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By Damon Bristow Dr. Hawa Abdi dedicated her life to supporting vulnerable Somalis over three decades. It was a life of kindness and courage. Her clinics gave hope, as well as…

The move by the outgoing cabinet to nominate members to the Judicial Service Commission has been widely condemned with lawyers terming it a violation of the country’s constitution. Civil society…

By  BBC  Africa Eye   Official figures say fewer than 100 people have died from Covid-19 in Somalia. But Mogadishu’s graveyards tell a different story. How is a country with one…

Nairobi, July 29, 2020 — In response to a Somali court sentencing Goobjoog Media Group Deputy Director Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye to six months in prison on false news charges, the…

Somalia is set to benefit fromnew UK funding to tackle this year’s unprecedented locust outbreaks across Africa and Asia. The UK’sInternational Development Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan today announced a further £18…

By T. Roble The Halima Yarey-led electoral commission Saturday delivered its starkest assessment of the prospects of an election this year and in the same breath, a shameless admission it…

Abdi M. Hersi and Afyare A. Elmi On July 1, 2020, the Somali Republic will be 60 years old! You may be surprised to know that the Somali Republic, often…

By FAO In late January, while FAO was launching its annual livestock vaccination and treatment campaign with various government institutions across Somalia, nobody could imagine the rollercoaster of a year…

By Dahir Salad Mohamed (Rahajel) Galmudug state is a federal member state within the greater Federal Republic of Somalia, as defined by the provisional constitution of Somalia. Its capital city…