Africa Somalia Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam, the first female presidential candidate, said the country needs a president who can guarantee peace and stability, stating that only a woman could be able to achieve these goals
Africa Somalia A solar-powered medical oxygen system, installed a year ago, is proving effective in saving lives in central Somalia's Hanaano hospital, according to Somali doctors and the World Health Organisation
Africa Somalia The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency and Doctors Worldwide Turkey examined 353 people and conducted 74 surgeries in Mogadishu in December, according to the associations
Africa Somalia The final phase of parliamentary elections has been set and will be held on 25 February as political leaders finally reached an agreement: tensions between government and opposition delayed the elections for over a year
Africa Somalia The Rift Valley Institute report tasked by the Somalia Stability Fund conducts a comprehensive literature review on land conflict, both to support future policy-making with more analysis and because of the substantial legislative vacuum
Africa Somalia The UN Security Council has voted to extend a program allowing international naval forces to fight piracy off the Somali coast, but only for a limited period of three months
Africa Somalia Deqa Dhalac, a Somali immigrant to the United States and the first Muslim woman elected to the South Portland City Council in 2018, has been elected the city's first black mayor
Africa Somalia "Escape from Mogadishu", a film about the escape of South Korean and North Korean diplomats during the Somali civil war in the 1990s, won the best film award at the 42nd annual Blue Dragon Film Awards, one of Korea's top film honours
Africa Somalia With 625 votes in favour and only 6 against, MEPs called on the EU, its Member States and its international partners to immediately increase humanitarian aid to the country after the recent dramatic FAO figures
Africa Somalia Food insecurity is set to worsen significantly until May 2022, with many households experiencing a widening gap in food consumption and erosion of their ability to cope, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Africa Somalia Several partners, including the African Union, the EU and the UN, among other foreign nations, have expressed concern over continued delays in the Somali electoral process, calling on leaders to hold parliamentary elections without further delay
Africa Somalia FAO has launched a radio programme on climate-smart agriculture in the country; it is a cycle of radio programmes focusing mainly on the impact of climate change on food security
Africa Somalia The UN will collaborate with local mental health services; in fact, the country is severely affected by decades of conflict that have led to nearly one in three Somalis experiencing some forms of mental problems