Addis Abeba– Eight survivors of the Tigray war have filed a criminal complaint with the German Federal Public Prosecutor, accusing twelve senior Ethiopian and Eritrean government and military officials of committing “war crimes and crimes against humanity,” according to their legal representatives. The complaint was prepared by Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) and Dr. Anna Oehmichen,...
(ERGO) – Since fleeing conflict in their home area in Erigabo in December 2024, Hibaq Ahmed Mohamed and her seven children all squeeze at night into the tiny two-metre square room lent to them by a family they know in Badhan. Hibaq, with two disabled children and an elderly disabled husband, manages to put together one...
(ERGO) – Zeynab Abdullahi Hussein was turned away from her labouring work on a small farm on the outskirts of Baidoa in southern Somalia in January, due to the prolonged drought and hot weather. She is one of hundreds who normally get paid for farm work, ploughing, harvesting, and watering the fields. The lack of rain...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Record greenhouse gas levels helped bring temperatures to an all-time high in 2024, accelerating glacier and sea ice loss, raising sea levels and edging the world closer to a key warming threshold, the U.N. weather body said on Wednesday. Annual average mean temperatures stood at 1.55 degrees Celsius (2.79 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial...
MOGADISHU (Xinhua) — The United Nations mission in Somalia joined the global community in marking International Women’s Day on Saturday by calling on the authorities to take decisive steps to achieve gender equality in the country. James Swan, acting special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, lauded the progress so far made by the...
(ERGO) – Thousands of displaced families in Washaqo in southern Somalia’s Bakool region are struggling to afford food, education, and care for their children because the cash aid they relied on has stopped. Abdiwahab Hassan Mohamed is finding it increasingly difficult to support his four wives and 16 children. He now relies on begging in the...
ITEN, Kenya (AP) — As dawn breaks over the sleepy town of Iten, its dusty tracks come alive with packs of runners keeping rhythm, often followed by cheerful children headed to school. Some of the athletes are elite Kenyans. Others travel from farther afield. All are here because this unassuming little town lies at about...
NEW DELHI (AP) — The U.S. government will stop sharing air quality data gathered from its embassies and consulates, worrying local scientists and experts who say the effort was vital to monitor global air quality and improve public health. In response to an inquiry from The Associated Press, the State Department said Wednesday that its...
Berlin, Germany – The plaque that marks 77 William Street, the building in the German capital where a meeting that forever shaped Africa’s fate took place, is different. Unlike those beside it – official square plaques that tell of Germany’s Nazi history in sombre colours – this one is set awkwardly in front of a tree and bears...
New food security assessments indicate that 4.4 million people – nearly a quarter of the population – could face “crisis” levels of food insecurity (IPC Phase 3 or higher) between April and June 2025, marking a sharp increase from 3.4 million people currently experiencing acute hunger. “Worsening drought, erratic rainfall and ongoing conflict are eroding livelihoods,...