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Hassan Mowlid Yasin: Raising awareness on the need to protect Somalia’s environment
Decades of war and civil unrest have taken their toll on Somalia’s environment, with attention firmly focused on the country’s…
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MOFA launches Taiwan Expo in Somaliland, East Africa business matchmaking program
Organized jointly by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), and the Importers and Exporters…
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Election Commission chair says Somali parliamentary elections to begin next week
The chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission, Mohamed Hassan Irro, has announced that the elections for Somalia’s Lower House of…
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Turkey says ready to mediate in ongoing Ethiopian war
Turkey has called for a ceasefire in Ethiopia and indicated it would be ready to mediate the sides in the…
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ITF: 11 crewmembers abandoned on sinking bulker Off Somalia
An aging bulker and its crew have been abandoned off of a far-flung foreign port, according to the International Transport…
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China’s Renewed Interest in Somalia: A Cautionary Tale
I read the opinion piece by China’s ambassador to Somalia, Fei Chengchao, entitled: “Distance, time no barrier to China-Somalia ties”,…