somalia at 65: what’s needed to address its dismal social development indicators
The Conversation
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July 4, 2025
Somalia ranks among the lowest scoring countries in the United Nations Human Development Index. The index of 195 countries is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, years of...
Govt ID systems enable financial inclusion, and without oversight, surveillance
Biometric Update
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July 5, 2025
Biometric databases held by governments form the basis of traditional, centralized digital ID systems, but these system require careful management and oversight to avoid a raft of potential risks to privacy and other rights. The biggest industry...
Somalia Embassy celebrates 65th Independence Anniversary
The Peninsula
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July 4, 2025
Ambassador of Somalia to Qatar H E Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Sheikh Ali speaking at the event. DOHA: The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia in Qatar recently celebrated the 65th anniversary of Somalia’s independence with a special ceremony held at...
Back home Yusuf, the Somali child treated in Italy
ANSA
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July 7, 2025
Italy's Ambassador to Mogadishu Pier Mario Daccò Coppi met with family members of little Yusuf, a Somali child only 9 months old who returned to Somalia after undergoing surgery in Italy to remove a severe congenital glaucoma that threatened his...
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...
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...