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MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Ugandan government today donated foodstuff to flood-affected families in Golwayn, in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region. The lorry-loads of assorted food consisting of rice, wheat flour, sugar, cooking oil and milk, was delivered through the Ugandan AMISOM contingent. Uganda’s Deputy Ambassador to Somalia, Maj. Gen. Nathan Mugisha flagged …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The World Food Program is calling for stronger international support for hundreds of thousands of Somalis impacted by some of the heaviest rains to hit their country in three decades. The rainfall that began last month has caused widespread flooding and damage in central, south and north …

JOHANNESBURG (SOHA) – A devastated cyclone-hit community in Somaliland is to receive $3-million (R37.5-million) from the UN Assistant Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). The release of the funds follows an unprecedented storm which delivered a full year’s worth of rain in just a few days, compounding damage caused by recent severe …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Following several months of confinement in detention centres in Libya, 150 Somali migrants returned voluntarily to their home country today with transportation organized by the United Nations migration agency. “I cannot find the right words to explain the anguish I went through in Libya. It was a difficult …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – At least 130 children under the age of five in every 1,000 live births die in Somalia, a new study by the charity Save the Children has revealed raking the Horn of Africa country among the riskiest countries for children. The report, End of Childhood Report notes Somalia records …

BORAMA (SOHA) – The UN has announced $2.7 million pledge to aid communities affected by Cylone Sagar which has killed dozens and displaced thousands others in Somaliland. Speaking after visiting Borama in Awdal region, UN Humanitarian Resident Coordinator Peter de Clercq said the funds would be instrumental in rebuilding livelihoods …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Recent flash and river flooding in Somalia has affected an estimated 772 000 people and displaced nearly 230 000 people from their homes. The World Health Organization in Somalia is responding to the health needs of the most vulnerable, including by airlifting emergency medical supplies to different …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Fadumo Nur Abdukadir, a 52 year mother, wakes up every morning and takes long walks along Hamar-Weyne coastline in Benadir region in search of her son, who has been missing for more than a month. Fadumo’s son ,Abshir Muriidi Mahamed, was among a group of fishermen who …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – At least 21 people have been killed and thousand others affected by floods and storm due to heavy rains pounding parts of the Horn of Africa nation, the UN relief agency said on Friday night. The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said floods and …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – With cyclones bearing down on Somalia, causing flooding and upheaval throughout various parts of the country this past week, it seemed natural for much of daily life to come to a halt. That was not the case for more than 27,000 students from 120 secondary schools across …