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Somalia normalises its diplomatic ties with Kenya

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - Somalia has restored diplomatic ties with Kenya after it cut the relations barely six months ago over alleged interference by Kenya.

Somalia: AMISOM gives hope to ailing Somali boy in Kismayo

Kismayo, Somalia – It all started as a pimple, then festering wounds that spread rapidly, to his limbs and other parts of the body, rendering him immobile.

Somalia: AMISOM donated medicines and an assortment of food items to patients at Dhobley General Hospital

Dhobley, Somalia—In the spirit of the holy month of Ramadan, Kenyan soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday visited Dhobley General Hospital to cheer the sick and also donate much-needed medicines and an assortment of food items.

Somali disbands interim poll committees

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) - The country's interim electoral committees have been disbanded after leaders of the federal and regional governments failed to inked deal inclusive agreement to hold parliamentary and presidential elections.

Farmajo in Kinshasa to attend Kenya-Somalia talks

KINSHASA (HORN OBSERVER) - Somalia's isolated president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has travelled to Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to hold talks with Kenya's president Uhuru Kenyatta over their diplomatic ties severed.

Westgate attack hero unopposed for Senate seat

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) - Son of late Garissa County Senator and a hero who took part in the operation to rescue hostages in the middle of an attack on Westgate by Al-Shabaab in 2013, Abdikadir Yussuf Haji has won the senatorial seat vacated by his late father.

Kenya denies IDs to Somalis amidst diplomatic rift with Somalia

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) - Kenya authorities on Friday denied IDs to hundreds of Somali people who lived in Kenya's coastal region for more than thirty years barely two days after the East Africa nation ordered UN to draft a plan to close two main camps, housing half-a-million refugees.

Somalia: Celebrating Women in AMISOM on International Women's Day

SOMALIA, Mogadishu, 8 March 2021–In Dhobley, southern Somalia, Captain Alice Indimuli is an expert in working with explosives. Importantly, she works to keep herself and her comrades serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, safe from explosives planted by enemy combatants.

U.S AFRICOM commander visits East African nations to strengthen partnerships, fight against al-Shabaab

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) U.S. Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, completed a four-day trip to Kenya and Djibouti to conduct strategic engagements with partner nation leadership, assess operations and security of U.S. force locations, and demonstrate continued commitment to working…

Small-scale traders should be at the heart of Africa's post COVID-19 investment efforts

ABIDJAN (HORN OBSERVER) Industry experts meeting this week for a virtual discussion focused on resetting, retooling and restarting regional integration in Africa in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, underscored the importance of putting small scale traders at the heart of any initiatives.

CAJ holds General Meeting, sets-up its Governing Council

ABUJA (HORN OBSERVER) The Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) has today completed its first General Meeting and elected its Governing Council for a three-year term to address issues affecting journalists and their organizations in Africa.

A notorious rights violator picked as a member of Somalia's Hirshabelle Parliament

JOWHAR (HORN OBSERVER) On Tuesday night, Somalia's Hirshabelle State has announced its second Regional Assembly (Parliament) comprising 90 members from the clans in Hiiraan and Middle Shabelle regions.

KENYA: Corruption in the health sector is negatively affecting realisation of the right to health

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) Forty five (45) civil society, non-governmental, community based organizations, professional bodies, trade unions and the private sector in Kenya have written an open letter over the persistent corruption in the health sector. The open letter is directed to the Ministry of Health,…

South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria saw Millions of Cyber Attacks in 2020

LAGOS (HORN OBSERVER) Kaspersky security solutions have reported on 28 million malware attacks in 2020 and 102 million detections of potentially unwanted programs (pornware, adware etc.) they have accounted for by the beginning of August 2020.

AMISOM staff officers honoured for contributing to peace and stability in Somalia

Mogadishu – The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has awarded service medals to 42 senior military staff officers serving within the AMISOM Force Headquarters in Mogadishu from 10 African countries in recognition of their contribution towards peace and stability in Somalia.

Vulnerable IDPs in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia forcibly evicted during Covid-19 pandemic

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) Over 70,000 people, many of whom are internally displaced, were forcibly evicted from their homes in urban areas across East Africa even during the most prevalent months of the Covid-19 pandemic - a new report by the Norwegian Refugee Council reveals.

Journalists Leaders Launch The Congress of African Journalists, CAJ

Leaders of African Journalists organisations have today launched the Congress of African Journalists (CAJ) to face the current challenging effects of COVID-19 and the collateral impacts on press freedom, the safety of journalists, access to information, affecting journalists in the course of their work.

A plane with humanitarian aid shot and nearly downed in southern Somalia town of Qansah-Dhere

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) - A SalaamAir chartered plane ferrying humanitarian aid was nearly downed in the southern Somalia town of Qansah-Dhere in Bay region on Monday after it was shot with DSHK machine gun, local security and witnesses said.

Kenya talented rugby player Allan Makaka dies in road accident

NAIROB (HORN OBSERVER) The Kenya Rugby Union expresses its deep sorrow on the passing of Allan Makaka, a fastest Rugby player following a traffic accident on Saturday 23 May 2020.

Kenya: €188m African Development Bank loan to boost COVID-19 response

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank today approved an €188 million loan to support the Government of Kenya's efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate the related economic, health and social impacts.