MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Prime Minister of the federal Republic of Somalia H.E Hassan Ali Kheyre has today on Saturday opened national examination which were allocated to take place in the four regional administrations and Benadir region, SONNA reported. 27,600 Secondary School students will sit for the examination According to …
Read More »Two die in Somalia flooding ahead of tropical storm landfall
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Meteorologists tracking Sagar, a relatively rare tropical storm that strengthened as it crossed the entire Gulf of Aden, are expecting landfall on Saturday near the Djibouti-Somalia border. It has potential impacts for Ethiopia too as it reaches the Horn of Africa. Flash floods were reported in the …
Read More »Over 27,000 students to sit national exams in Somalia
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Over 27,000 secondary school students in Somalia will sit for their national examinations on Saturday, Education ministry confirmed. The Somali government has been seeking to revive its education system since 2015 after years of a dysfunctional education system. The exams will be conducted in 120 centres across …
Read More »Governor Gedo distributes financial aid to flood victims
GARBAHAAREY (SOHA) – The governor of Gedo, Mohamed Muhumad Adan handed over flood response funds to committees in Dollow, Luuq and Belet Hawa districts of Gedo region, Mustaqbal radio reports. The governor on his return journey from Mogadishu visited these districts affected by the floods and to distribute the funds …
Read More »27,600 students to sit for gov. administered exams in somalia
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The government administered exams for the 2017/18 form four class will kick off tomorrow in 126 centres, the Ministry of Education. Education Minister Osman said 27,600 students from three states-Galmudug, HirShabelle, South West, Jubbaland and Banadir regional administration will sit for the exams in accordance with the …
Read More »‘For me it’s like a murder’: the surge in sexual attacks on children in Somalia
When Anab’s madrasa teacher in Mogadishu told her to stay behind after classes, everyone but her two younger brothers left. He ordered the boys to face the wall, then assaulted their six-year-old sister. Anab’s father, Yusuf, says he clearly saw the “shock and horror in the face” of his daughter …
Read More »UNHCR struggling to meet needed funds for refugees in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (SOHA) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Wednesday its only received 15 percent of the 335.8 million U.S. dollars it needs to meet the needs of refugees in Ethiopia. In a press statement sent to Xinhua, UNHCR said the funds are needed to …
Read More »Tropical Cyclone to hit northern Somalia in less than 24 hrs
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The UK Meteorological Office has warned of an imminent tropical cyclone at the eastern Gulf of Aden in less than 24 hours’ time adding Northern Somalia and Southern Yemen will experience exceptionally high rainfall totals causing severe flash flooding across the region. The forecast released Wednesday indicates …
Read More »WVI : Flooding affects 1.2 mln people in East Africa
MOGADISHU(SOHA) – About 1.2 million people have been affected by flooding due to heavy rains pounding parts of Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, an international charity said on Tuesday. The World Vision International said heavy rains have submerged homes, schools and businesses, displacing more than 700,000 people from their homes, and …
Read More »IOM: 48,000 Somalis to Benefit from Health Services
NAIROBI (SOHA) – The UN Migration Agency, in close partnership with the Ministries of Health in Somaliland and Puntland, will provide emergency life-saving health services to some 48,000 drought-affected people in the Sool, Sanaag and Mudug regions over the next five months, with funding from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund …
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