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MV FAIRCHEM BOGEY Pirated Off the Port of Salalah in Oman
In the early hours of August 20th, the MV FAIRCHEM BOGEY was pirated off the Port of Salalah in Oman and has been taken towards the Somali coast. How People Arrived Here: mv fairchem bogey, Fairchem Bogey
International Organization for Migration Makes Somali Famine Victims Appeal
The International Organization for Migration Friday issued an appeal to donors to help fund its Horn of Africa response program to assuage the suffering of tens of thousands of famine-stricken Somalis fleeing into Kenya.
United Nations Promises to Increase Influence in Somalia
Amid the worst ever humanitarian situation in Somalia, the visiting United Nations (UN) under secretary general for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos, said in Mogadishu on Saturday that the UN will increase its influence...
Aid Against the Odds
As aid agencies attempt to scale up assistance to thousands of people in south-central Somalia, controlled by Al-Shabab militia, IRIN asked the Somali Red Crescent Society, which has been active in the region for the past four decades, how it operates.
African Union to Hold Summit Meeting to Pledge Help for the Victims of Somalia’s Drought
The deputy chairman of the African Union Commission, Erasmus Mwencha has disclosed that the AU is to hold a summit meeting to pledge help for the victims of Somalia’s drought, with about 12 million people across the Horn of Africa being at risk...
Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia Approves New Cabinet
The Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) of Somalia on Saturday in Mogadishu gave the vote of confidence to the newly-appointed 18-member cabinet formed by Prime Minister Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali on Thursday.
United States Government Announces Additional $28m Aid for People in Somalia And for Somali Refugees in Kenya
The United States government on Wednesday announced an additional $28 million in aid for people in Somalia and for Somali refugees in Kenya, according to a statement of the US State Department issued in Nairobi.
Somali Region Living From Drought to Drought
Every day, 500g of boiled wheat is divided up between two adults, four children, a calf, a goat and a donkey in the Farah household. It is the only food they have had after rains failed for the past two seasons.
