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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 …

KISMAYO — Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have handed over medical equipment to support the delivery of health services in Jubaland State. Donated by Bancroft Global Development and Give to the World – two international non-government organisations that work closely with …

MOGADISHU — Grim details are emerging from a suicide bombing tonight at the Gelato Divino restaurant on Mogadishu airport road. Reports say that seven people were killed in the blast, most of them prominent Mogadishu youths, and a number of others were injured in the blast. A man wearing a …

MOGADISHU — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has concluded the training of 336 journalists in reporting on Sexual and Gender-based violence, with the last training concluded in Garowe, the capital of Puntland State of Somalia. The training was jointly organized by NUSOJ and the Federal Ministry for Women …