The United Nations says food aid has reached more than half of the people in Somalia who need it, but warns that food insecurity will remain a major problem into next year. The U.N. humanitarian affairs office, known by its acronym OCHA, said Wednesday that more than 2.2 million Somalis have received food assistance, mostly […]
Food Aid Reaches More Than Half of Somalis in Need
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
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Food Aid Reaches More Than Half of Somalis in Need
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 8:40 am (UTC-5)
The United Nations says food aid has been delivered to more than half of Somalia’s people in need, but food insecurity will likely be a major problem into next year. The U.N. humanitarian affairs office said Wednesday that more than 2.2 million people in Somalia have received food assistance, mostly in the famine-stricken south. However, […]
Al-Shabab Loses Districts on Edge of Somali Capital
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 11:45 am (UTC-5)
Somali government and African Union forces have seized two of the militant group al-Shabab’s last strongholds in the capital, Mogadishu. Witnesses told VOA’s Somali Service that government troops captured two of the city’s northern neighborhoods during a day of heavy fighting Monday. Residents of the area reported hearing explosions and gunfire as government and AU […]
Somali Gov’t, AU Forces Attack Militants in Mogadishu
Posted October 10th, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
Heavy fighting has erupted in Somalia’s capital, as pro-government forces try oust militant group al-Shabab from its last strongholds in the city. Residents of northern Mogadishu reported hearing explosions and gunfire Monday as Somali government and African Union soldiers advanced on al-Shabab positions. The offensive comes several days after al-Shabab suicide bombers killed at least […]
Turkey Evacuates Somali Blast Victims
Posted October 6th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
The Turkish government says it has evacuated 36 Somalis wounded in this week’s deadly suicide attack in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. A Turkish foreign ministry spokesman told VOA on Thursday that Ankara expects to transfer as many patients as possible from Somalia to hospitals in his country. Al-Shabab militants have claimed responsibility for the education […]
New Food Distribution in Famine-Hit Somalia
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
The Red Cross has begun a massive food aid distribution aimed at helping 1.1 million people in famine-struck Somalia. The International Committee of the Red Cross says the first round of distributions in Somalia’s Gedo region will provide 72,000 people with enough beans, oil and rice to cover their needs for a month. An ICRC […]
International Leaders Condemn Somali Attack; Al-Shabab Warns of More Violence
Posted October 5th, 2011 at 1:40 am (UTC-5)
Somali insurgent group al-Shabab has vowed to carry out more attacks in the country following Tuesday’s truck bombing in the capital of Mogadishu, which left at least 70 people dead and dozens more wounded. Officials and witnesses say the attack happened early Tuesday when two suicide bombers rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a government compound […]
2 Other Somalis Sentenced in Piracy Case
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 8:35 pm (UTC-5)
A U.S. federal court has sentenced two another Somalis to life in prison for acts of piracy in connection with the hijacking of a yacht which resulted in the deaths of four U.S. citizens. Authorities in Norfolk, Virginia say 35-year-old Mohamud Salad Ali and 22-year-old Ahmed Sala Ali Burale were sentenced Tuesday. Ali had previously […]
UN ‘Appalled’ By Somalia Suicide Blast
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 6:55 pm (UTC-5)
The international community is expressing outrage after a truck bomb in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, tore through a government compound, killing at least 70 people and wounding dozens more. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday he is “appalled” by what he called the “vicious” attack. He said it is “incomprehensible that innocents are being senselessly […]
UN ‘Appalled’ By Somalia Suicide Blast
Posted October 4th, 2011 at 3:05 pm (UTC-5)
The international community is expressing outrage after a truck bomb in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, tore through a government compound, killing at least 70 people and wounding dozens more. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday he is “appalled” by what he called the “vicious” attack. He said it is “incomprehensible that innocents are being senselessly […]
