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,...
(ERGO) – Hundreds of families have been displaced from remote parts of northern Somalia in an offensive led by the Puntland forces to eliminate terrorist Islamic State fighters entrenched in the state. The displaced families have been arriving in villages in Bari region, where they are struggling to cope as they have lost their sources of...
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(ERGO) – Ibrahim Mohamed Yusuf, a skilled artisan who makes charcoal stoves in the southern Somali town of Baidoa, is out of work due to a widespread shift from charcoal to gas for cooking in local households. Ibrahim says that after 15 years as a skilled artisan he has now become a beggar, relying on friends...
ALGIERS (Xinhua) — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has inscribed Henna on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, Algeria’s Ministry of Culture and Arts said Wednesday in a statement. Algeria is committed to safeguarding this cultural element as part of its rich heritage, the statement said. UNESCO’s...