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HARGEISA — Somaliland’s civil society organizations held a press release condemning the parliament’s decision to decline the gender quotas bill. Members from NAGAAD expressing their disapproval said: Ladies and Gentlemen, Women in Somaliland play an important role in strengthening the country’s democracy, economy, and social cohesion. Somali women are the …

MOGADISHU —  Somali prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has vowed to accelerate the fight against a gang rape in the country amid an increase in rape cases with the latest three cases happened in Mogadishu this month. Speaking in Mogadishu on Sunday, the prime minister emphasised that his first would …

AFGOYE — A man in his mid-20s is facing rape charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted two women in Afgoye town in Lower Shabelle region on Monday. Hassan Ali is accused of raping an 85-year-old granny and a 41-year-old woman on Monday at an open field in Afgoye town which …

MOGADISHU — Somalia on Sunday signed an agreement with the World Food Programme (WFP) for the implementation of the country’s emergency locust program. Sadik Warfa, minister of labor and social affairs said the deal enables WFP to implement the shock responsive safety net for locust response project on behalf of …

MOGADISHU — The Somali National Army’s 143rd October 14th Battalion have launched an operation against Al-Shabaab in Barire village in Lower Shabelle region. The Somali National Army (SNA) has also launched a targeted operation in Nunay village in Barire district. The operation was led by the commander of the 143rd Battalion …

NEW YORK — Conflict zones and the novel coronavirus pose threats to the health and well-being of women and children as a decade of progress could be lost, according to a UN report Friday. Since the launch of the Every Woman Every Child movement in 2010 by former UN Secretary-General …

MOGADISHU — Turkey’s state-run aid agency on Wednesday announced that it donated an X-ray machine to the Galgaduud State Hospital located in central Somalia which serves more than 500,000 people. In a statement, the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) said the machine was delivered to Galgadud State Hospital, which is …

MOGADISHU — The World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) are urging parents and caregivers in south and central parts of Somalia to ensure all children aged under five are vaccinated against polio during a special house-to-house immunization campaign, which began yesterday and runs until 23 September. …

MOGADISHU — A small girl is being treated at a hospital in Mogadishu after she was brutally raped in Kaaraan district on Saturday evening. According to the family, she was rushed to the hospital and a medical examination revealed that she was raped. The five-year-old was allegedly raped by a …

MOGADISHU — Fifteen-year-old Nasra Aidarus is happy to be back in class after a four-month school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic that hit Somalia. The seventh-grader at Daynile Primary and Secondary School was just settling into her new school when classes were canceled in March to limit the coronavirus …