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EU NAVFOR Flagship FGS Bayern Protects Food Aid to Somalia
The German frigate FGS BAYERN, part of the Operation ATALANTA counter-piracy mission off the Horn of Africa, has recently escorted the merchant vessel “SEA MASTER I” safely into the port of Bossasso on the northern coast of Somalia.
UK Detectives Aid Hunt for Missing Briton in Kenya
Detectives from the United Kingdom are currently in Kenya to assist in the investigation of the weekend killing of a Briton and abduction of his wife at Kiwayu Safari Village in Lamu, Coast Province.
European Commission Announces Additional 60m Euro for the Horn of Africa Drought
The European Commission has announced an additional €60 million for the Horn of Africa drought, which threaten the lives of millions of people.
Russian Federation Northern Fleet ASW Frigate RFS SEVEROMORSK Currently Escorting WFP Relief Vessel MV Medi Chennai
The Russian Federation Northern Fleet ASW frigate RFS SEVEROMORSK is currently escorting the MV Medi Chennai which is carrying 45,936 metric tons of wheat for the World Food Programme (WFP) through the Red Sea to Djibouti.
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Assessing the Situation in Famine-ravaged Somali
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has said it has begun assessing the situation in famine-ravaged Somali with a view to preparing appropriate response to the continuing crisis.
Insurgents Divert Famine IDPs From Aid in Mogadishu
Al-Shabab insurgents have prevented thousands of people fleeing famine-struck parts of Somalia from reaching humanitarian assistance in Mogadishu, trucking them instead to a makeshift camp 50km south of the capital, where aid is severely limited.
UNHCR Airlifts Aid to Mogadishu
The UN Refugee Agency, UNHCR, will fly its first humanitarian airlift to Somalia in five years next week, the agency said at a briefing in Geneva on Friday. The first of three planned flights is scheduled to land in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on August...
Ethiopia to Launch $100m World Bank Funded Irrigation Project
Ethiopia has finalized a feasibility study and a detailed design work for a World Bank funded 100,000-hectare irrigation project in its Nile Basin with a $100 million investment, a state official said on Monday.
