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MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia on Wednesday announced 20 new cases of the novel Coronavirus, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country to 80. The rising cases came as the country’s Ministry of Health reported three new fatalities, raising the death toll from COVID-19 to …

MOGADISHU — The Somalia Prime Minister  Hassan Khaire has ordered Treasury to release $1 million to all the regional states to help them fight the spread of Covid19. He said the move was part of a multi-pronged approach that the Federal Government of Somali had adopted to help fight the …

MOGADISHU — The federal government of Somalia has suspended the collection of taxes on basic commodities from traders for the next three months over the new coronavirus pandemic. Somalia’s minister of Finance Abdirahman Beileh said that the government’s revenue department will not collect taxes from traders for the next three …

ABU DHABI — The United Arab Emirates, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation, has dispatched an aid plane carrying approximately 27 metric tonnes of medical supplies to Somalia. The aid, which consisted of seven metric tonnes from the UAE and 20 metric tonnes from the World Health Organisation, will …

MOGADISHU — COVID-19 cases in Somalia Monday shot up dramatically with the country recording 35 cases in less than 24 hours bringing to 60 the number of cases in the Horn of Africa nation. Prime Minister Hassan Khaire said in a tweet Monday evening 35 cases were recorded in the …

MOGADISHU — The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has today called on the Federal Government of Somalia to classify the media as essential service and open up the operating space for the media during the impending curfew imposed on Mogadishu. In a press conference held in Mogadishu on Sunday, …

MOGADISHU — The Somali federal government has imposed a curfew in the capital, Mogadishu as part of measures to halt the spread of the Coronavirus. While addressing the media, Police Commissioner Gen. Abdi Hassan Mohamed said the government will be implementing a night curfew between 20:00 and 05:00 starting Wednesday …

MOGADISHU — The COVID-19 pandemic possesses a critical menace to populations that can be presently dwelling in Somalia IDP websites. At the moment, IDP websites in Somalia face poor dwelling circumstances similar to restricted entry to water and sanitation merchandise, congested and overly dense settlement configuration and marginality from broader …

MOGADISHU — Somalia confirmed its second death from coronavirus on Sunday. Khalif Mumin Tohow, justice minister of Hirshabelle state, succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Mogadishu’s Martini hospital a day after he tested positive in the town of Jowhar, the administrative capital of Hirshabelle. Ali Gudlawe Hussein, vice president of …

MOGADISHU — The EU mission in Somalia said the bloc has pledged 27 million Euros to help Somalia combat COVID-19 in the Horn of Africa country. “Together against COVID-19, the European commissioner for the international partnership Jutta Urpilainen has a phone conversation with Farmajo to express EU solidarity and support,” …