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Somali investigators identify but can not name officers who rounded and murdered eight health workers in Gololey

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somali investigators have identified military officers who rounded up and murdered eight health workers in Gololey village last week, three senior officials told Horn Observer in an exclusive interviews on Wednesday and Thursday.

EXCLUSIVE: How eight health workers were rounded up and murdered by Somali military in Gololey

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) On Wednesday afternoon, May 27th, around 1.30pm, Muse Mahi, 56-years-old, has finished his midday prayers in the mosque just next to the Mother and Child Health centre (MCH) in Gololey village in the Middle Shabelle region. Suddenly he saw an armed man with AK-47 wearing Somali…

Villa Somalia employee under scrutiny for being on double govt payroll

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) An employee working at the Office of Somali President (The Villa Somalia) has been caught with receiving overpayments from the government for almost more than three years, according to a document seen by Horn Observer and interviews with senior officials from the Somali Civil…

Madagascar gets Euro 4 million from African Development Fund for Sahofika hydropower project

ABIDJAN (HORN OBSERVER) The African Development Fund has approved a 4.02 million euro loan with a grant component to finance the Government of Madagascar's 30 million euro equity investment in the Sahofika hydropower project, which will generate affordable, clean energy benefitting some 8 million…

Somalia AG widens probe on corruption as hundreds of thousands of aid money unaccounted

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somalia Attorney General, Saleban Mohamed Mohamud on Saturday issued a stern warning to government officials and their alleged allies in what he termed as a widening probe on public corrupt deals committed recently to loot funds meant to fight against Coronavirus.

Somalia struggles and unable respond effectively to COVID-19 pandemic

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Somalia, as do the associated deaths attributed to the disease. As the cases rise in number, the health systems in Somalia are facing rapidly increasing demand for patient care for COVID-19.

Minister welcomes new internet cable connecting Somalia with 23 countries in Africa, Middle East and Europe

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somalia Minister for Post, Telecom, and Technology, Abdi Ashur Hassan, has praised the 2Africa subsea cable initiative, which will be one of the world's largest subsea cable projects that will interconnect Europe, the Middle East, and 21 landings in 16 countries in Africa.

Somalia Accuses Kenya of Seeking Postponement of ICJ Border Dispute hearing

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somalia government has strongly rejected Kenya's plans to delay the maritime case hearing at the Hague and accused Kenya of seeking to resolve the dispute outside the court., following Kenya's requests to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) an extension…

How Covid-19 pandemic disrupts ongoing interventions in Somalia's health sector

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somalia now has the second highest number of confirmed COVID19 in the Horn of Africa region. From 3-14 May, the number rose from 722 to 1,284 with 53 deaths and 135 recoveries, according to the data released by the Ministry of Health on Thursday.

Somalia records 1,219 Covid-19 cases after confirming 49 new cases

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) Somalia on Wednesday recorded 1,219 Covid-19 cases across the country after confirming 49 new cases, according to a data released by the Ministry of Health.