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The Latest Breaking News from Somalia

Urgent appeal for aid as Somalia slides into catastrophic famine

The United Nations humanitarian agency has called for a massive scale-up in resources to save Somalia from famine.

Radio France Internationale

Somalia: ‘The worst humanitarian crisis we’ve ever seen’

Children starving to death ‘before our eyes’ say aid workers as G7 leaders warned only ‘massive’ and urgent funding will avert famine

The Guardian - UK

No time for complacency: Somalia's unfolding famine catastrophe

Somalia is on the brink of catastrophe. A recent assessment suggests that 7.7 million Somalis need emergency aid right now, a similar number to those affected by the Ethiopian famine in 1984, one of the worst humanitarian disasters in history. About one million people died then.

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Vladimir Putin's war machine will see world become 'hell on earth' if not stopped

Director of the UN's World Food Programme David Beasley has warned of "frightening" food shortages that could spark widespread civil unrest in countries relying on Ukraine's wheat exports to feed their citizens

Daily Mirror

A Somali boy's mission to find food as climate change takes its toll

Each morning in this Somali border town, 11-year-old Bashir Nur Salat plots his day's mission behind a crooked wire fence. Armed with only a friend's yellow school shirt, a borrowed book and toothy grin, he eyes his prize through the mesh: lunch.

Reuters

Somalia Grants KSrelief Medal of Honor for its Humanitarian Efforts

Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Robley awarded the Medal of Honor to the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) for its distinguished efforts in providing urgent humanitarian and relief assistance in the country. The prime minister recognized KSrelief's aid to the displaced people who were affected by drought…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Somalia security forces, residents kill 70 militants in attack, says official

Armed residents and local security forces in Somalia's Galmudug state killed 70 Al Shabaab fighters as they repulsed a raid by militants on Bahdo town on Friday, a local official said.

Reuters

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Child Malnutrition Soars in Ethiopia as Drought Worsens

Tens of thousands of children in Ethiopia are suffering from the "most deadly" form of malnutrition as prolonged drought ravages the east and south of the country, British charity Save the Children said Thursday. Four consecutive rainy seasons have failed in the Horn of Africa, with a fifth also expected…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Somali president nominates Barre as prime minister after delayed elections

Somalia's president nominated on Wednesday Hamza Abdi Barre, a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, as prime minister.

Reuters

Somalia to lift Kenyan khat ban as ties improve

Nairobi (AFP) - Somalia has agreed to lift a two-year ban on air shipments of khat from Kenya as part of a new trade deal, a Kenyan minister announced Friday, a further sign of rekindled ties after several years of tensions.

AFP

Dying children reflect brutal toll of Somalia drought

Mogadishu (AFP) - Arbay Mahad Qasim has already lost two children to a vicious drought, and now the Somali villager fears she could lose a third as her malnourished toddler Ifrah awaits treatment in a Mogadishu hospital.

AFP

'Only God can help': Hundreds die as Somalia faces famine

No mother should have to lose her child

The Independent UK

'Widen gaze from Ukraine' to avert famine in Somalia, U.N. agency warns

The world must "widen its gaze from the war in Ukraine" to prevent Somalia sliding into famine, the United Nations' children's agency said on Tuesday, warning only a third of the $250 million needed to stave off catastrophe had so far been raised.

Reuters

Famine risk rises in Somalia as rains fail, food prices soar - U.N

Nearly a quarter of a million people are facing starvation in Somalia as a drought worsens and global food prices hover near record highs, United Nations agencies said on Monday.

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Somalia's election was different: why that's not necessarily a bad thing

At the end of a tough electoral process marked by intensified violence, Somalia has a new president.

ABC News

The small African state of Somaliland legally doesn't exist. But Taiwan has spied an opportunity to make its mark

After months of diplomatic setbacks, Taiwan's president urged her foreign minister to find a creative solution to the problem. He found a surprising answer in a small, unrecognised African nation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Western Fleet Wraps up Red Wave-5 Drill

The Western Fleet's Red Wave-5 exercise, carried out by the Royal Saudi Naval Forces, concluded on Thursday, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Friday The drill was held with the participation of the Red Sea coastal countries of Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, as well as the Royal…

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Disparities in global empathy: why some refugees are more welcome than others

The world is accustomed to the stereotypical face of the refugee. The well-worn tropes of the Black or Brown face from post-genocide Rwanda, war-torn Somalia, or gang-ridden Honduras. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in the first half of 2021, there were more than 26.6 million…

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Somalia’s election raises more questions than answers

Somalia now has a new parliament – and a president elected by its 329 lawmakers. This followed more than a year’s delay.

AFP

Famine looms in Horn of Africa after four seasons of poor rains: agencies

Nairobi (AFP) - Four consecutive seasons of poor rains have left millions of drought-stricken people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia facing starvation, aid agencies and meteorologists said Monday, warning that the October-November monsoon "could also fail".

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What US re-entry into Somalia means for the Horn of Africa and for bigger powers

The US has announced it will resume a limited military presence in Somalia. The former administration withdrew troops from the country in 2020. The mission of the American soldiers is still what it has been for the last 15 years: to advise and assist Somali forces. US troops will not…

Reuters

New Somali president calls for reconciliation as U.S. troops return

Somalia's new president has applauded the return of U.S. troops to help fight a deadly insurgency and says delivering security depends on reconciliation with other Somali leaders, after a power battle splintered the security forces into rival factions.

Reuters

Ukraine war hits Africa's most vulnerable as aid costs spike

A small charity broke ground this year on a clinic in northern Burkina Faso to care for thousands of women and children who have fled Islamist insurgents wreaking havoc along the fringes of the Sahara.

The Conversation

US will soon redeploy troops in Somalia: the mission and key goals

The Biden administration in the US recently announced it would be providing a “persistent presence” in Somalia of up to “around 450” US soldiers, reversing a decision taken by US president Donald Trump in December 2020 to withdraw about 700 troops from the country. Security policy expert Paul D. Williams…

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Somalia's new president Hassan Sheikh: his strengths and weaknesses

Somalia has a new president. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud beat the incumbent Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo in a long-delayed election. It’s not Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s first stint as leader, the 66-year-old served as Somalia’s president between 2012 and 2017. He is the leader of the Union for Peace and Development party, which…

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