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    Rural communities in Lower Juba can no longer access urgent healthcare in their villages

    Thursday June 12, 2025People getting medical treatment at a hospital/File PhotoA critical lack of healthcare services due to funding cuts has left large...

    Cholera outbreak claims one in Kakuma

    By Peter GitongaWednesday June 11, 2025One person is confirmed to have died of cholera since the first case of the highly communicable disease...

    Ethiopia and Kenya agree to enhance cross-border development, connectivity

    Friday June 6, 2025Ethiopia and Kenya have agreed to deepen collaboration on infrastructural connectivity, socio-economic development, trade facilitation, and cross-border initiatives to accelerate...

    Somali added to official Hajj sermon translations for first time

    Tuesday June 3, 2025Muslim pilgrims gather at the top of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of...

    Somaliland issues coastal alert over strong winds and extreme heat

    Monday June 2, 2025Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland’s Coast Guard has warned of high winds and dangerous sea conditions expected to affect parts of...

    Kenya Met warns Nairobi residents of a possible outbreak of four diseases

    By Ken Muthomi Monday June 2, 2025A photo of the aerial view of Nairobi City Photo Kenya PicsThe Kenya Meteorological Department has warned that...

    At least 31 killed by Israeli gunfire near aid center in S. Gaza: health authority

    Sunday June 1, 2025At least 31 Palestinians were killed on Sunday by Israeli gunfire near a humanitarian aid center in southern Gaza, according...

    PSG fans unfurl banner calling for end to ‘genocide in Gaza’ during Champions League final

    Sunday June 1, 2025Paris Saint-Germain supporters displayed a banner saying “Stop genocide in Gaza” during the Champions League final on Saturday.They raised it...

    Football in Somalia: Legends Adebayor, Eto’o and Okocha bring hope to Mogadishu

    Rob Stevens and Mohamud AbdisamadBBC World ServiceSaturday May 31, 2025Samuel Eto'o, Emmanuel Adebayor and Jay Jay Okocha all featured in a legends match...

    Rubio denies aid cuts caused deaths as toll nears 300,000

    Thursday May 29, 2025FILE - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a press briefing in Washington, D.C., defending sweeping cuts to...

    SoDMA defends Moqokori medical aid after viral video backlash

    Tuesday May 27, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's national disaster agency has rejected accusations that it delivered expired drugs to a remote district in...

    UN: Somalia aid operations slashed as funding falls 74%

    Tuesday May 27, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Humanitarian agencies in Somalia are drastically scaling back lifesaving operations due to a steep decline in international...

    US aid kept many hungry Somali children alive. Now that money is disappearing

    By Omar FarukTuesday May 27, 2025A woman checks on her malnourished child at Banadir Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP...

    Ethiopia confirms 1st mpox cases in infant and mother

    Sadik Kedir AbduMonday May 26, 2025Ethiopia has confirmed its first mpox cases, involving a 21-day-old infant and the child’s mother in the southern...

    South Sudan refugees in Ethiopia face ‘health catastrophe’, charity warns

    Saturday May 24, 2025Thousands of South Sudanese refugees face worsening health conditions in Ethiopia as cholera spreads and conflict escalates.A group of women...

    RFK Jr.’s comments on vaccines, autism reopen a divide in the Somali community

    by Mohamed IbrahimFriday May 23, 2025Advocates have spent two decades trying to combat misinformation, which has led to a higher rate of measles...