Follow AllAfrica News: Somalia, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/all-africa-news-somalia Wed, 29 Nov 2023 21:13:46 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI9QsbXKs9MAh_dczOo_8W9B [State Department] Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism Christopher Landberg travelled to Kenya and Somalia November 13 - 17 to discuss shared counterterrorism objectives, review State Department-funded capacity building programs, and engage with his counterparts to strengthen security cooperation.]]> Wed, 29 Nov 2023 12:46:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI9QsbXKs9MAh_dczOo_8W9B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI-7yuD1vMs5796jHbRcHw3s [UN News] A former child refugee born in Somalia, who dedicated himself to changing lives through education, has been named as this year's winner of the prestigious UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award.]]> Tue, 28 Nov 2023 10:18:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI-7yuD1vMs5796jHbRcHw3s https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI__CkM4GBGKegC0qH-r7xlT [Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The World Health Organization (WHO) said Sunday it's ramping up response to prevent cholera transmission in Somalia as flash floods from heavy downpours intensify across the country.]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:54:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI__CkM4GBGKegC0qH-r7xlT https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI__CkM4GBGKegpx5_w21kha [Shabelle] Kismayo -- The prime minister of Somalia wade through the mud to meet the internally displaced people [IDPs] who were displaced by floods in the Lower Juba region.]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2023 15:54:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI__CkM4GBGKegpx5_w21kha https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI81SXgKsiLHzFT72x6uxjiK [allAfrica] Vaccination is crucial for preventing the spread of the polio, a highly contagious disease that can lead to paralysis and even death. But widespread, ongoing conflict in Somalia means that vaccination campaigns are hampered by restricted access to conflict zones, and the displacement of communities - making it difficult for healthcare workers to reach vulnerable populations. The destruction of health infrastructure, disruption of healthcare services, and compromised safety of healthcare workers]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2023 09:53:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI81SXgKsiLHzFT72x6uxjiK https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI-YEOYfeaqUeO-bbeigX9oC [Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud returned to Mogadishu after witnessing the joining of the country to the East African Community [EAC].]]> Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:24:58 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI-YEOYfeaqUeO-bbeigX9oC https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI-YEOYfeaqUeNKEpFgimKzx [Shabelle] Nairobi -- The Kenyan government has welcomed Somalia's accession to the East African Community (EAC) after a campaign by Somalia to join the regional trade bloc.]]> Sat, 25 Nov 2023 12:23:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI-YEOYfeaqUeNKEpFgimKzx https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI_jdhIHuhnCVApx5_w21kha [New Times] Rwanda will lock horns with Somalia in the opening encounter of the 2023 CECAFA U18 championship which kicks off in Kenya on Saturday, November 25.]]> Fri, 24 Nov 2023 12:02:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI_jdhIHuhnCVApx5_w21kha https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI8skQ1zwdbC-ABC78OgjhDM [allAfrica] Flash flooding has killed at least 50 people and driven nearly 700,000 from their homes, a government official said, with more heavy rains expected to worsen Somalia's plight, reports AFP.]]> Thu, 23 Nov 2023 13:06:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI8skQ1zwdbC-ABC78OgjhDM https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI-uBGZr0pcCE6bel3Iu4GjH [RFI] Nairobi -- Around 80 people in Kenya and Somalia have lost their lives in less than a month as a result of floods caused by heavy rains, which come on the heels of East Africa's worst drought in decades.]]> Sun, 19 Nov 2023 17:17:47 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI-uBGZr0pcCE6bel3Iu4GjH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI_1K_Cf33fcDW7fhEn5oRuR [Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh chaired a National Security Committee meeting focused on accelerating efforts to eradicate terrorist groups.]]> Sun, 19 Nov 2023 15:50:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI_1K_Cf33fcDW7fhEn5oRuR https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI9n1WMT1-rgYeGkz6RCC25z [Shabelle] Mogadishu -- A top court in the Somali capital started live televising corruption trials as the hearing of a case against four junior officials from the immigration department kicks off at a regional court in Mogadishu, on Thursday.]]> Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:18:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI9n1WMT1-rgYeGkz6RCC25z https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI9n1WMT1-rgYQVLTsI7B9NX [Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia and Burundi jointly issued a communique containing 16 agreed points, after a working trip by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud to the country.]]> Fri, 17 Nov 2023 13:18:36 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI9n1WMT1-rgYQVLTsI7B9NX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI9jz6QsemSk5Ivmyuk5fxzE [Shabelle] Mogadishu, Somalia -- The Somali Disaster Management Agency has issued a strong warning about the threat of heavy rains that are set to fall in the regions of the country next week, according to the latest weather forecast.]]> Fri, 17 Nov 2023 12:25:30 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI9jz6QsemSk5Ivmyuk5fxzE https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI-1t_ks_O_lfxtLdxSOwF-n [ICRC] Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced in recent weeks as floods continue to ravage towns in Somalia. Dozens of people have already been rescued by the Somali Red Crescent Society (SRCS) teams but the needs are likely to increase as more rains fall.]]> Fri, 17 Nov 2023 06:46:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI-1t_ks_O_lfxtLdxSOwF-n https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI8DPMISAG9Y8WFk24e89-qg [WFP] Mogadishu -- Climate extremes will keep hunger in Somalia at record highs, warned the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today, as deadly floods sweep the country, devastating deeply food-insecure communities who are still battling to recover from the country's longest recorded drought. The end of over two years of drought that pushed the country to the brink of famine has brought little relief for families. Floods - by some estimates the worst in decades - have driven close to half a million people from their]]> Wed, 15 Nov 2023 06:24:12 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI8DPMISAG9Y8WFk24e89-qg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI_quPcUo-ZFARtLdxSOwF-n [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- The British Embassy in Addis Abeba together with Ethiopian Foreign Affairs and Peace ministries as well as the Somali regional government have launched a peace and security program dubbed 'Deris Wanaag' aimed to bolster resilience against violent extremism in the Ethiopia-Kenya-Somalia borderland regions.]]> Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:47:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI_quPcUo-ZFARtLdxSOwF-n https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI_quPcUo-ZFAfdczOo_8W9B [VOA] Washington -- Somalia's government warns that flooding which has uprooted hundreds of thousands of people may turn into the country's worst humanitarian disaster in decades, unless Somalis and the international community act quickly.]]> Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:45:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI_quPcUo-ZFAfdczOo_8W9B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI-HHRzea7KSCOGrEXdXG_66 [DW] Heavy rains have caused flash floods in Somalia, displacing half a million people and killing more than 30. The combined effects of two climatic phenomena, El Niño and the Indian Ocean Dipole, exacerbated the situation.]]> Mon, 13 Nov 2023 09:26:07 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI-HHRzea7KSCOGrEXdXG_66 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI88yw5tPEFV1AVLTsI7B9NX [Shabelle] Mogadishu -- The United Nations relief agency said Thursday it has released 25 million U.S. dollars to help Somalis affected by heavy rains and flooding across the country.]]> Fri, 10 Nov 2023 16:11:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/HhnJ6XDRXI88yw5tPEFV1AVLTsI7B9NX