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MOGADISHU — There could be several undetected cases of COVID-19 in Somalia, the country’s health assistant minister Mohamed Abdullahi has warned following a case of local transmission announced Friday. Abdullahi said the virus may have spread to an unknown number of people after the latest  COVID-19 was discovered in Mogadishu …

MOGADISHU — The Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) condemns the rape of three young girls in Afgoye, South-West State, and Balanballe, Galmudug. These tragic events remain one of the most heinous human rights violations and leave a deep-rooted stain on victims’ families and communities. For too long, sexual and …

MOGADISHU — The International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday urged Somalia to take proactive measures action to curb the spread of COVID-19 and save lives. The charity said that Somalia should strengthen mitigation measures against the viral disease to forestall a humanitarian crisis amid vulnerability of communities linked …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations in Somalia confirms today that an international employee of a private company operating under contract to the UN has been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The individual is employed by a private commercial firm operating within Aden Abdulle International Airport (AAIA). In accordance …

MOGADISHU  —  Two girls between the age of 4 and 6 have been brought Madina hospital after being abducted from their homes and brutally raped a few days ago in Afgoye town. The girls who are close relatives were kidnapped while their families were away at a wedding ceremony, the …

MOGADISHU — Somali health ministry on Saturday confirmed two more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number to seven. Fawziya Abikar, health minister said the latest cases involved a foreign and a Somali national. Abikar said one of the patients is a foreign national working within the UN compound in …

GAROWE — Somalia’s northeastern Puntland state has deployed hundreds of forces to the major towns to enforce a new dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed to curb the spread of the COVID-19. Police restricted people’s movement, saying the move is intended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the regional state as …

MOGADISHU — The U.S has announced a $7 million humanitarian assistance to Somalia to combat the spread and effects of the deadly COVID-19 disease. The U.S embassy in Somalia said in a statement Wednesday the U.S government was extending the support to Somalia and other African countries as part of its …

HARGEISA — Authorities in the self-declared republic of Somaliland reported the territory’s first two cases of coronavirus on Tuesday. Health officials in the capital, Hargeisa, said samples taken from two individuals — a local man who visited Britain and a Chinese man — had tested positive for COVID-19. Authorities were trying …

LONDON — Former Somali Prime Minister, Nur Hassan  alias as Nur Ade has passed away in London Nur Ade was diagnosed with coronavirus last week and has been undergoing treatment in Britain. A Official  statement issued the son of the former prime minister says he died in Kings college London …