Africa Somalia Emergency units and police officers secured the Hayat hotel and its surroundings in Mogadishu yesterday 30 hours after the violent Al-Shabaab attack, which left 21 dead and 117 injured between Friday evening and Saturday night
Africa Somalia Ali Musa Abdi, a veteran Somali journalist who worked for several international media outlets including the BBC, news agency AFP and ANSA, passed away; he had retired and was fighting diabetes
Africa Somalia 8.041 suspected cases of cholera and 37 deaths associated have been recorded in the first 6 months of 2022; according to WHO, infected water is one of the main causes and about 54% of those infected were children under the age of two
Africa Somalia The country has reached the milestone of 10% of citizens vaccinated against Covid with two doses, thus exiting the band of countries with the lowest vaccination rates
Africa Somalia The country announced it had granted banking licences to two foreign institutions, Egypt's Banque Misr and Turkey's Ziraat Katilim, opening up the country to international investment for the first time in decades
Africa Somalia In the Sool region of Somaliland, the plant that makes the water from the Caynabo well drinkable is now operational, thanks to Genius Watter, which has applied its solar drinking water project in the area
Africa Somalia The United Nations in Somalia called for the strengthening of legal and social protection mechanisms for survivors of sexual violence, namely women and children
Africa Somalia 'Reconciliation' was the watchword launched by the President at his inauguration ceremony in Mogadishu, saying he will work to reconcile divided political groups and improve relations with neighbouring nations
Africa Somalia At least seven million people will be affected by drought before the end of the year unless there is a massive effort by local institutions and international organisations, said the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia
Africa Somalia The country reached an agreement yesterday with the IMF for a second and third review of the national economic programme which, if approved, would extend budget support until 17 August
Africa Somalia The government asked the International Monetary Fund to extend its financial support by three months until 17 August, with presidential elections set for today; delay of the elections risked blowing up the three-year program of nearly $400 million
Africa Somalia Members of the Somali People's Chamber (lower house of the bicameral parliament) have elected Saadia Yasin Haji Samatar as their deputy speaker; she is the first woman to be elected to the upper house of parliament
Africa Somalia Some 500.000 people have been displaced by the severe drought that has ravaged several parts of Somalia in the first three months of 2022, UNHCR reports