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Eight million in East Africa face starvation as drought eats into low food reserves
* More than eight million people are facing starvation in Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan and Burundi due to a poor harvest that has stretched the region’s food reserves. * In Kenya, more than one million people, mostly in the northeastern and coastal areas, are facing starvation; in Uganda, the below-average crop...
Somali pirates free 26 Asian hostages held since 2012
Pirates in Somalia have released 26 Asian hostages held captive for nearly five years after their fishing vessel was hijacked, negotiators said Saturday."We are very pleased to announce the release of the Naham 3 crew early this morning. They are currently in the safe hands of the Galmudug authorities and...
Somali pirates free 26 Asian hostages after four years
The fishermen’s release was negotiated by a former British army colonel who has made a mission of working to free ‘forgotten hostages’ (more…)
UN report on Somalia piracy highlights illegal fishing link
Somali pirate gangs are holding 39 hostages, five of them from Kenya, according to a United Nations Security Council report that highlights the continued role of illegal fishing and its links to piracy risks.The annual update on piracy and security interventions off the coast of Somalia listed the Kenyan hostages as...
11 Dead, 50,000 displaced in Somali bloodshed
MOGADISHU: A week of violent clashes between rival forces in northern Somalia has killed 11 people and forced more than 50,000 to flee, the UN humanitarian agency said on Saturday.Tensions between the rival regions of Puntland and Galmudug soared last month after Galmudug said 13 of its soldiers were killed...
11 dead, 50,000 displaced in Somali bloodshed
MOGADISHU: A week of violent clashes between rival forces in northern Somalia has killed 11 people and forced more than 50,000 to flee, the UN humanitarian agency said on Saturday.Tensions between the rival regions of Puntland and Galmudug soared last month after Galmudug said 13 of its soldiers were killed...
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Kenya forcing refugees back to Somalia – NGO
Kenya is violating international law by forcing residents of the world's largest refugee camp to return to Somalia, an aid agency said Monday.Kenya insists the emptying of Dadaab -- home to hundreds of thousands of mostly Somali refugees -- is being carried out in line with international law but the...
UK SFO Told Soma No Evidence of Crime Found in Bribe Probe
The U.K. Serious Fraud Office told Soma Oil & Gas Holdings Ltd. in August it had found "insufficient evidence of criminality" in its probe of possible illegal payments to Somali officials, according to a letter cited in a London court judgment.The letter from the SFO was referenced in a ruling...