The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) has reacted after the killing of one of its staff in the country. In fact, it has severely condemned the killing of Charles Kiir Gone. Charles Kiir Gone was serving with the peacekeeping mission in Wau, in the north-west of the country. …
Read More »Somali government struggles to rescue UN workers held by Al-Shabab
The Somali government said it was working to rescue passengers from a UN helicopter captured by Al Shabaab militants, local media reported. The U.N.-contracted helicopter was conducting an air medical evacuation when a technical problem forced it to make an emergency landing near Hindhere village in central Somalia, an area …
Read More »Al Shabab militants seize eight UN helicopter passengers
Around eight people who were travelling in a UN helicopter have been taken by the al-Shabab armed Islamist group in Somalia after their aircraft landed, reportedly by mistake, in an area controlled by the group. The security minister for Somalia’s Galmudug region, Mohamed Abdi Aadan, confirmed the incident. He said …
Read More »UN reacts after killing of 28 civilians in South Sudan
The UN peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan (Unmiss) has condemned the recent violence which resulted in a number of civilian casualties in Jonglei State in the east of the country. Nearly 30 civilians were reportedly killed in an attack on a cattle camp in Duk Padiet County on Thursday, in …
Read More »First elected Somali-American mayor sworn in in the US
The city council of St. Louis Park in the US state of Minnesota has sworn in 27-year-old Nadia Mohamed as mayor, two months after she made history as America’s first Somali-American elected mayor by voters. Ms Mohamed secured 58% of the vote to win last November’s mayoral poll. She is …
Read More »South Sudan’s president sacks ministers and a governor
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has dismissed two ministers and the state governor of Warrap state in the north. Mr Kiir dismissed the presidential affairs minister, Barnaba Marial Benjamin, as well as the minister of trade, Kuol Athian, in a decree read on state TV on Monday night. He also …
Read More »Floods leave at least 100 dead and 700,000 displaced in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia
Violent floods in the Horn of Africa have killed more than 100 people and driven nearly 700,000 people from their homes as the region is hit hard by the El Nino weather phenomenon. “Fifty people died in the disaster while 687,235 people were forced to flee their homes,” Mohamud Moalim …
Read More »UN loses peacekeeper in clashes in Sudan
Sudanese authorities in the disputed area of Abyei say at least 32 people, including a UN peacekeeper, were killed after gunmen stormed local villages. The Information Minister for Abyei, Bolis Kuoch, said more than 20 others were wounded when men opened fire on Sunday morning. He said UN peacekeepers intervened …
Read More »US announces resumption of food aid deliveries to Ethiopia
The United States announced the resumption of food deliveries to Ethiopia from December, six months after they were suspended due to corruption allegations. The US international development agency (USAid) said significant reforms would ensure that the food supplies reached those who needed them most. “The aid resumption will be on …
Read More »Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud undergoes surgery
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has undergone a successful shoulder surgery in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), local media reported, citing the presidency. “Mr Mohamud is recovering well from the minor medical operation,” his office said on Thursday. It did not give further details about what happened to his shoulder. …
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