Madeleine Cummings – CBC News The death of an American Black Lives Matter activist has inspired two Canadian women to compile a list of resources for Somali Canadian survivors of sexual violence. Asmaa Ali, a nurse in Edmonton, and Habon … Continued
By Faiza Mahamud On April 30, Ahmed Bokore returned home early from his factory job after doctors told him he had COVID-19. At the time, he had minor flu-like symptoms and planned to quarantine at home until he was virus-free. Two … Continued
Hamdi Abdirahman Ahmed has spoken about her experiences as a doctor treating Coronavirus patients at a Mogadishu hospital at the start of the outbreak – and coping with catching the virus herself. In an interview with Radio Ergo, Dr Hamdi, … Continued
Ayenat Mersie NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan police on Tuesday fired teargas and arrested activists gathering for a march against perceived government injustice that has been given extra impetus this year by rights groups’ allegations of police brutality during the COVID-19 … Continued
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained 276 migrants on a cargo ship docked on the Aegean coast on Tuesday and also captured eight people trying to smuggle them out of the country, Turkey’s coastguard authority said on Tuesday. The Turkish-flagged … Continued
by Nita Bhalla Poor communities in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia have been left homeless and exposed in the midst of the pandemic, charity says NAIROBI, (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – More than 40,000 people across East Africa have been forcibly evicted … Continued
By ANTHONY KITIMO The World Bank Board has approved a $55 million International Development Assistance (IDA) grant for Somalia to fast track economic recovery and policy reforms. The aid, approved on Tuesday, would also help the country battle multiple crises … Continued
By Neamin Ashenafi The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE), which received a notice from the Tigray Regional State Council about holding regional polls, has rejected the request citing the Board does not conduct an election unless and otherwise a reassessment … Continued
United Nations humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock has agreed to allocate up to $140 million from CERF to support a series of anticipatory-action interventions over the next 18 months, starting with $15 million in Somalia. Somalia is facing a projected increase in … Continued
The recovery from coronavirus of an Ethiopian man who is believed to be at least 100 years old was “incredible”, one of the doctors who treated him told the BBC. Aba Tilahun Woldemichael’s family says he is 114, which would … Continued
Artists in Horn of Africa country fight misinformation, rumors and stigma surrounding coronavirus pandemic Magdalene Mukami MOGADISHU, Somalia On her balcony in a small apartment in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, Nujuum Hashi Ahmed is concentrating on a new painting that … Continued
JERUSALEM/DUBAI (Reuters) – Israel and the United Arab Emirates will cooperate in the fight against the coronavirus, the two countries said on Thursday, a possible boost to Israeli efforts to normalise relations with Gulf Arab countries. Two private companies from … Continued
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