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Kuwait Fund and UK’s FCDO sign MoUs for humanitarian aid to Sudan, Somalia
Arab Times
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July 6, 2025
Foreign Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, Abdullah Al-Yahya, and UK Minister of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, David Lammy, during the signing of the two...
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...
UAE wins early dismissal of Kenyan contractor’s ICSID claim
Global Arbitration Review
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An ICSID tribunal has summarily dismissed a Kenyan engineering company’s claim against the United Arab Emirates over projects commissioned by the state’s embassy in Somalia – as further details of the dispute come to light. Register for limited...
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...
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...
Somali FM Inaugurates Somalia-Owned Embassy Premises in South Africa
Shabelle Media Network
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July 4, 2025
Pretoria, July 03, 2025 – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abdisalam Abdi Ali, inaugurated today Somalia’s new embassy building in Pretoria, marking a key diplomatic milestone that coincides with the 65th...
Elon Musk's Starlink goes live in Chad, its 24th market in Africa
Business Insider Africa
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July 4, 2025
Starlink, the satellite internet service developed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has officially commenced operations in Chad, following the finalisation of its licensing process and confirmation via the company’s official availability map. The...
New World Bank Group resident representative for Solomons, Vanuatu
Solomon Star
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July 4, 2025
HONIARA, (WORLD BANK) — Bernard Harborne becomes the World Bank Group resident representative for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu starting from 01 July. This position brings together the World Bank Group’s country-level leadership to better support...
Every Country on Donald Trump's Travel Ban Ahead of 2026 World Cup
GiveMeSport
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August 2, 2025
A full list of the 19 countries that could be banned from entering the World Cup as a result of the United States' travel bans has been revealed, with President Donald Trump also rumoured to be banning fans from another iconic footballing nation...
Surviving Unrepaired Tetralogy of Fallot to 43 Years in a Low-Resource Setting: The Oldest Reported Case from Somalia
Dove Medical Press
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July 4, 2025
Introduction Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is a congenital cyanotic heart defect, first described in detail by Étienne-Louis Fallot in 1888. It is characterized by a combination of four distinct anatomical abnormalities: right ventricular (RV)...
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...
India Notifies Sugar Exports Of 5,841 Tonnes To The European Union Under Tariff-Rate Quota Scheme
Free Press Journal
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On Friday, India notified sugar exports of 5,841 tonnes to the European Union under the tariff-rate quota scheme for 2025-26. TRQ is a quota for a volume of exports that enters the European Union with relatively low tariffs. A higher tariff...
The World Reacts to Trump’s Aug. 1 Tariff War
Foreign Policy
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August 1, 2025
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at the global response to new U.S. tariffs, Gaza’s escalating hunger crisis, and former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol refusing to be questioned. ‘A New Reality’ For months, world capitals...
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...
BlackLine Studio360: The Platform for Future-Readiness
CFO Dive
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Navy holds joint anti-piracy drills off southern coast
Yonhap News Agency
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August 1, 2025
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- The Navy held anti-piracy drills with government officials and a local shipping company Friday ahead of a regular rotation of anti-piracy troops in waters off Somalia, officials said. The drills took place in waters off...
The falcons and the secretary bird: Arab Gulf states in Sudan’s war
European Council on Foreign Relations
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July 30, 2025
Summary Arab Gulf states have particular capacity to influence the outcome of Sudan’s conflict due to their wealth, financial ties to fighting groups and regional interests, which include securing access to Sudan’s agricultural, livestock and...
Somaliland courts US with military base, mineral deals for recognition
Al Mayadeen
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July 31, 2025
Despite its lack of formal recognition, Somaliland has maintained relative peace and stability compared to the rest of Somalia. Somaliland, a self-declared independent state that broke away from Somalia in 1991, is offering the United States...
Banks’ Efforts to Curb Money Laundering Fail Abysmally, Says UMD Criminologist
Maryland Today
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Two summers ago, Alida, a retiree from Western Maryland, was buying groceries when her card was declined. On the phone, a bank official explained that $10,000 had suspiciously been deposited into her account under her name, and that it was being...