Hamdi Ali: A Champion for the Rights of Women and Girls in Somalia In a country which has only recently started making renewed headway against patriarchal traditions, 23-year-old Hamdi Mohamed Ali is passionate about education for girls and women’s rights. Hamdi is… 4 mins read
4 mins read Storyline:Business, National News, Science & Tech Achievements of GEEL Projects in Somalia in 2017 Growth, Enterprise, Employment and Livelihoods (GEEL) is a USAID-funded project aimed improving and facilitating an inclusive economic growth in Puntland, Somaliland and other existing and emerging federal states. Focus is…
14 mins read For 5,000 Somali refugees, a Canadian college scholarship was the only way out IT WAS TIME TO GO. Ayan Abdi slipped on a long black headscarf, grabbed her refugee ID and set out for the interview that could save her life. Since she was…
1 min read Turkish aid agency supports drought-hit Somalians IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation supplies food, drinking water to thousands ISTANBUL Turkey’s IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation has fed around 9,000 people who fled to Somalian capital Mogadishu to escape drought,…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia made positive progress in short time but many challenges lies ahead says UN Somalia’s office The UN office for Somalia has released its year-end report on the country recapping the achievements gained while outlying the challenges lying ahead emphasizing on the need for cooperation, decreasing…
3 mins read Storyline:National News, World Rescuers search for Philippine storm victims as toll rises to 200 MANILA – Rescuers in the Philippines searched on Sunday for survivors of a storm that triggered floods and landslides and killed about 200 people, left scores missing and…
3 mins read Storyline:National News Shabelle River runs dry nearly 90% of its water content River Shabelle has nearly dried up almost 90 percent of its water volume especially around Afgoi town, an agricultural town in the Lower Shabelle region, Southwest state which lies…
6 mins read Storyline:National News Somalia: Refugees pressured to leave Dadaab return to insecurity, drought and hunger Thousands of Somali refugees who were pressured into leaving the Dadaab camp in Kenya are now facing drought, starvation and renewed displacement in Somalia, Amnesty International said today. Returns…
5 mins read Storyline:National News, Security, World Defying Trump threat, UN rejects US decision on Jerusalem Defying President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off funding, the United Nations approved by a resounding vote on Thursday a motion rejecting the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as…
1 min read Turkish Red Crescent opens hospital in Yemen Yemeni health minister thanks Turkey for supporting country ADEN, Yemen The Turkish Red Crescent opened a 50-bed hospital in Yemen’s Aden city on Tuesday. The hospital has an emergency unit,…
