GENEVA — Today in Geneva, the United States announced more than $200 million in additional assistance to respond to humanitarian needs in the Horn of Africa, including from the devastating drought and to address the needs of refugees, internally displaced persons, and conflict-affected population in the region. This assistance, through …

NAIROBI — More than 50 aid agencies have called for an urgent and substantial increase in funding and leadership to respond to the humanitarian catastrophe facing millions in eastern Africa due to the severe drought, warning that further delays will cost lives. The agencies including Save the Children, Norwegian Refugee …

MOGADISHU — Somali government spokesman Mohamed Ibrahim Moalimuu has condemned this morning’s bomb blast near the Banadir intersection that targeted a vehicle carrying General Mohamed Hashi Guled. The government spokesman, in a released statement, blamed the attack on Al Shabaab. “Al-Shabaab militants this morning targeted General Mohamed Hashi, a senior …

GENEVA — Somalia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has on Sunday traveled to Geneva to attend a major donor meeting on the Horn of Africa’s drought crisis. The Prime Minister will be attend by senior officials and ministers from donor countries, the Prime Minister will deliver a keynote address on …

MOGADISHU —  King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) yesterday distributed 6,364 food baskets weighing 427 tons in Banadir region, Mogadishu, Somalia, targeting the districts of Karan, Kahada, Daynili and Gersabali , benefiting 36,000 people. This comes within the food security support project implemented by the center in Somalia, …

UNITED NATIONS — United Nations partners are taking a different approach to famine prevention in Somalia: focusing on collaboration with local authorities and communities in at-risk areas, UN humanitarians said on Friday. “In 2016/2017, a similar shift coupled with timely and scaled up humanitarian assistance averted famine in Somalia,” the …

MOGADISHU — Six people were killed Friday in a blast at a beachside Mogadishu restaurant, which was hosting Somalia’s police chief and legislators when the explosion occurred, an ambulance service said. Government officials were unharmed in the blast, which sparked a fire inside the building, sending smoke into the sky …

BAIDOA — Somalia’s South West State (SWS) Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management (MoHADM) has delivered Food Aid to Huddur town. The aid included rice, flour, sugar, oil and dates which was donated by local leaders, businessmen and other local people. South West State is one of the States …

HARGEISA — Somaliland’s Independent Human Rights Center (HRC) has released a statement on the situation of journalists illegally detained in Hargeisa since April 13,2022. The center said it, the families and Lawyers had been prevented from meeting with detained journalists, despite repeated requests. “Article 27 (1) of the Somaliland Constitution …

NAIROBI — Several parts of Somalia is expected to receive heavy rain falls in the coming days according to International organization. In a statement posted on its platform on Wednesday, the Intergovernmental Development on Authority (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC) forecasted the imminent rainfall in the Horn of …