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Coronavirus - Somalia: COVID-19 Situation Update (18 August 2021)
African Press Organization
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August 18, 2021
Cases Tested in the last 48 hours: 2,666 Positives: 136 Banadir: 60 Puntland: 48 Somaliland: 12 Galmudug: 8 Jubbaland: 6 SouthWest: 2 Male: 80 Female: 56 Recovered: 41 Death: 5 Total Positive Cases: 16,535 Total Recovery: 8,010 Total Deaths: 897...
Coronavirus - Somalia: COVID-19 Situation Update (July 13, 2021)
African Press Organization
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July 13, 2021
Cases Tested in the Last 24 hours: 877 Positives: 8 Puntland: 6 Somaliland: 2 Male: 3 Female: 5 Recovered: 3 Death: 2 Total Positive Cases: 15, 069 Total Recovery: 7,266 Total Deaths: 781 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Health &...
Coronavirus - Somalia: COVID-19 Situation Update (16 August 2021)
African Press Organization
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August 16, 2021
Cases Tested in the last 24 hours: 1,182 Banadir: 55 Puntland: 19 Somaliland: 6 Galmudug: 1 Male: 31 Female: 50 Recovered: 22 Death: 9 Total Positive Cases: 16,399 Total Recovery: 7,969 Total Deaths: 892 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of...
Coronavirus - Somalia: COVID-19 Situation Update (15 August 2021)
African Press Organization
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August 16, 2021
Cases Tested in the last 24 hours: 1,221 Laga Helay: 54 Puntland: 25 Banadir: 24 Somaliland: 2 Galmudug: 2 Jubbaland: 1 Male: 30 Female: 24 Recovered: 34 Death: 5 Total Positive Cases: 16,319 Total Recovery: 7,947 Total Deaths: 883 Distributed by...
Coronavirus - Somalia: COVID-19 Situation Update (14 August 2021)
African Press Organization
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August 15, 2021
Cases Tested in the last 24 hours: 1,858 Laga Helay: 70 Banadir:48 Puntland: 17 Somaliland: 5 Male: 35 Female: 35 Recovered: 25 Death: 8 Total Positive Cases: 16,265 Total Recovery: 7,913 Total Deaths: 878Distributed by APO Group on behalf of...
Coronavirus - Somalia: COVID-19 Situation Update (12 August 2021)
African Press Organization
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August 12, 2021
Cases Tested in the last 24 hours: 1,214 Laga Helay: 92 Banadir:57 Puntland: 29 Jubbaland: 3 Somaliland: 2 SouthWest: 1 Male: 42 Female: 50 Recovered: 34 Death: 6 Total Positive Cases: 16,195 Total Recovery: 7,888 Total Deaths: 870Distributed by...
Coronavirus - Somalia: COVID-19 Situation Update (11 August 2021)
African Press Organization
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August 11, 2021
Cases Tested in the last 24 hours: 1,014 Positives: 64 Banadir: 40 Puntland: 19 Somaliland: 4 Hirshabelle: 1 Male: 35 Female: 29 Recovered: 39 Death: 1 Total Positive Cases: 16,103 Total Recovery: 7,854 Total Deaths: 864Distributed by APO Group on...
Coronavirus - Somalia: COVID-19 Situation Update (10 August 2021
African Press Organization
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August 10, 2021
Cases Tested in the last 24 hours: 1,636 Laga Helay: 110 Banadir: 78 Puntland: 22 Galmudug: 6 Somaliland: 4 Male: 58 Female: 52 Recovered: 32 Death: 5 Total Positive Cases: 16,039 Total Recovery: 7,815 Total Deaths: 863Distributed by APO Group on...
Somalia: worst harvest since 2011, with more than 2 million expected to go hungry
African Press Organization
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September 3, 2019
Delayed rains during what is known as the “Gu” peak season for crop growing (April-June), and parched river beds, have produced harvest levels up to 70 percent below average in some parts, according FAO’s Food Security and Nutrition Analysis...
