Somaliland: Real terrorism threats in fictional State

Most of al-Shabab's leaders come from the Somaliland region including the former Emir Ahmed Abdi Godane (Muktar Abu Zubair) and the current Ibrahim "al Afghani" Haji Jama Mead (Ibrahim the Afghani). Both men received their skills training in Afghanistan and continue to have contacts with their families…

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Ethiopia: The Prototype African Police State

The sights and sounds of an African police state nternationally acclaimed journalists Eskinder Nega, Reeyot Alemu, Woubshet Taye are all victims of arbitrary arrests and detentions.

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Somalia: Saudi livestock tycoon company eyes Mogadishu to relocate, create jobs

Mogadishu is completely the opposite and the average worker could pocket as much as $1,700 on monthly wages.

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PM Shirdon meets EU diplomats in Mogadishu

Cervone d'Urs said they encouraged the Somali government to strengthen its efforts towards security and government policies while his British counterpart Matt Baugh

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Somaliland separatists kidnap Somali Parliamentarian and tribal Sultan

A metropolitan court in Somalia's second city Hargeisa ordered the breakaway region to deport MP Mohamud within 24 hours and fined him $150.

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Developing situation in Djibouti on election day

Djibouti is at risk. The people will lose faith in the democratic process if these perversions of democracy are allowed to continue

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Djiboutians seek international support for free and fair elections

The detention of Mr. Daher Ahmed Farah, spokesperson for the USN, mirrors the anti-democratic measures taken by the government prior to Presidential elections in 2011, when independent observers Democracy International were expelled from the country by the government, for alleged partisanship and providing…

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BBC Somali reports a big time lie

No one has been killed and no fight was reported in Gelinsoor.

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THE DOOMSDAY OF SOMALILAND DREAM IS IMMINENT

Mr. Silaanyo's agenda is very clear and needs no witness. He cannot withstand the power of Mr. Hague. Mr.Silaanyo is not honest with the people of Somaliland. He knows the people are suspicious about his agenda and he doesn't know how to disclose the truth to the people

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Ethiopia: The Politics of Fear and Smear

2011: Dictatorship, corruption and the politics of fear and smear

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Somali PM Pledges to award $50,000 to anybody reports someone murders a journalist.

Somalia's Prime minster have had a meeting today with the media directors, owners and editors in Mogadishu to address the issue of the habituated target killing of the Somali journalists.

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Puntland’s Farole heatedly condemns the murder of Sheikh Abdulkadir Nur.

The Puntland state administration has accused Al Shabaab fighterst for the assassination of Sheikh Abdulkadir Nur Farah, a well-known Islamic scholar across Somalia, Dalsan Correspondent in Garawe reports.

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Al-Shabaab kills Kenya army soldier, delay executions

Somali militant group Al-Shabaab say they executed a Kenyan army private at midnight on Thursday after the expiry of an ultimatum for the release of Muslims held by Kenya on terror charges.

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AU Forces capture new positions in Somalia

The Somali National army supported by African Union forces from the Ugandan Contingent has on Thursday morning captured three strategic positions at Lower Shabelle in Somalia.

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Iran denies shipping arms to Islamist militants in Somalia

Iran has denied allegations that it has been supplying Islamist militants in Somalia with weapons, describing the charges as "absurd fabrications," according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Thursday.

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Somali super star singer sings against Dahabshiil Money transfer

The company's name Dahabshiil means Goldsmith, while the singer calls it in the song as Dhiigshiil, which means Bloodsmith, a previous name of the company in early 2000s, which the company owners refute to be called now for their business goodwill.

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Hanging of Afzal Guru — India provided another martyr to Kashmiri

The Supreme Court judgment says the evidence is circumstantial: "As is the case with most conspiracies, there is and could be no direct evidence amounting to criminal conspiracy." But then it goes on to say

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Ethiopia: Where Do We Go (or not go) From Here?

On the road to democracy and unity? There are many ways to stand up and show some backbone. To speak up for human rights and against government wrongs is to stand up. To demand that wrongs be righted is to stand up. To open up one's eyes and unplug one's ears in the face of evil is standing up

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Somali military court convicts 19 in Beledweyne

A Somali military court on Friday convicted 19 men including government soldiers and Al-Shabaab militants after they were found guilty as charged, with four of them receiving death sentences for murder.

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President Mohamud jets back to Mogadishu

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Friday jetted back into the country from Egypt, where he has been attending the just concluded OIC summit in Cairo.

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