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AMISOM gives hope to ailing Somali boy in Kismayo Format Kismayo, 2 May 2021 -- It all started as a pimple, then festering wounds that spread rapidly, to his limbs and other parts of the body, rendering him immobile. This is a condition that 12-year-old Ahmed Sahal Osman, who hails from Afmadow town in Lower Jubba region of Somalia, about 120 kilometres west of Kismayo has been battling with for almost two years. Mohamed Nur Mohamed recalls that day in September 2018 when he first spotted what appeared to be a pimple on his nephew's skin. "His illness started with repetitive infection which ...

Somalia Livestock Price Bulletin, March 2021 Format The Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS NET) monitors trends in staple food prices in countries vulnerable to food insecurity. For each FEWS NET country and region, the Price Bulletin provides a set of charts showing monthly prices in the current marketing year in selected urban centers and allowing users to compare current trends with both five-year average prices, indicative of seasonal trends, and prices in the previous year. The livestock sector is central to the economic and cultural life of the Somali people. The sector provides...

Somalia Humanitarian Bulletin, November 2020 [EN/SO] Format HIGHLIGHTS Cyclone Gati has aggravated the humanitarian situation in Puntland. The cyclone affected nearly 200,000 people, of whom 42,000 were displaced by associated rainfall. Despite an increasing humanitarian caseload, transport access in some parts of the country remains a challenge. FAO warns of a spread of the desert locust infestation to the southern parts of the country as widespread hatching and hopper growth continue. Funding per sector remains disproportionate; more than half of the clusters have received less than 35 per ...

SOYDA Quarterly Progressive Narrative Report, October-December 2020 Format 1. Background and Humanitarian needs The humanitarian situation in Somalia has been aggravated by Cyclone Gati which made landfall in Bari region, Puntland on 22 November. Moderate to heavy rainfall associated with the cyclone together with some heavy storms affected nearly 200,000 people, including 42,000 displaced mainly in Iskushuban district. The cyclone caused the death of nine people and disrupted livelihoods by destroying fishing gear, killing livestock, and flooding agricultural land and crops. The storm came a...

African Union's chief of staff for AMISOM leaves Somalia By Otiato Opali in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2020-12-29 11:33 Simon Mulongo (right), the deputy special representative of the chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, presents an appreciation plaque to Domitien Kabisa, the outgoing military chief of staff of the African Union Mission in Somalia, in Mogadishu, Somalia. [Photo provided to China Daily] The African Union Mission in Somalia or AMISOM on Monday held a colorful sendoff for Domitien Kabisa, the outgoing mili...