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UN vows to intensify support to secure Somalia

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support Atul Khare has wrapped up his four-day visit to Somalia, pledging that the UN will ramp up its support for stabilization efforts in the country.
By:XINHUA United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support Atul Khare has wrapped up his four-day visit to Somalia, pledging that the UN will ramp up its support for stabilization efforts in the country. "I...

Illegal Charcoal Production in Somalia and Its Impact on Pastoral and Agro-pastoral Livelihoods: A Crisis of Environmental Degradation and Socioeconomic Disruption

FILE - Somali porters offload charcoal from a truck at a charcoal market in Mogadishu, Oct. 30, 2012.
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf Introduction The production and trade of charcoal have become a pressing concern in Somalia, as they contribute to both environmental degradation and socioeconomic disruption. Charcoal, produced from wood through a...

Somalia bans TikTok and Telegram over ‘horrific’ content, misinformation

TikTok users in Somalia, who make money from posting videos or promoting their wares on the platform, say they oppose the move [File: Mike Blake/Reuters]
By:ALJAZEERA Somalia has banned video platform TikTok, messaging app Telegram, and online betting website 1XBet to limit the spread of indecent content and propaganda, its communications minister has said in a statement. The...

Virginia firm that sends money to Somalia fined $72,500 by state

Virginia firm that sends money to Somalia fined $72,500 by state
Richmond Times-Dispatch Money moves a lot faster and a lot farther than when Bureau of Financial Institutions Commissioner Joe Face got started as a state bank examiner four decades ago. His bureau’s latest effort to protect Virginians...

Somalia suspends athletics chief after video of slow runner goes viral, amid accusations of nepotism

Somalia suspends athletics chief after video of slow runner goes viral, amid accusations of nepotism
By: CBS News The chairwoman of Somalia's national athletics federation has been suspended amid accusations of nepotism after a seemingly untrained female sprinter represented the African country at the World University Games in China and took more...

Senior US Treasury official to raise Russia grain deal in visit to Kenya, Somalia

Flags of Russia, the United Nations and Ukraine are seen on the day of a signing ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey July 22, 2022. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo
By:Reuters - A top U.S. Treasury official will highlight Washington's efforts to facilitate Russian grain and fertilizer exports during a visit to Kenya and Somalia and stress that Moscow's exit from the Black Sea grain deal will...

Maritime dispute: Somalia rejects mediation ‘offer’

A delegation following the International Court of Justice hearings in the case of maritime delimitation in the Indian Ocean between Somalia and Kenya in September 2016. PHOTO | ICJ-CIJ
By: The East African Somalia says it will not accept mediation over a maritime dispute with Kenya, which the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decided in October 2021. Somalia’s State Minister for Foreign...

Video shows passenger plane swerve off runway in crash landing at Somalia airport

Video shows plane crash-landing at Somalia airport
A small passenger plane swerved off the runway on arrival Tuesday at the international airport in Somalia's capital city of Mogadishu, state media reported. The Halla Airlines aircraft "crash-landed" at the Aden Abdulle International Airport at 12:23 p.m. local...

Somalia president, ex-leaders meet to fix security, political issues

Somalia president, ex-leaders meet to fix security, political issues
By: XINHUA Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is hosting former political leaders starting Wednesday for a three-day consultative meeting aimed at discussing political and security challenges facing the country. The presidency said...

Family fleeing war in Somalia to be given home in Fife

The family will be welcomed to Aberdour in late August.
By: Dunfermlinepress A FAMILY fleeing drought and war in Somalia will be given a new home in Aberdour thanks to the efforts of villagers. The Aberdour Refugee Resettlement and Support (ARRAS) group was...