CASABLANCA, Morocco (AP) — Exposure to freezing temperatures near Morocco’s border with Algeria killed nine African migrants, a tragedy that rights groups in the North African country called deeply concerning and a violation of the right to freedom of movement. The bodies of seven men and two women were found in Ras Asfour, a remote mountainous Moroccan...
Severe drought conditions are unfolding in several regions of Somalia following the failure of the Deyr (October to December) rains, compounding an already serious humanitarian crisis. The United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher has allocated US$10 million from the UN Central Emergency Relief Fund for drought early action in...
KHARTOUM, Sudan/ ISTANBUL– Sudan is facing the world’s largest displacement crisis amid over two years of war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Friday. “From mothers fleeing with newborns to students separated from their families, people face immense hardship,” the UN agency said on...
NOUAKCHOTT (Xinhua) — Officials and experts from China and Africa on Sunday called for stronger scientific and technological cooperation to address desertification and land degradation, urging closer coordination to advance Africa’s Great Green Wall initiative. The calls were made at the fourth Taklamakan Desert International Forum, held in Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, where participants...
By Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh How Corruption, Mismanagement, and Climate Stress Have Pushed the Islamic Republic to the Brink? Iran’s crisis is no longer a warning or a distant forecast. It is unfolding in real time, in streets filled with protesters, in homes without electricity, and in cities where taps run dry for hours—sometimes days—at...
WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced her decision to terminate the Temporary Protected Status designation of Ethiopia. “Temporary Protected Status designations are time-limited and were never meant to be a ticket to permanent residency,” said a USCIS spokesperson. “Conditions in Ethiopia no longer pose a serious threat to the personal safety of...
(ERGO) – Single mother of nine, Fadumo Haji Hasan, had to scramble for her life to cram her children into the vehicle transporting them hurriedly out of their village of Galad, when it became the centre of an active conflict zone in central Somalia. Her small herd of 18 goats – the last few that survived...
By Alexandra Marquez, NBC News President Donald Trump on Tuesday denigrated immigrants from “shithole countries,” reviving a comment he used during his first term in office that sparked criticism. During a rally in Pennsylvania on affordability, Trump touted his administration’s decision to pause immigration from dozens of countries, including Somalia. “I’ve also announced a permanent pause on Third World migration, including...
Dr. Abukar Y. Warsame The documentary “The Somali Nomad Code” produced by Weird Earth has captured wide attention for its rich portrayal of nomadic heritage and the cultural tensions Somali migrants face in the Western world. It is beautifully produced, emotionally powerful, and rooted in an undeniable truth: Somali pastoral values do shape the diaspora...
KHARTOUM/ISTANBUL–More than 700 Sudanese were displaced in a single day from South and North Kordofan in southern Sudan due to worsening insecurity amid attacks by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said Monday. The UN agency’s field teams estimated that 650 people fled Imran village in Ar-Rahad locality in...