“Finally, I have been freed” – 150 Somali migrants return home after detention in Libya Storyline:National News By UNSOM Public Information Mogadishu, 30 May 2018 – Following several months of confinement in detention centres in Libya, 150 Somali migrants returned voluntarily to their home country today with transportation organized by… 4 mins read
3 mins read Storyline:National News UN pledges $2.7m for cyclone affected communities in Somaliland The UN has announced $2.7 million pledge to aid communities affected by Cylone Sagar which has killed dozens and displaced thousands others in Somaliland. Speaking after visiting Borama in Awdal…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Amid a deadly cyclone, Somaliland and Puntland renew offensives At least 700,000 people have been affected by cyclone Sagar which has hammered the northern Somali regions Puntland and Somaliland forces went on the offensive Thursday morning again in Tukaraq amid…
1 min read Storyline:National News Government, UN teams conduct humanitarian assessment in floods-hit Beletweyne Government and UN delegations hold assessment meetings with local leadership in Beleweyne town May 21, 2017. Photo: Mohamed Bishar|Goobjoog NewsA team of government and UN officials Monday visited the floods…
1 min read Storyline:National News Flooding displaces 188,000 people in eastern Ethiopia By Xinhua Flooding in Ethiopia’s eastern Somali regional state has displaced 188,000 people, the UN said on Wednesday. In a press statement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…
1 min read Storyline:National News UAE Red Crescent delivers relief supplies to cyclone victims in Somaliland The United Arab Emirates Red Crescent today delivered medical and food supplies to floods affected people in Somaliland regions as relief efforts continue to reach thousands affected. The supplies delivered…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Property valued at $35m destroyed by floods in Mogadishu-mayor Property worth $35 million was destroyed in the past few days by floods in Mogadishu which also killed six people and displaced several families. Mogadishu Mayor Abdirahman Yarisow revealed the…
2 mins read Storyline:National News 25 dead and 27 missing in Somaliland as cyclone hammers region Heavy rains and flooding have claimed 25 lives and another 27 people are still missing in Somaliland, authorities have said. A further 12 people were injured. Somaliland presidency released the…
2 mins read Storyline:National News PM Khaire visits floods victims in Mogadishu, pledges government support Prime Minister Hassan Khaire Sunday evening visited flood victims in the city and pledged his government’s support to restore livelihoods. The PM who spoke to people displaced by the floods promised…
2 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia, UN appeal for $80m emergency aid to avert floods crisis Somalia and the UN have appealed for $80 million to provide emergency relief to thousands affected by the recent floods in the country warning little was coming through from the…