Coronavirus - Somalia: COVID-19 Situation Update (07 August 2021)
African Press Organization
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August 7, 2021
Cases Tested in the last 48 hours: 1,445 Positives: 63 Banadir: 50 Puntland: 9 Galmudug: 3 Hirshabelle: 1 Male: 32 Female: 31 Recovered: 34 Death: 10 Total Positive Cases: 15,788 Total Recovery: 7,729 Total Death: 847Distributed by APO Group on...
African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) supports the delivery of lifesaving assistance to Jowhar families
African Press Organization
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June 30, 2021
Over 500 families living near Jowhar town, Middle Shabelle region, who were affected by recent severe flooding in the area have received emergency food and humanitarian relief in an effort coordinated by the African Union Mission in Somalia...
Girls in Somalia to Benefit from Enhanced Access to Education
African Press Organization
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June 29, 2021
Download logo Over 100,000 children residing in Somalia’s most educationally disadvantaged areas will benefit from a World Bank financed education project that aims to increase access to primary education in underserved areas, particularly for...
Coronavirus - Somalia: COVID-19 Situation Update (03 August 2021)
African Press Organization
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August 4, 2021
Cases Tested in the last 24 hours: 1,483 Laga Helay: 97 Puntland: 49 Banadir: 44 Southwest: 3 Galmudug: 1 Male: 49 Female: 48 Recovered: 40 Death: 9 Total Positive Cases: 15,594 Total Recovery: 7,633 Total Deaths: 828Distributed by APO Group on...
Coronavirus - Somalia: COVID-19 Update (02 August 2021)
African Press Organization
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August 2, 2021
Cases Tested in the last 24 hours: 893 Laga Helay: 41 Banadir: 36 Somaliland: 2 Jubbaland: 2 Galmudug: 1 Male: 22 Female: 19 Recovered: 26 Death: 6 Total Positive Cases: 15,497 Total Recovery: 7,593 Total Deaths: 819 Distributed by APO Group on...
Coronavirus - Somalia: COVID-19 Situation Update (01 August 2021)
African Press Organization
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August 2, 2021
Cases Tested in the last 24 hours: 1,207 Laga Helay: 53 Banadir: 31 Puntland: 17 Jubbaland: 3 Galmudug: 2 Male: 29 Female: 24 Recovered: 34 Death: 2 Total Positive Cases: 15,456 Total Recovery: 7,567 Total Death: 813Distributed by APO Group on...
Coronavirus - Somalia: COVID-19 Update (29 July 2021)
African Press Organization
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July 29, 2021
Cases Tested in the last 24 hours: 1,167 Positives: 35 Banadir: 19 Puntland: 15 Somaliland: 1 Male: 16 Female: 19 Recovered: 68 Death: 5 Total Positive Cases: 15,358 Total Recovery: 7,498 Total Death: 809 Distributed by APO Group on behalf of...
AMISOM troops relocate from Marianguwaay Forward Operating Base in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia and gives the community land back to the Federal Government of Somalia
African Press Organization
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June 22, 2021
Download logo The Ugandan contingent of the African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, have relocated from Marianguwaay Forward Operating (FOB) base in Lower Shabelle region in the Southwest State of Somalia as part of troop realignment to provide...
Coronavirus - Somalia: Covid-19 Update (27 July 2021)
African Press Organization
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July 27, 2021
Cases Tested in the last 24 Hours: 1,158 Positives: 43 Banadir: 29 Puntland: 8 Somaliland: 3 Jubbaland: 2 Male: 25 Female: 18 Recovered: 98 Death: 1 Total Positive Cases: 15,294 Total Recovery: 7,388 Total Death: 798 Distributed by APO Group on...
Residents of Mogadishu and surrounding areas meet for peacebuilding dialogue
African Press Organization
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June 13, 2021
A peacebuilding and conflict resolution dialogue opened in Mogadishu yesterday with the aim of fostering cohesion and stability between local communities in Mogadishu and the surrounding regions, notably Afgoye, Warsheikh and Bal’ad districts....
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, ILO and UNICEF commit to ending Child Labour in Somalia
African Press Organization
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June 13, 2021
Download logo To commemorate the 2021 World Day against Child Labour, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of the Federal Republic of Somalia, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) agreed...