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Somali refutes reports claiming its ICJ case will be resolved out of court settlement

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Somali government's chief agent at the ICJ, Mahdi Mohamed Gulaid has dismissed media reports claiming the horn of Africa nation to accepted to resolve its maritime dispute case with Kenya out of court.

Somalia normalises its diplomatic ties with Kenya

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Somalia has restored diplomatic ties with Kenya after it cut the relations barely six months ago over alleged interference by Kenya.

Somalia: AMISOM gives hope to ailing Somali boy in Kismayo

Kismayo, Somalia – It all started as a pimple, then festering wounds that spread rapidly, to his limbs and other parts of the body, rendering him immobile.

Somalia: AMISOM donated medicines and an assortment of food items to patients at Dhobley General Hospital

Dhobley, Somalia—In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan, Kenyan soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday visited Dhobley General Hospital to cheer the sick and also donate much-needed medicines and an assortment of food items.

Somali disbands interim poll committees

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - The country's interim electoral committees have been disbanded after leaders of the federal and regional governments failed to inked deal inclusive agreement to hold parliamentary and presidential elections.

Farmajo in Kinshasa to attend Kenya-Somalia talks

KINSHASA (HORN OBSERVER) - Somalia's isolated president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has travelled to Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to hold talks with Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta over their diplomatic ties severed.

Westgate attack hero unopposed for Senate seat

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) - Son of late Garissa County Senator and a hero who took part in the operation to rescue hostages in the middle of an attack on Westgate by Al-Shabaab in 2013, Abdikadir Yussuf Haji has won the senatorial seat vacated by his late father.

Kenya denies IDs to Somalis amidst diplomatic rift with Somalia

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) - Kenya authorities on Friday denied IDs to hundreds of Somali people who lived in Kenya's coastal region for more than thirty years barely two days after the East Africa nation ordered UN to draft a plan to close two main camps, housing half-a-million refugees.

Somalia: Celebrating Women in AMISOM on International Women's Day

SOMALIA, Mogadishu, 8 March 2021–In Dhobley, southern Somalia, Captain Alice Indimuli is an expert in working with explosives. Importantly, she works to keep herself and her comrades serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, safe from explosives planted by enemy combatants.

U.S AFRICOM commander visits East African nations to strengthen partnerships, fight against al-Shabaab

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, completed a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working…