Horn of Africa

Somalia

Javascript is required to view this map.
Statistics: 
Capital: Mogadishu Population: 8 million Life Expectancy: 47
Map Bubble: 

Capital: Mogadishu
Population: 8 million

Somalia is in the midst of a brutal war which has claimed many thousands of lives.

Kenya on the brink: video

Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 19 November 2009 | 0 comments

In the Kajiado district in southern Kenya, the rains have not come for the fourth year in a row. Drought, rising food prices and climate change are combining to threaten the lives of the Maasai herders who call Kajiado home. This video tells their story.

At the Coalface of Climate Change

Posted by Caroline Hickson in Concern Blog | 3 November 2009 | 1 comment
Airfield Farm, Dublin, farm manager Eamon and Kenny

Recently I was privileged to spend a few days in the company of a remarkable man. I first met Kenny Matampash in Kenya in May. A member of the pastoralist Maasai people, he runs a local NGO – Neighbours Initiative Alliance – that provides support to his fellow Maasai.

Kenya’s drought: media coverage

Posted by Louise Finan in Louise in Africa | 27 October 2009 | 0 comments
Herdsman raising goats instead of cattle in Kenya. Photo: Voice of America

Many parts of Kenya have now been without rain for three years.

Concern responds to mounting Ethiopian crisis

23 October 2009

The Ethiopian government yesterday appealed for more than $121 million to feed 6.2 million people at risk of hunger.

Kenya’s “lush land dries up”

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 24 September 2009 | 1 comment
Woman given water in the Turkana. Courtesy of Jehad Nga for The New York Times

There are some harrowing reports coming from Kenya about its worsening drought.

“Climate change is here”

Posted by Louise Finan in Louise in Africa | 7 September 2009 | 0 comments
Moyale in Kenya runs dry. Photograph: Sarah Elliott/EPA www.guardian.co.uk

Journalist John Vidal recently visited Moyale, Kenya, with Concern to see how the prolonged drought has been affecting the communities there.

A typical day for Gloria

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 1 September 2009 | 5 comments
Gloria, Aggrey Amwanda and Musungu stand outside their hut in Mathare

Gloria lives in Mathare Valley, Nairobi, Kenya, one of the largest and most dangerous slums in the world.

Forced to eat pig food: Kenya crisis

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 24 August 2009 | 0 comments
A woman prepares animal feed. Image courtesy of nation.co.uk

People in Kenya’s slums are starving. As reported by the Daily Nation, some of them are taking to eating pig food to stay alive.

Searching for water

Posted by Louise Finan in Louise in Africa | 23 July 2009 | 0 comments

I had always assumed that traveling through a desert would be hot, dusty and disorientating. Last week I found out that yes, all of the above is true.

Syndicate content
page colours:
  • Black/White
  • White/Black
  • Yellow/Blue
  • Standard

Current Style: Standard

text size:
  • Increase
  • Normal
  • Decrease

Current Size: 100%

Subscribe: Subscribe via RSS Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Facebook Concern Youtube Follow us with email alerts