AU and government forces attempt to strangle al-Shabab’s access to money and weapons with new operation on coastline. By Hamza Mohamed African Union troops from Uganda patrol the streets of Golweyn [AP] The codename is ‘Operation Indian Ocean’. The mission is to strangle al-Shabab finances by capturing seaside towns under its control, such as Barawe....
November 14, 2026
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Somalia famine: ‘We only have days to live’
People are starving in southern Somalia while relief efforts are blocked by government and rebel fighting. By Hamza Mohamed Tens of thousands of people are facing famine in southern Somalia [Al Jazeera] Mogadishu, Somalia -President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has no doubt about who is to blame for the suffering from the latest drought to hit...
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Somali Islamists flee African troop advance
Somali and African Union forces said they seized control Monday of a strategic town from Shebab Islamist fighters, in the latest military advance against the extremists. Hundreds of Somali and Ethiopian troops with the AU force in Somalia (AMISOM) entered the town of Tiyeglow in the southwestern Bakool region, some 240 kilometres north of Mogadishu,...
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Using mobile money to buy water and solar power in east Africa
Mobile phones are facilitating access to utilities in poor rural communities. But do consumers have the faith to go cashless? Rachel Banning-Lover A solar-powered MobiCharger business in Maji ya Chai, Tanzania Photograph: Mobisol For many of Thomas Duveau’s customers in rural, off-grid communities in Tanzania, buying a solar panel system for their home will be...
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‘World must act now’ to avert repeat of devastating famine in Somalia – UN expert
Food security worsens as drought looms in Somalia. Photo: FAO A United Nations human rights expert today urged the international community to “act now” to avert a humanitarian disaster in Somalia, where a widening hunger crisis has sparked fears of a repeat of the 2011 famine that devastated the war-ravaged country. “The food shortage situation...
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Somalia: EU increases humanitarian aid to victims of the worsening crisis
©Agata Grzybowska The EU has released an additional €10 million for Somalia in response to the increasing humanitarian needs in the country. This brings EU humanitarian aid contribution for Somalia to €49 million in 2014. This funding will contribute to preventing a further deterioration of the serious food and nutrition crisis that Somalis are currently facing, and...
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Food aid need in Somali capital – UN
Mogadishu – Over 350 000 people in Somalia’s war-ravaged capital are in acute need of food aid as government and charities struggle to cope, the UN warned on Saturday, with other cities also in crisis. “The food security situation has worsened as early warnings highlight drought conditions in parts of Somalia,” a report from the...
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3 years after devastating famine, Somalia faces new threat
Nairobi – Three years to the day since a famine that eventually killed more than a quarter of a million people was declared in Somalia, aid agencies warned on Sunday the country faced a new catastrophe without urgent aid.A joint statement issued by a group of charities and aid agencies said there were more than...
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IN KENYA, SOMALIS AT REFUGEE CAMP LANGUISH WITH LIMITED OPTIONS
By Kate Linthicum At night he dreams of the sea. As a young man, Noor Hassan Shanglo spent years working on cargo ships that carried apples and oranges from South Africa to ports across Europe and the Middle East. He fell in love with the blue waves and the bright streets of Sicily, Durban and...
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A deadly Ramadan in Somalia
Photo: UN Photo/Tobin Jones Captured suspected Al-Shabab militants wait to be taken in for interrogation in Mogadishu MOGADISHU/NAIROBI, (IRIN) – Militant group Al-Shabab has lived up to its promise to step up attacks in Somalia, mainly against government installations and personnel, during the holy month of Ramadan, which began on 29 June. Over 30 people have...