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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.

Somali Special forces kill Al-Shabab bomb expert in Lower Shabelle region

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali special forces known as DANAB based in Balidoogle airport reportedly killed senior Shabab bomb expert in Somalia's lower Shabelle region, SONNA reported.

AMISOM fetes senior police officers for service to Somalia

Mogadishu—The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Wednesday feted senior police officers from Zambia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone for outstanding service to Somalia during their tour of duty.

Somalia's president to assent draconian media bill into law ahead of elections

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) – Members of Somalia Federal Parliament's Upper House on Tuesday passed a controversial and draconian media bill which according to journalists' trade unions and opposition lawmakers described as a tool designed to stifle press freedom ahead of the country's…

Denmark donates DKK115 million for the protection of the rights of Somali children

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) – During a visit to Baidoa, South West Somalia, the Danish Government underscored their commitment to uphold the protection rights of Somali children by contributing an additional DKK50 million to UNICEF, making a total contribution of DKK115 million.

East African people risk plunging into hunger as locust outbreak threatens food security

NAIROBI, Kenya (HORN OBSERVER) - A serious and widespread Desert Locust outbreak is destroying crops and pasture across eastern Ethiopia and neighbouring areas of Somalia, parts of Sudan, Eritrea and northern Kenya with a high risk of further spread in the absence of immediate and significant scale…

UN: 5.2 million people remain in need of assistance in Somalia

NAIROBI, Kenya (HORN OBSERVER) - The humanitarian situation in Somalia remains fragile due to the impact of the prolonged 2016-2017 drought, and erratic and abnormal performance of rains through last year and the year before.

Somali army take over militant stronghold in Lower Shabelle

Somali Special Forces (Danab) Monday took control of Al-Shabaab revenue headquarters, Toratorow in Lower Shabelle region and killed 10 militants, Hiiraan Online reports.

Journalists covering elections in Galmudug State of Somalia protest against restrictions, TV editor released

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 13 January, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) stands in solidarity with local journalists and media houses in Galmudug who on Sunday evening 12 January, protested against the increasing pressure and blockage against independent journalists covering Galmudug State election…

SOMA conducted symposium on strengthening Somali security agencies and media relations in Johwar City

Jowhar City, Sunday January 12, 2020: the Somali Media Association (SOMA) has organized and conducted one-day symposium on strengthening security agencies and media relations for promoting the safety of journalists, access of information and freedom of expression.

Somalia's Ex President: The government should accept its failures in protecting citizens from Al-Shabaab

Somalia's ex-President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed was an accidental politician. Now he wants to become the first man in the country to be re-elected.

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.

Joint Communique on the Visit of the President of Somalia to Eritrea

At the official invitation of H.E President Isaias Afwerki, H.E Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed, President of Somalia, visited Eritrea from 10-11 January, 2020.

Somaliland court hands down one year jail sentence to Horn Cable TV editor

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 11 January, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is extremely dismayed by the unfair and politically motivated sentence of one year in jail and a fine of three million shilling (US$300) against Horn Cable TV editor, Abdikadir Saleban Asayr (Coday) over spreading propaganda…

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.

Ethiopia: 8.4 million people are in need of humanitarian aid, UN says

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HORN OBSERVER) - The United Nations says some 8.4 million Ethiopians are projected to have humanitarian needs in 2020, the majority of whom are in Oromia (3.3 million), followed by Somali region (2.4 million) and Amhara (1.0 million).

Somalia Constitutional Review Process: Puntland's View

GAROWE, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) - Around the world, there is not a perfect "single model" to implement a Constitutional Review Process, nor is there a definitive data supporting a single model for a post-conflict fragile setting, such as Somalia.

Somalia's Puntland leader calls for National dailogue to resolve issues in question before 2020 elections

President of the Puntland regional state of Somalia, Sa'id Abdullahi Deni, has called for a meeting between central government leaders and those of the country's regional states.

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…

AU Statement on Sayidla Junction bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia - Statement

Addis Ababa, 09 January 2020: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has learnt with great sadness of the car bomb attack at Sayidka Junction checkpoint in Mogadishu yesterday.