World is ‘in last minute of the 11th hour to save lives’, says aid chief, amid fears that crisis is worse than 2010 famine, when 250,000 died
* Unmanned aerial systems are the new weapon terrorists are using for attacks in Somalia.* The UN vows to capacitate Kenya to fight the high-tech war terrorists have waged.* Kenya is a critical partner in the anti-terror war that the US should continue to work with, says Ambassador Jeffrey DeLaurentis.
RIYADH: The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center on Monday inaugurated the second phase of an emergency relief intervention for Somalia to help reduce the effects of drought and famine.
Royal Court adviser and KSrelief general supervisor Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah made the announcement.
The Horn of Africa is Facing its Worst Drought in More than Four Decades
The United Nations senior envoy in Somalia on Sunday called for lasting support for the victims in Somalia amid a surge in attacks by al-Shabab militants across the country.
Security commander tells AFP Somali forces have killed the al-Shabab fighters who stormed a Mogadishu hotel and ended a deadly siege that lasted 30 hours.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday highlighted the need to support millions facing starvation and disease in the Horn of Africa.
THESE haunting images show the hunger crisis gripping the Horn of Africa, leaving millions of starving children struggling for survival. Parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are barren after four consecutive failed rainy seasons. Families must dig for water in dried riverbeds, mothers cradle sick infants who cry through the night and children leave school as parents cannot pay the fees.
As gas prices rise Somalis are turning to the affordable energy source, driving unsustainable logging – as al-Shabaab condemns but profits from the trade
MOGADISHU — Authorities in southwestern Somalia said Ethiopia has deployed hundreds of troops into Somalia’s Gedo region to prevent al-Shabab militants from crossing over into Ethiopia
Gedo’s regional administration spokesman, Ali Yussuf Abdullahi, said the Ethiopian troops have been coming to the region since the end of last week and established bases in and around the border town of Dolow.
