Mogadishu (QJ)- Turkish President Recep Erdogan met on Wednesday with his visiting Somalian counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in the capital Ankara to discuss regional security and humanitarian aid to the African country. In a joint press conference after their meeting, the Turkish president stressed the importance of Somalia’s stability and security for the whole African […]
Mogadishu (QJ)- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said late Monday that at least 200 children in Somalia have died of malnutrition since January, with the country witnessing “catastrophic food insecurity” for the first time since 2017. Drought conditions have deteriorated following an unprecedented fourth consecutive failed rainy season in […]
Mogadishu (QJ)- Farmers in Somalia are set to access reliable new machinery, as well as service and parts support from CASE IH. This follows a trailblazing import and distribution agreement inked between CNH Industrial with Gaalooge Farming & Livestock Cooperative. The Gaalooge-Case IH partnership was initiated at the Italy-Somalia Business Forum in Mogadishu in December […]
Mogadishu (QJ)- Overlooked due to the war in Ukraine, the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, and the conflict in neighboring Ethiopia, Somalia is dealing with one of its worst droughts in four decades. Nearly a million people have left their homes in search of food, water, and humanitarian assistance in towns and major cities. Dolow, a […]
US Representative Ilhan Omar of the northern state of Minnesota has suggested that when it comes to violence, Minnesota is worse than the Somalian refugee camp she used to live in when she was a child. “For six years, I had the privilege of not seeing any violence, until I moved to Minnesota,” Omar stated […]
MOGADISHU – A landmine blast reportedly targeted a convoy of ATMIS troops as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia on their way to Marka town in Lower Shabelle region. The explosion that hit the ATMIS convoy was said to be a landmine, causing casualties of ATMIS troops. Al-Shabaab in released statement, claimed responsibility […]
MOGADISHU- The World Bank approved $143 million in International Development Assistance (IDA)* financing to help vulnerable Somalis overcome the escalating drought and food insecurity conditions across the country. This additional financing to the existing Somalia Shock Responsive Safety Net for Human Capital Project (SNHCP), also known as Baxnaano (which means to uplift in Somali), will provide an extra boost to […]
Channel 4 news has been hit with over 100 complaints from telly fans over Jamal Osman’s ‘Inside Al- Shabaab’ feature. Some viewers were dissatisfied with the broadcast and claimed it promoted terrorism and glorified terrorists. Channel 4 News has been hit with over 100 Ofcom complaints over Jamal Osman’s ‘InsideAl- Shabaab’ segment. A PetitionTo pull […]
MOGADISHU (QJ) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appointed Hamza Abdi Barre as the country’s new prime minister, who will soon form a new cabinet. The president said Hamza was a knowledgeable and capable man for the position and called on the Somali parliament to approve the prime minister. The appointee is a former […]
Ethiopia has lost 19 percent of its stake in the port of Berbera over failure to fulfil conditions required to complete the ownership deal, the government of Somaliland has said. This effectively reverses the agreement made in 2017 between Ethiopia, Dubai ports giant DP World and the Somaliland Port Authority on the Berbera port. Somaliland […]