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GALKAYO — Somalia’s Puntland state president Said Abdullahi Deni on Saturday paid a visit to Omar Samatar school in Galkayo where more than 16000 students are sitting for their final secondary school exams despite COVID-19. The state leader said that safety measures have been put in place to prevent the …

MOGADISHU —  Somalia’s Federal Ministry for Higher Education has unveiled a new schedule for the National Examinations on Saturday. A statement from the office of the minister Abdullahi Godah Bare confirmed that the final exams for primary schools’ class eight will commence on 11th this month while high school will start …

MOGADISHU — Somali Disability Empowerment Network (SODEN) has condemned the murder of head of Persons With Disabilities (PWD) in Baidoa. The chairperson of persons with disabilities, Sharif Jiis in Baidoa shot dead at his home on Tuesday night. The militant group Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the killing of accusing Jiis …

MOGADISHU — On a visit to the major tertiary hospital in Mogadishu, which plays a critical role in the management of COVID-19 patients’ care, on 21 June, the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative to Somalia Mr. James Swan called for continuing international support to the Government’s response to COVID-19 …

ADDIS ABABA — The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) have approved grants totaling $9.52 million to strengthen responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in East Africa and the Horn, and in Comoros. The grant, approved on 26 June, is part of the $10 billion COVID-19 Rapid Response …

WASHINGTON — The World Bank (WB) Board of Directors today approved a $40 million International Development Assistance (IDA) grant for Somalia as part of the Emergency Locust Response Program, which seeks to respond to the threat posed by the locust outbreak and strengthen systems for preparedness in affected countries in …

MOGADISHU — Somalia has seen its lowest daily number of COVID-19 cases since the pandemic broke out several months ago. The Ministry of Health and Social Care announced that 16 new infections were recorded in the last 24 hours, in addition to 19 recoveries. No death was recorded. Banadir region …

HARGEISA — Somaliland Ministry of Education allowed schools to operate and open its doors to students; the ministry as well announced today that 11,000 students will take the national high school exams in 200 designated slots for the test. 2000 invigilators comprising of teachers and security guards will oversee them …

MOGADISHU —  The UN humanitarian agency said it will release 15 million U.S. dollars to support a series of anticipatory-action interventions over the next 18 months in Somalia. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the funds from the UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) will …

MOGADISHU — A newly launched emergency call center is boosting health response in the fight against COVID-19 in Somalia, the UN said on Thursday. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-backed center is receiving more than 8,000 daily calls from those who feel sick or need advice on COVID-19 in Somalia. …