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Joint communiqué on the critical desert locust situation and emergency response in Somalia
African Press Organization
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February 8, 2021
On 3 February 2021, the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation, Federal Government of Somalia, Federal member state (FMS) ministers from Jubaland, Hirshabelle and South West States, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...
AIDA Country Report on Ireland – 2024 Update
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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June 9, 2025
|Published on: 9th June 2025|Categories: News| The updated AIDA Country Report on Ireland provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and...
United Nations in Somalia condemns attack on Mogadishu hotel
African Press Organization
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February 1, 2021
Download logo The United Nations in Somalia strongly condemns the terrorist attack on Hotel Afrik which left many people dead or injured. “We are appalled by this reprehensible and senseless attack on a venue frequented by innocent civilians, and...
How Somalia, one of the world’s most fragile states, is working for a more resilient, low-carbon future
African Press Organization
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January 22, 2021
Download logo In February last year, Somalia was in the midst of a declared national emergency. Swarms of locusts, fed on rains driven by climate change, were steadily eating their way through swathes of crops and grasslands, consuming jobs and...
Automotive bomb explodes in Somalia’s capital, killing not less than 20 folks
RSS Feed
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March 6, 2021
A car packed with explosives was detonated at the gates of Luul Yemeni restaurant near the port at around 8 p.m. local time (12 p.m. ET), Captain Aden Osman, a senior police officer in the capital, confirmed to CNN. The explosion was followed by...
Somalia : First Review Under the Staff-Monitored Program-Press Release; and Staff Report
International Monetary Fund
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February 26, 2019
Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept. Publication Date: February 26, 2019 Electronic Access: Free Full Text. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: Recent developments are broadly...
DDG Hill discusses WTO accessions at Horn of Africa Initiative ministerial meeting
World Trade Organization
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April 23, 2025
Four Horn of Africa countries - Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan - are currently negotiating their accession to the WTO. This is half of the total number of African countries seeking to join the WTO and some of the most active in the WTO...
Somalia : Technical Assistance Report-Internal Audit and Accounting Training for the Central Bank of Somalia
International Monetary Fund
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January 25, 2019
Author/Editor: International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department Publication Date: January 25, 2019 Electronic Access: Free Full Text. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file Summary: The CBS has taken steps to...
Somalia attending International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Plenipotentiary Conference
African Press Organization
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October 30, 2018
Download logo A delegation led by Somalia’s Post, Telecom and Technology minister is attending the 20th Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-18) of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which kicked off at the Dubai World Trade Center in...
Somalia’s first Information and Communication Technology (ICT) exhibition opens in Mogadishu
African Press Organization
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October 16, 2018
Download logo Somalia’s first and largest ICT exhibition has today kicked off in Somalia`s capital, Mogadishu, showcasing the development Somalia is making in the field of communications and technology. ICT Expo Somalia is aimed at becoming a key...
Somalia's Major Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Event came to a close with new product launches
African Press Organization
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October 18, 2018
Download logo Somalia’s first Information and Communications (ICT) exhibition came to a close late Wednesday after two days of successful product launches, networking events, lucky draws, and panel sessions that brought out in-depth debates and...
Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) Launches US $8.5Million Grant to support Clean Energy Businesses in Somalia
African Press Organization
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December 14, 2020
Download logo The Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) (www.AECFAfrica.org) has launched a US$ 8.5 million grant facility to support adoption and diversification of renewable energy solutions in the Somalia and Somaliland. This is a component...
Somalia’s destiny lies in the hands of the people, highlights outgoing UN envoy
African Press Organization
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September 14, 2018
Briefing the Security Council for the last time in his capacity as UN Special Representative for Somalia, Michael Keating called on all Somalis to draw strength from the positive transformations going on inside the country and work collectively...
Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia to hold trilateral Talks on Economic Integration
African Press Organization
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September 5, 2018
Download logo Mogadishu 5th September 2018; The president of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is leading efforts to consolidate gains made at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation by facilitating the prospect of a...
Federal Jury Convicts Pakistani Weapons Smuggler of Transporting Iranian Advanced Conventional Weapons Destined for the Houthis in Yemen
The U.S. Attorney's Office District of Puerto Rico
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June 5, 2025
A federal jury convicted a Pakistani national today on charges related to smuggling Iranian-made advanced conventional weaponry destined for the Houthis in Yemen and threatening multiple witnesses. According to court records and evidence presented...
Somalia: EU NAVFOR makes time for Fishermen
African Press Organization
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July 26, 2018
Security and safety to the fishermen of Somalia who are supporting their own community is as important to EU NAVFOR as maritime security is to major international shipping cargo companies. This is why EU NAVFOR warships make time to visit local...
Coronavirus - Somalia: Actions taken in support of the protection against forced evictions during COVID-19 (As of 7 Sep 2020)
African Press Organization
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September 7, 2020
Overview On 13 April, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia sent a letter to the Prime Minister requesting the adoption of an executive order requesting a national moratorium on evictions in order to mitigate any further risks associated with...
Coronavirus: Somalia Humanitarian Bulletin
African Press Organization
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October 18, 2020
HIGHLIGHTS More than 1.3 million people are currently food insecure, as 849,000 children face acute malnutrition due to cumulative shocks. Desert locusts since January continue to threaten food security in northern Somalia. At least 167,000 people...
U.S. Travel Restriction on Sierra Leone – Separating Facts from Fictions
EIN Presswire
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June 7, 2025
Travel Restrictions on Sierra Leone: What Facts are Saying FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, June 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In keeping with his July 2024 campaign promise to restore the travel ban and refugee admission into the United States upon...
Coronavirus - Somalia: Update on COVID-19 in Somalia (11th October 2020)
African Press Organization
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October 12, 2020
Download logo The number of tested COVID-19, 5 last day of Somalia: 3,464 Found: 119 Puntland, Somaliland: 18 Banadir: 2 Male: 83 Female: 37 Healing: 79 Death: 0 General Number Found: 3,864 General healing: 3,089 General Death: 99Distributed by...