The organisation is based in Garowe, the capital of Puntland State of Somalia.

[citation needed] In 2011, the BBC described Garowe Online as providing "particularly good context to stories", providing details for the main facts in stories, in contrast to other Somali news sources, The BBC found that Garowe Online had one of the best examples of investigative reporting.

[1] In 2011, Garowe Online was one of the most popular websites in Puntland,[1] and was an elite news source there, "accessed online every morning by ministers and officials", according to a BBC analysis.

[2] As of 2013, Somalia didn't have many significant newspapers outside of Somaliland,[4] owing to its decades of conflict.

[citation needed] The website publishes news in both the Somali language and English.