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Fahad Yasin warned the staff of the agency against sharing the country’s secrets with Salad. The government still remains mum on the matter. (more…)

The United Nations in Somalia on Sunday called for strengthening of legal and social protection mechanisms for survivors of sexual violence in conflict, especially women and children. (more…)

Fatima Hamed Hossain's outspokenness against a rising Spanish far right in Ceuta has turned her into a national symbol in the fight against hate speech and inequality. (more…)

The British Red Cross has launched an appeal to respond to the growing food crisis faced by communities across Africa, including in Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, and Somalia. (more…)

Diplomacy and patience are being used to resolve the dispute with Ethiopia over the dam. President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has told Egyptians that a large dam being built by Ethiopia on the Nile will not reduce Egypt’s share of the river's water. (more…)

Kenya is set to restart exporting khat to Somalia. This is after Somalia has agreed to lift a ban on air freighting khat from Kenya that had been in place for more than two years. (more…)

Climate change and La Niña have caused an unprecedented multi-season drought, punctuated by one of the worst March-to-May rains in 70 years.  
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YAOUNDÈ, Cameroon – As droughts continue to hit countries across the Horn of Africa, a leading Catholic aid agency says 20 million people are facing an acute food shortage. (more…)

KEY HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE PERIOD 22 – 28 MAY 2022EVOLUTION OF THE OUTBREAKDuring the epidemiological week of 22-28 May 2022, 5155 suspected cases of COVID-19 were tested. The majority (67.6%) of samples tested were from Somaliland, followed by Banadir (26.7%). Overall, 50 cases were laboratory- (more…)

Richer countries and southern African nations have had around double the mortality rates of poorer ones in other parts of Africa. (more…)