Photo: Young girls line up at a feeding centre in Mogadishu, 2017. (Credit: UN Photo/Tobin Jones).
International aid in Somalia is going to be crucial in the country’s fight against COVID-19. But in a complex context with a chequered history...
NAIROBI, Kenya — Somalia’s president has promised his Kenyan counterpart a “thorough investigation” into the deadly crash of a Kenyan plane carrying medical supplies in Somalia, while one Somali official asserts that the aircraft was shot down. Six people...
By T. Roble
A section of lawmakers booed and jeered at President Mohamed Farmaajo Saturday as he rose to address the last session of the 11th Parliament during its official opening pushing for a universal vote in the upcoming polls.
The lawmakers...
The World Bank Board of Directors today approved a $55 million International Development Assistance (IDA)* grant to support Somalia’s economic recovery through continued fiscal and other economic policy reforms. The policies will strengthen fiscal management and promote inclusive private...
Project Up supports young Black Muslim women in Kitchener-Waterloo.
By Chelby Daigle
Unleashing Potential: Ontario Trillium Foundation Funds Project for Young Black Muslim Women in Kitchener-Waterloo
Project Up (Unleashing Potential) was founded in the Kitchener-Waterloo region by a team of young Black...
Andre should remember: The State Department executes policy, but Congress crafts it- Michael Rubin
On Dec. 23, U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act into law. Despite fierce lobbying from the State Department, Congress incorporated...
The only Somali constitution adopted through a universal vote was the Somali constitution of 1960 which defined the first Somali republic as an independent, sovereign, democratic and unitary republic.
Post-independence Somali leaders viewed the unitary system as an effective tool to...
Security forces block a street with an armoured personnel carrier during protests against the government and the delay of the country's election in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Feb 19, 2021.
Somalia is in a political crisis. For the first...
250 households will each receive a total of USD 210 over a three – month period to support their families
KISMAYO, Somalia, April 14, 2021/APO Group/ -- UN-Habitat has disbursed the first tranche of direct cash transfers of USD 70...
Kenya has suspended flights to Somalia just days after its neighbour said diplomatic ties between the two countries had been normalised following months of tension.
On Tuesday, the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) said, without giving a reason, that commercial...