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Tough choices for drought-affected families in rural Somalia

BELEDWEYNE (HORN OBSERVER) On the outskirts of Beletweyne town in southern Somalia, Maryam Muse Duale breaks up small sticks in her hands, stoking a fire in the dirt to keep her young children warm at night. Maryam has made a flimsy shelter of sticks and cloth; it doesn't keep the cold night air…

African Union and European Union step up digital cooperation following EU-AU Summit

BRUSSELS (HORN OBSERVER) Digital cooperation is a cornerstone of the Africa-EU strategic partnership. This was underlined by representatives from the European Union and the African Union on the 18th of March 2022 at the Africa-Europe Digital for Development (D4D) Hub Multi-Stakeholder Forum.

Somaliland: Two journalists survive attack in Hargeisa, TV reporter detained in Borame

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) strongly condemn and express their concern about the violent attack and the detention against independent journalists in Somaliland.

U.S provides 500 Million COVID-19 vaccine doses worldwide

WASHINGTON (HORN OBSERVER) The United States has now shared over 500 million safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine doses, free of cost, to more than 110 countries and economies around the world – for the sole purpose of saving lives.

Somalia presidential official suspended over allegations of serious human rights abuses including sexual harassment – Sources

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The Deputy Chief of Staff of Somalia's presidency, Villa Somalia, has been suspended on charges of serious abuse and sexual harassment of women staffers and threats to journalists, two presidential sources told Horn Observer.

British Embassy and Hormuud sign new Chevening partnership to enable more future Somali leaders to study in the UK

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The British Embassy in Mogadishu and Hormuud have today signed a new Chevening partnership to enable more future Somali leaders to study in the United Kingdom.

Women in Somalia reconnect amid decades of conflict  and displacement

MOGADISHU (HORNOBSERVER) For more than 30 years Somalia has been mired in deep economic, political and social crisis, with its citizens suffering the most. 

Repressed and Threatened: Journalists blocked from covering elections across Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) condemn the restrictions and blocking of independent media and journalists seeking to observe and report on the process of the indirect elections in Somalia; and express serious concern at the repression…

Journalists in five Somalia regions benefit from Canada-supported media freedom and safety trainings

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) has concluded the fourth round of a series of trainings to improve the safety and security of Somali journalists and media freedom with the support from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) in Baidoa, South West State Somalia.

Germany grants 20 million Euro to FAO to help people in need in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) Germany is providing assistance to the tune of 20 million Euro via the United Nations in order to mitigate the suffering from the ongoing severe drought in parts of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia.

A Swiss citizen finds al-Shabaab protection after his son raped defenceless girls in Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – A Swiss citizen Abdikarin Ahmedsalan Abdi, who lives in Graubünden, has been successful to obtain the protection of the terror group in Somalia after he paid the group to threaten two defenseless families in Mogadishu whose underage girls were raped by Abdi's adult…

ICRC calls for transfers of eligible Guantanamo detainees

WASHINGTON, DC – The ICRC is gravely concerned that the remaining people held at Guantanamo Bay have been behind bars for so many years with little or no clarity as to what will happen to them.

UK announces $10.7 million new funding for drought-affected communities in East Africa

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) The UK's Minister for Africa, Vicky Ford MP, today announced a $10.7 million package of UK support for Somalis affected by extreme drought.

Somalis who need humanitarian assistance rose 30 per cent in just one year, UN says

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) With nearly three million Somalis currently affected by the country's worsening drought, an estimated 7.7 million Somalis will need humanitarian assistance and protection in 2022.

Youth Activist Jamila Haji Mohamed, "There is no doubt that Somali Youth are more committed to obtaining peace than to carrying guns and planting bombs"

Baidoa, Somalia - The path to becoming a youth activist in Somalia can vary. For Jamila Haji Mohamed, it began while studying economics at Mogadishu University in the mid-2010s.

As fighting in Bossaso escalates, ICRC calls for restraint

BOSASO - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Somali Red Crescent Society are calling on all sides taking part in the clashes around Bossaso to show restraint and to ensure that persons not participating in the violence are protected, in accordance with applicable international…

Somalia's stable internet connectivity real boon to online freelancers

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) Mohamed Hirsi grew up and studied in Mogadishu, finishing his telecommunication engineering degree at one of the universities in Mogadishu two years ago. Hirsi doesn't currently work as a telecommunication engineer. He is a graphics designer and motion creator,…

Final year medical student shot by a policeman dies in Mogadishu

Mogadishu, Somalia : A medical student in her final year who was shot by a policeman in a continuing streak of civilian killings by security forces in Mogadishu has succumbed to her injuries this morning.

Rival armed groups clash in Somalia's Puntland

Garowe, Somalia (Horn Observer) Rival groups belong to the Puntland regional government clash in the town of Bosaso on Tuesday after Puntland president fired PSF chief.

U.S and UK ambassadors warn election violence in Somalia, disappointed about women quota shortcomings

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The U.S. and British ambassadors to Somalia, Colleen Crenwelge and Kate Foster, have expressed disappointment over the failure to ensure the 30% quota for women in the recent elections of the Upper House of the Federal Parliament of Somalia.