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Qatar Charity’s new educational projects inaugurated in Somalia
Qatar Charity (QC) has opened the Fateh Al-Andalus Educational Centre in Galmudug state of Somalia, in a ceremony attended by many official and academic figures. The opening of the centre came as part of QC’s attention to the education…
SEVERE WATER SHORTAGES IN SOMALIA LEAVE 70% OF FAMILIES WITHOUT SAFE DRINKING WATER
Water sources in Somalia are drying up at a rapid rate as a looming drought intensifies, leaving 70 percent of families across the country without access to safe drinking water. Thousands of children are now reliant on emergency water…
International Partners Call for Somali Leaders to Reach Agreement
Mogadishu – International partners* welcome the arrival of participants for the summit of the Federal Government of Somalia and Federal Member State leaders, to be held in the protected area of Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport,…
Powerful earthquake shakes central Greece
A strong earthquake struck central Greece on Wednesday, sending people near the epicentre running from their homes in panic. Tremors were felt across the country and as far as Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Montenegro. The…
UNSC adds 3 Al-Shabaab Leaders to Somalia Sanctions List
The UNSC sanctions committee concerning Somalia has added 3 senior members of Al-Shabaab to its sanctions list for “engaging in or providing support for acts that threaten the peace, security or stability of Somalia”, including acts that…
The Father of African Democracy.
On this day in history on June 08, 2007 my country and my people lost a great man: the first President of Somalia, Aden Abdulle Osman, who was elected on 1st of June 1960 when British and Italian Somali territories joined to create the…
US military mission in Somalia could take seven years to complete
This week President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending a presidential declaration of a national emergency concerning Somalia for another year, calling the Islamist insurgency plaguing that country an “unusual and…
ISIS growing numbers somalia jihadists influence gradually overshadowing shabaab
ISIS fast growing in numbers in Somalia is further compounding threat levels in the horn of Africa nation. Experts have warned of ISIS growing and successfully establishing presence in Somalia. The group seem to be benefitting from the…
Christian Workers in Somalia Worship in Secret, Fear al-Shabaab
In a small single-room house in the Banaadir district of Somalia, dozens of Christians worship in secret out of fear of persecution in a country where no official churches exist. They sing, dance and testify — though not as exuberantly as…
Mogadishu Mayor Speaks About The Closure Of The Streets
Mayor of Mogadishu and the governor of Benadir Region, Eng Abdirahman Omar Osman Yarisow has spoken about the closure of the capital’s main streets by the security forces. The mayor told reporters in Mogadishu that he met with the…