ADDIS ABABA — The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled a strategic roadmap of projects and programmes to assist African countries in tackling the nutrition and food security aspects of the COVID-19 crisis through a raft of immediate and longer-term measures. The Feed Africa Response to COVID-19 (FAREC) paves the …

BELEDWEYNE — The President of Hirshabelle State of Somalia, Mohamed Abdi Ware handed over aid fund to Beledweyne Floods Commission from the Federal Government of Somalia and Djibouti in a meeting held attended by members of Hirshabelle state officials, various sections of the Beledweyne community led by youth and traditional …

MOGADISHU — The Somali government has repatriated citizens who were stranded in India on Sunday. Permanent Secretary of the affairs and International Cooperation ambassador Mohamed Ali Noor Haji welcomed the citizens at Aden Abdulle International Airport. Most of the civilians who were evacuated were people who went to India for …

MOGADISHU — The manager of the health facility where 8 healthcare workers were abducted and later executed is being held by the Criminal Investigations Department in Mogadishu for questioning. The manager whose identity can not be revealed for legal reason, together with another worker were picked up after the intelligence …

MOGADISHU — UN agencies on Friday officially released a flood response plan to help nearly one million people who have been affected by the flooding in Somalia. The 2020 Somalia Flood Response Plan seeks 59.85 million U.S. dollars to deliver life-saving assistance to hundreds of thousands in 29 districts over …

Somalia’s Planning, Investment, and Economic Development Minister Gamal Hassan spoke with Aggrey Mutambo on the country’s economy and fighting corruption. Q: Somalia relies almost entirely on remittances. How is the government making it easier for diaspora investments, and how what is the effect on the economy? A: Remittances only account …

MOGADISHU —  The political and security gains made by Somalia over recent years could be at risk of reversal if swift action is not taken by the international community to help local authorities avert a major humanitarian crisis due to the combined effect of devastating floods, desert locusts and the …

MOGADISHU — Some 47 people tested positive for COVID-19 in Somalia, raising the tally of confirmed cases to over 2,000, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. “We have recorded the total number of positive cases reaching 2,023,” Health Minister Fawzia Abikar Nur said during the daily media briefing in …

MOGADISHU — Officials from Somalia’s health ministry have delivered much needed medical supplies to Galkayo and Afmadow towns in the regions of Lower Jubba and Mudug respectively. The authorities of Galmudug and Puntland received the package, including face masks, gloves, sanitizers, and other equipment aimed to contain the spread of …

BELEDWEYNE  — The Djiboutian contingent in Hiran region has today provided food aid to the displaced civilians in Beledweyne which have been affected by the recent flooding of the Shabelle River. Last month floodings in Baledweyne caused and resulted in many communities to flee from their residential homes. A donation …