DHOBLEY — Over sixty Somali Police Force (SPF) officers and inmates from Lower Juba received essential healthcare services during a two-day free medical camp organized by the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). Held at Dhobley Police Station, the camp aimed to enhance access to quality healthcare and improve the …
Read More »UN official: Somalia remains one of world’s most serious humanitarian crises
MOGADISHU — Somalia remains one of the world’s most serious humanitarian crises with millions of people exposed to unimaginable suffering, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day. The suffering is due to recurring and intensifying climate shocks, protracted conflicts, …
Read More »UN calls for protection of aid workers, civilians in Somalia
MOGADISHU — The UN top relief official in Somalia on Monday called on all parties to protect civilians and humanitarian workers in the country’s conflict areas. George Conway, the deputy special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, resident coordinator and humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, said the country has recorded 124 …
Read More »Study: Somali diaspora aid provides a $2 billion lifeline during crises
In the face of conflict, poverty, and natural disasters, the Somali diaspora has remained a critical lifeline for their homeland. A new report from the Danish Institute for International Studies highlights the indispensable role that diaspora humanitarianism plays in Somalia, providing vital support to millions of people in need. Without …
Read More »BRA announces the results of the region’s Grade 8 exams
MOGADISHU — The General Directorate of Education of Hamar Local Government has today presented the results of the 8th Grade Examination results of the students in Banadir Region where a total of 32,689 students sat for the exams. According to the results submitted, 2,103 students failed the examination boys and …
Read More »UK opens compensation for victims of Liido Beach attack
MOGADISHU — Victims and families affected by the August 2 al-Shabaab terrorist attack at Liido Beach in Mogadishu, which left close to 40 dead and over 200 injured, are now eligible for compensation under the UK’s Victims of Overseas Terrorism Compensation Scheme. The attack, one of the deadliest in recent Somali history, …
Read More »8 killed in double explosions in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — At least eight people were killed and several others wounded in twin explosions in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday, an official said. Mohamud Ahmed, a police officer in Mogadishu who spoke to Anadolu over the phone, said the attack targeted a tea shop in the Daynile district. …
Read More »IOM: Over 20 million people internally displaced in HoA
NAIROBI — Some 20.1 million people were internally displaced in July in the Horn of Africa (HoA) region, the United Nations migration agency said Thursday. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a report released in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the number is an increase from 19.2 …
Read More »Somalis try to embrace alternative energies as climate change wreaks havoc
When the government fell, the trees began coming down, too. The collapse of Somalia’s central government in 1991 and the subsequent absence of law and order removed any restraints on tree cutting in the East African state. Businesses and individuals took their machetes to the forest and began chopping down …
Read More »WHO’s mpox global emergency spurs Somalia to heighten precautions
MOGADISHU — Somalia is stepping up its preventive measures against the mpox outbreak after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the situation in Africa a global health emergency. The outbreak, which has hit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the hardest, has now spread to 13 African countries, raising fears …
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