Mogadishu (WDN) – A senior Somali government religious official has publicly criticized the Federal Government over the demolition of homes and a mosque in Mogadishu, warning that continued forced evictions could turn loyal citizens into political opponents. Sheikh Ali Dheere, a prominent Islamic scholar and Director General at Somalia’s Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments,...
ROME (AP) — Conflicts and disruptions to global energy markets could push millions more people into hunger by driving up fuel, fertilizer and food costs, the head of the Rome-based International Fund for Agricultural Development warned, as a new United Nations report showed global progress against hunger remains fragile. The U.N. food security report, released...
MOGADISHU (WDN) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an urgent appeal for $6.42 million to sustain critical health and nutrition services for millions of vulnerable people in Somalia, Sudan, and Djibouti, warning that without immediate financial support, essential medical care could be severely disrupted. The funding request forms part of WHO’s broader $25.4...
Mogadishu (WDN) – Humanitarian organizations are warning that Somalia could once again face severe flooding and a worsening humanitarian emergency if El Niño weather conditions return later this year, raising concerns that the country may relive the devastation experienced during the 2023 floods. The International Rescue Committee (IRC) said climate experts are closely monitoring the...
Mudug (Ergo)- Pastoralist families left behind in Dajimaale village in Somalia’s central Mudug region are facing severe food and water shortages after three consecutive years of failed rains destroyed their livestock and dried up the water wells. Most residents have migrated away in search of water and pasture, but more than 100 families, largely comprising...
(ERGO) – Aqbal Adawa Haji has been struggling to feed her nine children and relied in the central Somali city of Dusamareb, as displacement left her without any source of income. Now she’s collecting discarded metal from neighbourhoods across the town, earning $4 to $6 a day selling the scrap to local companies. It might not...
(ERGO)– More than 2,800 students in Qallaafe zone in Ethiopia’s Somali Region have been out of school since April after flooding from the Shabelle River forced families from their homes and destroyed schools, farms, businesses, and water sources. The floods closed 18 free primary and secondary schools in Qallaafe and surrounding villages in Shabelle zone, leaving...
BIRAO, Central African Republic (AP) — The agony began for Maude Ahmad Fadala shortly after sunset. Her baby was coming. She was in a refugee camp, weakened by typhoid. There were no camp facilities for what was about to happen, and she had no money to travel. She struggled to her feet and started walking....
GENEVA- The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) launched a joint Ebola response plan on Friday, requiring $518 million to contain a rapidly expanding outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and prevent further regional spread. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking after returning from...
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus, as medical personnel struggle with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population and armed groups in a volatile region. The World Health Organization said Friday authorities have...