Reports

Al-Shabaab carries out first public execution since Covid-19 hit Somalia

MOGADISHU (Horn Observer) Al-Shabaab militant group on Wednesday executed six young men over allegations of espionage in Jamame town in the southern Somalia region of Lower Jubba, the group's propaganda media and security observers confirmed.

Somalia: Elman FC boss resigns but will involve as sports fan

LONDON (Horn Observer) Chairman of Elman Football Club, Abdirizak Farah Omar (Goroje) has today stepped aside as the club's boss after two years in office.

Two Covid-19 patients in critical condition as Somalia Health Minister briefs the nation

MOGADISHU (Horn Observer) Somali Minister of Health, Fowsiya Abikar Nur has said two Covid-19 patients receiving medical attention at the De-Martini Health Facility in Mogadishu are in a critical state and as a result would need further medical care to save their lives as the country records 21 cases…

Public outcry as Somalia Information Ministry's advert seen as insult on women

MOGADISHU (Horn Observer) A job advert by Somalia Information Ministry on Friday enticed a public outcry after the advert contained a criteria regarded as insult and discrimination against Somali women journalists seeking employment in the state media.

Somalia marks International Women's Day

Mogadishu, 10 March 2020 – Women across Somalia on Sunday joined the rest of the world to mark the International Women's Day, during which they highlighted the role of women in the advancement of peace and stability in Africa.

Fighting in Somalia's border town of Belet-Hawo displaces hundreds of families

BAARDHEERE, Somalia (Horn Observer) Hundreds of families have displaced their homes after fighting between forces loyal to federal government of Somalia and militias loyal to Abdikarin Janan, a fugitive wanted for war crimes by Somalia's government, witnesses said.

Somali TV journalist briefly arrested in SW Somalia over critical Facebook post

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 11 February, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the brief detention of journalist Hussein Ali Gesey, a correspondent for the privately-owned independent Five Somali TV, by South West State authorities in Burhakaba town of Bay region on Tuesday 11 February, 2020…

Somalia: AMISOM Ugandan troops mark 'Tarehe Sita'

Mogadishu – Ugandan troops under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Mogadishu, have carried out a community sanitation exercise and free medical camp to commemorate the Armed Force's Day.

Amb. Dahir Geelle to run for Somalia presidential election in 2020/2021

Johannesburg , South Africa (Horn Observer) former minister of information Amb. Dahir Mohamoud Geelle announced his presidential candidacy in the upcoming elections in Somalia set to take place in 2020/2021.

Somalia's Puntland arrests its presidential press officer

GAROWE, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) Police in Somalia's Puntland State on Wednesday evening arrested senior Presidential Press Officer, Omar Mohamed Somane in the Puntland State capital, Garowe for what officials described as violating internal rules of the presidency.

Somalia starts public consultations to review the country's provisional Constitution

Mogadishu – Over one hundred participants from Benadir Region joined today the inaugural consultative meeting on the constitutional review process, organized by the federal Ministry of Constitutional Affairs (MoCA). The three-day event is the first in a series of open and inclusive meetings that will…

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.

Somalia government suspends a multi-million World Bank project for the development of local municipalities

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia government on Saturday suspended a multi-million World Bank project known as Somalia Urban Resilience Project (SURP), officials said.

Mystery overshadows missing Somali Danish girl said to have been kidnapped in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia - (Horn Observer) A mystery has overshadowed a missing 16 year old Somali - Danish girl Amal Nor Osman who has been learning Islamic teaching in a local rehabilitation center in Mogadishu's Hodan district, where she has been studying before leaving the college to unidentified…

Somalia's Al-Shabaab has placed 18 lawmakers in the new Galmudug parliament

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) - Members of the new Galmudug State Assembly will on Friday select the next Speaker of the regional House of Representatives in a highly contested election in one of the most divided regions in Somalia.

Three Children die as a result of hunger in Somalia's capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Three children among them twins have died this week in an internally displaced camp in Somalia's capital, family members said.

President of Somalia on working visit in Eritrea

Asmara - President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of the Federal Republic of Somalia arrived in mid morning hours of today, 10 January for two-day working visit in Eritrea.

Finnish Somali Journalist involved in smuggling scam in Finland

Mogadishu - A Somali Finnish Journalist Wali Hashi has been involved in a series of profitable smuggling chain from Somalia to Europe, where he brokered to send many Somalis to travel from Somalia, a lucrative business which is illegal and many countries are fighting t trying way to encountering how…

Somaliland dismisses the establishment of Red Sea, Gulf of Aden council

HARGEISA, Somaliland - The Breakaway region of Northwestern Somalia dismissed the establishment of the Red Sea Council which announced in Saudi Arabia