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Somalia seeks to boost East African relations by teaching Swahili
(MENAFN) Somalia plans to add Swahili, the widely spoken language of East Africa, to its national education curriculum, the president announced. Currently, English serves as the primary language of instruction in secondary schools, while Arabic is...

Education Above All Foundation Tackles Climate Challenges Through Environmental Education Initiatives in Kenya
DOHA, QATAR, October 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As the world prepares for COP30, the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference set to take place in Belém, Brazil, there is a renewed global urgency to empower young people with the...

Indo-Mediterranean: Women and Children Are Extremism’s First Victims
ROME, RM, ITALY, September 30, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Conflicts across the Indo-Mediterranean region are placing women and children at particular risk, with the effects of extremism and radicalization also felt in Europe and South Asia....

Somalia’s Parliament Endorses African Charter on Child Rights, Welfare
(MENAFN) Somalia’s federal parliament formally approved the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child on Wednesday during a session held in Mogadishu. The meeting was overseen by Sheikh Adan Mohamed Noor Madobe, Speaker of the Lower...

Somalia seeks more foreign investment
(MENAFN) Somalia is aiming to attract more foreign investment, with officials highlighting the country’s abundant resources and welcoming business environment. Mohamed Dubo, Director of the Somalia Investment Promotion Office (SOMINVEST),...

Somalia seeks more foreign investment
(MENAFN) Somalia is aiming to attract more foreign investment, with officials highlighting the country’s abundant resources and welcoming business environment. Mohamed Dubo, Director of the Somalia Investment Promotion Office (SOMINVEST),...

Somali immigration office ‘working very hard’ to combat extremism
(MENAFN) The chief executive of Somalia’s immigration office said to a news agency that the office is “working very hard” in collaboration with international nations to fight extremism and improve border security . Mustafa Sheikh Ali Dhuhulow...

Indonesia, Somalia Forge Stronger Bilateral Collaboration
(MENAFN) In a high-level meeting held Thursday in Jakarta, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Sugiono and Somalia’s Foreign Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali agreed to boost bilateral collaboration across multiple sectors, including trade, agriculture,...

Indonesia’s FM, Somalia counterpart come together to enhance collaboration
(MENAFN) The foreign ministers of Indonesia and Somalia met in Jakarta on Thursday and agreed to enhance collaboration across several key sectors, including trade, agriculture, maritime affairs, and education, according to reports....

Somalia's hungry and most vulnerable: Child malnutrition surges amid clinic closures
Stabilization centres like the one in Kismayo provide life-saving treatment for children under the age of five who are suffering from medical complications brought on by hunger. But such facilities are scarce. Nutritional clinics that once played...

U.S. aid halt deepens humanitarian crisis in Somalia's displacement camps
(MENAFN) In the arid landscape of Al-Hidaya camp, located on the outskirts of Mogadishu, mothers huddle outside their makeshift homes, using tattered pieces of fabric to shield their children from the unrelenting sun. These families, forced to...

Children Speak: Tsunami Releases 30-Sec Clip for INTERNATIONAL REMEMBRANCE of S.E. Asia 2004 Tsunami - 20th Anniversary
People gather at Tsunami Memorial in countries impacted. The Tsunami generated the “World’s Largest Humanitarian Response in History” by over 58 countries. WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, December 25, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- This year marks...

Ceremony held to exchange documents signed between Azerbaijan and Somalia
AZERBAIJAN, February 12 - 12 February 2025, 12:07 A ceremony to exchange documents signed between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Federal Republic of Somalia, with the participation of Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, and Hassan Sheikh...

Joint press statements of Presidents of Azerbaijani and Somalia
AZERBAIJAN, February 12 - Statement by President Ilham Aliyev - Dear Mr. President, Dear guests, Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome, Mr. President, to Azerbaijan. I am very glad that you accepted my invitation to pay an official visit to our country....

Global Times: China’s long, profound pursuit of peace embedded in Hehe culture By Wang Qiang
Beijing, China, Dec. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The concept of "Hehe" in Chinese culture, with the first "He" embodying harmony, peace and balance and the second representing convergence, unity and cooperation, is central to both the individual...

Garden City Unveils Kansas’ First Augmented Reality Mural, Blending Art, Technology, and Storytelling
70-foot "Majestic Monarch Butterfly" augmented reality mural transforms downtown Garden City, Kansas, into an interactive cultural destination. GARDEN CITY, KS, UNITED STATES, September 11, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Garden City will make Kansas...

Minister Fajon as Slovenia's first representative in Somalia: it is crucial that peacekeeping missions continue
SLOVENIA, November 3 - In Mogadishu, Minister Fajon met with the Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre. Slovenia and Somalia will both be non-permanent members of the UN Security Council in 2025, with Somalia already participating as an...

Minister Fajon calls on UN Security Council to take decisive action on wars in Ukraine and Gaza
SLOVENIA, September 23 - The Minister also participated in a side event on the return of Ukrainian children, organised by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. She emphasised that children are the...

Meet Some of the Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens at Speedway Slammer Including Gang Members, Serial Criminals, Abusers, Thieves, and Drug Dealers
Release Date: October 3, 2025 One criminal illegal alien at Speedway Slammer was previously charged for terroristic threatening in the third degree for cutting a woman’s breast with a box cutter after she refused to give him money WASHINGTON —...