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
Africa Somalia Qatar Red Crescent Society will provide medical services to hundreds of low-income patients to help them recover; the organisation will also supply hospitals with essential medical equipment to allow quality services to continue
Africa Somalia A photo contest on the friendship between China and Somalia will be organized by the Chinese Embassy in Mogadishu in view of the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China
Africa Somalia UN deputy secretary general Amina Mohammed has asked Somali clan elders to support a 30 per cent quota for women in Parliament
Africa Somalia Hudur, a town controlled by Al Shabaab for seven years and suffering from severe water shortages, is recovering with the aid of the Norwegian Refugee Council, which has implemented a project to provide clean water and solar-powered street lighting
Africa Somalia A trade information portal has been created to facilitate cross-border trade and provide businesses with a transparent environment, a move to facilitate World Trade Organisation membership