Displaced and Neglected: Ethiopia’s Desperate Drought Victims

Dead camels rot on the outskirts of informal settlements in Ethiopia’s rain-starved Somali region as their owners, once proudly self-sufficient pastoralists, turn to government aid to stay alive. BY JAMES JEFFREY | IRIN NEWS Ethiopia is facing a drought so terrible that nomadic herders, the hardiest of survivors, have been pushed to the brink. The […]

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African Union Needs Troop Surge in Somalia: AMISOM Chief

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS The head of the African Union mission in Somalia is seeking a surge in troops to help the country’s military control areas won back from extremist group al-Shabab, saying the Somali National Army has been unable to take charge as expected. Francisco Caetano Madeira’s request for an unspecified number of extra AU […]

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Starvation Kills Over 100 in Somalia as Famine Looms

Drought kills 110 people in just 48 hours as Somalia slips into famine DEUTSCHE WELLE (DW), Somalia’s prime minister announced Saturday that 110 people have died of hunger in the past 48 hours as a severe drought threatens millions of people across the country. The death toll announcement comes just four days after Somalia’s government […]

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UN Warns of Famine Risk in Somalia Amid Worsening Drought

Somalia faces a significant risk of deterioration to famine By Katy Migiro | Reuters Somalia risks slipping back into famine, the United Nations, said on Tuesday, as worsening drought has left millions without food, water or healthcare in a country crippled by decades of war. Five million Somalis, or more than four out of 10 […]

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