BY HALKANO WARIO AND RAHEL HASSEN Somalia is poised to become the East African Community’s (EAC) eighth member state at the economic bloc’s December summit. This follows negotiations in August between the EAC …
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Two Million dollars spent in Goojacade conflict, says Finance minister
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe Somaliland government says it spent 2 million dollars during the recent conflict in Goojacade. Sacad Cali Shirre, the Minister of Finance of Somaliland, who appeared before the Parliamentary Finance …
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UK donates $1 million to empower women journalists in Somalia and Somaliland
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe British government has donated US Dollars 1 million to aid in fight to end impunity for crimes against journalists in Somalia and Somaliland. The money drawn from the conflict …
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Berbera port solves Ethiopia’s sea outlet problems
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Abdinasser Ahmed Berbera sits in a strategic commercial and security position, where 30% of world trade passes through with a deep-water port and the longest airstrips in Africa. It …
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Somaliland Intelligence Agency detains 10 terrorist suspects
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomaliland’s National Intelligence Agency (NIA) said on Tuesday that it had detained 10 foreign nationals suspected of ties to terrorism. The agency however did not provide any further details about …
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The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) has expressed significant concern regarding the escalating attacks on journalists in Somalia, highlighting this issue on the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against …
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Somaliland objects ATMIS entry into its territory
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe government of Somaliland has expressed its objection to a United Nations Security Council statement suggesting that it is among the areas where the operations of the African Union Mission …
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Bar ama Baro’s free accelerated basic education program opening doors for Somali girl child
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterFarah was 12 years old before she stepped into a classroom as a student. Farah’s family had not been able to afford the fees to send her and her older …
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First foreign bank branch opens in Somalia in over half-century
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterA leading Turkish bank, Ziraat Katilim, has opened a branch in Mogadishu, becoming the first foreign bank to operate in Somalia in over a half-century, officials said. A ribbon-cutting ceremony …
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As Italy turns again to Africa, ‘good coloniser’ myth persists
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterItaly’s government is eyeing Africa in pursuit of energy security, even as some officials defend Rome’s often-bloody colonial past on the continent — giving short shrift to historical accuracy. Historians …