MOGADISHU — At least three people were killed and four others wounded when a mortar attack targeted Somalia’s presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, local media reported. “At least three civilians were killed and four others injured in the attack, targeting the presidential palace in Mogadishu. The victims …

MOGADISHU — Somalia is bracing for record levels of displacement in 2021 due to severe drought which is ravaging parts of the country, leaving many people without water and livelihoods, a global charity warned Wednesday. Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said more than 1 million people were displaced by floods, conflict and …

MOGADISHU — Somalia registered 245 new coronavirus cases and 10 deaths over the past 24 hours, the country’s Health Ministry said on Monday. The new figures bring the total number of cases in Somalia to 13,324 and fatalities to 678. Somalia, a country of some 15 million, has been battling …

MOGADISHU — A district official in Mogadishu was killed this morning after his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device suspected of being planted on the road. The officer, identified as Abdi Mohamed Mohamud, who was the deputy in charge of security and political affairs in the Daynile district, succumbed to …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s health ministry on Wednesday rolled out doses of Sinopharm vaccine donated by China to boost the war against COVID-19 pandemic in the Horn of the African nation. The country’s deputy minister of health Ahmed Hussein received his first dose of the Sinopharm vaccine during the launch of …

MOGADISHU — A minibus traveling outside Mogadishu, Somalia was blown up, killing at least 15 people and wounding four others. The Somali Federal Government says the minibus exploded seconds after rolling over an improvised explosive device. No one has yet claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s incident, however, the government said al …

MOGADISHU — Government and the humanitarian community are concerned about the worsening drought conditions in Somalia. Over 116 000 Somalis have already been displaced by extreme water shortages since October 2020. More than 50 districts face moderate to severe drought conditions. Forecasts indicate a second consecutive season of below-average rainfall …

Climate change effects such as droughts, flash floods, erratic rainfall, disruption to the monsoon seasons, strong winds, cyclones, sandstorms, dust storms and increased temperature are being experienced across Somalia. These effects are affecting livelihoods, and contributing to local grievances and community tensions. Some of these insights and conclusions were reached based on …

MOGADISHU — Somalia on Sunday received 200,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccine donated by China to boost the war against COVID-19 pandemic in the Horn of African State. Fawziya Abikar Nur, Minister of Health and Human Services, lauded China’s support at a critical moment when the country was fighting the COVID-19 …

MOGADISHU — Somali state media said that the federal government expects a shipment of Chinese-made COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in the capital on Sunday. Somalia announced that it had inked a deal with Chinese vaccine maker Sinopharm to obtain 200,000 doses of the BBIBP-CorV COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday as critics …