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Somalia: Media law amendment seeks restrictions on free press, gag social media

MOGADISHU, Somalia, (HORN OBSERVER) – Debate on the Somalia Media Law amendment has kicked off at the country's Upper House (Senate) on Tuesday as lawmakers firmly opposed new sections of the law that seek to impose restrictions on the free press and censorship against social media.

Members of the Somali Disability Empowerment Network receive two day workshop in Mogadishu supported by Finnish NGO

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali Disability Empowerment Network (SODEN) held a two day workshop in Mogadishu's Afrik hotel aiming to promote rights of Somali disability awareness and understanding of UN-convention on rights of persons with disability (UN-CRPD).

Somalia to investigate dead fish found in its shores

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia government on Wednesday that its investigating dead fish seen in Mogadishu shores and vows to take DNA tests for the Somalia fish to combat the illegal fishing, Sonna reported.

Somalia parliament approves government budget for the year 2020

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia federal parliament on Tuesday jointly approved $476.5 million budget in the year 2020 in an overwhelming vote, SONNA reported.

Somalia: AMISOM conducts an induction training to orientate 37 newly deployed police officers

Mogadishu – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has conducted an induction training to orientate 37 newly deployed police officers.

Al-Shabab takes credit for the Saturday's deadly attack in Somalia's capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Spokesperson for the Somali militant group Al-Shabab, Ali Mohamoud Raage said on in a prerecorded audio message that his group was responsible for the Saturday's attack that killed at least 100 people, majority of them civilians and university students.

Somalia: 3 convicted al-Shabaab inmates escape high security prison in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Residents of Somali capital were on Monday shocked to hear that three convicted high profile al-Shabaab inmates escaped Mogadishu Central Prison two days after suspected militants detonated a truck bomb killing more than 80 in Mogadishu.

385 Somali police graduate from General Kahiye Police Training Academy

Mogadishu, Somalia– The South West State of Somalia on Sunday passed out 385 police officers who completed six months of training at the General Kahiye Police Training Academy in Mogadishu.

Amid trade union crack down, Sudan Journalists Union declines to handover assets and the Union HQ

KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudan's government has asked Sudan Journalists Union (SJU) to hand over its assets and the headquarters, a move declined by the union officials, the latest move in a string of attacks against the trade unions and civil society organizations.

US airstrikes destroy 2 militant vehicles and kill 2 Shabab operatives in Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Two militant vehicles were destroyed and two Shabab operatives were killed in three US airstrikes in Somalia on Sunday, a day after suspected militant attack killed more than 100 people and wounded dozens in Somalia's capital, US Africa command said in a statement.