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Dozens of pastoralist families fleeing drought-hit areas of southern Somalia are depending on food being shared with them by sympathetic local families in Bulogudud, a village north of Kismayo in Lower Juba. (more…)

Stephane Dujarric, the spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told reporters at the daily press briefing that "The federal government and the humanitarian community on Friday jointly said that they are alarmed at the rapidly worsening drought in Somalia." (more…)

UNITED NATIONS: Some 2.3 million people in Somalia, or 18 percent of the population, are severely affected by serious water, food and pasture shortages, a UN spokesman warned on Friday (Saturday in Manila). (more…)

NAIROBI, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations food agency and East Africa's bloc on Thursday warned of worsening drought conditions in the Horn of Africa region. (more…)

The East African bloc on Sunday called on Somalia to hold elections of the country’s Lower House without further delay. (more…)

The 2021 Global Organised Crime Index has ranked Nigeria among the top 10 criminal markets for trafficking in people, firearms, illicit cannabis and heroin trade, fauna crimes, synthetic drugs and non-renewable resource crimes. (more…)

By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali artisan Muse Mohamud Olosow carefully sorts through a huge pile of camel bones, discarded by a slaughterhouse in Mogadishu, selecting pieces that he will carve into jewellery and ornate beads used by fellow Muslims while reciting prayers. (more…)

Africa is rich in natural resources ranging from arable land, water, oil, natural gas, minerals, forests and wildlife. The continent holds a huge proportion of the world’s natural resources, both renewables and non-renewables. (more…)

Along with AU envoy, UN’s Rosemary DiCarlo called for an immediate cessation of hostilities as crisis in Tigray widens. (more…)

Government accuses Simon Mulongo of engaging in activities incompatible with AU mission. (more…)