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UNICEF digitises to tackle theft of food aid
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is leveraging technology to curb the leakage of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) into the illegal market in Somalia. The agency has put in place an integrated digital stock-management system for tracking nutrition commodities, replacing manual stock registers. UNICEF has also designed a system to manage its RUTF commodities supply chain, including recording, reporting and resupply processes.
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Strikes Amid Polls Deadlock
Mogadishu — The long-delayed electoral process is fuelling attacks by the armed extremist group, Al-Shabaab, in Somalia. In the latest attack, at least 15 people were killed by a suicide bomb in the central Beledweyne. It targeted a restaurant popular with local officials and politicians. Al-Shabaab has taken responsibility for the attack.
Somalia: Somali Utilizes Sport to Eliminate Al-Shabaab
Mogadishu — IN an effort to counter the threat of terrorism and ethnic conflicts, authorities in Somalia are making the most of sport's power to unite. Football, the most popular sport in the country, is central to these objectives led by the African Union mission in the country (AMISOM). It has handed over an assortment of football kits and items at Jubaland, one of the regions beset by communal clashes and the scourge of the Al-Shabaab terror group.
Somalia: Deadly Floods Displace Half a Million in Somalia
Mogadishu — TWO children are among 17 people killed in recent floods in Somalia. Flooding caused by heavy rains has affected over 500 000 million people in Somalia, of whom 370 000 are displaced from their homes. Livestock losses have also been reported. The Federal Government of Somalia and the humanitarian community have launched a Flood Response Plan to seek immediate support for people affected by the crisis.
Somalia: Hundreds of Child Soldiers Involved in Somali War
Mogadishu — REBEL groups and armed forces have this year recruited and used at least 869 children during the lengthy civil war in Somalia. Eight of the children that were forcibly recruited in the period covering January to July are girls. Al-Shabaab, an Islamist sect, accounts for an estimated 81 percent of children recruited during the period.
Somalia: Kids Recruited By Rebels Receive Schooling
By Saad Muse Mogadishu — THOUSANDS of children that have initially been forced out of education due to recruitment by terror groups, conflict and drought are to receive education following a new programme launched northeast of Somalia. Non-governmental organisations - Education Cannot Wait and Save the Children- launched the programme at a cost of US$5,6 million (R78 million) to improve learning and wellbeing of children affected by crises in Puntland.
Somalia: Anger Over Al-Shabaab Attack
By Saad Muse in Mogadishu, Somalia Mogadishu — THERE is shock and outrage at the recent terrorist attack that claimed the lives of at least 26 people, including a United Nations (UN) aid worker, in Somalia. In addition to those killed, an estimated 40 people were injured in the siege on a hotel in the port city of Kismayo, where a high-level political meeting was held to discuss pending regional elections.
Somalia: Terror Attack Leaves 26 Dead in Somalia
By Saad Muse Mogadishu — THE African Union (AU) has condemned the killing of no less than 26 civilians during an attack by suspected Muslim radicals south of Somalia. Scores more were injured during the explosion bearing the hallmarks of the al-Shabaab in the town of Kismayo on Saturday. Francisco Madeira, Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, said the attack was meant to derail progress in the country as it rebuilt and consolidated the gains made on peace and security.
Somalia to Suffer Worst Drought in Years
By Saad Muse MORE than 2,2 million Somalis face severe hunger in the coming months as a result of a disastrous drought. The crisis is expected to peak between July and September. The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) said the number of hungry people in the horn of Africa is expected to be 40 percent higher than estimates made at the beginning of 2019. A deteriorating nutritional status is also of major concern in Somalia.
Somalia: Govt Battles Overcrowding in Capital City
By Saad Muse Mogadishu — MOGADISHU, the Somali capital, is now the most overcrowded city in Africa after conflict and natural disasters cause massive displacement to the area. The capital city is home to about 600 000 displaced people, most of whom live in informal camps, according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. Mogadishu is now the second most densely populated city in the world after Dhaka in Bangladesh.
