UN official reports on electoral progress, ongoing security challenges in Somalia

04 october 2024 - 05:06:53
New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in Somalia remain focused on national priorities, and the battle against Al-Shabaab terrorists is [...] Full text...

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World Bank Group debars Ernst & Young LLP, Kenya

26 june 2024 - 18:15:04
Washington, USA (PANA) - The World Bank Group (WBG) announced on Wednesday a 30-month debarment of Kenya-based Ernst & Young [...] Full text...

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Somalia floods kill four people; expected to impact 770,000

24 april 2024 - 04:46:52
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Seasonal rains in Somalia, which come between April and June – referred to as the “Gu” [...] Full text...

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Somalia formally breaks diplomatic ties with Ethiopia

04 april 2024 - 18:49:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somalia has formally broken diplomatic ties with Ethiopia after expelling the Ethiopian ambassador, Muktar Mohamed Ware, [...] Full text...

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UN committed to help Somalia deliver ‘for its people’

20 february 2024 - 05:46:24
New York, US (PANA) - Somalia remains resilient and strongly committed to state-building but more is needed to sustain the gains [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia, Somalia diplomatic rift widens after alleged security breaches at AU Summit

17 february 2024 - 22:51:32
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Somali President Mohamud Hassan said on Saturday that the Ethiopian government wanted to annex part [...] Full text...

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AU urges foreigners to keep off Ethiopia/Somalia row

18 january 2024 - 12:24:44
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The African Union (AU) has  expressed deep concern over the ongoing tension between Ethiopia and [...] Full text...

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UN chief hopes for 'peaceful, constructive' dialogue over Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU

11 january 2024 - 05:59:42
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed the hope that all parties in the growing dispute  [...] Full text...

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AU calls for 'mutual respect' in brewing diplomatic row over Ethiopia-Somaliland MoU

04 january 2024 - 15:42:08
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) has called for "calm and mutual respect" to de-escalate the simmering [...] Full text...

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IGAD urges regional involvement to end tension over Ethiopia-Somaliland maritime agreement

03 january 2024 - 19:09:30
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has urged countries in the region to get involved [...] Full text...

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UPDATE: Somalia condemns 'absurd' Ethiopia, Somaliland MoU on Ehiopia's access to Red Sea

02 january 2024 - 14:29:30
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Somalia's leaders on Tuesday condemned the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Ethiopia and Somaliland under which [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia signs 'historic' MoU with Somaliland to secure access to the sea

02 january 2024 - 07:42:31
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopia and Somaliland on Monday signed a "historic" Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Addis Ababa under which [...] Full text...

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Somalia in danger of losing hard-won gains, Security Council hears

23 june 2023 - 05:57:54
New York, US (PANA) - Despite gains made in tackling terrorism and advancing the electoral process in Somalia, top UN [...] Full text...

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New settlement opens for latest Somali refugees in Ethiopia

12 april 2023 - 08:45:21
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - As part of his “solidarity visit” to Somalia on Tuesday in the midst of the [...] Full text...

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Fighting in Puntland, Somaliland leaves scores dead

17 february 2023 - 08:16:00
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Heavy fighting continued to be reported in Laas Caanood in the disputed Sool Region in South [...] Full text...

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WB grants $70 million for water, agriculture, livestock, and environmental services delivery in Somalia

16 december 2022 - 10:17:59
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The World Bank has approved a $70 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to develop resilient [...] Full text...

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Somali Gov't declares drought conditions after poor rains, warmer weather

28 april 2021 - 11:39:53
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The Somali Federal Government, in consultation with the United Nations has declared drought conditions in the [...] Full text...

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Poor seasonal rains threatening ‘foundations’ of tens of thousands of Somali livelihoods

13 march 2021 - 07:18:12
New York, US (PANA) - Poor rain forecast for the next few months threatens to exacerbate the plight of tens [...] Full text...

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Avoid ‘risky winner-take-all tactics’ in Somalia, UN Security Council hears

23 february 2021 - 06:40:19
New York, US (PANA) - Increased “brinkmanship, pressure tactics, and tests of strength” are threatening progress in Somalia, the country’s [...] Full text...

