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The Balancing Act of Diplomacy: How Russia Struggles to Appear on Africa's Horizon

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh As popularly known to African leaders, Russia has thousands of decade-old undelivered pledges and several bilateral agreements signed with individual countries, yet to be implemented, in the continent.

Sergey Lavrov's working trip to Africa

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh On the eve of his four-nation African tour from July 24 to 28, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, shared reflections on the prospects for Russia-African relations within the context of the current geopolitical and economic changes. He makes official working visits to Egypt, Ethiopia,…

SJS secretary-general addresses Exile Media Forum in Hamburg, Germany

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The Exile Media Forum, which is the largest specialist conference on exile journalism, has been held in Hamburg, Germany from 16 – 17 May 2022.

University of Southern California Schwarzenegger Institute Hosts Eisenhower Fellows from Africa

LOS ANGELES (HORN OBSERVER) The USC Schwarzenegger Institute hosted 20 Eisenhower Fellows from Africa working to address the challenges of pollution and global warming.

Somali journalists condemn killing of Al-Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) today joined a silent protest to condemn the brutal killing of Al-Jazeera Arabic journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, shot dead by Israeli forces during as assignment in Jenin town in the West Bank.

UNSC condemns heinous terrorist attack on AU forces in Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest possible terms the heinous terrorist attack by Al-Shabaab against the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) Forward Operating Base in Elbaraf, Middle Shabelle region, on 3 May 2022.

Somalia expels corrupt AU diplomat over leaked voice recording

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somalia Federal Government on Thursday expelled top African Union diplomat in Somalia, Francisco Madeira after a leaked voice recording circulated online in which he insulted certain communities in Somalia and the country's prime minister.

Sub-Saharan Africa: Millions denied vaccines, deepening inequality and human suffering from conflicts sum up 2021

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) Wealthy states colluded with corporate giants in 2021 to dupe people with empty slogans and false promises of a fair recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic while many people from Africa were denied life-saving vaccines, in what amounts to one of the greatest betrayals of our times,…

African countries to define regional agrifood systems priorities

MALABO (HORN OBSERVER) More than 50 African countries will come together at the 32nd Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations' Regional Conference for Africa (ARC32) to define regional priorities in agrifood systems transformation.

Uganda contingent in Somalia gets new commander

Mogadishu,Somalia – Brigadier General Keith Katungi has formally taken up office as the new contingent commander of Ugandan troops serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).