Somalia: 8 Killed in Al-Shabaab Terror Attack
By Saad Muse Mogadishu — SOME 18 people, including a prominent cleric, have been killed after twin terrorist attacks by the Islamist Al-Shabaab group in Somalia. The attacks were perpetrated in the city of Galkayo and the capital, Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab militants claimed responsibility for the early morning assault on a compound belonging to the cleric Abdiweli Ali Elmi in the southern portion of Galkayo town. The church leader had received threats on his life from the jihadist movement in the past.
Somalia: Somali Terror Attack Toll Reaches 20 Deaths
By Saad Muse Mogadishu — THE Security Council, United Nations' (UN's) most powerful body, has condemned the killing of at least 20 people during multiple explosions and gunfire outside a hotel in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Some 17 civilians were injured during the attacks believed to be orchestrated by the jihadist group, Al-Shabab, near the Sahafi Hotel on Friday afternoon. The death toll has been escalating. The terror attack consisted of three car bomb explosions followed by gunfire.
Somalia: Journalist Murdered During Afternoon Prayers
By Saad MuseMogadishu — GUNMEN believed to be members of the Al-Shabaab terror group have shot dead a Somali radio journalist during afternoon prayers at a mosque. It is believed the journalist, Abdullahi Mire Hashi, has been murdered outside the capital Mogadishu as a protest by the Islamist group against a lack of coverage by the deceased's station. The station, Darul Sunnah, focuses on religious programming.
Somalia: Civilians Major Victims of Explosive Violence
By Saad MuseMogadishu — SOME 1 850 people have been killed during explosive violence across the globe last month. A majority of those killed are civilians, who make up 1 066 deaths, or 58 percent of total casualties. According to the Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), the deaths were recorded from 256 explosions. In Africa, Somalia is the country worst affected by the explosive violence. At least 54 civilian deaths from explosive violence were reported last month.
Africa: Over 10,000 Children Killed in Raging Wars
By Saad MuseMogadishu — More than 10 000 children have been killed while thousands have been forcibly recruited into the ranks of government and rebel forces in war torn countries over the past year. Other minors have been maimed in the hotspots including Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Somalia, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
Somalia: Forced Evictions Render Thousands Homeless in Somalia
By Saad MuseMogadishu — More than 200 000 Somalis have been forcibly evicted from their homes since the beginning of the year. This is almost double the 120 000 people evicted during the same period last year. Among those evicted are tens of thousands of people who fled drought, flooding and violence in recent months. Evelyn Aero, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Adviser for Information, Counseling and Legal Assistance, said many of these families were forced to leave with little or no notice.
Somalia: Cop Shoot Somali Photographer Dead
By Saad MuseMogadishu — AT least 26 journalists have been murdered over the last decade in the crisis-prone Somalia. The latest victim of the deadly crackdown against media in the East African country is Abdirizak Kasim Iman, a videographer for a private television station. A police officer allegedly shot him when he tried to pass through a checkpoint in the capital Mogadishu, while he rode a three-wheeled public transportation vehicle.
Africa: Massive Rise in Islamist Militant Attacks in Africa
By Saad MuseMogadishu — THERE is a sharp rise in the number of Islamist militant attacks in Sub-Saharan Africa. The number of incidents rose from 317 in 2013 to 1 549 as of April this year, according to a specialist global risk consultancy. Control Risks, the organisation, said most of the attacks were inspired by the so-called Islamic State (IS) that loses its grip in its Middle Eastern heartland.
Somalia: Somali Journalists Caught in Land Dispute Crossfire
By Saad MuseMogadishu — MEDIA rights groups are demanding the release of journalists and lift a ban on television stations caught up in the conflict between the breakaway Somaliland and Puntland. The two regions have both vied for control of the Sool region for over ten years with fighting in recent weeks over the disputed area claiming dozens of lives.
