Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
The women at the centre of Somalia's construction boom
BBC
·
June 15, 2025
Fardowsa HanshiBBC News, Mogadishu ShareSave Fathi Mohamed Abdi (L) and Saadia Ahmed Omar (R) have overseen more than 30 multimillion-dollar projects Construction is booming in Somalia's capital city and as Mogadishu literally rises from the ashes...
Assessment of Sleep Quality and Its Determinants Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Mogadishu, Somalia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Dove Medical Press
·
June 14, 2025
Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major global public health challenge, placing a heavy burden on individuals, healthcare systems, and economies. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) accounts for over 90% of diabetes cases1 and is characterized...
Women Break Gender Barriers In Somalia's Construction Industry
MENAFN
·
June 13, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, June 13, 2025/APO Group/ -- Some women in Somalia have found work in its male-dominated construction industry, proving that skill, not gender, determines success....
HIV Infection Among Pregnant Women in a Vietnamese Population: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Dove Medical Press
·
July 11, 2025
Introduction HIV remains a global pandemic, with a rapidly increasing number of cases, a high mortality rate, alongside non-communicable chronic diseases.1,2 The incidence peaked in 1997, with 3.3 million new infections. Since 2005, the annual...
Who is Francesca Albanese – Italian human rights lawyer sanctioned by US?
The Independent
·
July 11, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 7.10.25
Florida Politics
·
July 10, 2025
Good Thursday morning. For most Floridians, Summer kicks off with Memorial Day weekend, featuring delicious barbecues and spectacular fireworks displays. It’s a symbol that’s as American as apple pie. But for those in The Process, there’s a...
Somali Minister Attends WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting in Geneva
Shabelle Media Network
·
July 9, 2025
Mogadishu, July 8, 2025 – Somalia’s Minister of Communications and Technology, MP Mohamed Adan Macalin (Somali), officially participated in the WSIS+20 High-Level Meeting currently underway in Geneva, Switzerland. The global forum, jointly...
Somali PM says nation-building depends on strong institutions and research-led planning
Shabelle Media Network
·
July 9, 2025
MOGADISHU, July 9, 2025– Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday said that nation-building must be rooted in the strengthening of public institutions, civic awareness, and evidence-based development strategies. Speaking at the 3rd...
Magic Mushrooms: Medicine of the Future?
theTrumpet
·
Coming from Canada’s West Coast, I sometimes half-joke I grew up in a war zone. The serene fjords and mountain peaks of southern British Columbia may not look like Baghdad or Mogadishu. But I refer to the war on drugs. Vancouver is notorious for...
ICE is now hunting for clergy members willing to work in Guantánamo Bay
The Independent
·
July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Africa’s most disaster prone country - and it's not one you might expect
Daily Express
·
July 8, 2025
Several African countries face high disaster risks due to a combination of natural hazards and socioeconomic vulnerabilities. In a continent already facing high levels of poverty and inequality, natural disasters leave Africans at a greater risk...
Kenya launches early market talks for Horn of Africa fibre optic corridor
Total Telecom
·
July 11, 2025
The Government of Kenya, through its Ministry of Information, Communications, and The Digital Economy and the ICT Authority, is advancing plans to install a high-capacity fibre optic cable along the Isiolo–Mandera corridor. This initiative is part...
Namibia breaks hunger chains … govt’s drought efforts lauded
New Era
·
Improved climate conditions, government policy and strategic interventions as well as strong drought-mitigating strategies played a crucial role in Namibia’s reclassification as a hunger hotspot. Namibia has since been removed from the Food and...
Rep. Ilhan Omar addresses budget concerns and advocates for pay equity
Minnesota State Wire
·
July 10, 2025
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar representing Minnesota's 5th Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshotU.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar representing Minnesota's 5th Congressional District | Official U.S. House headshot Representative Ilhan Omar, currently...
Republic of Korea rice donation provides critical boost to WFP's emergency response for refugees in Kenya
World Food Programme
·
NAIROBI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed a contribution of 23,268 metric tons of rice from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Republic of Korea, valued at US$18 million, to support the food...
Spain, Morocco and Türkiye: Mediterranean countries ‘canaries in coal mine’ for drought impacts
Euronews
·
July 5, 2025
“Girls pulled from school and forced into marriage, hospitals going dark, and families digging holes in dry riverbeds just to find contaminated water - these are signs of severe crisis," says Paula Guastello, drought impacts researcher at the US...
Droughts emerging as silent global catastrophe: report
Eco-Business
·
July 10, 2025
“Drought is a silent killer. It creeps in, drains resources and devastates lives in slow motion,” said Ibrahim Thiaw, executive secretary of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. “Its scars run deep.” A comprehensive new report released...
MindHYVE.ai™ Expands Agentic AI Infrastructure Across East Africa in Strategic Partnership Formalized at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva
The AI Journal
·
July 11, 2025
GENEVA and NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — MindHYVE.ai™, Inc., one of the world’s fastest-growing developers of agentic artificial intelligence (Agentic AI) systems, has formally signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding...
Three dead, many crew missing as Houthis sink Red Sea cargo ship
WAtoday
·
July 10, 2025
The bulk carrier Eternity C pictured in 2019.Credit: APThe Houthis said they had rescued a number of the ship’s crew members, provided them with medical care and transported them to a safe location. The Eternity C was carrying grain to Somalia for...
ACI World opposes air travel tax
TTR Weekly
·
July 9, 2025
SINGAPORE, 10 July 2025: ACI World has expressed serious concerns regarding the decision by France, Kenya, Barbados, Spain, Somalia, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Antigua & Barbuda to launch a coalition ahead of COP30, focused on introducing a new tax...