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Somalia Vs Jubaland: Fear of refugee influx as Kenya cautioned against taking sides
The Standard
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Last month, Somali refugees crossed over into Mandera following violent conflicts between forces of the Federal Government of Somalia and those loyal to the Jubaland administration. There was a sigh of relief in Mandera County when more than 5,000...
Development minister Tavio: Aid to Somalia depends on acceptance of deportees
Yle Uutiset
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August 29, 2025
Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio (Finns) confirmed at a meeting of Finnish ambassadors on Monday that development cooperation with Somalia will remain suspended. He said this was because there has not been hoped-for progress...
CAR: Ratification of the Maputo Protocol, an essential step – sustained efforts to guarantee women’s and girls’ rights must follow
Amnesty International
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August 29, 2025
Reacting to the ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, (Maputo Protocol) on 26 August by the Central African authorities, Abdoulaye Diarra, Senior Researcher at Amnesty...
Trump’s visa restrictions threaten the future of US higher education
The London School of Economics and Political Science
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August 29, 2025
In June 2025, the Trump administration introduced new measures to curtail the entry of international students. Prapti Borthakur writes that these policies raise questions about academic mobility, international collaboration, and the capacity of US...
‘Cut in secret’: Gambia anti-FGM activists fear babies targeted despite ban
Al Jazeera
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August 29, 2025
Banjul, The Gambia – On a rainy morning in early August, a newborn girl suffering severe vaginal wounds was rushed to Banjul’s Bundung Maternal and Child Health Hospital. By the time she was attended to, the doctors could do nothing – the baby had...
8-year-old Swedish boy forced to strip naked by Somali teen, claims victim ‘looked like a racist’
Remix
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August 28, 2025
This past May, an 8-year-old boy in Umeå who was out cycling was stopped by a threatening teenager and forced to strip naked. A 16-year-old Somali is now being prosecuted for the act. “He looked like a racist. I think he’ll vote for the Sweden...
Somalia Launches E-visa System For All Foreign Arrivals Starting Septem
The Nigerian Voice
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Somalia has introduced a new electronic visa (E-Visa) and electronic travel authorization system (eTAS) to modernize immigration procedures, officials announced Thursday. The system, which becomes mandatory for all foreign visitors on September 1,...
Somalia launches e-Visa system to boost travel and security
Star
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Somalia's Internal Security minister Abdullahi Sheikh, Director General of the Immigration Mustapha Sheikh, Director of the Department of Foreigners and Entry permits Isxaaq Hassan Taakow during the e-Visa launch in Mogadishu/HANDOUT Somalia has...
Four African states running out of special food for starving children
SABC News
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August 29, 2025
At least four African countries will run out of specialised life-saving food for severely malnourished children in the next three months due to shortages caused by aid cuts, Save the Children said on Thursday. Supplies were getting dangerously low...
Aisha Garba: Improving Basic Education Outcomes For Nigerian Children
Leadership
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August 29, 2025
Billionaire businessman and chairman of the Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, addressed an expanded session of the National Economic Council (NEC) in Abuja on Thursday, March 22, 2018. At the session, Gates reminded Nigeria of the importance of making...
Africa faces therapeutic food shortage for children as aid cuts bite — Report
New National Star
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August 29, 2025
Millions of malnourished children across Africa could be cut off from life-saving food within three months due to global aid cuts, a report released Thursday by Save the Children warned. The report said at least four countries, Nigeria, Kenya,...
Lambers: Colleges can help starving children
The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus - Vermont
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As colleges reopen, a great service project for students would be to advocate for feeding hungry children displaced by war. Think of the children from Sudan, a country devastated by civil war and famine. Sudanese kids and their families have fled...
world 4 African states running out of special food for starving children, aid group says
Asiaone
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August 29, 2025
NAIROBI — At least four African countries will run out of specialised life-saving food for severely malnourished children in the next three months due to shortages caused by aid cuts, Save the Children said on Thursday (Aug 28). Supplies were...
Somalia introduces eVisas from Sept 1
The Standard
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Somalia's Immigration and Citizenship Agency Director General Mustafa Sheikh Ali Dhuxulow during the launch of the eVisa system. [Courtesy, IcaSomalia] All travellers entering Somalia starting September 1, 2025, will have to apply for an eVisa....
Women from 4 counties unite in call for action against FGM and early marriages
TV47
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August 28, 2025
Women’s groups from Laikipia, Isiolo, Samburu, and Marsabit counties have come together to appeal to both county and national governments for dedicated funding to fight Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and child marriages. They noted that donor...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Portland, Oregon
KTVZ - Oregon
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August 28, 2025
Biggest sources of immigrants to Portland, Oregon Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time...
Biggest sources of immigrants to Kansas City
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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August 28, 2025
Biggest sources of immigrants to Kansas City Over 15% of the United States population is composed of immigrants. But in reality, the vast majority of Americans today are here because of relatives who immigrated from other countries some time in...
IS Somalia Final Stand; Egypt-Ethiopia Rivalry in Somalia: Africa File, August 28, 2025
Critical Threats - Washington D.C.
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Key Takeaways: Somalia—IS Somalia. US-supported Somali forces are encountering strong resistance as they try to clear IS Somalia Province’s intricate and well-defended cave complexes in northern Somalia’s Puntland region. The ongoing operations...
Millions of children at risk across Africa as aid cuts impact food supplies
Yahoo News
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Millions of children across four African countries could die of malnutrition in the next three months, Save the Children has warned, as emergency food supplies dwindle as a result of international aid cuts. Save the Children said on Thursday that...
Four African countries 'running out of special food for starving children'
Times LIVE
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In Kenya, where an estimated 2.8-million people are estimated to have experienced high levels of acute food insecurity during this year's March-to-May rainy season, stocks are expected to run out in October, it added. The statement said RUTF...