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Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa.The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland.
Jan 2, 2024 · Somalia country profile. 2 January. Created in 1960 from a former British protectorate and an Italian colony, Somalia collapsed into anarchy following the overthrow of the military regime of ...
Jul 17, 2024 · Somalia, easternmost country of Africa, on the Horn of Africa. It extends from just south of the Equator northward to the Gulf of Aden and occupies an important geopolitical position between sub-Saharan Africa and the countries of Arabia and southwestern Asia. The capital is Mogadishu. Learn more about Somalia here.
Dec 26, 2021 · Somali elder at an internally displaced people (IDPs) in Baidoa, Somalia. Somalia has been riven by decades of conflict and extreme weather events but, says Adam Abdelmoula, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the country, there are signs of progress amidst a host of ongoing challenges. “I arrived in Somalia in September 2019, two ...
Apr 14, 2024 · Giant step for Somalia with UN Security Council seat. It is hailed as a significant step for the country after years of civil war. Africa. 24 Apr 2024.
Jun 11, 2024 · Somalia president accuses Ethiopia of trying to annex part of its territory. President Mohamud ‘objects’ to Ethiopia’s Red Sea port deal with Somaliland, territory Somalia claims as its own ...
Jul 10, 2024 · Somalia has one of the world’s lowest primary school enrollment rates – just over 40% of children are in school – and one of the world’s highest youth unemployment rates. Life expectancy is low as a result of high infant and maternal mortality rates, the spread of preventable diseases, poor sanitation, chronic malnutrition, and inadequate health services.
Apr 11, 2023 · The 2023 Humanitarian Response Plan to meet Somalia’s needs requires $2.6 billion to assist 7.6 million people – but its funding stands at around 15 per cent, so far. At the earlier joint media encounter in Mogadishu, the UN chief called on the international community to “urgently fund” the Plan. “Somali people deserve the solidarity ...
An overview of Puntland, an autonomous region of Somalia in northeast Africa. Africa. Watch Live. All the latest content about Somalia from the BBC.
Somalia is currently facing the worst drought in 40 years. As in other countries, hunger has increased, amid a series of global shocks affecting the supply of food, including COVID-19-related supply chain problems, extreme weather events, and more recently high food and energy prices exacerbated by the war in Ukraine.
