Somalia
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Several communities in Somalia are at imminent risk of flooding as river levels continue to rise in central parts of the country, a UN agency warned in a flood advisory issued Saturday. Projections by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Somalia Water and Land Information Management (FAO-SWALIM) indicate a risk…
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed James Swan as his acting special representative for Somalia and head of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). Swan will act as special representative “for a temporary period following the departure of Catriona Laing of the United Kingdom, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedicated…
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A total of 10,647 new cases of cholera and 102 deaths have been reported in Somalia due to flooding caused by heavy rains since January, the government said on Wednesday. The Ministry of Health and Human Services classified 6,330, or 64 percent, of the total cases as severe, indicating the gravity of the illness. “Regrettably,…
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The UN World Food Program (WFP) announced on Tuesday that it needs 228 million U.S. dollars between April and September to expand its humanitarian assistance efforts in Somalia. The latest projections for the April to June period indicate that 3.4 million people in Somalia are facing acute food insecurity, showing improvement, especially in rural areas…
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Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency said Thursday it has for the first time managed to “completely shut down” 14 news websites allegedly operated by the extremist group al-Shabab. NISA, in a statement posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, said that following a cybersecurity operation, its cyber division had identified sites working to advance…
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At least twelve people were killed and several others injured in a car bombing on Monday at a shopping mall in Hamarwayne district, a district in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, police and witnesses said. Police officer Mohamed Abdulle said the car bomb was detonated at the entrance of the mall near the headquarters of the…
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The United Nations in Somalia has strongly condemned Saturday’s blasts in the capital city, Mogadishu. In a tweet against the wanton destruction of lives and property by terrorists who are suspected to be al-Shabab fighters, the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) described the act as “barbaric bombings” which targeted civilians in Mogadishu. Over 20…
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Not less than 20 people have died in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, after a huge explosion from a truck bomb rocked the city. Police described the bomb attack as the most powerful blast in many years. Terrorists who carried out the massacre are believed to have targeted a luxury hotel located on a busy…
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Gunmen stormed a hotel in Somalia‘s seaside capital Saturday, taking guests hostage and “shooting at everyone they could see,” before security forces pursued the grenade-throwing assailants to the top floor and ended the hours-long assault, police and witnesses said. At least 14 people were killed. Islamic extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the latest in…
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