Horn of Africa

Reacting to a statement from US Africa Command (AFRICOM) pledging to begin, by the end of April, public reporting on civilian casualties resulting from its military operations in Somalia, Libya and elsewhere in Africa, Deprose Muchena,…

Kenya announced its first confirmed case of coronavirus on Friday, saying a woman who returned from the United States tested positive for the illness in Nairobi. "I want to inform you that the Ministry of Health has confirmed the first…

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Janaale, Somalia, Mar. 10. “Our strikes are a key effort to combatting terror and…

– The Ethiopian government should immediately lift the shutdown of internet and phone communications in the Oromia region. The two-month-long shutdown has prevented families from communicating, disrupted life-saving services, and…

The strategic partnership between President Abdullahi Farmaajo and Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre that has held Somalia together since 2018 has done its course. Somalia is headed for a historic election in 2020/2021. As the electoral…

The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat is following with concern recent and ongoing developments between Kenya and Somalia. The Chairperson of the Commission appeals to all stakeholders to exercise…

Greg Odogwu It is now becoming evident that climate change has something to do with the plague of locusts presently ravaging the Horn of Africa. The crisis in that region is so Apocalyptic that it enjoys all the sights and sounds of the…

The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) has handed over medical equipment to a health facility operated by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Mogadishu. The health facility located within the AMISOM Halane Base…

MOGADISHU, Somalia – At least 90 people were killed and 147 injured on Saturday in a truck bomb explosion in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. It is one of deadliest attacks in the capital after a truck loaded with explosive detonated at…

MOGADISHU, Somalia – The European Commission is providing an additional €3 million in emergency aid after heavy flooding put the lives of many vulnerable people at risk in Somalia. The EU says funding would be provided through…

MOGADISHU, Somalia – At least ten people have been killed and scores went missing when a small boat carrying 30 people overturned in the flood-waters in central Somalia. A rescue operation has been ongoing since Monday after the boat…

MOGADISHU, Somalia – At least four people have gone missing when a boat carrying over a dozen capsized in the flood-waters in Baladweyne town, some 330km north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The floods caused by heavy rains on the…