MOGADISHU — A roadside bomb explosion killed two civilians on board a passenger minibus and injured several others in Somalia’s central Mudug region, an official said on Friday. Abdi Mohamed, a local security official, told Anadolu Agency over the phone that the driver and his assistant was killed in the …
Read More »KSRelief wraps up livelihood project in Somaliland
HARGEISA — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) concluded its livelihood support workshops for women and youth in Somaliland. This is part of its plan to enhance the integrated protection of women and children affected by displacement in Jubaland and Somaliland. Youssef Al-Rahma, director of the KSrelief …
Read More »FAO: Newly designed vessels will keep fishers in Somalia safer at sea
MOGADISHU — FAO handed over a new inshore fishing vessel to the Jubaland Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources after a groundbreaking delivery trip from Bosaso to Kismayo, a voyage of over 1,000 Nautical miles. Three of these new vessels, designed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations …
Read More »Italy, US armies give food assistance to communities in Lower Shabelle region
MOGADISHU — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has received seven tons of relief assistance from the Italian Contingent of the European Union Training Mission in Somalia, EUTM-S, the US Army Civil Affairs Team. The food will be distributed to vulnerable families and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Lower Shabelle region. The EUTM-S Force Commander, …
Read More »Suicide bomb blast targets coffee shop in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a busy coffee shop in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday evening, an official said. The attack took place at the Juba intersection not too far away from Somalia’s national intelligence and security agency headquarters in Mogadishu. A police officer told …
Read More »World Bank approves first investment in Somalia’s edu. sector in over 30 years
MOGADISHU — Somali Finance Minister Abdirahman Duale Beyle and the World Bank (WB) Representative for Somalia Kristina Svensson signed in Mogadishu a $445 million World Bank grant for Somalia to implement development projects. The Minister also discussed with the World Bank’s manager Kristina Svensson Somalia alongside Somali Management Agency IFC …
Read More »Jowhar: AU troops support the delivery of lifesaving assistance to the families
JOWHAR — Over 500 families living near Jowhar town, Middle Shabelle region, who were affected by recent severe flooding in the area have received emergency food and humanitarian relief in an effort coordinated by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and HirShabelle State authorities. Last month, riverine flooding following …
Read More »UN appeals for funding to help 5.9 mln in need of food aid in Somalia
MOGADISHU — The United Nations’ top relief official in Somalia has appealed for funding to help millions of people in need of life-saving assistance in the country. Adam Abdelmoula, humanitarian coordinator for Somalia said the funding crisis has left 5.9 million vulnerable persons at risk of losing access to some …
Read More »UN says fighting displaces thousands in central Somalia
MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian agency said Monday that violence in the central Somali town of Wisil Sunday has displaced thousands of people who have moved to neighboring towns. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the displaced have arrived in Xero Dhagaxley, Hobyo and …
Read More »Puntland security minister escapes bomb attack in Bari
BOSASO — The security minister of Somalia’s semiautonomous state of Puntland escaped a bomb attack on Saturday when his motorcade was targeted in the northeastern Bari region, according to local media. The blast occurred when improvised explosive devices were detonated remotely on the outskirts of the state’s commercial city of …
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