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MOGADISHU — The Somali government has launched its first national population and housing census in decades, which is expected to take two years. “We will be counting those who live in the Somali territory and the houses they live in,” Dr. Abdi Ali Ige, head of the Somali Population and …

MOGADISHU — The drought affecting millions of people in the Horn of Africa(HoA) has been made worse by human-induced climate change, a new study said on Thursday. The study published by World Weather Attribution, an academic collaboration studying extreme meteorological events, found that the southern part of the Horn of Africa, …

MOGADISHU —  Somali journalists launched a new network of environmental journalists in Somalia on Monday, intending to increase reporting on environmental challenges and opportunities in the country. Environmental Journalists for Somalia (EJS) aims to bring together media professionals to enhance media focus on environmental issues in the country, which suffers …

MOGADISHU — Nearly 6.6 million people in Somalia still face a humanitarian crisis or worse acute food insecurity outcomes despite relative improvement in rainfall forecast and decline in food prices, the United Nations-backed report released Tuesday showed. The UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said levels of acute food …

MOGADISHU  — Somalia said Tuesday efforts are underway to bring back some 200 nationals who are stranded in Sudan where the fighting may trigger further displacement both within and outside the country. Abdirahman Nur Dinari, acting permanent secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said the government …

MOGADISHU — Somalia, Djibouti, and Kenya have begun evacuating their citizens from Sudan as fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces that erupted on April 15 continues intermittently. The first group of Somali citizens, including students, arrived in Ethiopia, an official of the country’s Foreign Ministry told …

MOGADISHU —  Wrapping up his two-day visit to Somalia, the UN chief on Wednesday reaffirmed his commitment to support Somalia’s path to peace and stability. “Let us come together to advance peace and security, sustainable development and human rights, and build a better future for all Somalis,” UN Secretary-General Antonio …

GENEVA — The relocation of newly arrived refugees in the Somali region of Ethiopia, who fled clashes in Somalia’s Lascanood city, has begun, with 1,036 of the most vulnerable people transferred from border areas to a new settlement over the past three days. Transportation to the new site, located some …

Since the 1991 collapse of Somalia’s central government, many Somalis had fled the country, while thousands of others have been internally displaced. Many get help from aid organizations, and some make a living by utilizing skills for survival. Despite being considered vulnerable, some internally displaced Somali women stood up to …

MOGADISHU — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed for “massive international support” for Somalia, which is facing the worst drought in decades. During a joint news briefing with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his visit to the country, Guterres told reporters in the capital Mogadishu on Tuesday that he was …