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BGS 2024 Forum: Unpacking Fintech's Role in Somalia's Economic Landscape MOGADISHU, Somalia - The annual Somalia’s Success Stories, organized by Hormuud, a leading telecommunications giant in the country, is all set to unfold on October 16, 2024, at the Sahal venue in Mogadishu. Next month, we'll witness the third edition of this influential forum. Previously, the BGS forum provided a deep dive into Somalia's economic fabric, shedding light on both the growth potentials and the formidable challenges facing the nation. It…

The UN mission in Libya has decided to announce the night of July 2-3 to the failure of the inter-Libyan talks in Geneva. Delegates from Libya's political dialogue forum and UN mediators met for four days in the Swiss capital. The discussions were therefore fruitless. The various participants simply failed to agree on the methods of holding a presidential and legislative election in December next year.…

The 74 members of the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum (FDPL) launched a new round of discussions under the auspices of the United Nations on Monday 28 June in Geneva to decide on the legal basis for the general election scheduled for the end of the year in Libya. A crucial meeting which, according to the UN, should be devoted to agreeing on the texts that govern the election. Preparatory meetings of the…

In the aftermath of the Berlin summit on the Libyan crisis, the UN mission in Libya meets the Advisory Committee of the Libyan Forum for Political Dialogue. These meetings should last for three days to reconcile positions ahead of a new meeting of the Libyan Political Forum, on Monday 28 June, in Geneva. A committee of 17…

A high-level dialogue on the theme "Feeding Africa, leadership to scale up successful innovations". takes place over two days and ends today, at the initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (Fida). The idea of ​​organizing this forum, which is held by video conference, arose from an observation: 246 million Africans suffer from food insecurity and this number continues to increase. In addition, the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the shortcomings of food…

AXADLE, Northeastern State - Somalia's northeastern part of Northeastern State on Saturday received a large number of distinguished guests ahead of the annual Forum for Ideas 2020, scheduled for 29 December.

The newest session of Libya's Political Dialogue Discussion board, led by the United Nations Help Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), ended with out a consensus. On the assembly, which was held through video convention, the principle focus was to succeed in an settlement on the manager mechanism's election mechanism within the war-torn nation. Chatting with the Anadolu Company (AA), Abdulkadir Huveyli, a member of Libya's prime minister and participant within the discussion board, stated that the UN mission…

From Madagascar, from today to 3 December 2020, the first regional business forum on the island must be held. On this occasion, the locked region of Atsimo-Andrefana, furthest south of the island, was chosen to host the very first edition. Two hundred participants are therefore expected in the city of Tulear, economic actors, project managers, representatives of ministries and local authorities but also…

Chadian police raided the premises of the private radio station FM Liberté on Friday, November 27 in N'Djaména. According to the police, 70 people were arrested. They were released, for the majority, Friday night, but three civil society activists were brought before the prosecutor, still according to police. This intervention was strongly condemned by several organizations outraged by the tense…

75 Libyan representatives elected by the UN have met since Monday 9 November in Tunis to find a political solution to the crisis in Libya. Although the roadmap is accepted by all, the priorities differ. To first address the names or forms of the future political regime? It is this issue that was at the heart of the first…