Foreigners living in country must also be vaccinated Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh issued a decree Monday announcing that it is a must to vaccinate the country’s adult population and its foreign residents against the coronavirus. … Continued
By Navin Singh Khadka Many African countries are facing a “growing crisis” of severe oxygen shortages which is leading to preventable deaths, international health agencies have warned. A doctor in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland told the BBC that between … Continued
LAMA ALHAMAWI RIYADH: Pilgrims visiting the Grand Mosque in Makkah will no longer have to queue to quench their thirst thanks to a new robot handing out Zamzam water. The machine was put on show on Sunday and set to … Continued
Violators of ban to face penalty, says justice minister of first state in Somalia to ban practice Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia Somalia’s semiautonomous state of Puntland on Thursday completely banned female genital mutilation (FGM), officials announced. The decision came after … Continued
Female genital mutilation has revived under Covid but activists are pushing hard to save girls at risk Sarah Johnson It was when the phone started ringing with calls from worried mothers in Somalia that Ifrah Ahmed knew she was making an impact. … Continued
MOGADISHU (Xinhua) — Flooding caused by recent torrential rains across Somalia have affected an estimated 400,000 people in 14 districts since late April, the United Nations humanitarian agency said. Some 101,300 people out of those affected have been displaced from … Continued
Much of Africa may have been spared the death toll that COVID-19 brought to other regions, but it now faces recession, growing violence and higher unempoyment because of the pandemic, a report said on Wednesday. “The global economic shutdown has … Continued
By Mohamed Abdi “Coronavirus doesn’t end anywhere until it ends everywhere,” said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The prime minister means the whole world has to be vaccinated, but is that doable or how long does such a process take? A … Continued
Hospital patients in Africa who are critically ill with Covid-19 are far more likely to die than in other parts of the world, a study suggests. A shortage of critical care resources was a key problem, it says. This includes … Continued
By Peter Yeung Last month, the French Senate voted in favour of banning girls under 18 from wearing the hijab in public spaces. It was the latest in a series of legislative moves officially intended to crack down on religious “extremism” in France, … Continued
The Irish Examiner The founders of the international protection system in Europe would take the view “we, as a people” have “badly failed” a Somalian doctor made subject of a deportation order after being rendered homeless and unable to work … Continued
By William James, Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -The Group of Seven foreign ministers’ meeting in London was hit by a COVID-19 scare on Wednesday when India’s foreign minister and his entire team said they were self-isolating after two delegation members tested positive. … Continued
