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MOGADISHU (SOHA) – In Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, plagued with emergencies, the fire department consists of volunteers who respond to crisis call with a heart of compassion. These firefighters are among a number of private citizens who continue to provide social services in this cash strapped nation, still recovering from war. …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) –  Five Red Crescent aid workers were kidnapped by suspected al-Shabaab militants in southwestern Somalia on Thursday, officials said. Mohamed Isak Ibrahim Aflow, director for NISA, the Somali national intelligence and security agency, in the southwestern Bay region, told reporters that the Red Crescent humanitarian workers were kidnapped …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Permanent Secretary (PS) for Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (MoHADM) mohamed omar moalim (Wayaki) has resigned causing yet another dent in one of the crucial government ministries as he takes the cue from his former boss Dr. Maryan Qasim who bolted out last November. In a tweet …

ADEN (SOHA) – Jacqueline Parlevliet, Head of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, UNHCR, Sub Office in Yemen, has extended deep thanks to the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, for supporting its commissioners. Parlevliet also hailed the ERC’s partnership with the UNHCR, to provide humanitarian assistance to the Somali refugees in …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The UN migration agency and the European Union are this week training over 60 migrants who opted to return to Somaliland from Libya instead of continuing their journeys to Europe, the UN agency said on Monday. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the migrants will now …

ANKARA(SOHA) – Turkish students are volunteering in Niger and Somalia as part of a Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency’s (TIKA) 2018 Experience Sharing Program program. In Niger, they helped youths learn the Turkish language via the Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMF). Recep Sezer, a student of the faculty of Islamic sciences …

On Thursday evening, Bilai Aden sat on her hotel bed, rocking her 10-month-old baby. The baby’s face was covered in a black hood and blanket, but Bilai would occasionally lift the fabric and peer inside. Baby Misky’s face, full of scars and dead skin, would be revealed. What was more …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somalia has been engaged in a civil war for almost 30 years, and with over 70 percent of its population under 30 years of age, youth and youth education appear to be the key to a peaceful future in the country. Now, a new study has revealed that …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Financial troubles, staffing shortages and high demand threaten to halt the only free private ambulance service in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu. “We have been providing this voluntary service for 12 years with the help of friends and other generous individuals in private business, but now the responsibility is …

Horumar Summer School offers programming designed for immigrant and low-income families. Horumar means advancement in Somali and the Horumar Summer School celebrated roughly 140 advancements at their graduation ceremony on Tuesday. The school is open to all, but is designed to meet the needs of the 140 students who predominantly …