MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Education, Abdullahi Godah Barre has said that students in Puntland who have not sat for the official standardized test will not receive their government-recognized secondary school diploma’s. The decision has led to a public row with the Puntland’s education minister. Godah reiterated his position that …

BELEDWEYNE — A Somali official says a United Nations cargo plane carrying humanitarian aid has crashed at an airport in central Somalia and the three crew members survived. Sabrie Ahmed with the local administration in Beledweyne town said that the plane veered off the runway and crashed onto its belly …

MOGADISHU — Ms.Fawzia Abikar Nur, the minister of health and human services of the federal government of Somalia has signed the National Immunization Policy, which will guide all immunization activities, SONNA reported. The minister ensured that the policy will play an important role in the development and delivery of immunization …

MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have jointly agreed to deal with challenges related to migration. The commitment was made during a meeting between Somalia’s Minister for Labor and Social Affairs, Sadik Warfa, and IOM Chief of Mission for Somalia Richard Danziger during …

HARGEISA — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), in cooperation with the National Displacement and Refugee Agency (NDRA) in Somaliland, distributed 45 tons of food and shelter aid to the displaced people affected by the fire that broke out in the camp of internally displaced persons (IDPs) …

MOGADISHU — More than a third of patients who contracted the global pandemic virus known Coronavirus in Somalia have recovered, the country’s health ministry confirmed. In a statement, Fawziya Abikar, the health minister said the country has recorded a total recovery of 1,264, making the total recoveries more than a …

MOGADISHU — Countries in the Horn of Africa have been warned to remain on high alert following the increasing number of fresh desert locust invasions that continue to pose a huge threat to food security and livelihoods in the region. The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) notes that …

MOGADISHU — The unprecedented fight against gender-based violence and harmful practices; including Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and early marriage should be prioritized as part of the wider efforts to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 among the Somali population. According to the recently published Somali Health and Demographic Survey (SHDS), annually, one …

MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia has set up the national examination of 2020 in the whole country after three months of lockdown. The ministry of education of the federal government has suspended education on March following coronavirus pandemic risk. The minister of education, Abdullahi Godah Bare has announced …

BELETWEYNE — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday delivered an assortment of medical supplies to Beletweyne Hospital, to benefit local communities and boost medical services at the facility. The supplies, which included cartons of chloroquine phosphate, amoxicillin, and vitamins for malnourished children were handed over to Hiran …