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MOGADISHU —  A section of Somali International University was this morning engulfed in fire following a suspected electric fault. Fire fighters were able to put off the fire before it spread to other buildings in the university located at Hamar Jadid area in Mogadishu. There was no immediate comment from …

At least twelve million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are in urgent need of food assistance following a prolonged dry spell and the expected short rain season. That’s according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) Early Warning systems experts. This, even as the World Bank warned …

MOGADISHU — China on Saturday donated a batch of humanitarian assistance to Somalia amid flourishing bilateral ties. Fei Shengchao, Chinese Ambassador to Somalia, said the humanitarian supplies from China included 10,000 tents, 50,000 mosquito nets, 20,000 aid kits and baby weight scales, stethoscopes and thermometers. “The pandemic has taken its …

MOGADISHU — Like most countries in the Horn of Africa, Somalia has been hit hard by drought. The phenomenon, partly caused by climate change, is drying up the water resources needed by the population. In its strategy document presented on October 3rd, 2021 in the capital Mogadishu, the Somali government …

HARGEISA —  Somaliland’s Interior Minister Mohamed Kahin Ahmed described an operation to expel non-Somalilanders from Sool and other regions as a ‘law enforcement operation.’ Minister Kahin, a guest on Horn Cable’s Hal-adayg program, was asked if the Somaliland government would apologize to the deportees if the security situation in the …

MOGADISHU  — Somalia’s apex bank said the country’s economy is expected to grow steadily despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which significantly affected the third and the fourth quarter of 2020. The Central Bank of Somalia (CBS) said on Wednesday the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is …

KISMAYO — Jubbaland State President Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Madobe) said on Wednesday that drought in his state has been threatening the livelihoods of pastoralists and farmers. Madobe said that the Jubbaland Ministry of Relief and Disaster Management has assessed that it needs international assistance to address the crippling drought immediately. …

BERBERA  — Dubai Ports Company DP World and the UK’s CDC are investing $ 1.7 billion in Africa’s infrastructure. The investment will modernize three DP World-run ports: Ain Sokhna in Egypt, Dakar in Senegal and Berbera in Somalia, according to the CDC. The joint investment will be expanded to other …

MOGADISHU —  At least three people were killed and several wounded Tuesday evening when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a busy restaurant in Mogadishu’s Yaqshid district, according to a police official. “The suicide bomber blew up in front of the restaurant that is frequented by local youths, killing …

JOHANNESBURG —  Well known Somali traders who had been live in South Africa for years was Saturday night in a raid on his shop. According to Somali community in Est London of Eastern Cape, several assailants with guns have stormed the shop of Mohamed Ismail Kiish, prompting conflict with the …