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Somalia’s GDP growth seen expanding to 3.1 percent in 2018 – IMF
Somalia’s economic growth is expected to pick up in 2018 as it recovers from drought that had reduced farming output,…
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US reopens diplomatic mission in Somalia after 28-year closure
he US has established its first diplomatic presence in Somalia for nearly 30 years. The state department said the “historic event”…
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Somali Parliament Apologizes for ‘Wrong Report’ on Missing US $40 Million
The Somali parliament have eaten their words and apologized to the finance ministry for the ‘mistake by house finance committee’…
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Al-Shabab’s former No. 2 leader runs for office in Somalia
The normal-looking campaign rally in Somalia’s capital this month was anything but. Dozens of people in T-shirts bearing the smiling…
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FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE OIC CONTACT GROUP MEETING ON SOMALIA
FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE OIC CONTACT GROUP MEETING ON SOMALIA MOGADISHU 27 OCTOBER 2018
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OIC Ministerial Contact Group on Somalia to Meet in Mogadishu
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will hold a ministerial meeting of the OIC contact group…
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US Says 60 Militants Killed in Somalia Airstrike
The U.S. military says 60 al-Shabab militants were killed in Friday’s airstrike near the town of Harardhere in central Somalia.
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Foreign Ministers of Eritrea and Ethiopia Reaffirm Support for Somalia (Press release)
Foreign Ministers of Eritrea and Ethiopia have arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu for a one-day high-level talk and to…
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Somalia: Major step in EU support to state-building
The EU and Somalia signed today an agreement to provide €100 million to the Somali budget over the next 2.5…
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Mobile money transfers have taken off in Somalia. But there are risks
A recent World Bank report showed that Somalia has one of the most active mobile money markets in the world, outpacing most…
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