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Somalia's fisheries sector set for major expansion

21 january 2021 - 10:11:04
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A project to create new jobs in Somalia's fisheries industry has been launched with the aim [...] Full text...

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European Council extends mandate of security, defence missions in Somalia

23 december 2020 - 19:02:49
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Council has  prolonged the mandates of its two Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) [...] Full text...

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Kenya, Somaliland upgrade diplomatic relations

15 december 2020 - 16:51:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Kenya and Somaliland have agreed to upgrade bilateral relationship and open Consulates in both countries. The step [...] Full text...

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Somalia severs ties with Kenya; expels diplomats

15 december 2020 - 12:10:01
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Kenyan diplomats in Somalia have been ordered to leave Mogadishu, the Somali capital, within seven days [...] Full text...

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Kenyan, Somaliland leaders hold bilateral talks

14 december 2020 - 14:22:53
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - President Uhuru Kenyatta met visiting President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, on Monday for bilateral talks, [...] Full text...

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IGAD to hold summit on Kenya, Somalia maritime dispute

14 december 2020 - 10:27:29
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A crisis Summit of the Horn of Africa's Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) will convene on [...] Full text...

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Somaliland in slow recovery after cyclone Gati

09 december 2020 - 18:29:31
Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) – Recovery from the cyclone Gati, which recently hit the coastal region of Somaliland, causing massive destruction [...] Full text...

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Cyclone Gati displaces 70,000, leaves 8 dead in Somalia

24 november 2020 - 09:10:40
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tropical Cyclone Gati, which made landfall on 22 November in Puntland’s Bari region in Somalia, has [...] Full text...

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Somalia desert locust outbreak threatens food security in Horn of Africa

18 december 2019 - 16:00:30
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) – Somalia faces the worst Desert Locust outbreak in a quarter of a century with the risk [...] Full text...

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Kenya braces for tropical cyclones along Indian Ocean coastline

06 december 2019 - 21:26:41
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Tropical cyclone, Ambali, which is expected to peak at 185 kilometres per hour, has started weakening [...] Full text...

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IGAD pledges $50,000 toward flood victims in Djibouti

23 november 2019 - 22:04:29
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on Sunday pledged US$50,000 towards the relief efforts for the [...] Full text...

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WHO aids flood-hit populations across Africa

09 november 2019 - 09:32:53
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Flood-hit populations across Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean Region face increased risk of illness or death [...] Full text...

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Weather watchdog warns against continued flood risks across East Africa

30 october 2019 - 23:24:30
Kigali, Rwanda (PANA)   -  Kenya-based  IGAD Climate Prediction & Applications Centre (ICPAC) Wednesday renewed an alert over a tropical storm [...] Full text...

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EU appoints new head of capacity building mission in Somalia

19 september 2019 - 12:24:29
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) – The Council of the European Union (EU) on Thursday announced the appointment of Christopher Reynolds as [...] Full text...

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Mauritius condemns premature release of convicted Somali pirates

26 august 2019 - 12:38:11
Port Louis, Mauritius (PANA) –  Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs Nando Bodha, who chairs the Contact Group on Piracy Off [...] Full text...

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Mauritius: CGPCS strongly condemns premature release of 19 convicted Somali pirates

02 august 2019 - 16:42:55
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) - The Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS), on Friday, condemned the premature [...] Full text...

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Sudanese market lifts British American Tobacco Kenya sales, profits up by 25%

19 july 2019 - 19:02:40
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Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Guinea

04 july 2019 - 23:50:46
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA)   -  The Somali foreign ministry said Thursday it had cut diplomatic ties with Guinea after the West [...] Full text...

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Tunis hosts the 2nd Forum on the Blue Economy in Africa in June

29 may 2019 - 18:16:48
Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia will host the second edition of the Forum on the Blue Economy in Africa on [...] Full text...

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Somalia’s population, international partners urged to sustain country’s ‘upward trajectory’

23 may 2019 - 08:31:44
New York, US (PANA) - Despite Somalia’s persistent security threats, recurrent political crises, capacity constraints and the difficulties in navigating [...] Full text...

