Somalia Journalists unlawful detention and targeted assassinations.

In marking International Human Rights Day 2021, the ASSOCIATED SOMALI JOURNALISTS ASOJ is deeply alarmed that human rights violations in the country remain deeply widespread and pervasive. This is particularly glaring when observing that media freedoms, including that most central of other fundamental…

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SOMALIA: CRIMES COMMITTED BY FARMAJO - ICC Court

Sunatimes.com -Former Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has been indicted by the International Criminal Court. Mr Farmajo has been charged with the following crimes during his presidency.

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Loss of Gen Paul Lokech is highly shared and felt in Somalia"LION OF MOGADISHU"

Sunatimes.com - General Paul Lokech was announced dead at 10:15am on Saturday 21 August, after succumbing to a blood clot within a short while as per the post mortem report at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala. Lokech at the time of his demise, he was serving as Deputy Inspector General of…

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85% of the capital of IBS Bank of Somalia belongs to Al Shabab.

Sunatimes.com - Amniyat members of Al-Shabab who defected from the militants reported that the capital used to open International Bank of Somalia IBS belongs to former finance officer of Al-Qaeda Somalia, Fazul Abdallah. Zakariya Ismail Hersi, former head of Amniyat, currently member of Somali intelligence…

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Somali Killer on Facebook rights manager

Sunatimes.com - Police in Germany and Netherlands are investigating criminal case against Somali killer who vowed to kill journalist Dahir Alasow. This man who lives in Germany, and whose youtube username is KABTAN AYUUB filed unsubstantiated "False copyright takedown" on videos belonging to…

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UGANDA: New Cabinet Members and Ministers of State

President of Uganda/Commander-in-Chief of the Uganda Armed Forces - H.E. President Museveni Yoweri Kaguta Vice President of Uganda -

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Farmajo Asks Congo's President to Mediate Somalia's Electoral Dispute

Sunatimes.com - Somalia's president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo asked his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi to mediate a bitter standoff on the country's electoral process during a meeting held in Kinshasa, DR Congo's presidency said in a statement on Monday. In a two-hour meeting, the…

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Somalia's Unsang Hero -Amin Ambulance founder

Sunatimes.com - As the secnd wave of the deadly corona virus continues to claim lives in Somalia, one man has sacrificed to help save lives by offe ring ambulances to ferry the sick to hospital at no cost. Somalia, is one of the poorest country in the world where basic healthcare facilities are poor,…

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Overview of Somali Security Forces -Heritage institute report

Sunatimes.com - Structural Impediments To Reviving Somalia's Security Forces. For over a decade, successive Somali governments and the international community have been earnestly trying to revive Somalia's security forces (SSF)1 as part of a broader effort to stabilize the country following…

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Somalia: Averting a Descent into Political Violence

Sunatimes.com - Tensions are running high following the Somali parliament's decision to extend the incumbent president's mandate by two years. External partners should urgently convene – and mediate – talks among the country's bitterly divided elites, to prevent its worst political crisis…

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Stichting Somij aims at encouraging reporters to utilize investigative methods for in-depth reporting

SOMIJ.ORG - STICHTING SOMIJ is a Somalia-based non-profit organization dedicated to helping the people of Somalis to understand what is happening in their country. The goal is to give the people the information they need to make informed decisions in a participatory democracy, to hold government and…

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Journalists barred from covering Somali leaders' meeting

The Associated Somali Journalists is deeply concerned that journalists were today barred from covering the meeting of the leaders of the Federal Government of Somalia and Federal Member States (FMSs) as well as the Governor and Mayor of Mogadishu. Unlike previous leaders' meetings, ASOJ is reliably…

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Somalia: ASOJ strongly condemns the wounding of a journalist & arresting another.

ASOJ.ORG - Associated Somali Journalists (ASOJ) is deeply concerned about the escalating violence against Somali journalists in the Gedo region, particularly in Beled Hawo district on the Somali-Kenyan border where a journalist was injured by security forces and another was arbitrarily imprisoned by…

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UN Security Council Should Not Empower Mohamed Farmajo, Former President of Somalia

Sunatimes.com - The political and security situation of Somalia is ominous after former president Mohamed Abdullahi "Farmajo", whose mandate ended 15 days ago (precisely February 8, 2021) ordered a midnight military assault against former presidents of Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh…

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THE PEACE MAKER AND FATHER OF AFRICA.

Sunatimes.com - The commonly known pearl of Africa Uganda in East Africa, is one among the countries with a terrific developing economy in the Region. Uganda holds the hub of Business where all gates are open and exit routes leading to all international markets world over. Its through the leadership…

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The Somali Red Crescent problems -mismanagement of funds

Sunatimes.com - Corruption and mismanagement of funds remain the biggest setback in meeting emergency efforts in Somalia humanitarian efforts as the United Nations announced it will require US$ 1.09 billion to provide life-saving assistance to Somalis this year.

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Somalia: Flocking A dead Horse

Sunatimes.com - Somalis everywhere are following very closely the political crises in Somalia. There are two camps emerging. One group consisting of regional leaders, the Council of presidential candidates, the speaker of Upper house, a group of MPs and civil society's groups. They believe that…

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Ethiopia Tigray Situation Report EEPA HORN No. 69

Sunatimes.com - Europe External Programme with Africa is a Belgium-based Centre of Expertise with in-depth knowledge, publications, and networks, specialised in issues of peace building, refugee protection and resilience in the Horn of Africa. EEPA has published extensively on issues related to movement…

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Somali troops may have been drawn into Ethiopia's civil war

Sunatimes.com - Multiple sources suggest that Somali troops may be fighting alongside Eritrean forces in the war in Ethiopia's Tigray region. But, in a tweet, the Somalia government "strongly denied false reports" that Somali soldiers were killed in the Ethiopian war.

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Somalia is in a critical situation right now - Paralyzed Workforce

Sunatimes.com - Somalia is in a critical situation right now. The tenure of the current government is likely to run out abruptly without a contingent plan. The style of government is reeling to become dysfunctional soon if the administration tries to implement its uncompromising decisions.

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