Horn of Africa

MOGADIHSU, Somalia – Somali scholar, Sheikh Ali Mohamud Hassan has started to address about the political situation in the country, especially in the 2020/21 elections. Sheikh Hassan says the country could face danger and political chaos…

Mogadishu, Somalia - 5th May 2020: The African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, expresses its heartfelt condolences to the families of those who perished in the plane crash of 4th May, 2020. The aircraft which left Baidoa, had six people…

Djiboutian ministry of health has reported 83 new COVID19 cases. The total number of detected cases in the country reached 298. In a statement, at least 2 people died of Covid19. The health ministry also confirmed that 41 patients…

MOGADISHU, Somalia --- At least four people, including three women have been killed in bomb explosion near Awdhegle town of Lower Shabelle region. The bomb blast detonated while victims were heading to the town after departing from Km 60…

Reacting to a statement from US Africa Command (AFRICOM) pledging to begin, by the end of April, public reporting on civilian casualties resulting from its military operations in Somalia, Libya and elsewhere in Africa, Deprose Muchena,…

Kenya announced its first confirmed case of coronavirus on Friday, saying a woman who returned from the United States tested positive for the illness in Nairobi. "I want to inform you that the Ministry of Health has confirmed the first…

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Janaale, Somalia, Mar. 10. “Our strikes are a key effort to combatting terror and…

– The Ethiopian government should immediately lift the shutdown of internet and phone communications in the Oromia region. The two-month-long shutdown has prevented families from communicating, disrupted life-saving services, and…

The strategic partnership between President Abdullahi Farmaajo and Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre that has held Somalia together since 2018 has done its course. Somalia is headed for a historic election in 2020/2021. As the electoral…

The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat is following with concern recent and ongoing developments between Kenya and Somalia. The Chairperson of the Commission appeals to all stakeholders to exercise…

Greg Odogwu It is now becoming evident that climate change has something to do with the plague of locusts presently ravaging the Horn of Africa. The crisis in that region is so Apocalyptic that it enjoys all the sights and sounds of the…

The United Nations Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) has handed over medical equipment to a health facility operated by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Mogadishu. The health facility located within the AMISOM Halane Base…