Dadaab refugee camp.

Uganda: Al-Shabaab Opposes Banned Groups From Returning

Monitor, 23 July 2011

Radical Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab has said organisations already banned in the war-torn country will not be allowed back. Read more »
Somalia: Al-Shabaab Should Not Block Aid, Says U.S.

State Department, 22 July 2011

The United States, the United Nations and other partners in the international community stand ready to help an estimated 3 million or more Somalis who are suffering from famine,… Read more »
Somalia: Militia Group Retains Aid Agency Ban in Face of Food Crisis

Shabelle, 22 July 2011

The spokesman of Al Shabaab, Sheikh Ali Mohamoud Rage, on Thursday disclosed that the previously banned aid agencies won't be allowed to operate in the regions they control where… Read more »
Somalia: Ban Makes Impassioned Plea for Help for Famine-Hit People

UN News, 22 July 2011

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today made an impassioned plea to the international community to mobilize resources to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in Somalia, where severe… Read more »
Somalia: French Commander Sees Military Progress in Crisis

Shabelle, 22 July 2011

The commander of French troops in Djibouti on Thursday said while the political solution to the Somali crisis is not clear, African Union troops and Somali government troops are… Read more »
Somalia: Norway Calls for Talks With Al Shabaab

Shabelle, 22 July 2011

Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre announced that Norway would be sending more aid to famine victims in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, after also telling an Oslo newspaper that… Read more »
East Africa: UN Steps Up Urgent Relief Efforts

UN News, 21 July 2011

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said today it will start airlifts within days to get vital supplies into Somalia, which is bearing the brunt of the humanitarian… Read more »
Somalia: Group Calls for End to Obstacles to Aid

MSF, 22 July 2011

"Fighting in Somalia, restrictions on supply flights, international support staff as well as administrative hurdles have all contributed to the current hardship faced by the Somali… Read more »
East Africa: Doctor Alarmed by Death, Malnutrition Among Somali Refugees

UNHCR, 21 July 2011

Famine, drought and conflict have forced over 160,000 Somalis to flee and seek help in the region so far this year. Many of them arrive in neighbouring Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya… Read more »

Severe drought has affected the villages in the south of Somaliland, particularly the Midwest regions and several farmers have lost their livestock.

East Africa: Millions Stare Death in the Face Amidst Ravaging Drought

IPS, 18 July 2011

While Kenya struggles to cope with the influx of refuges fleeing the drought in Somalia, it is estimated that about 1,300 people arrive daily at the Dadaab refugee camp, the… Read more »
East Africa: UN Declares Famine in Two Parts of Southern Somalia

Nation, 20 July 2011

The United Nations said Wednesday that famine has hit two parts of rebel-held Somalia, due to a severe drought affecting more than 10 million people in the Horn of Africa. Read more »
East Africa: Eleven Million Need Food, Says UN

WFP, 20 July 2011

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today said 11.3 million people are in need of food assistance due to drought in the Horn of Africa, and declared a corporate… Read more »
Kenya: UNHCR Lauds Decision to Open Ifo Refugee Camp II

The Star, 18 July 2011

UN High Commissioner for Refugees has applauded the government's decision to open Ifo II camp. The High Commissioner for Refugees António Guterres welcomed the announcement… Read more »
East Africa: Britain Gives Sh7.5 Billion for Famine in Horn of Africa

The Star, 18 July 2011

British minister for International Development yesterday asked the international community and African countries to respond to drought ravaging the Horn of Africa. There are more… Read more »

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17 July 2011

Hunger Crisis Hits Horn of Africa

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A hunger crisis is putting millions of children at risk in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia as the drought situation begins taking its toll. The United ... see more »

East Africa: Millions Going Hungry As Rich Nations Sit By

The Star, 18 July 2011

At least two million people are facing starvation because rich countries are not responding to calls to treat the drought situation in the horn of Africa as a disaster. Read more »
East Africa: Half a Million Children 'At Risk'

UNIRIN, 18 July 2011

At least 500,000 malnourished children in the Horn of Africa's drought-affected areas risk death if immediate help does not reach them, Anthony Lake, the UN Children's Fund… Read more »

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12 July 2011

How Do Somalian Refugees Live?

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The UNHCR shows how Somali refugees live. see more »

Somalia: Women, Kids Die of Hunger in South

Shabelle, 18 July 2011

At least 7 people including children, women and old people died of hunger in Lafole village in Lower Shabelle region of southern Somalia. Read more »
Ethiopia: The Land of Beauty And Hunger

Daily Champion, 15 July 2011

After a recent visit to Ethiopia, also known as the Horn of Africa, the Daily Champion reports on the land of natural contrasts, where beauty lies side by side with hunger, among… Read more »
East Africa: Ifad Urges Investment in Agriculture

EA Business, 10 July 2011

In the face of a prolonged drought in East Africa that is threatening over 10 million people across the region, the region needs to heavily invest in agriculture. Read more »

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