Gangsof armed men have set up roadblocks in and around Somalia's coastalcity of Kismayo, 500km south of Mogadishu, causing serious insecurity....
SOMALIA: Hundreds displaced in fighting over water and pasture
Hundredsof families have been displaced in Somalia's southwestern region ofGedo after two days of inter-clan fighting in which 13 people werekilled...
SOMALIA: Some 3.5 million could need food aid by end of year
Facedwith a worsening humanitarian crisis, 3.5 million people - nearly halfof Somalia's population - may need food aid by the end of the year, afood...
SOMALIA: Plea for help as drought pushes people towards urban centres
Local leaders in central Somalia have appealed for help as the severe drought being experienced in the region is forcing many nomads who lost their...
SOMALIA: UN humanitarian chief calls for protection of civilians
John Holmes, the UN's top humanitarian official, has called on all partiesin the Somali conflict to protect civilians amid an increasing trend...
SOMALIA: Weekend clashes claim dozens of lives
Hundreds of families fled their homesin Mogadishuover the weekend as intense fighting between Ethiopian troops and insurgentsraged on, claiming the...
SOMALIA: Eleven dead as diarrhoea hits Sanaag region
At least 11 peoplehave died in Dhahar district in the Sanaag region of northern Somalia, after anoutbreak of acute watery diarrhoea (AWD), medical...
SOMALIA: Poor suffer most from currency woes
Hyperinflation andincreasing insecurity have forced Somali businessmen to demand payment in USdollars, creating difficulties for ordinary people with...
SOMALIA: Harder times ahead as dry conditions, insecurity persist
The number of Somalisfacing a humanitarian emergency and those displaced by continuing conflict hasincreased because the situation is deteriorating...