PLATFORMS

NAIROBI —  A new report by the UN migration agency warns that the number of migrants dying in the East and Horn of Africa (EHoA) region has increased this year compared to 2020. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said many deaths and disappearances occurred along the eastern migratory route …

MOGADISHU — Firefighters in central Mogadishu are battling an intense flame that broke out in a market on Thursday evening. The fire broke out at a popular shopping block along Digfer road in Banadir junction in Mogadishu’s Hodan district. The cause of the fire is still unknown, but there is …

ABU DHABI — President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the provision of AED35 million of urgent humanitarian aid to Somalia to support its developmental efforts. The directives of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed to provide this assistance come within the framework of the fraternal relations between …

LONDON — UK Minister for Africa Vicky Ford has announced a new £25 million ($31.4 million) aid package to provide vital services to almost a million people in Somalia, as the country teeters on the brink of widespread famine, the Foreign Office said on Tuesday. Speaking at a roundtable event …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

MOGADISHU — Jubbaland State Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management Abdirahman Abdi Ahmed met with Swedish Ambassador to Somalia Per Lindgärde. The meeting took place on April 14 in the Kenya’s capital Nairobi. The Minister briefed the Ambassador about the current drought situation in Jubbaland State and ways in …