PLATFORMS

MOGADISHU — The number of people displaced by the current drought in Somalia doubled in January from 245,000 to 554,500, the UN indicated on Friday. Most of the displaced people have fled from the Galgadud, Mudug, and Bay regions, according to an infographic by the UN Office for the Coordination …

MOGADISHU — Somalia government has on Monday received a donation of food aid from United Arab Emirates, in Mogadishu as relations between Somalia and the Gulf nation slowly resumes to normalcy after three years of frosty relations following the seizure of $9.6M money that belonged to the UAE by Somali …

MOGADISHU —  A woman and her two children died of hunger and thirst in South-Western Somalia(SWS), as the local administration on Sunday feared more deaths due to the ongoing drought in the Bakool province. Rabdhure District Commissioner Mohamed Kheyr Salaad told local media that the district is severely affected by …

MOGADISHU — Turkiye’s Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has been operating in Somalia since 2011 conducting development and humanitarian projects. TIKA said its concept of developmental projects is based on win-win with the country where it operates and the country it represents. The group said it differs from a Western-style development …

LONDON  — The UK has announced additional $8 million to support humanitarian efforts in Somalia. UK Special Envoy for Famine Prevention and Humanitarian Affairs, Nick Dyer announced the new funding during a visit to Somalia this week. The funding is in addition to $10 million announced by UK Minister for …

MOGADISHU — Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble, received in his office the UK Special Representative for Famine and Humanitarian Affairs, Nick Dyer. PM Roble spoke with Nick Dyer and his entourage about the drought situation in the country and how to provide relief to …

MOGADISHU — Qatar Charity (QC) has provided urgent relief aid to 6,000 drought-affected people in the city of Garbaharrey of the Gedo region in Somalia’s Jubaland State to help them meet their urgent needs. The aid included food supplies sufficient for a family for a whole month, in addition to …

MOGADISHU — Somalia’s escalating drought is creating a massive displacement crisis. 245,000 people have already fled their homes, with numbers projected to reach up to 1.4 million as the drought worsens. “Somalia’s drought is dangerously escalating following three failed rainy seasons and some of the lowest rainfall in 40 years,” …

MOGADISHU — Deteriorating drought conditions in Somalia could displace over 1 million people by April if urgent action is not taken, the International Organization for Migration’s (IOM) latest Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) analysis shows. The widespread drought in the Horn of Africa has severely impacted Somalia the most, prompting the government to …

Las Anod — Las Anod Mayor Abdirahman Ali Ismail announced that 20 new developmental projects will be implemented in Las Anod in this year. The mayor said that they plan to complete these 20 different projects that are important for the community in Las Anod this year. Abdirahman Ali Ismail, …