SANAA (SOHA) – Yemeni security officials and tribal leaders say a boat carrying more than 160 African migrants has capsized off the southern province of Shabwa. It is not immediately clear if there have been any fatalities or if any migrants have been rescued. The authorities and tribal leaders said …
Read More »IOM : Over 1,400 died in mediterranean sea this year
ROME (SOHA) – Among the 50,872 migrants that crossed the Mediterranean Sea until July 15, 2018, 1,443 had lost their lives while trying to cross into Europe, the UN refugee agency said Tuesday. In a statement, International Organization for Migration (IOM) said the arrivals are mainly from Tunisia, Eritrea, Cote …
Read More »Baidoa: Two former refugee brothers bring carpentry jobs
BAIDOA (SOHA) – Two Somali brothers have applied the carpentry skills they learnt during more than a decade living as refugees in Yemen to establish a thriving business that is now creating employment in Baidoa. Tabit Ali Ahmed, 39, and Ishaq Mohamed Adan, 24, brought back to Somalia a unique …
Read More »Rape and armed attacks on IDP women in Baidoa
BAIDOA (SOHA) – Safiyo, 26, lies in a hospital bed in the southern Somali town of Baidoa, recovering from multiple stab wounds after a brutal attack on 22 June. Safiyo – whose real name we have concealed to protect her – told Radio Ergo a man sneaked into her house …
Read More »Families in Mudug region dispalce after heavy clashes
ADAADO (SOHA) – Many families living in Caad area in Mudug region are reported to have fled from their homes area after heavy clashes. These people have travelled from several locations, including the Hobyo district, and feared these people are suffering from the fighting between Al-Shabaab and the resident in the …
Read More »Amb Affey calls for more support for Somali refugees in Eritrea
ASMARA (SOHA) – The Special Envoy for the Somali refugee situation, Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey, led a high-level delegation in Eritrea accompanied by the Deputy Director of Division of International Protection, Ms. Shahrzad Tadjbakhsh and the Head of the Legal and Policy Unit of the Regional Bureau of Africa (RBA), …
Read More »UN: 12,500 people have been displaced by conflict in Tukaraq
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – The United Nations Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Peter de Clercq Told the VOA Somali service says the fighting between Somaliland and Puntland displaced thousands of people in Tukaraq. In an interview with VOA Somali, The United Nations Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Peter de Clercq …
Read More »Somali officials: US deports 84 somalis to home country
MOGADISHU (SOHA) – Somali officials say the United States has deported 84 Somalis, including four women, back to their home country. Two planes carrying the Somalis arrived at Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport on Friday. A spokesman for Somalia’s Security Ministry, Abdulaziz Ali Ibrahim, told VOA’s Somali service the deportees …
Read More »Teenage Somali refugee girl recounts her journey to the UK
LONDON (SOHA) – A teenage girl forced to leave her family behind and flee Somalia aged just 14 after being threatened by terrorists recounted her treacherous journey to the UK in a heartbreaking documentary. Fearing for her life after she was accused by the Islamic terrorist group Al-Shabaab of touching …
Read More »EU gives Kenya and Uganda Sh3.9 billion for refugees
BRUSSEL (SOHA) – The European Union has announced Sh3.9 billion humanitarian aid for refugees in Kenya and Uganda. Christos Stylianides, the Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, said Kenya will get Sh1.1 billion and Uganda Sh2.8 billion, since it has the highest number of refugees in Africa. The aid to Kenya is …
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