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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...
UN Seeks $1.42B for Somalia Humanitarian Aid in 2025
teleSUR
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August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025 Hour: 2:57 pm The United Nations said it requires $1.42 billion to increase humanitarian actions in Somalia, where 5.98 million people will need humanitarian assistance in 2025. Launching its 2025 Humanitarian Needs and Response...
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...
Netflix’s Star-Studded New Movie Adapts a Beloved Mystery Novel. It Butchers It.
Slate Magazine
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August 28, 2025
In an early scene from Netflix’s new film adaptation of The Thursday Murder Club, about a quartet of senior citizen crime solvers, retired spy Elizabeth (Helen Mirren) and retired nurse Joyce (Celia Imrie)—the former in a lumpy cardigan with a...
Somalia’s New Federal State Renews Scrutiny on Its Complex Politics & Electoral System
OkayAfrica
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August 27, 2025
Nearly a month after its declaration as the newest federal member state in Somalia, the process of forming a government for the Northeastern State is humming along rather smoothly. Late last week, Adam Abdullahi Aw Hassan was elected as the...
Emotional Burdens: Mental Health Challenges for Mogadishu Nurses
Bioengineer.org
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August 28, 2025
In the bustling city of Mogadishu, Somalia, a profound crisis is unfolding that demands urgent attention. The frontline workers tasked with caring for the vulnerable populations—the nurses—are grappling with a silent epidemic of mental health...
Inteligencia artificial para salvar a las jirafas
CIO
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August 28, 2025
La inteligencia artificial tiene muchos potenciales usos. Algunos impactan de forma positiva en las respuestas a algunos problemas clave a los que se enfrenta la ciudadanía y el planeta. Ahí está, por ejemplo, el valor de la IA para afinar los...
Article About ICC’s Work in Somalia Goes Viral, Angers Somali Muslims
International Christian Concern
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August 26, 2025
8/26/2025 Somalia (International Christian Concern) — A recent article we posted on our website about Christian persecution in Somalia and our support for the underground church there went viral, sparking both positive and negative reactions. The...
Army surgeon from Battle of Mogadishu promotes carrying whole blood on ambulances
EMS1 - Texas
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August 27, 2025
By Dolly A. Butz Sioux City Journal SIOUX CITY, Iowa — A former Army trauma surgeon who provided life-saving care to soldiers during the Battle of Mogadishu, which inspired the movie “Black Hawk Down,” was in Sioux City last week promoting an...
Ilhan Omar discusses constituent engagement and policy opposition in latest social media posts
Minnesota State Wire
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August 26, 2025
Rep. Ilhan Omar, who represents Minnesota’s 5th district in the U.S. Congress, shared updates on her legislative activities and concerns regarding federal governance through a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) in late August 2025.On August...
Knowledge Level and Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals Regarding Patient Safety in a Tertiary Hospital in Somalia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Dove Medical Press
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August 27, 2025
Background Patient safety is a fundamental component of healthcare quality and encompasses the organized activities, cultures, procedures, behaviors, technologies, and environments that consistently lower healthcare risks, reduce avoidable harm,...
Stop what you’re doing, and watch these 3 great movies leaving Netflix by September 1
Digital Trends
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August 26, 2025
What’s leaving Netflix at the end of the month? Zach Cregger’s first horror, Barbarian, is one of the top films leaving by September 1. Red Eye, Sicario, 17 Again, and Us will also depart the service within the next week. The hits don’t stop...
Cummins C&G opens state-of-the-art engine rebuild centre in Nairobi
Star
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Ignazio Gonzalez (centre), the Executive Director of Cummins Powergen Markets EMEIA (Europe, Middle East, India and Africa), Vijay Gidoomal (left), Group CEO of Car & General Kenya Plc and Erick Sangoro (right) the Managibg Director of Cummins C&G...
MUHAMMAD: Somalia's leadership at peril— a nation with uncertain future!
Star
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Isaac Muhammad, a writer and political analyst based in the United States./HANDOUTOne of the world's most influential leadership experts, John C. Maxwell, addresses today's leadership challenges in his book, High Road Leadership. He states,...
War and Power: Who Wins Wars – and Why: A convincing case that war is simply a failure of politics
The Irish Times
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War and Power: Who Wins Wars – and Why Author: Phillips Payson O’Brien ISBN-13: 978-0241744031 Publisher: Viking Guideline Price: £22 US president Donald Trump’s proposed peace talks with Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, and Ukrainian president...
Mogadishu’s Uncompromising Road: A Traffic Chaos Unlike Any Other
Shabelle Media Network
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August 23, 2025
In most cities around the world, traffic jams are a frustrating but orderly affair—lanes are (mostly) respected, signals are (usually) obeyed, and drivers yield to emergency vehicles. But in Mogadishu, Somalia’s bustling capital, traffic operates...
Nigeria News13 minutes ago ‘Somalia, Sudan Will Be Child’s Play If Hunger Crisis Explodes In Nigeria’ – Mahdi Shehu Human rights activist and public commentator, Mahdi Shehu, has raised alarm over what he described as the worsening state of hunger in N…
Naija News
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August 25, 2025
Human rights activist and public commentator, Mahdi Shehu, has raised alarm over what he described as the worsening state of hunger in Nigeria, blaming decades of bad leadership for the country’s dire economic and social condition. In a statement...
Ask Ilhan Why Her Beloved Somalia Has Been Starving An ‘Infidel’ Mother And Child To Death
Clash Daily
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August 25, 2025
Less than 2 months ago, Ilhan Omar scolded Trump’s America for becoming one of the ‘worst’ counties. She should take a closer look at her beloved Somalia. Here’s Ilhan popping off about how badly America sucks this past June after the crackdown on...
24 Years Ago, Tom Hardy Made His Film Debut in This Ridley Scott War Movie
Collider
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August 25, 2025
It’s always a trip to rewind through an actor’s early credits – those blink-and-you-miss-it roles, the baby-faced cameos that tease a glimmer of what’s to come. But it’s especially fascinating when the actor in question is Tom Hardy. Today, he’s...
Gazans Tell The Media Line: Hamas Is Starving Us
Media Line
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August 24, 2025
Is famine in Gaza the result of war, blockade—or Hamas itself? In a powerful report for The Media Line, journalist Ahmed Abd al-Salam takes readers inside Gaza City, where despair collides with anger at Hamas’s rule. The UN is preparing to declare...