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Humanitarian charity raises red flag about deteriorating situation in Somalia

06 may 2019 - 10:06:38
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Humanitarian Charity, Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is raising the red flag on the humanitarian situation in [...] Full text...

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Evictions and conflict force 137,000 Somalis to flee their homes

11 april 2019 - 13:22:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Over 137,000 people fled their homes in Somalia during the  the first quarter of 2019 due [...] Full text...

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Some 725,000 people face hunger following drought in Somaliland - NRC

22 february 2019 - 09:15:47
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Severe lack of rain has worsened the drought in parts of Somaliland leaving 725,000 people at [...] Full text...

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UN releases $2.7 million to help cyclone-hit 'Somaliland'

29 may 2018 - 20:33:01
Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) - Following a visit to a cyclone-hit community in ‘Somaliland’, the United Nations has released close to [...] Full text...

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UN and partners call for ceasefire in northern Somalia

25 may 2018 - 05:11:41
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - The United Nations and its partners on Thursday expressed grave concern over armed clashes which have [...] Full text...

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Horn of Africa reeling after Cyclone Sagar pounding

21 may 2018 - 15:12:23
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Around 20,000 people were affected by flooding in Djibouti, more than 10,000 people were displaced in [...] Full text...

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Breakaway Somaliland region jails female poet for Somalia unity calls

15 april 2018 - 18:12:19
Hargeisa, Somalia – A court in Somalia’s northern breakaway region of Somaliland on Sunday sentenced a female activist and poet [...] Full text...

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Measles campaign aims to protect drought-hit communities in Somalia

12 march 2018 - 17:58:23
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) – A measles vaccination campaign has been launched in Somalia in response to several months of drought, [...] Full text...

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Child rights agencies concerned over gov’t decision encouraging FGM in Somaliland

26 february 2018 - 11:54:59
Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) – Child rights organizations operating in Somaliland have expressed concern on a recent ruling by the Somaliland [...] Full text...

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CPJ calls for immediate release of Somaliland journalist

22 february 2018 - 11:40:40
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Somaliland authorities should immediately release Mohamed Aabi Digaale, the Hargeisa bureau chief for the London-based broadcaster [...] Full text...

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Senior UN official says famine threat in northeastern Horn of Africa must be overcome

20 february 2018 - 18:44:15
Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) - The head of United Nations humanitarian efforts in Somalia on Tuesday underlined the importance of improving [...] Full text...

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Top UN humanitarian official says Somalia ‘not out of the woods yet’ on drought relief

18 february 2018 - 10:38:43
Garowe, Somalia (PANA) – The top United Nations humanitarian official in Somalia has commended the drought relief and recovery [...] Full text...

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AUC extends condolences following death of Mazimhaka

27 january 2018 - 07:09:10
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union Commission has been saddened by the death of its former Deputy Chairperson [...] Full text...

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UN envoy urges Somalis to make 2018 ‘year of implementation’

24 january 2018 - 22:49:15
New York, US (PANA) – Grappling with turbulent politics, persisting terrorism and the risk of famine, Somalia must make 2018 [...] Full text...

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UN envoy for Somalia calls for calm, dialogue during visit to Somaliland

11 january 2018 - 19:21:56
Hargeisa, Somaliland (PANA) - The top United Nations envoy for Somalia has called for calm and dialogue amid reports of [...] Full text...

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Somaliland’s politics still divided on clan lines, despite peaceful presidential poll

11 january 2018 - 16:59:31
Hargeisa. Somaliland (PANA) - Despite a peaceful and democratic presidential election, held in Somaliland on 13 November 2017, voting was [...] Full text...

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Somaliland journalists sentenced to two years in prison on propaganda charges

09 january 2018 - 11:16:17
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A Somaliland regional court has sentenced journalists Mohamed Abdilaahi Dabshid and Ahmed Dirie Liltire to two [...] Full text...

