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Somalia: 10 countries at risk of climate disaster

Climate change is causing new humanitarian crises and accelerating existing ones in vulnerable communities around the world. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that drastic cuts in greenhouse gas emissions are needed to prevent the world from experiencing a rise in global temperature…

Ethiopian authorities detain Gurage Media Network founder Beyene Wolde

Nairobi, Kenya —Ethiopian authorities should immediately release journalist Beyene Wolde and ensure that members of the press are not imprisoned for their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Wednesday.

The world is off-track to meet Iis Sustainable Water Goal by 2030, UN water experts warn

New York, USA: A global water security assessment led by United Nations water experts found that the majority of the world's population currently live in water-insecure countries. This is a cause for major concern because water security is fundamental to development.

Somalia: New ATMIS Police Commissioner concludes visit to Somalia's Federal Member States

Mogadishu – The new Police Commissioner of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Hillary Sao Kanu, has concluded a three-day visit to Jubaland, HirShabelle and Southwest to acquaint herself with the on-going police programs in the federal member states.

New study finds that 43 000 "excess deaths" may have occurred in 2022 from the drought in Somalia

Mogadishu, 20 March 2023 -- A new report released today by the Federal Ministry of Health & Human Services, WHO and UNICEF suggests that an estimated 43 000 excess deaths may have occurred in 2022 in Somalia due to the deepening drought, a figure higher than that of the first year of the 2017--2018…

CPJ welcomes release of French journalist Olivier Dubois after nearly 2 years of captivity in Mali

Share this: Twitter Facebook WhatsApp LinkedIn Email Telegram Nairobi, March 20, 2023—In response to news reports that French journalist Olivier Dubois has been freed nearly two years after he was abducted by a militant group in Mali, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement:

Somali President meets his Ugandan counterpart in Entebbe - SONNA

Kampala, (Horn Observer)-: The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, met with his Ugandan counterpart, HE Yoweri Museveni, today at the State House Entebbe. They discussed issues of mutual concern, including an upcoming conference of troop-contributing countries in…

South Sudan: Protecting women and girls against sexual violence in the world's youngest country

JUBA, South Sudan – After suffering years of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her husband, including a denial of resources, Aluel was considering taking her own life. Then members of her community told her about the One-Stop Centre at Juba Teaching Hospital and assured her she would get…

Operational Update: Las Anod violence sends families fleeing for safety in the scorching heat

Nairobi (ICRC) – Since violence erupted in Las Anod, Sool region, at the beginning of February, at least 150 people have been killed and hundreds more wounded. It's estimated that more than 185,000 people have been displaced. Majority of the families live in camps for displaced people in the neighbouring…

Somali Media Fraternity decry continued persecution and illegal imprisonment against SJS Secretary General

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Somali Media Association (SOMA) and Somali Mechanism for Safety of Journalists (SMSJ) decry the continued persecution against SJS Secretary General Abdalle Ahmed Mumin and call for his unconditional release.

Russian and African Parliamentarians Stand Against United States in Africa

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Russia and African parliamentarians continue forging solidarity against growing neo-colonial tendencies in Africa. The parliamentarians, far ahead of their symbolic gathering, have intensified political dialogue and declared support for Russia's war on neighbouring Ukraine,…

Somalia: Ali Abdirahman Abdulle: Bringing school closer to internally displaced children in Bosaso

Bosaso – Somalia has around 2.9 million internally displaced people (IDPs). Their opportunities for a normal life have been disrupted by being forced to move due to conflict and climate change.

UN experts tell Human Rights Council that violence against civilians persists in South Sudan, fuelled by pervasive impunity

GENEVA – Impunity is a major driver of the human rights and humanitarian crises in South Sudan, which continue to cause immense trauma and suffering for civilians in the country, the UN Commission on Human Rights in South Sudan has found in its latest report. Commission members Andrew Clapham and…

Somalia: ATMIS Acting Force Commander visits troops in Beletweyne

Beletweyne- The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) Deputy Force Commander in charge of Operations and Plans, Maj. Gen. Marius Ngendabanka on Wednesday visited Mission troops in Beletweyne to assess their welfare.

Somalia government must entrench public participation to promote democracy and better governance

The Founding Principles of the Provisional Constitution envisage a 'participatory consultative and inclusive government' in order to 'ensure accountability, efficiency and responsiveness to the interests of the people.' Furthermore, enacted legislation such as the Public Finance Management…

Somalia: ATMIS and UNSOS commission a new Parking facility at the Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu

Mogadishu, 7th March 2023 – As part of efforts to reduce congestion and enhance security at the Aden Abdulle International Airport in Mogadishu, the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), and the United Nations Support office in Somalia (UNSOS), on Monday commissioned a new parking facility…

US court convicts 2 men of 2012 kidnapping of journalist Michael Scott Moore in Somalia

Nairobi, March 7, 2023—In response to a U.S. federal court's conviction of two men, Mohamed Tahlil Mohamed and Abdi Yusu Hassan, in the 2012 hostage-taking of German American journalist Michael Scott Moore, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement welcoming the conviction:

The film 'Cuba in Africa' wins Thomas Sankara Prize at Burkina Faso Festival

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh From late February to early March, in Ouagadougou the capital of Burkina Faso, there was the week-long Africa's largest film festival FESPACO. In fact, FESPACO was launched in 1969. This festival provided some kind of entertainment, but the most important aspect was the…

New batch of personnel from Uganda's Formed Police Unit arrive in Somalia

Mogadishu – Uganda has deployed a new contingent of police personnel to serve under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). 144 officers arrived in Mogadishu on Wednesday and were received by senior ATMIS police officers. They joined an advance team of 16 other officers who arrived…

Somalia and Somaliland: Indiscriminate fighting affects medical care in Las Anod

March 1, 2023—Djoen Besselink, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) country representative for Somalia and Somaliland, gave the following statement today regarding fighting in and around Las Anod: