Somalia

By:MoDuale Somalia health ministry on Sunday confirmed 46 more cases of COVID-19, raising the national tally to 436. the health ministry said five patients succumbed to the deadly virus, bringing the total number of fatalities to 23. The latest cases come amid concern about the sharp surge...

By: Staff writer Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo arrived in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (D.R.C) where they began a two-day official visit to the country. According to Villa Somalia, President Farmajo and his delegation were warmly welcomed at the Congolese International...

Written by Abdirahman A Adam Dhere In 2012, food insecurity is quiet a major global alarm as 1 billion people are suffering from food shortage, and malnutrition, and the food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has concluded that we are still far...

By: United Nations Rome – A new food security and nutrition analysis reveals that famine is unfolding in parts of Somalia, while staggering levels of suffering can be seen across the country. In response, the heads of the Inter-Agency Standing Committee...

The link between climate change and violent conflict is a complex one. In specific circumstances changing weather patterns may lead to conflict. For example, people may be forced to leave their homes or grazing land and encroach on other communities. But the links are...

By:KUN LI Surviving motherhood and infancy in Somalia is a tenuous thing given what the country’s healthcare professionals are up against. Fifteen-day-old Faadumo lies quietly with her big, dark eyes wide open. Her tiny head and dainty fists rest on a nest of blankets, starting with...

Mogadishu, 20 November 2020 – The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today that large populations of Desert Locust in Somalia have moved towards southern parts of the country while widespread hatching and hopper band formation continues. The areas most affected include Sool,...

UK announces £25 million to support internally displaced Somalis. The funding is part of a £40 million package to be announced by the UK Development Minister at the Global Refugee Forum...

By ABDILATIF ADAN Elections are always intense, starting from the campaign period to the balloting day, and so is Somalia’s indirect electoral process. The campaigns for various positions are underway in the capital Mogadishu and the various regional capitals. On the streets of Kismayo and...

By Anthony Langat DADAAB REFUGEE COMPLEX, Kenya — Mohamed Omar Abdille remembers the night before he left his home in Merca, Somalia, in September 2012 to begin life as a refugee. He was 15. Family and friends gathered around the table for a final meal before...