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MOGADISHU — With the emergence and spread of COVID-19 across the world, social, political and economic activities came to a standstill in many countries, including Somalia. The implementation of movement restrictions, meant that people had to stay at home round the clock. The restrictions have notably increased incidences of gender-based …

BELEDWEYNE —  Ministers of Planning and Water of HirShabelle state along with officials from the Ministry of Planning of FGS and Hiraan Regional Administration have jointly laid the foundation stone for a dam project in Hela Kaliyo area on the outskirts of Beledweyne, SONNA reported. The project will be implemented …

TAIPEI — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Tuesday (Dec. 28) announced it will donate 150,000 doses of Taiwan’s domestically-developed Medigen vaccine (MVC-COV1901) to Somaliland. As the COVID pandemic continues and the Omicron variant spreads in Africa, MOFA issued a press release announcing the donation. Chargé d’affaires of Taiwan’s …

DHOBLEY — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has constructed five new classrooms at Omar Binu Khadab Primary and Secondary School in Dhobley town, Jubaland State, as part of its support to the education sector in Somalia. The construction of the classrooms was done under the mission’s Quick Impact …

BELEDWEYNE — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has set up a solar system at the Ugas Khalif International Airport in Beledweyne and has also started on the construction of sanitary facilities for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Hirshabelle State. These Quick Impact Projects are aimed at enhancing security …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development has hailed the inauguration of IGAD’s Centre for Climate Adaption and Environmental Protection (CAEP) in Somalia. The centre was officially launched in Mogadishu on Thursday, 23 December 2021 by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmaajo’, accompanied by the Intergovernmental Authority on …

BAIDOA — Somalia’s climate crisis is a problem created by industrialized nations, Somali presidential spokesman Abdirashid Mohamed Hashi told Anadolu Agency on Friday. “Frequent catastrophes caused by droughts and floods are caused by climate change which is also leading to a widespread gradual destruction in the country’s environment,” he said. …

BAIDOA — A Turkish aid agency conducted two phases of humanitarian relief activities in Somalia’s city of Baidoa on Thursday. The IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation distributed meat to 300 families in need of assistance and over 1,600 individuals received food assistance, according to the relief foundation’s country representative. “We have …

KISMAYO — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has handed over newly constructed classrooms, sanitation facilities, learning materials and sports equipment to boost education and sports in Jubaland State. The facilities were constructed under AMISOM’s Quick Impacts Projects, and as an extension of the mission’s Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) mandate …

MOGADISHU —  Africa’s Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has opened a research center in Somalia to combat climate change. Severe drought and flooding displaced nearly half-a-million Somalis last year. The new center, located in the Somali capital, will conduct research, collect data and analyze and disseminate new information on climate change …