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Airstrikes kill at least 3 civilians in Southern Somalia as telecom services disrupted

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – Airstrikes targeted multiple locations in southern Somalia, resulting in the deaths of at least three civilians, including a mother and her child, according to local media and Hormuud Telecom.

ATMIS, US Army commanders discuss Somalia security during the transition

Mogadishu – Senior commanders with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) held talks with top U.S. military officials on Friday on the security situation in Somalia.

WHO requires US$ 145 million to respond to health emergency in Sudan and neighbouring countries

Brazzaville, Cairo, 16 June 2023 – The World Health Organization (WHO) today released a new funding appeal requesting US$ 145 million to meet the increasing health needs of people affected by violence in Sudan and to assist those who have fled to neighbouring countries to seek safety.

Somalia: Wanla-Weyn Deputy Commissioner killed in ambush, weapons looted as clan conflict escalates in Lower Shabelle

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – The deputy district commissioner of Wanla-Weyn, Hashim Mohamed Shareero, met a tragic end in an ambush near Bulo Hansho village while returning from Mogadishu on Friday night, as confirmed by local officials.

Somalia's Profitable charcoal trade benefits government and Al-Shabaab: Report

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – The lucrative charcoal trade in Somalia serves as a significant source of revenue for both the government and the militant group Al-Shabaab, a new investigation report has revealed.

Sudan: Displaced people face disease and dire conditions after latest violence in Khartoum

WAD MADAN/BRUSSELS – As heavy fighting resumed in Sudan's capital at the end of the most recent ceasefire this week, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Wad Madani have seen a worrying increase in the number of people arriving from Khartoum.

Banadiri MPs in Somalia accuse International Community of deepening marginalization and racial targeting

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – Lawmakers representing the Banadiri community in Somalia have raised their voices against the continued marginalization faced by their community, attributing it to foreign aid exacerbating their plight.

Al-Shabaab intensifies attacks killing 11 security officers in Kenya's Northeastern province

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) – Kenya's Northeastern province has witnessed an upsurge in terror attacks by the militant group Al-Shabaab, resulting in the deaths of at least 11 security officers over the past two days, as reported by Kenyan media.

At least 10 killed as rival armed groups clash in Elbarde town of Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – At least 10 people have lost their lives, while an unknown number have been injured after gunfight erupted in Elbarde town of Bakool region, near the Somali border with Ethiopia on Wednesday, according to local residents.

Dozen killed in a fighting in Barawe as clan-based conflict escalates in Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – A heavy gunfight broke out on Monday afternoon in the coastal town of Barawe in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region, resulting in more than 10 deaths and multiple injuries, according to local sources.

Burundi launches first polio vaccination campaign in more than a decade

Bujumbura – Burundi's health authorities today launched the country's first national polio vaccination campaign since 2011, targeting nearly 3 million children under seven years of age following the first alerts of circulating poliovirus type 2 in more than three decades.

AU Military Staff Committee concludes fact-finding mission to Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia– A delegation from the African Union (AU) Military Staff Committee who form part of the AU Peace and Security Council have concluded a fact-finding mission to Somalia to assess the security situation ahead of the planned reduction of ATMIS troops at the end of this month and in…

Devastating storm leaves dozens homeless in Somaliland village

Hargeisa, (Horn Observer/Kaab TV) Dozens of villagers in the Ina Guuxa, a small rural village located in the south of Hargeisa city, Somaliland, were left homeless after a violent storm struck on Thursday last week, resulting in the destruction of approximately 10 residential buildings, according to…

Danish-Somali citizen arrested after beheading mother in Kismayo

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – A Danish-Somali man was apprehended by police in the Somali port town of Kismayo, for the alleged beheading of his mother, according to the police.

Nearly half of children in Sudan set to go hungry as conflict stops farming

KHARTOUM, 9 June 2023 – Over 9 million children in Sudan – just under half of all children in the country[i] – will face severe food shortages in coming months due to conflict disrupting crop production, said Save the Children.

Somalia: ATMIS condemns the terrorist attack at a lido beach hotel

Mogadishu – The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), strongly condemns the terrorist attack at the highly patronised Pearl Hotel in Mogadishu on Friday evening.

UNICEF deeply shocked by the reported deaths of more than 20 children in Lower Shabelle region of Somalia following the detonation of a discarded explosive device

Statement attributable to Ms. Wafaa Saeed, UNICEF Representative in Somalia MOGADISHU, 10 June 2023 - "UNICEF is deeply shocked and horrified by reports that at least 22 children were among 27 people killed in an explosion in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia following the detonation of an unexploded…

Somalia: On first Garowe visit, new UN Special Representative hails recent 'one person, one vote' district elections in Puntland

Garowe – Continuing her visits to the country's Federal Member States, the recently-appointed top United Nations official for Somalia today visited Puntland where she met its leadership and hailed recent elections there.

SOMALIA: Al-Shabab siege at Mogadishu beachside hotel leaves at least 15 dead, dozens injured

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) Fighters from the armed group al-Shabab launched a six-hour siege at a beachside hotel in Mogadishu on Friday night, resulting in the death of more than 15 individuals and leaving over 30 others injured

Child labourers are the unseen victims of climate change

A new UN study exposes the link between climate change and child labour Opinion piece by Abebe Haile-Gabriel, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Africa