UN Envoy calls for continuing support for Somalia’s ongoing response to COVID-19 and praises frontline health workers Storyline:World By:WHO On a visit to the major tertiary hospital in Mogadishu, which plays a critical role in the management of COVID-19 patients’ care, on 21 June, the United Nations Secretary… 3 mins read
1 min read Storyline:National News Southwest state president appoints two new ministers The President of the Southwest Regional State, Abdulaziz Hassan Muhammad (Laftagreen) appoints Elias Saeed Ali for Minister of Information and Sulaiman Shuaib Ali, Minister for Minerals and Petroleum. The decree…
4 mins read Storyline:Security, World Somalia: Authorities must immediately release journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nur (Abuja) By: Amnesty International is concerned about the continued detention of journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nur (Abuja) and the organization is calling on Somalia authorities to immediately and unconditionally release him. Amnesty…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security IED explosion kills 5 civilians in Baidoa, southwest Somalia At least five people were killed and injured more than ten in a remote-controlled IED explosion in southwest headquarter of Baidoa on Saturday morning. Reports indicate the explosion targeted a…
1 min read Storyline:National News, Security UPDATE:Suicide car bomb hits checkpoint at Somalia’s Mogadishu port Suicide Car explosion kills one, injuries 5 gov’t soldiers and one civilian in front of Mogadishu port main gate early on Saturday. The explosion targeted Mogadishu port revenue office but…