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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 …

BAIDOA —  At least 19 people were poisoned this week in Rabdhuure district in Bakool region, some of them seriously ill after eating meat from camels sick with mysterious sickness, officials and activists said. Rabdhuure is a small district located in Bakool region near the border with Ethiopia. The poisoning …

The number of children in school in Somalia following the reopening of classes after COVID-19 forced closures has significantly declined. According to a new assessment from Save the Children,[1] 70% of head teachers indicated the number of children coming back to school was lower than before school closure. In some parts …

NAIROBI  — The demand for camel milk has gone up in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda in the past year amid a quest to boost immunity against COVID-19, industry leaders said Tuesday during World Milk Day. Bashir Warsame, founder of the Nairobi-based camel milk and camel yoghurt producer Nuug Camel Milk, …

MOGADISHU (SD) – More than 42,000 secondary school students in Somalia have started their national exams on Saturday. The Somali government has been trying to revive the education system since 2015 after years of a dysfunctional education system. The exams will take place in the capital and in more than 150 …

MOGADISHU —The protection of civilians, especially women and children, and International Human Rights obligations were top of the agenda during a two-day Human Rights and Child Protection (CP) training conducted by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Organized by the AMISOM’s Protection, Human Rights and Gender Unit, the training …

KISMAYO — African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has conducted civilian protection and human rights training for AMISOM’s Ethiopian National Defence Forces in Kismayo, Jubaland State, as to reiterate the need to protect civilians during their operations. Conducted by the AMISOM’s Protection, Human Rights and Gender Unit, the training covered …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Wednesday warned that over 1.7 million people in Somalia will lack access to safe water and adequate sanitation unless resources are provided to respond. “If we do not get resources to respond; More than 1.7 million people …