#horn of africa

[nuroful]

The Sudanese American Physicians Association (SAPA) is appealing for donations, especially in the lead up to Ramadan.

#sudan #north africa #east africa #signal boost #mutual aid #fundraiser #middle east #horn of africa #ramadan

[grasshoppergeography]

River basin map of the Horn of Africa. Colours represent different catchment areas.

Read more and buy prints here. Ko-fi | RedBubble | Etsy (digital prints)

#horn of africa #africa #ethiopia #eritrea #somalia #djibouti #kenya #sudan #south sudan #uganda #rivers #river map #watersheds #watershed map #geography #mapping #map #maps #cartography #maps reimagined

[afrotumble]

#horn of africa #cushites

[the-nomadicone]

Djibouti // United States Army

#United States Army #U.S. Army #Army #Military #Armed Forces #High-Angle Shooting #M110A1 #M110 #M110A1 SASS #Semi-Automatic Sniper System #Geiselle #Sig Sauer #SIG #Djibouti #Task Force Wolfhound #Africa #CJTF #Horn of Africa

[kemetic-dreams]

#african #afrakan #kemetic dreams #brownskin #afrakans #africans #brown skin #african culture #afrakan woman #epic video #East African #eritrean #tigrigna #horn of africa #breakfast club #charlemagne tha god #dj envy #angela yee

[iskra8]

Portrait of a veiled smiling afar tribe girl with sharpened teeth, Afar Region, Afambo, Ethiopia by Eric Lafforgue Via Flickr: © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com

#Afambo #Afar #Afar region #Africa #African #African culture #African ethnicity #Anthropology #Beautiful people #Beauty #Child #Children #Colour image #Danakil #Day #East africa #Ethiopia #Ethiopia18-8901 #Ethiopian #Ethnic #Ethnology #Girl #Girls #Head shot #Horn of africa #Indigenous culture #Looking at camera #Muslim #Nomadic people #One girl only

[deadassdiaspore]

On this Puntland day, let’s celebrate the Somali script invented by Osman Yusuf Kenedid, son of the Sultan of Hobyo.

𐒖𐒐𐒐𐒗 𐒔𐒖 𐒚 𐒒𐒖𐒄𐒖𐒇𐒘𐒘𐒈𐒂𐒙.

#Somali #Puntland #East Africa #Horn of Africa #African languages #African history #Osman Yusuf Kenedid

[rjzimmerman]

Excerpt from this story from Grist:

According to the United Nations, the worst famine of the twenty-first century is unfolding in the Horn of Africa. For months, a climate-change-fueled drought of historic proportions and supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine have combined to cause severe food shortages in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya.

Famine experts expect the situation to deteriorate through the fall and winter. A recent report from the Food Security and Nutrition Working Group of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, a trade block representing East African countries, found that more than 25 million people across the region could be experiencing dire food insecurity by early 2023.

“The drought this year was both the most extensive on record and the most intense on record,” Chris Funk, the director of the Climate Hazards Center at the University of California, Santa Barbara, told Grist. He said a combination of climate change and La Niña weather patterns have produced five consecutive dry seasons, which has all but destroyed the domestic food supply in Somalia and its neighboring countries.

According to the latest estimates from UNICEF, more than 7 million people in Somalia alone are already experiencing severe food shortages — around half the country’s population. That includes more than 1.5 million children under the age of five. In addition, 4.5 million Somalis are currently facing severe water shortages. More than 700 children have died in malnutrition treatment centers across the country, though experts caution that the figure is likely an undercount.

#drought #famine #East Africa #crop failure #Horn of Africa #climate change

[fuckyeahmarxismleninism]

By Uriel Araujo

One of recently-elected Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s first actions was to issue a statement thanking President Biden for the redeployment and describing Washington as a “reliable partner” in the country’s anti-terrorism efforts. However several sectors of the country’s society dispute this description. It is widely known that U.S. oil companies, such as Coastline Exploration Ltd, have interests in the country. Already in 1993, a Los Angeles Times article stated that  “nearly two-thirds of Somalia was allocated to the U.S. oil giants Conoco, Amoco, Chevron, and Phillips."

#imperialism #occupation #Somalia #AFRICOM #Big Oil #Joe Biden #hassan sheikh mohamud #colonialism #China #Africa #Horn of Africa #Struggle La Lucha #Pentagon #airstrikes #war crimes #war on terror

[nuroful]

via jinforlaughs and sapayouth on Instagram

#sudan #north africa #middle east #horn of africa #keep eyes on sudan #antiblackness

[grasshoppergeography]

Forest cover map of the Horn of Africa.

High resolution tree cover map based on the analysis of satellite data, with specific sensors made to detect and recognize the reflection from vegetation.

