In 2022 the country experienced its worst drought for 40 years – an event scientists estimate was made 100 times more likely ...

Somalia is bracing for the upcoming La Niña drought, which is expected to push the number of people facing crisis levels of ...

Mogadishu — Millions of Somalis are at risk of falling deeper into hunger as below-average rainfall between October and December 2024 linked to the La Nina weather phenomenon threatens to ...

The government has taken commendable steps by establishing the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and ratifying the National Environmental Protection Law. However, current interventions remain ...

In August 2024, the African Union Peace and Security Council approved the formation of the African Union Support and ...

As African Union forces fighting al-Shabab plan to withdraw this year, Somalis seek accountability for civilian deaths.

Shortly after, Somalia descended into civil war, culminating in the collapse of the Somali state in 1992. AIAI later dissolved and a group of its younger, hardline recruits joined forces with an ...

In just a few weeks at the start of 2023, close to 100,000 refugees arrived in remote, drought-affected areas of Ethiopia after fleeing fresh conflict across the border in the city of Laascaanood ...

Turkey has dispatched a substantial aid shipment to Somalia, aiming to mitigate the impacts of a forecasted drought due to the La Niña weather phenomenon. The aid, consisting of 3,000 tons of ...

The United Nations agencies on Wednesday expressed commitment to helping Somalia increase investments to boost food production as the country marked W ...

Save the Children has been working in many African countries affected by droughts, including Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya in the Horn of Africa. We have implemented resilience programs to address the ...

The IPC findings reflect global weather forecasts which indicate an 80 per cent probability of La Niña conditions, which could lead to drought in Somalia. The forecasts indicate the likelihood of a ...