September 11
Somalia: As Mogadishu's Skyline Transforms, the Urban Poor Call for Economic Inclusion
'In Mogadishu, new development is welcome - but all we ask is to be included.' Read more »
August 06
Somalia: The Govt View On Ending Somalia's Humanitarian Aid 'Trap'
Redirect funds to the government and focus on longer-term needs, a Somali official says. But at what cost? Read more »
August 31, 2023
Kenya: Why I Came Back to Dadaab - a Different Kind of Refugee Return Story
'My life is worth more than this.' Read more »
August 17, 2023
Somalia: 'There's No Future in This IDP Camp' - Why Somalia's Crisis Needs a Rethink
'You need to start thinking of these informal settlements as permanent settlements - mini-cities.' Read more »
June 13, 2023
Somalia: Aid Slow to Arrive for People in Northern Somalia Fleeing Las Anod Fighting
'The only thing we get is water, but there is no food.' Read more »
May 25, 2023
Somalia: A Military Offensive Won't Solve Somalia's Humanitarian Crisis
'Aid primarily reaches regions where the government's authority has already been long established.' Read more »
May 08, 2023
Somalia: Why Somalia Is One of the Hardest Places in the World to Be a Journalist
'Women detainees held in a next-door cell whispered about the rapes they had experienced and passed me written notes with contact details of their families.' Read more »
April 26, 2023
Somalia: 'I Poison My Children in Order to Survive' - the Terrible Toll of Somalia's Drought
'I have six children, and this is the only way I can get food.' Read more »
March 06, 2023
Somalia: Aid, Corruption, and Neighbours in Need - A Reporter Reflects On Record Drought
People need help, but the limitations of international aid are stark. Read more »
February 10, 2023
Somalia: Earthquake Aid, Somaliland Independence, and Nigeria's New Naira - the Cheat Sheet
A weekly read to keep you in the loop on humanitarian issues. Read more »
February 07, 2023
Somalia: A New Plan to Tackle Trauma in Somalia After 30 Years of 'Shared Distress'
'Without addressing the need for social healing, it will be impossible to achieve long-term recovery, stability, and security in the region.' Read more »
October 31, 2022
Somalia: The Hunger Road - Somalis On Surviving the Worst Drought in Decades
'The aid is not enough. It's only a drop in the ocean.' Read more »
October 17, 2022
Somalia: How To Begin Fixing The 'Nonsensical' Humanitarian Financing System
'We need new global financial architecture, and we need to get creative.' Read more »