Somalia

Somalia Flood risk management infrastructure (River Embarkments) handed over to local authorities to enhance community climate resilience - statement

The Federal Government of Somalia has handed over 11 rehabilitated Juba River breakage sites in Dolow (4 sites) and Bardere (7 sites) districts of Jubbaland State to local administrations in order to take the ownership and continuous maintenance of the rehabilitated infrastructure to address the recurring…

Police fire live bullets at angry protestors in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, 3 protesters killed

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) At least three protesters were confirmed killed and several others wounded after Somali police fired live bullets at protesters in Mogadishu Howlwadaag district, witnesses said.

Lawyers sue eight Somali govt officials over human rights violation

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Human rights lawyers representing Somali journalist and human rights defender Abdalle Ahmed Mumin have sued eight Somali government officials for their involvement in the detention, persecution and discrimination against Mr. Mumin, according to a new court filing seen by Horn…

International partners welcome state-building efforts and call for continued progress

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) International partners* welcome efforts by Somalia's leaders to advance priorities on peacebuilding and state-building, including through the regular meetings of the National Consultative Council.

ATMIS congratulates SNA on the liberation of El-Dheer, Galcad and Harardheere towns in Galmudug State

Mogadishu, Somalia The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) and Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef, congratulates Somali Security Forces on the liberation of El-Dheer, Harardheere, Galcad and…

Somalia army and allied clan militias took over strategic towns from the militants

Mogadishu, (Horn Observer) Somalia's SNA backed by clan militias on Monday took over the strategic towns of Haradhere and Galcad from Somali-based Al-Qaeda-affiliated militant group al-Shabaab in Somalia's Mudug region, officials said

Somali journalists union leader courageously exposes abuses before the court in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The secretary-general of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) Abdalle Ahmed Mumin appeared at the Banadir Regional Court on the second hearing in a case that severely impacts media freedom and the safety of the journalists in Somalia.

US Combined Joint Task Force personnel visit Berbera port ahead of planned U.S.-led multinational military training exercise

Hargeisa, Somaliland (Horn Observer) officials from U.S. Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA) personnel conducted a site survey visit to the port of Berbera on Friday, US government said in a statement.

Somalia: At least 7 killed, 37 wounded in car explosions in separate attacks in two towns in central Somalia - Official

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) At least 7 people were killed and 37 others were wounded after cars filled with explosions carried out on Saturday two separate attacks in two towns in Hiiraan region, officials said.

ATMIS conducts forensic fingerprint training for the Somali Police Force

Mogadishu, Somalia: A team of detectives from the Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) of the Somali Police Force have completed a three-day intensive training on crime-related evidence gathering.

Bomb explosion near a football stadium where anti-Shabaab rally was taking place

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Police in Mogadishu and witnesses say a bomb exploded near a football stadium in the capital as thousands of Mogadishu residents - many of them government employees with face masks to conceal their identities - gathered for anti-Shabaab rally on Thursday.

How a peaceful Banadiri businessman was shot dead in Mogadishu by a govt soldier

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Tuesday January 10 was a miserable day for the family of Abukar Mohamed Nurani who was shot dead by a Somali government soldier following an extortion demand in front of his shop in Hamarweyne district.

A Somali intel officer killed in a government forces' fight in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) At least one officer of the Somali national intelligence agency (NISA) was killed and several others injured after two rival functions of the Somali military and the intelligence units clashed at a checkpoint outside the heavily-fortified Mogadishu airport on Wednesday,…

Somalia govt officials use private companies as a proxy to launder stolen money, receive kickbacks

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) Officials within Somalia government are now implicated in a new money laundering scheme and kickbacks going off the radar of the finance ministry and other regulators, current and former government officials have now exposed.

Somalia's Puntland State declares to act as an independent state

GAROWE (HORN OBSERVER) The semi-autonomous region in Somalia's northeast of Puntland State announced it will carry out its own affairs like an independent government until the constitution is completed and referendum is held, according to a press statement by Puntland presidency.

Egypt, Somalia sign MoUs on higher education, cultural cooperation, media in Cairo

Egypt's Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and his Somali counterpart, Hamza Abdi Barre, witnessed the signing of the MoUs during an official visit by Barre and a high-level delegation to Cairo.

U.S. donates $9 million in weapons, equipment to support Somalia National army

Mogadishu, Somalia - The United States presented $9 million in weapons, vehicles, medical supplies, and other equipment to the Somali National Army (SNA) in a ceremony on Sunday, January 8 attended by Minister of Defense Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Jama and U.S. Ambassador Larry André.

New shipment of medicine and medical supplies arrives in Somalia

Somalia is facing a historic drought that is affecting 8.3 million people across the country, particularly children and women. To help address this crisis, UNICEF Somalia has received a shipment of approximately 30 metric tons of medicine and medical supplies from the UNICEF Supply Division in Copenhagen.…

Gunmen shot dead a peace activist elder amid rise of assassinations in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Unidentified gunmen shot dead a prominent peace activist and clan elder, Yusuf Adan Madey in Mogadishu, police and family members said on Monday.

At least 20 killed in an Al-Shabab attack in Somalia' Middle Shabelle region

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) At least 20 killef and scores wounded on Friday in an ambush on government base at Hilowle Gaab village outside Ruun-Nirgood in Somalia's Middle Shabelle region, relatives said as quoted bu the local media