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MOGADISHU —  Somalia Monday closed all schools and universities for two weeks as COVID-19 infections rise in the Horn of Africa nation. After a Cabinet meeting in the capital Mogadishu, the government also proposed the establishment of a medical oxygen plant with support from Turkey. ”The government will continue to …

MOGADISHU —  At least two people were killed in the Somali capital on Sunday and several others – including civilians – wounded when a bomb blast targeted a vehicle carrying a local government official. The attack took place near Bal’ad, where a main security checkpoint into Mogadishu is located, Ahmed …

MOGADISHU — The UN office for humanitarian affairs Thursday said about 1.3 million people were displaced in Somalia in 2020. “Out of a total of 2.9 million IDPs [Internally Displaced Persons] in the country, 1.6 million are most vulnerable and will require humanitarian assistance in 2021,” the United Nations Office for …

MOGADISHU — The Somali government on Wednesday banned public gatherings and called on non-essential workers to work from home amid rising cases of COVID-19 in the country. The ministers of health, information and security said the infection rate has gone up in February after nine people died and 100 new …

MOGADISHU — Minister of the Health of the Federal Government of Somalia H.E Fozia Abikar Noor confirmed to the national media that the number of cases of COVID-19 registered in the country has increased in the past two months. The results from COVID-19 tests conducted in the country from January …

MOGADISHU — The Government of Somalia and its international partners seek $1.09 billion to provide life-saving assistance to four million vulnerable people affected by a worsening humanitarian situation around the country. “We are launching the 2021 Humanitarian Response Plan today, in what is a critical time for Somalia,” the Humanitarian Coordinator for …

MOGADISHU —  Health authorities in Somalia say the country has been hit by a second wave of the coronavirus, blaming travels abroad and public gatherings ahead of elections for the increase in cases. Minister of Health and Social Care Dr. Fawziya Abikar said cases have increased 52% in February compared …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Health, Fawziya Abikar Nur, says she is extremely alarmed about the rising number of COVID-19 cases after the country experienced one of it’s deadliest weeks since the onset of the pandemic. Speaking to HOL on Wednesday, the minister said ten people have died from the …

MOGADISHU — Growing insecurity in Somalia poses grave threats to humanitarian operations in the country, a UN body said on Thursday. There were 255 incidents against humanitarian agencies recorded in 2020, a rise of 59%, in which 15 aid workers were killed, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia’s prime minister Tuesday laid the foundation stone for expanding a Turkish hospital in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Yardemeli Hospital is a maternal and child healthcare hospital located in Mogadishu’s Hamar Jajab neighborhood. Senior officials, including the education minister, lawmakers, and Turkish Ambassador to Somalia Mehmet Yilmaz, attended …