Somaliland, The hungriest place on earth
By Matt Wade An oversized red shirt covers Farhan Apti’s wasted body and pencil-thin arms. But his weak cry is enough to convey the horror of severe malnutrition. The 16-month-old…
By Matt Wade An oversized red shirt covers Farhan Apti’s wasted body and pencil-thin arms. But his weak cry is enough to convey the horror of severe malnutrition. The 16-month-old…
aiwan on Monday provided funds from the Maternal and Infant Health Care Improvement Project to Somaliland, allowing the East African nation to purchase urgently needed medical equipment. According to the…
Taiwan’s representative to Somaliland on Tuesday donated wheelchairs to the physically handicapped people in Hargeisa in an event commemorating International Week of Deaf People. The wheelchairs were provided by Pu-Hsein…
By Abby Maxman Last week, as world leaders gathered in New York for the 77th United Nations General Assembly, one topic came up more than most: looming famine. That’s because…
International development charities are warning the ongoing drought in East Africa threatens to rollback progress on gender equality, with girls at increased risk of child marriage and other forms of…
By Paul O’Brien MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE that famine is a shortage of food in an area or country. Famine is not always a “shortage”. During the Irish famine in 1845-1849,…
By Yousef Timacade A group of religious leaders in Somaliland is behind an attempt to replace a progressive sexual offences law passed in 2018 with a revised version that protects…
The world must “widen its gaze from the war in Ukraine” to prevent Somalia sliding into famine, the United Nations’ children’s agency said on Tuesday, warning only a third of…
Somalia and Somaliland are facing one of the worst droughts in decades after four consecutive poor rainy seasons. Failing crops and rising food prices, combined with ongoing insecurity and a…
On the way to and from his dental clinic every day, Dr. Abdulkadir Abdirahman Adan was appalled by an all-too-common sight: severely injured and dead Somalis being transported to hospitals…