Education Cluster

GEDO — Somalia’s minister of education Abdullahi Godah has narrowly escaped unhurt in landmine attack planted on the roadside in Luq district of Gedo region on Sunday evening, officials confirm. The roadside explosion hit one of the convoys of the vehicles escorting the minister and slightly injuring two members of …

MOGADISHU — The Somali government said it will reopen primary and secondary schools on Saturday, four months after closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Education Minister Godah Barre said on Wednesday the government has put in place the necessary preventive measures to ensure smooth learning resumes across the Horn …

MOGADISHU — About five hundred high school students in the country’s northeastern regional state, Puntland have sat for National exams last week, the ministry for education confirmed. The ministry and the authorities of the regional state were at loggerheads after Puntland failed to subscribe to national exams. In a statement on …

GAROWE —  The UN children’s fund (UNICEF) and the government of Puntland in northeast Somalia on Monday launched the Learning Passport, a digital remote learning platform where children can access educational content both online and offline from their homes. Abdullahi Mohamed Hassan, Somalia’s Minister of Education and Higher Education said …

MOGADISHU — The Ministry of Education Sunday airlifted 18 secondary school students from Barawe to Mogadishu to sit for their final exams. The Ministry moved in to airlift the students after they failed to sit for the first paper Saturday as they could not access the exam center. Students in the …

MOGADISHU — A form four candidate from Mogadishu on Saturday sat her national examination in hospital after going into labour a few hours to kick-off. Shamsa Mohamed Hashi, a 27 years old mother, was rushed to Kalkaal Hospital in Mogadishu by relatives after developing labour pains. “I have been learning …

MOGADISHU — The Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia H.E Mahdi Mohamed Guled has inaugurated the National Secondary School examinations in all regions of the country today on Saturday, SONNA Reported. Speaking to the media, Deputy Prime Minister commended the students from all regions to do their …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Education, Abdullahi Godah Barre has said that students in Puntland who have not sat for the official standardized test will not receive their government-recognized secondary school diploma’s. The decision has led to a public row with the Puntland’s education minister. Godah reiterated his position that …

MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia has set up the national examination of 2020 in the whole country after three months of lockdown. The ministry of education of the federal government has suspended education on March following coronavirus pandemic risk. The minister of education, Abdullahi Godah Bare has announced …

GALKAYO — Somalia’s Puntland state president Said Abdullahi Deni on Saturday paid a visit to Omar Samatar school in Galkayo where more than 16000 students are sitting for their final secondary school exams despite COVID-19. The state leader said that safety measures have been put in place to prevent the …