Severe food rationing hits refugee camps in Kenya after aid cuts
The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced significant cuts in food rations for refugees in Kenya, following major reductions in...
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Surge in deaths by African Islamist militant groups
More than 155,000 deaths at the hands of militant Islamist groups have been recorded in Africa over the past decade,...
UN report: World hunger declines, yet Africa remains at risk
A United Nations report indicates world hunger declined in 2024 for the third consecutive year, although food insecurity deepened in...
UK aid spending cuts deal another blow to African nations
A UK Foreign Office report and impact assessment reveals that Africa will be the most impacted by the UK foreign...
As Somalia’s hunger crisis deepens, UN warns aid is drying up
An estimated 4.6 million Somalis currently face food insecurity, with aid funds dwindling and healthcare deteriorating. UN spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric,...
Somalia launches Centennial Vision 2060 development plan
Somalia’s leadership and the UN’s representatives met at a Mogadishu forum for the hopeful launch of ‘Centennial Vision 2060’, an...
Turkey gives helicopters to Somalia amid militant group battle
Turkey has accelerated its defence assistance to Somalia in its battle against al-Shabab militant group, handing over helicopters to the...
Sudan and Somalia among countries affected by US travel ban
US President Donald Trump reintroduced a travel policy on June 4th, in which citizens from 12 nations, including Somalia and...
Suicide bomb blast in Somalia kills at least 13 people
Several people have been reported killed in a suicide bomb blast in Mogadishu on May 18th, according to Al Jazeera....
African leaders agree to deployment of peacekeepers in Somalia
African leaders have unanimously agreed to deploy more peacekeepers in Somalia in order to combat the terrorist group al-Shabaab, which...
African Union pledges more troops to fight al-Shabaab in Somalia
Leaders of the African Union have pledged to send more troops to Somalia due to growing concerns over the rising...
Andreas Krieg: The UAE and secessionist influence in Africa
From North Africa to the Gulf, the UAE has aggressively expanded its counter-revolutionary strategy in the wake of the Arab...
Somali Defence Minister dismissed under US pressure
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud dismissed Defence Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur on March 16th, following lobbying efforts by US military...
Somali president survives convoy blast
Somali president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had his convoy hit with a bomb as he left the grounds of the presidential...
Somali president survives al- Shabab bomb attack
Al-Shabab militants launched a bomb attack against Somali president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's convoy as he left the grounds of the...
