Horn Observer

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.

REVEALED: How a former Somalia state TV official was smuggled into Finland

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The former director of the Somali National Television (SNTV), Sharma'arke Mohamed Warsame has been smuggled into to Finland as the local human trafficking networks escalate their profitable business in unstable region, the Horn Observer can reveal.

Naming and shaming press freedom violators in Somalia

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) last week published its annual press freedom report which provides an insightful highlight of the disastrous effect of the October 2022 directive of the ministry of information that restricted independent media coverage on the ongoing…

FAO and Somaliland Government Open New Desert Locust Monitoring and Pest Control Centre in Hargeisa

HARGEISA – Somaliland Vice President, and Mr. Ezana Kassa, Head of Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have officially opened the first Pest Control Centre in Somaliland. The centre, which is based in Hargeisa, will act as Desert Locust Early Warning and…

Hormuud Receives ISO Certification in Information Security Management System

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Hormuud Telecom, Somalia's leading telecommunications company, has been presented with the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 international certificate for Information Security Management System by Bureau Veritas. 

AU forces announce a joint military operation against Al-Shabaab

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said they will kick off a new military offensive against the militant group al-Shabaab alongside the Somali forces, the mission's head said.

Somali court postpones hearing of press freedom case as it collides 8th anniv. of journalist's attack

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) A court in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, has postponed the hearing of the press freedom case in which the secretary-general of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) Abdalle Mumin is a defendant, the court said in a short message on Wednesday.

Introduction to the ICC: International Criminal Court launches new educational video series in French and Spanish

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (HORN OBSERVER) On 25 January 2023, the International Criminal Court (ICC) launched a new series of 15 videos in French and Spanish, in which experts of the Court and of the Assembly of States Parties Secretariat develop key themes on the study of International Criminal Law (ICL)…

International partners welcome state-building efforts and call for continued progress

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) International partners* welcome efforts by Somalia's leaders to advance priorities on peacebuilding and state-building, including through the regular meetings of the National Consultative Council.

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.