Protection Cluster

MOGADISHU — Police in Mogadishu said four people were injured Thursday when a roadside bomb detonated as their vehicle traveled through the Taleh neighborhood. A police officer who spoke to VOA from the scene confirmed that three Turkish nationals and their Somali driver were wounded. The officer said the Turkish …

MOGADISHU — A traditional elder who was also the head of Deynile Primary and Secondary school has been killed on Tuesday in a bomb blast in Deynile district. According to witnesses, Daahir Hassan Tohow better known as Daahir Digdigle died after a roadside bomb explosion planted on the road in …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations has commended the Somali Women’s resilience and unfaltering resolve for gender equality and partaking fully in all spheres of life; called on Somali leaders to uphold the women quota in the ongoing parliamentary elections. The United Nations in Somalia congratulates Somali women for their tireless …

MOGADISHU — The Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development (MWHRD) of the Federal Government of Somalia, conducted a two-day training in Mogadishu for the national committee in charge of coordinating the women’s, peace and security program led by the ministry. The training was attended by the Director Generals of …

KISMAYO — Reports from Kismayo town under Jubaland administration, confirm that Sheikh Abdinasir Haji Ahmed died in a car explosion today. A released press statement state that the explosion that killed a prominent Somali cleric, took place at Somalia Star intersection in Kismayo. The bomb was deliberately attached to the bottom …

BELEDWEYNE  —  At least 10 people were killed and 15 others injured in a suicide bomb attack at a restaurant in the central Somalia town of Beletweyne. Sources said that a suicide bomber who was at the restaurant blew up at about 1 pm local time when most people were …

HARGEISA — Somaliland today caried out an execution of four Somaliland soldiers convicted of various murder charges by the country’s military courts. The soldiers executed by a firing squad, were found guilty in killing civilians in some parts of Somaliland. Two other men sentenced to death by a Somaliland court, …

HARGEISA —  Members of the Somaliland House of Elders, started debating the Somaliland Child Protection Law No. 102/2022, which was passed by Somaliland’s House of Representatives. Most of the MPs who took part in the debate on the Somaliland Child Protection Act, Act Lr. 102/2022 proposed that a commission be …

JOWHAR — Four people were killed after Auto-rickshaw they were travelling ran over an IED suspected to have been planted by Al-Shabab militants near Hansholey village under Jowhar district of Middle Shabelle region. The four victims are said to be from the same family and were headed to Mahaday district …

MOGADISHU — At least 10 civilians have been killed in a bomb explosion in Somalia’s southern state of Jubaland on Friday, officials and local media reported. “10 civilians were killed and three others wounded after a minibus they were traveling in ran over an improvised explosive device (IED) planted by the …