Somalia

Over 116,000 Somalis have been displaced by extreme water shortages since October 2020, according to a joint statement issued on Sunday by the UN and horn of African country. In the statement, Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management…

Kenya on Wednesday ordered the closure of two sprawling camps that host hundreds of thousands of refugees from neighbouring Somalia, and gave the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) two weeks to present a plan to do so, the interior ministry said.The…

Somalia started administering COVID-19 vaccinations with the inoculation of the health minister, who received the jab publicly to reassure the nation about its safety. The Horn of Africa nation, which has recently experienced a surge of…

The U.N. Security Council has called on Somalia’s federal government and regional states to urgently resume talks and agree on arrangements to hold elections as soon as possible. A September agreement allows for the president and others…

The United Nations (UN) said on Wednesday that it will step up humanitarian support to Somalia in 2021 in order to achieve a stable, peaceful and prosperous society. UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr Adam Abdelmoula, said the…

Somalia on Wednesday threatened to withdraw from a regional bloc after the group ruled in favour of Kenya in a diplomatic row between the two countries. A fact-finding mission was created by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development…

The African Union has called on Somalia and Kenya to embrace dialogue to ease tensions along the common border that resulted in the death of 11 people and several injuries on Monday. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union…

The Food and Agriculture Organization in collaboration with the European Union on Wednesday, launched a three-year project in Somalia to enhance food security by increasing job opportunities in the fisheries and livestock sectors.…