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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...

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...

TAMPA, FLORIDA REALTOR® JOE HAROSKY EARNS HIS MILITARY RELOCATION PROFESSIONAL (MRP) CERTIFICATION
TAMPA, FL, UNITED STATES, September 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Joe Harosky is a highly respected, educated, and laser-focused real estate agent at Real Broker, LLC. He is licensed and conducts transactions in Florida and Hawaii and is also a...

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...

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...

International Relations on South Africa’s foreign policy engagements and diplomatic achievements
Tribute to Ambassador Mahlangu We would like to take this opportunity to pay tribute the late Ambassador Mahlangu who was serving as South Africa’s High Commissioner to Kenya. The Late Ambassador Mahlangu was also accredited to Somalia. He was...
Rich countries meet only 4% of funds East Africa needs to address climate change -Oxfam
Over 63 million East Africans experienced severe hunger in 2024 and 40% lack access to safe drinking water. East African countries collectively contribute a tiny 0.09% of the global carbon emissions but are some of the worst-hit by the global...

UNIFIL should reset or go home
At the end of August, the future of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), established nearly 50 years ago, goes on trial in New York, where the Security Council will debate the renewal of its mandate. Nearly two decades after its...

OP-ED: The Road to Nowhere? A Critique of the ‘Route-Based Approach’ to Migration and Asylum
By Jeff Crisp Irregular arrivals For the past 40 years, the governments of wealthy countries in the Global North have been striving to curtail the arrival of refugees, asylum seekers and irregular migrants from less prosperous parts of the world....

US consultants proposed mass resettlement of Palestinians to Africa
(MENAFN) The Financial Times reports that the US advisory firm Boston Consulting Group (BCG) developed a model proposing the relocation of about 25% of Palestinians from Gaza to other countries, including Somalia, as part of postwar redevelopment...

Minister Ronald Lamola announces the untimely passing of High Commissioner Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu
It is with profound sadness and a heavy heart that the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Mr Ronald Lamola, announces the untimely passing of a dedicated family man and public servant, Mr Mninwa Johannes Mahlangu, who passed away...

Seven Ethiopian Migrants Die After Harrowing Week-Long Sea Journey to Yemen
(MENAFN) Seven Ethiopian migrants perished from hunger and thirst after a grueling seven-day sea journey from Somalia to Yemen, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Wednesday. According to an IOM press release, the vessel...
5th Singapore-Africa Ministerial Exchange Visit (SAMEV), 26 - 28 August 2025
Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan will host the 5th Singapore-Africa Ministerial Exchange Visit (SAMEV) from 26 to 28 August 2025. SAMEV is a biennial platform hosted by Singapore since 2014 to strengthen links and encourage the...