Rural women unable to feed their children in drought-hit villages in many parts of Somalia have been travelling to the capital Mogadishu to find work – leaving their children behind...

Calls this week (29 January – 4 February 2026) were focused mainly on the harsh impacts of the drought. People called Radio Ergo’s independent audience feedback platform from across all...

(ERGO) - A market fire that destroyed small businesses, combined with the loss of aid, has set back dozens of displaced families in Dollow, southern Somalia’s Gedo region, who have...

(ERGO) - The influx of more than 5,000 pastoralists families whose livestock died in the drought have overwhelmed the local authorities in the small town of Godinlabe, in central Somalia’s...

(ERGO) - More than a year after war broke out in the remote Almiskad mountains in Somalia’s Puntland state, Mahado Cilmi Matan - a widow with 11 children to support...

(ERGO) - Some displaced families in southern Somalia stripped of their livelihoods by drought have managed to rebuild a living after receiving a one-off cash payment from the national safety...

In Gabobe village, on the outskirts of Hargeisa, 40 vulnerable families have been abandoned after other residents migrated away in search of water and pasture following two years of drought....

Consistent with recent past weeks, most calls between 22-28 January 2026 to Radio Ergo’s audience feedback platform contained descriptions of the harsh drought conditions and their impact on lives and...

(ERGO) - Families across southern Somalia’s Bay and neighbouring regions have exhausted their coping mechanisms after consecutive dry seasons, with thousands forced to abandon rural villages and move into displacement...

(ERGO) - In El-aqwan village in Somalia’s central Mudug region, pastoralist families whose livestock have died are experiencing rewards after turning to small-scale farming. Abdullahi Ahmed Dirie is now cultivating...