Some 1.4 million Somalis may be forced from their homes, says humanitarian charity

31 january 2022 - 05:52:51
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia’s escalating drought is creating a massive displacement crisis, a humanitarian charity has warned. The Norwegian Refugee [...] Full text...

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Coronavirus: AfDB’s intervention helps to curb COVID-19 in vulnerable communities

11 june 2020 - 17:03:36
Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (PANA) - With 2.6 million internally-displaced persons in Somalia, the outbreak of COVID-19 poses an additional challenge [...] Full text...

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Somalia gains notoriety for rampant media censorship-Amnesty International

13 february 2020 - 17:34:21
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A surge in violent attacks, threats, harassment and intimidation of media workers is entrenching Somalia as [...] Full text...

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Somalia names stadium after slain Mogadishu mayor

10 august 2019 - 08:07:07
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia has named a stadium in the capital, Mogadishu, after its immediate past mayor, Abdirahman Omar [...] Full text...

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UN chief condemns deadly Somalia attacks on offices

25 july 2019 - 19:43:27
New Yofk, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Wednesday’s deadly terror attacks in Somalia, that targeted the offices of [...] Full text...

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AfDB approves US$28.8million grant for Somalia roads, water and sanitation infrastructure

23 july 2019 - 18:37:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group  Board of Directors has approved grants of US$28.86 million for [...] Full text...

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RWB deplores death of two journalists in Shebab attack in Kismayo, Somalia

16 july 2019 - 15:00:10
Paris, France (PANA) - Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has lamented the death of two journalists, Hodan Nalayeh and Mohamed Sahal [...] Full text...

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IOM condemns brutal Somalia terrorist attack

15 july 2019 - 14:30:08
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The International Organization for Migration (IOM) expressed shock and outrage at Friday’s terrorist attack that claimed [...] Full text...

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IGAD condemns terrorist attack in Kismayo, Somalia

13 july 2019 - 17:30:00
Khartoum, Sudan (PANA) - The Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Saturday condemned the “terrorist attack” in Kismayo, Somalia, that [...] Full text...

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Three Kenyans among the dead in Somali terror attack

13 july 2019 - 17:27:10
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Three Kenyans are among the 26 people killed in a nightlong attack by Somali islamic terror [...] Full text...

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73 Shebab members killed in Somalia, says Somali army

21 january 2019 - 10:34:47
Mogadishu Somalia (PANA) - A total of 73 gunmen from the Shebab movement were killed on Saturday as they attempted [...] Full text...

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World Bank launches flagship infrastructure project in Somalia

07 september 2018 - 15:44:11
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the World Bank have launched a flagship infrastructure project [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Government minister killed in Mogadishu

04 may 2017 - 18:04:23
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The government of Somalia is investigating the killing on Wednesday of its Public Works and [...] Full text...

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UN: UN-backed cholera vaccination campaign in Somali targets 450,000 people

16 march 2017 - 13:46:22
New York, US (PANA) - The Government of Somalia on Thursday launched an oral cholera vaccination (OCV) campaign with the [...] Full text...

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UN: UNICEF, partners begin mass measles' vaccinations in Somalia

19 december 2016 - 17:28:42
New York, US (PANA) - Following a major measles outbreak in Somalia, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its partners [...] Full text...

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UN: UN releases US$7 million to strengthen protection of IDPs in Somalia

09 september 2016 - 18:11:42
New York, US (PANA) - To strengthen protection services to internally displaced people in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the UN [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert tasks Somalia on sexual violence cases

25 april 2016 - 17:40:06
New York, US (PANA) - A UN expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Mr. Bahame Tom [...] Full text...

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UN: UNHCR chief visits Kenya, Somalia to discuss future of Dadaab refugee camp

14 may 2015 - 19:32:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in collaboration with the governments of Kenya and [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UNHCR asks Kenya to reconsider decision on closing Daadab refugee camps

14 april 2015 - 15:42:52
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Tuesday urged the authorities in Kenya [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy welcomes progress in efforts to form assembly in Kismayo

08 march 2015 - 07:59:18
New York, US (PANA) - The UN envoy for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, has welcomed the Interim Juba Administration's progress towards [...] Full text...

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UN: UN expert urges Somali govt, int'l community to strengthen human rights legislation

13 december 2014 - 21:48:53
New York, US (PANA) - UN independent expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Mr. Bahame Tom Nyanduga, [...] Full text...

