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Women key to Uganda’s drive to adopt climate smart agriculture
Independent (Uganda)
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June 29, 2025
A panel discussion was held at the land governance forum on Friday, June 27. Stakeholders reviewed existing policies and made new suggestions to ensure that land governance priorities, including women’s agricultural land ownership, are integrated...
Nigeria to plant 20 billion trees for environmental sustainability – Shettima
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 29, 2025
Cand environmental sustainability efforts. Shettima disclosed this on Saturday after touring several agricultural and industrial sites in Ethiopia. His visit included stops at Adama Dairy Farms, Luke Avocado Nursery, Shera Dibandiba Mojo Family...
Climate change: Nigeria to plant 20 billion trees – Shettima
Tribune Online
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June 28, 2025
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government intends to plant 20 billion trees in the next rainy season as part of its national reforestation and environmental sustainability drive. Shettima made this known on Saturday after touring...
FG plans to tackle climate change by planting 20 billion trees
Punch
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June 28, 2025
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the Federal Government intends to plant 20 billion trees in the next rainy season as part of its national reforestation and environmental sustainability drive. Shettima made this known on Saturday after touring...
Uganda rallies IGAD states to empower women on land and climate action
Independent (Uganda)
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June 26, 2025
The National and Regional Dialogues with Women Parliamentarians from Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states at Serena Hotel. PHOTO URN Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda has taken the lead in championing...
Ethio-Djibouti Railway eyes major stake in Damerjog Fuel Facility
Capital
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June 22, 2025
The Ethio-Djibouti Railway (EDR) has announced its intention to participate in a significant construction project in Djibouti, which includes acquiring a substantial stake in the Damerjog fuel storage facility. The company seeks to enhance...
Egypt Launches First Solar Power Plant in Djibouti
Egyptian Streets
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June 19, 2025
Egypt and Djibouti have officially laid the foundation stone on Wednesday 18 June for the first solar power plant in Djibouti, located in the village of Omar Kaji in the Arta region. This significant project, announced by the Egyptian Ministry of...
IMF projects Ethiopia’s growth...
Capital Ethiopia
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June 29, 2025
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projects that Ethiopia’s rapidly growing economy will increase activity at Djibouti’s ports, strengthening the vital trade partnership between the two nations. However, Djibouti is facing significant fiscal...
Shettima: We Will Embark on Massive Tree Planting Campaign from Next Season
This Day
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June 29, 2025
DejiElumoye in Abuja Vice President KashimShettima has disclosed that Nigeria will embark on massive tree planting in the upcoming rainy season as part of its national reforestation and environmental sustainability drive. He said the initiative...
8 migrants die, 22 missing off Djibouti
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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June 12, 2025
8 migrants die, 22 missing off Djibouti NAIROBI, Kenya -- The U.N. migration agency said Wednesday that eight migrants died and 22 others were missing after they were forced off a boat near the Djiboutian coast. The International Organization for...
Libya hosts Arab Planning Institute meeting in Tripoli
The Libya Observer
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ThecMinistry of Planning hosted the second meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Planning Institute for the 2024–2025 term on Sunday in Tripoli, with participation from representatives of several Arab countries. The meeting, held at the...
Shanxi doctors devoted to medical mission in Djibouti
China Daily Global
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Two members of China's 23rd foreign medical aid team to Djibouti celebrate a successful surgery with their local patient and colleagues at a hospital in Djibouti in November 2024. CHINA DAILY Zhu Feng's first glimpse into a career in medicine came...
ICE Officers, Deportees Trapped in Djibouti Shipping Container
Sada Elbalad
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June 6, 2025
Fri 06 Jun 2025 | 10:31 PM US federal court documents reveal that approximately 12 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers (ICE) and eight deportees are suffering from illnesses and living in harsh conditions inside a metal shipping container...
Nigeria to launch tree-planting campaign next rainy season, says Shettima
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 28, 2025
Vice President Kashim Shettima has announced that Nigeria will launch a nationwide tree-planting campaign during the upcoming rainy season as part of its commitment to reforestation and environmental sustainability. He said the initiative takes...
ICE Strands Migrants in Djibouti After Failing to Send Them to South Sudan
Truthout
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June 6, 2025
The Trump administration could have sent eight migrants with deportation orders and the immigration agents who were escorting them to a facility in the U.S. after a federal judge recently barred officials from deporting them to war-torn South...
Sick ICE agents are stuck in Djibouti at risk of malaria and rocket attacks. Why won’t Trump bring them back?
The Independent
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June 5, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Generational Vision
Capital Ethiopia
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June 29, 2025
For more than a century, the Mohan family has been a fixture in Ethiopia’s business landscape, tracing its roots back to the arrival of Mr. Mayur Suryakant Kothari’s grandfather in 1915. Now leading Mohan Group of Companies as CEO, Harsh Kothari...
Somali PM Meets Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh to Boost Bilateral Ties
Shabelle Media Network
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June 2, 2025
Djibouti City, June 2, 2025 — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre held talks on Monday with Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti City, during an official working visit aimed at deepening bilateral...
Turkey, Spain transport agreement and Infrastructure cooperation
ARY News
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June 28, 2025
ISTANBUL: A pivotal Turkey-Spain transport agreement has been signed between Turkey and Spain during the Global Transport Connectivity Forum held in Istanbul. Turkish Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloglu and Spain’s...
Somalia Cabinet Reviews Security, PM Travels to Djibouti for Official Visit
Shabelle Media Network
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June 1, 2025
Mogadishu, Somalia — The Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Somalia held a special meeting today, chaired by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre. The session focused on a comprehensive security assessment across the country, coordination among...