Africa

By: Mohamed Duale Somalia's health ministry on Saturday confirmed 62 new cases of COVID-19, raising the national tally to 390. the health ministry said two people succumbed to the deadly virus, bringing the total number of fatalities to 18. The minister said two people recovered, bringing the...

BY: ALJAZEERA In Somalia, healthcare workers are facing the prospect of treating patients without adequate medical resources. A critical shortage of medical supplies and personnel continues to grip hospitals across Africa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPHPVHdv1Qg In Somalia’s capital, Martini Hospital is the country’s only medical facility dedicated to treating its growing...

By: Khadar Haibe, Horndiplomat Contributor the government of Somaliland banned Khat in the duration of the holy month, Ramadan, a statement by Somaliland's preparedness committee for COVID-19 is said. Government officials and major Qat traders agreed to stop temporarily during Ramadan. Governors and police across the...

 By: Jama Farah, HornDiplomat Contributor A 71st extraordinary session of the IGAD Council of Ministers is going on today (April 21) via video link to follow up on the progress of the implementation of the South Sudan peace agreement and the impact of the COVID-19...

DP World uses its global trade and logistics expertise to support Somaliland Urgent shipments sent to the country include ventilators, protective equipment and medicines The port has also initiated a project to produce personal face masks locally Dubai is extending a helping hand to Somaliland in the...

COVID-19 has already loomed into our continent and countries, thus we need to engage the appropriate Disaster Management steps considering our situations, and focus on the Mitigation and Preparedness, rather than waiting for the disaster to explode so that we respond or recover, which...

By: Mo Duale Djibouti's Health ministry reported 99 more cases of the coronavirus in Djibouti on Tuesday, raising the country's total number of confirmed cases to 945. Djibouti's Ministry of Health Secretary Dr Saleh Banoita Tourab told journalists confirmed the 99 new Covid19 cases in the...

20 April 2020, Mogadishu/Nairobi – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Somalia have recently strengthened their partnership to scale up local capacities, surveillance and control operations to combat the desert locust upsurge. In partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture and...

By:Mohamed Duale Saudi Arabia has lifted a ban on livestock imports from Somalia, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture announced on Sunday. HornDiplomat reports Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) Statement Said "The Ministry temporarily lifted the ban on importing live meat (living...

Human Rights Centre calls on the government of Somaliland to immediately release Mohamed Abiib Yuusuf and Abdirahmaan Mohamed Dahir (Abdi Duco) who have been arrested on Facebook posts critical to the government's handling of COVID-19. On 14th April 2020, Mohamed Abiib Yuusuf, a ruling party politician,...