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MOGADISHU — At least two people have died and several others were injured in a clan conflict that erupted in Harfo district in the Mudug region. This tension, rooted in a land dispute and wells, has severely affected the area, with an important town well being burned yesterday, according to …

MOGADISHU — More than 143,500 people have been displaced across Somalia since January 2022 due to forced evictions, wiping out over $4.6 million in critical infrastructure, according to a new report by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). The vast majority of these evictions — 82% — have occurred in Mogadishu, …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Explosives Management Authority (SEMA) on Monday concluded a training program aimed at tackling the threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war. Funded by the Chinese Embassy in Somalia, the initiative trained 81 participants from federal member states, including Hirshabelle, Galmudug, Banadir, Southwest, Puntland and Jubbaland. …

ERIGAVO — The Somali government today issued a peace appeal regarding the conflict in Erigavo, the capital of the Sanaag region. The Ministry of Interior and Reconciliation of the Federal Government of Somalia released a peace call to the parties involved in the conflict in Erigavo , as stated in …

MOGADISHU — At least five people, including children, were injured in a series of landmine explosions targeting residential homes in Galmudug village in Mogadishu’s Garasbaley district over the past two nights. Residents reported that six explosives were planted outside homes equipped with CCTV cameras in the area. The Garasbaley district …

MOGADISHU — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), has concluded a well-executed Advocacy and Awareness Campaign as part of the global 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), which ran from 25 November to 10 December 2024. This campaign …

MOGADISHU — The Chairman of the Somali Disaster Management Agency, Mohamed Moalim Abdulle on Friday held a meeting with the Head of the USAID office in Somalia, Catie Lott. The meeting discussed strengthening the cooperation between SoDMA and USAID on the U.S funded projects. Discussions also focused on ways to …

MOGADISHU — The Chairperson of the Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), Mohamed Moallim Abdulle on Thursday attended the launch of a project being implemented by USAID in the capital Mogadishu on Thursday. The project, which has an estimated budget of $29 million, is set to benefit 80,000 vulnerable Somali households. …

MOGADISHU — The United States, through USAID, is providing nearly $29 million in additional assistance to build resilience and improve food security for Somalia’s most vulnerable people. In Somalia, an estimated 6.9 million people require humanitarian assistance in 2024 due to the combined impacts of severe weather events, insecurity, disease …

DAR ES SALAAM — Four youth and four women innovators from the East African Community (EAC) member states have won a total of 120,000 euros (about 126,000 U.S. dollars) to scale up their innovative solutions to the region’s economic challenges. In a statement issued by its headquarters in Tanzania’s northern …