2020-06-26 UN: Migrants in Somalia Know Little if Anything About COVID-19
It is hard to imagine that there is anyone in the world who has not heard of the new coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. But, migrants arriving in…
2020-02-03 Huge Swarms of Locusts Invade Kenya, Somalia
Swarms of locusts have destroyed large areas of farmland and are threatening food security in East Africa. Kenya is reporting its worst locust outbreak in 70 years. Billions of the…
2016-03-04 Al-Shabab Attacks Continue in Somalia
The Al-Shabab terror group continued its latest offensive in Somalia on Tuesday. Witnesses and officials say 16 people died and at least 10 others were wounded in attacks. Four government…
2013-08-05 Increase in Polio in Somalia; Health Officials Fear Virus Could Spread
Hello, and welcome again to As It Is. I’m Steve Ember. Today we tell we tell about cases of the disease polio in Somalia and the danger that it might…