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BELEDWEYNE — School principals and parents in Baledweyne town have strongly opposed the Hirshabelle State Ministry of Education’s fees imposed on grade eight students in primary schools. The Ministry of Education in Hirshabelle State, which will conduct the class eight national exams for the 2023/2024 school year, has introduced a …

NAIROBI — The Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) region has recorded a surge in disease outbreaks following the recent heavy rains that caused massive flooding, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) in East Africa said in a report released on Thursday. According to IGAD, the diseases with recorded outbreaks include …

NAIROBI — Some 74.9 million people in the Greater Horn of Africa (HoA) region are highly food insecure and in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, according to a report released on Wednesday by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), …

GENEVA — Dr. Ali Haji Adam Abubakar, Somalia’s Minister of Health and Social Welfare, was elected one of five Vice Presidents of the 77th World Health Assembly (WHA), which began Monday in Geneva, Switzerland. Dr. Frank Anthony, Guyana’s Minister of Health, was elected First Vice President. The other countries elected as vice presidents are Guyana, …

BELEDWYNE — Tens of thousands of students in Somalia’s central Hiran region have been forced to stay out of schools after heavy rains flooded the institutions. According to Somali education officials, more than 37,000 students in this region in central Somalia are no longer in school due to the impact …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations relief agency has allocated 2 million U.S. dollars from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for an urgent response to the cholera outbreak in Somalia, the UN said on Monday. The allocation is supporting UN agencies and their partners to provide lifesaving assistance to 60,000 …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said it, along with its partners, has successfully implemented the second anticipatory action to mitigate the impacts of El-Nino-induced floods in Somalia. The WFP said the anticipatory action was designed to safeguard people’s lives and livelihoods in anticipation of floods across four …

GARBAHAREY — The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) Ethiopia’s National Defence Force Contingent (ENDF) stationed at Bardheere Forward Operating Bases (FOB) in Gedo region, Jubbaland State on Tuesday began providing free medical treatment twice a week to the local community. The battalion is using supplies from Baidoa ATMIS …

GAROWE  — The President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, today officially launched the final exams for the 8th and 12th grades of Puntland’s schools for the academic year 2023/2024. More than 20,000 students are expected to sit for the exams in all districts of Puntland. The President, …

MOGADISHU — A suicide bombing took place in Mogadishu shortly before the evening prayer, which caused casualties including death and injuries. According to reports, the explosion took place in an area known as Al-Naciim located in Dharkenley district of Mogadishu. Eyewitnesses say that a person riding a motorcycle rigged with …