(ERGO) – Hundreds of small-scale fishermen along the eastern coast of Somalia’s Mudug region have been pushed into severe hardship after foreign trawlers destroyed their fishing equipment and drove fish stocks away from the areas where they were fishing. The fishermen, from the coastal settlements of El-huur, Qosol-tira, Labad and Gaan, say their livelihoods collapsed late...
JOHANNESBURG (Xinhua) — “We will not be bullied!” The slogan, also printed on white crew-neck shirts worn by many participants at the People’s March held on Saturday at Mary Fitzgerald Square in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa, reflected the country’s determination to defend its sovereignty and democratic gains. As South Africa marked Human Rights Day, which...
GENEVA- The conflict in Sudan is expanding into a regional humanitarian crisis, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warned on Tuesday. “The conflict in Sudan is not only a crisis inside Sudan. It is a crisis spreading across the region,” said Danielle Brouwer, IFRC communications coordinator, who was addressing reporters...
(ERGO) – Families who depended on livestock rearing in the remote areas of Bay region have started small businesses to support themselves since losing their herds to drought and moving to displacement camps in Baidoa camps. Many have sold their last remaining animals to generate capital for their shift into business. Liban Deerow Hassan set up...
By Ubah Ali, CBS Somali asylum seekers say they are running out of time to tell their stories. One man says this is a matter of life or death. Immigration attorneys are sounding the alarm about something they’re calling “Somali Rocket Docket.” They say Somali asylum cases are suddenly being fast-tracked with hearings scheduled with out-of-state...
UN News- This number includes women and children and comes after more than a decade of prolonged conflict between internationally recognised government forces and Houthi separatist fighters who control the capital, Sana’a, as well as epidemics, climate shocks and funding cuts. UN data shows that 22.3 million people need aid relief and protection services across...
Addis Abeba – The Ethiopian National Coffee Association has issued an urgent market alert to farmers, suppliers, and exporters, warning of mounting financial risks as global coffee prices decline and stockpiling persists across the sector. “With global coffee prices currently on a downward trend, holding onto large stocks poses a severe financial risk. Delaying sales could...
By Dayib Sh. Ahmed Introduction The CEO, of Arimas Group of Companies, Abdirisaaq, who is also the son of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and his family have taken direct control of all cargo operations and warehouse facilities at Aden Adde International Airport in the capital Mogadishu, consolidating one of Somalia’s most important economic gateways under their company, Arimas...
For east African neighbours Kenya and Somalia, the effects of climate change are worlds apart, with one country suffering drought and the other deadly flooding. On the outskirts of Baidoa, southern Somalia, 38-year-old pastoralist Asha Hassan walks several kilometres each morning to find water for the few goats she has left. Two years ago, she...
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The war in the Middle East has reduced Kenyan meat exports to the region to below 5% of the expected level during the peak Ramadan season as a sharp increase in air freight costs grounds shipments, industry officials told Reuters. The Middle East is Kenya’s main market for meat exports, with the...