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ROME (SOHA) – Among the 50,872 migrants that crossed the Mediterranean Sea until July 15, 2018, 1,443 had lost their lives while trying to cross into Europe, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday. In a statement, International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the arrivals are mainly from Tunisia, Eritrea, Cote …

TORONTO (SOHA) – House of Commons Immigration Committee to meet today after increasingly tense month on the issue of asylum claimants Last week a tense meeting between Canada’s federal immigration minister and an Ontario government minister ended in name-calling, an abrupt exit, and demands for an apology. It was all over …

NAIROBI (SOHA) – The UN Security Council has been cautioned against linking peacekeeping troops in Somalia to illegal charcoal and sugar trade without evidence. Defence Cabinet Secretary Raychelle Omamo yesterday told the teams monitoring the peace process against accusing African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) soldier. She said they should …

BRUSSELS (SOHA) – The European Union released €89 million (nearly $105 million) in humanitarian assistance to Somalia, according to the European Commission on Wednesday. The Commission stated that the funding comes ahead of the Somalia Partnership Forum co-hosted by the EU taking place next week on July 16-17. “The devastating effects …

AUCKLAND (SOHA) – New Zealand has approved $5.2 million in humanitarian funding to address significant humanitarian needs in South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia. The ongoing conflict in South Sudan, and prolonged drought, recent heavy rains and pockets of violence in Ethiopia and Somalia, have contributed to deeply concerning humanitarian situations …

BAIDOA (SOHA) – Two Somali brothers have applied the carpentry skills they learnt during more than a decade living as refugees in Yemen to establish a thriving business that is now creating employment in Baidoa. Tabit Ali Ahmed, 39, and Ishaq Mohamed Adan, 24, brought back to Somalia a unique …

BAIDOA (SOHA) – Safiyo, 26, lies in a hospital bed in the southern Somali town of Baidoa, recovering from multiple stab wounds after a brutal attack on 22 June. Safiyo – whose real name we have concealed to protect her – told Radio Ergo a man sneaked into her house …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Traders at the main market Mogadishu’s remote Kahda district today woke up to losses after a fire razed down property worth thousands of US dollars. Smoke billowing from the newly established market could be seen covering a section of the city as firefighters fought their way in to …

ADAADO (SOHA) – Many families living in Caad area in Mudug region are reported to have fled from their homes area after heavy clashes. These people have travelled from several locations, including the Hobyo district, and feared these people are suffering from the fighting between Al-Shabaab and the resident in the …

ASMARA (SOHA) – The Special Envoy for the Somali refugee situation, Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey, led a high-level delegation in Eritrea accompanied by the Deputy Director of Division of International Protection, Ms. Shahrzad Tadjbakhsh and the Head of the Legal and Policy Unit of the Regional Bureau of Africa (RBA), …