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Somalia's Ex President: The government should accept its failures in protecting citizens from Al-Shabaab

Somalia's ex-President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed was an accidental politician. Now he wants to become the first man in the country to be re-elected.

Three Children die as a result of hunger in Somalia's capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Three children among them twins have died this week in an internally displaced camp in Somalia's capital, family members said.

Joint Communique on the Visit of the President of Somalia to Eritrea

At the official invitation of H.E President Isaias Afwerki, H.E Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed, President of Somalia, visited Eritrea from 10-11 January, 2020.

Somaliland court hands down one year jail sentence to Horn Cable TV editor

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 11 January, 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is extremely dismayed by the unfair and politically motivated sentence of one year in jail and a fine of three million shilling (US$300) against Horn Cable TV editor, Abdikadir Saleban Asayr (Coday) over spreading propaganda…

President of Somalia on working visit in Eritrea

Asmara - President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed of the Federal Republic of Somalia arrived in mid morning hours of today, 10 January for two-day working visit in Eritrea.

Ethiopia: 8.4 million people are in need of humanitarian aid, UN says

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (HORN OBSERVER) - The United Nations says some 8.4 million Ethiopians are projected to have humanitarian needs in 2020, the majority of whom are in Oromia (3.3 million), followed by Somali region (2.4 million) and Amhara (1.0 million).

Somalia Constitutional Review Process: Puntland's View

GAROWE, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) - Around the world, there is not a perfect "single model" to implement a Constitutional Review Process, nor is there a definitive data supporting a single model for a post-conflict fragile setting, such as Somalia.

Somalia's Puntland leader calls for National dailogue to resolve issues in question before 2020 elections

President of the Puntland regional state of Somalia, Sa'id Abdullahi Deni, has called for a meeting between central government leaders and those of the country's regional states.

Finnish Somali Journalist involved in smuggling scam in Finland

Mogadishu - A Somali Finnish Journalist Wali Hashi has been involved in a series of profitable smuggling chain from Somalia to Europe, where he brokered to send many Somalis to travel from Somalia, a lucrative business which is illegal and many countries are fighting t trying way to encountering how…

AU Statement on Sayidla Junction bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia - Statement

Addis Ababa, 09 January 2020: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat has learnt with great sadness of the car bomb attack at Sayidka Junction checkpoint in Mogadishu yesterday.