The UK’s Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs, Nick Dyer, visited Somalia this week to call for a concerted effort to prevent millions of people losing their lives to the threat of famine. (more…)
Daughters of Somalia, a continuous pledge to end female genital mutilation
In Somalia, over 90 per cent or more of girls and women, have been subjected to female genital mutilation, or FGM. Despite the practice having devastating health ramifications for women and girls - including pain, bleeding, permanent disability and even death - discussion over how to end the harmful tradition,...
World Concern Launches Drought Response in Somalia: Global Humanitarian Agencies Warn of Potential Famine
Seattle-based relief and development organization World Concern is launching a drought response in the Lower Juba region of Somalia, as the nation once again teeters on the brink of famine. Three successive years of extreme drought have resulted in widespread food insecurity and alarming rates of malnutrition. (more…)
Roadside Bomb Hits Bus, Kills 13 on Kenya-Somalia Border
NAIROBI — Kenyan police say one suspect has been arrested after an improvised explosive device killed at least 13 passengers and injured others in a bus traveling in northeast Kenya near the border with Somalia. (more…)
Police shoot a Somali man allegedly wielding hammer in Melbourne home
A man has been shot by police after allegedly threatening them with a hammer this morning in the Melbourne suburb of Meadow Heights. (more…)
Somalia Hopes to Reconstitute its Air Force with Renewed US Partnership
AFRICAN AIR CHIEFS SYMPOSIUM, KIGALI, Rwanda—Somalia Air Force Brig. Gen. Sh Ali Mohamed Mohamud last sat in the cockpit of a Somali MiG fighter jet in March 1978. (more…)
Africa, facing a new hunger crisis: drought pushes millions of people in the region to the limit
The more than 1.5 million farmers and herders affected by the drought in the Horn of Africa need “urgent help” to avoid “a hunger crisis”in the region that has also suffered plagues and covid-19. This has been alerted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). (more…)
Ethiopian army planning to ‘eliminate’ Tigrayan forces -military official
Ethiopia's military is planning to enter the Tigray regional capital of Mekelle and "eliminate" rebellious forces, a top military official said late on Friday amid diplomatic efforts to end conflict in the country's north. (more…)
EU Concerned by the Looming Expiry of Anti-Piracy Mandate off Somalia
Somalia is embroiled in a political crisis as tensions soar between its president and prime minister. With parliamentary elections slated to end on February 25, the political environment remains uncertain. (more…)
Somaliland offers to resist growing Chinese influence in Africa as it seeks American recognition
The self-proclaimed state of Somaliland seeks American recognition as it presents itself as a counterweight to Chinese influence in the Horn of Africa. (more…)