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Navigating Digital Poverty: Why EdTech Alone Will Not Solve Illiteracy in Somalia

May 12, 2026 · By Administrator

EdTech is often sold to us as a breakthrough, a modern answer to old educational problems. In countries like Somalia, where illiteracy continues to limit opportunity and development, digital platforms...

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High-Level Engagement with the Ministry of Planning, Investment and International Cooperation, Jubbaland

April 14, 2026 2:30 PM · Kismayo

The Ministry of Planning, Investment and International Cooperation of the Jubbaland Government convened a high-level meeting with the National Leadership Academy (NLA) , representatives from the Emba...

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Strategic Engagement with Development Partners

April 14, 2026 9:30 AM · Kismayo

The National Leadership Academy (NLA) had the honour of hosting a high-level joint delegation comprising representatives from the Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden, the United Nations Development Prog...

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NLA Launches Feasibility Study and Market Assessment for Innovative AgriTech Initiative in Jubbaland

April 9, 2026 2:30 PM · Kismayo

The National Leadership Academy (NLA), in collaboration with Holland Greentech Kenya, is currently undertaking a comprehensive feasibility study and market assessment for an innovative agri-technolog...

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Breaking Barriers; A Case for a New Generation of Women Leaders

March 8, 2026 · By Administrator

On this International Women’s Day, it is imperative to reflect on our communities’ perspectives on leadership which have long been defined through deeply rooted male-dominated structures. Despite ...

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Strategic Meeting Between the National Leadership Academy and the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation

February 28, 2026 2:30 PM · Mogadishu

The National Leadership Academy (NLA) held a high-level meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation to strengthen collaboration and explore avenues for structured institutional partnershi...

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High-Level Strategic Meeting Between the National Leadership Academy and the Tubsan National Centre for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism

February 28, 2026 10:30 AM · Mogadishu

The National Leadership Academy (NLA) held a high-level strategic meeting with the Tubsan National Centre for Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism (TNC-PCVE) aimed at strengthening institution...

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National Leadership Academy Strengthens Collaboration with the National Economic Council.

February 16, 2026 2:15 PM · Mogadishu

A delegation from the National Leadership Academy (NLA), led by the Deputy Executive Director, Deka sheikh Ahmed, and Academic Director, Dr.Abdullahi Abdiwahab, paid a courtesy visit to the National ...

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Building Somalia’s Future through Transforming Leadership

February 9, 2026 · By Administrator

Somalia’s most persistent challenge is not a lack of ambition, talent, or vision. It is the absence of a deliberate and credible system for forming leadership that is ethical, capable, and genuinely...

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