NAIROBI — In a joint statement Monday, humanitarian organizations working in East Africa called for global solidarity to save the drought-stricken Horn of Africa (HoA) from a looming famine. The organizations, which include various arms of the United Nations, said that already 20.9 million people in East Africa are highly …

MOGADISHU — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief) distributed 70 tons of food aid to displaced people in Hadar and Wajid areas in South West State of Somalia, benefiting 6,000 individuals. KSRelief’s project to support food security in Somalia, has seen the distribution of more than 2,800 …

MOGADISHU — The Prime Minister of Somalia Hamza Abdi Barre received at his office doctors from Djibouti who came to Mogadishu to help the Oct 29 attack victims. In a statement from the office of the PM, Barre thanked the health professionals for playing a role in the relief efforts and …

SHARMA EL SHEIKH — President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and a delegation he led reached Sharma El Sheikh, Egypt, to attend the International Conference of Climate of the world. The President accompanied by the Somali experts on Climate will attend the COP27 conference alongside the other leaders of the …

NAIROBI — The Horn of Africa has registered a rise in conflicts because of an increase in climate disasters, experts said on Friday. Linda Ogallo, a climate adaptation expert at the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC), said drought and floods are some of the …

MOGADISHU —  Casualties are feared after a suicide bomber blew himself up near an army training facility in the Somali capital Mogadishu, said a security official. The official who spoke to Anadolu Agency over the phone on condition of anonymity after the attack said there were casualties but declined to …

MOGADISHU — The United Nations humanitarian agency on Thursday provided 17 million U.S. dollars to provide immediate assistance to communities in areas at highest risk of famine in Somalia. Adam Abdelmoula, the UN deputy special representative of the Secretary-General and also UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, said the …

MOGADISHU — Somali Minister of Health Dr. Ali Adan welcomed Turkish specialist doctors who have flown into Mogadishu to treat victims of Saturday’s deadly terror attack, which claimed over 120 lives and wounded at least 330. The health ministry did not specify how many doctors and medical professionals have arrived …

NAIROBI — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today inaugurated the 3rd IGAD Regional Scientific Conference on Migration and Displacement in Nairobi under the theme “Inclusion and Social Cohesion: Connecting research, data, and policy” The three-day conference brings together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and international institutions to share their experiences, and …

WASHINGTON —  Journalist Mohamed Isse Hassan Koonaa was working in Mogadishu, writing a script for a video report on a speech by President Hassan Mohamud, when an explosion occurred at about 2:10 p.m. local time Saturday. The building housing Koonaa’s media organization shook and glass windows crashed to the floor. …