Politics

Press Release: President Isaias of Eritrea holds talks with Somali President

President Isaias Afwerki met with Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, in El Alamein City in the mid-morning hours today for extensive talks on bilateral relations and other matters of vital importance to both countries.

Somali Clans sign peace agreement to end long-running conflict in Galmudug

BALANBALLE, Somalia (Horn Observer) - Somalia's prime minister traveled Monday to Balanballe district in the central Galgaduud region to witness the signing of a peace agreement between the Ayr and Marehan clans living alongside each other in the area.

Diplomatic Break: Ethiopia and Eritrea Slide Into a New Crisis

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (Horn Observer) Relations between Ethiopia and Eritrea have taken a sharp turn for the worse after Ethiopia shut down its embassy in Asmara and expelled 10 Eritrean diplomats, prompting Eritrea to announce that it would cut diplomatic ties with its neighbor.

New Ethiopian Coalition Emerges as Reported Drone Strike Destroys Tigray Aid

A new coalition of seven Ethiopian political and armed groups has emerged amid the country's continuing political and humanitarian crises, while a reported drone strike has destroyed a truck carrying food assistance to displaced people in Tigray.

Somalia's Federal Member States Aren't Defending Sovereignty — They're Defending Their Patrons - No One in This Fight Is Neutral

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) — On September 13, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre held a farewell meeting for Türkiye's outgoing ambassador, Alper Aktaş, thanking him for his service and calling Türkiye "a close friend and brotherly country." In the weeks around it, protesters in…

Somali-Turkish Tensions Rise as Deportations Follow Anti-Ankara Protests

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) Nearly 50 Somali nationals have been deported from Turkey and arrived at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, amid reports that hundreds of other Somalis remain detained in Istanbul and could also face deportation

The Legal Case of Somaliland Secession from Somalia

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The Signature That Never Comes: Why Somalia's Clan Killers Walk Free

Mogadishu, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) — Somalia's Military Court has proven, again and again, that it can investigate, convict, sentence, and execute quickly when it chooses to. In 2023 alone, the country carried out at least 55 executions — at least 23 of them by military courts, including seven…

Somalia: Blood, Blades, and Broken Streets: Inside the Terror Colonizing Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) — On 12 September 2026, in the central Waberi district, a Ciyaal Weero gang cornered Cabdiqani Maxamed Cumar Baakaay and struck him with machetes, wounding his eye and skull, relatives said. He died of his injuries at Hodan Hospital. He was a student at City University…