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Amur falcon flies 5,000 kilometers from India to Somalia in just over five days MOGADISHU, Somalia — A tiny Amur falcon tagged by Indian wildlife researchers has completed an astonishing 5,000-kilometer migration from northeastern India to Somalia in just over five days, officials said. The adult male, named Apapang, is one of three falcons — alongside Alang, a young female, and Ahu, an adult female — that began their journey on Nov. 11 after being tagged under Phase 2 of the Manipur Amur Falcon Tracking Project led by the…

Egypt’s Troops Prepare to Join Somalia Mission, Recasting the Horn’s Security Equation The Egyptian flag will soon fly alongside others on the front lines of Somalia’s long war with al-Shabab. After a week of site visits and quiet consultations in Mogadishu, an Egyptian military team has wrapped up an assessment that clears the way for Cairo’s first troop deployment to the African Union Support Mission in Somalia, or AUSSOM. On paper, it’s a straightforward move—one more nation committing forces to an African Union effort…

The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, known as ATMIS, has recently turned over a significant forward operating base to the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF), marking a pivotal step in their mission's phased withdrawal. This handover, which took place on Thursday, saw the Burgavo Forward Operating Base change hands, wrapping up the third phase in ATMIS's drawdown strategy. Stationed on the southern coast of Somalia, 530 kilometers from Mogadishu, the Burgavo base, previously controlled by Kenya’s Defense Forces…

The Worldwide Financial Fund has simply accomplished a two-week mission in Algeria. For 2020, the IMF forecasts for Algeria a recession of 5.2% and a funds deficit among the many highest within the area. The intention was due to this fact to "focus on views and priorities for Algeria". The Worldwide Financial Fund carries out…