MOGADISHU — Four United Nations agencies on Tuesday appealed for an urgent injection of funds to enable a scale-up of life-saving assistance in Somalia which is facing famine conditions. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA), …

NAIROBI — Millions of people in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are experiencing a drought of a length not experienced in the last 40 years, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) said Monday. IGAD, which has an eight-country trade bloc in Africa, through its Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) said at …

MOGADISHU — The health department of the Benadir Regional Administration (BRA) has conducted Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine training for professionals drawn from different fields. BRA’s training, which spanned two days, is specifically meant for vaccinators and data managers. The authority told journalists that it invited vaccinators and data managers from across …

HARGEISA — In response to the destruction caused by a blaze in Hargeisa, the United Nations deployed an inter-agency team of technical experts to work with the government and the response committee to assess the damage and support the rebuilding of a marketplace. On the site of what used to …

DJIBOUTI/MOGADISHU — The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief)  launched the King Salman program for iftar in Djibouti on Sunday, distributing food to people to help them break their fasts throughout the holy month of Ramadan. The event was coordinated by the Saudi Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah, …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (MoHADM) has today dispatched first food aid to Buhoodle district. The aid is expected to be distributed to needy families as the town hosts many people fled from their homes due to the ongoing devastating drought. Somalia is facing the …

ADDIS ABABA — More than one million cattle have died due to the ongoing severe drought in Ethiopia’s Somali region. The drought, which is said to be the worst drought that hit Ethiopia’s southeastern Somali region in 40 years, has severely affected the region’s pastoralist community as more than one …

HARGEISA — Somaliland business community members raised US$8 million towards the  Waheen market reconstruction kitty The contribution came during  a fast-breaking Afur invitation the President of the Republic of Somaliland threw for leading business people, Waaheen Fire-related committees, and fund-raisers at the presidency in Hargeisa At the pre-dinner Afur break, where business …

Nairobi – The Horn of Africa is in the grip of the worst drought in decades – parching landscapes, heightening food insecurity and causing increasingly widespread displacement. An urgent and efficient humanitarian response is crucial to avoid large-scale deterioration throughout the region expected by mid-year. An estimated 15 million people are …

HARGEISA — The Somali region of Somaliland launched an international appeal on Wednesday for $2 billion to urgently deliver humanitarian and livelihood support. The appeal comes after a huge fire destroyed the main market in the capital Hargeisa, wiping out t an estimated 5,000 small, medium and large family businesses …