Photo/Somali Times Somaliland authority has closed its border with Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia due to fears of the spread of Coronavirus The border closure will take into effect starting on the 26th of March, 2020 and will last for three weeks. According to the National Committee against the preparedness of Coronavirus, food commodities, fuel, all

Caf Media Coronavirus: Somalia legend Mohamed Farah dies in London aged 59 Somali Football Federation have announced the passing away of their former player who died in a London hospital after contracting Covid-19. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) and the Somali Football Federation (SFF) have announced the death of Abdulkadir Mohamed Farah after suffering

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talks during a news conference following a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) meeting in Ankara, Turkey, March 18, 2020. Presidential Press Office/Handout via REUTERS Turkey will overcome the coronavirus outbreak in two to three weeks through good measures, with as little damage as possible, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, as Ankara extended

President Uhuru Kenyatta Kenya is seeking Sh122.5 billion ($1.15 billion) in emergency funding from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to support the economy. President Uhuru Kenyatta’s salary and that of Deputy President William Ruto will fall to Sh288,750 and Sh245,438 respectively effective next month after they took 80 percent cuts in a

The United States and a number of European countries are offering their citizens and residents evacuation flights out of Kenya Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic bites. “Kenya Airways has indicated that it will offer a flight for US citizens and US lawful permanent residents departing JKIA on Wednesday March 25, 2022 at 2100 hours, provided

Photo/Somali Times The explosion, which was heard in the districts of the Banadir region, took place near the community checkpoint near the intersection of Sayyid in Mogadishu, causing several casualties. The explosion was caused by various explosions, and some reports indicate that he was a suicide bomber, the road crosses the intersection of the road

Afghan security forces inspect near the site of an attack in Kabul, Afghanistan March 25, 2020.REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail Unidentified gunmen and suicide bombers raided a Sikh religious complex in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, killing 25 people before security forces killed all of the attackers, the government said. Sikhs have been the target of

Global death toll from COVID-19 tops 18,900, and more than 180,500 patients have recovered The global death toll from the coronavirus pandemic has climbed to nearly 19,000, according to figures compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University. On Wednesday, the university’s Coronavirus Resource Center updated the global death toll to 18,919. According to the data,

A health worker sprays disinfectant to prevent an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya, March 24, 2020. REUTERS/Baz Ratner German customs officials are trying to track down about 6 million face masks, ordered to protect health workers from the coronavirus, that they say went missing at

President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) with his deputy William Ruto as he left for a State visit to the US in the past President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto increased their travel expenditure by 62.4 percent or Sh203 million in the six months to December 2019 despite the government’s austerity drive to curb spend.