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BAL’AD — The problem of access to clean potable water will be a thing of the past for thousands of local communities of El-Ma’aan village in Bal’ad District, HirShabelle State of Somalia, after the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) put up 5 wells under its Quick Impact Projects (QIPs). Speaking …

GALKAYO — The death toll from Friday’s attack in Mogadishu that killed several high-ranking military and police officials has risen to 15, local authorities confirmed on Saturday. Speaking to local media, security officials said that 15 people lost their lives in the suicide attack that happened in the central town of …

BALAD HAWO — Salaam Somali Bank (SSB) continues to provides free microfinance to small businesses in the country as part of a grant program aimed at improving the fledgling economy. On Monday, the Bank’s branch in the border town of Balad Hawo in the Gedo region has provided free microfinance …

MOGADISHU — Somalia is bracing a new wave of desert locusts threatening farmlands, while parts of the country are already reeling from destructive seasonal floods and rainstorms. This fresh desert locust invasion is causing alarm among the farming communities, threatening their livelihood and harming food production and income. In anticipation of …

MOGADISHU — As part of celebrations to mark International Human Rights Day, African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) senior police officers engaged in a virtual roundtable discussion with gender focal persons across the mission to recommit to the fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the workplace. The discussion also …

DHOBLEY  — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has handed over four newly built classrooms at Wamo Primary and Secondary school, to the local administration of Dhobley town in Jubaland State of Somalia, to boost education in the region. The classrooms constructed by AMISOM, with funds from the Italian …

HARGEISA — Farmers in Sanaag province on Monday received a generous donation of water pumps and farming equipment from the ministry of agriculture development. The minister of agriculture, Mr. Ahmed Mumin Seed is currently on a working visit to Erigavo, Sanaag’s regional capital. The farmers were given 60 water pumps …

HARGEISA — The Somaliland National Human Rights Commission has held a meeting to raise public awareness on violence against women and how to stop it. Director-General of the SLNHRC Abdisamad Sa’ad speaking at the meeting said that the purpose of the meeting is part of 16 days international campaign against …

BAIDOA — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Ethiopian forces have handed over a renovated hospital and two solar-powered water pumps in Baidoa, the seat of the Southwest State of Somalia in a bid to help bring services closer to the people. The rehabilitation works were funded by the …

MOGADISHU — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has today commemorated 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence and launched its national campaign under the theme “Stop Gender-Based Violence against Women in Journalism”. Held in Mogadishu with the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the event brought …