Reports

The world is off-track to meet Iis Sustainable Water Goal by 2030, UN water experts warn

New York, USA: A global water security assessment led by United Nations water experts found that the majority of the world's population currently live in water-insecure countries. This is a cause for major concern because water security is fundamental to development.

New study finds that 43 000 "excess deaths" may have occurred in 2022 from the drought in Somalia

Mogadishu, 20 March 2023 -- A new report released today by the Federal Ministry of Health & Human Services, WHO and UNICEF suggests that an estimated 43 000 excess deaths may have occurred in 2022 in Somalia due to the deepening drought, a figure higher than that of the first year of the 2017--2018…

African-American Diaspora Consolidating Connectivity between Africa and United States in Multipolar World

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh The U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit held in Washington has placed African-American diaspora at the core for strengthening multifaceted relations with Africa. The White House and African leaders have also stressed the importance of Africa's voices, advocated for incorporating…

DRC arrests Somali man for attacking church

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) – Somali man was arrested by Congolese authorities for allegedly orchestrating a deadly attack on a church in North Kivu near the Ugandan border.

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.

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.

Youth Employability: Is the Quality Deficit of Higher Education Contributing to Youth Unemployment in Mogadishu?

Somalia has one of the youngest populations in the world. It is estimated that around 70% of the country's population is under the age of 30. Nonetheless, 41% and 35% of young people between the ages of 15–19 and 20–24, respectively, are job seekers. While about half of the young population…

Somalia's worsening corruption crisis is fuelled by lack of accountability in govt - Report

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somalia faces a rampant corruption in the government departments with limited or no accountability, according to a new report released today by a local non-governmental organisation.

Somalia national consultative council fails to reach consensus on major issues

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somali political leaders on Wednesday night ended a four day gathering by the National Consultative Council in which the leaders of the Federal Government and those of the Federal Member States failed to reach a consensus on major issues, according to a press statement released…

After a night of mortar shelling, Djibouti's Guelleh visits Mogadishu

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, is under total lockdown on Wednesday as the Djibouti dictator, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh is visiting the war-torn capital.

Amid a soaring division, Puntland leader defies Somali PM's invitation

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The leader of Somali's northern-eastern state of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni has turned down an invitation from Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, to attend a state reception dinner hosted by the prime minister for the visiting U.S Congresswoman Ilhan Omar in Mogadishu…

New Ugandan battle group deploys in Somalia under ATMIS

Mogadishu, Somalia – The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) have deployed a new battle group to serve under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).

Filipe Nyusi: Using Regional Military Force the Best Way to Enforce Peace and Stability in Africa

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Top U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Chief Lloyd Austin, joined several key leaders from Africa to discuss Peace, Security and Governance issues at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. The three-day gathering brought leaders from across…

Somali president: Ghost civil servants receive World Bank pay as millions of donor money lost in government fraud

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Two-thirds of the five thousand civil servants of the Somali federal government do not report for government work while some of them are certainly ghost employees despite still receiving their monthly salary paid by the World Bank, Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said…

Somali forces shot dead children escaping from forced recruitment in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) At least two children were shot dead and eight others injured after Somali government forces fired live bullets to stop teenagers and underage boys fleeing from forced recruitment of soldiers in Mogadishu on Wednesday, mothers of the children and local journalists…

Somalia: Ahmed Abdullahi Ahmed: Creating educational opportunities for disadvantaged communities

Mogadishu – Ahmed Abdullahi Ahmed believes in education. He believes in its power to transform the lives of his fellow Somalis and in its capacity to help transform Somalia.

Death toll rises despite no official famine declaration in Somalia

Washington, D.C. – Extreme food insecurity continues to claim the lives of people in Somalia amid an unprecedented multi-season drought across the eastern Horn of Africa . Although humanitarian assistance has helped to delay an official Famine (IPC Phase 5) declaration in Somalia, experts warn the…

NRC: Famine already present and killing tens of thousands in Somalia

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) Following a statement by the Famine Review Committee's report on Somalia's worsening drought, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said that famine already present and killing tens of thousands in Somalia.

Report: Facing the impacts of climate change, agropastoralists in Africa are taking responsibility for their own development

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in agropastoral communities, investments must facilitate seamless cross-border mobility, diversify skills and livelihood options, and directly strengthen family and socio-cultural bonds.

Somalia's state media websites down amid a war on al-Shabaab ideology

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) As dramatic and greediness for money engulfs Somali federal government key institutions, now the ministry of information has disabled its own state media websites over claims of unpaid subscription dues, sources within the ministry revealed.