Somalia – It is estimated that there are around 323,000 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) currently in Baidoa, Bay region of Somalia. Drought has been one of the primary causes of displacement. With no water, there is a severe shortage of crops and livestock, leading to loss of livelihoods or even starvation. The International Organization for Migration (IOM)’s...
November 14, 2026
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South Sudanese officials bribe Ethiopian officials in Gambella region
Juba, (SSNA) — South Sudanese government officials have and are still bribing former and current Gambella regional government officials to get their messages implemented or get special treatment from the regional government, a high-ranking South Sudan’s government official who agreed to speak to the South Sudan News Agency (SSNA) on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of...
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Ethiopian authorities arrest journalist Mesganaw Getachew after he films outside court
Nairobi, Authorities in Ethiopia should unconditionally release journalist Mesganaw Getachew, who was arrested on August 9 after recording an interview outside a court in Addis Ababa, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Mesganaw, who reports for the privately owned Ethiopis weekly, was arrested shortly after he interviewed a lawyer, Henok Aklilu, outside the Arada First Instance...
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Referendum debate: Duale now backs BBI, wants parliamentary system
National Assembly Majority Leader Aden Duale (pictured) has said the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) is anchored in law and can have its report tabled in Parliament. This is uncharacteristic of Duale who has been ambivalent on the referendum through the BBI. But now the Garissa Township MP says he supports the constitutional review if it...
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OGADEN REGION GAS IN THE LIGHT OF THE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXTS: A CRITICAL REVIEW
By Mohamed Garad On June 8, 2019, the state TV of the Somali Regional State, SRTV, broadcasted semantically the best news that the people of the region have ever heard since the loss of their sovereignty in 1887. In the afternoon of this summer day, the TV delivered that national legislation which grants the people...
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Uganda’s cash-strapped cops spend $126 million on CCTV from Huawei
Elias Biryabarema, Rueters Police say the new $126 million closed-circuit television camera (CCTV) system, supplied by Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, will slash spiraling violent crime. Opposition leaders say law enforcement agencies are too corrupt and overburdened to use the footage to identify criminals. They worry police may use the cameras, which have...
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How schools are kept afloat in Somaliland
By Tobias Gandrup & Kristof Titeca In 1991, following a civil war that led to the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic, the northern part of the country declared itself as the Republic of Somaliland. Though it still lacks recognition from the international community, Somaliland has many characteristics of a state, such as a parliament and an army....
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Shukri Abdi’s family brand school inquiry into bullying a whitewash
Refugee, 12, from Somalia was found drowned in a river in Bury in June Diane Taylor The family of 12-year-old refugee Shukri Abdi who drowned in June have branded an internal investigation into claims of bullying before her death “a whitewash”. Shukri was found drowned in the River Irwell in the Lancashire town of Bury...
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Eritrea: Conscription System’s Toll on Education
Nairobi, – Eritrea’s use of secondary school to channel students into indefinite government service and its conscription of teachers subjects students and teachers to forced labor and physical abuse, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 84-page report, “‘They Are Making Us into Slaves, Not Educating Us’: How Indefinite Conscription Restricts Young People’s...
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Uhuru’s diplomatic charm offensive to save Kenya from losing to Somalia
By FRED OLUOCH Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has kicked off a diplomatic charm offensive in Africa, Europe and the Middle East as the dispute with Somalia over maritime resources continues to weigh heavily on his government. The time is running out and Kenya’s options are dwindling as the International Court of Justice at The Hague...