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MOGADISHU — At least 30 people have been killed in intense clan clashes that erupted in the Middle Shabelle region on Friday. The fighting, which took place near the town of Adale, involved heavy weaponry and resulted in numerous casualties, including civilians. The exact cause of the clashes remains unclear, …

NAIROBI — The number of food-insecure people in the Horn of Africa(HoA) stood at 64.8 million as of November, according to a report released Friday by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), an East African bloc. The report said the figure …

MOGADISHU — The Chinese government has made a significant health-related commitment to the Federal Government of Somalia following a meeting today in Mogadishu. The meeting was specifically between the Minister of Health, Dr. Ali Haji Adam, and the Chinese Ambassador, Fei Shengchao, who visited the Ministry of Health headquarters. The …

MOGADISHU — Somalia on Thursday announced that it successfully brought back 161 of its citizens stranded in Libya through the United Nations-backed Voluntary Humanitarian Return program. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ahmed Moallim Fiqi said 74 of those nationals returned to Hargeisa in northwestern Somalia, while 87 others …

RIYADH — Somalia’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Abdullahi Bidhan Warsame, was a key participant at the COP16 conference here, engaging in discussions on financing drought resilience and enhancing groundwater production across Africa. The event was co-hosted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Development Fund of the …

NAIROBI — The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, OCHA, has revealed that 39 people were killed in recent inter-clan clashes in Somalia in the past two months. The OCHA said land disputes were blamed for the conflicts, which left 35 dead in the Mudug region in central …

MOGADISHU — In a strategic move to strengthen ties with Somalia’s largest charity, the British non-governmental organization Somali Relief and Development Forum (SRDF) has officially rebranded as Zamzam Foundation UK. The rebranding follows a partnership agreement with the Zamzam Foundation, a Somalia-based humanitarian organization, aimed at expanding aid and development …

RIYADH — The Minister of Environment and Climate Change of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Amb. Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi, and the Minister of Livestock, Hassan Hussein Mohamed, attended the official opening of the 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Riyadh, …

MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia has launched the National Transformation Plan (NTP) labs in Mogadishu, marking the beginning of an eight-week process that aims to redefine the country’s socio-economic landscape. The launch was graced by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, alongside a host …

BARDHERE — The Somali National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has successfully distributed relief supplies to more than 700 families in the Baardheere district of the Gedo region. These families, selected from various neighborhoods in the district and its surrounding areas, include the most vulnerable among the community: the poor, displaced, …