More grave violations against children were committed in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel than anywhere else in the world last year, according to a UN report due to be published this week.The report on children and armed conflict, which has been seen by the Guardian, verified more cases of war crimes against children in the...
Somali pirates has released hijacked Bangladeshi cargo vessel MV Abdullah and all 23 crew members after keeping hostage for 32 days, an official of the owner company of this ship said....
Adil Muhammad, a Somali, sits in a Russian military uniform among other prisoners of war (POWs) in a press conference in Ukraine’s capital in mid-March. The former infantryman was captured in combat near Marinka in Donetsk Oblast while fighting with the Russian army in Ukraine in early 2024, five
🔴 Sab6Apr2024 #Somalia 🇸🇴
i militanti #Alshabab hanno effettuato un attacco suicida con un veicolo seguito da uomini armati nel distretto di Balcad, nello stato #Hirshabelle
Funzionari della sicurezza sul posto dicono che nove militanti coinvolti nell'attacco sono stati uccisi e tre soldati sono rimasti feriti.
A lot of the western navies participating in the naval actions against the Houthis drones/missiles in the Red Sea and pirates from Somalia have been getting their first real combat shakedown and it hasn't always been going well. The French forces seem to be performing admirably and the Indian navy seems ready for gutsy actions, including airdropping troops into the water to conduct naval boarding operations against dozens of armed pirates!
More than 20 attempted hijackings since November have driven up prices for armed security guards and insurance coverage and raised the spectre of possible ransom payments, according to five industry representatives. Two Somali gang members told Reuters they were taking advantage of the distraction provided by Houthi strikes...
US commandos went missing while trying to seize an Iranian ship with missile components - AP
U.S. Navy SEALs attempted to seize a ship carrying components of Iranian medium-range ballistic missiles being transported to Somalia.
Navy SEALs from the USS Lewis B. Puller were boarding special operations boats and one SEAL was hit by a "high wave", his teammate jumped after him. As a result, both went missing.
“#UnitedNations helicopter carrying 9 passengers was captured in #Somalia on Wed by #terrorist group Al Shabab after making emergency landing in an area controlled by the group…
6 of the passengers were captured, while 2 escaped & 1 was killed... There were foreigners among the passengers, one of the officials said, though their nationalities were not known”
On New Year's Day, #Ethiopia signed a MoU with the unrecognized breakaway republic of #Somaliland to lease 20km of sea coast and set up a military base on soil internationally recognized as Somalia. #Somalia has strongly condemned the deal, calling it a violation of its sovereignty.
As tensions rise in the Horn of #Africa, I speak to experts who point out how the agreement may yet affect events as far away as #Yemen and #Gaza.
Agreement would have granted Ethiopia access to Gulf of Aden under 50-year lease. Somalia has cancelled a controversial deal between Somaliland, a breakaway region of the country of around 18 million, and landlocked Ethiopia that would have allowed Addis Ababa access to the Red Sea....
Klimaextreme in Somalia: Eine Stadt steht unter Wasser
Klimaextreme und El Niño überschwemmten das somalische Beledweyne. 250.000 mussten evakuiert werden.
Compounding natural hazards and high vulnerability led to severe impacts from Horn of Africa flooding exacerbated by #ClimateChange and Indian Ocean Dipole
After years of drought the short rainy season (Oct. to December, OND) in the #HornOfAfrica brought exceptionally heavy rains, particularly in November, leading to severe #flooding in the South of #Ethiopia, Eastern #Kenya and many regions in southern and central #Somalia.
Loss and damage is one of those #Climate phrases that quickly loses power, like "collateral damage"
This week @thecontinent gives it new meaning with reporting from #Somalia where a drought that killed tens of thousands has been replaced by floods.
Relatedly, DRC will soon have what the continent calls (justifiably) 'An election in the most important country on the planet'
‘Unprecedented scale’ of violations against children in Gaza, West Bank and Israel, UN report says (www.theguardian.com)
More grave violations against children were committed in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel than anywhere else in the world last year, according to a UN report due to be published this week.The report on children and armed conflict, which has been seen by the Guardian, verified more cases of war crimes against children in the...
Somali pirates release hijacked Bangladeshi ship (www.bssnews.net)
Somali pirates has released hijacked Bangladeshi cargo vessel MV Abdullah and all 23 crew members after keeping hostage for 32 days, an official of the owner company of this ship said....
'I’d be a king in Somalia with this money:’ Foreign POWs on being lured to fight for Russia in Ukraine (kyivindependent.com)
Adil Muhammad, a Somali, sits in a Russian military uniform among other prisoners of war (POWs) in a press conference in Ukraine’s capital in mid-March. The former infantryman was captured in combat near Marinka in Donetsk Oblast while fighting with the Russian army in Ukraine in early 2024, five
Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies (www.reuters.com)
More than 20 attempted hijackings since November have driven up prices for armed security guards and insurance coverage and raised the spectre of possible ransom payments, according to five industry representatives. Two Somali gang members told Reuters they were taking advantage of the distraction provided by Houthi strikes...
Somalia cancels Ethiopia's Red Sea deal with Somaliland (www.thenationalnews.com)
Agreement would have granted Ethiopia access to Gulf of Aden under 50-year lease. Somalia has cancelled a controversial deal between Somaliland, a breakaway region of the country of around 18 million, and landlocked Ethiopia that would have allowed Addis Ababa access to the Red Sea....
Death toll from Somalia floods nears 100 (www.theeastafrican.co.ke)
The death toll from devastating floods in Somalia is close to 100, with almost two million people affected, the country's cabinet said Thursday....