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A group Somali Youth in Galdogob, Puntland of Somalia, are battling the devastating effects of drought and protecting their families from poverty by utilizing modern farming techniques. Thanks to their training in greenhouse agriculture and irrigation systems, these young people have secured stable jobs, giving their families who are suffering …

MOGADISHU — In a significant development within Somalia’s healthcare governance, health ministries from several Federal Member States have suspended cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Health. According to reports, this decision comes amidst allegations that the Federal Ministry has been obstructing key healthcare development projects. The health ministers from Southwest, Jubbaland, …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia has trained around 200 staff members of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) with the help of Türkiye who received essential first aid skills for health-related emergency response scenarios. The month-long training program was held at Mogadishu Somali Türkiye Training and Research Hospital in the capital, which …

BAIDOA — Qatar Charity (QC), with the support of philanthropists in Qatar, inaugurated the ‘Aisha bint Jassim Al-Muftah’ school in the Bay Region of Somalia’s South-West State. It also provided 1,800 students, including many orphans and children from underprivileged families with school bags and supplies, for the beginning of the …

MOGADISHU — United Nations experts have strongly condemned the execution of four young adults on August 17, 2024, in Galkayo, Puntland, Somalia, for crimes committed during their association with the militant group al-Shabab. Puntland Age Verification Committee confirmed that four young men were under 18 years of age at the …

Fardowsa’s family, once self-sufficient livestock farmers, were forced to flee their village when drought decimated their herds. They found themselves in a makeshift camp in Dinsor town, southern Somalia, their lives upended and their future uncertain. But amid the hardship, Fardowsa’s parents held onto one unwavering belief: education was the …

MOGADISHU — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said it has wrapped up a month-long training for more than 100 Somali police officers to sharpen their skills to address crime and violent extremism in local communities. The training on community policing, organized jointly with the Somali Police Force …

MOGADISHU — Over 100 Somali Police Force officers have concluded a month-long training on community policing, to equip them with skills to address crime and violent extremism in local communities. The workshop organised jointly by the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the Somali Police Force (SPF), forms part of …

BULOBURDE — At least three civilians were killed and 13 others injured after a teashop in Buloburde town was blown up by an improvised explosive device on Saturday, local officials said. Locals, members of the Buloburde security forces, and Ma’awisley clan militia would congregate in the busy city center teashop …

MOGADISHU — At least 7 to 9 people were killed near the village of Goof, approximately 40 kilometres from Erigabo, after violent clashes between two militia groups erupted on Wednesday. The violence marks the latest escalation in a series of ongoing clan and territorial conflicts that have plagued the Sanaag …