MOGADISHU (SOHA) – At least three children have died in the measles outbreak in Raage-ceyle district in the Lower Shabelle region, reports say that more than 30 children are currently affected with the disease. Raage-ceyle district was reported to be among areas where the measles has spread affecting more than …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Saudi Arabia has lifted a ban on livestock imports from Somalia, paving the way for export of livestock to the Middle East nation. Saudi Arabia, formerly the biggest buyer of Somali livestock, lifted the two-year ban this week to secure meat supplies from Somalia, according to Somali ministry …

HARGEISA (SOHA) – Former pastoralist Ibrahim Ismail Ige, 39, lives in the Somaliland capital Hargeisa, and earns a living as a grave digger. It is a far cry from the life he used to lead, when he had a large herd of 60 camels and 200 goats in the rural …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Qatar Charity’s (QC) office in Somalia, in co-operation with the Benadir Regional Administration opened a dispensary in Wadjer, an impoverished neighbourhood in Mogadishu. Nearly 93,000 needy people are expected to benefit from the health services. Most residents of the area are poor and suffer from the lack …

NAIROBI (SOHA) – The sugar wars that are threatening to unravel the Jubilee ruling coalition have focused mostly on the product that is imported by scores of licensed traders. But, unknown to many Kenyans, a significant amount of sugar consumed in the country is contraband Brazilian product imported via the …

GROWE (SOHA) – Teams from the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation have begun the distribution of emergency relief assistance to Somali families in villages in Puntland State, northeastern Somalia, as part of phase two of a campaign launched to assist those ravaged by drought in the region. 900 tonnes of …

HARGEISA (SOHA) – Somaliland secondary and primary schools candidates have officially kicked off their final examination today in the countryside. Nearly thirty thousand students are sitting for the exam for the secondary and primary schools this year. The Minister of Education and Science of Somaliland, Yasin Haji Mohamud, said: ” …

Political Reform 2013-2016 Between 2013 and 2016, Somalia experienced the hype and disappointment of “Vision 2016,” metaphor for “political reform” that prioritized three tasks: 1. the review and completion of the Provisional Constitution; 2. the establishment of Federal Member States (FMS) through political and legal framework; and 3. the democratization of the political …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somali officials say the United States has deported 84 Somalis, including four women, back to their home country. Two planes carrying the Somalis arrived at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport on Friday. A spokesman for Somalia’s Security Ministry, Abdulaziz Ali Ibrahim, told VOA’s Somali service the deportees …

RABAT (SOHA) – General Secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation and its specialized institutions and the UN General Secretariat will hold a general meeting to enhance cooperation in political, economic, scientific, cultural, social and humanitarian fields between the two organizations on 3-5 July 2018, at the headquarters of …