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From Dadaab to Mogadishu: More refugees return to rebuild Somalia
Mogadishu, Somalia – In November 2016, when Abdullahi Ali Farah landed in the Somali port city of Kismayo after 22 years of living as a refugee in northeastern Kenya, he was afraid…
How the World Cup will highlight Israel’s blockade of Gaza
Gaza City – Palestinian footballer Fadi Jaber was overjoyed when Qatar won the bid to host the 2022 World Cup.
A 32-year-old professional footballer at a local club in the besieged…
Sri Lanka: Inside the Crisis | Between Us
Video Duration 04 minutes 30 seconds 04:30 From: Between Us“The effects of this crisis has touched us all.”Sri Lanka has experienced wars, tsunamis and terror attacks. Now facing…
Droughts and hunger: What is happening in the Horn of Africa?
Millions of people in the Horn of Africa are facing food shortages due to the worst drought in 40 years and rising global food costs.The Horn of Africa region is on the brink of an…
More than 700 children have died in Somalia nutrition centres: UN
The Horn of Africa is on track for a fifth-consecutive failed rainy season and UNICEF has warned of a coming famine in parts of Somalia.Hundreds of children have already died in…
Chad’s heaviest rains in 30 years leads to ‘catastrophic’ floods
Across parts of West and Central Africa, above-normal rainfall in several countries over the past month has left vast areas submerged under water.Chad’s heaviest seasonal rainfall…
Explainer: Why is there renewed fighting in northern Ethiopia?
EXPLAINERThe Ethiopian government and Tigrayan rebels blame each other for restarting the war which was ignited in November 2020.Fighting has erupted again around the borders of…
At least 14 dead in rebel attacks in eastern DR Congo
The ADF stages frequent deadly raids on villages in eastern Congo despite joint operations by the Congolese and Ugandan armies.Suspected rebels have killed at least 14 civilians…
In Cameroon, refugees get a new lease of life with digital IDs
As a refugee in Cameroon, Shelley Teckombi Yazembrou struggled for nearly seven years to open a bank account, or even move around freely, simply because she did not have a national…
Fighting resumes in Ethiopia despite truce – Tigray forces
The fighting marks the end of a ceasefire observed since March and could worsen the humanitarian crisis in the northern Tigray region.Fighting has erupted between forces from…