Somalia

This is one of the lessons learnt by members of the Al Imdaad Foundation who went on a humanitarian mission to famine- and war-torn Somalia this month. The foundation has been involved in relief efforts since last month. Muhammed Sader was part of the effort. The...

The authorities in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region must immediately halt plans to execute two boys sentenced to death by a military tribunal in February for their alleged role in the armed group Al-Shabaab’s killing of three senior administration officials, said Amnesty International. The organization has...

An editor in Somalia says gunmen have kidnapped a local journalist on the outskirts of the capital. Ahmedwali Hussein says Hanad Ali Guled with the Goobjoog radio and television station was taken by six men on his way to work early Saturday. Hussein says the journalist...

By Reuters MOGADISHU — As wounded men screaming for their mothers were brought into a Mogadishu hospital after a huge truck bomb on Saturday, doctors fought to save eight-month-old Mohammed Hassan, whose mother was already dead. The baby had lost too much blood to cry, but on...

By: MODuale Djibouti on Tuesday reported 198 new COVID-19 cases and four more deaths bringing the total confirmed cases to 2468. Horndiplomat reports The new cases were reported out of 1043 laboratory tests. Djibouti has conducted a total of 23,140 COVID-19 tests so far with 14...

Coinciding with the International Day of Peace, a group of Somali students today graduated with master’s degrees in subjects with special relevance to peacebuilding in Somalia – and were encouraged to channel their learning towards the betterment of their country. “The degree certificate I have...

Mogadishu, May 19h, 2019   At least 1.7 million people in Somalia face acute food shortages due to delayed and insufficient seasonal rainfall, humanitarian aid agencies have warned, calling for urgent humanitarian support to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of families at risk. The...

By KEVIN J. KELLEY More by this Author New York The State Department's Africa Bureau is failing to ensure that US funding for the Somali government is not diverted to Al-Shabaab terror group, the department's watchdog unit warned on Monday. “The bureau had not established policy and procedures...

By:Mohamed Olad Hassan WASHINGTON — Election observers in Somalia say corruption is running rampant ahead of Wednesday's presidential election, with candidates giving gifts and large sums of cash to lawmakers to secure their votes. Twenty-three candidates are challenging incumbent Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who is seeking a...

By:Sputnik President Joe Biden has signed an order extending for at least another year US economic sanctions imposed on Somalia that were previously approved by presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, the White House announced in a press release. “The situation with respect to Somalia continues...