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MOGADISHU — A Turkish charity said on Monday it has provided food packages to 427 families in Somalia as part of its activities during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. “We are in the capital Mogadishu. We have delivered food and greetings to the families who are in a difficult …

MOGADISHU —  Thousands of residents in Somalia have started to flee their villages in search of a better life after three consecutive years without enough rainfall because of climate change. When Ibrahim Abdiyow fled Diinsoor in the Baay region, the drought was not as devastating as it is now. He …

HARGEISA — Heavy fire broke out today in Somaliland’s biggest and main market of Hargeisa, causing heavy financial losses. Police and volunteers using fire trucks could be seen trying to put out the blaze, and efforts are still under way to prevent the blaze from spreading to other areas. The …

SANAA — Around 190,000 migrants in war-torn Yemen are in “dire” need of assistance, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) warned on Saturday. “More than 4 million people who have fled their homes in search of safety, and some 190,000 migrants from the Horn of Africa, are in dire need of …

MOGADISHU — In May 2021, a prolonged downpour of rains in Somalia caused the Shabelle River to overflow, flooding the nearby region of Jowhar and resulting in entire communities being submerged. More than 13,700 people were affected by the flood, resulting in thousands losing their homes and livelihoods from the …

MOGADISHU — Around 45 tons of food baskets have arrived at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu to tackle the drought in Somalia. The aid has been sent from Qatar Fund for Development and Qatar Charity, in cooperation with the Amiri Air Force. The delivery of aid was attended by …

MOGADISHU — UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is scaling up assistance to thousands of people displaced by severe drought in Somalia following three consecutive failed rainy seasons that have decimated crops and livestock. People’s coping mechanisms have been eroded, forcing thousands to flee their homes in search of humanitarian assistance …

MOGADISHU — The Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development of the Federal Government of Somalia, HE Jamal Mohamed Hassan, accompanied by the Director General of the Ministry of Planning, Asad Yusuf, and his advisers, received in his office the Somali Representative to the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF-Somalia), …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdisaid Muse Ali, had a phone conversation about the Somali students who fled from the war in Ukraine, with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, Péter Szijjártó. The Foreign Ministry of Somalia on Tuesday instructed Somalis stranded in Ukraine to …

HARGEISA — The Somaliland National Displacement and Refugee Agency (NDRA), with the support of the Joint Initiative of the European Union (EU)- International Organization for Migration (IOM), provided cash grants of nearly $120,000 to 24 Somali youth who returned from Libya. The Chairman of NDRA, Abdikarim Mohamed Hinnif, along with …