Somalia

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.

AU delegation urges more action to mitigate humanitarian situation in Somalia

Mogadishu – The African Union Permanent Representative Sub-Committee (AUPRC) on Refugees, Returnees, and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) led by Ambassador Adenkule J.M. King has concluded a five-day assessment mission in Somalia, with a commitment to scale up interventions in the current humanitarian…

SOMALIA: Accord University expands its activities in East and Horn of Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Accord University is an international Somali university offering postgraduate programs dedicated to research, as it has 32 specialized master's and doctoral programs.

Somalia: African Union Humanitarian team visits Baidoa to assess the impact of drought in Southwest State

Baidoa – A high-level delegation from the African Union, led by the Chairperson of the Permanent Representatives Sub-Committee (AUPRC) on Refugees, Returnees, and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Ambassador Adenkule J.M. King, on Sunday visited Baidoa, Southwest State to assess the humanitarian…

Somalia: RFK Human Rights and other leading international organizations call on Somali government officials to drop charges against Abdalle Ahmed Mumin

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights joins six other international organizations in a letter to Somali government officials calling for all charges against journalist, press freedom advocate, and Secretary General of Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, to be dropped.

ATMIS will deliver on its mandate, SRCC and Head of ATMIS assures Somalia's partners

Mogadishu, Somalia – The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), has re-affirmed its commitment to fulfill its mandate in supporting Somalia's path to peace and stability.

Committee of Ambassadors Boosts IGAD Budget 2023 with 10% Increments

(BISHOFTU, Ethiopia): The Committee of Ambassadors of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development yesterday convened and endorsed the IGAD Budget 2023 on the budget of the regional organisation for the year 2023.

Somalia: Journalists in Jubaland State benefit from improved media training

Kismayo– 50 Somali journalists based in Kismayo, Jubaland State, have benefited from a 3-day media training to improve their media skills, personal safety and to professionally report on security in the Federal Member State.

Milking the Somali government: the politics of the status quo

By Mahad Wasuge

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.

Ugandan legislators pledge to support the welfare of UPDF troops deployed in Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia - Members of Parliament from Uganda have committed to support initiatives that will boost the welfare and operational capabilities of the Uganda troops deployed in Somalia under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).

Somalia: Marking international day, UN calls for ensuring human rights for all Somalis

Mogadishu – In observance of this year's Human Rights Day, the United Nations in Somalia has called on Somalis to stand up for human rights to ensure that everyone, including members of vulnerable and marginalized communities, persons with disabilities, internally displaced persons, and others…

Somalia: On Human Rights Day, SJS calls on accountability for violations against freedom of expression

MOGADISHU, Somalia 10 December 2022 – Marking the International Human Rights Day, the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) today calls on accountability for the human rights violations in Somalia, including the abuses committed against journalists and the media community.

Somalia: SOMA Annual Executive Committee Meeting Concluded in Mogadishu

Mogadishu, Friday, December 9, 2022: The Somali Media Association (SOMA) has organized and conducted a two- day Annual Executive Committee meeting at Mubarak Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. from the 7 th to 8 th December 2022.

ATMIS and Jubaland Ministry of Health support twelve Somali medical officers on capacity building

Mogadishu – Twelve medical officers attached to the Somali Security Forces (SSF) and various medical facilities in Jubaland State have graduated after successfully completing an eight-month training to improve their skills. It was a collaborative effort between the Africa Union Transition Mission…

Uganda MPs arrive in Somalia to assess the contributions of their troops to peace and security

Mogadishu, 7 December 2022 – A delegation of Uganda Parliamentarians are on a five-day working visit to Somalia to assess the contributions of the country's troops serving under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS).

Somalia: More than 100 Somali students graduate from University for Peace, including country's president

Mogadishu – Somalia's pool of academic skills deepened recently with the conferring of a range of postgraduate degrees to 166 students – including the country's president.

Somalia: ATMIS congratulates SNA on the liberation of Adan Yabaal

Mogadishu, 6 December 2022 – The SRCC and Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), Ambassador Mohammed El-Amine Souef, congratulates Somali Security Forces on the liberation of Adan Yabaal, a town in the Middle Shabelle region that was a training ground for Al-Shabaab militants.

OPINION: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is driving Somalia towards unavoidable failure

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Amid a devastating security crisis, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's new administration has now hit its road to failure. Unable to curb corruption, nepotism and deep political crisis. The last example could be Southwest and Puntland states now considering severing their…