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MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian agency said Wednesday that between 60,000 and 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Mogadishu following an outbreak of violence on April 25. Cesar Arroyo, the UN acting humanitarian coordinator for Somalia, said those displaced include vulnerable internally displaced persons who …

MOGADISHU — At least seven people were killed and more than 11 others wounded when a vehicle exploded outside a police headquarters in Somalia’s capital, police and health officials said Wednesday. The al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility. A police spokesman, Col. Abdiqani Mohamed Qalaf, said the suicide bomber tried to drive into …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity(QC), with funding from the Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD), has started distributing 50 tons of camel meat to the needy and the displaced in the suburbs of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, under the supervision of the Qatari Embassy. This comes as part of Qatar Charity’s …

ADDIS ABABA — Somalia has on Monday officially joined African Risk Capacity, ARC, established to help African governments improve their capacities to respond natural disasters. The agreement has been signed by Somalia’s Humanitarian Affairs & Disaster management Minister Khadija M. Diriye, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ARC is a Specialized Agency …

MOGADISHU — The Turkish Red Crescent on Sunday distributed food parcels for people in need in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. “The Turkish Red Crescent did food distribution in Mogadishu’s Daynile district on Sunday and distributed 700 food parcels to families in need in the Daynile district,” Orhan Kokcu, head of the Turkish …

MOGADISHU — As the world marks World Malaria Day (April 25), several African countries continue to battle the impact of a preventable disease claiming thousands of lives. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, malaria has claimed an estimated 380,000 lives in 2018 according to the World Health Organization (WHO). But there are …

DHOBLEY — In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan, Kenyan soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday visited Dhobley General Hospital to cheer the sick and also donate much-needed medicines and an assortment of food items. In Dhobley and surrounding areas, the Kenyan …

JOWHAR — Families living in Towfiq Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP) camp in Jowhar, Middle Shabelle region of Somalia, will now have access to clean water following the construction of a water well by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The well was handed over to the Governor of the …

MOGADISHU — At least three people were killed and four others wounded when a mortar attack targeted Somalia’s presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, local media reported. “At least three civilians were killed and four others injured in the attack, targeting the presidential palace in Mogadishu. The victims …

MOGADISHU — Somalia is bracing for record levels of displacement in 2021 due to severe drought which is ravaging parts of the country, leaving many people without water and livelihoods, a global charity warned Wednesday. Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said more than 1 million people were displaced by floods, conflict and …