Read more and buy prints here. Ko-fi | RedBubble | Etsy (digital prints)

#forests #trees #forest cover #horn of africa #africa #ethiopia #eritrea #somalia #djibouti #kenya #sudan #south sudan #uganda #maps #mapmaking #maps reimagined #geography #my art #dataviz #independent artist #artists on tumblr

[indizombie]

Some people are more vulnerable to climate impacts than others. Developing countries and communities are often the hardest hit. Many already experience devastating destruction caused by climate change. For example, 2022’s summer of disasters saw Pakistan’s flooding killing thousands and leaving millions without a home. Droughts in Somalia and Ethiopia caused food and water shortages, leaving many people facing hunger and famine. Sudden extreme weather events aren’t the only threat. Climate impacts happen slowly too, but the results can still be devastating. Changes to weather patterns means it becomes harder for communities to count on rains coming to grow crops. And rising sea levels mean thousands in coastal communities risk permanently losing their homes, as huge areas of land go underwater. None of this is a far-flung future; loss and damage is happening now.

‘Loss and damage: who foots the bill for climate destruction?’, Greenpeace

#Greenpeace #Loss #damage #climate impacts #Developing countries #devastating destruction #climate change #2022 Pakistan floods #Horn of Africa #droughts #Somalia #Ethiopia #hunger #famine #extreme weather events #weather patterns #coastal communities

[the-nomadicone]

Djibouti // United States Army

#United States Army #U.S. Army #Army #Djibouti #Task Force Bloodhound #weapons training #CJTF-HOA #Horn of Africa #Africa #M240 #M240B #Combined Joint Task Force #MG #GPMG #General Purpose Machine-Gun

[kemetic-dreams]

Zoskales (Ancient Greek: Ζωσκάλης) (c. 100 CE) was an ancient King in the Horn of Africa. His realm included the ancient city of Adulis in modern day Eritrea.

The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea mentions Zoskales as the ruler of the port of Adulis in Eritrea. According to the ancient sources he was miserly but otherwise upright. He had a Greek education.

At least as early as Henry Salt, some scholars, including Sergew Hable Sellassie and Y. M. Kobishchanov, have identified him with Za Haqala, who is listed in the King Lists of the Kingdom of Aksum as having ruled for 13 years, and who ruled between Za Zalis and Za Dembalé. G.W.B. Huntingford points out, on the other hand, that there is not enough information to be certain of this identification. He argues instead that Zoskales was a petty king whose power was limited to only Adulis

#zoskales #eritrea #aksum #sergew hable #za hagala #greek historian #helen historian #aduis #east africa #ethiopia #horn of africa #african #afrakan #kemetic dreams #brownskin #afrakans #africans #brown skin #african culture #african kingdom

[ausetkmt]

Summary

The announcement follows a similar one by the US Agency for International Development.

USAID said on Wednesday it had discovered that food intended for millions of needy people in Tigray was being diverted and sold.

Neither organisation gave details of the source of the reports.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has paused food distribution in Ethiopia's war-ravaged Tigray region in response to reports that significant amounts of aid were being diverted, the agency said.

The announcement follows a similar one by the US Agency for International Development, which said on Wednesday it had discovered that food intended for millions of needy people in Tigray was being diverted and sold.

Neither organisation gave details of the source of the reports and the WFP did not say who was responsible for the diversions or when they had taken place.

But it said late on Wednesday it was strongly reiterating to our cooperating partners that they monitor and report any illicit activities, and that they are enforcing the agreed controls.

Calls to reconsider suspension

Tigray's interim regional government head Getachew Reda urged humanitarian agencies to reconsider suspending aid, saying in a statement that the moves would hurt their people who are facing grave challenges. Advertisement

He said he had set up a task force to investigate, calling the reported theft a crime against children, the elderly and the disabled.

A spokesperson for Ethiopia's federal government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

A two-year war that erupted in November 2020 between the federal government and forces led by the Tigray People's Liberation Front, which dominates the northern region, killed tens of thousands of people, created famine-like conditions for hundreds of thousands and displaced millions.

Ethiopia’s government and Tigray forces agreed to end hostilities in November, which has allowed additional aid to reach the region and for some services to be restored.

#WFP suspends food aid to Tigray region over reported thefts #ethiopia #tigray region #world conflict zones #food insecurity in east africa #horn of africa #wfp

[iskra8]

Majang Tribe Girl With Traditional Hairstyle, Kobown, Ethiopia by Eric Lafforgue Via Flickr: © Eric Lafforgue www.ericlafforgue.com

#1People #Africa #African #African culture #African ethnicity #Anthropology #Child #Childhood #Children only #Color picture #Colour picture #Day #Ethio14 05655 #Ethiopia #Ethiopian #Gambela #Girls #Happy #Horn of africa #Looking at camera #Majang #Majangir #One child only #One girl only #One person #Outdoors #People #Portrait #Real people #Smile