About 500,000 people have been displaced due to severe drought ravaging several parts of Somalia in the first three months to March, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday. (more…)
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Ethiopia arrested 34 suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists
Ethiopia’s National Intelligence and Security Services (NISS) announced that it has arrested 34 Al-Shabab members. The security agency was seemingly monitoring the group’s preparations to launch a terrorist attack before making the arrest. (more…)
U.N. Warns 350,000 Children in Somalia Could Die of Starvation
The World Food Programme is warning 20 million people could go hungry in the Horn of Africa because of a massive drought and rising fuel and food prices due (more…)
GO’AANKA MAXKAMADA SARE SOMALIA IYO DACWADII FAHAD YASIN
Maxkamada sare ee Somalia ayaa go'aan ka gaartay dacwadii uu soo gudbiyey Fahad Yasin, kaas oo kursigii 086 xakad galisay guddiga doorashooyinka, ka dib markii lagu soo doortay magaalada Beledwayne. (more…)
Some Kenyan Families to Benefit From UN’s Ksh11 Billion Project
A section of Kenyan families is set to benefit from the recently released Ksh11 billion (USD 100 million) from the United Nation's Central Emergency Response Fund. (more…)
Famine Looms in Somalia as Aid Funding Runs Dry
GENEVA — U.N. agencies are calling on international donors to act now and provide the funds needed to prevent another potentially devastating famine in Somalia. Millions of Somalis are in need of life-saving assistance. (more…)
African Union stands by envoy in Somalia, Francisco Madeira
The African Union on Saturday stood by Mozambican diplomat Francisco Madeira, the head of the continental body’s mission to Somalia, after he was initially ‘expelled’ from the country. (more…)
Xaramka: Muxuu yahay go’aanka muranka dhaliyay ee khuseeya haweenka Cumraysanaya?
Boqortooyada Sacuudi Carabiya ayaa shaacisay in dumarka qaan-gaarka ah loo oggol yahay inay dalkaas u safri karaan iyagoo aanu la socon nin maxram u ah. (more…)
Salt Lake Chamber to Recognize Aden Batar with Lane Beattie Utah Community Builder Award
The Salt Lake Chamber announced today that Aden Batar, Director of Migration and Refugee Services for Catholic Community Services of Utah, will be honored with the 4th annual Lane Beattie Utah Community Builder Award. The award recognizes an inspirational individual who has gone above and beyond the call of duty...
Growing risk of Somalia famine, as drought impact worsens
Standing in front of his makeshift home in a camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in southern Somalia’s Luuq district, Ahmad Hassan Yarrow looks out towards what remains of the Juba River and shakes his head forlornly. (more…)