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GAROWE, 14 December 2025 – A severe drought in Somalia’s Puntland region has pushed up the cost of essential food items, leaving residents struggling with worsening living conditions, local officials said Sunday.   Communities across Garowe, Bosaso, Qardho, and surrounding rural areas are facing water shortages and a lack of grazing for livestock, directly affecting food availability. Residents report that the...

GAROWE, 14 December 2025 – Abaarta xoogan ee ka taagan deegaanada maamulka Puntland ayaa keentay in qiimaha maciishadda daruuriga ah uu si weyn kor ugu kaco, iyadoo dadku wajahaan dhibaato nololeed oo isa soo taraysa.   Deegaannada sida Garoowe, Boosaaso, Qardho iyo dhulalka miyiga ayaa si gaar ah u saameysay yaraanta biyaha iyo daaqa xoolaha, taasoo saameyn toos ah ku yeelatay...

MUQDISHO, 14 December 2025 – Raysal Wasaaraha Xukuumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Xamse Cabdi Barre, ayaa sameeyay isbedel ku saabsan xubnaha Golaha Wasiirrada, isagoo xilal cusub u magacaabay qaar ka mid ah wasiiradii hore.   Wareegtada kasoo baxday Xafiiska Raysal Wasaaraha ayaa Danjire Jamaal Maxamed Xasan loogu magacaabay Wasiirka Ganacsiga iyo Warshadaha, isagoo xilkaas kala wareegaya Xildhibaan Maxamuud Geesood. Sidoo kale, Senatar Ayuub Ismaaciil...

MOGADISHU – Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre has carried out a cabinet reshuffle, appointing new ministers and removing some from their previous positions, a government statement said Sunday.   According to a decree issued by the Prime Minister’s office, Ambassador Jamaal Mohamed Hassan has been appointed Minister of Commerce and Industry, replacing former minister MP Mahamud Geesood. Senator Ayub Ismail Yusuf...

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s National Electoral Commission announced that 20 political parties have officially submitted their candidate lists for the upcoming local council elections in the Banadir region.   The commission confirmed that the candidate registration process has now formally ended, following an extension that allowed parties more time to submit their lists. The submission period began on November 25 and closed...

MUQDISHO — Guddiga Doorashooyinka Qaranka ee Soomaaliya ayaa shaaca ka qaaday in 20 xisbi siyaasadeed ay si rasmi ah u soo gudbiyeen liisaskooda musharaxiinta ee doorashooyinka golayaasha deegaanka gobolka Banadir.   Guddigu wuxuu xaqiijiyay in habka diiwaangelinta musharaxiinta uu hadda si rasmi ah u soo dhamaaday, kadib markii muddadii la kordhiyay ay ku dhammaatay 10-ka December. Diiwaangelinta liisaska musharaxiinta ayaa bilaabatay 25-ka...

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Deputy Prime Minister, Salah Ahmed Jama, met with residents of Mogadishu on Friday evening, urging them to collect their voting cards to participate in the upcoming local council election scheduled for December 25.   The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Abdirahman Yusuf (Al-Cadaala), and other government officials. Jama emphasized that the voting card...

MUQDISHO — Ra’iisul Wasaare Ku-xigeenka Xukuumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Saalax Axmed Jaamac, ayaa xalay kulan la qaatay bulshada magaalada Muqdisho, isagoo ku adkeeyay muhiimadda ay leedahay in dadku qaataan kaarka codeynta si ay uga qeyb qaataan doorashada qorshaysan inay dhacdo 25-ka bishan.   Kulanka ayaa waxaa goob-joog ka ahaa Wasiir kuxigeenka Wasaaradda Warfaafinta, Dhaqanka iyo Dalxiiska, Mudane Cabdiraxmaan Yuusuf (Al-Cadaala), iyo masuuliyiin...

MUQDISHO - Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa si adag u beenisay hadal ay faafisay Israa’iil, gaar ahaan Wasiir-ku-xigeenka Arrimaha Dibadda Sharren Haskel, oo ku dooday in uu jiro “xiriir gaar ah” oo ka dhaxeeya Tel Aviv iyo Muqdisho.   Wasiiru Dowlaha Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibadda Soomaaliya, Cali Cumar Cali (Cali Balcad), ayaa ku tilmaamay hadalka kasoo baxay Israa’iil “been abuur iyo marin habaabin”,...

MOGADISHU — Fears are growing that Somalia’s current drought will worsen after expected seasonal rains failed to materialise, forcing thousands of families to flee their homes in search of water and pasture, officials said.   Large swathes of the country are experiencing severe water shortages, with pastoralist communities — who depend on their livestock for survival — hit hardest. Reports from...