MOGADISHU — Somalia has confirmed 29 more COVID-19 cases, bringing the total Coronavirus infections in the country to 164. Somalia’s Ministry of Health and Social Services has so far announced seven Coronavirus deaths in the country. The ministry reiterated its call to the public to follow the directives of the …
Read More »President Farmajo launches social safety net program to reduce poverty
MOGADISHU — The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, has Saturday launched at the presidential palace a nationwide social safety net program, which is better known as “Baxnaano”, to help protect the poor and vulnerable families. The Baxnaano program is funded with a pre-arrears clearance …
Read More »Lower Shabelle : A 13-year-old girl killed, 3 more hospitalized after rape
MOGADISHU — The ugly act of rape of minors in Somalia has cropped up again with four girls undergoing the heinous act leading to the death of one as they traveled from Mogadishu. The four were dragged out of the vehicle they were traveling in by a group of men …
Read More »Saudi Arabia lifts ban on importing live meat from Somalia
RIYADH — The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) temporarily lifted the ban on importing live meat (living livestock) from the Federal Republic of Somalia, with the aim of strengthening local markets with imported livestock, in line with the role and responsibilities of the Ministry in ensuring …
Read More »Turkey delivers medical aid to Somalia to combat COVID-19
MOGADISHU — Turkey dispatched a planeload of medical supplies on Friday to Somalia in order to aid its fight against the novel coronavirus. The aircraft will land in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. In line with its policy of helping countries in need, Turkey has dispatched aid to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, …
Read More »Mogadishu records 36 new COVID-19 cases
MOGADISHU — Somalia on Friday registered 36 new coronavirus infections out 47 samples that were tested in the past 24 hours. The ministry of health said a total of 116 cases have been confirmed since mid-March when the country recorded its first case. On Tuesday this week, the country saw …
Read More »Somalia announces 3 more COVID-19 deaths as cases rise to 80
MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia on Wednesday announced 20 new cases of the novel Coronavirus, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 80. The rising cases came as the country’s Ministry of Health reported three new fatalities, raising the death toll from COVID-19 to …
Read More »Somalia allocates $1 mln to regional states to fight COVID-19
MOGADISHU — The Somalia Prime Minister Hassan Khaire has ordered Treasury to release $1 million to all the regional states to help them fight the spread of Covid19. He said the move was part of a multi-pronged approach that the Federal Government of Somali had adopted to help fight the …
Read More »Somalia suspends tax collection on basic commodities over COVID-19
MOGADISHU — The federal government of Somalia has suspended the collection of taxes on basic commodities from traders for the next three months over the new coronavirus pandemic. Somalia’s minister of Finance Abdirahman Beileh said that the government’s revenue department will not collect taxes from traders for the next three …
Read More »UAE and WHO send aid plane to Somalia to counter COVID-19
ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, has dispatched an aid plane carrying approximately 27 metric tonnes of medical supplies to Somalia. The aid, which consisted of seven metric tonnes from the UAE and 20 metric tonnes from the World Health Organisation, will …
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