MOGADISHU — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said Sunday it has kicked off a five-day training to equip its personnel with skills and knowledge to respond to their mental health and psychological needs while serving with the mission. The training on mental health and psychosocial support in …

MOGADISHU — At least three al-Shabab fighters were killed and a civilian wounded in a foiled terror attack in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, early Sunday, the police said. The police said the attempted attack occurred in the Hamar Jajab district in the southeast of the capital. The militants were …

MOGADISHU — With the burgeoning cases of violence against civil society members gunmen have shot dead Abdirahman Ali Mohamud, a prominent climate change activist in Mogadishu on Thursday night Abdirahman was heading to his residence when gunmen approached him and shot him several times on the head and the chest, …

MOGADISHU — Flash and riverine floods caused by heavy rains in Somalia could exacerbate outbreaks of waterborne diseases, the UN humanitarian agency warned on Thursday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the rains have come at a time when an outbreak of cholera and acute …

MOGADISHU  — The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said it has dispatched the first 12 metric tons of health and nutrition supplies for flood victims in southern Somalia. The UN agency said the supplies will help the displaced families who now find themselves living in makeshift shelters on higher ground, …

MOGADISHU —  Wrapping up his two-day visit to Somalia, the UN chief on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to support Somalia’s path to peace and stability. “Let us come together to advance peace and security, sustainable development and human rights, and build a better future for all Somalis,” UN Secretary-General Antonio …

GENEVA — The relocation of newly arrived refugees in the Somali region of Ethiopia, who fled clashes in Somalia’s Lascanood city, has begun, with 1,036 of the most vulnerable people transferred from border areas to a new settlement over the past three days. Transportation to the new site, located some …

Since the 1991 collapse of Somalia’s central government, many Somalis had fled the country, while thousands of others have been internally displaced. Many get help from aid organizations, and some make a living by utilizing skills for survival. Despite being considered vulnerable, some internally displaced Somali women stood up to …

MOGADISHU — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed for “massive international support” for Somalia, which is facing the worst drought in decades. During a joint news briefing with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his visit to the country, Guterres told reporters in the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday that he was …

MOGADISHU — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday made an unannounced visit to Somalia to advance peace, security, and humanitarian support. Guterres said he was back in Somalia six years after his first visit as secretary general and met President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to discuss peace, security, and humanitarian …