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AMFS 2025 highlights Kenya’s leadership in regional peacekeeping and crisis response
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 30, 2025
POINTE AUX PIMENTS, Mauritius (June 25, 2025) — The 2025 African Maritime Forces Summit featured a strong presence from Kenya, underscoring its role as a leader in East African peacekeeping, regional security, and humanitarian response alongside...
HM the Sultan greets presidents of Congo, Somalia, Burundi, Rwanda, Governor General of Canada
Times of Oman
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Muscat- His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik has sent a cable of greetings to PresidentFelix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo on his country’s Independence Anniversary. In the cable, His Majesty the Sultan expressed his heartfelt...
His Majesty Sultan Haitham sends greetings to Congo, Somalia, Burundi, Rwanda, and Canada
The Arabian Stories
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June 30, 2025
MUSCAT – In his cable, His Majesty expressed his best wishes for continued progress, development and stability for the friendly country under the leadership of the President, hoping that the relations of cooperation and friendship between the two...
Battle of Mogadishu veteran speaks at YPG’s Halo Chapel
Yuma Sun - Arizona
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June 30, 2025
Full pews at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground Halo Chapel greeted Army Ranger Hall of Fame inductee Jeff Struecker as he made a highly anticipated presentation the evening of June 4. Before going to seminary and being commissioned as an Army...
First-generation student graduates college and HS simultaneously
CBS 4 - Minnesota
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It's the time of year when students get a break, but one recent graduate has only just begun. Sabrin Khalif has had a busy month. She just graduated simultaneously with an Associate's of Liberal Arts and Sciences from Anoka Ramsey Community...
Somalia’s Embassy in Kenya Marks 65th Anniversary of National Independence
Shabelle Media Network
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June 29, 2025
NAIROBI, June 29, 2025 – The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Somalia in Kenya on Saturday commemorated the 65th anniversary of Somalia’s Independence Day, marking the historic liberation of the Somali territories on June 26, 1960. The event,...
Somalia Security Minister Calls for Immediate Halt to Fighting in Abudwak Town
Shabelle Media Network
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June 29, 2025
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Minister of Security has called on the warring parties in Caabud-waaq district, Galgaduud region, to immediately cease hostilities. Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail Fartag strongly warned that those fueling the conflict will...
Somalia: Mogadishu Residents Report Coercion in Voter Registration Ahead of Local Council Elections
Garowe Online
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Somalia: Mogadishu Residents Report Coercion in Voter Registration Ahead of Local Council Elections MOGADISHU, Somalia — Concerns are mounting over the voter registration process for the upcoming local council elections in Somalia’s Banaadir...
Six Moroccans cleared of terror charges still imprisoned in Somalia, families urge immediate repatriation
Hespress
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June 29, 2025
Six Moroccan nationals remain imprisoned in Garowe, Somalia, more than a year after being sentenced to death and subsequently cleared of terrorism charges. Despite a definitive court ruling ordering their release and expulsion, the men are still...
Zanzibar’s baobab trees used to be a valued part of society ...
Modern Ghana
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Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are used as shrines and markers on landscapes. Archaeologists have long suspected an association between baobabs and human...
Atwoli blames leaders for Gen-Z protests, accuses Gachagua of incitement
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 29, 2025
Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli. | FILE Central Organization of Trade Unions (COTU) Secretary-General Francis Atwoli has condemned political leaders he accuses of inciting Gen-Z youth to protest and...
Somalia’s President Offers Condolences Following Death of Jubbaland Deputy Leader
Shabelle Media Network
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June 28, 2025
MOGADISHU, June 28, 2025 – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday extended his condolences over the death of Suldaan Abdiqadir Haji Mohamud, the Second Vice President of the Jubbaland State Government. In an official statement released...
Zanzibar’s baobab trees used to be a valued part of society – drone images help prove it
The Conversation
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June 29, 2025
Baobab trees may be a proxy for measuring long-term use of land by humans. They live long, have economic benefits, and are used as shrines and markers on landscapes. Archaeologists have long suspected an association between baobabs and human...
Court clears six Moroccans but they remain detained in Somalia
Libyan Express
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June 29, 2025
Families call for urgent help as six Moroccans languish in Somali prisonSix young Moroccan men have been held for several years in a prison in Garowe, Puntland, Somalia. Although a final court ruling acquitted them of charges related to terrorism,...
Hotlines: June 29, 2025
Tri-County Times - Michigan
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IT’S NICE THAT the library and museum are going back into the Linden Mill building. We didn’t need all this political upheaval to achieve this. We didn’t need to get new counselors and a mayor over this. WALKING WITH A friend in Linden when we...
The Best East African Songs of 2025 So Far — Mid-Year Roundup
OkayAfrica
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June 28, 2025
From Nairobi to Kigali to Dar es Salaam, 2025 has been a year of quiet reinventions and loud declarations in East African music. Some of the region's biggest names returned to the spotlight with tracks that fused romance, rebellion, and...
Otumfuo speaks on war in DR Congo, Somalia, Sudan during King Mswati's visit
GhanaWeb
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June 28, 2025
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called on countries embroiled in conflict on the African continent to make peace reign. He stated that the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Somalia, Chad, and Sudan do not reflect well on the...
Forced Voter Registration Disrupting Daily Work, Say Labourers in Mogadishu
Shabelle Media Network
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June 28, 2025
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Daily labourers and young drivers of tuk-tuks and freight vehicles in Mogadishu are voicing growing frustration over what they describe as forced voter registration that is interfering with their livelihoods. According to...
Somalia’s Environment and Climate Minister: We are presenting Somalia’s NDC 3.0 Climate Strategy in Bonn
Azertag
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June 26, 2025
Bonn, June 26, AZERTAC “We are here in Bonn, Germany, for a critical discussion on the climate crisis, how to address it, and ways to adapt. Somalia is one of the countries most affected by climate change, and the Somali government is undertaking...
Puntland leader accused of stalling infrastructure projects in Mudug
Shabelle Media Network
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June 27, 2025
Galkayo, Somalia – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has been accused of obstructing key infrastructure and development projects in Somalia’s central Mudug region, a senior adviser to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said. Ahmed Cilal,...