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“Nobody Saw This Coming”: Somalia And Saudi Arabia Just Signed Secret AI Deal That Could Change Everything
IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 Somalia and Saudi Arabia have entered a partnership to regulate and advance AI and space technologies. 📚 The agreement emphasizes knowledge exchange and capacity building to foster innovation and growth. 🌐 Both nations aim to...
Owner: 3E Medias SAS
Smart Applications International Named Superbrand, Cementing Leadership in African Healthcare Technology
NAIROBI, Kenya Sept 17 – Smart Applications International Limited (Smart), a leader in healthcare information technology, has been officially recognized as a Superbrand, affirming its position as one of Africa’s most trusted and innovative...
Owner: Kirubi Family
Visceral Leishmaniasis Service Delivery in Somalia: A Comprehensive Literature Review
Introduction Visceral leishmaniasis also known as kala-azar, is a parasitic disease caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania donavani complex, which includes Leishmania donavani and Leishmania infantum.1,2 It is transmitted to humans through the...
Owner: Informa PLC
Ghana’s social media crackdown echoes Somalia’s digital dilemma
By Nana Karikari, Senior Global Affairs Correspondent The seven-month prison sentence for David Kwodow Prah Afful, a Ghanaian TikToker who threatened to kill the President and other officials, isn’t just a local story. It reflects a mounting...
Owner: Ghanian Government
Alumni of Turkish universities shape Somalia’s governance, academia
Young Somalis who studied in Türkiye are now in top positions, contributing significantly to their country’s development. Adviser Muhammed Hajj graduated from Gazi University in Ankara in 2019, majoring in Psychological Counseling and Guidance. He...
Owner: Zeki Yeşildağ
Bengaluru’s crumbling roads: Public frustrated with government
CEO of BlackBuck, a truck technology firm, explained that the average commute for his colleagues had shot up to 1.5-plus hours one way on the ORR. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K BlackBuck, a truck technology firm, seems to have triggered a fresh...
Owner: The Kasturi Family
ORR infra woes: Industry veterans rally around tech firm
BlackBuck, a truck technology firm, seems to have triggered a fresh outcry in Bengaluru, after its co-founder and CEO Rajesh Kumar Yabaji, on Tuesday, through X, announced that the company was moving out of the Outer Ring Road (ORR) area as its...
Owner: The Kasturi Family
Somalia and Saudi Arabia forge deal on AI and space technology
The agreement aims to support both nations in building a framework to regulate AI and space technologies, sectors that are playing an increasingly critical role in today’s economies and societies. Somalia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have...
Owner: CPI Trade Media
America is repeating its Somalia mistakes in Yemen
Somalia collapsed in 1991, its economy and state structures destroyed by dictator Siad Barre, a man with no legitimacy beyond his clan but who had for decades grifted first off Moscow and then Washington. He fled first to Kenya and then Nigeria,...
Owner: Philip Anschutz
Somalia, Djibouti Among Countries to Benefit as Kenya Launches Modern KEMRI Lab
The Ministry of Health has launched an expanded Polio Laboratory at the Centre for Virus Research (CVR), Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), which is expected to serve four countries. Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale, who launched the lab...
Owner: Robert Ndungu
Truck tech firm BlackBuck to move out of ORR to save employees from traffic snarl
BlackBuck, a digital platform for truck operators, has its office at Bellandur in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Photo for representation only BlackBuck, a digital platform for truck operators, on Tuesday said it has decided to move out of the Outer...
Owner: The Kasturi Family
Truck tech firm BlackBuck to move out of ORR to save employees from traffic snarl
BlackBuck, a digital platform for truck operators, has its office at Bellandur in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: Photo for representation only BlackBuck, a digital platform for truck operators, on Tuesday said it has decided to move out of the Outer...
Owner: The Kasturi Family
Egypt and Ethiopia’s Geostrategic Tug-of-War in Somalia
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For several years, multiple external actors—including the United States (US)—have engaged in kinetic counterterrorism activities in Somalia to improve its security situation. Yet, both the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al-Shabaab have...
Owner: Observer Research Foundation (think-tank)
Dirty Wars and Endless Lies: Scott Horton’s Shattering History of America’s War on Terror
Scott Horton’s masterpiece “Enough Already” shows how the U.S. and its allies spread devastation through Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Libya, Somalia, and Pakistan, propping up despots and arming extremists along the way. The final balance...
Owner: Randolph Bourne Institute
Bengaluru’s crumbling roads: Public frustrated with government
CEO of BlackBuck, a truck technology firm, explained that the average commute for his colleagues had shot up to 1.5-plus hours one way on the ORR. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K BlackBuck, a truck technology firm, seems to have triggered a fresh...
Owner: The Kasturi Family
Turkish aid agency supports Somalia’s development through over 500 projects
The Turkish state development aid agency has implemented over 500 projects since starting work in Somalia in 2011, contributing to the country's development in fields ranging from health care and agriculture to education and infrastructure. Zafer...
Owner: Albayrak Family
Somalia Resistance Targets US AFRICOM Base Over Gaza Genocide
Above photo: Demonstration in solidarity with Palestine, Mogadishu, Somalia, Oct. 20, 2025. The Somalia resistance group Al-Shabaab issued a statement on Sept. 4 claiming responsibility for an attack on U.S. military forces in retaliation for U.S....
Owner: Margaret Flowers & The Alliance for Global Justice (Non-profit)
TIKA advances Somalia’s development with over 500 projects since 2011
Since beginning operations in Somalia in 2011, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has implemented more than 500 projects, making significant contributions to the country’s development across multiple sectors, including health,...
Owner: Zeki Yeşildağ
Somalia, Saudi Arabia Sign Pact on AI and Space Technology
Somalia and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement in Riyadh to cooperate on regulating artificial intelligence and space technology. The deal was concluded during the Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-25) by Mustafa Yasin Sheikh, head of Somalia’s...
Owner: Teresa Clarke
Nigeria, 8 others endorse charter to strengthen petroleum regulations in Africa
By Adewale Sanyaolu Nigeria has spearheaded the signing of a charter to birth the African Petroleum Regulators Forum (AFRIPERF). The landmark ceremony, chaired by the Commission Chief Executive (CCE) Of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory...
Owner: Uzor Kalu Family