PODCAST: 977 Days as a Hostage of Somali Pirates Mark Leon Goldberg July 30, 2018 Michael Scott Moore spent 977 days as a hostage of Somali pirates. He is a journalist and in 2012 he set out for the Somali coast on a reporting trip when he was kidnapped. What followed was a two and a half year ordeal that he masterfully recounts in his ...
Map of the Day: Investing in Somalia Mark Leon Goldberg December 5, 2012 Today's Map of the Day comes from a fascinating new initiatiative called Shuraako, which is Somali for "partnership."
Do Rich Countries Have a “Duty” to Help Feed the Horn of Africa? Mark Leon Goldberg February 17, 2012 That's the provocative question that kicks off a not-to-be missed online debate. Check it out.
Why Somalia Needs Your Aid Money Elizabeth Dickinson December 16, 2011 The price of helping Somalia is high—the highest in the world, says the resident UN coordinator for Somalia, Mark Bowden. But it’s hard to imagine how it wouldn’t be: By almost every measure, this country is not just the neediest, but also the most complicated operating environment for aid anywhere on Earth
USAID Launches New PSA Campaign for the Horn of Africa Mark Leon Goldberg October 26, 2011 The PSA campaign includes Dr. Jill Biden, who lead an American delegation to the region last month; and actor Josh Hartnett (who starred in Black Hawk Down);
As Famine in Somalia Spreads there are only Complex, Dangerous And Partial Solutions to the Crisis Penelope Chester September 6, 2011 The UN just announced that a sixth region in Somalia was affected by famine. Things are only getting worse.
Food Prices: Still Really, Really High Mark Leon Goldberg August 17, 2011 New data from the World Bank points to a disturbing trend in global food prices.
Today in Famine: Measles and Malnutritian Killing Somali Refugees in Ethiopia Mark Leon Goldberg August 16, 2011 The latest in our unfortunate series on the crisis in the Horn of Africa.
Who’s Giving to East Africa–(And Who’s Not)? Alanna Shaikh, MPH August 15, 2011 If Americans were as generous as Kenyans, we could fund every open OCHA appeal fully, three times over.
