The Gu rainfall in Somalia, East Africa, has brought unprecedented downpours, resulting in mass destruction. The usually replenished agriculture, livestock sustenance, and water resources during this season have been disrupted, after heavy rains swept through communities. The Gu rains is a Somalian term for seasonal rainfall occurring between April and June. It has, however, brought […]
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About 7.6 million people in Somalia are in need of humanitarian assistance and $2.6 billion in humanitarian funds are required to assist the affected people in the year 2023. Over half a decade ago the country had been hit by the worst climate change characterised by low rainfall and drought. According to the report published […]
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Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS NET) has revealed that eight areas in Somalia, including Baidoa and Buur Hakaba districts, are at risk of experiencing IPC Phase 5 famine. IPC Phase 5 famine is announced when 20 per cent of the population in an area currently has an extreme lack of food, resulting in critical […]
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The Somalia Ministry of Health has confirmed that at least 21 people were killed and 117 others were injured in a 30-hour siege of a hotel in Mogadishu by the Al-Qaeda-linked terror group, Al-Shabaab. The statement came as the Somali military announced that they had cleared the hotel of terrorist-planted explosives and driven them out […]
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More than 800,000 people have fled their homes due to drought since the start of 2021 in Somalia, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said. The number of people facing crisis hunger levels will rise from less than five million to more than seven million in the coming months, the NRC warned. Jan Egeland, the Norwegian […]
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Climate-related drought is fuelling the food security emergencies in Somalia, as communities face difficulties meeting their daily food requirements amid compounding impacts of conflict. With the East African country facing a fourth consecutive drought along with the impacts of COVID-19, flooding, and conflict, humanitarian experts warn that food insecurity has worsened the level of displacement […]
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After a foiled terror attack on its military base in the southern town of Diinsoor on Saturday night, the Somali National Army (SNA) stated Sunday, June 20, 2021, that its forces killed 24 al-Shabab terrorists. According to the SNA, al-Shabab militants attempted to attack the army base in the Bay area three times but the […]
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The Somali National Army (SNA), has confirmed that the military, with support from African Union Mission, has killed a senior Shabab fighter and arrested two others in a Middle Shabelle region. Abshir Mohamud, SNA commander for Unit 3, told military radio that the army had inflicted casualties on the militants in a planned operation along […]
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The Somalia security forces have ended an assault by the Alqaeda-linked Harkat al-Shabab Almujahideen terrorists that killed nine people and injured at least ten others at a hotel attack in Mogadishu. According to a statement by Sadik Dudishe, a police spokesperson, the terrorists, popularly known as Al-shabab followed a suicide attack with shootouts that lasted […]
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The Ugandan soldiers from Battle Group 28, serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), have been awarded medals at a ceremony presided over by Diomede Ndegeya, Lieutenant.-General, the AMISOM Force Commander. The soldiers, according to the AMISOM, received the award for their outstanding efforts in ensuring peace and stability in the war ravaged […]
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At least five people were killed on Sunday when gunmen stormed an upscale beachfront hotel in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, following a car bomb outside, in an attack reminiscent of others carried out by Al-Shabaab militants, a government security official and witnesses said. The government did not immediately provide information on casualties, although Aamin Ambulance, a […]
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At least six prisoners were killed and another six injured in an uprising in Mogadishu’s central prison on Monday. Somali security forces were able to end the uprising and gunfight that ensued for hours after Al-Qaeda affiliate Al-Shabaab detainees accessed firearms and engaged prison guards in a gun battle. It is unclear how detainees accessed […]
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