MOGADISHU — The UN has condemned the abduction and rape of two young girls in Afgoye and called for speedy legal recourse to bring to book the perpetrators of the heinous act. The UN Population Fund said in a statement it was appalled by the offense committed against the girls …

MOGADISHU — There could be several undetected cases of COVID-19 in Somalia, the country’s health assistant minister Mohamed Abdullahi has warned following a case of local transmission announced Friday. Abdullahi said the virus may have spread to an unknown number of people after the latest  COVID-19 was discovered in Mogadishu …

MOGADISHU — The Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) condemns the rape of three young girls in Afgoye, South-West State, and Balanballe, Galmudug. These tragic events remain one of the most heinous human rights violations and leave a deep-rooted stain on victims’ families and communities. For too long, sexual and …

MOGADISHU — The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday urged Somalia to take proactive measures action to curb the spread of COVID-19 and save lives. The charity said that Somalia should strengthen mitigation measures against the viral disease to forestall a humanitarian crisis amid vulnerability of communities linked …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations in Somalia confirms today that an international employee of a private company operating under contract to the UN has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The individual is employed by a private commercial firm operating within Aden Abdulle International Airport (AAIA). In accordance …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …