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 …
Read More »Egypt evacuates its teachers from Somalia over coronavirus
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 …
Read More »South West’s president says schools will be reopened next month
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. …
Read More »Somalia received $1.9 blln of development assistance in 2019
MOGADISHU — Somalia received US$ 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 …
Read More »COVID-19 .. Somalia develops education sector preparedness & response plan
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 …
Read More »Ethiopia secures £24m UK grant to support refugees
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 …
Read More »Somalia orders closure of religious schools to curb COVID-19 spread
MOGADISHU — The Somali government has ordered the closure of religious schools in the country for two weeks. The Ministry for Religious Endowment has on Monday directive the teachers of religious schools and other informal religious learning centers to follow the government directive and send their students home. The measure …
Read More »Halima Aden teams up with UNICEF on home-schooling videos
DUBAI — Since the COVID-19 outbreak, now officially a pandemic, began in December, schools and educational institutions have closed worldwide, interrupting the lives and education of millions of children and youth across the globe. This is why the Somali-American model Halima Aden has teamed up with UNICEF on a project that …
Read More »Somalia & UN sign accord to strengthen efforts to preserve culture and improve education
MOGADISHU — Somalia and the United Nations culture and education agency yesterday signed an agreement aimed at strengthening efforts to preserve the country’s cultural heritage and improve its educational sector. “Culture and education are vital for the country’s future. After years of conflict, they are vital to the human dimension …
Read More »Kuwait deputy foreign minister heads Somalia education support meeting
KUWAIT — A committee entrusted with making arrangements for a conference due in Kuwait this year for promoting education in Somalia convened a meeting on Monday. Kuwaiti Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Jarallah presided over the committee meeting, which focused on ongoing preparations for the gathering, with the committee members attending. …
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