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Somaliland journalists detained, accused of "false news"​

21 december 2017 - 13:43:49
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somaliland authorities should immediately release Ahmed Sa'ed and Abdirahman Mohamed Ege, the Committee to Protect Journalists [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ condemns Somaliland court for jailing journalist

11 october 2017 - 18:12:56
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) -The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday condemned the conviction and sentencing of Somaliland journalist Mohamed [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ calls for immediate release of Somaliland journalist

27 september 2017 - 18:52:31
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Somaliland authorities should immediately release journalist Mohamed Adan Dirir, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ calls for immediate release of Somaliland journalist

03 june 2017 - 14:19:54
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Authorities in the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland should immediately release detained journalist, Mohamed Adan Dirir, the [...] Full text...

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Somalia: 1.4m children to suffer acute malnutrition in Somalia this year - UNICEF

02 may 2017 - 18:43:17
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Some 1.4 million children in Somalia are projected to be acutely malnourished this year, an increase [...] Full text...

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Gambia: CPJ calls for immediate release of Somaliland journalist

15 april 2017 - 12:47:10
Banjul, Gambia (PANA) - Somaliland authorities should immediately release jailed Hangool News journalist Abdirahman Arab Da'ud and cease intimidation of [...] Full text...

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Somalia: UNICEF says malnutrition, disease rise sharply among Somali children

31 march 2017 - 07:06:45
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As the spectre of famine hangs once again over Somalia, early numbers show an increasing number [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Nairobi to host Special IGAD Summit for Somali refugees

20 march 2017 - 14:46:25
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - A special summit of Heads of State and Government will be convened on Saturday, 25 March, [...] Full text...

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Somalia: World must ‘act fast,’ scale up life-saving assistance in Somalia – UN

07 march 2017 - 06:03:22
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - As a severe drought deepens in Somalia, the risk of famine is looming in the long-troubled [...] Full text...

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Switzerland: UNHCR says drought displacement growing in Somalia

21 february 2017 - 11:02:31
Geneva, Switzerland (PANA) - Drought has displaced more than 135,000 people inside Somalia since November, according to data compiled by [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Somaliland, Ethiopia focus on infrastructure development

10 february 2017 - 16:46:06
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has said his government will work with Somaliland administration, a [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: AfDB president cautions about fragility threat in Africa

10 january 2017 - 18:30:17
Abidjan, in Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - Warning that fragility threatens to tear apart the very fabric holding African communities [...] Full text...

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UN: UN official urges more humanitarian support for Somalia

02 december 2016 - 17:27:00
New York, US (PANA) - UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Peter de Clercq on Friday appealed for an urgent scale-up [...] Full text...

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Kenya: UNHCR boss discusses Somali refugees in Kenya

13 june 2016 - 08:00:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has discussed solutions for Somali refugees in Kenya and [...] Full text...

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UN: UN calls for urgent global action on droughts in Somali communities

11 may 2016 - 14:45:49
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Mr. Peter de Clercq, on Wednesday called for urgent [...] Full text...

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UN: UN agencies support drought-affected communities in northern Somalia

11 april 2016 - 15:59:30
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are intensifying joint efforts [...] Full text...

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UN: UN report highlights food insecurity, malnutrition in Somalia

08 february 2016 - 17:44:58
New York, US (PANA) - A new UN food security and nutrition assessment report on the situation in Somalia on Monday [...] Full text...

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Somalia: UN official visits top leaders in show of support for electoral process

05 february 2016 - 06:21:43
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - A senior United Nations official has held talks with Somali leaders in Mogadishu in a show [...] Full text...

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UN: UN appeals for more resources to deal with drought in Ethiopia

26 january 2016 - 19:38:48
New York, US (PANA) - Despite the well-coordinated response already underway to offset the impacts of an El Nino-induced drought [...] Full text...

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Somalia: National Consultative Forum agrees Somalia not ready for electoral process

21 october 2015 - 09:40:36
Mogadishu, Somalia (PANA) - Participants of the first plenary session of Somalia's National Consultative Forum on the electoral process in [...] Full text...

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UN: UN boosts El Nino preparedness, relief in Somalia, urges more funding

13 october 2015 - 14:34:54
New York, US (PANA) - Efforts have been ramped up recently to mitigate the impact of floods and droughts in [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Committee on mixed migration for Horn of Africa, Yemen meets in Djibouti

11 september 2015 - 12:08:05
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Aiming to improve multi-lateral collaboration and decision-making on migration management, the Regional Committee on Mixed Migration [...] Full text...

