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Most asylum requests made by Eritreans
Statistics Netherlands
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July 31, 2025
Download CSVShow datatable First-time asylum applications and following family members Jaartal Kwartaal Asylum requests (x 1,000) Following family members (x 1,000) 2018 Q1 4.155 2.140 2018 Q2 4.320 1.970 2018 Q3 6.205 1.280 2018 Q4 5.835 1.070...
President Trump, It’s Time to Recognize Somaliland
Canada Free Press
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Somaliland has already established much of the key infrastructure needed for any country to stand on its own President Trump ran for office to Make America Great Again. He wanted our borders respected, our language restored, and our culture...
Elizabeth Shackelford: Burning down America’s best tool for peace and prosperity
Pioneer Press - Minnesota
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August 1, 2025
On July 11, the U.S. State Department imposed sweeping layoffs as part of a large-scale reorganization. Why should this matter to you? Violence is surging across the globe — 2024 saw the highest number of state-based armed conflicts in over 70...
US terror financing tracker sanctions 3 ISIS facilitators in Africa
Capital FM Kenya
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July 15, 2025
NAIROBI, Kenya, Jul 15 – The United States Terrorist Financing Targeting Center (TFTC) has announced joint designations of three ISIS facilitators in Africa, in a coordinated effort to disrupt global terrorist financing networks. According to a...
U.s., Gulf Allies Sanction Isis-somalia Leader In Crackdown On African
The Nigerian Voice
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The United States and six Gulf nations have imposed coordinated sanctions on three individuals accused of financing and facilitating ISIS operations across Africa, including the longtime leader of the group’s Somali affiliate. The designations,...
In the Spirit of Umoja, Let Somalia In
Modern Ghana
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Kenya recently announced a new visa policy aimed at promoting intra-African travel: citizens of all African countries are now eligible for visa-free travel, except Somalia and Libya. While many across the continent welcomed the move as a...
Activist urges parliament to prioritize 2025/26 budget amid economic crisis
Eye Radio
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July 16, 2025
Author: Obaj Okuj | Published: 3 hours ago Ter Manyang, the Executive Director of the Juba-based Center for Peace and Advocacy or CPA - COURTESY Ter Manyang, Executive Director of the Centre for Peace and Advocacy, told Eye Radio this morning that...
List of at risk economies in Africa that are not considered fragile states
Business Insider Africa
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July 15, 2025
This difference indicates inadequacies in how fragility is characterized, emphasizing the need to reconsider global measures for measuring conflict and vulnerability. According to a report by the World Bank, Fragile and Conflict-Affected...
Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate Says Somalia Is His ‘Home’
The Federalist
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July 15, 2025
A candidate running for mayor of Minneapolis has called Somalia his “home” despite being born in America and running for American office. Omar Fateh, a current Minnesota state senator and mayoral candidate, was born in Washington, D.C., to Somali...
Liberia Enters Carbon Market
Liberian Observer
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The Liberian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is leading the country's entry into the carbon market, aiming to sell carbon credits to companies and individuals seeking to offset their emissions. Dr. Emmanuel Yarpolowo, EPA Executive Director,...
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...
Column: We’re burning down America’s best tool for peace and prosperity
The Virginian-Pilot
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August 1, 2025
On July 11, the U.S. State Department imposed sweeping layoffs as part of a large-scale reorganization. Why should this matter to you? Violence is surging across the globe — 2024 saw the highest number of state-based armed conflicts in more than...
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....
China’s plan to stop Elon Musk’s Starlink includes submarines that can shoot lasers into space
Fortune
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Stealth submarines fitted with space-shooting lasers, supply-chain sabotage and custom-built attack satellites armed with ion thrusters. Those are just some of the strategies Chinese scientists have been developing to counter what Beijing sees as...
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...
Evolving Dynamics: Somalia, Egypt, and Eritrea’s Impact on Ethiopia
Zehabesha
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July 13, 2025
July 13, 2025 The Habesha Ethiopia-Somalia Deal Falters as the region’s political landscape experiences another shake-up! Recent reports reveal that Somalia is reportedly rekindling its alliance with Egypt and Eritrea. This twist in diplomatic...
Anatomy of a Red Scare - As the Trump administration escalates its anti-radical crackdowns, past moments of repression offer a preview of what’s to come.
Jewish Currents
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August 1, 2025
As thousands of people took to the streets of Los Angeles to defend their communities against state-sanctioned abductions of immigrants this June, the Senate Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism (SSCC) put three organizations—Party for...
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...
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...