MOGADISHU —  The World Bank (WB) has approved $100 million to improve essential health and nutrition services in Somalia’s most disadvantaged areas. The project, known as “Damal Caafimaad,” and will be financed by a $75 million International Development Assistance (IDA) grant and an additional US$25 million grant from the Global …

MOGADISHU — The Turkish Red Crescent Society distributed meat to needy people on Thursday for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. The holiday commemorates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim, or Abraham, to sacrifice his son at God’s command before the last-minute divine substitute of a ram. Sacrificed meat is …

GALKAYO —  A 13-year-old girl living in Jeerinle village in Galkayo has died from extensive bleeding as a result of female genital mutilation (FGM), according to activists and locals. Fartun Hassan Ahmed, who hails from a nomadic family, died before reaching the local hospital. The deceased girl’s parents spoke to …

ADDIS ABABA —  Some 3,720 refugees presently residing in Ethiopia have received COVID-19 jabs, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said. “Some 3,720 refugees, who meet the government’s prioritization criteria, were vaccinated against COVID-19,” the UN refugee agency said in its latest situation update issued on Tuesday. …

MOGADISHU — Today marks 10 years since the official declaration of the Somalia famine, which resulted in more than 260,000 deaths. At the time the international community said, ‘never again’. But right now, the world faces a hunger crisis that threatens the lives of more than 41 million people in …

ANKARA — The Turkish Red Crescent extended a helping hand to 2.1 million needy people worldwide on Thursday, including Tanzania, by donating Qurbani meat as part of its 2021 Eid El-Adha campaign. Thousands of kilos of canned meat have been placed on the tables of the needy, according to the …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia’s federal and regional state education ministers have inked agreement to standardize the education system in the horn Africa nation. Education ministers from Puntland, Jubbaland, Hirshabelle, Galmudug and Southwest as well as representatives from Benadir region have attended two-day forum which was chaired by Abdullahi Abukar Haji, Somali …

MOGADISHU — The Government of Italy has made an additional US$2 million contribution to fund the Productive Sectors Development Programme (PSDP) that seeks to boost job creation, access to economic opportunities for women and youth, development and strengthen governance to boost economic growth in Somalia. On Wednesday, H.E. Ambassador Alberto Vecchi, …

MOGADISHU — Somalia has reported eight new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 15,076. According to the health ministry, one patient recovered from the disease in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people who recovered from the disease in …

HARGEISA — A young woman named Ms. Hinda Omar was raped and later killed in a bus in Hargeisa last week, relatives confirm. Hinda’s family members have accused that the driver of a yellow bus is incriminated and is responsible for the tragic killing and rape of the young female. …