JOWHAR — Government figures indicate over 45,000 people have been affected by the heavy flooding that hit the Jowhar district of southern Somalia on 10 May 2021.The climate appears to be changing and the country is now recording more wet and dry weather events, which are becoming ever more difficult …

MOGADISHU (SD) – More than 42,000 secondary school students in Somalia have started their national exams on Saturday. The Somali government has been trying to revive the education system since 2015 after years of a dysfunctional education system. The exams will take place in the capital and in more than 150 …

MOGADISHU —The protection of civilians, especially women and children, and International Human Rights obligations were top of the agenda during a two-day Human Rights and Child Protection (CP) training conducted by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Organized by the AMISOM’s Protection, Human Rights and Gender Unit, the training …

KISMAYO — African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has conducted civilian protection and human rights training for AMISOM’s Ethiopian National Defence Forces in Kismayo, Jubaland State, as to reiterate the need to protect civilians during their operations. Conducted by the AMISOM’s Protection, Human Rights and Gender Unit, the training covered …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Wednesday warned that over 1.7 million people in Somalia will lack access to safe water and adequate sanitation unless resources are provided to respond. “If we do not get resources to respond; More than 1.7 million people …

MOGADISHU —  The Swedish government has announced $9 million to support child and maternal health in Somalia. According to a statement from the Swedish embassy in Mogadishu, the support which is in partnership with UNICEF targets over one million children and women  in Somalia to access improved health services and …

MOGADISHU —  The Swedish Embassy in Mogadishu announced that it donated 75 million kronar ($9 million) on Tuesday to strengthen health and protection services for women and children in the horn of African country. “Sweden in Somalia is proud to announce a new partnership with UNICEF Somalia to support child rights, …

HARGEISA — Somaliland responds to recent announcement by Somali Ministry of Education in recognizing 41 universities, including some in Somaliland. Somaliland’s Higher Education Commission has condemned the announcement, saying Somali Ministry of Education and have no business evaluating universities in Somaliland. They explained that the statement from the Somali Ministry …

GAROWE —  The National Certificate Examination for secondary and middle schools began yesterday morning in all districts of Puntland state of Somalia. The Puntland Ministry of Education says there has been an increase in the number of students taking the National Certificate Examinations this year compared to last year. More …

MOGADISHU — At least three people were killed on Friday in a roadside blast in the Garasbaley neighborhood on the outskirts of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, police officials and witnesses said. An officer who declined to be named told Xinhua that a bomb planted at the roadside went off as a …