The Latest Breaking News from Somalia

More than half of children aged under five in Somalia are facing acute malnutrition

The Marrakech International Film Festival committee has unveiled the list of films partaking in the official contest of its 19th edition scheduled between November 11 and 19. The films represent 14 countries including four in Europe (France, Portugal, Switzerland, and Sweden), two from Latin America (Brazil and Mexico), four from…

Urgent aid response needed as climate crisis, Covid, local conflicts and soaring fuel prices push millions more into hunger

Britain is no longer the key humanitarian player and ‘great ally’ it once was, says envoy trying to get support for Somalia’s drought

Somalis say the current drought is worse than any they can remember, with thousands of people dying and a rare famine declaration possible as soon as this month.

In today’s newsletter: One million people have already been displaced by the country’s second famine in just over ten years. This is how Somalia found itself in a dire situation once again

Somalia is in the midst of the worst drought anyone there can remember

Within weeks, a famine could be declared in Somalia, affecting hundreds of thousands of people

The Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, runaway inflation and climate change are all fuelling a global food security crisis. Gayle E. Smith is the chief executive officer of the ONE Campaign, an NGO co-founded by the singer Bono. She spoke to FRANCE 24 about fighting extreme poverty in the…