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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.

Humanitarian aid: EU allocates additional €25.5 million in African countries

The European Commission has allocated an additional amount of €25.5 million in several African countries dealing with the repercussions of an unprecedented food crisis, but also with the results of conflict and displacement, as part of humanitarian funding allocated last year.

African Media Now Telling its Own Stories

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Under the aegis of the African Union, the continental organization, the AU Media Fellowship programme is frog-leaping to create a positive and compelling brand image for the continent on the global landscape. With financial support from the African Union, media groups are…

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.

Ethiopia: Tough months ahead as rains fail for the fifth season in a row, with millions in need of urgent food assistance

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Back-to-back droughts caused by five failed rainy seasons have left 12 million Ethiopians facing hunger as conflict and forced displacement exacerbate the hunger crisis in the country, Save the Children 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.

Russia Lacks Professionals To Pursue Its Policy Goals in Africa

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh Understandably more than three decades after Soviet collapse, Russia has few well-trained multipolar-oriented specialists and professionals to work seriously on its diverse policy goals across Africa. As simple as the narratives in several reports, Russians have bitterly complained…

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.

Ugandan constitutional court strikes down criminalization of 'offensive communication'

NAIROBI — In response to news reports that Uganda's constitutional court on Tuesday, January 10, struck down Section 25 of the country's Computer Misuse Act, which criminalized "offensive communication," the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement welcoming…

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.

A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report

NEW YORK/GENEVA/WASHINGTON D.C., 10 January 2023 – An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5–24 years lost their lives in 2021, according to the latest estimates released by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for…

US Intercept More Than 2,000 Assault Rifles Shipped from Iran

TAMPA, Fla. - On Jan. 6, U.S. Central Command forces intercepted a stateless dhow in the Gulf of Oman smuggling more than 2,000 AK-47 assault rifles while transiting international waters from Iran to Yemen.

Sudan: How many kilometers do women cross to give birth?

After being carried for three kilometers in rain and mud, Nasreen finally reached the hospital. She was eight months pregnant – and going into labor. Suffering from pre-eclampsia, a serious blood pressure condition that develops during pregnancy, Nasreen was in a critical condition.