The Ministry of Health & Human Services, Federal Republic of Somalia confirms the 8th case of coronavirus in Mogadishu. This is a 58-year-old male  Somali citizen with no travel history. Total confirmed: 8 Recovered: 1 Deaths: 0 Distributed by APO Group on behalf...
by Amanda Sperber Experts believe actual tally of cases is much higher than current numbers due to country's limited testing capacity. Six weeks after registering its first coronavirus case, Somalia on Monday had confirmed 480 infections out of 764 people tested...
The World Bank has approved $137 million to bolster Somalia’s fight against COVID19, response to drought and floods. The Bank said Saturday it approved the funding in light of the ongoing fight against COVID19 coupled with drought and floods. “The World...
A number of top health officials were on Saturday arraigned in a Mogadishu court over alleged embezzlement and stealing of donor funds, reports indicate, just a month after the federal government of Somalia started investigating the cases. Those involved are...
First, congratulations to the president of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, and his dedicated foreign relations diplomats on their recent aggressive campaign to capture the attention of world nations. After all, as the saying goes, “ The squeaky wheel gets...
At least nine people were killed and 14 others injured on Saturday in a suicide car bombing in the Somalian capital, officials said. Salad Mohamed, a senior police officer in Mogadishu told Anadolu Agency by phone, that a car laden...
Al-Qaeda-linked armed group al-Shabab controls large parts of south and central Somalia Villagers took up arms to defend their livestock against the armed group in central Somalia, officials say. Dozens of people have died following clashes between villagers and al-Shabab...
Somalis walk past billboards showing candidates Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame and Omar Abdulkadir Ahmedfiqi in Mogadishu, Somalia Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) By Mohamed Sheikh Nor Uncertainty looms large in the Horn of Africa as Somalia prepares for its...
Poor rain forecast for the next few months threatens to exacerbate the plight of tens of thousands of Somalis displaced from their homes and villages due to “extreme” water shortages since last November, the UN humanitarian office said on...
At the training was elder Mohamed Sheikh Mohamed Abdirahman, who urged that as many people as possible are trained in peace building initiatives and reconciliation MOGADISHU, Somalia, June 13, 2021/ -- A peacebuilding and conflict resolution dialogue opened in Mogadishu...