UPDATE: Ministry of health confirms 70 new cases Storyline:National News The ministry of health announced the highest number of COVID 19 new cases in forty-eight hours at Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. According to the ministers of health, Fawzia abikar has confirmed… 1 min read
3 mins read Storyline:National News, Security From Bad to Worse: Press Freedom in Somalia Continues to Decline By: FESOJ Federation of Somali Journalists ‘Annual Press Freedom Report’ for Somalia has expressed concerns over the escalating climate of intimidation and harassment affecting the freedom of expression and access…
2 mins read Storyline:National News UN in Somalia urges against oppression of journalists The UN in Somalia has called for respect and protection of the rights of journalists in Somalia noting there was need for the media to conduct its work freely especially…
1 min read Storyline:National News Turkish gov’t donates medical aid to Somalia Turkish Airline carrying medical aid landed at Aden Adde International Airpot in Mogadishu following the Turkish government pledged to support Somalia amid floods and COVID19 impacts in the country. During…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Auditor General probes Ministry of Health over donor funds diversion The Auditor-General Mohamed Ali has commenced investigations into alleged fraud in the Ministry of Health amid reports that donor funds to the ministry were diverted for personal use by senior…
6 mins read Storyline:Security, World Somalia: Spate of Arrests, Intimidation of Journalists By: Somali authorities have been stepping up their intimidation of journalists as the country faces a growing number of Covid-19 cases. Since mid-April 2020 alone, authorities arbitrarily detained three journalists,…
2 mins read Storyline:National News COVID-19 related deaths in Mogadishu surpass 500-mayor The number of deaths as a result of COVID-19 in Mogadishu alone could be over 500, city mayor Omar Filish (pictured) has said amid fears the disease was ravaging families…
2 mins read Storyline:Security, World U.S. court dismisses New York nurses’ plea for COVID-19 protection By: A U.S. District Court on Friday dismissed a nurse association’s plea against New York state and two hospitals to provide safety equipment and adopt measures to stop the spread…
5 mins read Storyline:Archive, Opinions Covid-19 response: inclusion of rural youth in Sub-Saharan Africa By Pamela Pozarny, Tony Nsanganira & Janetta Carlucci COVID-19 continues its rapid spread around the world, presenting a global health emergency and potential major economic and labour market shocks worldwide.…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Continued detention of Radio Higsi editor ‘outrageous’- CPJ The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for the release of Radio Higsi journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nuur noting his continued detention without charges is ‘outrageous’. CPJ said in a…