PLATFORMS

MOGADISHU(SoOHA) – A group of Somali youth in Lower Shabelle’s agricultural town, Afgoye, have joined hands to build flood-barriers to protect their farms and houses from river floods. Flooding has already forced some families to evacuate their houses in Aytire and Balgure neighborhoods alongside the river Shabelle. Sid-Omar Siidow, the …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – Mogadishu administration Tuesday mobilized emergency response units following expected floods in the city which have since displaced hundreds of thousands countrywide. Banaadir Region governor who also doubles as Mogadishu Mayor Omar Mohamud Filish today unveiled fire engines, ambulances, police vehicles and response teams to coordinate emergency response during …

GAROWE (SoOHA) – A reduced-charcoal cooking stove being promoted by the Puntland government is cutting fuel costs for local families and starting to have a positive environmental impact. A total of 4,850 stoves have been distributed by the Puntland government in conjunction with the UN Development Programme (UNDP) to families …

KISMAYO (SoOHA) – Halima Derow Mohamud fled her home on 23 November when flash floods caused by torrential rains hit her home in Dhobley town in southern Somalia’s Jubbaland state. Her five-room house was awash with water. Halima carried some mattresses and salvaged some food as she and her family …

GENEVA (SoOHA) – Somalia’s ratification of a key convention to protect internally displaced people in Africa is a landmark achievement for the country and the African continent, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said today. The African Union (AU) Convention for the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in …

AFGOYE (SoOHA) – Shebelle River floods in areas under the control of Afgoye District in Lower Shebelle region where flooding has affected farmers in the area, and local authorities arrived in the Lower Shebelle region observed the floods. Ibrahim Adan Ali, the governor of Lower Shebelle region and his entourage …

GAROWE (SoOHA) – The Puntland emergency response committee has started meetings in Garowe, the headquarters of the Nugal region on Tuesday. The successive meeting discussed how to respond to floods affecting thousands of people in the regional state, according to the officials who spoke to Radio Shabelle via phone. The Minister of …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) – The Federal Government of Somalia and the humanitarian community have launched a Flood Response Plan to seek immediate support for hundreds of thousands of people affected by flooding across the country. The plan calls for US$72.5 million to implement life-saving activities from November 2019 to January 2020. …

BELEDWEYNE (SoOHA) – The Head of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Ambassador Francisco Madeira visited Beledweyne in Somalia on Saturday where he said that the African Union Commission will soon provide relief support amounting to US$87,000 in the form of medical supplies and non-food items. Beledweyne was devastated by …

MOGADISHU (SoOHA) –  Turkey on Saturday donated humanitarian aid to thousands of Somali people displaced by floods in recent months. The life-saving assistance was delivered by the state-run Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency. In a statement, the Turkish Embassy in Somalia said: “Turkey has delivered humanitarian relief supplies to the flood-affected …