MOGADISHU — Somalia and the UN agencies said Sunday they are rolling out a five-day cholera vaccination campaign in five districts targeting 590,803 people aged one year and above including pregnant mothers. Somalia’s Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said in …

MOGADISHU — At least eight people have been killed and six others injured in two separate explosions in Somalia, residents say. At least five people were killed, and four others were injured in the town of Jalalaqsi in the Hiran region after a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest at …

MOGADISHU — At least six people were killed and 12 others were injured when a roadside explosion hit a minibus in southern Somalia on Wednesday morning, the local governor says. Mohamed Ibrahim Barre, the governor of the Lower Shabelle region, told VOA Somali that the minibus was travelling between Marka …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday it has ramped up response interventions to save lives and prevent cholera transmission in Somalia after 30 people died of the disease since January. The WHO said Somalia has had uninterrupted cholera transmission in 28 drought-affected districts since 2022 and in …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) on Sunday received a 150,996-U.S.-dollar donation from China to support delivery of emergency aid to victims of conflict and national disasters in the country. Mahamud Moallim Abdulle, SoDMA Chairman, hailed China for the donation, stressing the vitality of the long term relationship …

MOGADISHU — Somalia could see more of her people displaced from their homes, a combined result of erratic weather, violence from extremist groups and general poverty. A situational report by charity group Islamic Relief says overcrowded IDP centres could also push for further displacements as food supplies from relief organisations …

MOGADISHU — Somalia reopened the National Blood Bank Saturday for the first time in more than 30 years, in a significant move to address the shortage of blood supplies and save lives. Somalia Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, who inaugurated the fresh start for the center in Mogadishu, said it’s …

MOGADISHU — The African Union and United Nations missions in Somalia have reaffirmed their support for Somalia’s state-building process, the AU mission said on Wednesday. Mohamed El-Amine Souef, head of the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), and Aisa Kirabo Kacyira, head of the UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity with the support of generous people in Qatar, implemented 50 water projects in Somalia at a cost of QR 2.7mn. These projects are part of Qatar Charity’s ongoing efforts to provide safe and clean drinking water to impoverished communities in various states of Somalia. Qatar Charity, …

UNITED NATIONS — The risk of famine still lingers in Somalia among displaced people despite increased humanitarian assistance and rains bringing some relief from the devastating drought, UN humanitarians said on Tuesday. However, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned of a funding shortfall and continuing …