Education continues to be an elusive privilege for millions of children around the world today.
More than 72 million primary school-age children are not in school and 759 million adults are illiterate and do not have the ability to improve...
MOGADISHU, 24 November 2019 - Health authorities launched today a campaign to vaccinate 1.7 million children against measles and polio in Benaadir, Galguduud, Hirshabelle, Jubaland and South West State, Somalia.
The five-day campaign, running from 24-28 November, will target children under the...
As he reiterates the country’s nationhood in an international radio debate
By M.A. Egge
Somaliland is not a part of Somalia striving to secede but a country that has already dissolved its former union with the latter.
The sentiments plainly put forth...
The new coronavirus has woven itself into the daily lives of Somalis' pocketbooks, hitting small businesses, including sellers of the herbal stimulant khat.
Khat, the red-stemmed, green-leafed plant that is chewed for its amphetamine-like properties, is grown in Kenya and...
Just over a week ago, it came to SIHA’s attention through one of its members that particularly heinous acts of sexual violence against a woman and two girl children. On 30th March 2020, the two young girls, both below...
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg likes to sing the praises of his platform as a champion for freedom of expression, but this rings hollow for many journalists in Somalia.
Somali journalists already have one of the toughest jobs in the world....
As Somalians gear up to choose their president on Feb. 7, 2021 there is good reason to fear a return to dictatorship -style because incumbent Mohamed Abdulahi Farmaajo always acted outside the provisions of the constitution and that the...
When the Foreign Minister of Somaliland, Yasin Faratoon, mentioned the first official meeting between Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and his Somaliland counterpart Muse Bihi Abdi in February, there was speculation about its purpose. Organised originally through the mediation...
A man casts his ballot on November 16, 2016, in Baidoa, Somalia. PHOTO | SIMON MAINA | AFP
By Aman Obsiye
Introduction
On July 25, 2020, the Federal Parliament of Somalia (House of the People) ousted Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire in...
Patients at the waiting bay of Somalia Red Crescent clinic. Patients coming in the hospital are informed about COVID-19 and ways to prevent the spread of the disease. / ICRC/Ismail Taxta.
Nairobi (ICRC)—Primary health care visits and vaccination coverage have...