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Somalia's Ex President: The government should accept its failures in protecting citizens from Al-Shabaab

Somalia's ex-President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed was an accidental politician. Now he wants to become the first man in the country to be re-elected.

Three Children die as a result of hunger in Somalia's capital

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Three children among them twins have died this week in an internally displaced camp in Somalia's capital, family members said.

Somalia Constitutional Review Process: Puntland's View

GAROWE, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) - Around the world, there is not a perfect "single model" to implement a Constitutional Review Process, nor is there a definitive data supporting a single model for a post-conflict fragile setting, such as Somalia.

Somalia: UN envoy sees greater cooperation with Somaliland

HARGEISA, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER)- The United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan speaks to the press during visit to Hargeisa on Thursday where he had a meeting with local officials.

Somalia: AMISOM hospital receives laboratory and theater equipment

MOGADISHU, Somalia– The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) has handed over medical equipment to a health facility operated by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Mogadishu.

Baidoa's first girls-only school: investing in girls' education to transform communities in Somalia

It is recess time, and lively chatter can be heard from the grounds of Abdalla Deerow School in Baidoa.

Police officers from Nigeria, Sierra Leone, honoured for contributing to peace in Somalia

Mogadishu – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has honoured 19 police officers from Nigeria and Sierra Leone for contributing to ongoing international efforts to restore peace and security in Somalia.

Somalia: Media law amendment seeks restrictions on free press, gag social media

MOGADISHU, Somalia, (HORN OBSERVER) – Debate on the Somalia Media Law amendment has kicked off at the country's Upper House (Senate) on Tuesday as lawmakers firmly opposed new sections of the law that seek to impose restrictions on the free press and censorship against social media.

One killed, another injured in the Ethiopian Somali region amid protests against mosques burn in Amhara region

JIGJIGA, Ethiopia (HORN OBSERVER) Authorities in Somali State in Ethiopia have said at least one person was shot dead and another wounded after the security forces clashed with angry protesters in Jigjiga on Tuesday.

Eritrea to build new embassy in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki together with Ethiopian prime minister Dr Abiy Ahmed have laid foundation stone for a new Eritrean embassy building in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopian media reported.