Aug 08, 2011
While skeletal baby who became the face of the tragedy in Somalia is out of danger, more than 29,000 others have perished already. Read Article East African famine takes heavy toll on children
Aug 06, 2011
There's the temptation to sing Do We Know It's Ramadan when thinking about Somalia this holy month. But hold you tongue. Read Article Do We Know It's Ramadan in Somalia?
Aug 06, 2011
Across the Horn of Africa, it isn't the case that food is running out. It has run out. The cupboard is empty. What we are now running out of is time, says the supervisor of a disaster response team. Read Article Food has run out in Somalia. And so has time
Aug 06, 2011
Local foundations and charities are raising funds for needy refugees from Somalia. Read Article How you can donate to famine victims in Horn of Africa
Aug 05, 2011
The drought in Somalia is likely to persist in the coming months, tipping all of country's south into famine, experts warned yesterday. The UN says 640,000 Somali children are acutely malnourished, which suggests the death toll of small children will rise. Read Article All of southern Somalia faces starvation
Aug 04, 2011
Militiamen who have not been paid sell their weapons or prey on refugees fleeing famine, making the trek from Somalia's parched landscape even more dangerous for thousands of defenceless refugees. Read Article Gunmen the latest threat to Somalia's drought refugees