Africa Lockdowns Begin as Coronavirus Cases Above 1,000
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Lockdowns have begun in Africa as coronavirus cases rise above 1,000, while Nigeria on Saturday announced it is closing airports...
Somaliland: Government Reiterates Somalia Has No Jurisdiction over its Airspace
Following a much-politicized move by flyDubai which suspended its flights to Somaliland on March 19 and later, the government of Somaliland, Saturday, proclaimed that...
AFRICOM Tells VOA: US Kills 15 al-Shabab Terrorists in Latest Somalia Airstrikes
WASHINGTON - U.S. airstrikes in Somalia this week killed more than 15 al-Shabab terrorists who were battling African Union and Somali forces, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) spokesman Major Karl Wiest told...
Body of US HR Report on Somaliland, Somalia
The US Department's yearly country report on Somalia and Somaliland outlines human rights gains and digressions in the two areas covering a wide array...
Let’s talk about “it”: arbitration or reconciliation?
In July 2019 Somalia’s president his excellency Mohamed Abdillahi “Farmaajo” set up a commission to revive talks with Somaliland. His move came three years...
Coronavirus pandemic: Experts say Somalia risk greater than China
Somalia does not have testing kits and samples have to be sent to South Africa, according to health officials by Hamza Mohamed The coronavirus pandemic...
Corona Virus: Public information will save lives in Somalia
The Federal Government of Somalia has been proactive in addressing the coronavirus and, like everywhere else in the world, there are meetings after meetings...
British Somalis and FGM: ‘everybody is a suspect – you are guilty until proven innocent’
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), whereby the female genitals are deliberately injured or changed for non-medical reasons, is considered by the UN to be a “global...
UK’s National Zakat Foundation to work with U.N. on zakat mechanism for Somalia and Somaliland
UK-based National Zakat Foundation (NZF) will work with the United Nations to develop a sovereign zakat mechanism in Somalia and Somaliland, according to Azim...
Somali National Army liberates Jannaale town
Mogadishu, Sunday, March 16, 2020--- The Somali National Army (SNA) has today liberated Jannaale town, about 95 kilometers South-West of Mogadishu from Al Shabaab...
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