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LAS ANOD — The SSC-Khaatumo regional government announced that the federal government of Somalia has informed them that there will be no financial support for administering the 2024/2025 National Secondary School Examinations in the region. Farduus Qaran Bila, the Director General of Education for SSC-Khaatumo, said on Saturday that due …

MOGADISHU — A suicide bombing targeted a group of young recruits outside Damanyo military base in Mogadishu on Sunday, killing at least ten people and injuring dozens more, according to eyewitnesses and medical personnel. Witnesses reported that the attacker detonated explosives among teenagers lining up to register at the gate …

MOGADISHU – In a significant step towards revitalizing Somalia’s health sector, the Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the Italian Embassy in Somalia, launched an Executive Master’s Program aimed at strengthening leadership, accountability, and service delivery across the country’s healthcare system. On Saturday, Dr. Maryama Mohamed Hussein, Acting Minister and State …

MOGADISHU — A landmine explosion in Mogadishu’s Kahda district has left seven people injured, including two government soldiers, raising fresh concerns about security threats in the Somali capital. The blast, which occurred on Friday, targeted a busy area where civilians frequently gather, causing severe injuries and prompting swift emergency response …

MOGADISHU —  At least 55,000 children in Somalia will lose access to lifesaving nutrition services by June as international aid cuts force Save the Children to shut down more than a quarter of its health and nutrition facilities across the country. The child-focused aid agency, the largest non-governmental provider of …

MOGADISHU — The Ministry of Health of Somalia, in partnership with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has concluded a nationwide training program for 45 journalists aimed at enhancing public awareness about childhood vaccines. The training focused on equipping media professionals with accurate, science-based knowledge about vaccines, including those that protect …

LAS ANOD — In a significant boost to public health efforts, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has delivered nearly 3 million doses of routine vaccines to Las Anod, thanks to a collaborative initiative with Somalia’s federal Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Health of SSC-Khaatumo. The vaccines include …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Fisheries and Blue Economy, Ahmed Hassan Aden, met Tuesday with a delegation led by Chinese Ambassador to Somalia, Wang Yu, to discuss expanding bilateral economic cooperation, with a particular focus on fisheries and the blue economy. The meeting, held at the Ministry’s headquarters in Mogadishu, …

MOGADISHU — In March, the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) conducted an After Action Review of its La Niña allocation to evaluate its effectiveness in achieving core humanitarian objectives and to gather feedback on the fund’s performance as a financing tool. The SHF allocation supported Health, Nutrition, and Water, Sanitation, and …

MOGADISHU — The World Food Programme (WFP) Somalia extends its sincere gratitude to the European Union’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), and the Logistics Cluster for their critical support in advancing humanitarian operations across the country. These partnerships play a pivotal …