(Reuters) – A group of people seeking asylum in Australia rioted and breached fences at a Papua New Guinea processing centre, the second serious incident in two days, Australia’s immigration minister said on Tuesday. An unspecified number of detainees were injured, some seriously, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said in a statement. “The extent and nature...
November 14, 2026
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Think of Somalia when making business policy
by Curtis S. Chin With Japan ranked as only the 27th-easiest place to do business in the world, Tokyo still has a ways to go on critical reforms. Yet, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe already having brought new hope to the nation — as well as, critics might note, perhaps renewed tensions in the region...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka maanta waxaad ee Raadiyo Wardheer waxaa ka mid ah: Dilal ka dhacay Muqdisho, Al Shabaab oo ku amray dadka ku dhaqan Ceel Buur in ay ka qeeb qaataan dagaalka iyo warar kale
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Co-pilot hijacks Ethiopian plane, surrenders to Swiss police
(Reuters) – The co-pilot of a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines flight surrendered to Swiss authorities in Geneva on Monday after commandeering his aircraft to seek asylum in Switzerland, police said. The plane’s second-in-command, who was not carrying a weapon, took control of the plane when the pilot left the cockpit to use the toilet. After landing,...
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Kenyan police nab 11 aliens along border with Somalia
GARISSA, Kenya, (Xinhua) — Kenyan police said Monday they are holding 11 aliens who were arrested the previous day along the northern border with Somalia. Regional CID Commander Musa Yego said the foreigners were arrested along Alango Arba on their way to Garissa aboard a Nairobi-Liboi bound bus, where officers intercepted the vehicle even before...
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Somalia: Somali Remittances Update – Banking Up the Wrong Tree
By Edward Paice In a recent blog “Anti-Money Laundering Regulations: Can Somalia survive without remittances” the World Bank’s Sonia Plaza warned of the deleterious and undesirable effects of interrupting remittance flows to Somalia. This is a timely reminder. Following the inaugural meeting of the UK government’s Action Group on Cross-Border Remittances, the Working Group on...
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Warka Raadiyo Wardheer
Wararka aan idiin heyno maanta waxaa ka mid ah: Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo dalka ku soo laabtay isaga oo ka hadlay safarkiisa , dowlada Soomaaliya oo beenisay war bixintii kooxda Qiiamynta Xaalada Soomaaliya iyo Eriteriya oo ahayd in hubka dowlada laga iibiyo kooxda Al Shabaab iyo warar kale
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Bodies found in Spain’s North Africa waters likely brings migrant drownings to 14
(Reuters) – Spain’s Civil Guard said on Saturday it had found the bodies of two African migrants in the sea off the country’s Ceuta enclave, likely raising to 14 the number of people who drowned trying to swim to the territory from neighboring Morocco last week. The migrants who drowned on February 6 were part...
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Turkey denies cutting off cash aid to Somalia
The Turkish government has made it clear the direct cash aid it provided to the Somali government in the second half of 2013 was handed over to their counterpart appropriately, underlining that it has been working in order to offer similar aid within this year too. “In accordance with the Somali president’s request, along June-December...
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EU hails Uganda for ensuring peace in South Sudan, Somalia
KAMPALA, (Xinhua) — Nicholas Westcott, the top European Union diplomat responsible for Africa, has hailed Uganda for ensuring peace in South Sudan and Somalia. A State House statement issued here on Saturday said Westcott made the comment while meeting Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Friday. Museveni told his guest that the war in South Sudan...