MOGADISHU — The Banadir Regional Education Directorate announced today, Sunday, the results of the Grade Eight examinations for the 2025 academic year, following the completion of the marking and review processes and the approval of the results, in a step that highlights the importance of assessing academic achievement and monitoring …

GAROWE – The Puntland administration has discussed with Save the Children ways to strengthen cooperation in humanitarian and development areas, with a focus on child protection, support for vulnerable families, and improving essential health services, as part of efforts to develop existing programmes and expand their impact on local communities. The …

MOGADISHU – Somalia is moving to expand the role of domestic investment in addressing climate change by strengthening partnerships with the private sector and directing greater resources toward climate adaptation, environmental protection, and renewable energy projects. The approach emerged during a meeting held in Mogadishu on Thursday, August 6, 2026, …

MOGADISHU – The People’s Republic of China has expanded its humanitarian support to Somalia through the signing of a new assistance agreement worth 15 million Chinese yuan, reaffirming Beijing’s continued support for Somalia’s efforts to address humanitarian crises and strengthen its national capacity to respond to disasters and emergencies. The …

MOGADISHU – Somalia has launched the new World Food Programme Country Strategic Plan for 2026–2030, reflecting a growing effort to reshape the country’s approach to food security and move from responding to recurring crises toward building a more sustainable national capacity to address them. Somali Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama …

BENGHAZI – In a move reflecting growing institutional attention to the protection of Somali citizens abroad, the Independent Human Rights Committee of Somalia conducted a field visit to Qanfouda Prison in Benghazi, eastern Libya, to assess the conditions of Somali citizens being detained there, review their humanitarian and legal circumstances, …

MOGADISHU – The Southwest State of Somalia has intensified consultations with United Nations agencies in Mogadishu as part of an effort to accelerate the implementation of development and humanitarian projects and expand programmes responding to the basic needs of local communities. The initiative reflects a growing focus by the Southwest …

BENGHAZI – Somalia strengthened its presence in regional and international discussions on human rights, justice, and reform through the participation of a delegation from the National Independent Human Rights Commission of Somalia in the First International Conference on Justice and Reform, hosted by the Libyan city of Benghazi from July …

MOGADISHU – The Commander of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), General Dagvin Anderson, acknowledged that mistakes occurred during previous U.S. military operations in Somalia and resulted in the deaths or injuries of civilians, bringing civilian protection back to the forefront of debate over U.S. airstrikes and their role in joint …

MOGADISHU – Somalia has called for stronger African preparedness to address potential climate risks associated with the El Niño phenomenon in 2026, stressing that the increasing frequency of extreme weather events and their expanding impact on vulnerable communities require a more proactive and coordinated continental approach to disaster risk management. …