NAIROBI — A radical overhaul of existing agricultural policies combined with smart investments, research and technology adoption will be key to ending the hunger crisis in the Horn of African region, ministers said Friday. Speaking at a forum convened by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development(IGAD), an East African bloc, in …

NAIROBI — Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk of dying of hunger, while more than 10 million children are facing acute malnutrition due to droughts and spiraling food insecurity in East Africa, the head of a regional bloc said on Friday. The East African region is facing its longest …

NAIROBI — The East African bloc IGAD, aid groups, and development partners have called for greater coordination to fight growing hunger in the region. An estimated 51 million people across East Africa are in dire need of food, water and medicine. Ministers from the eight nations of IGAD — the Intergovernmental …

MOGADISHU — Baidoa has become one of the main centres for internally displaced persons from the South-West region and local partners say at least a 100 persons arrive every day at the more than 400 IDP camps. All humanitarian agencies, including UNICEF and other UN organizations are working with a …

MOGADISHU — UAE relief efforts continue to provide support to the Somali people by meeting the needs of more than 2.5 million residents affected by drought. A UAE aid ship carrying over 1,000 tonnes of food and relief items arrived at the port of the capital, Mogadishu, last month in …

MOGADISHU — At least 20 people were killed in a triple car bombing attack Monday in central Somalia, among them two local government officials. Witnesses said two vehicles loaded with explosives detonated in the morning, and a third in the afternoon. The three explosions rocked the city of Beledweyne in …

DOHA — Qatar Charity (QC) received a QR1mn cheque as a donation from Doha Bank in support of the ‘Pakistan Relief’ and ‘Somalia Hunger Appeal’ campaigns aiming to deliver humanitarian aid to the flood victims of Pakistan and those affected by drought in Somalia. The contribution is part of Doha …

KYIV  — A fifth vessel chartered by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), NEW ISLAND, has arrived at Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Chornomorsk and will deliver Ukrainian wheat to Somalia, Ukraine’s infrastructure ministry said on Sunday. Ukraine has already shipped wheat to Ethiopia, Yemen and Afghanistan under the …

CAPE TOWN — Two Somali shopkeepers in Cape town, South Africa, were killed by gunmen on Saturday, according to Somali traders. Abdikarim Abdullahi Mohamud and Abdullahi Dheere were shot dead by bandits who attacked their business in the Gugulethu township in the Western Cape. The killers escaped from the murder …

MOGADISHU —  Gender-based violence (GBV) is a violation of human rights that inflicts suffering on survivors. It is any act committed against a person’s will, which can be physical, emotional, psychosocial and sexual, and it can be expressed through deprivation of resources or access to services. The Somalia Humanitarian Fund, …