MOGADISHU — The Micronutrient Survey launched by the Federal Ministry of Health and UNICEF today shines a spotlight on the nutrition status of women and children in Somalia. According to the survey, the nutrition status of women and children has improved during the past decade. Nine in ten infants are …
Read More »Somalia court jails four health ministry officials for corruption
MOGADISHU — A Somali judge has sentenced a senior health ministry official to nine years in jail for stealing funds and improper of the genuine seal, in what was a minor victory against endemic corruption in the horn African nation. The prosecutors accused Abdullahi Hashi Ali, Director-General of Health Ministry …
Read More »AMISOM handovers renovated classrooms to Hosingow comm.
KISMAYO — Kenyan soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) handed over three newly renovated classrooms at Hosingow Primary School in the Lower Jubba region of Jubaland State of Somalia, to the local administration, in an effort to improve education in the area. The renovation of the …
Read More »UNHCR and WFP begin distribution of food aid for refugees & asylum seekers in Somalia
MOGADISHU — Two UN agencies on Thursday kicked off the distribution of the more than 1,500 metric tons of life-saving food aid for refugees and asylum seekers in Somalia. The World Food Programme (WFP) and the UNHCR said the distribution has already begun in Mogadishu, Galkayo, and Bosasso, and is …
Read More »AMISOM holds online leadership training for Somali women
MOGADISHU — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), in collaboration with the Southwest State Ministry of Women, Human Rights and Development, today organized an online training for Somali women leaders to enhance their participation in the political and decision-making process of their country. The seminar titled Ensuring Women Political Representation …
Read More »Somalia govt expels CARE country director for meddling politics
MOGADISHU — The government of Somalia has ordered the expulsion of CARE Country Director Iman Abdullahi, according to a letter issued Tuesday. The letter, which was sent from the country’s Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education Abdullahi Godah Barre, accused the head of CARE Somalia of disregarding the government’s policies and procedures, …
Read More »Somali government, UN call for protection of aid workers
MOGADISHU — The Somali government and the UN Office of Coordination for Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Wednesday called for the protection of aid workers providing life-saving assistance in Somalia. “On the occasion of World Humanitarian Day, the Federal Government of Somalia and the United Nations in Somalia are calling for …
Read More »Somalia executes soldiers convicted for boy’s fatal rape
BAIDOA — Two Somalia soldiers were executed Tuesday after being convicted of raping a 10-year-old boy who died from the bleeding, officials say. The executions of the two soldiers in Baidoa town in southwestern Somalia follows a hurried trial which convicted the two soldiers of raping the boy in July …
Read More »Gunmen kill regional minister of agriculture in Jowhar
JOWHAR — Unidentified Gunmen have shot and killed the regional minister for agriculture of Hirshabelle in Jowhar on Monday evening. Abdulkadir Abuukar Karani was shot dead by unknown gunmen on his way home from the mosque after Isha prayers killing him on the spot. ”Armed men followed him from the …
Read More »Somalia’s minister of education survives landmine explosion
GEDO — Somalia’s minister of education Abdullahi Godah has narrowly escaped unhurt in landmine attack planted on the roadside in Luq district of Gedo region on Sunday evening, officials confirm. The roadside explosion hit one of the convoys of the vehicles escorting the minister and slightly injuring two members of …
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