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“We haven’t had enough time between one disaster and another” says MSF doctor on situation in Somalia
A senior doctor with the with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Baidoa, Somalia has described the humanitarian situation in the country as catastrophic. Dr Asma Aweis Abdallah said the drought in the country- the worst in four decades has forced people to move from their homes to look for health and humanitarian assistance. She said over the last…
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Bihi fires AG and Development minister
Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi fired the Minister of Development and Investment, Abdullahi Abdirahman Aare, and attorney general, Hassan Ahmed Adan. In their place, the president appointed Amina Elmi Farid Baded as the minister of Investment and Abdirahman Jamac Hayaan Horri as the Attorney General. It remains unclear why the…
Somali refugees from Ethiopia struggling for support in Somaliland
Single mother Asha Abdullahi and her four children are thankful for a roof over their heads, even though they are squeezed into one room in the cramped house of a Somaliland family in Hargeisa. They are among hundreds of families that have fled across the border with Ethiopia as refugees…
Piracy cases in Indian Ocean decline
The shipping industry will from declare the Indian Ocean risk free after cases of piracy went down significantly. But maritime security experts say other illicit activities remain a concern. "Piracy areas have been shrinking," said Olli Pekka Suorsa, assistant professor in homeland security at the UAE's Rabdan Academy. "The industry…
In war-torn states hurt by climate, scant hope for new funds
In conflict-ravaged nations like Yemen and Somalia, devastating floods and droughts kill hundreds of people and uproot tens of thousands from their homes. These countries and many others in the Middle East and Africa have been plunged into turmoil and wars for several years. Now climate change is an added…
USAID boosts drought responce efforts in Ethiopia’s Somali region
The United States Agency for International Development’s (USAID) has provided over $672 million in drought response this year and remains devoted to the health, welfare, and prosperous future of the people of Ethiopia. Ambassador Tracey Ann Jacobson, Chargé d’Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator…
Antimalarial drug resistance is very much an increasing concern in Africa- Dr Warsame
A leading medic and an expert in Africa Dr Marian Warsame now says antimalarial drug resistance is an increasing concern in Africa. In a one-on-one interview with the World Health Organization media team, Dr Warsame medical doctor by training who wrote her PhD’s thesis on antimalarial drug resistance in Somalia…