88,000 displaced in Somalia in three months — UN
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said on Sunday that about 88,000 people were internally displaced in Somalia in the first three months of 2024. The UNHCR said the displacement was mainly caused by conflict or insecurity and the…
BREAKING: African Union deploys Obasanjo for Ethiopia-Somalia negotiations over threats of war
In a crucial move to prevent potential conflict escalation between Ethiopia and Somalia, the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) has deployed former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo for negotiation efforts. Tensions heightened after the secessionist region of Somaliland signed…
Somalia gets W’Bank, IMF $4.5bn debt relief
Somalia Prime Minister, Hamza Barre, on Wednesday, disclosed that the country has been granted a debt relief of $4.5 billion by the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Barre noted that the relief is “equivalent to relieving every Somali…