Somali government calls for three-month “pause” in AU troop withdrawal
The Somali government has asked the UN for a three-month postponement of the withdrawal of African Union troops scheduled for the end of September, after […]
Horn of Africa
Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished -UNICEF official
More than seven million children under the age of five remain malnourished and in need of urgent nutrition aid, and over 1.9 million boys and […]
Drought in Somalia could cause 135 deaths a day, says UN
The record drought in the Horn of Africa could lead to 135 deaths per day in Somalia between January and June, the Somali Ministry of […]
Nearly 100,000 have fled the fighting in Somaliland to Ethiopia
About 100,000 people fleeing fighting in Somaliland, Somalia’s self-declared independent region, have taken refuge in a month in a remote area of Ethiopia already suffering […]
Djiboutians go to the polls this Friday to elect their 65 deputies
Djibouti, a small country in the Horn of Africa with a strategic position from a military and commercial point of view, is voting on Friday […]
IOM appeals for $84 million to help over 1 million migrants in the Horn of Africa
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) and 47 other partners have appealed on Tuesday Feb. 14 for $84 million to provide humanitarian and development assistance […]
Two Somaliland journalists arrested while covering protests
The hunt for journalists continues in Somaliland, a self-proclaimed independent Republic in the Horn of Africa. Two journalists covering protests last week were arrested and […]
WFP: First Ukrainian Humanitarian Grain Shipment Leaves for Horn of Africa
The first vessel transporting Ukrainian wheat grain to support humanitarian operations run by the World Food Program (WFP) has left the port of Yuzhny, also […]
Libreville to host African Climate Week in late August
Gabon will host from 29 August to 1 September the African Climate Week, a conference organized on each continent by the UN to prepare for […]
Somalia: New deadline for Parliamentary elections
Somalia’s electoral authorities have extended the deadline for completing parliamentary elections to March 31, giving yet another delay in the process that should lead to […]