MOGADISHU —  Somalia and the United Nations culture and education agency yesterday signed an agreement aimed at strengthening efforts to preserve the country’s cultural heritage and improve its educational sector. “Culture and education are vital for the country’s future. After years of conflict, they are vital to the human dimension …

BOSSASO — Two men who were found guilty for the gang-rape and murder of 12-year-old Aisha Ilyas Adan were this morning executed in Puntland. Abdiifatah Warsame and Abdishakur Dige were killed in line with the death sentence handed by the court last year. The two men convicted of gang-raping and …

KUWAIT — A committee entrusted with making arrangements for a conference due in Kuwait this year for promoting education in Somalia convened a meeting on Monday. Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah presided over the committee meeting, which focused on ongoing preparations for the gathering, with the committee members attending. …

MOGADISHU — The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Tuesday it is working closely with the Somali government and other stakeholders to find durable solutions for Somalis displaced by insecurity and natural disasters. Mohamed Affey, UNHCR special envoy for the Horn of Africa, and Johann Siffointe, UNHCR Somalia representative, visited Wabishabele …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s federal authorities and the United Nations (UN) are calling for urgent humanitarian assistance to avert an acute food insecurity situation that could threaten millions of people. The call was made during the launch of the post-Deyr (October – December) seasonal Food Security and Nutrition Assessment for Somalia …

HARGEISA — To reach the Naasa Hablod camp, one must walk on a rough and narrow path, trimmed with thick layers of cactus bushes. The camp of 521 households sits on the edges of the city of Hargeisa and is home to 3,096 internally displaced persons (IDPs). Sixty-five percent of …

DUSA MAREB —  Around 2.2 million goats in central Somalia regions are targeted to receive vaccination from the deadly contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) disease, which has devasted many pastoralist communities. The mass livestock health campaign began on 25 January and is set to continue for two months. Dr. Suleyman Mohamed …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia declared the worst desert locust invasion in a quarter-century a national emergency that’s posing a major threat to an already fragile food situation. Swarms of the insects are breeding in Djibouti, Eritrea, and Sudan and have also spread to neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia where they are devouring swaths …

RABAT — Morocco promised Wednesday to help Somalia enhance its capacities in water management, tackle flooding and solve water drainage issues. The pledge was made by Moroccan Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water Abdelkader Amara during a meeting with his Somali counterpart Fawzia Mohamed in Rabat. The two sides …

MOGADISHU — “I have never seen something like this the whole of my life,” laments 65-year-old Marian.* Marian lives in a camp for displaced people in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. She has lived in the camp since 2016 when she and her family fled the war in a neighbouring …