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Nearly half of children in Sudan set to go hungry as conflict stops farming

KHARTOUM, 9 June 2023 – Over 9 million children in Sudan – just under half of all children in the country[i] – will face severe food shortages in coming months due to conflict disrupting crop production, said Save the Children.

Child labourers are the unseen victims of climate change

A new UN study exposes the link between climate change and child labour Opinion piece by Abebe Haile-Gabriel, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa

Sudan: 280 children and 70 caretakers from Khartoum orphanage reach safety

Geneva (ICRC) – More than 280 children and 70 caretakers from a Khartoum orphanage affected by heavy combat have been evacuated to a safer location outside the capital.

UN SC calls Somaliland's immediate pull out of Laascaanood

NEW YORK (HORN OBSERVER) – The United Nations Security Council has issued a strong statement calling for the immediate withdrawal of "Somaliland" forces from Laascaanood, where they have been engaged in clashes with the Dhulbahante clan militia.

South Africa Faces Deep-Seated Economic and Energy Crisis

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh South Africa, highly considered as an economic powerhouse, is in deep-seated crisis. Energy deficit has crippled industrial operations and supplies for domestic use has largely been reduced. Unemployment is rising and cost of living becomes unbearable across the country. Social…

As Sudan's crisis escalates, a fragile region feels the fallout

By: Elizabeth Bryant Nearly two months on, Sudan's conflict is sending hunger shockwaves across an already fragile region, as hundreds of thousands of people continue fleeing to neighboring countries —pushing up already alarming food insecurity and malnutrition levels, and further stretching scarce…

Scores of wounded flee to Chad as conflict in Sudan surges

Seventy-two wounded people from Sudan have been treated at a hospital in Adré, eastern Chad, by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in partnership with local health authorities. The injuries are a result of fighting that has raged in Darfur and other regions of Sudan for more than six weeks, and has led…

Imagine the Strategic Partnership between Asmara and Moscow

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh In this extremely poor Eritrea nation located in the Horn of Africa, with a population 3.6 million, what factors could attract to strengthen cooperation in the spheres highlight by the Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with President of the State of Eritrea…

United States funding enables WFP to support almost one million Kenyans reeling from the impact of drought

NAIROBI – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is scaling up its emergency response to support hundreds of thousands of Kenyans affected by the impact of nearly three years of drought. WFP is ramping up to support more than 940,000 drought-affected people – an increase from almost 600,000…

Russia's 'Return to Africa' Sparks Policy Controversy

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh: During the Africa Day celebrations annually on May 25th, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov Moscow's decision to return to Africa is a strategic due to the geopolitical changes and its return has become a popular post-Soviet slogan in Russia's establishment.…

Somalia's dubious rush to Russia for weapons amid Ukraine invasion

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – In a surprising move, war-torn Somalia has turned to Russia for an undisclosed request of weapons and ammunition, raising concerns among diplomatic circles, the Horn Observer has learnt.

Russia Offers Military Support for Somalia to Fight Terrorism

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Russia shows readiness to supply Somalia's army with military weapons and other necessary equipment for fighting its war against terrorism in the country and possibly in the Horn of Africa, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov made the offer after talks with his Somali…

Rep. Ilhan Omar congratulates for the historic elections in Puntland

WASHINGTON (Horn Observer) – The U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district, Ilhan Omar (D-MN) expressed her congratulations and support for the historic elections taking place in Somalia's Puntland.

Vital humanitarian activities in parts of Sudan may grind to a halt

Dr Ahmed Abd-elrahman is a Sudanese doctor who has worked with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) for more than 17 years, including in Somalia, Pakistan and Libya. He is currently working as MSF director of operations in Brussels, and is directly supporting MSF teams in Sudan.

Russia's Policy Strategies not Addressing Sustainable Development Goals in Africa

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh The Russia-Ukraine crisis thrust many countries, including Africa into a geopolitical conundrum. As different global actors navigate the troubled geopolitical waters resulting from the attempted hegemonic shift in global power, it is important that neither the East, the West…

Toxic Floods? Climate, Natural Hazards and Risks to South Sudan's Oil Infrastructure

A new analysis by PAX, with contributions from Utrecht University, demonstrates how severe flooding in South Sudan spawns environmental risks around its national oil infrastructure. The report uses satellite imagery and a hydrological model to identify how the increasing seasonal flood impacts can pose…

Sudan: UNHCR appeals for safety of civilians and aid as 1 million displaced by Sudan crisis

GENEVA – Over a month since the fighting started, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is making an urgent appeal for the safety of civilians and to allow humanitarian aid to move freely in Sudan as we continue to scale up our response for over 1 million people recorded displaced within Sudan and to neighbouring…

Horn of Africa: Over 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia

NAIROBI/JOHANNESBURG, 23 MAY 2023 - Children in the Horn of Africa are living through an unprecedented large-scale crisis of hunger, displacement, water scarcity, and insecurity. More than 7 million children under the age of 5 remain malnourished and in need of urgent nutrition support, and over 1.9…

UNHCR appeals for safety of civilians and aid as 1 million displaced by Sudan crisis

Hundreds of trauma patients arrive at Khartoum hospital - MSF

Khartoum/Brussels - A Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team working alongside Sudanese staff and volunteers has treated 240 trauma patients in just over a week, in a hospital in south Khartoum. Many victims suffered gunshot wounds or injuries resulting from explosions, consistent with ongoing airstrikes…