PLATFORMS

MOGADISHU — Salaam Somali Bank which is a privately owned bank continues to contribute to Somalia’s economic growth by providing free microfinance funds to develop small businesses. On Sunday, Nov 21, the Bank’s HQs in the Bakaro market provided funds to the local traders in Mogadishu, who were in dire …

MOGADISHU — The number of people in Somalia in need of humanitarian assistance is set to rise by 30% next year from 5.9 million to 7.7 million, the UN warned on Monday. “Humanitarian needs remain high across all sectors in Somalia,” said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs …

MOGADISHU – Decades of war and civil unrest have taken their toll on Somalia’s environment, with attention firmly focused on the country’s humanitarian needs for a long time. That focus has spread somewhat over recent years, with growing recognition of the importance of its environmental well-being to its long-term development. …

MOGADISHU — Forty-five soldiers of the Africa Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali National Army (SNA) have completed training to enhance coordination and mutual interaction between humanitarian and security actors in Somalia. Supported by the United Kingdom-Mission Support Team (UK-MST) in collaboration with the AMISOM Force Headquarters (FHQs) …

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Somalia, has launched a new cycle of radio programmes. The programmes, which will focus on Climate-Smart Agriculture, will be an extension of the radio training modules, which FAO launched here last year to adapt to COVID-19 constraints. Climate Smart Agriculture is …

MOGADISHU — The UN warned Tuesday of severe humanitarian problems in central Somalia after 100,000 people were displaced by fighting between pro-government forces and Sufi militants. Fighters loyal to Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa (ASWJ) occupied the strategic town of Guricel earlier this month, before being driven out last week by …

MOGADISHU — The sheep died first, then the goats. When her only camel perished, Yurub Abdi Jama knew that her life as a herder was over, and joined the exodus from her village to the city. Her people in northern Somalia had been herding for generations, born on arid land …

MOGADISHU —  A section of Somali International University was this morning engulfed in fire following a suspected electric fault. Fire fighters were able to put off the fire before it spread to other buildings in the university located at Hamar Jadid area in Mogadishu. There was no immediate comment from …

MOGADISHU — China on Saturday donated a batch of humanitarian assistance to Somalia amid flourishing bilateral ties. Fei Shengchao, Chinese Ambassador to Somalia, said the humanitarian supplies from China included 10,000 tents, 50,000 mosquito nets, 20,000 aid kits and baby weight scales, stethoscopes and thermometers. “The pandemic has taken its …

HARGEISA —  Somaliland’s Interior Minister Mohamed Kahin Ahmed described an operation to expel non-Somalilanders from Sool and other regions as a ‘law enforcement operation.’ Minister Kahin, a guest on Horn Cable’s Hal-adayg program, was asked if the Somaliland government would apologize to the deportees if the security situation in the …