Horn of Africa
You Can’t Grow Food in This Country and Children Are Dying
While all eyes are on the brutal war in Ukraine, twice as many children in Somalia have died during an intense drought – and few countries seem to care.
US Airstrikes Have Torn Somali Families Apart. They’re Still Seeking Justice.
“Are they animals? Dogs? There must be a cost of life.”
‘They Set Everything On Fire’: The Paramilitary Forces Killing People They’re Meant to Protect
Ethiopia’s state-backed Amhara region security forces are attacking people in their own region. The resulting violence has displaced thousands.
Somalia’s Government Has Lost Control of Most Of Its Capital
As different forces jockey for power in Mogadishu, violence has descended upon the city.
UN Organization in Ethiopia Says the Government Took Over One of Its Refugee Centers
The takeover happened last week; hundreds of refugees who escaped violence in Tigray and were staying at the center have since been sent back.
Ethiopia Has Reached a Tipping Point
Long before the breakout of civil war in Tigray, Ethiopians had grown weary of violence and strife.
Al-Shabaab claims a car bomb attack that killed 10 in Mogadishu
The radical Islamist group says it carried out an assault on the headquarters of Somalia's Criminal Investigation Department in Mogadishu.
El Nino-Related Flooding in Ethiopia Has Displaced 120,000 People
Dozens of people have died in the flooding that has hit the country over the last month, sparking another weather-related crisis in the country already experiencing severe drought.