New York (SDN)-An internal memo from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs that was made public earlier today has highlighted the continued insecurity faced by Somali’s in the south central region. According to UNOCHA’s statement: the humanitarian situation in Somalia is critical and needs to remain high on the agenda of the international community. Although…

Dar Es Salaam (SDN)-At least 42 Ethiopian and Somali migrants suffocated in the back of a truck in Tanzania and their bodies were dumped by the roadside, according to reports. They died on the way from Ethiopia to Malawi in the second fatal human trafficking incident in Tanzania in 2012. Tanzanian deputy home affairs minister Pereira…

Garissa (SDN)-Soldiers linked to the transitional federal government of Somalia are accused of disturbing the peace in a northern Kenya border town. According to Philip Ndolo the deputy in charge of the NorthEastern province police force, Al-Shabaab is not the only destabilizing force in Northern Kenya. He points the finger at transitional federal government soldiers…

Luanda (SDN) -Officials with the government of Angola have conducted a series of raids over the last few days in an attempt to round up dozens of Somali asylum seekers living in the capital city of Luanda. Somalis in Luanda have been living in fear and constant worry since the start of operations a few…

London (SDN)-A Somali man accused of killing his girlfriend one year ago plead guilty to the murder  in a London court. Zakaria Mohamed an asylum seeker and Amina Adan a recruitment consultant for Al Jazeera news lived together in an east London dwelling where Zakaria Mohamed stabbed the victim 57 times. Zakaria was on probation…

Mogadishu (SDN) – Somalia’s Prime Minister Dr. Abdiweli Mahamed Ali left Mogadishu’s Aadan Adde airport for Kenya’s capital city of Nairobi today. He is expected to take part in meetings with signatories and stakeholders in the Roadmap to peace process. The Prime Minister was accompanied by a delegation of several ministers from his administration. Prime…

Doctors and specialists from Somaliland’s various regions met at the Mansoor Hotel in the city of Hargeisa today to discuss the development of a five year plan to improve Somaliland’s health care system. Abdi Ahmed Nuur, the general director of the Ministry of Health spoke at the event which is expected to take place over…

NAIROBI (IRIN) – Key stakeholders meeting on 14 June to discuss the future of Dadaab refugee camp in eastern Kenya acknowledge that there are tough choices ahead, but no agreed way forward. The panel discussion, entitled “Dadaab 20 years on: what next?”, was organized by NGO Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Nairobi, and included government…

For someone who struggles to run a few metres before collapsing with a stitch, I’m constantly amazed by the skill of long-distance runners, and used to think crossing the finishing line of a marathon was the height of physical achievement — until meeting Abdifatah Dhuhulow. An amputee, Abdifatah lost his left leg due to injuries…

It is only a matter of time before the next emergency hits Dadaab refugee camp, says a briefing paper released today by Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) ahead of World Refugee Day. Dadaab: Shadows of Lives describes the plight of half a million refugees living in increasingly insecure conditions with nowhere else to go,…

Nairobi (Reuters) The United States will impose travel sanctions and freeze assets of Somalis who hinder a political roadmap towards a new constitution and president in the Horn-of-Africa nation, a senior State Department official said on Sunday. Somalia faces an August deadline to achieve both targets, which are a key step towards restoring stability after…

Hargeisa (SDN)-The government of Somaliland recently responded to statements made by the transitional federal government of Somalia regarding their intention to pursue unification of the two states. Ali Yusuf the second deputy chairman of Somaliland’s parliament spoke to journalists today saying the current talks between Somaliland and Somalia is meant to promote positive relations between…

16 relief agencies working to save lives and provide vital basic services in Somalia are calling on the international community to maintain their support for humanitarian needs in the country. Agencies are fearful that a political vision for Somalia’s future development may come at the cost of lifesaving interventions for communities still caught up in…

Geneva-Somalia has joined the landmark Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, or Ottawa Convention, becoming the 160th State Party to the international treaty which bans the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of anti-personnel mines. With Somalia’s accession, every state in Sub-Saharan Africa is now bound by the Convention. “Somalia’s decision to join this international movement is significant,”…

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – Two Danish brothers originally from Somalia were arrested  on suspicion of plotting a terror attack, Denmark’s security service said  Tuesday. The two brothers, ages 18 and 23, were arrested late Monday — one in the western city of Aarhus and the other as he arrived by plane at  Copenhagen’s international airport, said…