Horn of Africa faces unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe after 5th failed rainy season

Cumulative rainfall predicted by WMO in the drought-affected regions of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia will be severely below the average

The politics of interventionism

We all recognise that if an international force on the scale proposed is committed to Somalia, against the opposition of the loco] warlords, …

Hunger in a bitter battle of bullets and bullies

Bickering aid agencies and rival rebel militia are all to be blamed for blocking the delivery of emergency food supplies to starving millions

Somalia drought: FAO asks for $131 million to aid relief efforts

FAO has appealed since April last year, but the response has not been at the levels needed

Dam collapse kills at least 38 in Kenya; flood situation in East Africa remains grim

Torrential rains have wreaked havoc in the last few weeks, destroying thousands of homes and displacing more than half a million people across …

Famine declared in South Sudan; about 4.9 million people in urgent need of food

The number of food insecure people can rise to 5.5 million in July if nothing is done to curb the severity and spread of food crisis

Human greed compounds nature's tragedy

The devastating famine that is killing Somalis by the thousands each week will end some day, but they may find out then that they have to deal …

Somali drought heightens risk to mothers during pregnancy and childbirth

About 607,000 pregnant women across Somalia need maternal health services to ensure a safe pregnancy and delivery

African Union’s peace and security architecture: Filling the gaps

The biggest change has been the shift away from the OAU’s so-called non-interference stance to the AU’s more interventionist approach

New hope for the hirola

Kenyan Somalis use the court to prevent the Wildlife Services from translocating the endangered hirola antelope

Decaying health sector is a chronic problem for Somalia

An overview of statistics shows why achieving the Sustainable Development Goal 3 target for Somalia by 2030 is critical, but far-fetched

Three million need humanitarian assistance in Somalia

The internal conflict has left about one million displaced in the country, says UN official

Drought in the Horn of Africa: More than 18.5 million in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti face humanitarian crisis

As pastureland and water points dry up, 20 million may be acutely food insecure by year-end  

Nearly 10 million children in Horn of Africa in ‘greatest danger’ due to drought, says UNICEF

UNICEF has sought $250 million to help children facing drought in the region  

At death's door

Around three million people are estimated to be severely food-insecure in north-eastern Nigeria, South Sudan and Somalia. The writer looks at the …

Nearly 1.5 million children at risk of acute malnutrition as Somalia drought worsens

Severe drought had affected about 90% of Somalia’s land and a quarter of its 16 million population in March this year

After catastrophic drought for 6 years, flash floods in Somalia displace 200,000

Floods by ongoing Gu rains destructed Belet Weyne district, Hirshabelle State and Baardheere in Jubaland State, says UN

Why pregnancy brings distress for women in Sierra Leone

A crumbling health system deters women from going to hospitals, making the West African country home to the world's highest maternal death rate

New global benchmark for famine declarations

The ‘Famine Likely’ classification will be applicable in locations with insufficient evidence, but where available information …

Europe just had its hottest summer on record

Month of August was also the hottest on record for Europe

Shrinking lion numbers in Africa: 40% geographic populations have 50 or fewer big cats

Somalian and Malawian lion populations most fragile; Paper points to need for including socio-political aspects along with ecology for lion …

Over 30 million in 5 African countries may need food aid this year: Report

More than 55 million in 7 IGAD member states faced acute hunger in 2022 — an increase of 13 million from 2021

Conflict and food insecurity: Iraq only one among many

Globally, 33 countries, including 26 in Africa, are in need of external assistance due to a combination of conflict, crop failures and high …

Famine should not exist in 2022, yet Somalia faces its worst yet. Wealthy countries, pay your dues

Over 300,000 people in Somalia may be in famine by December

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