(ERGO) – Building of the road from Borama to the remote village of Heego in Somaliland’s Awdal region has brought welcome jobs to local families, as well as prospects of opening up this rural area for development. Buuh Farah Du’ale and … Continued
At least 16 people are dead and 28 others are missing after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized off the coast of the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, according to the UN’s migration agency. The accident occurred on Monday … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia– The effects of Somalia’s recent historic droughts combined with the impact of floods induced by El Nino have fueled outbreaks of diarrhea and cholera, killing at least 75 people since January, the World Health Organization said on Friday. … Continued
More than 21 million people need urgent aid in Ethiopia, where a food crisis is deepening. Organisers said ahead of the conference they did not expect to raise the full amount by Tuesday, but rather to begin closing the gap … Continued
By Matt McGrath, Environment corresponden A deadly heatwave in West Africa and the Sahel was “impossible” without human-induced climate change, scientists say. Temperatures soared above 48C in Mali last month with one hospital linking hundreds of deaths to the extreme … Continued
By Erica L Green When the White House invited Muslim community leaders for a dinner this week celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, the responses started coming in fast: Decline. Decline. Decline. Many of the invitees, distressed over President Biden’s … Continued
The Directorate of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy (SEBE) welcomed a high-level delegation of donors to the Africa Multi-hazard Early Warning and Early Action System (AMHEWAS) Situation Room on 5th March 2024 at the AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The … Continued
Nairobi has lost a chance to host a climate change hub after the Advisory Board changed the location to Geneva. Earlier, the United Nations agencies had recommended Nairobi as the optimal location from a shortlist of other cities such as Addis Ababa, … Continued
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spurned a plea from Joe Biden to call off a planned ground assault of Rafah, the last refuge in Gaza for more than a million displaced people, where Israel believes Hamas militants are holed up. … Continued
Dropped Charges Against Former Somali Region President Reinforces Impunity. By Laetitia Bader, Director, Horn of Africa This week, Ethiopian authorities dropped all charges and released Abdi Mohamoud Omar, also known as “Abdi Illey,” the former president of Ethiopia’s Somali region, … Continued
MOGADISHU, (Xinhua) -The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) vowed on Monday to beef up security across the country during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which began worldwide this week. African Union Special Representative for Somalia Mohamed El-Amine … Continued
By Lynet Otieno If you did not have a focus at the sixth United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) that ended at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, you could have been lost in the beauty, splendor, art, fashion, … Continued
