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Massive Visa Scandal Unraveled at Indian Embassy in Kenya: Somali Patients Exploited

Nairobi, Kenya (Horn Observer) In a shocking revelation, an intricate network of corruption involving Somali, Kenyan, and Indian nationals has been exposed within the Indian Embassy in Kenya. These groups are accused of exploiting vulnerable Somali patients seeking medical treatment in India by significantly…

Iran's Recent Strikes Against Israel: A Calculated Strategic Move

BY - AHMED JABBER

A Year into the Sudan Conflict, an Urgent Call to Address One of the World's Gravest Crisis

Statement by USAID Administrator, Samantha Power -

Sudan Summit: Pledges of funding and diplomatic pressure must materialise quickly

NAIROBI (HORN OBSERVER) – The recent Sudan Summit held in Paris sparked hopes for addressing the dire humanitarian crisis plaguing the region.

CPJ welcomes South Africa's abolition of criminal defamation, calls for further legal reforms

Lusaka – The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's signing into law a bill that abolishes criminal defamation, and urged authorities to reform other problematic laws that threaten press freedom in the country.

Interview: Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger: Matters Arising

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh In this insightful interview, Professor Sergiu Mișcoiu at the Faculty of European Studies, Babes-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), where he serves as a Director of the Centre for International Cooperation and as Director of the Centre for African Studies, discusses…

Sudan: First food aid in months reaches Darfur, yet limited humanitarian access is worsening Sudan's hunger catastrophe

PORT SUDAN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has managed to bring desperately needed food and nutrition supplies into Darfur, the first WFP assistance to reach the war-wracked region in months. Yet, the UN food agency warns that unless the people of Sudan receive a constant flow of aid…

Sudan: Stabilization centres are a lifeline for Sudan's malnourished children

31 March 2024 – Nearly a year after conflict erupted in Sudan, close to 25 million people in the country need humanitarian assistance. Of this number, 18 million people face acute hunger – 5 million of them at emergency levels.

Geopolitical Changes, African Union Reforms and Election of Next AU Commission's Chairperson

By Professor Maurice Okoli The African Union, a continental organization, is heading for a new traditional face within the framework of its guiding principles. That new forthcoming era would open a new chapter and, to a large degree, determine the future of Africa, especially taking cognizance of the…

Turkish airstrike kills 20 civilians including children in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – At least 20 civilians, including women and children, were tragically killed in a Turkish drone strike on Baqdaad village in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region on Monday night, according to distraught residents.