MOGADISHU — Somalia and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said they have stepped up the fight against desert locusts. The FAO warned on Friday that large populations of desert locusts in Somalia have moved toward southern parts of the country while widespread hatching and hopper …

NAIROBI — Somalia is among the most vulnerable countries to climate change shocks in sub-Saharan Africa and the least survive climate effects, a report by a Canadian University has said. The report by the University of Notre Dame University ranks Somalia at position 179 out of 181 countries citing ‘lack the …

DHOBLEY – Kenyan troops serving under AMISOM has received a consignment of medical supplies for distribution to local communities in Afmadhow and Dhobley towns. Bancroft Global Development, an American non-governmental organization that works with AMISOM troops in Somalia, donated the supplies that included prescription drugs and medical equipment. Brig. Paul …

JOWHAR – African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops continue to engage with communities in their areas of operation in order to cement peaceful co-existence and mutually beneficial relations between the mission and the local population. Under Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) activities, AMISOM troops have been engaged in the implementation of …

MOGADISHU —Turkey’s Ambassador to Somalia Mehmet Yilmaz on Thursday officially opened the third Somalia-Turkey Medical Days attended by medical professionals. It was a “great pleasure to participate in the opening ceremony of the Third Somalia-Turkey Medical Days,” said Yilmaz, who opened the ceremony at the Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Somalia …

BARAWE — AMISOM Ugandan contingent has donated items to Embresso Primary School in Barawe district, to support the delivery of education services in the South West State of Somalia. Col. Edward Kaddu, the commander of the Uganda Battle Group XXIX who represented the Contingent Commander, Brig. Gen. Richard Otto handed …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia is known globally as the largest exporter of live animals most of them heading to the Middle East markets but little is known about the country’s production of sesame seeds. The Horn of Africa nation is the eighth largest exporter of sesame seeds despite limited production owing …

MOGADISHU — Police in Somalia say five people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives belt near the police academy in the capital, Mogadishu. Spokesman Sadiq Adan Ali says eight other people were wounded in the blast on Tuesday. He said the bomber targeted a restaurant frequented by …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s private sector got a boost Sunday following a formal pact between the government and the World Bank’s investment division, IFC. The agreement which is a first with the World Bank body aims at supporting investment and growth in the private sector. The sector which forms the plank …

MOGADISHU — At least 214,000 people have been temporarily displaced from their homes across Somalia since October due to flooding caused by heavy rains, the UN agency said on Monday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in its latest Floods Update that displacements have occurred …