PLATFORMS

KAMPALA — Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled and First Lady Zaynab Moalim attended the opening of Ugandan Sugar Factory by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni. Dr. Amina Hirsi Mooge, a Somali woman, has made various investments in Uganda and other neighboring countries. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has said the plant …

JUBBA — The Somalia government has donated humanitarian aid to the people of South Sudan affected by the floods and Rains. The donation was raised by the Somali community in South Sudan as part of relations between the countries. The Somalia ambassador to South Sudan Amb Hussein Haji Ahmed handed …

NAIROBI — The number of people hit by seasonal flooding in East Africa has increased more than fivefold in four years, according to UN figures. Nearly six million people have been affected this year with 1.5 million of them forced from their homes. Parts of the region are recording the …

MOGADISHU — Somalia has rejected what it called as unreasonable deadlines imposed by UN agencies for the country to adopt development aid plans from the global organizations. In a letter to the Office of the Representative of the UN Secretary-general to Somalia, Mr. Gamal Hassan, Somalia’s Planning, Investment, and Economic …

MOGADISHU — The UN humanitarian agency said Thursday nearly 60,000 people were displaced in Somalia due to floods, conflict, and drought ravaging parts of the country in August. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said more than 43,000 people were displaced by floods mostly in the …

MOGADISHU — As part of continuous efforts to provide life-saving supplies to the most vulnerable Somalis, at the request of WHO, the European Union (EU) delegation to Somalia commissioned 2 special flights on 17 and 21 September to airlift emergency medical kits and supplies to Hirshabelle State. These supplies will …

MOGADISHU — The UN humanitarian agency on Tuesday called for increased funding to provide life-saving humanitarian assistance to millions of Somalis in need. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that slowing down programs due to funding constraints could reverse recent humanitarian and socio-economic gains in …

MOGADISHU — The UN migration agency said on Friday a new Migration Response Centre (MRC) to cater to the needs of vulnerable migrants returning to Somalia is due to open its doors in Mogadishu. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said it has handed over the facility to the Banadir …

MOGADISHU — Over 244,000 families displaced from 92 neighborhoods under Bal’ad and Jowhar districts in Middle Shabelle region by Shabelle river floods that had a bad impact on those families and their properties, both livestock and crops, SONNA reported. Deputy Governor of Middle Shabelle region, Mohamed Sh. Handow told Somali …

MOGADISHU — The UN humanitarian agency said on Wednesday that shortage of funding continues to hamper life-saving response to the ongoing floods in Somalia. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) advisory board has approved a 9 million U.S. dollar reserve …