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UN: Deputy envoy welcomes reconciliation conference in southern Somalia

17 september 2014 - 18:45:39
New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Special Representative for Somalia, Ms. Fatiha Serour on Wednesday welcomed the opening of [...] Full text...

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US: Refugee agency says 130,000 Somalis on forced displacement

17 september 2014 - 08:22:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has said alarming circumstances such as forced evictions, [...] Full text...

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UN: UNHCR urges protection for asylum seekers from southern, central Somalia

28 january 2014 - 20:48:27
New York, US (PANA) -The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday it has released updated guidelines on the [...] Full text...

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UN envoy cogratulates new political leadership in southern Somalia

20 january 2014 - 22:55:36
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Nicholas Kay, on Monday welcomed [...] Full text...

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UN deputy scribe urges support for African forces in Somalia

30 october 2013 - 19:56:08
New York, US (PANA) – UN Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Jan Eliasson, on Wednesday called on the [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council welcomes new UN mission in Somalia

14 september 2013 - 20:17:08
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Saturday welcomed the deployment of the UN Assistance Mission in [...] Full text...

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UN Mission to set up station in southern Somalia’s Kismayo port

29 august 2013 - 11:32:05
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) will establish a presence in Kismayo to support [...] Full text...

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Somali govt., Jubba Interim Administration reach agreement

29 august 2013 - 11:29:34
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Talks between the Somali Federal Government and Jubba Interim Administration have successfully concluded here, with [...] Full text...

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UN humanitarian official lauds additional funding for Somali

20 july 2013 - 17:41:51
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Somalia, Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, has said that an [...] Full text...

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EU condemns inter-militia clashes in Somalia

02 july 2013 - 13:07:06
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) on Tuesday condemned Friday's clashes between two rival armed militias in Kismayo, [...] Full text...

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UN envoy calls for halt to fighting in Somali port city of Kismayo

29 june 2013 - 19:34:33
New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Nicholas Kay, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Somalia, on Saturday called for an [...] Full text...

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UN envoy in Somalia calls for immediate end to fighting

09 june 2013 - 12:56:41
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, Mr. Nicholas Kay, on Sunday called for an [...] Full text...

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UN Security Council urges support for Somalia's stability

06 june 2013 - 21:00:47
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Security Council on Thursday urged the international community to support the efforts [...] Full text...

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Kenyan forces mark first year anniversary on Somali warfront

14 october 2012 - 14:46:47
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan troops Sunday marked the first anniversary of their incursion into Somalia to flush out suspected [...] Full text...

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Kenya police hunt terrorists

01 october 2012 - 13:17:33
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Kenya Police have mounted a door-to-door search for suspected Al Shabaab sympathisers who killed two [...] Full text...

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African troops surround Kismayo after city takeover

01 october 2012 - 09:08:21
Dobley,Somalia (PANA) - Troops from the Somali National Army and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have advanced to [...] Full text...

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Kenyan military says Al Shabaab on the run in Somalia

03 december 2011 - 16:48:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan forces in Somalia have nearly achieved their objective of diminishing the capacity of the Islamic [...] Full text...

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Kenyan military plan big battles in Central Somalia

01 november 2011 - 20:47:11
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan forces, backed by the navy, laid siege on the critical port of Kismayo on Tuesday and [...] Full text...

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Cholera outbreak in Mogadishu worries UN aid workers

18 august 2011 - 16:47:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed an outbreak of Cholera in Somalia, which has affected [...] Full text...

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UN envoy urges more international support to stabilise Somalia

11 august 2011 - 13:43:13
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, Augustine Mahiga, on Wednesday urged the international community to [...] Full text...

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AI demands release of human rights activist held by Somali Al-Shabaab group

21 april 2010 - 07:30:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Somali armed opposition group Al-Shabab must im mediately free a human rights defender it [...] Full text...

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Al-Shabaab accuses Somali radio director of abetting ‘negative’ reports

17 march 2010 - 14:55:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- In what was seen as a change of tactics to silence journalists in Somalia, [...] Full text...

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Somali govt vows to crush radical Islamic fighters in Mogadishu

03 june 2009 - 18:16:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Somali government on Wednesday sought urgent internation al community intervention to help crush foreign Islamic fighters [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Decline in humanitarian situation worries ICRC

29 may 2009 - 15:00:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Dozens of people have been killed in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, since the intensification of armed [...] Full text...

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Somalia fighting worsens as ministers seek to curb arms flow

23 may 2009 - 16:55:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The UN must urgently move to seal off Somalia’s p orous borders, impose an air [...] Full text...

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