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MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Facing a crushing and continuing drought, Somalia needs urgent investment if it is to avoid another humanitarian crisis, warns the global organization Mercy Corps. The three-year drought blighting the country has claimed thousands of lives, displaced more than two million people and worsened the spread of cholera …

Dadaab (SOHA) – The UN top envoy in Somalia ended a two-day visit to Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp where he highlighted the gradual progress made in the Horn of Africa nation. Michael Keating, UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, who met with camp residents and some about to return to Somalia, …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Turkish language has been added to the curriculum of a school for orphans in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, according to the Yunus Emre Institute. The idea to introduce Turkish language courses at the school came when Huseyin Caner Akkurt, the institute’s head of the department of …

BAIDOA (SOHA) – Qatar Charity (QC) has started distribution of dry food to more than 6,000 families affected by drought in Baidoa city of Somalia. The drought has displaced thousands of Somali families from remote areas affected to nearby villages and towns. In a statement, Qatar Charity said the dry …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Sounds of bleating goats and sheep, camel bells ringing and running water signals the onset of a busy morning in Qodqod village, located in Galgaduud region. Herders fill their jerry cans with water as goats, sheep and camels jostle for room along the water troughs. At the …

Rome (SOHA) – A new report out today sounds the alarm regarding surging levels of acute hunger. Some 124 million people in 51 countries were affected by acute food insecurity during 2017 — 11 million more people than the year before — according to the latest edition of the Global Report on Food …

BALEDWEYNE — Reports coming from the Hiiraan region indicate that the city of Beledweyne, the capital of the region, is currently facing a Diarrhea outbreak. At least 11 people, mostly children, have lost their lives within the past few hours in the city, as confirmed by health authorities. Additionally, other …