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Death toll rises to 139 after migrant boat capsizes off Djibouti

DJIBOUTI, (Horn Observer) — At least 139 migrants have died and 84 others remain missing after an overcrowded boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti while carrying 305 people toward Yemen, the U.N. migration agency said.

Sudan: WFP Strongly Condemns Attack On Trucks In South Kordofan, Killing One Driver

KHARTOUM, Sudan – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemns an aerial attack that hit two contracted trucks carrying WFP food commodities in South Kordofan in the early hours of Saturday, 3 October 2026.

Somali families face renewed violence amid worsening hunger crisis

Children have been killed and injured in fresh fighting in Baidoa, in Somalia's South West State, where families were already facing severe hunger and other overlapping crises.

UN Special Rapporteur: IPI submission highlights threats facing environmental journalists

The International Press Institute (IPI), through its Africa programme, has responded to a call for input for the upcoming thematic report of the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment. IPI encouraged the Special Rapporteur to recognise…

'Your account has been disabled': The new wave of online attacks silencing Somali journalists continues

MOGADISHU, Somalia 26 September 2026 – From fake copyright claims to the memorization of journalists accounts through falsified death certificates and the use of AI bots for mass reporting, coordinated online attacks are becoming an increasingly serious threat as attacks on Somali journalists'…

For Josphine Njeru, Protecting Civilians Is the True Measure of Success in Somalia

Mogadishu — In conflict zones, success is routinely measured by territory seized and secured or battles won. But for Josphine Njeru, the true measure of success is protecting civilians from harm.

Hunger and malnutrition crises persist in Somalia as projected floods and funding shortfalls threaten vulnerable populations

MOGADISHU, 23 September 2026 – Millions of people across Somalia continue to face high levels of hunger while acute malnutrition among children is set to worsen over the coming months when heavy flooding associated with the anticipated El Niño is expected to worsen the situation during October to…

Millions at Risk as El Niño Threatens to Worsen Food Crisis Across Eastern and Southern Africa – Save the Children

NAIROBI, 22 September 2026 – About 8 million children across East and Southern Africa could face acute hunger by early 2027, a rise of 30%, as one of the strongest El Nino weather events in recent years fuels a growing food crisis, according to new analysis by Save the Children.

Somali journalist Mohamed Aweys Muudey stabbed to death in exile in Germany

MOGADISHU, Somalia 20 September – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is shocked by the news of the killing of veteran Somali journalist Mohamed Aweys Muudey in Darmstadt, a town in the South Hesse region of Germany, on Friday night, 18 September, following fatal stab injuries, according to a police…

SJS mourns Somali radio journalist Hassan Kafi Qoyste who died at 57

MOGADISHU, Somalia 20 September – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condoles with the family, colleagues, and friends of veteran journalist Hassan Kafi Abdirahman Qoyste, 57, who died in Mogadishu on Friday night, 18 September, following a short illness, according to his family.