Key milestones in the history of Somali language Storyline:National News, Profiles In October 1972 the Somali script, based on the Somali Latin alphabet, was standardised and introduced as the Official Somali Language Script. Somali, which had been until then an oral… 4 mins read
4 mins read Storyline:National News Education to leave no-one behind in Somalia Over one million people live in camps for displaced people in Somalia. Life there is difficult – especially for children – with limited access to protection and basic services, and…
4 mins read Storyline:National News, Science & Tech SIMAD students donate blood at SOS Hospital in Mogadishu SIMAD University students yesterday donated blood at SOS hospital in a move to stem blood shortage in city hospitals. Within the framework of “We Sacrifice Ourselves for Somali patients” campaign organized by…
2 mins read Storyline:National News, World Kuwait to host international education conference for Somalia next year An international conference to support education in Somalia will be held in May next year, the chairman of the organizing committee for the donor conference Dr. Ghanem Al-Najjir has said.…
5 mins read Storyline:National News Grad rates jump for Somali students thanks to programs geared to help The plan runs the gamut: Nudging Somali-speaking teens into taking leadership roles at school; ensuring their culture and faith are part of their courses; training their teachers; reaching out to…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Global leaders adopt development blueprint for the next 15 years Global leaders today adopted bold and ambitious development goals set to drive the development agenda for the next fifteen years as the Millennium Development Goals adopted 15 years ago came…
3 mins read Storyline:National News SRSG Kay pledges UN support to improve status of Somali women. The Federal Ministry of Women and Human Rights Development launched the National Gender Policy formulation process on 15 September 2015 in Mogadishu. The launch was attended by representatives of Somali…
1 min read Storyline:National News Tens of Somali students arrested in Cyprus Tens of Somali citizens who went Cyprus to pursue further education have been arrested in that Island, sources say. The police of rich Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean have apprehended…
6 mins read Storyline:National News From Hargeysa to Harvard: A Young Somali Student’s Journey to an Ivy League CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — OF the millions of young men and women settling into college dorms this month, one of the most unlikely is Abdisamad Adan, a 21-year-old beginning his freshman…
5 mins read Storyline:Archive, National News, Opinions Growth in higher education can only be meaningful if matched with quality education By Ahmad Abdi-hadi Abdullahi The proliferation of universities in Somalia and particularly Mogadishu over the last few years has raised eyebrows from stakeholders and public at large over the quality of…