The Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths has allocated US$2 million from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for an urgent response to the cholera outbreak in Somalia. According to the World Health Organization, more than 10,000 cases and 120 deaths have been reported in seven states across the country since January. The residual effects of...
Day: May 30, 2024
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Mnifi meets in Nairobi with the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
The President of the Presidential Council, Mohamed Al-Mnifi, met today, Wednesday, in the Kenyan capital, “Nairobi,” with the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, “Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.” The media office of the President of the Presidential Council said, “The discussions between Al-Mnifi and Hassan Al-Sheikh focused on following up on the progress of cooperation...
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Somalia’s Finance Minister calls for urgent action to build resilient African economies
NAIROBI, Kenya – In a rallying keynote address at the African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings in Nairobi, Somalia’s Minister of Finance, H.E. Bihi Iman Egeh, issued a stark warning about the unprecedented challenges facing African economies, calling for urgent, collaborative action to prioritise building resilience in the face of global shocks. Speaking at a...
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Somalia Receives $18M from African Development Bank to Combat Climate Change
The African Development Bank has donated $18 million to Somalia to support the country’s efforts in addressing environmental issues and mitigating the impacts of climate change. The financial agreement was jointly signed by Somalia’s Finance Minister, Mr. Bihi Iman Cige, and the African Development Bank’s Vice President, Dr. Beth Dunford, in a significant move for...
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Bodies found in search for missing father and son in Scottish Highlands
Police searching for a father and son who went missing after going hillwalking in the Scottish Highlands have found two bodies. Tom Parry, 49, and Richie Parry, 12, were due to return to their home in Cheshire on Wednesday after visiting Glen Nevis and Glencoe. Their car was found in the Three Sisters car park in Glencoe where they...
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Global: Key meetings must fix broken climate finance pledges to safeguard human rights
States gathering for a key climate meeting in Bonn next week in preparation for COP29 in Azerbaijan must address years of broken pledges and inadequate financial support from polluting countries by making substantive progress towards agreeing increased and binding funding commitments to help lower-income states deal with climate change, Amnesty International said today. Recommendations published by...
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Kenya to inject $100m in AfDB, two other African multilateral lenders
Kenya will increase its shareholding in three key African financial institutions, including the African Development Bank (AfDB), by $100 million as a show of confidence in efforts to solve the continent’s problems. President William Ruto on Wednesday said at the opening ceremony of the AfDB annual meetings in Nairobi that the extra capital injection would...
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Somalia’s crisis deepens: Over a million displaced amid drought, floods, and conflict
Somalia is currently grappling with severe environmental and conflict-driven challenges. An historic drought in 2023, widespread flooding in 2024, and escalating warfare with the armed group Al-Shabab have resulted in the displacement of over a million people. In a camp on the outskirts of the central city of Beledweyne, Samira struggles to care for her...
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CABURIN : Beegsi & ugaarsi lagu hayo dadka isticmaala baraha bulshada.
Muqdisho (Raxanreeb )- Dowladda Federaalka ah ee Soomaaliya ayaa sheegtay in ay u digayso shaqsiyaadka baraha bulshada ku dhaliila dowladda Federaalka ah ee Soomaaliya. Qoraal uu soo saaray Taliska ciidanka booliska Soomaaliyeed ayaa lagu sheegay in talaabo adag laga qaadi doono qof kasta oo isku daya kicin dadwayne iyo soo bandhigid waxyaabo aan u wanaagsanayn...
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Halkuu marayaa Ololaha doorashada Kursiga Guddoonka IGAD ?
Adis Ababa (Raxanreeb )- Olole xoogan ayaa ka socda wadamda Bariga Afrika kaas oo la xiriira doorashada Kursiga Guddoomiyaha Midowga Afrika kaas oo dhawaan la qorshaynayo inuu dhaco. Dalal badan oo Soomaaliya ay ku jirto ayaa ku guda jira Olole xooggan oo ay ku doonayaan in ay ku soo baxaan kursigan Guddoomiyaha midowga Afrika. Sida...