Former refugee Abdullahi Mire received the Nansen 2023 prize from UNHCR for setting up "Refugee education hub" that has opened 3 libraries in refugee camps with 100.000 books and contributed to the education of thousands of refugee children

At least 300 goats were killed by lightning that struck their pasture in the Hiiraan region following heavy rains in the area in recent days

Around 88.000 people were internally displaced in Somalia in the first three months of 2024, the UNHCR reported

In the frame of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, and to increase efforts to end the 7-year variant poliovirus epidemic, the Minister of Health and Human Services and high-level representatives reviewed progress, analyzing data and strategies

Ethiopia's ambassador has been expelled and two Ethiopian consulates have been closed: first reason would be the much-discussed agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland but observers say there are also the diplomatic moves between Ethiopia and Puntland