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Kenya Airways statement on flights to Hargeisa, Somaliland

Nairobi -Kenya (Horn Observer) Kenya's national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), on May 12, released a press statement clarifying that they had not launched flights between Nairobi and Hargeisa, Somaliland.

Ethiopia: Amnesty International demands an independent investigation into the Axum massacre

Nairobi – Kenya (Horn Observer) The Attorney General's office of the Federal Republic of Ethiopia on May 10, 2021, issued a press statement regarding is investigations into the massacre in Axum, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia that happened on November 28, 2020.

Somalia president meets his Burundian counterpart in Uganda amidst 'growing' diplomatic tensions with Kenya

Kampala, Uganda, (Horn Observer) President Mohamed Abdullahi 'Farmaajo' Mohamed on May 12 joined several regional leaders in Kampala, Uganda for the sixth elective inauguration of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Mr. Farmaajo was accompanied by the country's First Lady, Saynab Abdi Moallim.

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President Farmajo holds talks with Museveni

KAMPALA (HORN OBSERVER) - President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo has held talks with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Kampala.

Russia becomes member of International Organization for Migration

After several negotiations, Russia finally becomes as a full-fledged member of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). It means that Russia has adopted, as a mandatory condition for obtaining membership, the constitution of the organization. It simply implies that by joining this international…

UK Parliamentary Committee recognises the African Development Bank's effectiveness in responding to Covid-19

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has welcomed a report published by the UK House of Commons' International Development Committee on Britain's support to the African Development Bank Group. The report was prepared by the Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent…

Afwerki in Sudan for Dam mediation

KHARTOUM (HORN OBSERVER) - Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki is in Khartoum for talks with Sudanese officials amid tensions over a longtime border dispute between Sudan and Ethiopia.

EU supports Ethiopia's electoral board with €20 million, cancels deployment of Electoral Observation Mission

The European Union said in a statement on Monday that "it was not possible to reach an agreement with Ethiopian authorities on key parameters for the deployment of an EU Electoral Observation Mission in view of the parliamentary elections on 5 June 2021. As conditions are not fulfilled, the deployment…

AU welcomes the reinstatement of the 17 September Agreement as the basis for Somali Elections

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the decision by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia to reinstate the 17 September 2020 Agreement as the basis for the upcoming elections, following the request by H.E.…

Ethiopia: African Development Fund provides $31.2 million to boost nutrition and end child stunting

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast-- The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved a grant of $31.2 million to the Government of Ethiopia to increase access to multi-sectoral nutritional services for children under-five years, by boosting access to services for improved health, a more diverse…

Statement on the death of Ambassador Boubacar Diarra, former AU Representative for Somalia

Mogadishu - April 25, 2021; It is with grief and immense sadness that the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has learnt of the passing away of Ambassador Boubacar Gaoussou Diarra, who was the AU Special Representative for Somalia and Head of AMISOM from 2010 to 2012.

US nominates Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) The US Department of State, in a statement appointed Mr. Jeffrey Feltman as the new U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa. The appointment underscores the Administration's commitment to lead an international diplomatic effort to address the interlinked political,…

Sudan: African Development Bank Group approves proposal to clear $413 million arrears

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- The Boards of Directors of the African Development Bank Group on Friday approved a proposal for the clearance of about $413 million in arrears on loans owed by Sudan to the institution, marking a major milestone in the country's re-engagement with international financial…

Farmajo in Kinshasa to attend Kenya-Somalia talks

KINSHASA (HORN OBSERVER) - Somalia's isolated president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has travelled to Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to hold talks with Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta over their diplomatic ties severed.

US President Joe Biden picks career diplomat Larry André as the new Ambassador to Somalia

NAIROBI, KENYA (Horn Observer)— The U.S. President Joe Biden had picked Larry Edward André Jr as the new U.S Ambassador to Somalia on Thursday replacing Donald Yamamoto, who served as the Ambassador to Somalia since November 2018, officials said.

42 Dead after Smuggler's Boat Capsizes off the Coast of Djibouti

At least 42 people have died after a boat operated by people smugglers, transporting approximately 60 migrants escaping conflict in Yemen, capsized on its way to Djibouti in the early hours of Monday morning.

EXPLAINED: How Guelleh's dictatorship survived in Djibouti

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The people of Djibouti went to the polling stations on Friday to vote for the country's president. This was the country's eighth poll since its independence in 1977. The last election took place in 2016, which was boycotted by opposition parties.

Five killed in blasts in Mogadishu and Baidoa

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - At least five people have been killed and another one was injured in two separate blasts in Mogadishu and Baidoa town, officials and witnesses confirmed.

Guelleh wins elections to lead Djibouti fifth term

ARTA (HORN OBSERVER) - Ismail Omar Guelleh will serve for the fifth term as the president of Djibouti, a tiny country in horn of Africa region but strategically important country, after he defeated his challenger.