#Somalia govt forces last week captured #ElBur, last district center in central #Galmudug region controlled by #AlShabaab, though they later retreated from other key towns in the area.

https://www.voanews.com/a/somali-army-captures-elbur-district-a-major-al-shabab-base/7241788.html https://www.voanews.com/a/7245333.html

Though Somalia govt victories in Galmudug region are a big deal, Al Shabaab's core stronghold area in the south remains largely untouched.

#OSINT #conflictracking #geography #geopolitics #HornOfAfrica #Africa #military @geography @geopolitics

🔴 #Etiopia "Esorto l'amministrazione Abiy Ahmed a fermare l'invasione e l'uccisione di innocenti del popolo Amhara."
Christian Tadele, membro del parlamento etiope
Dopo la "cessazione ostilità" del 2 nov.2022 in seguito a 2 anni di guerra genocida in #Tigray, perdurano instabilità e violenze come attività di polizia e militari per ristabilire l'ordine pubblico da aparte della governance del Premier etiopie "nobel per la pace 2019"‼️
#Africa #HornOfAfrica

🚨 La situazione #nutrizionale delle #donne in #gravidanza e che allattano e dei #bambini sotto i cinque anni su #Tigray richiede ancora un intervento urgente.
Il programma nutrizionale di #ICRC 🏥 sostiene migliaia di donne e bambini malnutriti, con risultati salvavita. Molti di loro si trovano in luoghi difficili da raggiungere.
#Etiopia #Africa #HornOfAfrica

🚨 Nonostante il confine tra #Etiopia🇪🇹 ed #Eritrea🇪🇷 sia chiuso come conseguenza di 2 anni di #guerra atroce e genocida, il mercato migratorio di eritrei che vogliono scappare dal #regime di Isaias #Afwerki per rifugiarsi in Etippia continua senza tregua. Naturalmente con grande soddisfazione #economica per i Caronti da ambo le parti che traghettano e guadagnano sulle vite di queste persone.
#refugees #HornOfAfrica #Africa #KnowMoreAfrica #migranti

No hope for peace as war in Sudan intensifies

https://www.dw.com/en/no-hope-for-peace-as-war-in-sudan-intensifies/a-66203520?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#Sudan #GeneralAbdelFattahal-Burhan #Hamdan„Hemeti“Dagalo #HornofAfrica #Refugeecrisis #Africa #Chad

Popular leader of #Somalia's #Hiiraan (#Hiran) region, after being fired, has unilaterally declared new "#HiiraanState", claiming to be separate from #Hirshabelle state, which it officially forms half of. https://en.halbeeg.com/2023/06/25/beledweyne-is-no-flight-zone-ali-jeyte/

#statehood #admin1 #geography #HornOfAfrica #geopolitics @geography

#Eritrea rejoins #IGAD, the main #intergovernmental organization for cooperation between #HornOfAfrica countries.

https://www.africanews.com/2023/06/13/eritrea-rejoins-east-africa-trade-and-security-bloc-igad-after-16-years/

#geography #EastAfrica #geopolitics #AfricanIntegration #RedSea #Africa @geography @geopolitics

#Eritrea rejoins #IGAD, the main #intergovernmental organization for cooperation between #HornOfAfrica countries.

https://www.africanews.com/2023/06/13/eritrea-rejoins-east-africa-trade-and-security-bloc-igad-after-16-years/

#geography #EastAfrica #geopolitics #AfricanIntegration #RedSea #Africa @geography @geopolitics

WFP temporarily halts food aid to Ethiopia

https://www.dw.com/en/wfp-temporarily-halts-food-aid-to-ethiopia/a-65869394?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#Ethiopia #TigrayPeople'sLiberationFront(TPLF) #Globalfoodsecurity #HornofAfrica #Drought #Waterscarcity

Despite previous experience with #drought, the current dry spell in the #HornofAfrica is considered to be the most severe in many decades. The #heat has desiccated the soils, leading to withered crops and the death of MM of livestock. MM of people now confront serious #food shortages, with hundreds of thousands teetering on the brink of starvation. The responsible is #climatechange.😨

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/deadly-african-drought-wouldnt-have-happened-without-climate-change/

Sudan's ceasefire has collapsed. The ceasefire in neighbouring Ethiopia meanwhile, appears to be holding for now. My @globalvoices article on the post war recovery among devastated communities has just been translated to Spanish.

