Somalia: Hormuud Telecom-Al Shabaab Business Alliance

Paying taxes and supporting Al-Shabaab activities has enabled Hormuud Telecom to penetrate and set business in areas under the group's control. In certain regions, Hormuud has enjoyed monopoly of mobile communication services under the protection of the militant group. The expansion of their services…

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Somalia A Divided Legacy: Hormuud Telecom and Political Islam

The Chairman of Hormuud Telecom Group Ahmed Nur Ali Jim'ale was a kingpin in Al-Shabaab's charcoal-sugar trading cycle that funded its activities. In September 2010, he founded ZAAD, a mobile-to-mobile money-transfer business that struck a deal with Al-Shabaab to make money transfers more anonymous…

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Somalia:Hormuud Telecom and Recent Bombings of 14 October

Imam Tawhidi: Ilhan Omar Supports Terrorism-Financing Company After They Ask Her for Assistance Hormuud Telecommunications is a company identified as being one of the single largest financiers of al-Shabaab, which includes large lump sum payments to al-Shabaab in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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SOMALIA:"41% of workers of Hormuud Telecom, Taaj Express, collaborate directly pay taxes to Al-Shabaab," says the report.

The fight against Al-Qaida associates, the Al-Shabaab militants could take decades before peace keeping missions accomplish their long-term objectives in Somali, a report launched on Friday in Nairobi states.

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Somalia:The President of Djibouti is the creator of Al-Shabab terror group.

There is no question that President Ismael Omar Guelleh is the creator of extremist group Al-shabab. During the Arta conference Mr. Aden Hashi Farah nicknamed Ayro and future leader of Al-shabab was present at this conference. Ayro and others members of Al-ithihad had several meetings with President…

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Somalia: Hormuud Telecom and the Al-Shabaab Resurgence

As of August 2019, Hormuud Telecom had grown to become the largest and most influential telecommunications company in Somalia with thousands of shareholders, employees and huge assets. It was founded in April of 2002 by Ahmed Nur Ali Jim'ale, a key leader in the defunct Somali Islamic Courts Union…

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Somalia:Report Exposes Hormuud Telecom Funding Al-Shabaab, Destroying Safaricom Masts In North Eastern

As of August 2019, Hormuud Telecom had grown to become the largest and most influential telecommunications company in Somalia with thousands of shareholders, employees and huge assets.

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Report of the Investigation into the link between Hormuud Telecom and the Al-Shabaab Operations in Somalia

Reaping the Whirlwind Hormuud Entrepreneurs and the Resurgence of Al-Shabaab. October (2019) International Policy Group (IPG) Nairobi Kenya

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Somalia Mobile money: A major source of funding for Al-Shabaab-Hormuud Telecom

26. There is no doubt that, on the one hand, mo-bile money services brought financial inclusion to Somali citizens across the country. On the other hand, ordinary citizens are not the sole or even major beneficiaries of Al-Barakat mobile money services. As a matter of fact, Al-Shabaab terrorist group…

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Somalia:Hormuud telecom TAAJ service - EVC-Plus +Terrorist

'Mobile money is easy to send and receive money from anywhere in the world; here Hormuud included TAAJ service, TAAJ service is really under EVC-Plus and you can receive money from abroad directly on your phone; some of my friends are receiving money from Saudi Arabia through their phones by Taaj…

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Somalia: Hormuud Telecom Owner is identified as one of Al-Shabaab's chief financiers - UN report

Security Council Committee on Somalia and Eritrea Adds One Individual to List of Individuals and Entities. On 17 February 2012, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea added one individual to the list of individuals and entities…

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Video Villa Somalia terrorists Attack led by Harmuud Telecom Staff

Watch updated News video about the Attackers. The U.S. condemned the Somali presidential palace assault, which underscores the need for continuing support for the Somali National Security Forces and African Union Mission in Somalia, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a diplomatic statement.

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Somalia:List of former Hormuud Telecom staff members who joined the terrorists.

1- Former Al Shabab leader Ahmed Godane was a member of Al-Barakaat group in Hargeisa. 2- Head of Amniyat branch of Al Shabab Mahad Karate was part of Al Barakat group in Mogadishu. 3- Khalif M Warsame (Khalif Adale) Head of NGO affairs of Al Shabab was a member of Hormuud telecom top officials. He…

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Taaj express became great opportunity for Al Shabab which easily receives money from abroad.

Taaj Money transfer which has been established few years back became the fastest remittance company in the Somali Hawala market. It has been designed in a way the money is sent through MMT known as EVC+, Saad Service and Sahal Service, that means you'll receive your money on your mobile phone if…

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Somalia: Al-Shabaab appoints Secretary of Finance - Hormuud Telecom Operation Manager

Al-Shabab Appoints well known person to the position of secretary of finance.

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Somalia:Al-Shabab Appoints secretary of finance Abdikariim Kaariye Hormuud Telecom.


Al-Shabab Officials say after a long brawl within the terrorist they agreed to appoint Mr Abdikarim Mohamed Kariye as their finance secretary. Mr Kaariye is Duduble clan, Mohamed Amal Sub-clan, Rer Dehey Sub-sub-clan.

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IMF Flawed Approach to Somalia Masks Deep Governance Failure

Somalia, after 20 years of statebuilding efforts, is precipitously descending again into deep civil strife because of autocratic, corrupt, incompetent, divisive, hypocritical federal leaders more than any other factor. Today Somalia experiences the authoritarianism that Nicholas Kayser-Bril described…

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Somalia:Risk of terrorism financing through mobile money- Hormuud Telesom and Golis ?

-Risk of terrorism financing through mobile money: Al-Shabaab can finance its terrorist activities due to the lack of regulation on mobile money transfers. - Risk of money laundering through mobile money: Money launderers can use mobile money, as they can multiply mobile money accounts without giving…

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How mobile money works in Somalia -Al-Barakaat Group Hormuud Telesom Golis

The launch of mobile money services 12. From 2002 until mid 2009, the company has been only providing GSM services, fixed line and internet services. In 2009, Al Barakat Telecom (also known as Telesom, Golis or Hormuud) launched ZAAD Service the country's first mobile money service. In Puntland,…

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Somalia:Terrorist Financing, Money Laundering, Fraud & Inflation Mobile Money.

1.Three companies dominate the entire telecommunication industry across Somalia especially the GSM sector. They are Somaliland Telesom(Telesom Company), Puntland Golis (Golis Tele-com), and SC Somalia's Hormuud (Hormuud Telecom). Each individual company is specifically dominant in its geographic…

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