KAKUMA, Kenya (AP) — Martin Komol sighs as he inspects his cracked, mud-walled house that is one rain away from fully collapsing. Nothing seems to last for him and 300,000 other refugees in this remote Kakuma camp in Kenya — now, not even food rations. Funding for the U.N. World Food Program has dropped after...
(ERGO) – A severe water crisis in coastal Banderbeyla, Puntland’s Bari region, is forcing low-income families to drink contaminated salty water that is causing children and others to fall sick. The price of a barrel of fresh water soared to $5 from $1.50 in April, when the town’s only borehole system broke down – solar panels,...
Galkayo (WDN)-Women who operate small businesses in Galkayo’s main market took to the streets on Saturday to protest what they describe as forced evictions by the city’s municipal government. The demonstrators, many of whom rely on street vending for their livelihoods, blocked the central highway in Galkayo, effectively halting traffic in the heart of the...
Galkayo (WDN)- Authorities in Puntland’s Mudug region have issued a public health alert following the outbreak of diphtheria, a dangerous infectious disease that is primarily affecting children. The disease, locally referred to as “Gawracatada,” has already claimed the lives of several children, prompting urgent action from regional health officials. In a statement released on Friday,...
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – On Africa’s dry western tip, Mauritania has become an unlikely staging post for Ukraine’s increasingly global struggle with its adversary Russia. Kyiv’s new embassy in the country’s capital Nouakchott – among eight it has opened in Africa since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine – has overseen food aid deliveries to refugees from...
Sara Cuevas Gallardo, World Food Programme The cramped streets of Mogadishu buzz with cars, donkey-drawn carts and three-wheeled vehicles known as tuk-tuks – all competing to navigate the slippery, muddy channels carved out by unexpectedly heavy rains. Somalia’s unpredictable weather has struck again. The rainy season, marked by a massive and deadly downpour hitting the...
ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) — A power blackout has struck parts of Ethiopia, including the national capital of Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian Electric Utility said on Monday. According to a press statement from the state utility firm, a technical fault in the main power grid has caused a power outage in parts of the East African...
GALKAYO (WDN) – Puntland Member of Parliament Muna Ahmed Abdalla, widely known as Muna Diyaano, has sparked public debate following her pointed remarks accusing residents of Mudug region—particularly in Galkayo—of being the primary obstacle to resolving the city’s chronic drainage problems. Speaking in response to recent protests by Galkayo residents demanding increased government attention and...
Las-Anod (WDN) The collapse of Somalia’s central government in 1991 left a legacy of violence, lawlessness, and impunity—conditions that continue to disproportionately harm women, girls, and the most vulnerable. This unchecked violence manifests not only in direct attacks but also in more insidious abuses of power. On June 14, 2025, the city of Las-Anod was...
Garowe, (WDN)- At a ceremony in Garowe marking the opening of a newly completed bridge—expected to significantly ease transportation and improve connectivity—President Said Abdullahi Deni, surrounded by senior officials and dignitaries, used the occasion not only to celebrate the infrastructure milestone but also to deliver a sharp rebuke. “We will never accept projects tainted by...