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Somalia: 3 immigration officials wounded after clash with NISA members at Mogadishu airport

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) At least 3 immigration officials were wounded, airport equipment damaged after member of the Somali Security and Intelligence Agency (NISA) attacked immigration officials, shortly after the arrival of the Turkish Airlines flight, Officials and witnesses said.

Somalia: AMISOM constructs water well for IDPs families in Jowhar town

Jowhar, Somalia —Families living in Towfiq Internally Displaced Peoples (IDP) camp in Jowhar, Middle Shabelle region of Somalia, will now have access to clean water following the construction of a water well by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).

Somalia: Puntland Military court hands down death sentence to five Shabab members

Galkacyo, Somalia (Horn Observer) Court of the Armed forces of the Puntland State of Somalia has on Wednesday handed down five Shabab members who were found guilty in what the court said a series of assassinations and planting landmines here in Galkacyo and some parts of the country.

Hawiye clan opposes Farmajo's "illegal" term extension

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Traditional elders, intellectuals and politicians hailing from Hawiye clan have opposed Farmajo's term extension endorsed by over 100 MPs who are loyal to the government, saying the President and the Lower House of Parliament will be held responsible for the consequences…

144 Nigerian police officers arrive in Mogadishu to serve under African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM)

Mogadishu, Somalia – A contingent of 144 police officers from Nigeria on Saturday arrived in Somalia, to serve under the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) for a period of one year, during which they will mentor and provide operational support to the Somali Police Force (SPF).

UK Ambassador clarifies content of discussion with Somali official

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) — Office of Somalia Prime Minister has on Sunday run into an awkward situation after the government spokesman posted a misinforming tweet that falsely claimed that the UK's ambassador to Mogadishu discussed wide range of topics including current political situation, strengthening…

Somalia: SNA seals security strategies deal with AMISOM

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Somali military will take a lead role in security operations against al-Shabaab militants following two meeting between senior commanders of AU and SNA.

US President Joe Biden picks career diplomat Larry André as the new Ambassador to Somalia

NAIROBI, KENYA (Horn Observer)— The U.S. President Joe Biden had picked Larry Edward André Jr as the new U.S Ambassador to Somalia on Thursday replacing Donald Yamamoto, who served as the Ambassador to Somalia since November 2018, officials said.

Somalia: AMISOM, SNA military commanders set targets for joint operations against militants

Mogadishu, Somalia 16th April, 2021 –A two-day meeting to evaluate security sector gains in Somalia has ended in Mogadishu, the capital, with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali National Army (SNA) agreeing on strategies for Somali security forces to take a lead role in security…

Civilian vehicle hit by IED kills at least 17 in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) At least 17 people were killed and 2 others were injured on Wednesday after a civilian minibus traveling between Mogadishu-Jowhar road was hit by IED at the vicinity of Gololey, officials said.

EXPLAINED: How Guelleh's dictatorship survived in Djibouti

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The people of Djibouti went to the polling stations on Friday to vote for the country's president. This was the country's eighth poll since its independence in 1977. The last election took place in 2016, which was boycotted by opposition parties.

At least 90 killed in Somali-Afar clashes in Ethiopia

JIGJIGA (HORN OBSERVER) - More than ninety people including women and children have been killed and dozens injured in deadly clashes along the border between Somali and Afar regional states clashes, officials confirmed.

FACT CHECK: Somali president Farmajo lied about getting Covid-19 vaccination jab

MOGADISHU — Somali Federal President, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo lied about getting Covid-19 vaccination jab on 16 March 2021, the Horn Facts has learnt.

Somali gov't terminates murder, torture charges against ex-minister Janan

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - The case of Abdirashid Janan who has been accused of killing and torturing civilians, was shelved after Somali Attorney General Suleyman Mohamud wrote to the Banaadir Regional Court on March 22, directing it to drop the case of Janan.

Getting the story in Somalia can be a deadly affair for journalists

The call came as I was leaving a mosque in the central business district of Nairobi, Kenya. It was my brother, Mohamed, and he had a grim message: al-Shabaab militants had bombed the Central Hotel in Mogadishu, killing at least 10 people, among them Abdishakur Mire, a close friend and former journalist…

Somalia government awards "Peace Award" to veteran CSO leader

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somalia government recently awarded Abdulkadir Ibrahim Ga'al Abkow, a renowned civil society leader, in a event held in Mogadishu's Sahafi hotel, Somali National TV reported.

Somalia Parliament session ends in disarray

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somalia parliament session scheduled to discuss "Covid19" ended in chaos prompting the speaker of the parliament to leave without closing the session in what many lawmakers called the agenda "Misleading".

AMISOM hands over Afgoye military base to Somali National Army

Afgoye, Somalia – Over eight years after taking control of Afgoye town from Al-Shabaab, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Wednesday handed over control of Afgoye military base to the Somali National Army (SNA).

EU threatens 'consequences' for Somali political leaders who undermine dialogue

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The European Union has vowed Tuesday that the Somali leaders who undermine the dialogue or resort to the use of violence will be exposed to measures and will face the consequences of their actions.

Somalia receives first batch of COVID-19 vaccines under the COVAX initiative

Mogadishu – Somalia has joined the growing list of countries to receive the COVID-19 vaccines, under the COVAX initiative which aims to ensure fair and equitable access of all nations to the pandemic-beating solution.