Somalia: UN Demands Release of Somali Child Soldiers
By Saad MuseMogadishu — GOVERNMENT forces and the Al-Shabaab terror group have been urged to release about 2 000 children recruited as fighters in Somalia's armed conflict. Bahame Tom Mukirya Nyanduga, the independent expert on the situation of human rights in the East African country, also demanded the immediate release of the minors kidnapped during the long running war.
Somalia: Five Killed in Somalia Flooding Crisis
By Saad MuseMogadishu — AT least five people, including two children, have died following severe flooding that has displaced thousands of refugees in Somalia. The presence of the terror group, Al-Shabaab has hindered delivery of aid to affected communities across the conflict-prone East African country. The children have been confirmed dead in Cadaado city in the central Galgudud region as rains worsen conditions in overcrowded Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) settlements.
Somalia: Drought Triggers Forced Marriage of Children
By Saad MuseMogadishu — THE prolonged drought ravaging Somalia is reportedly worsening the prevalence of sexual abuse of minors forced child marriages in the East African country. Research by children's rights groups suggested some girls had been forced to quit primary school and forcibly married. Save the Children warned the devastating drought was threatening progress made towards stamping out some of the worst forms of abuse against girls in Somalia, particularly in the southern regions.
Somalia: Explosives Claim Hundreds of Lives in Somalia
By Saad MuseMogadishu — LANDMINES and bombs planted during decades of civil war have killed or injured no less than 1 400 Somalis over the past year. These explosions are killing at least 75 children each year. Authorities revealed the casualties at the just-concluded International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action.
Somalia: AU Mission Reviews ICT Strategy Against Al-Shabaab
By Saad MuseMogadishu — THE African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is reviewing its information and communications technology (ICT) capabilities to enhance effectiveness. A team of 39 ICT services executives from the mission is undertaking a technical and asset review exercise for the organisation's infrastructure. The three-day review workshop, which opened on Monday, aims to improve communication systems and secure networks in the force.
Somalia Prosecutes Kids for Al-Shabaab Links
By Saad MuseMogadishu — SOMALIAN authorities are accused of illegally detaining and prosecuting children with alleged ties to the Islamist armed group, al-Shabab. Human rights groups also reported authorities employed an outdated legal system to try children in military courts, primarily as adults, for security crimes including al-Shabaab membership.
Somalia: Internet Shutdown Ahead of Somaliland Polls
By Saad MuseMogadishu — THERE are doubts over the prospects of free and fair elections in the self-declared autonomous state of Somaliland after government imposed a shutdown of social media. The elections are set for today (Monday) and the shutdown is in force until results are published. It is unclear when the outcome of the third presidential poll since independence from Somalia in 1991 will be announced.
Somalia: Mass Refugees Return Triggers Somali Conflicts
By Saad MuseMogadishu — HUMANITARIAN organisations are concerned the return of thousands of Somali refugees from Kenya are triggering large-scale communal and political conflict. Up to 250 000 Somalis are set to return amid indications Kenya would close the Dadaab refugee camp where they have sought safety. Kenya plans to close the Dabaab, said to be the world's biggest refugee camp, owing to financial problems and the use of the site by al-Shabaab militants to recruit.
Somalia: Somalis Repatriated After Dreadful Spell in Yemen
By Saad MuseMogadishu — SOME 134 Somalians, including 61 children, have been repatriated from Yemen after a horrific stay in the war-torn country. The Somalis, fleeing terror and starvation, come to Yemen searching for a better life and found themselves caught up in conflict and often subjected to abuse by smugglers. Among the group returning home are families, who had been living in Khares refugee camp and others, who had been living in the city of Aden.
Africa: Trump Critics Cite Double Standards After Somali Attack
By Saad MuseMogadishu — Critics have alleged double standards by the United States Donald Trump on the subject of terrorism after the al-Shabaab attack left hundreds dead in Somalia. The double suicide bomb attack on Saturday killed more than 300 people, including at least one American. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, is investigating reports of other Americans being killed or injured in the attack in Mogadishu.
