Somali Pirate ringleader linked to chaos in Puntland capital

A former pirate ringleader has been linked to the most recent chaos in the Puntland capital, residents confirmed to Garowe Online, in what could directly impact the ongoing electoral debacles in Somalia's northeastern Federal state.

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How the Somalia Federal Government Finally Degraded Al-Shabaab

Sunatimes.com - Today, the world is finally seeing in Somalia a blueprint for total victory against the Al-Shabaab terrorist movement. The unthinkable is now a reality: a Somalia without Al-Shabaab. This blueprint for total victory is emerging despite years of failed foreign military and political interventions.…

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Atmis is expected to be fully out of Somalia by end of 2024

The continued withdrawal of troops under the African Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) could spread the burden of countering violent extremism to the region, making it an eastern African problem. And that may signal both success and new challenges for a region that had tried to put out the Al Shabaab…

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Kenya agreed with Somalia to reopen Bula Hawa, Liboi and Ras Kamboni

Sunatimes.com - Kenya agreed with Somalia to reopen Bula Hawa, Liboi and Ras Kamboni border points in phases to allow free movement of people and goods The three border points located in Mandera, Garissa and Lamu counties respectively, were closed in 2011 when Kenya launched Operation Linda Nchi Although…

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Somalia 2022 Corruption Report

During the five years of the previous Somali administration (2017-2022), the international community was vital in funding the government, covering close to a half of the national budget. This presented it with the obligation to demand accountability of the Somali government, but there is little indication…

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President HSM's Proclamation to Defeat Al-Shabab by Force in Somalia

Sunatimes.com - To overcome the complex problems of civil war, state fragility, and underdevelopment, the Somali people supported risky political changes for a government that promotes freedom, justice, peace, and prosperity in Somalia. For example, the Islamic movements enjoyed popular support to end…

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Somalia President "We must finish off Al-Shabaab"

Somalia is at war with a cruel, global and morally bankrupt terrorist group which we cannot allow to live and operate in our country. If we do not root this evil and mindlessly violent group out of our society, they will destroy our future and that of the generations to come. Enough is enough! This…

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Uganda President ask Kenyans to forgive for tweets sent by General Muhoozi

Dear Ugandans, the brotherly People of Kenya and all East Africans. I greet all of you. Again, I hail the peaceful elections that took place in Kenya recently where H.E. William Ruto emerged winner. I, again, congratulate him on that victory. I ask our Kenyan brothers and sisters to forgive us for tweets…

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Al Shabaab's senior officer killed by Somali government forces

Sunatimes.com - Somalia's federal government said that one of the al-Shabaab co-founders, Abdullahi Nadir, was killed during an operation in the Shabaab-controlled area of Haramka by government security forces on Saturday.

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TV Journalist's killing highlights professional risks to journalism in Somalia

ASOJ.ORG -Associated Somali Journalists (ASOJ) is saddened by and condemns in the strongest terms the death of journalist Ahmed Mohamed Shukur, a reporter for Somali National Television (SNTV), who was killed today at around 11:30am, in a landmine blast in the Basro neighbourhood of Bal'ad district.

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Left Behind: Deeply Broken Somalia

Somalis and foreign partners hailed the peaceful transfer of power between the elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on May 23, 2022 following the conclusion of the most corrupt drawn-out parliamentary election which continued between July 29, 2021…

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A Somali man who ate a cat in Indonesia.

Isse Mohamud known as Isse Riyoole was arrested for stealing a cat from a family living near a refugee camp.

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A US-Somali singer threatens his wife to decapitate and take a selfie on her severed body.

Sunatimes.com - Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed aka Ilkacase Qeys who hails from Ogaden clan but possesses US citizenship has threatened his wife Naima Warsame to decapitate and take selfie while he'll be on live video stream. He made the remarks while she was live on TikTok and said "if you again…

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Somaliland detains BBC Media Action staff while Somali police spokesman threatens reporters

Sunatimes.com - Somaliland detains BBC Media Action staff while Somali police spokesman threatens reporters covering police operations in Mogadishu. Associated Somali Journalists (ASOJ) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) call for Somaliland authorities to halt the threats and harassment against…

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Somalia Endgame 2022: Hassan Sheikh and the Negotiation with Al-Shabaab

Therefore, the impending negotiation with Al-Shabaab and concomitant international recognition of it, similar that of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan in 2021, was not only inevitable in light of its continuing military strength, embedders within the fabric of Somali but also a recognition of Al-Shabaab's…

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SOMALIA:Drop trumped up charges and stop persecuting journalists under repressive criminal law

The Associated Somali Journalists ASOJ condemns the crude assault on media freedom by authorities in Somaliland, who this week, brought contradictory and unsubstantiated criminal charges against journalists Mohamed Abdi Mohamed of MM Somali TV, Abdijabar Mohamed Hussein of HornCable TV and Abdirahman…

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Court begins trial of a police officer who shot and seriously injured journalist in Mogadishu.

Associated Somali Journalists (ASOJ) welcomes the beginning of the military court hearing of a trial against a police officer who shot and seriously injured Goobjoog camera-journalist and SJS member, Sharma'arke Abdinur Wehliye, in March 2021 in Mogadishu. On the evening of 20 March, 2021, the young…

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Parliament picks presidential election joint committee

Sunatimes.com - A committee of 14 MPs and Senators will lead the process toward the election of a new president following an electoral cycle that has lasted close to one year.

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Journalists Arrested While Covering Prison Scuffle in Somaliland

Police in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region arrested at least seven journalists Wednesday, including a VOA reporter, as they covered a prison scuffle in the region's capital, Hargeisa.

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Somalia's first-ever all-women media unit launches

Somalia's first-ever all-women media unit launches today, providing a space where women media professionals can work with real decision-making authority and fully free from harassment.

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