GENEVA — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said Monday that the draft legislation introduced by parliamentarians in Somalia must not be enacted as it violates international human rights norms, including legitimizing child marriage. “This new draft legislation would represent a serious step backward for the rights of victims …

MOGADISHU — The Somali government said it will reopen primary and secondary schools on Saturday, four months after closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Education Minister Godah Barre said on Wednesday the government has put in place the necessary preventive measures to ensure smooth learning resumes across the Horn …

HARGEISA — A heavy downpour accompanied by strong winds have pounded Salahley district on Tuesday. The torrential rains have demolished school buildings, hospitals, and many residential houses. It is reported that the torrential rains also demolished Salahley local municipality building. The rains characterized by heavy winds that blew off rooftops, …

MOGADISHU — Severe flooding continues to displace thousands of people in Somalia. The government in recent days issued new warnings to communities living along the Jubba and Shabelle rivers. It said rains in the highlands of neighboring Ethiopia could lead to flash floods in towns such as Jowhar and Beledweyne. …

GAROWE — Maryam Abdikarim Ahmed is the top candidate in the 2020 exams in the Puntland regional state of Somalia. In the result released on Sunday by the regional ministry of education, Maryam from Waha high school in Garowe of Nugaal region scored 98.86 out of 100. Coming closely in …

MOGADISHU — The Italian government has approved USD six million to finance flood prevention mechanisms in Somalia Hirshabelle state. The news was confirmed during a meeting between the deputy ambassador of Italy to Somalia Fabio Masimo and the leader of Hirshabelle state Mohamed Abdi Ware in Mogadishu on Saturday. The funds …

MOGADISHU — The health system of any country needs a surveillance system that can collect information on and detect alerts of epidemic-prone diseases. When a number of cases threaten to turn into an outbreak or epidemic, the surveillance system sounds an alarm that triggers a chain of immediate public health …

MOGADISHU — The International Community (IC) in Somalia has roundly condemned attempts to legalize child marriages in the country after it emerged a section on MPs had sneaked in a new Bill different from the one tabled by the cabinet. The UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), the United Nations …

MOGADISHU — Uganda Peoples’Defence Forces (UPDF) serving under African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have received medical support donated by “give to the world”, a US organization, in a symbolic handover function at the Sector one headquarters in Mogadishu. The medical items included medicines like; anthelmintic, antifungal, antiallergy, antibiotics (oral), …

MOGADISHU  — The Federal Government has appealed to residents of storms-affected regions in Jubbaland to be vigilant warning the situation is still unpredictable following the death of ten people Friday. The Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs while condoling with families of those who lost their lives called for vigilance as storms …