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MOGADISHU — Maryan is a 70-year-old grandmother living in an Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP) camp in the Mudug region of North Eastern Somalia with her eight grandchildren— seven of them are orphans who have recently lost their mother. Maryan arrived in this camp 11 years ago after fleeing from a …

MOGADISHU — The Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) conducted humanitarian activities on Tuesday in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, distributing meat to families in need. The aid group said 1,743 packages were distributed to families in Garasbaley, orphanages, and centers for disabled people. “The slaughter and distribution of 1,743 shares (249 livestock) …

MOGADISHU — Deteriorating drought conditions in Somalia could displace over 1 million people by April if urgent action is not taken, the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) latest Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) analysis shows. The widespread drought in the Horn of Africa has severely impacted Somalia the most, prompting the government to …

Las Anod — Las Anod Mayor Abdirahman Ali Ismail announced that 20 new developmental projects will be implemented in Las Anod in this year. The mayor said that they plan to complete these 20 different projects that are important for the community in Las Anod this year. Abdirahman Ali Ismail, …

MOGADISHU — Success or failure of control measures against the desert locusts in Somalia and Ethiopia will determine their return to eastern Africa, warns the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). They added that in this regard, vigilance and preparedness should be maintained in northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia throughout …

MOGADISHU —  Many Somali people still remember how, when civil war gripped their own country, an influx of refugees fled to countries like Yemen and Syria, where they stayed several years until Somalia got back on track its current, slow-moving path towards peace. Those who fled to Yemen were not …

MOGADISHU —  Two Turkish humanitarian organizations joined hands to provide free medical treatment and perform surgeries in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) and Doctors Worldwide Turkiye (Yeryüzü doktorları) examined 353 people and conducted 74 surgeries in Mogadishu in December, the Turkish state-run charity said …

MOGADISHU — Diplomatic relations between Somalia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been at their lowest point since 2018, when Somalia accused the small Gulf country of interfering in its internal affairs and instigating chaos. In 2018, Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency seized three suitcases at Mogadishu’s international airport …

MOGADISHU  — Somalia’s worst drought in decades has millions of people dependent on food aid and thousands flocking to cities to escape hunger. At makeshift shelters on the outskirts of the capital, displaced people face cramped conditions and poor sanitation in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Somali villagers escaping …

MOGADISHU —  The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) announced Tuesday that a severe drought in Somalia has displaced 245,000 people as conditions worsen in the country. Nearly 90% of the country is now in a severe climate change-related drought, following three consecutive failed rainy seasons. The …