Odhaahda Tifaftirka– WDN: Waxa sharaf iyo qaddarin noo ah in aanu qormadan ku maamuusno Macallin, Haldoor, Qoraa iyo Hal-abuur aad ugu weyn guud ahaan ummadda Soomaaliyeed- waa Ustaad Siciid Jaamac Xuseen. Sidaa darteed waxa aanu idinla wadaageynaa qoraallo kooban oo dad badan oo mug ku leh Soomaali, oo ay Siciid wadashaqeyn iyo isbarasho dhexmartay, ay...
April 25, 2025
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Turkish, Somali presidents speak over phone
Two discuss global fight against COVID-19, bilateral ties, regional developments Berk Ozkan ISTANBUL, The presidents of Turkey and Somalia on Wednesday discussed the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic in a phone call, according to an official statement. Turkey’s Directorate of Communications said Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Somali counterpart Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo also exchanged...
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Coronavirus: Somalia has 15 million people and 15 ICU beds and we are fearful of what is to come says Trócaire
Paul Healy is Trócaire’s country director for Somalia and describes the challenges of responding to Covid-19 in a country where Trócaire is the only provider of healthcare in a region larger than Ireland Paul Healy – Trócaire The UN’s World Food Programme has issued a dire warning that the coronavirus has left the world “on...
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Ethiopia at High Risk of Yellow Fever Outbreak, WHO Says
Ethiopia, already battling Covid-19, is at high risk of a second scourge after yellow fever was reported in the south of the nation, the World Health Organization said. The first two cases were reported on March 3 in the SNNP Region and had risen to six by April 6, the WHO said in an emailed...
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Africa’s biggest airline fights for ‘survival’ amid pandemic: CEO
Ethiopian Airlines is fighting to stay in the skies, its CEO tells AFP In early March, Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam told an aviation conference in Addis Ababa the coronavirus pandemic was “a temporary problem” — comparable to a natural disaster or a spike in oil prices. Several weeks later Africa’s largest carrier is locked...
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Racism against Africans will persist as long as we have no self-dignity
Mark Bichachi Rights are never given, they are taken. If you allow anyone to give you your rights you simultaneously give them the power to take them back. The idea that somehow racism against the black race will stop because we politely ask the other races to do so is laughable. If today Kenya mistreated white nationals,...
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Dozens filmed escaping from Kenyan quarantine centre
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has said dozens of people who were filmed escaping from mandatory quarantine in the capital, Nairobi, will be arrested and returned to finish their isolation period. The president spoke on Wednesday morning, just hours after the video was shared online. It showed some people jumping over a perimeter wall at one...
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Ramadan in Somalia: fears coronavirus cases will climb as gatherings continue
Maulid Hujale Government rejects claim by militant groups that the virus does not harm Muslims and imposes night-time curfew Somalia has recorded a rise in coronavirus cases in the past week, with the majority of those affected reportedly young people. So far there have been 237 confirmed cases and eight deaths in the country. A member of parliament and...
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Hospitals given 3D-printed face shields to fight COVID-19 in Djibouti
A digital training space set up for young migrants has joined the COVID-19 response in Djibouti, supplying protective face shields to health workers after the first case of the virus was detected in the country on 18 March. The team is running a space launched by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and partners Terre...
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Lamu cops destroy Sh5m Somali fish
by CHETI PRAXIDES An illegal consignment of dry fish worth Sh5 million from Somalia was Tuesday destroyed by Lamu police. It was destined to Mombasa via Lamu, The 761 bags of dry fish estimated to weigh 12 tonnes were netted by a multi-agency security team shortly after it arrived at the Mokowe jetty in Lamu West...