East-Africa
Somalia, AU Mission and UN Seek Urgent Funding for Security Forces
Somalia, AU and UN issue urgent donor appeal to sustain Somali Security Forces support MOGADISHU — Somalia’s federal government, the…
UN
Somalia
Video Shows Ukrainian UN Helicopter Pilot Held by Al‑Shabaab Since 2024
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Al-Shabaab insurgents have released a new video showing Oleynik Aleksandr, a Ukrainian national and helicopter pilot held…
Somalia
UN Security Council extends Al‑Shabaab arms embargo in Somalia to 2026
MOGADISHU — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously renewed sanctions targeting Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked Al-Shabaab, extending maritime interdictions and expert monitoring…
Somalia
Somalia Endorses UN’s Resolution to Transition UNSOM
Somalia Embraces UN’s Move for UNSOM Transformation MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia has given the green light to a resolution from…
East-Africa
Somalia drought triggers humanitarian and displacement disaster
Somalia drought triggers humanitarian and displacement disaster GENEVA – The UN refugee company stated on Friday the drought in Somalia…
Opinions
Former ‘failed State’ Somalia on fragile path to progress – UN official
Somalia has been riven by a few years of battle and extreme local weather events nonetheless, says Adam Abdelmoula, the…
East-Africa
Ethiopian military assaults TDF as Tigray battle takes form
NAIROBI, Kenya – Ethiopian National Defense Forces [ENDF] allegedly attacked the Tigray Defense Forces [TDF], in what could further escalate…
East-Africa
UN warns of great humanitarian disaster in Somalia
UN warns of serious humanitarian crisis in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia – The United Nations has warned of the serious humanitarian…
East-Africa
The UN demands protection for humanitarian workers in the crisis in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia: The United Nations on Thursday called on all parties in Somalia to protect humanitarian workers who provide life-saving…
East-Africa
Report: Tigrayans forcibly disappeared in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa
NAIROBI, Kenya – Human Rights Watch report suggests Ethiopian authorities arbitrarily detained, forcibly disappeared, and committed other abuses against Tigrayans…
East-Africa
Ethiopia: TDF accuses UN of mendacity as battle in Tigray escalates
Ethiopia: TDF accuses UN of lying as conflict in Tigray escalates NAIROBI, Kenya – The Tigray Defense Forces [TDF] accused…