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UAE: Flydubai launches 4 weekly flights to Eritrean capital

05 august 2015 - 14:20:34
Dubai, UAE (PANA) - Middle East’s fastest growing airline, flydubai, has unveiled plans to launch flights to Asmara, the Eritrean [...] Full text...

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Kenya: Dubai-based airline launches direct flights to Somaliland

10 june 2015 - 10:18:31
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Dubai-based flydubai’s inaugural flight to Hargeisa, in Somaliland, landed Tuesday at Hargeisa Egal International Airport, marking [...] Full text...

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Somalia: Dubai-based flydubai launches direct flights to Somaliland

09 june 2015 - 20:37:04
Hargeisa, Somalia (PANA) - Dubai-based carrier, flydubai, has become the first airline outside of Africa to launch direct flights to [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy says Al-Shabaab poses threat to political process in Somalia

19 may 2015 - 21:19:30
New York, US (PANA) - Mr. Nicholas Kay, UN Special Representative for Somalia and head of the UN Assistance Mission [...] Full text...

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Tanzania: UNHCR reports some 900 refugee arrivals in Horn of Africa from Yemen

10 april 2015 - 15:18:01
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - With the escalation in Yemen’s conflict, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) [...] Full text...

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South Africa: 3 African countries classified as "Red Countries", need strict security measures

07 april 2015 - 12:32:09
Johannesburg, South Africa (PANA) - Three African countries, Sudan, South Sudan and Djibouti, have joined the growing list of red [...] Full text...

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Côte d'Ivoire: IMO launches second phase of MIDA-Women Programme in Somalia

31 march 2015 - 21:42:29
Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (PANA) – The International Organization for Migration (IOM), with funding from the Italian Development Cooperation has launched [...] Full text...

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UN: UN envoy expresses concern over violence, urges restraint in Somaliland

16 november 2014 - 22:15:35
New York, US (PANA) - UN Special Representative for Somalia Nicholas Kay has expressed concern over Saturday's outbreak of violence [...] Full text...

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UN: Envoy pledges to step up support for peace, progress in Somaliland

18 august 2014 - 22:29:03
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Mr. Nicholas Kay, on Monday pledged to step up [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia: Desert locusts invade Addis Ababa, food situation precarious

15 may 2014 - 14:39:49
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - Desert locusts have invaded the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, from the Eastern region, the first [...] Full text...

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Kenya: CPJ seeks release of detained journos in Somalia

13 may 2014 - 12:35:56
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has demanded the release of two journalists who were ordered [...] Full text...

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UN envoy welcomes election of new president in Puntland

08 january 2014 - 21:45:01
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative in Somalia, Mr. Nicholas Kay, on Wednesday hailed the [...] Full text...

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New African magazine releases list of 100 Most Influential Africans

22 november 2013 - 15:05:57
London, UK (PANA) - The New African Magazine, the world's biggest-selling, English-language pan-African magazine, Friday released a list of those [...] Full text...

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Upstream oil companies eager to capitalise on Horn of Africa potentials

04 october 2013 - 14:28:22
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - While Somalia's hydrocarbon development will remain vulnerable to substantial above-ground risks, a recent deal [...] Full text...

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UN chief tasks international community on Somali 'New Deal'

16 september 2013 - 22:32:29
New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the international community to align their political and financial [...] Full text...

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International oil firms set eyes on Somalia for hydrocarbon development

06 september 2013 - 12:27:36
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (PANA) - Somalia, slowly recovering from over two decades of anarchy, has continued to face substantial [...] Full text...

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UN envoy calls for collective efforts to achieve progress in Somalia

27 august 2013 - 14:25:45
New York, US (PANA) – The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Mr. Nicholas Kay, has stressed that collective and [...] Full text...

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UNICEF steps up efforts to stop polio outbreak in Somalia

05 august 2013 - 21:58:31
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday said an emergency contribution from Japan would [...] Full text...

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UN deputy scribe calls for more support for Somali government

09 may 2013 - 21:47:00
New York, US (PANA) - UN Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Jan Eliasson, on Thursday stressed the need for widespread support from [...] Full text...

