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MOGADISHU —  Around 63 per cent of children in Somalia, or two in three, have experienced severe food poverty in their early childhood, making them up to 50 per cent more likely to experience wasting, a life-threatening form of malnutrition, a report released by UNICEF reveals. The report, Child Food Poverty: …

MOGADISHU — Nearly 150,000 people have been displaced in various parts of Somalia in clan conflicts since January, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said Monday. This includes around 42,000 people, mostly women, children and the elderly, who were displaced by violence in the town …

BELEDWEYNE — Various reports are emerging about two landmine explosions that occurred in the town of Jalalaqsi in the Hiran region, resulting in casualties and injuries. The first explosion occurred at a checkpoint in the western part of Jalalaqsi, where Macawisley militia forces were stationed. According to local sources, the …

MOGADISHU — At least 39 people were killed in recent inter-clan clashes in Somalia in the past two months, the United Nations humanitarian agency said on Monday. Land disputes were blamed on the conflicts, which left 35 dead in the Mudug region, in central Somalia, and four others dead in …

JOWHAR — A massive fire broke out at the main market in Jowhar town, the capital of the Middle Shabelle region, on Saturday morning. According to local traders, the blaze rapidly spread to various parts of the business centers in the market in Hantiwadaag. The fire has already destroyed three …

MOGADISHU — The Minister for Environment and Climate Change of the federal government of Somalia Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi announced that the ministry is fighting hard the importation and disposal of single-use bags throughout the country. Khadija urged all businesses and companies to find eco-friendly alternatives. The ministry also warned the …

MOGADISHU — Somalia is embarking on a groundbreaking journey to transform its healthcare system through the integration of digital technologies, according to a comprehensive study by BCI Digital Health. The study, titled “Advancing Digital Healthcare in Somalia: A Review of Modern Technologies and Their Implications,” emphasizes the potential of innovations such as …

Somalia is stuck in a “humanitarian trap”, with a generation of “undignifying” emergency relief leading to the “slow death” of the people receiving it. Those are not the words of an aid-sceptic politician in a donor country, but those of Abdihakim Ainte, a top official working on climate change in …

JOWHAR —  Hirshabelle regional state leader Ali Abdullahi Hussein Guudlawe inaugurated a new primary and secondary school in the Biyo-Adde district of the Middle Shabelle region on Monday. President Guudlawe emphasized that the newly built school will benefit hundreds of students, pledging his administration’s commitment to prioritizing education development in …

CAIRO — Egypt will import large quantities of live sheep and goats from Somalia and Djibouti for immediate slaughter, the head of the country’s African Livestock Importers Association said Sunday. The move aims to balance domestic market prices and ensure meat availability, especially ahead of the Muslim holy month of …