NAIROBI, Kenya – In a rallying keynote address at the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings in Nairobi, Somalia’s Minister of Finance, H.E. Bihi Iman Egeh, issued a stark warning about the unprecedented challenges facing African economies, calling for urgent, collaborative action to prioritise building resilience in the face of global shocks. Speaking at a...
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Somalia Receives $18M from African Development Bank to Combat Climate Change
The African Development Bank has donated $18 million to Somalia to support the country’s efforts in addressing environmental issues and mitigating the impacts of climate change. The financial agreement was jointly signed by Somalia’s Finance Minister, Mr. Bihi Iman Cige, and the African Development Bank’s Vice President, Dr. Beth Dunford, in a significant move for...
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Bodies found in search for missing father and son in Scottish Highlands
Police searching for a father and son who went missing after going hillwalking in the Scottish Highlands have found two bodies. Tom Parry, 49, and Richie Parry, 12, were due to return to their home in Cheshire on Wednesday after visiting Glen Nevis and Glencoe. Their car was found in the Three Sisters car park in Glencoe where they...
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Global: Key meetings must fix broken climate finance pledges to safeguard human rights
States gathering for a key climate meeting in Bonn next week in preparation for COP29 in Azerbaijan must address years of broken pledges and inadequate financial support from polluting countries by making substantive progress towards agreeing increased and binding funding commitments to help lower-income states deal with climate change, Amnesty International said today. Recommendations published by...
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Kenya to inject $100m in AfDB, two other African multilateral lenders
Kenya will increase its shareholding in three key African financial institutions, including the African Development Bank (AfDB), by $100 million as a show of confidence in efforts to solve the continent’s problems. President William Ruto on Wednesday said at the opening ceremony of the AfDB annual meetings in Nairobi that the extra capital injection would...
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Somalia’s crisis deepens: Over a million displaced amid drought, floods, and conflict
Somalia is currently grappling with severe environmental and conflict-driven challenges. An historic drought in 2023, widespread flooding in 2024, and escalating warfare with the armed group Al-Shabab have resulted in the displacement of over a million people. In a camp on the outskirts of the central city of Beledweyne, Samira struggles to care for her...
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SJS urges authorities in Mogadishu, Lasanod, Hargeisa and Burao to respect press freedom and end arbitrary detentions
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls upon officials in Mogadishu, Somaliland and SSC-Khaatumo to respect freedom of the press and stop recurrent arbitrary detentions and use of threats to censor journalists including those working for the Somali state media in Mogadishu. On Thursday, 23 May, 2024, Somaliland police in Hargeisa detained Abdiasis...
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Somaliland president says contentious Ethiopia deal can deter Red Sea attacks
The contentious deal that Somaliland has struck with Ethiopia to lease a strip of land near the entrance to the Red Sea would help “secure freedom of navigation” for international shipping that has faced attacks around the vital waterway, according to the breakaway country’s president. Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but has...
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El Nino not behind deadly floods in East Africa – scientists
The El Nino weather pattern did not have “any influence” on widespread flooding that killed hundreds in East Africa this year, an expert group of scientists said Friday. Torrential rainfall in Kenya, Tanzania and neighbouring nations killed more than 500 people, displacing hundreds of thousands as the deluge swept away homes and swamped roads during...
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500 Somali pilgrims arrive in Mecca to begin Hajj journey
The first group of Somali pilgrims to arrive in Mecca on Thursday was verified by Mukhtar Robow, the country’s minister of endowment and religious affairs. For thousands of Somalis, this is the start of their Hajj pilgrimage journey. This marks the commencement of the Hajj pilgrimage journey for thousands of Somalis. Hajj, an annual pilgrimage...