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By Liban Ahmad ​In 2019, Somalia became the 30th African nation to sign the Kampala Convention (the African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa). This accord commits Somalia to protecting its people against “displacement based on policies of racial discrimination or similar practices …

By Ali H. Abdulla Islam strictly warns its adherents against injustice and oppression. The Quran emphasizes that God eventually destroys oppressors and comes to the aid of the marginalized. The Pharaoh of the Exodus serves as a definitive historical example; Ramses II and his army were drowned after pursuing the …

By Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab In August 2021, the U.N. Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Pramila Patten, and the U.N. Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba, warned about the alarming increase in sexual violence in Somalia and called upon all perpetrators to cease these violations. …

By Liban Ahmad “Every human being shall have the right to be protected against being arbitrarily displaced from his or her home or place of habitual residence.” The arbitrary displacement of more than 1000 people in Las Anod authorized by the Somaliland government constitutes a violation of the United Nations Guiding …

By Austin Bodetti  Entrepreneurial Somalis intent on rebuilding their country are investing in renewable energy to fuel Somalia’s power grid through sustainable development, but the ongoing conflict and limited finances create significant challenges for this project. Over the past year, Somalia has confronted a cascade of challenges. The militant group …

Background Information There were droughts in the country in 1 9 91/ 92.That was called ‘Cagabarar’. There were also droughts and famines in 2011/12. In this, some quarter million people died. There were also some natural calamities such as Elnino [1998] and Lanina. There were also typhoons in Somalia such …

By Andrew E. Yaw Tchie Climate change effects such as droughts, flash floods, erratic rainfall, disruption to the monsoon seasons, strong winds, cyclones, sandstorms, dust storms and increased temperature are being experienced across Somalia. These effects are affecting livelihoods, and contributing to local grievances and community tensions. Some of these insights …

By Abdirahman Yusuf We want to inform the Somali people that today, March 16, 2020, we can confirm the first case of coronavirus in the country,” said Somalia’s health minister, Fawziya Abikar, in a televised statement. Suddenly, panic set in. Now the virus was real and on our shores. For years, …

As the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 increase across Africa, and the World Health Organization warns the pandemic is accelerating, we fear the novel coronavirus is spreading within and from densely populated urban areas on the continent. Rising cases in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu are especially worrying, which is already …

In the wake of the global pandemic of Coronavirus or COVID-19 that has infected over 1.5 million people and killed over 100,000 people worldwide to date, Somalia takes measures to prevent the contagious disease from spreading into the conflict-affected nation whose healthcare infrastructure systems are not as strong as those …