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Thirst and hunger are driving people to make perilous journeys on foot to reach safety They buried five-year-old Mohamed in a shallow grave, in a place unknown, where his family had briefly stopped to rest. “We had no food, no water … he was malnourished and exhausted and he didn’t …

GENEVA — The UN said on Friday that up to 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region will face severe food insecurity over the next three months, the highest number since 2014, while there was also a warning about drought-induced food scarcity extending to East Africa as well. Jens Laerke, …

NAIROBI — The United Nations top relief official has warned of the worsening drought in the Horn of Africa (HoA) region which has already affected more than 18 million people across Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Martin Griffiths, under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator who concluded a two-day visit …

MOGADISHU — Somalia is facing its most severe drought in over three decades, with more than half of the population in dire need of food and water. The U.N. said earlier this month that parts of the country could soon plunge into famine. Dead livestock, emaciated children and a constant call …

MOGADISHU — Besides causing loss of human lives, severe drought in Somalia has affected over half a million livestock population and has led to large-scale displacements in the region. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Adan Mohumed Farah, country adviser for the UK-based humanitarian group Save the Children, said the situation was …

MOGADISHU — Since Turkiye and Somalia established their special relationship in 2011, thousands of Somalis have benefited from Turkiye’s scholarship program, realizing their dream of obtaining a degree. More than 10 years later, large numbers of Somali students enroll in the program every year, with Somalia becoming one of the top …

As the world commemorates International Day of Zero tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation on 6th February 2022, Somali young girl champions have been at the forefront within their communities in calling for its abolishment. According to the latest Somali Health and Demographic Survey, 99 percent of women between the ages …

Hussein Sheikh Abdullahi is a happy man this week. On Sunday, a truck carrying 5,000 litres of water arrived in his Omaad village, about 50km northeast of Beledweyne town in central Somalia. But the arrival of the truck is itself a symbol of desperation. “This water was paid for by …

MOGADISHU — Diplomatic relations between Somalia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been at their lowest point since 2018, when Somalia accused the small Gulf country of interfering in its internal affairs and instigating chaos. In 2018, Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency seized three suitcases at Mogadishu’s international airport …

MOGADISHU —  Save The Children announced Wednesday that one in two children in southern Somalia is undersized by chronic malnutrition because of an ongoing deadly drought that has devastated many in the country. “Nearly half of children under five in the Baidoa district of southern Somalia are suffering from chronic …