NEWS

MOGADISHU — The Banadir Regional Administration(BRA) has issued strict orders to agencies operating in the districts of Banadir region, especially those working on social issues that provide humanitarian assistance. “After observing how the way in which the aid agencies work in the districts of Banadir region, we have decided to …

KISMAYO  — At least 7 people died and several others were wounded when an explosive device ripped through a minibus in Tabdha-Dhobley road in Lower Jubba region. Among those killed included a six-month baby and his mother. According to the witnesses, the minibus was completely destroyed and described a horrific …

ABUD WAQ — Security forces in the central town of Abud Waq in Galmudud regional state have reportedly apprehended a man accused of raping and killing a pregnant woman. The woman’s body was found outside the town after she was reported missing by her family. Abud Waq police said they …

MOGADISHU — When a 62-year old nomad Ali khadar Hagi was moving with his goats and camels in search of grazing grounds in the northeastern province of Puntland in Somalia, he got a text message warning him about a flash flood. He immediately changed the track and moved to a …

MOGADISHU — Salaam Somali Bank’s branch in Hamarweyne, Mogadishu has on Thursday provided entrepreneurs with free microfinance, as part of the annual non-profit investment program called “Qardu Hassan”. The yearly fund is aimed at developing and encouraging small businesses across Somalia, according to the bank management, which is credited to …

GAROWE —  Puntland’s Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Mohamud Haji Salah, has resigned and handed in his resignation letter to President Said Abdullahi Deni. Salah called on the Puntland state president to accept his resignation and wished the people and government peace, prosperity and development. He also said that …

MOGADISHU — Salaam Somali Bank (SSB) has provided free microfinance to small business in the country’s capital as part of the annual grand fun program meant to boost cultivating and rival of the economy. On Sunday, the Bank’s branch in Madina has offered free microfinance to the resident traders, including …

BAL’AD — The problem of access to clean potable water will be a thing of the past for thousands of local communities of El-Ma’aan village in Bal’ad District, HirShabelle State of Somalia, after the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) put up 5 wells under its Quick Impact Projects (QIPs). Speaking …

GALKAYO — The death toll from Friday’s attack in Mogadishu that killed several high-ranking military and police officials has risen to 15, local authorities confirmed on Saturday. Speaking to local media, security officials said that 15 people lost their lives in the suicide attack that happened in the central town of …

GENEVA –– U.N. agencies are rushing emergency aid to thousands of victims of Cyclone Gati, the most powerful tropical storm ever to hit Somalia. Somalia has experienced 15 tropical storms, cyclones and flash floods over the last three-and-a-half decades but has never seen anything like Cyclone Gati. The storm made …