New Country Policy and Institutional Assessment Report for Africa Points to Areas of Improvement Amid Challenges
WASHINGTON, September 12, 2023 — Despite new international challenges, poor harvests, and the price shocks of 2022, many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa saw improvements in their social inclusion policies and their structural policies—both of which are reflected in the latest Country Policy...
Libya floods:Toll from devastating floods in Libyan city passes 5,100 dead, authorities struggle to get in aid
BY: AP
DERNA, Libya (AP) — Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea for bodies in a devastated eastern Libyan city on Wednesday, where authorities said massive flooding had killed at least 5,100 people, with the toll...
Morocco earthquake death toll passes 2,800, survivors camp outdoors
By: REUTERS
TINMEL, Morocco, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Villagers in parts of Morocco devastated by the country's biggest earthquake in over a century camped outside for a fourth night on Monday, as the death toll rose to more than...
The Republic of Somaliland: A Struggle for Recognition, Sovereignty and Stability in the Horn of Africa
By:Natasha Matloob
Somaliland, officially known as the Republic of Somaliland is a self-declared sovereign state located in the Horn of Africa on the south coast of the Gulf of Aden. It is a de facto state that is, it has not...
UN food security agencies sign new data sharing agreement to improve humanitarian assistance in Somalia
The agreement will enable FAO and WFP to deliver assistance more effectively and transparently to the people who need it most by strengthening strategic and operational coordination.11 September 2023, Mogadishu - The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have...
UN vows to intensify support to secure Somalia
By:XINHUA
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support Atul Khare has wrapped up his four-day visit to Somalia, pledging that the UN will ramp up its support for stabilization efforts in the country.
"I...
Morocco earthquake: 296 killed as buildings damaged
By:BBC
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing at least 296 people, the country's interior ministry says.The epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh, at a depth...
UK to host global summit to turn the dial on world hunger
The UK will host a global food security summit with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) to galvanize action to tackle hunger and malnutrition.
It will focus on the best...
Dahabshil Group calls on the community and the youth to become Peace protectors
Dahabshiil Group CEO, Abdirashiid Duale praised the students who graduated from Amoud University in Boorama City, one of the best in the region for their efforts in academics.
Duale encouraged them to continue the struggle in the life process...
Somaliland gov’t Pardons Gacan Libah Rebel fighters
By:HOL
The Government of Somaliland has pardoned the anti-government fighters based in the Ga’an Libah Mountains, Sahil region.A press statement issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Somaliland on Tuesday confirmed this development, stating, “The Ministry of...
