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NEW YORK  —  Poor rain forecast for the next few months threatens to exacerbate the plight of tens of thousands of Somalis displaced from their homes and villages due to “extreme” water shortages since last November, the UN humanitarian office said on Friday. Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office …

BURA HACHE  — Kenyan troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have supplied clean potable water and foodstuffs to the residents of Bura Hache and Gherille in Gedo region of Somalia, benefiting over 400 households. The area is currently experiencing acute shortage of clean water and the …

MOGADISHU — More than 83,000 people have been displaced in Somalia due to water shortage since November 2020, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Friday. “Coupled with conflict, insecurity and other drivers of crisis, the harsh weather and forecasted below-average rains in some areas will …

MOGADISHU — Banadir Regional Administration has introduced a fine of $5 if found not wearing a face mask in public places in the capital Mogadishu. In a statement, the administration said all the eighteen districts in Mogadishu made the wearing of mask compulsory and those who fail to adhere to …

MOGADISHU — At least one person was killed  in a bomb blast targeting a COVID-19 pandemic awareness team in the Somali capital Mogadishu, local media reported. “A driver is dead and three people sustained injuries after terrorist targeted a car carrying members of COVID-19 awareness team in the Kaaraan district of …

MOGADISHU — Three children have been confirmed dead out of starvation and several others in a dire situation in Gedo region in the last 48 hours as hunger bites in the region. Goobjoog News correspondent in the region reports that two brothers died in Hows Quran area in El Waq …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations on Monday lauded Somali women for their huge contributions to peace and development as well as being on the front lines to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. In a statement issued in Mogadishu to mark International Women’s Day, which falls on Monday, the …

MOGADISHU —  Several people are feared dead or injured after a car bomb blast has targeted a busy restaurant near Mogadishu seaport on Friday evening, Somali police said. Police spokesman Sadaq Adan Ali told Anadolu Agency by phone minutes after the explosion that an explosive-laden car hit the restaurant, adding …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated 200 oxygen cylinders and 50 oxygen regulators to Somalia to help the Horn of Africa country face the recent spike in COVID-19 cases. Responding to the health authorities’ request to address the lifesaving demand for oxygenation therapy, WHO Somalia has procured …

MOGADISHU — The Ministry of Health and Social Care of the Federal Government of Somalia, received, on Wednesday, in Mogadishu, 1,500 oxygen cylinders from the Hormuud Salaam Foundation, as a humanitarian donation to confront the oxygen depletion disaster in Somalia to save Corona patients. Ali Sheikh Yasin, a senior member …