Education Cluster

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 …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia’s Federal Ministry for Higher Education has unveiled a new schedule for the National Examinations on Saturday. A statement from the office of the minister Abdullahi Godah Bare confirmed that the final exams for primary schools’ class eight will commence on 11th this month while high school will start …

HARGEISA — Somaliland Ministry of Education allowed schools to operate and open its doors to students; the ministry as well announced today that 11,000 students will take the national high school exams in 200 designated slots for the test. 2000 invigilators comprising of teachers and security guards will oversee them …

KISMAYO —  Qatar Charity (QC) has opened educational and development projects in the Somali city of Kismayo, in Jubaland state, as part of its development initiative under the patronage of Qatar’s Ambassador to Somalia, H E Hassan bin Hamza Hashem. First Deputy President of Jubaland state of Somalia Mohamud Sayid …

CAIRO — Egyptian Minister of Education Tarek Shawki discussed with the Immigration Minister Nabila Makram the means of the return of a number of workers within the mission of the Ministry of Education in the State of Somalia in light of the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The Egyptian …

HUDUR – South West State will reopen schools next month, the state President Abdiaziz Lafta Gareen has said amid an increasing number of COVID19 cases. Speaking in Hudur town Thursday, Lafta Gareen said plans were underway to reopen the schools which closed April following an order from the Federal Government. …

MOGADISHU — Somalia received US$ 1.9 billion in official development assistance (ODA) in 2019, comprised of roughly equal volumes of humanitarian (US$ 934 million) and development aid (US$ 924 million). The World Bank, United Kingdom, European Union, and Germany were the largest providers of development aid in 2019, together with …

MOGADISHU — The Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education of the Federal Government of Somalia has developed Somalia Education Sector COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan in order to minimize and mitigate the effects of the pandemic on the education. This strategic response plan which is a six month period …

ADDIS ABABA — The grant agreement was signed on Tuesday by Admasu Nebebe, State Minister of Finance and Dr. Christian Rogg, Head of UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) in Ethiopia in a virtual authorization ceremony. The grant will be used for a project strengthening the economies of host and …