June (Reuters) – An estimated 756,000 people in Sudan could face catastrophic food shortages by September, according to a preliminary projection used by United Nations agencies and aid groups to determine whether to officially declare a famine. The preliminary results, … Continued
Ethiopia has earned over $4.2 billion in remittance over the past 10 months, a senior official has disclosed. Briefing journalists on Wednesday, the country’s Minister of Planning and Development Fitsum Asefa said the country is attracting over $4 billion on … Continued
(ERGO) – Isho Adan Ali and her husband and eight children have been short of food and water since they arrived in Rama-Adey camp in Baidoa on 19 April, after fleeing clan conflict in Burhakaba in Bay region. They share meals … Continued
CNN — US intelligence has learned of discussions between Houthis in Yemen to provide weapons to the Somali militant group al-Shabaab, in what three American officials described to CNN as a worrying development that threatens to further destabilize an already violent region. Officials are now searching for evidence … Continued
The Government of Somalia requires US$230 million to address the recovery efforts following the devastating 2023 Deyr floods that affected more than 2.5 million people. The rapid Post Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA) report prepared and released today by the Government, … Continued
LONDON/DAKAR, (Reuters) – Africa’s Great Green Wall, which is meant to restore degraded landscapes and boost economies across the continent, is low on cash and unlikely to meet a 2030 completion goal, the president of the most recent UN summit … Continued
(ERGO) – Asho Ahmed Nur, 37, is the only woman driving a tuk-tuk taxi in Burao city in Somaliland. Although this has offered her a living, it has also presented unique challenges for her as it is known to be men’s … Continued
Yemen a major route for African migrants trying to reach Gulf countries for work A boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Yemen, killing at least 49 people and leaving another 140 missing, a UN agency said Tuesday. The … Continued
MOGADISHU, (Xinhua) — Relative peace has been restored in central Somalia’s Galmudug State after inter-clan skirmishes over the weekend that claimed more than 60 lives, officials confirmed on Tuesday. Abshir Abdi Shikhow, Galmudug’s minister of information, linked the fighting between … Continued
(ERGO) – Saido, 25, (her real name has been concealed for her privacy), is a distressed victim of skin bleaching products that have become widespread in many parts of Somalia, including in Qardho, Puntland, where she lives. Saido told Radio Ergo … Continued
NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Tunisian border guards have rounded up migrants and passed them to counterparts in Libya where they have faced forced labour, extortion, torture and killing, according to a confidential U.N. human rights briefing seen by Reuters. The two … Continued
UNITED NATIONS- The U.N. Security Council on Monday approved its first resolution endorsing a cease-fire plan aimed at ending the eight-month Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. The U.S.-sponsored resolution welcomes a cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden that the United … Continued
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