MOGADISHU — Somalia has been riven by decades of conflict and extreme weather events but, said Adam Abdelmoula, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, there are signs of progress amidst a host of ongoing challenges. (more…)

Abdulahi used a kitchen knife to stab his younger brother during the quarrel* The two have been feuding over property along Yusuf Haji Road. The area has seen a spike in prices for property and demand, hence the fighting.* He was later on arrested in the same area as he...

The US has real but limited national security interests in stabilizing Somalia. Since 2006, Washington’s principal focus with regard to Somalia has been on reducing the threat posed by al-Shabaab, an Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist insurgent group seeking to overthrow the federal government. (more…)

Lawyer and human rights advocate Nyadol Nyuon no longer shares pictures of her children online, fearing for their safety as a result of the sustained abuse she has experienced on social media. (more…)

About one in four people in Somalia is at risk of severe famine due to the drought that is hitting the country, after three years with minimal rainfall and a fourth in view, at a time when the country has been raging for decades, the UN warned today. (more…)

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 17 – The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has urged Kenya and Somalia to ensure democratic and peaceful national elections describing impending polls as a litmus test to constitutionalism. (more…)

More than 3.5 million people in Somalia's Galgaduud region are facing the threat of food and water shortages due to continuously worsening drought. The number of people facing the crisis may rise to 4.6 million, nearly one-third of the country's population, by May next year. (more…)

Kenyan government ultimatum to close refugee camps by June 2022 will take centre stage at the United Nations deliberations in Geneva, Switzerland. (more…)

Key messages* November Bossaso port statistics released this week indicate that Livestock export volumes increased by 15% compared to the previous month and remained the same compared to the same period last year.
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NEW YORK — The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution to combat the continuing threat of piracy off the coast of Somalia, as shipping and protection measures to keep vessels safe, have returned to levels not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Secretary-General’s latest report on the (more…)