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MOGADISHO — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said Monday that his government is fully committed to promoting domestic food production as a key step toward economic self-reliance and long-term development. Speaking at the opening of the National Conference on Food and Agriculture Investment in Mogadishu on Monday, Barre highlighted the …

MOGADISHU — Somalia on Saturday joined the rest of the international community in marking World Press Freedom Day, with a senior United Nations official calling for the safety of journalists working in the country. James Swan, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, also stressed the importance of public …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations relief agency on Thursday called for immediate emergency assistance to support 45,000 people affected by flooding across Somalia. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), four individuals, including two children, lost their lives after being swept away, while over 45,000 …

ADDIS ABABA — The Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Honourable Yusuf Mohamed, on Monday participated in the Innovation Africa 2025 Ministerial Summit held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The high-level summit brought together ministers and officials from across the continent to explore strategies for …

MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia has taken a significant step toward promoting gender equality in agriculture with the official launch of the Somali Agricultural Women Association (SAWA). The initiative was formally inaugurated on Monday in Mogadishu by the Minister of Agriculture, Hon. Mohamed Abdi Maareeye. SAWA is designed …

NAIROBI — The number of food-insecure people in East and Central Africa increased to 73 million in April, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), a regional bloc, said in a report released on Monday. The report suggested that the …

MOGADISHU —The head of Somalia’s Disaster Management Agency, Mohamed Moallim Abdulle, and Dr. Abdullahi Muuse Ahmed, the Director of Health at SoDMA, visited the Somali National Army’s Military Hospital in Mogadishu on Thursday. Abdulle met with the hospital’s director, Sadam Abdullahi Osman, to discuss the medical treatment of soldiers wounded …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said Friday it requires 225 million U.S. dollars to scale up humanitarian needs in Somalia for the next six months to October. The WFP said between April and June, an estimated 4.6 million people in Somalia are projected to face severe …

MOGADISHU — The Hormuud Salaam Foundation [HSF], the charitable arm of Hormuud Telecom and Salaam Somali Bank, is providing free dialysis to over 170 Somalis with kidney failure, spending more than $1 million annually, its chairman said Tuesday. The initiative, which started with just 10-20 patients, has grown significantly, according …

MOGADISHU — The Federal Republic of Somalia has officially introduced two life-saving vaccines into its national immunization programme – pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) and rotavirus vaccine – aimed at preventing pneumonia and diarrhea in children. The introduction follows the launch of the Somali Immunization and Polio Eradication Task force (SIPE) …