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Sudan: El Obeid families dying in drone strikes as hunger spreads, ground assault feared

Families in El Obeid, North Kordofan, are dying in drone strikes and facing extreme hunger despite repeated warnings, and the world has yet to act.

Somalia: Puntland authorities must free journalist Suways Jama Mohamud arrested for her critical reporting

MOGADISHU/GAROWE, Somalia – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls for the immediate release of journalist Suways Jama Mohamud, who is currently being held in Garowe, Puntland, following her arrest by police on Thursday, 2 July 2026, over her critical street-question reporting on her online…

Somalia: NUSOJ Condemns Politically Motivated Arrest and Continued Detention of Female Journalist by Puntland Authorities

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly condemns the arbitrary arrest and continued detention of female journalist Suways Jama Mohamud (Suways Ga'ayte) by the Puntland authorities, describing the case as a politically motivated assault on media freedom and independent journalism…

SJS and KHRC Condemn Rising Civic Space Repression in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia/ WASHINGTON D.C, United States 10 July 2026 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center (KHRC) condemn the continued harassment of Somali journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Osman, also known as Mohamed Bulbul, and the heightening crackdown…

WFP: Conflict and shrinking humanitarian assistance drives northern Nigeria hunger crisis to levels not seen in nearly a decade

ABUJA, Nigeria – The United Nations World Food Programme warned today that Nigeria's food security crisis is worsening faster than previously anticipated. Conflict is driving hunger in some northern states, particularly the northeast, to levels not seen in almost a decade.

Sudan: An imminent RSF offensive is pushing North Kordofan toward humanitarian catastrophe, warns IRC

Khartoum, Sudan, June 29, 2026 — Escalating RSF drone strikes on El Obeid, the capital of North Kordofan state, are killing civilians, cutting off access to food, water, and fuel, and paving the way for a ground offensive that would put hundreds of thousands of people at grave risk, triggering a major…

UN OCHA: DR Congo: Why aid isn't reaching people

By Francis Mweze

IGAD Calls for Restraint and Respect for Somalia's Sovereignty Amid Emerging Developments

June 18, 2026 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti): The Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) reaffirms its commitment to the sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity, and political independence of the Federal Republic of Somalia, in accordance with the IGAD Treaty, the Constitutive…

Children surviving on leaves and water lilies as conflict drives parts of South Sudan to the brink of famine - Save the Children

JUBA, 9 June 2026 – Families and children in South Sudan's eastern Jonglei state are surviving on leaves and water lilies as hunger surges towards famine levels in parts of the country following three months of escalating violence, Save the Children said.

IGAD Calls for Immediate De-escalation to Protect Somalia's Stability and Future

June 4, 2026 (DJIBOUTI, Djibouti) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) expresses deep concern over reports of violence in Mogadishu amid heightened political tensions in Somalia.