Tag Archive "famine"
Somalia : Will Somalia get enough rain
JOHANNESBURG, – Parts of southern Somalia are yet to recover from the battering they took in 2010-2011, when severe drought followed excessive rain, and now ...
Somalia: Global warming may have fueled Somali drought
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Global warming may have contributed to low rain levels in Somalia in 2011 where tens of thousands died in a ...
Somalia’s journey from disaster to resilience a test case for development
Livestock herders near the central Somali town of Belet Weyne in the Hiiraan region. Photograph: Stuart Price/AU-UN IST/EPA Local head of Food and Agriculture Organisation ...
Ethiopia: An Early Warning for a Famine in 2013
For the past several months, there has been much display of public sorrow and grief in Ethiopia. But not for the millions of invisible Ethiopians ...
SOMALILAND: Ethiopian Airlines, Dubai Statement, Berbera port, airport, bomb squad
Welcome to our weekly roundup of some of the stories that made headlines across Somaliland this week. In no particular order here they are. The ...
SOMALILAND: President appeals for urgent aid as drought ravages nation
HARGEISA — President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo on Sunday issued an emergency appeal for international aid saying his unrecognized country is suffering its worst drought, devastating ...
Djibouti diaspora groups donate food to Somaliland’s starving
ETHIOPIA, KOBE CAMP: Haway Mohamed, 44, walks with her four year old son, Noor, toward the tent they now call home at the Kobe refugee ...
SOMALIA: Turkey succeeds where Western nations failed
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu (left) welcomes Somalia’s President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed during an international conference on Somalia, in Istanbul last week. (Osman Orsal/Reuters) MOGADISHU ...
Why are kidnappings a problem in and around Somalia?
Poverty is stark in Somalia. The country doesn’t have a government strong enough to stop the crime. Those two things have helped make kidnapping foreigners ...
SOMALIA: Turks teach Somalis how to make bread
The Turkish team would open a mobile kitchen to meet food need of 10,000 people a day, Lostar also said. MOGADISHU — Turkish Red Crescent ...
Turkey to start distributing potable water to Somalis from well
MOGADISHU — The ministry said DSI teams would start distributing potable water to the tent-site as of Saturday. Turkish State Water Works (DSI) will start ...
Mo Farah launches foundation to help Somalia
NAIROBI — Mo Farah described today how winning the world title he had always coveted in September prompted him to use the accomplishment to help ...
In Somaliland, less money has brought more democracy
Unable to access foreign aid, Somaliland’s government has had to negotiate with citizens and business leaders for financial support – and provide stability and democracy ...
Help For Somalia Comes From Unexpected Sources
MOGADISHU — The crisis in Somalia has grown so acute—with an estimated 3.2 million people now on the verge of starvation—that aid is coming in ...
Turkey to re-open embassy in Somalia
MOGADISHU— Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, keen to strengthen Ankara’s ties with the African continent, said on Friday he would set up an embassy in ...
Iran’s Foreign Minister set to visit Somalia
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Agriculture Minister Abdullahi Hagi Mohamed Nuur has praised Iran for its prompt dispatch of humanitarian relief aid to the drought-hit nation, where ...
Turkish PM arrives in Somalia to draw attention to famine
MOGADISHU —Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Somalia on Friday where he plans to visit relief camps and hospitals to draw international attention to ...
U.N. investigating stolen famine aid
MOGADISHU — Sacks of grain, peanut butter snacks and other food staples meant for starving Somalis are being stolen and sold in markets, an Associated ...
The Looming Danger That Africa and Int. Community Need to Confront
The situation in the Horn of Africa is basically of that of famine and unprecedented drought affecting many countries, but when this catastrophe eases, and ...
Unicef use the force of Ewan McGregor to bolster east Africa drought appeal
LONDON — Unicef, the UN agency for children, has enlisted Ewan McGregor – the actor best known for his roles in Trainspotting and the Star ...
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