Mogadishu, Monday, April 13, 2020— After holding a press conference in Mogadishu, Somali police commander; General Abdi Hassan Mohamed (Hajar), Sunday announced that the Somali government enhances measures of combating COVID-19.
The police commander underlined that number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases...
Sunday, May 3, 2020
Somalia receives a boost in fight against COVID-19 in the form of home-made mechanised respirators, created by 21-year-old Mogadishu-based mechanical engineer.
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Girls in Somalia, forced to stay at home due to COVID-19, are now undergoing Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) in their homes.
“The lockdown is being seen as an opportune time for the procedure to be carried out in the home...
By Ben Fender and Damon Bristow
It is a quarter of a century since the UN first proposed a special day to call for action to address the causes and effects of drought.
Sadly, in that time, the problems have only...
Somalis living abroad have taken to raising funds to help family and friends cope with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, amidst claims from a recent RAND Corporation report that Somalia is the world’s most underequipped country to deal with the...
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Somali military supporting Hawiye opposition leaders are seen in the streets of Yaqshid district in Mogadishu, Somalia. April 25, 2021. REUTERS/ Feisal Omar
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