MOGADISHU — Two girls between the age of 4 and 6 have been brought Madina hospital after being abducted from their homes and brutally raped a few days ago in Afgoye town. The girls who are close relatives were kidnapped while their families were away at a wedding ceremony, the …
Read More »Somalia confirms two more COVID-19 cases making the total 7
MOGADISHU — Somali health ministry on Saturday confirmed two more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number to seven. Fawziya Abikar, health minister said the latest cases involved a foreign and a Somali national. Abikar said one of the patients is a foreign national working within the UN compound in …
Read More »Puntland enforces curfew to combat COVID-19 spread
GAROWE — Somalia’s northeastern Puntland state has deployed hundreds of forces to the major towns to enforce a new dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed to curb the spread of the COVID-19. Police restricted people’s movement, saying the move is intended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the regional state as …
Read More »U.S. announces $7 million COVID-19 aid package for Somalia
MOGADISHU — The U.S has announced a $7 million humanitarian assistance to Somalia to combat the spread and effects of the deadly COVID-19 disease. The U.S embassy in Somalia said in a statement Wednesday the U.S government was extending the support to Somalia and other African countries as part of its …
Read More »Somaliland reports first positive cases of COVID-19 victims
HARGEISA — Authorities in the self-declared republic of Somaliland reported the territory’s first two cases of coronavirus on Tuesday. Health officials in the capital, Hargeisa, said samples taken from two individuals — a local man who visited Britain and a Chinese man — had tested positive for COVID-19. Authorities were trying …
Read More »Former Somali prime minister dies of COVID-19 in London
LONDON — Former Somali Prime Minister, Nur Hassan alias as Nur Ade has passed away in London Nur Ade was diagnosed with coronavirus last week and has been undergoing treatment in Britain. A Official statement issued the son of the former prime minister says he died in Kings college London …
Read More »Somalia orders closure of religious schools to curb COVID-19 spread
MOGADISHU — The Somali government has ordered the closure of religious schools in the country for two weeks. The Ministry for Religious Endowment has on Monday directive the teachers of religious schools and other informal religious learning centers to follow the government directive and send their students home. The measure …
Read More »Statement from the UN system in Somalia on its support to contain COVID-19
MOGADISHU — Somalia, like many different international locations on this planet, is going through the unprecedented problem of the coronavirus illness (COVID-19) pandemic. “The UN household in Somalia stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the individuals of Somalia throughout this testing time. We’ll proceed to help all efforts to handle the quick well …
Read More »Somalia announces first COVID-19 patient recovery
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s ministry of health has announced on Monday a patient who tested positive for COVID-19 in country has recovered and set for release. The Director General of Health advised in a letter dated March 30 that the patient identified as Ahmed Yusuf Yasin be released from a UN run hospital …
Read More »IGAD leaders adopt regional approach to combating COVID-19
DJIBOUTI — The Heads of State and Government of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today convened an Extraordinary Summit via Video Conference to deliberate on a regional IGAD strategy to combat the spread of the Corona Virus (COVID-19) in the region. The Prime Minister of the Republic of Sudan …
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