Somalia: Conflict-Torn Somalia Faces Influx of Returning Refugees
By Saad MuseMogadishu — MORE than 107 000 Somali refugees have returned to the country mostly from neighbouring Kenya where their future is threatened by plans to close refugee camps. Kenya plans the Dabaab refugee camps citing financial constraints and the facilities degeneration into breeding the al-Shabaab insurgents.
Somalia: Government Urged to Deal With Cruel Forces
By Saad MuseMogadishu — SOMALIA'S new government must rid its security forces of abusive personnel that have raped civilians and recruited children into its ranks, rights groups said ahead of an international conference on reforms of the country's security sector. The conference is schedule for London on Thursday next week.
Somalia: Death Hovering Over 1 Million Somali Kids
By Saad MuseMogadishu — THE projected number of children to suffer malnutrition as a result of drought, disease and displacement in Somalia has shot up by 50 percent since the beginning of the year to 1,4 million. Of these, over 275 000 will suffer life-threatening severe acute malnutrition in 2017. The situation is dire with outbreaks of malaria already imminent as well as an upsurge of cholera.
Somalia: Boys Executed Killed for Alleged Terrorism
By Saad MuseMogadishu — SOMALIA is under criticism following the execution of some children suspected to be members of the Al-Shabaab terror group. Five boys, aged between 14 and 17, have been sentenced to death in the northeastern Puntland region for their alleged role in the killing of three senior administration officials in February. A military tribunal meted the sentences.
Somalia: Military Courts Executes Terror Suspects
By Saad MuseMogadishu — CONCERN is growing over the execution of terror suspects by the military courts in Somalia. This follows a second spate of execution in April, with four alleged Al-Shabaab members killed in the southwestern Baidoa. There have also been several security personnel executed for killing civilians, including two police officers for murders that took place in Afgoye and Hudur respectively A delegation of the European Union expressed regret at the spate of executions.
Somalia: Hundreds Killed in Diarrhoea Outbreak
By Saad MuseMogadishu — A fatal outbreak of diarrhoea has claimed the lives more than 500 lives in Somalia, where a risk of measles has also emerged. The crises comes as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate and the possibility of famine in 2017 persisting.
Somalia: Starved Somalis Evicted From Urban Areas
By Saad MuseMogadishu — RIGHTS groups have slammed the eviction of thousands of Somalis from urban areas where they have sought refuge from famine and terror. Daily, locals are fleeing to the towns that are under government's control. International assistance is more accessible than in the rural settings where there are security restrictions posed by the Al-Shabaab Islamist group.
Somalia: Terrorists Deny Somalis Access to Food Aid
By Saad MuseMogadishu — THOUSANDS of Somalians displaced by drought are at risk of starvation as Al-Shabaab terrorists block routes to make some places inaccessible to humanitarian workers. A majority of the 150 000 are displaced southwest of the East African country where more than 6 million people are in dire need of humanitarian assistance.
Africa: Doctors Unscathed By Raging Conflict, Hunger
By Saad MuseMogadishu — DOCTORS of the World, the medical rights group, has called for urgent reaction from the international community to facilitate humanitarian access in some conflict-torn and hunger-stricken countries in Africa. Nigeria, South Sudan and Somalia are pummeled by hunger and disease owing to conflict and unfavourable weather conditions.
Somalia: Child Deaths Grip Famished Somalia
By Saad MuseMogadishu — THOUSANDS of children have been diagnosed withc holera or acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in Somalia since the beginning of the year, raising fears figures will outstrip the 130 000 children killed in the famine in 2011. More than 18 400 cases of cholera/AWD have been reported a few months into 2017, far surpassing the 15 600 cases reported the whole of 2016.
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