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MOGADISHU — Somalia, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) said Saturday that they have agreed to scale up efforts to end child labor in the African country. On the occasion of the World Day against Child Labour, they said in a joint statement issued …

MOGADISHU — The Turkish Red Crescent on Saturday distributed meat among needy families (Households) in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, an official of the charity group said. Orhan Kokcu, head of the Turkish Red Crescent in Somalia, told Anadolu Agency that the aid group slaughtered over 215 cattle and distributed the meat …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s semiautonomous state of Puntland on Thursday completely banned female genital mutilation (FGM), officials announced. The decision came after a cabinet meeting chaired by the state’s President Said Abdullahi Deni in state capital Garowe, where the ministers voted to completely ban the practice, also known as female circumcision. Awil …

MOGADISHU — At least one police officer was killed and several people wounded, a landmine exploded in Jazeera beach in Lower Shabelle region, an official said. Hussein Jilow, Jazeera area Commissioner, said the landmine exploded at a checkpoint and killed an officer manning the beach. No one has yet claimed …

MOGADISHU — At least five people including children who were injured in an alleged airstrikes in southern Somalia, have been airlifted to Somali capital for further treatment barely a day after AU mission in Somalia (AMISOM) vowed to probe any violations by Kenya military. Unknown number of missiles fired by …

PARIS — It grew out of the ideals of a group of newly qualified French doctors who wanted to be on the ground helping those most in need anywhere in the world. For 50 years, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has brought medical care to the victims of earthquakes, famines, epidemics, …

MOGADISHU — Somalia on Sunday reported 19 new COVID-19 infections from a sample size of 941 tests conducted over the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total number of cases to 14,748. According to data published by the ministry of health, the country’s death toll remains at 773 as no …

MOGADISHU — Drought and a rain deficit is pushing more than 2.73 million people in Somalia toward the crisis level of acute food insecurity, UN humanitarians said on Thursday. The annual Gu rains of early spring came late in some parts of the country and were mainly below average, the …

ADDIS ABABA  — The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Friday warned swarms of desert locusts are expected to descend on parts of Ethiopia and Somalia. “Despite an earlier decline, the current upsurge prevails in the Horn of Africa where good rains allowed breeding to continue with hatching and …

MOGADISHU — A 10-year-old girl who was away from her family for two days has been found dead in the Kawo Godey neighborhood of Dharkenley district in Benadir region. The girl, identified as Nafisa Omar Abdullahi, was found at her family’s home on Saturday with her body hidden in large …