Somalia Crisis

How Somalia's Famine Aid Went Astray

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 05.17.2012

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — A large amount of food sent by the U.N. to the Somali capital during last year's famine never reached the starving people i...

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U.N. Seeks $1.5 Billion For Somalia

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 02.12.2012

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RAS KAMBONI, Somalia — Kenyan troops and their Somali allies say they will push deeper into insurgent-controlled territory in Somalia now that r...

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Have U.S. Counterterrorism Policies Contributed To The Crisis In The Horn Of Africa?

Posted 11.29.2011

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When Al Jazeera's staff met Ibrahim Aden in Kenya's Dabaab refugee camp, he had just lost his one-year-old son. Five days earlier, he had buried anoth...

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Famine That Killed Tens Of Thousands Will Persist Until December

AP | JASON STRAZIUSO | Posted 01.18.2012

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NAIROBI, Kenya — The number of famine zones in Somalia was cut in half Friday, as U.S. and U.N. food agencies said aid had reduced death rates. ...

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UN Says Food Assistance Reaches Half Of Somalis In Need

AP | Posted 11.28.2011

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NAIROBI, Kenya — The U.N. on Wednesday said food assistance has reached nearly half the Somalis in need, though it warned cases of diarrhea and ...

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A Tale of Sanitation: What Somalia Teaches Us

Jan Eliasson | Posted 11.12.2011

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As we struggle to respond to this humanitarian catastrophe, we must remember that Somalis are in need of more than access to food, but also safe water, sanitation, shelter and healthcare.

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Famine In Somalia Can Kill 750,000 In Next Months

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD and ABDI GULED | Posted 11.05.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — A famine spreading through Somalia is killing more than a hundred children each day, the U.N. said Monday, and warned that ...

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On Top Of Famine, Somalia Faces Cholera Epidemic

Posted 10.12.2011

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GENEVA (AP) — World Health Organization officials say famine-hit Somalia faces a cholera epidemic as dirty water and poor sanitation are leading to ...

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U.S. Group Advises African Troops In Battle Against Al Shabaab

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 10.10.2011

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MOGADISHU, Somalia — On the front lines of Mogadishu's streets, Islamist militants battle African Union troops. Standing alongside the peacekeep...

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Will the U.S. Stand By As Famine Looms in Somalia?

Jeremy Konyndyk | Posted 09.06.2011

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As Somalia has descended closer to outright famine, the U.S. government has largely stayed on the sidelines, contributing only $14.5 million -- a tiny fraction of the need -- for food aid this year.

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Somalia Faces Worst Humanitarian Crisis In 18 Years

AFP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NAIROBI (AFP) - Persistent violence and a prolonged drought have plunged Somalia into its worst humanitarian crisis since civil war erupted two decade...

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Islamists Linked To Al Qaida On Verge Of Toppling Somalia's Western-Backed Government

Daily Telegraph | Mike Pflanz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Insurgents linked to al-Qaeda are on the verge of toppling Somalia's Western-backed government amid the worst fighting in the country's capital in mor...

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Somalia Crisis: What Can Be Done (LISTEN)

Worldfocus | Posted 05.25.2011

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Worldfocus.org's weekly radio show explores the worsening situation in Somalia, taking a look beyond the pirate frenzy offshore and examining the caus...

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Editorial: American View On Somali Crisis Shortsighted

WardheerNews | Faisal Roble | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ethiopian troops, protected by US air power, invaded Somalia on Christmas Eve of 2006 to break the chokehold of that country by Islamists. The pressi...

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