Somalia

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.

Somalia: Suspected militants target Turkish contractors and Somali police in a car bomb attack in the town Afgoi

AFGOI, Somalia - Suspected Somali militants attacked Turkish contractors and Somali police in the town of Afgoi, 30km south of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 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: Galmudug parliament elects former minister as its new speaker

DHUSAMAREB - Galmudug parliament on Friday elected speaker and two deputies here in Dhusamareb town in a highly contested election ahead of the region's presidential elections.

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…