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Ugandan Military Chopper Crashes in Somalia's Capital
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) The Ugandan military confirmed on Wednesday that one of its helicopters crashed in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, leaving five out of eight people aboard feared dead. Felix Kulayigye, spokesperson for the Ugandan military, shared with a...
Somali president proposes deal to US
MENAFN
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) The United States may be preparing to expand its military presence in the Horn of Africa after Somalia’s federal government offered control of key infrastructure in two breakaway regions. In a letter leaked in March 2025, Somali President...
Chad president reciprocates US visa prohibition
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby announced that Chad will halt issuing visas to American citizens as a reciprocal measure against the US travel ban targeting Chadian nationals. The ban, signed by President Donald Trump, restricts...
MEDITERRANEAN: EU court rules in favour of parents on the move ― Italian Senate approves controversial security law ― Italy terminates contract with spyware firm following surveillance scandal ― Greek coastguard personnel charged over 2023 Pylos…
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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June 12, 2025
The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that helping minors under one’s care to enter the EU is not a crime. The Italian Senate has passed the government’s controversial security law. Italy has ended its contracts with the Israeli cyber company...
Egypt’s President Holds Talks with German Chancellor
MENAFN
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June 14, 2025
(MENAFN) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a phone call on Thursday to address escalating tensions across the Middle East, with particular focus on the crisis in Gaza, according to a statement from...
Howgate Publishing Celebrates a Decade of Impactful, Practical, and Contemporary Military Books
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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June 6, 2025
Portsmouth, United Kingdom, June 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This year, Howgate Publishing celebrates its 10th anniversary. The boutique military publisher has become internationally known for producing some of the most relevant, practical, and...
Somali national army kills senior al-Shabab leader
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) The Somali National Army’s elite Danab Commandos successfully killed a senior al-Shabab leader responsible for numerous explosive attacks during a targeted operation on Monday evening in southern Somalia, the government announced Tuesday....
Somali Forces Kill High-Ranking Al-Shabab Leader
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN) The Somali National Army's elite Danab Commandos successfully eliminated a high-ranking al-Shabab leader responsible for deadly explosive attacks in a special operation on Monday evening in southern Somalia, the government confirmed on...
Somali Army Reclaims Key Villages
MENAFN
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June 22, 2025
(MENAFN) Backed by the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), Somali military units have regained control of the strategically important villages of Anole and Sabid after nearly two months of fierce combat with...
AIDA Country Report on Ireland – 2024 Update
European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE)
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June 9, 2025
|Published on: 9th June 2025|Categories: News| The updated AIDA Country Report on Ireland provides a detailed overview on legislative and practice-related developments in asylum procedures, reception conditions, detention of asylum applicants and...
China Blasts Trump’s Tehran Evacuation Call, Says It Fuels Conflict
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) China condemned US President Donald Trump’s urgent call for Iranians to evacuate Tehran on Tuesday, branding it as “adding fuel to the fire” in an already volatile Iran-Israel confrontation. During a press briefing in Beijing, Chinese...
Sudanese official states Ukraine doing West’s ‘dirty work’ in Africa
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) A Sudanese Foreign Ministry official, Muhammad Al-Sirr, has accused Ukraine of doing the West’s “dirty work” by backing armed groups involved in terrorist attacks across African countries like Libya, Somalia, and Niger. In an interview...
US puts seven African nations on blacklist
MENAFN
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June 15, 2025
(MENAFN) President Donald Trump has implemented a travel ban affecting nationals from seven African countries — Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Libya, Somalia, and Sudan — citing terrorism risks and high visa overstay...
From Challenge to Opportunity: African Food Security’s Somaliland Initiative Reimagines Regional Agriculture
EIN Presswire
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June 7, 2025
African Food Security launches a sustainable farming initiative in Somaliland to boost local agriculture and food security through community partnerships. MOGADISHU, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA, June 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In the dry and...
China Calls on Iran, Israel to Return to Diplomatic Negotiations
MENAFN
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June 17, 2025
(MENAFN) China has called for an immediate halt to hostilities between Israel and Iran, urging both nations to return to diplomatic negotiations and avoid further escalation in the Middle East. Speaking at a press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday,...
Chad suspends US citizens visa in response to American travel ban
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) Chadian President Mahamat Idriss Deby has ordered a halt to issuing visas for American citizens, acting in direct response to the United States' decision to bar entry to Chadian nationals. The move follows a sweeping executive order...
US prepares to hit ‘Add to cart’ on additional forever conflict
MENAFN
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June 16, 2025
(MENAFN) The US may be on the verge of extending its military reach in Africa after Somalia offered control over two key ports and two airbases in the country's east. The facilities — located in Puntland and Somaliland, two breakaway regions...
Trump enacts entry ban on third world countries
MENAFN
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June 12, 2025
(MENAFN) In a move citing national security threats, former U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation barring citizens from a dozen nations from entering the United States. The measure, announced on a Wednesday, also introduced limited...
Trump prohibits residents of dozen nations from US
MENAFN
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June 11, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a new proclamation barring citizens from 12 countries, including Iran, Afghanistan, and Yemen, from entering the United States. The full travel ban, which will take effect on June 9, cites national...
U.S. Travel Restriction on Sierra Leone – Separating Facts from Fictions
EIN Presswire
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June 7, 2025
Travel Restrictions on Sierra Leone: What Facts are Saying FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE, June 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In keeping with his July 2024 campaign promise to restore the travel ban and refugee admission into the United States upon...