Nearly 116 million people in eight African countries, hardest hit by severe water crises, lack access to drinking water.Globally, flash floods have become 20 times more frequent between 2000 and ...

The Somalia Drought Risk Reduction Conference officially commenced today, with Commissioner Mohamuud Moallim leading the opening ceremony.The five-day event, jointly organized by the Somali Disaster ...

Conflict-affected countries are urging Brazil to put finance to help them build resilience to climate change front and centre at COP30 ...

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A Somali official explains how a show of national ownership, open communication and rare unity has brought an unlikely IMF ...

This is linked to consecutive climate shocks in Somalia, where poor rainfall depleted water sources and led to livestock losses. Weather forecasters predict another drought from April to June, while ...

The world’s richest men are taking from the world’s poorest communities with deadly consequences. Right now, every $1 becomes $5 to fight for equality. Oxfam takes a closer look at USAID, an agency ...

Climate Change and Worsening Humanitarian Crisis Somalia is also facing with a worsening humanitarian crisis fueled by climate change. Drought, erratic rainfall, and conflict have devastated ...

Somalia and Ethiopia have vowed cooperation, seemingly putting a year of tensions behind them. The declaration came on Thursday as Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed made his first official visit to ...

The relationship soured in January 2024 when Ethiopia announced plans to lease a stretch of coastline in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region. Ethiopia planned to build a naval base and ...

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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Ethiopia’s leader is visiting Somalia on Thursday, a trip that signifies improving relations between the two neighbors after a sharp rise in tensions last year.