The plight of the ethnic Afar people, translated by Spanish language editor Gabriela Garcia Calderon Orbe.

#Ethiopia #Afar #HornofAfrica

https://es.globalvoices.org/2023/04/26/asolada-por-la-guerra-minoria-afar-de-etiopia-enfrenta-larga-recuperacion-durante-la-paz/

The 3rd plane is a #KC767 aerial refueling plane. The rescue team from #Japan is coming in fully prepared. They're throwing in 370 personnel from the Ground and Air Self-Defense forces.

source: https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20230422/p2g/00m/0in/015000c
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"The three planes, including a #C130 and #C2 transport aircraft, will be stationed in #Djibouti, a country in the #HornOfAfrica about 1,200 kilometers southeast of #Khartoum, the capital of #Sudan, while the ministry and #SDF assess the situation.. "

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2023/04/b5ee2b61b9fd-japan-sdf-planes-arrive-in-djibouti-to-prepare-for-sudan-evacuation.html

I guess I should have added #HornOfAfrica to my hashtag collection. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/15/sudan-gunfire-khartoum-rapid-support-forces/ #WaPo #Sudan

Countries in the Horn of Africa have been hit by a multiyear drought. Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda are expected to continue getting below-normal rainfall in 2023.

Prolonged dry spells, particularly in semi-arid and arid regions, may have serious impacts, particularly if people aren’t prepared.

https://theconversation.com/droughts-bring-disease-here-are-4-ways-they-do-it-201031

#Droughts
#hornofafrica
#Africa

On February 22nd, the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Center stated that rainfall in the #HornofAfrica is expected to be below-normal over the next three months, making the region’s current #drought trends now worse than during its 2011 #famine. The UN have stated that deaths in the country are expected to surpass deaths caused by the area’s famine in 2011, during which more than 260,000 people died of starvation. Read more: https://www.isciences.com/blog/2023/02/28/-africa-surpluses-persist-s-of-sahel-deficits-in-central-and-n-africa

Beijing wishes to be seen as a mediator in the Horn of Africa, but its ability to be an effective mediator is hindered by its guiding principle, “stability preservation” (weiwen, 维稳), which favors regime preservation and excludes other stakeholders.

https://buff.ly/40p7z6S

#China #Africa #mediation #conflictresolution #HornofAfrica

Elsewhere, at the end of 2022 its now clear that the #HornofAfrica has suffered its worst drought on record - the drought across #Somalia, #Kenya & much of #Ethopia has increased #food insecurity for around 21mn people & forced many to leave their troubled #farm lands - caused by five poor rain seasons in a row (driven by the #climatecrisis) - makes a bit of snow in the UK look a bit beside the point!

h/t @Nikkei for the data

RT @RefugeesIntl
"Famine declaration is not a magic wand, but it can bring much-needed attention to a situation" - @QulshTM

Somalia is on the brink of famine, as droughts worsen in the #HornofAfrica. @QulshTM urges the int’l community to act before it's too late.

https://buff.ly/3YtL5kj

In the #HornOfAfrica, a Climate-Fueled #Food Catastrophe Looms

Climate change-induced #drought is exposing cracks in the global food system and overwhelming humanitarian aid. https://undark.org/2022/12/19/in-the-horn-of-africa-a-climate-fueled-food-catastrophe-looms/

Supporting 🇺🇦 #Ukraine against 🇷🇺 #Russia 's invasion is a crucial priority for both Kiev and the 🇪🇺 #EU. But to prevent a serious degradation of global peace and security, the Union should devote more time, energy and resources in other conflict areas.

📒Read the five priorities we suggested in our #EUWatchList:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/global/watch-list-2022-autumn-update

📺Watch our video summary:
https://youtu.be/El0ErtOUOgU

#War #Peace #Ukraine #DRC #SriLanka #Venezuela #HornOfAfrica #ClimateChange