Somalia

Arab League and UN warn of humanitarian catastrophe in Somalia

Published on: December 2, 2022
07:25

Cairo, Dec 2 (Prensa Latina) The Arab League and the United Nations stressed the importance of collective actions to counteract the humanitarian catastrophe that Somalia is experiencing as a result of drought.

UK announces new aid for people facing famine in Horn of Africa

Published on: September 21, 2022
17:35

London, Sep 21 (Prensa Latina) The UK Development Minister Vicky Ford has announced a new £22.8 million (.8 million) package of aid for people affected by the worst drought in decades in the Horn of Africa.

Somali troops kill al-Shabab leader

Published on: September 10, 2022
09:48

Mogadishu, Sep 10 (Prensa Latina) Somali special troops killed an al-Shabab leader and wounded ten other members of that group in a security operation in the southern Lower Shabelle region, government sources reported on Saturday.

UN urges pressing support to scale up life-saving aid in Somalia

Published on: September 8, 2022
19:12

United Nations, Sep 8 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres on Thursday reiterated the pressing need for a speedy scale-up of humanitarian life-saving assistance in Somalia, where hundreds of thousands of people are at immediate risk of famine.

UN: At least 200 children have died in Somalia from drought-caused ma

Published on: July 5, 2022
17:16

Mogadishu, Jul 5 (Prensa Latina) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) warned that at least 200 children in Somalia have died of malnutrition since January, with the country witnessing "catastrophic food insecurity" for the first time since 2017.

Somali radicals attack African Union military base

Published on: May 12, 2022
10:37

Mogadishu, May 12 (Prensa Latina) The Al-Shabab radical group used mortars to attack an African Union military base in the center of Somalia, with no casualties reported so far, the Garowe Online website reported.

UN chief condemns deadly attacks in Somalia

Published on: March 24, 2022
07:20

United Nations, Mar 24 (Prensa Latina) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the deadly attacks on compounds located inside the Aden Adde International Airport area in Mogadishu, which shocked Somalia on Thursday.

Data on economic power of Somali Islamists revealed

Published on: February 23, 2022
09:57

Nairobi, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) The Somali Islamist group Al Shabab obtains substantial annual income, part of which is used to acquire weapons, reveals a study released today in this city, capital of Kenya.

Somali children likely to suffer from acute malnutrition – UNICEF

Published on: February 15, 2022
19:15

United Nations, Feb 15 (Prensa Latina) More than 1.4 million children in Somalia, nearly half of the country´s under-five population, are likely to suffer from acute malnutrition due to the ongoing drought that has left 4.1 million people on the brink, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned Tuesday.

UNSC extends AMISOM mission in Somalia by 3 more months

Published on: December 22, 2021
11:53

Mogadishu, Dec 22 (Prensa Latina) The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Wednesday voted to extend the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) by three months (through March 31, 2022), the Garowe news website reported.

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