Somali National Army (SNA) on Thursday killed senior al-Shabab commander and eight of his bodyguards after the militants attempted to attack a military base in Diinsoor district in Bay region, southwest Somalia. (more…)
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Somali immigrants closer to owning 30-acre farm in Lewiston
The group that leases the land off Outer College Street is the recipient of two grants totaling $80,000. That means the New Roots Cooperative Farm has obtained nearly $120,000 of its goal of $200,000 to complete the purchase. (more…)
Somalia, COVID-19 Vaccines Are Distant As Virus Spreads
As residents of a makeshift camp for people displaced by conflict or drought, they had no access to coronavirus testing or proper care. (more…)
Man dies after North Melbourne stabbing
A man has died after being stabbed at an apartment in Melbourne, with police arresting another man after subduing him at the scene. (more…)
UN Appoints Anita Gbeho New Deputy SRSP for Somalia/Somaliland
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Anita Kiki Gbeho of Ghana as his new Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). (more…)
Nimitz providing operational and close-air support by Somali coast as US troops are relocated
The aircraft carrier Nimitz and its carrier strike group are providing operational and close-air support off the coast of Somalia as part of Joint Task Force-Quartz and Operation Octave Quartz as U.S. troops are relocated from Somalia to other areas of Africa. (more…)
Organ Trafficking
The transplantation of healthy organs into persons whose own organs have failed, improves and saves thousands of lives every year. But demand for organs has outstripped supply, creating an underground market for illicitly obtained organs. (more…)
As Virus Resurges in Africa, Doctors Fear the Worst Is Yet to Come
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa — At the center of a terrifying coronavirus surge, 242 patients lay in row after row of beds under the soaring metal beams of a decommissioned Volkswagen factory. (more…)
POPULATION ESTIMATION SURVEY 2014 FOR THE 18 PRE-WAR REGIONS OF SOMALIA
Many individuals helped to translate the idea of conducting the Population Estimation Survey into a reality. To begin with, on behalf of the UN, we would like to express our gratitude to the Somali authorities for steering the process in such a professional manner and building consensus at every stage....
COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 37th EXTRAORDINARY ASSEMBLY OF IGAD HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
The 37th Extraordinary Assembly of IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on 20th December 2020 in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, chaired by H.E. Dr. Abdalla Hamdok, Prime Minister of the Republic of the Sudan. The Assembly was attended by H.E. Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of...