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MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has warned that the displacement of families is on the rise due to conflict and drought in Somalia. “We are seeing a tragic trend this year, with more and more people displaced by drought and conflict in Somalia. Seeking aid to survive, …

BAIDOA (SoOHA) – Butchers in Baidoa, in southern Somalia’s South West state(SWS), have been following new rules set by the government requiring veterinary approval before the slaughter of animals for meat sales. According to the director of the livestock ministry, Hassan Ismail Isack, the state has succeeded in implementing new …

KISMAYO (SoOHA) – For the first time in decades, Abdi Ahmed Ali and his family are living in their own modern house in Kismayo thanks to a resettlement project in southern Somalia. Abdi and the eight members of his family returned to Somalia from Kenya’s largest refugee camp Dadaab in …

LASANOD (SoOHA) – Somali wives in the northern region of Sool have been going to court to seek redress after being left to raise their children single-handedlyby husbands migrating to seek a better life overseas. According to the chairman of Lasanod court, Hassan Mohamed Warsame, 200 cases have been filed …

MOGADISHU ( SoOHA) – The Somali Health and Nutrition (SHINE) programme comes at a critical point in Somalia’s history with the aim of improving the health and nutrition status of Somalis, with a particular focus on women and children. The UKAid funded programme commenced in 2016 and will run through to …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Forty-five children suffering from acute malnutrition are being treated in Banadir Hospital after being brought from IDP camps in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Dr Aweys Olow Hassan, a pediatrician at Banadir hospital, said the children are mostly under five and in poor condition. “The children are from …

CAIRO (SoOHA) – Arab states are facing a water supply emergency they need to coordinate an urgent response to, with per capita resources expected to fall by 50 percent by 2050, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said on Thursday. The Middle East and North Africa have suffered more …

LASANOD (SoOHA) – Some 300 pastoralist families living in Kulal village, 200 km away from Lasanod town in the northern Somali region of Sool, are relieved to have their only source of water flowing again, thanks to the quick response of an NGO to a Radio Ergo broadcast. Radio Ergo’s …

NAIROBI (SoOHA) – Around 10.7 million people are currently food insecure across Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and Karamoja region in Uganda. Although the food insecure population is lower than numbers observed during the drought of 2017 (15.3 million people), there is a high risk of a worsening situation due to forecasted …

LASANOD (SoOHA) – A village in northern Somalia’s Sool region has banned the use and sale of plastic bags, imposing penalties for offenders. The local administration of Bo’ame village, around 70 km east of Lasanod, announced a ban on plastic bags on 5 March, according to assistant chief area, Ahmed …