UNBELIEVABLE: 30 | History Defined

Car explosion, gunfire hit hotel in Somalia's Kismayu port city - police

A car laden with explosives rammed into the gate of a hotel in centre of Somalia's port city of Kismayu followed by gunfire - a police officer and a resident said on Sunday.

Reuters · Oct 23, 2022

A $2.5 million prize gives this humanitarian group more power to halt human suffering

Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council, which has been awarded the Hilton Humanitarian Prize for helping millions in crisis, talks about unprecedented challenges and dreams of a better future.

WEKU · Oct 20, 2022

Somali Americans, many who fled war, now seek elected office

Somali Americans who fled war and famine are seeking to join the political process in greater numbers during the 2022 U.S. midterm elections

The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2022

Somalia famine: what has caused the worst drought in 40 years and how to donate

More than half of children aged under five in Somalia are facing acute malnutrition

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2022

FIFM Announces Films Partaking in 19th Editions

The Marrakech International Film Festival committee has unveiled the list of films partaking in the official contest of its 19th edition scheduled between November 11 and 19. The films represent 14 countries including four in Europe (France, Portugal, Switzerland, and Sweden), two from Latin America (Brazil and Mexico), four from…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 17, 2022

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

More than a quarter of a million people died of hunger in Somalia in 2011 – half of them children younger than five. The situation in Somalia in the coming months could be a great deal worse, despite global commitments to never let the 2011 famine happen again.

The Conversation · Oct 17, 2022

Somalia: The curse of famine

In the past few decades, Somalia’s droughts have increased both in intensity and in number due to climate change. It is now facing a famine that threatens the lives of millions of people, especially children. The United Nations says there are staggering levels of malnutrition among children under the age…

France 24 · Oct 14, 2022

Somalia: Puntland state port is getting a revamp - this is key to its future

The port city of Bosaso, located at the north-eastern corner of Somalia, provides a striking example of the interlinkage between security and infrastructure. The city benefited from the civil war that ravaged the southern parts of Somalia in the 1990s and 2000s. It developed into a booming trade centre. But…

The Conversation · Oct 12, 2022

What drives Al-Shabaab in Somalia: foreign forces out, Sharia law in and overthrow the government

In response to external – and at times internal – pressure, Al-Shabaab’s insurgency in Somalia has evolved over time.

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2022

‘Overlapping shocks’ are undoing efforts to end hunger in Africa, UN warns

Urgent aid response needed as climate crisis, Covid, local conflicts and soaring fuel prices push millions more into hunger

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022