MOGADISHU —  The Al-Shabaab terrorist group stormed a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu late Thursday following several bomb explosions and gunfire. Clashes erupted following the attack on the popular SYL hotel, which is located close to the presidential palace. Many people were injured, including Government Spokesperson Farhan Jimale, journalists …

MOGADISHU — Somalia Ministry of Planning Investment and Economic Development’s Department of Monitoring and Evaluation met with Kevin Mackey, the country representative World Vision. The meeting which was spearheaded by Department Director Mohamed Nur focused on expediting the implementation of the National Policy on Monitoring and Evaluation. The discussion also …

MOGADISHU — The Green Climate Fund (GCF) announced on Tuesday a $100 million investment partnership to accelerate climate action programs and provide readiness support to Somalia over the next year. Green Climate Fund (GCF) Executive Director Mafalda Duarte, who led the first-ever GCF delegation to Somalia, announced the investment partnership …

MOGADISHU —  A ten-day free Cataract Surgery Camp, jointly organized by COMSTECH, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Rawalpindi, and Al-Nur Foundation (Somalia), concluded with a successful outcome, restoring vision to hundreds in Somalia. The camp, held at Dalmar Specialized and Teaching Hospital in Mogadishu, aimed to eliminate avoidable blindness in the …

MOGADISHU — Anab Muse is among the polio community mobilisers in Somaliland creating awareness among local communities and ensuring every child within the targeted age group receives the vital polio vaccine drops. “In the past several years, there have been people who thought polio is non-existent, despite the existence of …

MOGADISHU —  Somali Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre held a meeting with an international delegation led by the Executive Director of the Green Climate Fund (GCF), Mafalda Duarte, at the Prime Minister’s office in Mogadishu on Sunday. Several Ministers, including the Minister of Climate Change, Minister of Education, Minister of …

MOGADISHU — Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has on Sunday evening embarked on distributing relief aid to the Somali people at the advent of Ramadhan. 300 vulnerable families living in Banadir’s Hamar Jajab district benefitted from the humanitarian supplies aimed at cushioning the families from the effects of natural calamities …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity (QC)  launched projects for the holy Ramadan season in Somalia for the year 1445 AH / 2024 AD within the framework of starting to implement its Ramadan campaign “Endless Giving” outside Qatar, in the presence of HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Somalia Dr. …

MOGADISHU — The Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has on Saturday dispatched a ship carrying a humanitarian shipment of 4,000 tons from the Mogadishu sea port to Puntland state and the SSC Khatumo Transitional Administration. The ship is scheduled to dock at the Port of Bosaso where the humanitarian assistance …

JOWHAR — An outbreak of acute watery diarrhea has killed at least 20 people, mostly children, in Bal’ad town in Somalia’s southern region of Middle Shabelle, an official confirmed on Saturday. The acute watery diarrhea broke out in the Gololey Magacle and surrounding villages of Bal’ad town, located approximately 30km …