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When the government fell, the trees began coming down, too. The collapse of Somalia’s central government in 1991 and the subsequent absence of law and order removed any restraints on tree cutting in the East African state. Businesses and individuals took their machetes to the forest and began chopping down …

MOGADISHU — Somalia is stepping up its preventive measures against the mpox outbreak after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the situation in Africa a global health emergency. The outbreak, which has hit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) the hardest, has now spread to 13 African countries, raising fears …

MOGADISHU — The Somali Ministry of Health and Human Services has launched an awareness campaign on mpox, which has emerged as a public health emergency of major concern in Africa amid a surge in cross-border transmission. The ministry said in a health alert released Tuesday that the campaign will provide …

MOGADISHU —  The Banadir Regional Administration (BRA) has arrested at least 35 workers in Mogadishu who were found to be living with infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis. During a press conference on Tuesday, Banadir Regional Administration spokesperson Salah Dhere stated that some of the arrested people were aware of …

MOGADISHU — The Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Salah Ahmed Jama, has launched the Somali 2nd Development Forum, focusing on creating a growth and economic transformation plan for the country post-debt relief. This forum, organized by the Heritage Institute and set to last for two days, …

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 …