MOGADISHU (SOHA) – On 10th to 13th July, 2018, Mogadishu is set to host the first ever Somali STEM Summit, part of the widely celebrated annual event across the continent, Africa Science Week. As the country is rising from the ashes of civil war and decades of unrest, this is …
Read More »85 Students graduate from ZU’s faculty of agriculture
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – 85 Students, who successfully completed four years study of Agriculture, has on Saturday graduated from Zamzam University of Science and Technology in Mogadishu, SONNA reported. Deputy President of Zamzam University, Da’ud Mohamed Makaran said that the students are batches from the same department who completed their studies in …
Read More »Mog. : Security officials conclude training on gender equality
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – More than 30 participants from the Somali national security forces have concluded a five-day course on gender equality and human rights. The participants drawn from security agencies of the federal and state governments were taken through sets of rules, regulations and laws on gender equality and human …
Read More »An 85 year old women raped in IDP camp in Jowhar
JOWHAR (SOHA) – An 85-year-old was beaten and raped inside the Jilayaale IDP Camp in Jowhar of middle Shabelle Somalia. The 85-year-old women Madina Ali Kay Osman was later admitted to a hospital in Jowhar town and investigations are still on by the security forces where several people were arrested …
Read More »Measles outbreak kills children in lower Shabelle
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – At least three children have died in the measles outbreak in Raage-ceyle district in the Lower Shabelle region, reports say that more than 30 children are currently affected with the disease. Raage-ceyle district was reported to be among areas where the measles has spread affecting more than …
Read More »Saudi Arabia lifts ban on livestock export from Somalia
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Saudi Arabia has lifted a ban on livestock imports from Somalia, paving the way for export of livestock to the Middle East nation. Saudi Arabia, formerly the biggest buyer of Somali livestock, lifted the two-year ban this week to secure meat supplies from Somalia, according to Somali ministry …
Read More »From herding camels to digging graves – demise of a proud somali pastoralist
HARGEISA (SOHA) – Former pastoralist Ibrahim Ismail Ige, 39, lives in the Somaliland capital Hargeisa, and earns a living as a grave digger. It is a far cry from the life he used to lead, when he had a large herd of 60 camels and 200 goats in the rural …
Read More »Qatar Charity launches dispensary in Mog.
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Qatar Charity’s (QC) office in Somalia, in co-operation with the Benadir Regional Administration opened a dispensary in Wadjer, an impoverished neighbourhood in Mogadishu. Nearly 93,000 needy people are expected to benefit from the health services. Most residents of the area are poor and suffer from the lack …
Read More »Somalia connection in sugar smuggling syndicate revealed
NAIROBI (SOHA) – The sugar wars that are threatening to unravel the Jubilee ruling coalition have focused mostly on the product that is imported by scores of licensed traders. But, unknown to many Kenyans, a significant amount of sugar consumed in the country is contraband Brazilian product imported via the …
Read More »Somaliland schools kick off their final exams today
HARGEISA (SOHA) – Somaliland secondary and primary schools candidates have officially kicked off their final examination today in the countryside. Nearly thirty thousand students are sitting for the exam for the secondary and primary schools this year. The Minister of Education and Science of Somaliland, Yasin Haji Mohamud, said: ” …
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