Reports

Somalia announces new timetable for the National Secondary Examination

Mogadishu, (Horn Observer) Somalia's education ministry on Wednesday unveiled new dates for the National Secondary Examination across the country, a statement from the ministry read.

Somalia: Puntland police protest against unpaid salaries, halt traffic between Garowe and Bosaso

Garowe (Horn Observer) Police in Somalia's Puntland region on Tuesday protested against unpaid salaries, amid Somalia's prime minister accused the region's head for undermining the development project of the region.

Scam leaves 250 Somali migrants stranded in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey – Over 250 Somali migrants found themselves stuck at Istanbul Airport this past Saturday following a botched effort to travel to Nicaragua and subsequently enter the United States illegally.

Handguns provided by Turkey to Somali government are traded on open arms market in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – Turkish provided handguns to the Federal Government of Somalia are traded in the arms market in Mogadishu amid a serious scandal related to the leaked weapons sold in the open market, Kaab TV 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.