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Six months on, Somalia govt investigations have not resulted in arrests or prosecutions as Gololey victims' relatives await justice

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) – Authorities in Somalia should intensify their investigation into the abduction and apparent summary execution of seven health workers and a pharmacist in May 2020, Human Rights Watch said today. Six months on, government investigations have not resulted in arrests or prosecutions,…

African bank to shore up Sudan's health system to contain COVID-19 pandemic

ABIDJAN (HORN OBSERVER) The Board of the African Development Fund on Wednesday approved grants worth $28.233 million to Sudan to shore up the country's health system to effectively respond and contain the COVID-19 pandemic, mitigate its social and economic impacts and build resilience to future…

Price of guns rises in Mogadishu amid fears of election violence in Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) At a black market, in Mogadishu, a group of men negotiated the price of two AK-47 rifles on Saturday. The buyer, who only shared his initial as Ahmed, said the price was much higher than it was sold five months ago.

Somalia election: A vicious cycle marred by corruption, lack of oversight

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) When the prime minister of Somalia announced last week the members of the Federal Electoral Implementation Team (FEIT), the nation got an early glimpse of what to expect from the upcoming parliamentary and presidential election: a return to the widespread irregularities seen…

Accor grows its portfolio in Africa with signing of first three properties in Djibouti

DUBAI (HORN OBSERVER) Accor, a world-leading augmented hospitality group, is expanding its footprint in Africa after signing a management agreement with Kamak Investment to manage its first properties in Djibouti.

CAJ Calls on Governments to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists in Africa

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) has today called on African Governments to end the impunity for crimes perpetrated against journalists in the course of their work.

A notorious rights violator picked as a member of Somalia's Hirshabelle Parliament

JOWHAR (HORN OBSERVER) On Tuesday night, Somalia's Hirshabelle State has announced its second Regional Assembly (Parliament) comprising 90 members from the clans in Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle regions.

How a community driven approach is achieving peace at a Somali town with USAID support

MARKA (HORN OBSERVER) Marka town is an ancient port city in the Lower Shebelle province of Somalia and approximately 90km to the southwest of the nation's capital Mogadishu. But this town has been the best example to think when one has to describe the impact of Somalia's protracted conflict.

On United Nations Day, top official reaffirms world body's commitment to Somalia now and going forward

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – On the occasion of United Nations Day, the UN envoy to Somalia today highlighted the long-running partnership between the world body and the country, and reaffirmed the organization's support for Somalis now and into the future.

UN, Somalia government sign new cooperation agreement

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The Federal Government of Somalia and the United Nations today signed a new cooperation agreement which sets out how the country and the world body will work together over the next five years to achieve peace, stability and prosperity for all Somalis.

CECAFA to resume competitions as region recovers from Covid-19

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations [CECAFA] is emerging from10 months of inactivity due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which badly affected the region's football like elsewhere in the world, with two youthful competitions to be held before the end of…

UN Agencies on the spot for delayed pay to youth hired to fight Covid-19

UNHabitat is under fire for delayed pay for youth hired to buttress the fight against Covid-19 in the capital Mogadishu through the Durable Solutions Unit. The matter emerged this week after some 400 health workers hired in Benadir region to help combat Covid-19 pandemic lamented of delayed pay, months…

Food losses increase during COVID-19, a major hurdle to Africa's development

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The first ever International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste will be marked tomorrow with a call to action for African countries to bolster their efforts and encourage private sector investments to reduce food losses and waste.

KENYA: Corruption in the health sector is negatively affecting realisation of the right to health

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) Forty five (45) civil society, non-governmental, community based organizations, professional bodies, trade unions and the private sector in Kenya have written an open letter over the persistent corruption in the health sector. The open letter is directed to the Ministry of Health,…

South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria saw Millions of Cyber Attacks in 2020

LAGOS (HORN OBSERVER) Kaspersky security solutions have reported on 28 million malware attacks in 2020 and 102 million detections of potentially unwanted programs (pornware, adware etc.) they have accounted for by the beginning of August 2020.

New Somali PM gets overwhelming parliament approval

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Mohamed Hussein Roble, who was last week appointed as the new premier of Somalia, has been overwhelmingly approved by the Parliament on Wednesday.

Somalia's int'l partners note agreed electoral process while calling for a decisive democratic progress

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somalia's international partners have taken note of the last week's political agreement announced by the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) President and the five Federal Member State (FMS) Presidents regarding the 2020/21 electoral process.

With less than two months to the polls, Somali president appoints ex-Stockholm bus driver as a new PM

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somalia is expecting to hold its general election in less than two months as the term of the current President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's administration nears to an end.

Somalia's Lower Shabelle Governor praises FAO for restoring irrigation canals

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The Governor of Lower Shabelle region, Ibrahim Adan Ali Najah has praised the restoration of more than 23km primary and secondary canals for irrigation in the Lower Shabelle region previously destroyed by the militant group al-Shabaab.

U.S to continue to fight al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab & ISIS, AFRICOM Commander says

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) On the aftermath of 9/11 nineteenth anniversary, the commander of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRIOM), Gen. Stephen Townsend has vowed to continue fighting al-Qaeda, al-Shabaab and the Islamic State (ISIS) in the world.