HARGEISA (SoOHA) – Dozens of farms in Somaliland’s Awdal region have been invaded by locusts, leaving farmers wondering how they will recoup their losses.   The farmer who spoke to Radio Ergo in Harirad, Halimale, Maralay, El-Bahay, Qoqol, Arorsel, and Wears villages said their crops of tomatoes, lettuce, pumpkins, onions, and watermelons had been totally destroyed by the locusts.   Suleiman Hassan Said, the chairperson of Halimale farmers association, said his 27-hectare farm had been stripped clean by the swarm …

HARGEISA (SoOHA) – A 49-year-old mother of five has graduated from a university in Somaliland alongside her youngest daughter and her son-in-law, in an unusual family celebration of educational ambition and commitment. Sabaad Abdullahi Madar and her daughter Hafsa Abdullahi Husein, 21, graduated from Burao University’s with degrees in law …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Every school day, Shuayb Muhidin travels Mogadishu’s battle-scarred streets to get to Banadir Zone School. For years, the government has battled Islamist insurgents but now authorities are also turning to a new challenge: schools like Muhudin’s. The start of this school year marks the first time since …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said it has seen a reduction in the number of cases of cholera and related deaths in Somalia since December 2017. The UN health agency in its latest report released on Thursday attributed the reduction to improved disease surveillance and case management. …

GALKAYO (SoOHA) – Nuro Osman Kayman, 56, sold her last healthy goat this month to get cash to try to stave off hunger for her family of nine in Bandardseed village, some 80 kilometers southeast of Galkayo town in Mudug. Around 1,000 families living in this remote village have been …

HARGEISA (SoOHA) – Fadumo Mohamed Abdullahi, a mother of four, is eight months pregnant and is getting ante-natal care for the first time at the new clinic built in her remote village of God-daamiro in Somaliland. Two of her children were born in the village with the help of a …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Over 1 million children under the age of five are likely to face acute malnutrition through June 2020, including 178,400 who are likely to be severely malnourished, says the World Food Programme. Areas of concern include internally displaced person (IDP) settlements in Beletweyne, Bosasso, Qardho, Galkayo, Baidoa …

Mogadishu (SoOHA) – Qatar Charity (QC) recently opened a multi-service centre in Somalia, the “first of its kind” in Bal’ad district, which is located in the country’s Middle Shabelle region. In addition, three multi-service centres are under construction in other states and will be opened in the next few months, …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – The Dutch government has contributed $28 million to boost relief efforts by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Somalia, South Sudan and Sudan. The UN body said Tuesday the contribution was part of an initiative to scale-up resilience-based development work in countries affected by protracted crises. The …

For decades, the scourge of malaria has taken a fearful toll of Africa’s young and old, decimating lives and crippling economies. Yet good news emerged in September when Kenya began rolling out a vaccine pilot project for babies and toddlers, becoming the third country to introduce the vaccine after Ghana …