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UK plans Somali trade, investment meeting

28 march 2013 - 16:54:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The United Kingdom has announced plans to host a trade and investment conference for Somalia in [...] Full text...

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Trial of 12 Somali pirates opens on Friday in Mauritius

23 january 2013 - 22:13:56
Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The trial opens in Port-Louis on Friday of 12 Somali pirates captured by US forces on [...] Full text...

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UN drugs body seeks East African cooperation against piracy

16 november 2012 - 18:51:51
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Beginning his East African tour with a visit to Seychelles, the head of the UN Drugs [...] Full text...

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Somali cabinet wins overwhelming parliamentary approval

13 november 2012 - 13:43:00
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon scored a major victory with Tuesday's approval by parliament of [...] Full text...

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US official visits Somalia

05 november 2012 - 10:33:39
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - US Assistant Secretary for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman Sunday visited Somalia, where she held talks with [...] Full text...

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CPJ wants killing of Somaliland journalist probed

25 october 2012 - 10:25:48
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for an investigation into Tuesday's killing of a [...] Full text...

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UNDP report calls for investing in Somali youth

29 september 2012 - 08:23:15
New York, US (PANA) - The UN Development Programme (UNDP) says the future of Somalia and the well-being of its [...] Full text...

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UN envoy concerned over violent clashes in Somalia

20 may 2012 - 15:31:10
New York, US (PANA) - The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mr. Augustine Mahiga, has expressed concern over recent [...] Full text...

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WFP food vouchers help hungry families in Somalia

16 may 2012 - 09:59:57
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Thousands of people in Somaliland are getting more fresh meat in their diet due to an [...] Full text...

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CPJ calls for immediate release of two Somaliland journalists

07 april 2012 - 15:20:07
Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The global press freedom watchdog, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Friday called for the immediate [...] Full text...

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UN envoy urges probe into killing of Somali radio journalist

29 february 2012 - 17:16:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - UN Special envoy Augustine Mahiga, has called for urgent investigations into the killing of a prominent [...] Full text...

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CPJ condemns arrest, assault of journalist

29 february 2012 - 10:58:17
New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned last week's arrest and brutal assault of [...] Full text...

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3rd Eastern Africa Oil, Gas & Energy Week scheduled for 26-28 March in Kenya

23 february 2012 - 14:38:20
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Global Pacific & Partners on Thursday unveiled their programme for the third Eastern Africa Oil, Gas [...] Full text...

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HRW urges Somaliland to stop forced return of refugees

06 january 2012 - 09:08:36
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Somaliland authorities to cease forcibly returning refugees [...] Full text...

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Over 0.3 million civilians fled Somalia this year

21 october 2011 - 20:34:19
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - The deteriorating humanitarian situation in Somalia forced almost 320,000 Somalis to flee their country so far [...] Full text...

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Journalists continue to be targeted in Somaliland, says CPJ

13 september 2011 - 14:26:58
New York, US (PANA) - Authorities in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland are obstructing independent journalists from covering government politics, [...] Full text...

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Somali leader visits autonomous Puntland region

29 august 2011 - 17:53:06
Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed has visited the semi-autonomous state of Puntland in what a UN [...] Full text...

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EU grants 175m euros to Somaliland

07 july 2011 - 13:50:34
Brussels, Belgium (PANA) - The European Union (EU) has granted an additional 175 million euros to the self-proclaimed Republic of [...] Full text...

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Brazil's oil company, Petrobras, moves to settle in Gabon

28 june 2011 - 17:46:07
Libreville, Gabon (PANA) - The Brazilian company, Petrobras, which plans to settle in Gabon, has signed an agreement with the [...] Full text...

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Somaliland editor sentenced to three years in prison

25 january 2011 - 15:07:14
New York, US (PANA) - The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned the three-year prison sentence handed to a [...] Full text...

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AU declares South Sudan’s vote credible, free and fair

18 january 2011 - 14:23:41
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (PANA) - The African Union (AU) Observers have certified South Sudan’s secession vote “free, fair, credible and [...] Full text...

