Somalia: CoronaVirus Meter

The economic impact of COVID-19 and top livelihoods concerns by Somali households

2d | ReliefWeb

English Infographic on Somalia about Food and Nutrition, Health, Epidemic and more; published on 01 Aug 2020 by UNHCR ...

Suicide bombing kills at least 9, injures 20 at Somali military base

3h | UPI.com

A suicide bombing killed at least nine people and injured nearly 20 Saturday when the bomb-laden car detonated at the gates ...

Coronavirus - Somalia: Floods drive over 650,000 Somalis from their homes in 2020

1d | APO Group English

More than 150,000 Somalis have been forced to flee their homes since late June, including some 23,000 in the last week alone ...

At Least 8 Soldiers Dead in Blast Outside Somali Army Base

13h | Bloomberg

A car bomb exploded at the gates of a military base in Somalia's capital Saturday, killing at least eight soldiers and wounding 14 others, with the toll expected to rise, police said.

Children missing out on routine vaccinations in Somalia amid COVID-19 fears

10d | ReliefWeb

However, since the COVID-19 outbreak in Somalia, Zahra has been afraid to take her 7-month-old second son Jama* for routine vaccination at the centre fearing that she or her children might be infected ...

Somalia: Suicide car bombing kills 9, injures 14

11h | Turkish Press

MOGADISHU, Somalia At least nine people were killed and 14 others injured on Saturday in a suicide car bombing in the ...

At least 8 killed, 14 wounded in attack on Somali military base

8h | THE WEEK

At least eight soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded at a military base in Mogadishu, Somlia, on Saturday after a suicide bomber reportedly detonated a vehicle at the base's gates. The death toll ...

UN says nearly 200,000 affected by flash floods in Somalia

2d | N.C.N. Limited on MSN.com

Locals wade through a flooded street after bursting of a river in Beledweyne, central Somalia, May 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Hassan ...

Somali Livestock Traders Count Losses After Hajj Cancellation Due to COVID-19

10d | Voice of America

Somalia's livestock industry has been reeling since Saudi Arabia canceled the hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, because ...

Africa in the news: New funding to fight COVID-19 in Africa, Somalia’s prime minister voted out, and political updates in Mali and Côte d’Ivoire

7d | Brookings Institution

New loans and grants announced across the continent in response to COVID-19, Prime Minister Khaire out after vote of no confidence, and political updates in Mali and Côte d’Ivoire.

To stop the spread of COVID-19 and associated stigma in Somalia, communities need the facts

5d | ReliefWeb

The lack of accurate, factual information about public health emergencies presents a very real and present risk for people in Somalia, especially among the estimated 2.6 million internally displaced ...

GBV/FGM Rapid Assessment Report in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic in Somalia

11d | ReliefWeb

English Assessment on Somalia about Health, Protection and Human Rights and Epidemic; published on 28 Jul 2020 by UNFPA ...

At Least 8 Soldiers Dead in Blast Outside Somali Army Base

13h | Bloomberg

A car bomb exploded at the gates of a military base in Somalia's capital Saturday, killing at least eight soldiers and wounding 14 others, with the toll expected to rise, police said.

Somali refugees in Ethiopia: Jijiga Region Situational Update, July 2020

1d | ReliefWeb

English Situation Report on Ethiopia about Education, Food and Nutrition, Epidemic and more; published on 30 Jun 2020 by ...

The World Mourns Dr. Hawa Abdi, a Somali Doctor Who Changed 90,000 Lives

1d | Global Citizen

Dr. Hawa Abdi, a renowned doctor, human rights champion, and activist, who established a settlement for 90,000 refugees, has ...

Somali Livestock Traders Count Losses After Hajj Cancellation Due to COVID-19

10d | Voice of America

Somalia's livestock industry has been reeling since Saudi Arabia canceled the hajj, the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, because ...

Somalia Humanitarian Response Plan 2020: HRP Revision – COVID-19 (July 2020)

13d | ReliefWeb

English Appeal on Somalia about Camp Coordination and Camp Management, Education, Drought, Epidemic and more; published on 26 ...

Somalia: Govt Secures U.S.$25 Million Grant to Fight COVID-19

11d | AllAfrica.com

Somalia is set to benefit from 25.1 million U.S. dollars grant from the African Development bank to fight the Covid-19 ...

African Development Bank Grants Somalia $25 Mln for Better COVID-19 Response

11d | Middle East North Africa Financial Network

The grant - like many international partners' overtures - dumps the whole sum on Somalia lap which assumes the Republic of ...

Somalia expects to announce winners of first petroleum auction early 2021

3d | Reuters

Somalia expects to announce the winners of its first oil and gas licensing round early next year, as the country seeks petro dollars to help rebuild its struggling economy, a senior government oil ...

The World Mourns Dr. Hawa Abdi, a Somali Doctor Who Changed 90,000 Lives

1d | Global Citizen

Dr. Hawa Abdi, a renowned doctor, human rights champion, and activist, who established a settlement for 90,000 refugees, has ...

Coronavirus - Somalia: Floods drive over 650,000 Somalis from their homes in 2020

1d | APO Group English

More than 150,000 Somalis have been forced to flee their homes since late June, including some 23,000 in the last week alone ...

Coronavirus Stigma Is Hindering a Response in Africa

6d | Bloomberg

After 23 days in quarantine in Uganda — far longer than required — Jimmy Spire Ssentongo walked free in part because of a cartoon he drew. It showed a bound prisoner begging for liberation after ...

Coronavirus - Somali Migrants Return Home After Several Months Stranded in Iran

3d | Africanews

Eleven Somali nationals and Muhammed Hussein Abukar, Somalia’s ambassador to West Africa and Special Envoy to Iran, safely ...

In Africa, stigma surrounding coronavirus hinders response

6d | The Telegraph

After 23 days in quarantine in Uganda - far longer than required - Jimmy Spire Ssentongo walked free in part because of a ...

Total confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa pass 1 million

1d | The Guardian on MSN.com

More than 1 million people in Africa have been infected by the Covid-19 virus, health authorities on the continent have ...

At least 8 killed, 14 wounded in attack on Somali military base

8h | THE WEEK

At least eight soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded at a military base in Mogadishu, Somlia, on Saturday after a suicide bomber reportedly detonated a vehicle at the base's gates. The death toll ...

UN says nearly 200,000 affected by flash floods in Somalia

2d | N.C.N. Limited on MSN.com

Locals wade through a flooded street after bursting of a river in Beledweyne, central Somalia, May 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Hassan ...

Africa in the news: New funding to fight COVID-19 in Africa, Somalia’s prime minister voted out, and political updates in Mali and Côte d’Ivoire

7d | Brookings Institution

New loans and grants announced across the continent in response to COVID-19, Prime Minister Khaire out after vote of no confidence, and political updates in Mali and Côte d’Ivoire.