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GAROWE (SoOHA) –  HE Minister of Education and Higher Education in the State of Puntland in Somalia Abdullah Mohammed Hassan inaugurated the Dar es Salaam Primary School, which was built by Qatar Charity (QC) in the city of Garowe, funded by the good people of Qatar. The 400-square-meter school has …

MARKA (SoOHA) – Fadumo Mohamed Adan’s hope of a good harvest has been dashed after all the seeds she planted were eaten by birds. She planted maize on her farm in Tulo-sagal village outside Afgoye town, Lower Shabelle region, in early June. “I invested $450 in the farm. I hired …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – The Somali government has said there is no danger over the outbreak of Ebola virus in the country. A Statement from the Ministry of Health and Social Services called for calm saying the situation is under control. “The is no Ebola virus threat currently in the country.” …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – The federal Minister of Justice and Judiciary Affairs, Hassan Hussein Haji, reaffirmed his government’s commitment to strengthen child protection legislation during an event held in the Somali capital to commemorate the Day of the African Child. Minister Haji enumerated a series of steps taken by Somalia over …

GAROWE (SoOHA) – A newly built dam in northern Somalia’s drought-ravaged Nugal region is giving a reprieve to thousands of families who have lived through perennial water shortages. The dam, with a capacity equivalent to 120,000 barrels, was opened last month by Puntland’s ministry of water in Salahley village in …

TELEH (SoOHA) – Pastoralists and farmers in Teleh, in northern Somalia’s Sool region, are increasingly worried about an invasive parasite tree that is threatening their livelihoods. Prosopis juliflora tree, locally know as Ali-Garoob, is an invasive and drought-resistant weed that been spreading uncontrollably for the past three years. It has …

HARGEISA (SoOHA) – The Somaliland government is urging farmers to plough their fields using oxen or donkeys to avoid missing the rainy season by waiting too long to hire one of the few available tractors for ploughing. Farmers in Awdal and Maroodi Jeex regions in the northwest are being encouraged …

GAROWE (SoOHA) – The number of girls completing high school in Puntland has slightly increased thanks to efforts made by the education ministry and international partners. According to the ministry, 1,888 girls completed their studies this year as compared to 1,600 the previous academic year. The general director of the …

DADAAB (SoOHA) – As though the scars of war are not bad enough, child refugees arrive in Dadaab only to find education hard to get. Those who squeeze into class live in constant fear of repatriation, while girls as young as 12 are married off to help put food on …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Somalia will kick off a countrywide polio campaign of two rounds of immunisation to deliver monovalent oral vaccine type 2. The campaign is geared towards sustaining polio immunity and protection in response to the outbreaks of two strains of poliovirus currently circulation. The first round of immunisation …