MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) – Somalia´s government and opposition leaders say gunfire erupted overnight in the capital, Mogadishu, ahead of a protest on Friday over the delayed national election, and fresh gunfire has been heard as some people begin marching. President … Continued
The UN office for humanitarian affairs Thursday said about 1.3 million people were displaced in Somalia in 2020, Anadolu Agency reports. “Out of a total of 2.9 million IDPs [Internally Displaced Persons] in the country, 1.6 million are most vulnerable and will … Continued
NAIROBI- (Xinhua) — The greater Horn of African region is likely to experience wetter than usual weather from March to May amid boost to agricultural productivity, says the seasonal forecast from East Africa’s bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia –A technical committee appointed by the government and regional leaders to resolve the current election stalemate said Wednesday that all contentious issues have been resolved. The 14-member team said after a two-day meeting in the southwestern city of … Continued
MOGADISHU– Somalia instructed all government employees to work from home Wednesday following a surge in coronavirus infections. The Labor Ministry directed all ministries and departments to allow staffers to work from home beginning Wednesday except directors and senior government staff. … Continued
ADDIS ABABA — Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat and Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged Somali leaders to resume dialogue so as to overcome the last political hurdles to inclusive … Continued
By ISABEL DEBRE DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. Navy seized a large cache of weapons being smuggled by two small ships off the coast of Somalia, it announced Tuesday, amid the grinding war in nearby Yemen. Among … Continued
Diplomatic, strategic and commercial activities are picking up in one of the world’s most important chokepoints: the Red Sea. At the start of 2020, the Horn and Gulf countries came together in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to launch the new … Continued
By Harun Maruf Health authorities in Somalia say the country has been hit by a second wave of the coronavirus, blaming travels abroad and public gatherings ahead of elections for the increase in cases. Minister of Health and Social Care … Continued
A local women’s group in central Somalia says it has seen a decrease in the number of girls being subjected to full female genital circumcision (FGM) following an awareness campaign. The women’s association of Adado has been informing communities about … Continued
By AGGREY MUTAMBO & ABDULKADIR KHALIF Somalia is under pressure to hold elections and put the country on track to economic recovery, a peaceful political transition and save it from uncertainties that would embolden al Shabaab. Mogadishu was a subject … Continued
By Fakiha Baig EDMONTON – Before Canadian Khalid Hashi and his team began their work in Somalia, the country of about 15 million people who mostly speak Somali and Arabic only had information about COVID-19 in one language. “It was all … Continued
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