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Mogadishu (PP News) — A Puntland Post story on a comment by Dr Afyare Elmi, Director of Heritage Institute for Policy Studies, on the political situation in Somalia is generating lively discussions in Twittersphere. We reported that Afyare had argued that a failure on the part of the incumbent Somali government to organise elections had resulted in political uncertainties. Afyare’s inadvertent use of rotation lends credence to the duopoly theory. “The root cause is that every four years ...

Somali security forces detain and assault journalists and raid media outlet By Committee To Protect Journalists (CPJ) LISTEN 4 HOURS AGO A street scene in Mogadishu, Somalia as pictured April 26, 2021. A journalist in the city was detained and a news outlet there was raided. (Reuters/Feisal Omar) April 29, 2021 — The Committee to Protect Journalists today expressed alarm at recent actions by Somali security forces who detained and beat journalists and raided a private news outlet, and calle...

Statement by the Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia: Concerns over mass displacements in Mogadishu Format Mogadishu, 28 April 2021 – Initial estimates indicate between 60,000 and 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in Mogadishu following an outbreak of violence on 25 April. Those displaced include vulnerable internally displaced persons who had sought refuge in the Somali capital but have again fled to find refuge at the outskirts of the city. “I am extremely concerned abo...

Geeska Afrika Newspaper Project Fund IFA Title P101-078 The Somaliland Development Fund – Phase 2 (SDF2) covers the period 2018-2024. SDF2 is conceived as an inclusive economic development programme. It supports the GoSL in delivering infrastructure that is relevant for inclusive economic development. It focuses on sustainable investments that spur job creation and fast growth, while at the same time laying the foundation for long-term resilience and development, leading to a more stable a...

Somalia Seasonal Monitor April 23, 2021 Format FEWS NET publishes a Seasonal Monitor for Somalia every 10 days(dekad) through the end of the current April to June Gu rainy season. The purpose of this document isto provide updated information on the progress of the Gu season to facilitate contingency and response planning. This Somalia Seasonal Monitor is valid through April 30, 2021 and is produced in collaboration with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the Food Security andNutritionAnalysis Unit ...

CARE Calls for Urgent Support to Save Thousands in Somalia Format Mogadishu 25 April: CARE is calling for urgent humanitarian support to save thousands of lives in the country The plea comes as the humanitarian leadership in the country has declared the current dry conditions as a drought situation. Below average rainfall is expected in the country this season further exacerbating the severe water shortages that are being experienced. According to UNOCHA at least 3.4 million people are projecte...

Reaching the zero malaria target: Somalia scales up efforts to eliminate malaria from 6 pilot districts Format 25 April 2021 – Ahead of World Malaria Day, marked annually on 25 April, WHO congratulates the Somali health authorities for taking bold and pragmatic steps to eliminate malaria from 6 pilot districts aiming to halt indigenous transmission of the disease. While the world was grappling with the rapid and fast spreading pandemic of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) country ...

CCCM Cluster Somalia Dashboard - as of March 2021 Format General Updates A total of 1050 influential community members received special COVID-19 awareness sessions highlighting the importance of wearing facemasks and receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Partners also provided sessions geared at mitigating social stigma related to COVID-19 reaching a total of 250 women and 21 people living with disabilities. Through Cash for Work (CFW) activities, more than 650 community members participated in site-...

Recommendations for addressing drought displacement in Somalia Format Introduction Somalia is one of the countries most heavily affected by internal displacement, with more than 2.6 million internally displaced people (IDPs) at the end of 2019.1 Many of these IDPs were displaced as a result of conflict and violence, but many more were displaced during disasters, including floods and drought. In addition to human suffering and insecurity, internal displacement was estimated to have cost the coun...

Hyderabad: A woman from Hyderabad who claimed her life was in danger in Somalia has been helped by the High Commission of India in Kenya to return to .