Relief

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Flash and river floods, caused by heavy rainfall, in Somalia have affected more than 695 000 people, and displaced nearly 215 000 of these, in the last few days. Most flooding occurred in the regions of Bakool, Banadir, Bay, Hiraan, Lower Juba, Middle Juba and Middle Shabelle. One …

BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – Some 5,000 Somali families have availed of the aid provided by a joint Qatari-Turkish campaign to help flood victims in Beledweyne. This is the first humanitarian initiative to respond to relief calls by flood victims in this city located in the centre of the country. Qatar Charity …

BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mahdi Mohamed Guled together with Turkish and Qatar Ambassadors to Somalia on Sunday visited Beledweyne town in Hiiraan region that hit worst floods in history, SONNA reported. Hirshabelle State President, Mohamed Abdi Ware welcomed the delegation from …

BELED WEYNE (SOHA) – Dahabshiil Group, one of the leading money transfer companies in Africa, has announced that it will be distributing food aid to flood victims outside BeledWeyne. Speaking to the BBC Somali Service, Abdirashid Duale, the CEO of Dahabshiil group said that they plan to hand out food …

BRUSSELS (SOHA) – The European Union has pledged to launch humanitarian aid to hundreds of thousands of people who have been affected by recent floods in Beledweyne town, about 335 km north of Mogadishu. In talks between Somali prime minister, Hassan Ali Khaire and Head of European for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Unidentified gunmen kidnapped a German nurse from the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday night, police and the ICRC said. While abductions and killings of Somali aid workers are common in the Horn of Africa Country, the targeting of foreign …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia H.E Mahdi Mohamed Guled announced that Federal government of Somalia donated one Million dollars to the people affected by the river floods across the country such as Beledweyne Town, SONNA reported. Deputy prime minister demanded the Somali …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed and condemns in the strongest terms the killing of Mariam Abdullahi Mohamed, a dedicated frontline worker in the WHO Somalia team, who was shot in Mogadishu on 1 May 2018. All WHO staff and the wider humanitarian community in Somalia …

BELEDWEYNE (SOHA) – On a visit to assess the impact of flooding in Somalia’s central state of HirShabelle, the country’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo today appealed to the international community and Somali diaspora communities to support efforts to help those affected by the floods, which include more than 150,000 people …

MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The Governor of Benadir & the mayor of Mogadishu, Hon. Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow) who chaired urgent meeting to discuss the impact of flooding in Beledweyne has announced formation of special committee to spearhead the assistance of those affected. Engineer Yarisow said his Benadir regional administration …