The Latest Breaking News from Somalia

Castle Douglas man ditches Milan to become UK’s new ambassador to Somalia

Mike Nithavrianakis has needed to use all of his diplomacy skills to get himself out of his daughter’s bad books after swapping the Italian fashion capital for his new post

Daily Record · May 26, 2023

UN conference pledges fall short of $7bn goal for Horn of Africa

The 2.4bn raised was less than the $7bn the UN says is needed to provide help to millions at risk in the region.

Al Jazeera · May 25, 2023

UN gets $2.4 billion in pledges for Horn of Africa aid efforts

The United Nations received pledges of $2.4 billion on Wednesday to help fund aid operations for some 32 million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, but the donations fell short of what the U.N. was seeking as it warned against a possible "catastrophe."

Reuters · May 24, 2023

Somaliland crisis: delayed elections and armed conflict threaten dream of statehood

With a presidential election delayed for months and deadly clashes between security forces and clan militias, Somaliland’s reputation for stability lies in ruins. Violence erupted in the breakaway northern Somalia region a few weeks after elections were postponed late last year. President Muse Bihi Abdi, in power since November 2017,…

The Conversation · May 22, 2023

The devastating impact of drought on mothers and children in Somalia

Exclusive: Powerful series illustrates devastating impact of crisis ahead of World Hunger Day

The Independent UK · May 18, 2023

Almost 250,000 flee floods in Somali city that 'became like an ocean'

Floods have caused almost a quarter of a million people to flee their homes after the Shabelle river in central Somalia broke its banks and submerged the town of Beledweyne, even as the country faces its most severe drought in four decades, according to the government.

Reuters · May 17, 2023

Oxfam campaigners urge G7 leaders to act on East Africa famine

The charity says conflict and high food prices have intensified the emergency in the region.

The Independent UK · May 17, 2023

Rishi Sunak condemned for 'woeful inaction' on tackling hunger in East Africa

Oxfam has called on the UK Government to urgently increase funding to tackle hunger in East Africa...

The National (Scotland) · May 17, 2023

UN reports extensive flooding damage in central Somalia

The United Nations says floods caused by the annual rains have left “a trail of destruction” across Somalia, citing inundated homes and farmland as well as the shutdown of health facilities

The Independent UK · May 16, 2023

Russian ship 'Lady R' brought ammunition to South Africa, reports say

On tonight's show: there's a new development in the South Africa-Russia arms accusations, we take a look at the situation in Sudan one month after the conflict started and we bring you the latest on the flooding in Somalia which has killed at least 22 people.

France 24 · May 15, 2023