MOGADISHU — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre launched the Principles of Peace initiative on Wednesday, aimed at bolstering dialogue, reconciliation, and security across Somalia. This move underscores the government’s commitment to national unity and stability. During the initiative’s unveiling in the capital, Barre emphasized the necessity of robust institutions …

NAIROBI — Some 58.1 million people are acutely food insecure in the Greater Horn of Africa region, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) said in a joint report released on Tuesday. FAO and IGAD said out of the number, …

BRUSSEL — In response to the escalating needs in the Greater Horn of Africa region, which is plagued by numerous conflicts, the European Union (EU) has announced a substantial humanitarian aid package totaling €171 million. Out of this allocation, €37 million has been specifically designated for Somalia, a country grappling …

MOGADISHU — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will attend the sixth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6), which commenced at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi on Tuesday. The five-day UNEA-6 conference will bring together almost 5,000 delegates from the 193 United Nations (UN) Member …

Meet Adan*, a boy of seventeen years who was associated with a non-state armed group in Northern Somalia since February 2023. As fighting between clans intensified, and schools closed, Adan and his friends took up arms, not only to defend his clan but also their territory, a cause that many …

MOGADISHU — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud enacted the Environmental Protection and Management Law on Sunday, which was previously approved by the federal parliament’s Lower and Upper Houses. The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of the Federal Government of Somalia prepared the law to conserve and manage the environment. …

MOGADISHU —  A total of 2,943 new cholera cases and 26 deaths have been reported in Somalia since January 2024 as cases surge following intense flooding caused by El Nino rains in late 2023, the Ministry of Heath said Saturday. The Ministry of Health and Human Services said among these …

MOGADISHU — Save the Children, an international charity, has called for increased protection of women and girls in Somalia amid a surge in sexual abuse and rape against teenage girls in recent months. The charity said a 13-year-old girl was raped by a group of armed men outside her home …

MOGADISHU — Police in Mogadishu have identified the people responsible for the abduction and killing of a young man in Mogadishu’s Heliwa district. The spokesperson of the Somali Police Force, Major Sadiq Aden Ali Doodishe, told reporters on Thursday that the perpetrators who killed Abukar Ahmed Kaabah are known and …

KAMPALA — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) has released its latest weather forecast. It predicts that the long rainy season from March to May, also known as the MAM rainy season, will receive above-average rainfall. This is good news for the region as …