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MOGADISHU, Somalia — United Nations agencies operating in Somalia have laid off more than 680 staff since the beginning of 2025, officials said, citing severe funding shortages.   Sources familiar with the situation said the cuts affected 158 international staff and 522 Somali employees. Major agencies including UNICEF, WFP, FAO, and UNFPA were hit hardest, while smaller offices such as UNDP also...

MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya — Tan iyo bilowgii 2025, hay’adaha Qaramada Midoobay ee ka howlgala Soomaaliya ayaa shaqada ka joojiyay boqolaal shaqaale, iyagoo wajahaya hoos u dhac weyn oo ku yimid maalgelinta gargaarka iyo taageerada caalamiga ah.   Ilo ku dhow arrintan ayaa sheegay in in ka badan 680 shaqaale, oo ay ku jiraan 158 shaqaale caalami ah iyo 522 shaqaale Soomaali ah,...

ALGIERS, Algeria — Somalia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ali Balcad, attended the International Conference on Criminalizing Colonialism in Africa on Sunday, held in Algiers from 30 November to 1 December.   The conference brought together African nations that experienced colonial rule to strengthen international recognition of colonial-era violations and develop mechanisms for reparations to address longstanding historical...

ALGIERS – Wasiiru Dowlaha Arrimaha Dibadda iyo Iskaashiga Caalamiga ah, Cali Balcad, ayaa Axaddii ka qayb galay Shir Caalami ah oo looga hadlayay ciqaabista gumeysiga Afrika, kaas oo ka dhacay magaalada Algiers laga bilaabo 30 Nofeembar ilaa 1 Diseembar.   Shirkan ayaa isku keenay dalalka Afrika ee soo maray gumeysi, iyadoo ujeedadu tahay in la xoojiyo aqoonsiga caalamiga ah ee xadgudubyadii gumeysiga...

MOGADISHU, Somalia – The King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Centre (KSrelief) has pledged immediate assistance to nearly 100,000 people hardest hit by the worsening drought in Somalia, officials said Monday.   The announcement was made in Mogadishu by Yazeed Abdullah Hamoud, KSrelief Africa’s regional director, during a meeting with Mahamud Moalim Abdule, commissioner of the National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA). Discussions...

MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya – Xafiiska Afrika ee Machadka Boqor Salmaan ee Gargaarka Bani’aadantinimada iyo Samafalka (KSrelief) ayaa ku dhawaaqay gargaar degdeg ah oo lagu caawinayo ku dhowaad 100,000 oo qof oo ka mid ah kuwa ugu daran ee ay saameeyeen abaaraha ka sii daraya ee Soomaaliya.   Ballanqaadkan ayaa Axaddii lagu shaaciyay magaalada Muqdisho, kadib kulan uu Yazeed Cabdullaahi Xamuud, Agaasimaha Gobolka...

MUQDISHO, Soomaaliya – Prof. Xasan Keynaan ayaa ka digay in dalka uu galay marxalad adag oo dhanka hab-maamulka ah, isagoo Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ku eedeeyay inuu hoos u dhigay madaxbannaanida hay’adaha sharci-dejinta, gaar ahaan baarlamaanka Federaalka.   Isagoo ka hadlayay xaalada siyaasadeed ee dalka, Prof. Keynaan wuxuu sheegay in baarlamaanku uusan hadda u muuqan mid madaxbannaan oo guta waajibaadkiisa dastuuriga...

BAIDOA, Somalia – Somali national army forces backed by South West State regional troops have launched a sweeping security operation across several villages under Wanlaweyn district in the Lower Shabelle region, officials and residents said Monday.   The joint forces, deployed with armoured vehicles, are pursuing militia members sentenced to death by a military court over killings linked to clan revenge...

WANLAWEYN, Soomaaliya – Ciidamada Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed (CXDS) iyo kuwa Daraawiishta Koonfur Galbeed ayaa weli ka wada howlgal ballaaran deegaano iyo tuulooyin dhowr ah oo hoostaga degmada Wanlaweyn ee gobolka Shabeellaha Hoose, iyadoo ujeedadu tahay qabashada rag maxkamad ciidan ku xukuntay dil toogasho.   Howlgalkan oo socday maalmo xiriir ah ayaa ka dhan ah xubno maleeshiyaad ah oo lagu eedeeyay dilal...

TOKYO, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Japanese government recently approved a supplementary budget proposal for fiscal 2025 (April 2025-March 2026), boosting defense spending to 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) ahead of schedule, a move that has sparked concerns across various sectors in Japan.   Included in the budget proposal approved by the cabinet on Friday is 1.1 trillion yen...