Politics

Opinion: Somaliland celebrates 32nd anniversary of regaining its sovereignty

Somaliland is celebrating its 32nd anniversary this week. This anniversary dates back to the 18th May 1991 when Somaliland regained its independence. Somaliland first secured independence on 26th June 1960 from Britain, but unfortunately made the historic error of relinquishing that independence five…

Somalia President in Doha, Qatar for a 2-day official visit

Doha (Horn Observer) Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud travelled to Doha Qatar on Tuesday for a 2 day official visit, state media reports

First year of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's term: Political instability and a declining public trust - report

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's first year in office marked tumultuous era of political instability, declining public trust, widespread corruption and arming clan militias amid strained relationships between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the Federal…

Somali Youth Day: President Mohamoud calls on youth to combat terrorism

Mogadishu (Horn Observer) On the commemoration of the Somali Youth League (SYL), Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud on Monday called on the Somali youth to combat terrorism as laid flowers at the SYL monument.

Somalia applauds Sudan's warring groups for signing Declaration of Commitment to secure humanitarian aid

Mogadishu, (Horn Horn observer) Somalia on Saturday applauded the Declaration of Commitment signed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, by the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces that allows humanitarian aid.

An Association to Coordinate Educational and Media Programs between Russia and Africa

Under the aegis of the Russian-African Club of Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, a Memorandum on Information Cooperation between African and Russian Media was signed and also an association comprising Russian and African journalists was established. The association is designed to coordinate…

Analysis: Somali Oligorchs

Like most former communist states, Somalia's wealth was concentrated in Mogadishu, where the government's headquarters were located. While the mining, oil, and transportation industries were non-existent in Somalia, the government did own all the service sectors, including the banking, energy,…

Russia Urged To Adopt More Sustainable Development-Oriented Policies To Meet Contemporary Challenges Facing African Countries

By Kestér Kenn Klomegâh For more than three decades, Russia has been trying to regain part of its Soviet-era economic influence in Africa, but such efforts have regularly hit stumbling blocks which policy experts attribute to pitfalls in its policy towards Africa. Now several reports have urged Russian…

Sudan: US suspends operations at its Embassy in Khartoum

Washington, (Horn Observer) The U.S. Department of State has temporarily suspended operations at its Embassy in Khartoum, Sudan and safely evacuated all U.S. personnel and their dependents under our security responsibility, statement from the US state department read