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Coronavirus - Somalia: Historical moment for Somalia as COVID-19 vaccines arrive through COVAX Facility
Somalia has secured enough vaccines from the COVAX Facility to vaccinate at least 20% of its population in phases
MOGADISHU, Somalia, March 15, 2021/APO Group/
On the morning of 15 March 2021, a warm sun shone brightly on an airplane landing at the Mogadishu’s Adden Adde International Airport. After one year since the first COVID-19 case was officially confirmed in Somalia, on 16 March 2020, the country received part of the 300 000 doses of Oxford-Astra Zeneca vaccines from the COVAX Facility, which will be rolled out in the capital city. This consignment is a first of many, and will be used to protect frontline workers across all states of Somalia, including frontline health workers, the elderly and people with chronic health conditions.
UN denounces attack on Somalia airport By Otiato Opali in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-03-11 10:19
The United Nations condemned a mortar assault on an international airport in Somalia s capital Mogadishu, which left an unidentified number of people wounded on Tuesday. I condemn this Al-Shabaab mortar attack on the airport facility in Mogadishu. We wish a speedy recovery to those injured in the attack. Despite such acts of violence, Somalia s international partners remain committed to stand by the people of Somalia, and continue supporting the advancement of the country, James Swan, UN special representative for Somalia, said.
Swan confirmed that Al-Shabaab, a terrorist group operating in Somalia, has claimed responsibility for the attack. He added that no United Nations facilities were affected and no United Nations personnel were casualties of the mortar attack. The airport compound houses the offices of the UN and several
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TAND UP HERE too long and you’ll be a target,” warns the manager of a hotel near the airport in Mogadishu. Visible from the rooftop are two watchtowers and several military checkpoints. In the basement is a bunker. The risks for visitors to this fortified enclave of the Somali capital are not hypothetical: on February 19th a rocket-propelled grenade hit a row of shops near its edge.
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