Publication date: Available online 14 September 2026 Source: AJO International Author(s): Bemnet Tereda Mulat, Amir Nuri Mohammed

A new study finds that while nearly all residents of Burao understand chikungunya transmission, poor preventive practices and weak environmental conditions continue to leave Somaliland vulnerable to future outbreaks

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a significant global health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where hypertension is a p...

In Somaliland, recurrent drought and climate shocks have severely disrupted livelihoods, leaving agro-pastoral communities struggling to sustain their income and food security. The women of Burao had watched the drought take almost everything, the animals, harvests, plans they once had. What it could not take was the decision to sit together, save together, and rebuild. Over 30 months, Acted – alongside partners Welthungerhilfe and Candlelight, worked with 435 households across three villages in Burao District, Somaliland, reaching 2,610 people hit hardest by climate change. Through the EU-funded BREACH programme, the project brought women together in Self-Help Groups, trained them in literacy, business, and financial skills, and supported land restoration, giving agro-pastoralist families practical tools to grow food, save money, and plan ahead. Supporting communities through locally-driven interventions For years, the families of Burao’s Togdheer region have lived under the weight of recurring drought. Season after season, failed rains have stripped agro-pastoralist communities of their livestock, their harvests, and their ability to plan ahead. By late 2025, Somaliland had declared a national drought emergency, appealing for help for one million people. In Togdheer, water sources dried up and pastureland disappeared. By early 2026, the number of Somalis facing Crisis-level food insecurity...

Somaliland marks the 35th anniversary of reclaiming its sovereignty on May 18 under the theme “Recognition and Resilience.” Celebrations across Hargeisa, Burao, Borama and the diaspora highlight national unity, youth patriotism, resilience and growing hopes for wider international recognition following Israel’s formal recognition of Somaliland

Publication date: Available online 14 September 2026 Source: AJO International Author(s): Bemnet Tereda Mulat, Amir Nuri Mohammed