Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, better known as “Ahmed Madobe” (second right), and opponents after they signed a unity deal in Nairobi on Thursday, April 23, 2020. PHOTO | DAILY NATION On 23 April 2020, the ex-President of Jubaland, Mr....
CHILD RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS CALL FOR SCALING UP OF CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES IN SOMALIA AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC  Press Release Child Rights organizations working in Somalia led by Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages and Plan International have expressed deep concerns on the...
COVID-19 LEAVES $6.2 BILLION DOLLAR GAP IN EDUCATION FOR AFRICA’S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN World is facing a hidden education emergency Children in nine countries in Africa are at extremely high risk of dropping...
No term extension in Somalia, the U.S ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto has said calling for consensus in the upcoming talks in Dhusamareb. A tweet from the U.S embassy in Mogadishu noted an agreed electoral model should be based on...
A school in Afmadow, Jubbaland in Somalia in this picture taken on January 24, 2014. FILE PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG Somalia’s education policymakers are under pressure to explain how secondary schools in the capital Mogadishu reported massive failure...
As the Horn of Africa nation struggles to reach a consensus on this year's general election, the country's controversial clan-based indirect voting system is under scrutiny.   Plans to proceed with Somalia's 2021 general election have fallen into further disarray, as...
Somali businesses have played and continue to play a major role in the country’s recovery. The Somali private sector is one of the few beacons that still shine despite a devastating civil war which scarred an entire nation and...
The UN Security Council members on Tuesday rejected President Farmaajo’s extension of term, but endorsed efforts of the African Union to help parties resolve an electoral impasse. Members of the UN’s most powerful body gathered for an informal sitting meant...
A Somalia National Army parade in 2012. Credit: AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. On 25 April, the Somali National Army (SNA) shocked observers both inside and out the country as it split in two. Amid protests in the capital...