Hundreds of children younger than five have been wounded in the latest round of fighting in Mogadishu, accounting for almost half of all trauma cases in May, according to WHO. Read more »
The United Nations is actively considering an air and sea blockade of Somalia, it has emerged after a Security Council delegation had talks with the African Union in Addis Ababa. ... Read more »
The number of people requiring humanitarian assistance in the Horn of Africa could increase sharply in coming months due to below-average rainfall and high food and fuel prices, ... Read more »
Facilities in refugee camps in northeastern Kenya have been stretched to the limit, aid workers say, as more and more Somali refugees flee the conflict at home. Read more »
Somalia's independent state of Somaliland's Non-Governmental Organization Act could undermine humanitarian aid, say aid workers and donors. Read more »
For many Somali women entrepreneurs, owning their own businesses in America gives them financial independence, reports Inter Press Service. Read more »
The EU, one of the major financiers of Amisom and the government, has threatened to cut further support if current office holders do not relinquish power when their terms expire at ... Read more »
Somalia's al Shabaab have launched an ambush against Somali forces in the Gedo region of southern Somalia. Read more »
The embattled president of Somalia's interim government paid a fleeting visit to conflict areas in the capital Mogadishu. Read more »
Thousands of families in in the central town of Dusamareb are caught between an unending conflict and severe drought. Read more »
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