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Nigerian experts divided on Sudan's referendum (Feature)

24 october 2010 - 09:28:00
By Abdul Babalola- PANA Correspondent Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) -- International Relations experts in Nigeria are expressin g divergent views on [...] Full text...

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UN moves to stabilize Somalia

22 october 2010 - 13:59:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN is making efforts to nurture the development of Sta te institutions and restore [...] Full text...

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Ethiopian government says rebel to sign contested peace deal

10 october 2010 - 14:05:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The Ethiopian government has announced it will We dnesday, 12 October, sign a peace agreement [...] Full text...

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EU diplomat wants int'l community to help Somalia re-establish peace

07 october 2010 - 16:13:00
Grand Bay- Mauritius (PANA) -- The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Catherine Ashton, has asked [...] Full text...

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UN rights office pushes for war crimes indictments in Somalia

16 september 2010 - 15:09:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has announced plans to deploy human rights officers [...] Full text...

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EU funds education support programme in Somalia

01 september 2010 - 09:05:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The European Union (EU), in conjunction with the UNICEF, has said it will fund an ambitious [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia congratulates new Somaliland President

02 july 2010 - 16:40:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Ethiopia's Foreign Ministry on Friday welcomed th e election of a new President in the [...] Full text...

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Opposition leader wins Somaliland's presidential poll

02 july 2010 - 11:47:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- Somaliland's opposition leader Ahmed Silanyo, has been declared winner of the presidential elections held in [...] Full text...

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BREAKING NEWS: Opposition candidate wins Somaliland presidency

02 july 2010 - 10:16:00
Addis Ababa- Ethiopia (PANA) -- The incumbent President of the self- declared Republic of Somaliland, Dahir Riyale, has lost the [...] Full text...

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Int'l observers say Somaliland presidential poll free, fair

28 june 2010 - 16:32:00
Hargeisa- Somalia (PANA) -- International election observers have declared Somali land's weekend presidential vote free and fair and congratulated the [...] Full text...

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Somaliland presidential vote gets under way amid security fears

26 june 2010 - 18:09:00
Hargeisa- Somalia (PANA) -- Voting in Somalia’s relatively peaceful breakaway state of Somaliland is under way despite fears of attacks [...] Full text...

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Somaliland security forces detain journalists

07 june 2010 - 12:51:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- Last week's detention of three journalists in b reakaway Somaliland capital Hargeysa has raised [...] Full text...

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IOM initiates HIV/AIDS awareness programme in Somalia

14 april 2010 - 07:52:00
Dar es Salaam- Tanzania (PANA) -- The International Office of Migration (IOM) has unveiled a two-year HIV/AIDS awareness programme aimed [...] Full text...

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UN expert warns on human rights violations in Somalia

29 january 2010 - 16:54:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The UN independent expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Dr. Shamsul [...] Full text...

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UN envoy visits Somaliland

11 september 2009 - 16:37:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN envoy to Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, on Thursday ar rived in Somaliland, northwest Somalia, for [...] Full text...

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UN envoy welcomes UN delegation's visit to Somaliland

05 september 2009 - 16:15:00
New York- US (PANA) -- UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdall ah, on Friday welcomed a visit to Somalia's [...] Full text...

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Somaliland: crackdown on independent media worries CPJ

25 august 2009 - 08:14:00
New York- US (PANA) -- The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called for an end to the ongoing government [...] Full text...

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Ethiopia’s terror law to silence political opposition - HRW

30 june 2009 - 19:50:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- Ethiopia’s draft counter-terrorism law could punish poli tical speech and peaceful protest as terrorist acts and [...] Full text...

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UN-HABITAT boosts Somaliland tax

11 april 2009 - 16:46:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- A Geographic Information System (GIS) established in Har geisa Municipality with technical assistance from UN-HABITAT has [...] Full text...

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Media federation condemns imprisonment of Somaliland journalist

23 march 2009 - 10:01:00
Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) -- The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Monday condemned a five-month jail term slapped on Somali journalist [...] Full text...

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IFJ condemns arrest of Somaliland journalist

Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Thursday condemned the arrest of Abdullahi Hussein Darwish, a Somaliland [...] Full text...

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