Muqdisho (Raxanreeb ) Madaxwaynaha Dowladda Federaalka ah ee Soomaaliya ayaa doonaya in laga guuro hannaanka dhismaha ee Dowladda Soomaaliya ay u dhisan tahay. Qorshaha Madaxwayne Xasan uu doonayo in meesha looga saaro awooda Ra’ iisulwasaaraha iyo in la unko laba xisbi oo hoggaanka ku loolamaya ayaa si aad ah loo diidan yahay. Madax hore iyo...
Author: Hanad Ali Guled (Hanad Ali Guled)
Kenyan MP censured for wearing Palestine scarf
A Kenyan MP was ordered to remove a traditional Palestinian scarf he was wearing during parliamentary proceedings on Wednesday. Farah Maalim said he was wearing the scarf in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas. He said Palestine “needs support of everybody in Kenya”. But...
WHO scales up response to tackle cholera in Somalia amid heavy rains
The WHO said Somalia has had uninterrupted cholera transmission in 29 drought-affected districts since 2022 and in the Banadir region since the drought of 2017. A total of 14,191 suspected cases of cholera including 38 associated deaths were reported from 29 districts of Somalia since January “WHO and health partners are scaling up the implementation...
The Echoes of a Generation: Somalia from 1987 to 2023
In the waning moments of the 1980s, Somalia’s flame of civil democracy had been extinguished, replaced by the embers of military socialism. As armed tribal groups began to rise, the nation’s fragile structures collapsed by 1991, leaving these groups to claim the remnants. Those of my generation bore witness to a series of harrowing events,...
Literacy via mobile phone is growing on Somalis
Most people living in advanced economies take literacy, the ability to read and write, for granted. But this skill is not a given in many developing countries, including in Somaliland, in the Horn of Africa. This is a country struggling under the weight of multiple challenges such as drought, hunger and poverty, reports Voice of...
The Echoes of a Generation: Somalia from 1987 to 2023
In the waning moments of the 1980s, Somalia’s flame of civil democracy had been extinguished, replaced by the embers of military socialism. As armed tribal groups began to rise, the nation’s fragile structures collapsed by 1991, leaving these groups to claim the remnants. Those of my generation bore witness to a series of harrowing events,...
Drought in Somalia forces displacement, posing particular challenges for women and girls
SOUTH-WEST STATE, Somalia – Weeks turned into months, and still the rains never came. As the drought in Somalia scorches the land, the chances for a family’s survival wither and die like crops and livestock, forcing them to search for lifelines elsewhere. In February, Hodan Khalif*, 14, moved to an internally displaced camp (IDP)...
Turkey’s Erdogan says Hamas is not terrorist organisation, cancels trip to Israel
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, in his strongest comments yet on the Gaza conflict, said on Wednesday the Palestinian militant group Hamas was not a terrorist organisation but a liberation group fighting to protect Palestinian lands. NATO member Turkey condemned the civilian deaths caused by Hamas’s Oct. 7 rampage in southern Israel, but also urged Israeli...
Sudan cease-fire talks to resume Thursday in Saudi Arabia
STATE DEPARTMENT — Talks between Sudan’s warring factions will resume Thursday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, with a focus on securing access for humanitarian aid to reach beleaguered civilians, according to senior U.S. State Department officials. The United States and Saudi Arabia have brokered multiple cease-fires between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid...
Isra’iil oo wada duqeymaha ay ku beegsanayso Caruurta iyo Haweenka
Gaza (Raxanreeb) Maalintii 19aad ee dagaalka Gaza, Israa’iil waxay sii waday duqeymaha ay ku hayso dadka rayidka ah iyadoo 700 oo qof ay 24 saac gudahood ku dhinteen magaaladaas, taasoo tirada guud ka dhigaysa 6,546 iyo 17,500 oo dhaawac ah kuwaasoo u badan caruur iyo haween, sida lagu sheegay xogta Wasaaradda Caafimaadka Marinka Gaza. Sidoo...

