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MOGADISHU — A groundbreaking photography exhibition titled “Dhaliy Baydhaby: Through Their Eyes” concluded today at the National Museum of Somalia, offering an intimate glimpse into the lives of children from underserved communities in Baidoa’s internally displaced person (IDP) camps. Organized by the Somali Arts Foundation (SAF) in collaboration with UNICEF, …

MOGADISHU — Ongoing conflict, clan violence, and climatic shocks, mainly flooding, have displaced 319,014 people in Somalia in the first seven months of 2024, a global charity said on Monday. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), which cited data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)-led Protection and Return …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has dispatched 10 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid to Mesegawa, a town in the Galgaduud region under the Galmudug Regional Government. The aid delivery was witnessed by officials from SODMA, the Mesegawa City Administration, and the Galmudug State Government, and is intended …

MOGADISHU — Property of unknown value were destroyed after a massive fire broke out at Marwo market in Elasha Biyaha area in Mogadishu. Sources said the fire spread fast due to explosive that had been planted inside the market and came as traders said they had been receiving persistent threats …

MOGADISHU — Several communities in Somalia are at imminent risk of flooding as river levels continue to rise in central parts of the country, a UN agency warned in a flood advisory issued Saturday. Projections by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Somalia Water and …

MOGADISHU, Somalia — In response to the recent violence that displaced numerous families in the Luuq district, Gedo region, the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) has swiftly dispatched relief supplies. The aid, which includes tents for temporary housing, aims to provide immediate shelter to those who have lost their homes …

MOGADISHU — The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed concern over the execution of four juveniles in Somalia allegedly associated with the al-Shabab extremist group. UNICEF said Thursday evening in a statement that the four children under the age of 18 were executed on Aug. 17 in Puntland State by …

NAIROBI — Nearly 63 million people across the Horn of Africa region are grappling with dire food insecurity while 11 million children are acutely malnourished and in need of humanitarian assistance, an East African bloc said in a report released in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on Thursday. The Intergovernmental …

MOGADISHU — In a critical meeting held yesterday, Mohamud Moallim Abdulle, Chairman of the Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), convened with the Somalia Humanitarian Country Team (HCT) led by George Conway, the Deputy Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia. The discussion centered on the dire humanitarian conditions …

MOGADISHU — A car bomb explosion in the Garasbaaley district of Mogadishu on Wednesday killed at least five government soldiers and wounded several others, according to local sources. The attack occurred near a Somali intelligence security checkpoint on the road between the Ma’ani and Tareedishe neighborhoods. The militant group al-Shabaab, …