Editorial

Reducing greenhouse emissions is key for Somalia's growing buildings amid worsening climate change

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - In Somalia, building infrastructure has increased and has become booming in recent years. This is due to the revival of the country's economy and return of diaspora back to the country.

Editorial: Mustaqbal Media' quest for Justice "UNLIKELY" in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) It was the day promised that their violators to appear before the attorney general's office for the damages and abuses against their radio station, however, after a long preparation for the case, Mustaqbal Media and their lawyers were on Tuesday morning finally…

South Sudanese media blocked after threats from NSS

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) Yet another South Sudanese media site blocked, despite government officials claiming that Internet blocking is not implemented in the country.

Somalia's govt employed fake journalists to troll journalists and smear political opponents

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Under the presidency of Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, Somali government has employed fake journalists and social media campaigners to carry out a smear campaign against its political opponents and troll on journalists as per documents seen by Horn Observer.

Ahead of general elections, Somalia's AG threatens media and journalists with dire consequences

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somalia's Attorney General (AG) Sulayman Mohamed Mohamud has been threatening media and journalists trying to report the abuses and human rights violations committed by the Somali police and state officials ahead of the country's general elections later in the year.

REPORT: Somalia security remains volatile with 1,086 attacks recorded in four months

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The security situation in Somalia remained volatile, with 1086 attacks by the al-Qaeda-linked militant recorded in the past four months of the year, according to a new report by the United Nations Secretary General released to the Security Council this week.

Pressured and overwhelmed, Somalia health minister considers resignation

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somalia Health Minister, Dr Fawsiya Abikar Nur is on the verge of resigning from her position in a time when the Horn of African country faces another desperate situation as COVID-19 cases spiral, sources within Somali Prime Minister's Office and the Ministry of Health…

Bribe and threat, how Villa Somalia installed Qoorqoor as 'Galmudug president'

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER)- Many Somalis were not caught on surprise by the announcement from Dhusamareb last Sunday when a divided Galmudug's new State Assembly elected Ahmed Abdi Karie (aka Qoorqoor) as the new Galmudug leader.

Somalia's opposition coalition condemn U.S ambassador for unwise legitimization of a fraudulent election in Galmudug

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) - The Forum for National Parties (FNP) has taken a note of the so-called "presidential election" in Dhuusamarreeb, the capital of Galmudug State, on 02 February 2020.

Somalia: District Council Formation from Nomination to Election – A bottom-up Approach - Opinion

Somalia adopted ragtag federalism after the complete collapse of its unitary State in 1991. Since then the Federal Government vested considerable exertion to implement the undefined Federal model in the country to decentralize the power into the lower level.