The world is celebrating the International Day of Biodiversity on May 22, 2021 with the slogan “We are Part of the Solution”. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is happy to join the world community in celebrating this International B…
(DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) today announced that they have entered into a two-year agreement to harmonize remittance policies across the IGAD count…
BOBO-DIOULASSO, BURKINA FASO – The mosquito-borne disease malaria kills more than 400,000 people each year, the vast majority in Africa.Target Malaria, an international group of scientists, is working in Burkina Faso on a genetic solution.Abdoulaye Dia…
JOHANNESBURG – For 11 years, land forces chiefs in Africa and the U.S. Army have met annually at the African Land Forces Summit, a four-day event where the group discusses security threats on the continent and how these joint forces can tackle the thre…
Mogadishu(SONNA)-The African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, has presented food and non-food relief items to the Federal Government of Somalia. The items sourced through the Humanitarian Liaison Unit of AMISOM will support Internally Displaced Person…
Mogadishu(SONNA)-The Government of Japan, through its partnership with UNICEF, has donated nearly $900,000 in an emergency grant to improve COVID-19 vaccine cold chain management in Somalia.The funding will support the procurement of cold chain equipme…
Mogadishu(SONNA)-Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Hussein Roble on Wednesday expressed his expectations on the electoral talks ahead to be successful, SONNA reported.Spokesperson of Somali Government, Mohamed Ibrahim Moal…
Mogadishu,(SONNA)- U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, traveled to Djibouti and Somalia to preside over the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) change of command ceremony and to engage with partners in the…
Mogadisho,(SONNA)- Somalia’s former President and chairman of the Union of Candidates,Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has expressed his optimism about Prime Minister Roble’s efforts to convene on the 20th of this month.“I hope the upcoming May 20, 2021 Summit on r…
Mogadishu(SONNA)- The Uganda contingent serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, has begun COVID-19 vaccination for its military and police personnel in the mission.The Government of Uganda has delivered 6,500 doses of the Oxford-Ast…
Mogadishu (SONNA) -The Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of the Federal Government of Somalia has suspended all contracts with private companies to employ Somali workers abroad.A decree issued by the state minister in the Ministry of Labor and Socia…
· Between December 2020 and late April 2021, most parts of Somalia experienced moderate to severe drought as a result of below-average Deyr season rainfall from October to December 2020, warmer-than-normal temperatures during the January to March 2021 …