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OPINION - When our engineers first tried solar power on a few of our towers, the goal was to find a way to keep people connected when fuel was short and costs were high. The first night those towers ran without a generator, we realised something important: this could work on a major scale.   That small test changed how we think...

TikTok's Somali Problem: When Live Streams Become Tools for Harassment: Somali Social Media, Digital Violence Against Women   by: Abdullahi M Hassan, LLM and Ali A Adan, MScs, Risk Management and Insurance Programs Date: November 10, 2025 Abstract Digital platforms have rapidly reshaped communication across Somalia and opened new social spaces for women. Many young women now share their voices online, build small businesses,...

MADRID, Spain - Dowladda Spain ayaa ansixisay hal milyan oo euro oo deeq ah si loo taageero Hawlgalka Midowga Afrika ee Taageerada iyo Xasillinta Soomaaliya (AUSSOM), sida ay ku sheegeen saraakiisha ka dib kulanka Golaha Wasiirrada ee dalkaasi.   Madrid ayaa sheegtay in lacagtaasi ay muhiim tahay maadaama xasillooni darrada Soomaaliya ay khatar ku noqon karto Geeska Afrika, isla markaana ay...

MADRID, Spain — The Spanish government has approved a €1 million grant to support the African Union Mission in Support of Somalia (AUSSOM), officials announced following a cabinet meeting.   Madrid said the funding is critical as instability in Somalia poses risks to the wider Horn of Africa and could be linked to challenges in the Sahel region, an area of strategic...

Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov has officially received the credentials of Fathudin Ali Mohamed, the first Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to Uzbekistan.   During the meeting, both sides reaffirmed their readiness to strengthen cooperation across a wide range of promising areas, The Caspian Post reports via Uzbek media. “We wish the ambassador great success in his diplomatic mission and are committed to developing a productive, results-oriented partnership,”...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Minister of Ports and Maritime Transport, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, is attending the 34th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London, marking the third day of the high-level conference, officials said Wednesday.   The meeting, hosted in the British capital, brings together maritime leaders to discuss global shipping regulations, port development, maritime security, and anti-piracy measures. Minister...

MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya – Wasiirka Dekadaha iyo Gaadiidka Badda ee Xukuumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Cabdulqaadir Maxamed Nuur, ayaa maanta galay maalintii saddexaad ee ka qaybgalka Shirka 34-aad ee Golaha Hay’adda Baddaha Adduunka (IMO), oo ka socda magaalada London, caasimadda Boqortooyada Ingiriiska.   Shirkan oo ah mid kamid ah kulamada ugu muhiimsan ee lagu go’aamiyo siyaasadaha iyo amniga badda caalamka, ayaa looga hadlayaa arrimo ay...

MUQDISHO, Somalia — Somalia’s Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madoobe), on Thursday chaired the ninth meeting of the Permanent Committee in the seventh session, held at Villa Hargeysa in Mogadishu.   Opening the meeting, Speaker Madoobe praised the parliamentary committees for their work in preparing and accelerating draft legislation before the chamber, as well as...

MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya – 27 Nofeembar 2025 — Guddoomiyaha Golaha Shacabka ee Baarlamaanka Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Sheekh Aadan Maxamed Nuur (Madoobe), ayaa maanta shir guddoomiyey kalfadhiga 7-aad, kulankiisa sagaalaad ee Guddiga Joogtada, oo ka dhacay xarunta Villa Hargeysa.   Guddoomiye Madoobe, oo furay shirka, ayaa ammaanay guddiyada Golaha Shacabka dadaallada ay ku bixiyaan diyaarin iyo dardargelinta shuruucda hortaal golaha, iyo sidoo kale...

MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya — Madaxweynihii hore ee Soomaaliya, Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo, ayaa Arbacadii soo saaray war-saxaafadeed uu ku muujinayo walaac xooggan oo ku saabsan xaaladda bini’aadantinimo ee ka dhalatay abaarta baahsan ee dalka ka jirta, taas oo saamaysay ku dhowaad shan milyan oo qof.   Farmaajo ayaa sheegay in qoysaska ay abaartu saameysay ay ku jiifaan xaalad adag oo soo jiitamaysay labadii...