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Ex-Somalia spy chief calls regional states to be vigilant of Farmajo's term extension plan

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Former Director of the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbaloshe has called for the leaders of the Federal Member States to stick to their decision on the importance of holding a timely election in Somalia.

Somali govt to investigate Beledweyne flight crash

MOGADISHU (SOMALIUPDATE NEWS) - The Somali Federal Government has dispatched a fact-finding mission to Beledweyne to investigate the cause of the plane crash at Ugas Khalif Airport in Beledweyne on Tuesday.

Cafis Campaign (forgiveness) in Somalia elects new chairman

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Cafis Campaign (Forgiveness) has this week elected an interim leadership, after ousting its former Chairman, local media reports.

City of Helsinki organized an open public gathering for the Somali parents to address the current situation of the Youth

Helsinki 11.7.2020- An open public event organized by city of Helsinki, especially its youth department for the Somali youth and parents was held on Friday afternoon at Puhos market East of Helsinki.

Hopes dashed for families of murdered Somali journalists

MOGADISHU (Horn Observer) - "We are suffering until today. No justice. Nobody investigated the murder of Hassan. We are hopeless. We need support. Following the murder of my husband I cannot sustain my children," says Habiba Adan Ahmed, 35-year-old wife of slain Somali journalist, Hassan Osman…

Police fire at demonstrators protesting against President Farmaajo's term extension in Mogadishu, Journalists' equipment confiscated and threatened

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Hundreds of residents took to the streets in Mogadishu to protest against the planned term extension by the President Farmaajo's government, witnesses said.

Somali military court sentences to death a police officer for killing two civilians in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somali military court on Friday sentenced to death a police officer who shot two civilians in Mogadishu Boondheere neighborhood.

Somalia's Stadium Mogadishu reopens after a 16-year closure

Somalia's home of football, Stadium Mogadishu, staged a football game for the first time on Tuesday (30 June 2020) after a 16-year closure, according to Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF)

Vulnerable IDPs in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia forcibly evicted during Covid-19 pandemic

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) Over 70,000 people, many of whom are internally displaced, were forcibly evicted from their homes in urban areas across East Africa even during the most prevalent months of the Covid-19 pandemic - a new report by the Norwegian Refugee Council reveals.

AU envoy to Somalia extends goodwill message to Djibouti on its Independence Day

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Francisco Madeira, today, congratulated the government and the people of Djibouti on the country's 43rd Independence anniversary.

Somaliland shutters independent TV, the second in three days

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the raid and the closure of Universal TV headquarters in Hargeisa by Somaliland police on Saturday 27 June, 2020, the second station shuttered in three days.

Somali police kills a young woman and injures a journalist in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Amid an increasing police brutality in Somalia capital, Somali police shot dead a young woman on Wednesday night in an apparent targeted attack in Hodan district, family and eyewitnesses said.

Ethiopian parliament delays scheduled August Elections indefinitely

Addis Ababa (Horn Observer) Ethiopian parliament on Wednesday extended the term of the houses and councils of the regional states in 114 votes in favor, 4 against and one abstention, a move that delays the scheduled elections for August indefinitely, Ethiopian News Agency reported.

Farmaajo achievement: Civilian killings, Qalbi-Dhagah's extradition and war on media

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) On Saturday, Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo addressed the joint session of the seventh Sitting of the Somali Federal Parliament's both chambers (Upper House and Lower House).

Floods, locusts and COVID-19: UN agencies warn Somalia's gains at risk from 'triple threat'

Mogadishu – The political and security gains made by Somalia over recent years could be at risk of reversal if swift action is not taken by the international community to help local authorities avert a major humanitarian crisis due to the combined effect of devastating floods, desert locusts and the…

UN launches Somalia flood response plan to assist hundreds of thousands

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The United Nations and the Humanitarian partners in Somalia formally released the 2020 Somalia Flood Response Plan which targets hundreds of thousands of people in the floods-affected regions in the country.

Somali investigators identify but can not name officers who rounded and murdered eight health workers in Gololey

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somali investigators have identified military officers who rounded up and murdered eight health workers in Gololey village last week, three senior officials told Horn Observer in an exclusive interviews on Wednesday and Thursday.

SOMA members on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19 in Somalia, its Secretary General said

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somali Media Association (SOMA), an employer's association with its membership exceeding over 30 media stations across Somalia except Somaliland said on Tuesday member media stations are on the frontline on the fight against COVID-19, amid the country recorded…

Somalia Elections Conundrum: Beyond the Soundbites

"Nine men who are blood brothers like us - Eight of them being from the same mother like you; And the other one has another mother like me - And the eight are deceiving the man like you; And the man is figuring out the tricks like me..." — The Dervish.

EXCLUSIVE: How eight health workers were rounded up and murdered by Somali military in Gololey

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) On Wednesday afternoon, May 27th, around 1.30pm, Muse Mahi, 56-years-old, has finished his midday prayers in the mosque just next to the Mother and Child Health centre (MCH) in Gololey village in the Middle Shabelle region. Suddenly he saw an armed man with AK-47 wearing Somali…