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Mogadishu Mayor meets Italian Ambassador to Somalia on Italy's support to city development projects

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Mogadishu Mayor Omar Mohamed Omar Mohamoud Mohamed met with the Italian ambassador to Somalia Alberto Vecchi and discussed a range of topics including Italyä's support to the city development projects, local media reports.

British diplomat criticizes Somaliland over bad press freedom reputation

HARGEISA, Somalia (Horn Observer)- Head of the British Office in Hargeisa, Mr Stuart Brown has courageously slapped Somaliland with criticism of its bad reputation of bad press freedom record and human rights.

CPJ: Somaliland court sentences journalist Abdirahman Mohamed Hiddig to 21 months in prison

Nairobi, January 28, 2020 -- Authorities in Somaliland should immediately release journalist Abdirahman Mohamed Hiddig from prison and drop all charges against him, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Somalia's International Partners concerned about latest developments in Galmudug State formation

Mogadishu – Somalia's international partners* are concerned about the developments in Galmudug State that have emerged during the final stage of the months-long effort towards forming a united and stable Galmudug Federal Member State through a reconciliation process and elections.

Somalia: Former Jubbaland Security minister who was in government custody reportedly escaped; Police

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) A former security minister in the regional Jubbaland state of Somalia , Abdirashid Hassan Nur known as Abdirashid Janan, who was detained by the central Somali government in Mogadishu, has escaped, Police said.

Air strike kills senior Alshabaab militant in southern Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Government of Somalia, in coordination with and supported by its US partners, conducted an air strike near the town of Jilib in Middle region that killed one al-Shabaab fighter.

Somali President receives media delegation headed by NUSOJ to hear concerns over media law

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has Sunday night received a media delegation headed by the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) to hear growing concerns from the journalists' community about the media law.

U.S and Somalia governments Announce a New Effort to Promote Youth Workforce Development - Statement

On January 27, 2020, during the Somalia Youth Investment Expo, U.S. Ambassador Donald Y. Yamamoto joined H.E. Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire announced a new joint effort to support young entrepreneurs and innovators to contribute to Somalia's stability and prosperity through employment, skills…

Up to 178,000 Somali children impacted by severe acute malnutrition, UNICEF says

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) - Up to 178,000 children in Somalia are expected to be impacted by severe acute malnutrition (SAM) as of June 2020, according to he United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) which is a United Nations agency responsible for providing humanitarian and developmental…

President Farmaajo to attend Trilateral summit on Somalia, Eritrea and Ethiopia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, to join H.E President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea and H.E Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, in Asmara, Eritrea for the joint trilateral summit involving the countries of the Horn of Africa.

Somalia: Ethiopian officers serving under AMISOM undergo human rights training

BAIDOA . Somalia– Thirty-five Military Officers from Ethiopia serving under sector three of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Friday completed a three-day human rights training in Baidoa. The training was to boost their understanding and appreciation of International Human Rights Law…

RSF: Somali president asked not to sign "deadly" media bill into law

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls on President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also known as "Farmajo," not to sign Somalia's newly approved media bill into law because it would open the way for criminal prosecutions for ordinary press offences and would undermine efforts by the authorities…

ICRC: Millions trapped in near-constant crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HORN OBSERVER) – Millions of people in Somalia and Ethiopia are trapped in near-constant crisis as the combination of droughts, floods, and violence force people from their homes and erode already-fragile livelihoods, International Committee of the Red Cross President Peter…

Somalia: UNSOS hands over 400-bed facility to AMISOM

Mogadishu – The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) on Thursday handed over a 400-bed facility to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) to be used as a Transit Camp for both military and police personnel prior to their deployment into the sectors across Somalia.

US Ambassador to Somalia met with leaders of FMS and discussed key issues

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) US Ambassador to Somalia Don Yamamoto met this week with the leaders of the federal member states among them Puntland, Southwest, HirShabelle and Jubbaland leaders, statement released by the Embassy said.

Somalia stakeholders meet to discuss upcoming elections

MOGADISHU, Somalia– Somali politicians, election officials, civil societies and representatives of minority groups on Wednesday met in Mogadishu to discuss the representation and participation of women, youth and minority communities in the 2020/21 national elections.

Somalia's 2020 Humanitarian Response Plan needs $1 billion to help 3 million people

MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia's federal authorities and international partners today launched a plan requiring more than a $1 billion to provide much-needed humanitarian aid to some three million Somalis this year.

SJS Calls Somali President to withhold and refuse signing draconian media bill into a law

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 22 January, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) protests against the draconian Somali Media Law (amendment) passed by the Upper House on Tuesday 14 January, 2020 and calls for President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo to exercise Constitutional powers to withhold and refuse to…

Missing Somali Danish girl found and sent to Denmark, family told

MOGADISHU, Somalia - (Horn Observer) The family of Somali Danish Girl Amaal Nor Osman who went missing after fleeing a rehabilitation center two months ago has been found and sent to Denmark, family said Wednesday.

Somalia condemns Hormuud Telecom attack by Kenyan Defense Forces in Lower Jubba region

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somalia Ministry of Posts, Communication and Techbology has on Tuesday condemned an attack by Hormuud Telecom base at Jaldeys district in Lower Jubba region by Kenyan Defense Forces, the latest in a string of attacks against Somali telecom business.