PLATFORMS

​MOGADISHU — The House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia has officially ratified the legislation establishing the National Meteorological and Climate Services Agency, a strategic milestone aimed at strengthening national capacity to address climate change and enhance disaster preparedness. The Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Major …

​DJIBOUTI — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has welcomed the Somali Federal Parliament’s ratification of the organization’s new treaty, describing it as a fundamental pillar for enhancing regional cooperation in the Horn of Africa. The regional bloc stated that the Somali Parliament’s approval marks a significant milestone in Mogadishu’s …

​MOGADISHU — ​The House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia officially ratified, yesterday, Wednesday, the new Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Treaty, in a legislative step aimed at strengthening engagement in regional cooperation mechanisms. This parliamentary ratification marks a significant milestone in the Somali state’s journey toward …

​KISMAYO — Somalia’s Jubbaland State is witnessing fresh and extensive waves of displacement as prolonged drought forces rural families to abandon their homes in a desperate search for water and basic survival. Mustaqbal Media confirmed that the latest displacement waves are concentrated in the Gedo, Lower Juba, and Middle Juba …

​DHUSAMAREB — The Ministry of Relief of Galmudug State has announced that local communities and livestock in vast areas of the Mudug Region have been severely impacted by the ongoing severe drought sweeping through the country. According to the Somali National News Agency (SONNA), the Ministry confirmed that prolonged rainfall …

BENGHAZI — Libyan security authorities successfully executed a strategic raid, freeing over 200 migrants, mostly Somali nationals, held in a secret underground prison in the town of Kufra, southeastern Libya. Reuters reported that authorities discovered cramped cells three meters below the surface, designed by traffickers to hold Somali migrants and …

​MOGADISHU — The Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) held a high-level humanitarian meeting in Mogadishu to address the country’s worsening drought and food insecurity crisis. According to the Somali National News Agency (SONNA), the Chairman of the agency Mr. Mohamud Moallim Abdulle emphasized during the opening session the necessity of …

​KISMAYO — A high-level humanitarian delegation, led by Mohamud Moalim Abdulle, Commissioner of the Somali Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA), and George Conway, UN Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator, has launched a field mission to Jubbaland state to assess the escalating drought crisis. The mission included visits to the administrative …

​MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs, and Reconciliation, Ali Yusuf Hosh, met with the newly appointed Head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Somalia to discuss enhancing cooperation on displacement, refugee protection, and civil registration systems. According to reports by Mustaqbal Media (MM), the …

​MOGADISHU — The Federal Government of Somalia has categorically denied reports of humanitarian aid looting in the capital, Mogadishu, affirming that all relief shipments belonging to the World Food Programme (WFP) remain securely under the program’s direct management and custody. ​In an official statement, the Somali government clarified that the …