UN worried about lack of funds to tackle Somalia drought
Nairobi – The United Nations warned on Wednesday that it faces a crippling lack of funds to tackle Somalia’s devastating... Read more
10 Mar, 2022
Baidoa: Crossroads of despair in drought-ravaged Somalia
Baidoa – Under the blazing sun, Salado Adan Mohamed puts the finishing touches to her makeshift shelter, cobbled together from... Read more
3 Mar, 2022
Drought, famine are Ethiopia’s worst ever ‘enemy’, says PM
Nairobi – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said on Friday that drought and famine were the worst enemy his... Read more
26 Feb, 2022
PICS | Horn of Africa drought drives at least 13 million to hunger
Nairobi – Vast swathes of land stretching from southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia are in the grip of... Read more
23 Feb, 2022
Morocco announces $1 billion drought relief plan
Rabat – Morocco said on Wednesday it will launch a nearly $1 billion aid programme to help its agriculture industry,... Read more
17 Feb, 2022
At least 13 million face hunger as Horn of Africa drought worsens, says UN
Nairobi – An estimated 13 million people in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia are facing severe hunger as the Horn of... Read more
8 Feb, 2022
One in four Somalis face acute hunger due to drought, UN says
Nairobi – Nearly one in four people in Somalia are facing acute hunger as drought ravages the conflict-wracked country,... Read more
20 Dec, 2021
Hunger stalks jihadist-battered Niger
Niamey – Few countries in the world struggle with as many burdens as Niger. The arid Sahel state is... Read more
3 Dec, 2021
Somalia faces ‘rapidly worsening’ drought, says UN
Nairobi – Somalia’s “rapidly worsening” drought has left more than two million people facing severe food and water shortages, the... Read more
19 Nov, 2021
North African climate change threatens farming, political stability
Sidi Salem – Tunisian olive farmer Ali Fileli looked out over his parched fields and crushed a lump of... Read more
15 Nov, 2021
