Somalia

Millions of locusts devastate crops in East Africa in the worst outbreak in decades - Oxfam prepares to respond

29 January 2020

Oxfam is preparing for a potential response as swarms of locusts sweep across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia and are likely to grow 500 times bigger by June to neighboring Uganda and South Sudan. The plagues are hitting the East African region where food insecurity has already reached record levels.
More than 52 million people across Africa going hungry as weather extremes hit the continent

7 November 2019

More than 52 million people in 18 countries across southern, eastern and central Africa are facing up to crisis levels of hunger as a result of weather extremes, compounded by poverty and conflict.
Poorest people get less than one cent per day to protect themselves from impacts of climate crisis

23 September 2019

Leaders must heed climate strikes and give vulnerable people the tools to survive.
International complacency puts lives at risk as drought hits Horn of Africa

24 July 2019

More than 15 million people are in need of aid as drought hits parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia again.
Acute malnutrition on steady rise in Somaliland amid aid delays

1 September 2017

Over 380,000 children under five are at risk of dying from a lethal combination of severe hunger and deadly diseases becuase of acute malnutrition.
Threat of four famines in 2017 “a catastrophic betrayal of our common humanity”

24 February 2017

Oxfam is calling for immediate humanitarian and political action as the world stands on the brink of an unprecedented four famines.
Understanding Bank De-Risking and its Effects on Financial Inclusion

18 November 2015

De-risking’ refers to financial institutions closing the accounts of clients perceived as high risk for money laundering or terrorist financing abuse, namely money service businesses, non-profit organizations, correspondent banks and foreign embassies. This report explores the linkages between bank de-risking and the ascendance of the risk-based approach to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT).
Somali Solutions

31 July 2015

This report looks at Somali women’s experiences with conflict, peace, violence, insecurity and state rebuilding
Aid agencies express concern at closure of Money Remittance Providers in Kenya

10 April 2015

On April 7th, 2015 the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) revoked the licenses of 13 Money Remittance Providers (MRPs) based in Nairobi, in an effort to curb the financing of terrorism.
Timeline of the crisis in Somalia

27 August 2014

Our friends at Africa Research Institute have developed a useful timeline to track the development of the food crisis in Somalia month by month.