In “Refugee on the Threshold,” Timothy Leacock tells of the long and harrowing journey of a Somalian man whose life was threatened by the terrorist group Al-Shabaab after he applied for a government job.
Asylum and helping the ‘Refugee on the Threshold’
Nation/World news briefs: Aug. 22, 2022
In focus: Survivors of Uvalde mass shooting get tuition aid, vandals strike pregnancy center, Somalia at risk of famine
East Africa drought is ‘dire,’ say officials, warning of possible famine
By April, agencies estimated that nearly 16 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia were in urgent need of food assistance due to the drought and were suffering hunger, severe food shortages and extreme hardships.
Pope condemns deadly terrorist attack in Somalia
Pope Francis prayed for the victims of a terrorist attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, that left hundreds dead and countless wounded in one of the deadliest attacks in the country’s history.