Mohamed Kahiye MOGADISHU, SOMALIA — Somalia’s federal government is asking U.N. humanitarian agencies for urgent assistance to counter an ongoing drought and growing food insecurity, mainly in the southern part of the country. According to the U.N. Office for Coordination of … Continued
After dropping out of school in the Somali refugee camps in Kenya due to poverty, Fartun Mohamoud Mohamed’s hope of advancing her educational journey was rekindled in April with the opening of a new free school for girls. Fartun, 19, … Continued
Harun Maruf COVID-19 deaths in Somalia were at least 32 times higher than the figures reported by the government during the early months of the pandemic, according to a new study. The study, published by the International Journal of Infectious … Continued
Somalia and the United Nations agencies said Sunday they had teamed up to scale up quality mental health services at all levels in the country. The UN said Somalia has particularly been impacted by mental health challenges owing to decades … Continued
BY: ASHIR For many religious muslims, praying is not necessarily a big deal. Engaging in consistent salah is pursued for the sole purposes of making Allah happy as well as bringing peace and contentment into an individual’s life. However, did you … Continued
Mogadishu: A new CARE survey of over 2,000 households finds that women and girls still remain amongst the most affected by the multiple crises facing the country. The CARE survey – carried out across five different administrative regions in July 2021 – shows … Continued
In this photo provided anonymously, a severely malnourished child is treated in an intensive care unit at the Ayder Referral Hospital, where medicines have almost run out and hospital staffers haven’t been paid since June, in Mekele, in the Tigray … Continued
By Emma Farge, Francesco Guarascio and Giulia Paravicini GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization’s chief looks set to run unopposed for a second term at the helm as tries to guide the world through its biggest health crisis in … Continued
By Aggrey Mutambo Somalia’s may have last week struggled with its old political problems after President Mohamed Farmaajo bitterly differed with his Prime Minister Hussein Roble. But the country faces another continual problem: female genital mutilation (FGM). Data from the UN … Continued
The ban on cross-border activities between Kenya and Somalia continues to negatively impact the socio-economic lives of border communities in the region. In 2019, the Kenyan government imposed a ban to curb human trafficking, drugs, terror attacks and smuggling of … Continued
Four years after surviving a near-death experience following an attack by gunmen in Mogadishu which left him disabled and on a wheelchair, 16-year-old Mustafa Hassan Awad has launched a foundation dedicated to enhancing the lives of Somali children with disabilities. … Continued
By Mohammed Yusuf NAIROBI – Rights group Amnesty International says Somalia’s struggling health care system has been crippled by the coronavirus pandemic. The group released a report Wednesday titled ‘We Just Watched COVID-19 Patients Die.’ It calls for urgent investment in … Continued
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