MOGADISHU —  Somali health ministry on Wednesday confirmed 38 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 873. The Health Minister Fawziya Abikar said the majority of the cases, 35, were detected in Banadir, an administration area that covers the capital Mogadishu while three others …

MOGADISHU  — At least 16 people have died while more than 200,000 others have been affected by torrential rains and riverine floods since the Gu (April-June) rains started in Somalia a month ago, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday. OCHA said 10 other people …

BALADWEYNE — A delegation from the federal government of Somalia arrived on late Tuesday afternoon in Beledweyne town. The delegation led by the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of the Federal Government of Somalia Jamal Mohamed Hassan, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Abdi Ashur, Deputy Minister of Humanitarian Affairs …

MOGADISHU — Somali health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 79 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 835. Fawziya Abikar, the health minister said that the majority of the cases, 38, were detected in Banadir, an administration area which covers the capital, Mogadishu, while 22 were found …

ANKARA — A Turkish plane carrying medical aid landed early Monday in the Somalian capital to help the country combat the novel coronavirus outbreak. “We delivered medical aid supplies to Somalia upon the directives of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with the aim of combating the COVID-19 outbreak. A Turkish Armed Forces aircraft …

DOHA — Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has directed sending medical aid to the sisterly Federal Republic of Somalia, in support of the efforts of the brothers in Somalia to combat the pandemic of the new coronavirus (COVID-19). Somalia’s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 51 additional cases …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Health Ministry on Sunday confirmed 51 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 722. Fawziya Abikar, the Health Minister of Somalia said 37 cases were found in Banadir, an administration area that covers the capital Mogadishu, and 12 were detected in regional Puntland …

MOGADISHU — Somalia has announced 70 new cases of the Coronavirus during the last 48 hours. This takes the national COVID-19 tally to 671. Minister for Health and Social Care Fowziya Abikar Nur announced in her daily briefing that 67 of the cases were recorded in Banadir region (Mogadishu and …

MOGADISHU — Turkey on Saturday sent a shipment of medical supplies, including new Turkish-made ventilators, to Somalia to help the Horn of Africa country combat the coronavirus outbreak. The locally manufactured ventilators, made through recent technological advances, “will breathe new life into Somalia, which suffers from a severe shortage of …

ANKARA — Turkey will send medical supplies to Somalia to help the country combat the novel coronavirus outbreak, the presidential spokesman said on Friday. “Today, by instructions of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a cargo load of medical supplies, masks, overalls, test kits, and other equipment is going to Somalia to …