U.S. and EU Diplomats Support President Farmajo to Tear Somalia Apart

Sunatimes.com - After 30 years of dictatorship and civil war, the Somali people pulled off a qualified consensus on forming a new state that is different from the obliterated one. The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia is vested with the awesome responsibility and authority to steer the formation…

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Somalia's Jubbaland leader, US envoy discuss range of issues in Nairobi

Sunatimes.com - The president of Somalia's Jubbaland regional state, Ahmed Mohmaed Islam aka Ahmed Madobe, met on Thursday with the US Ambassador to Somalia, Donald Yamomoto, in the Kenyan capital Nairobi.

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Somaliland:Government Blocks Entry of Alternative Fibre Optic Cable

Sunatimes.com - The government of Somaliland denied that it had any advance information of a submarine fibre optic internet cable entering the country from Berbera.

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Somalia Report 2019 focuses on the main developments and key trends in politics, security, economy, social services

Sunatimes.com - The State of Somalia (SOS) Report focuses on the main developments and key trends in politics, security, economy, social services and the role of external actors from 1 January to 31 December 2019. The objective of the report is to: empirically and systemically document key events in…

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Forgiving corrupt Somalia's debt is an abuse of US taxpayers

President Trump campaigned against unnecessary U.S. commitments and publicly called out wasteful aid spending. Why, then, is he prepared to bail out Somalia, rated by Transparency International to be the world's most corrupt country for more than a decade, to the tune of $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer…

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Somalia's Ahlu Sunnah now rejects government-led elections in Galmudug

Sunatimes.com - The Somali moderate Islamist group Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'ah has rejected the ongoing elections in Galmudug state capital, Dusamareb, which have entered their final phase of the election of the state president.

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Somali opposition leader says gov't 'failed' in Galmudug

Sunatimes.com - Wadajir party leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has denounced the federal government's leadership of the electoral process in Galmudug.

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Somalia:World Bank Approves $112 Million to Strengthen Local Government Capacity

The World Bank today approved a $112 million grant to deliver prioritized infrastructure in Somalia's cities and strengthen municipal government capacity. The Somalia Urban Resilience Project (SURP) II will support infrastructure investments in strategic cities such as Mogadishu, Garowe, Kismayo…

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Al-Shabab published images of their attack on US forces in Lamu, Kenya. What is behind the attack?

Sunatimes.com - Head of Al Shabab operation Abdulaziz Abu Musab says in an interview to the militants radio, Al Andalous, that the Simba Camp attack in Lamu was in retaliation of Kenyan anti-terror forces destruction of Hormuud offices and false boundaries between Kenya and Somalia. Al Shabab communication…

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FESOJ is worried about the deteriorating situation of press freedom in Somalia

In all the regions of Somalia including Somaliland journalists are not able to report freely due to fear of represisals and attacks from security forces as this has now become to the norm.

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Somalia:security forces arrested 38 journalists, while 37 were beaten, shot at or threatened at gunpoint

Somalia detained record number of journalists in 2019: Report. State security forces arrested 38 journalists, while 37 were beaten, shot at or threatened at gunpoint, report says.

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Somalia:Musician forced to apologise after hateful remarks over Mogadishu bombing

A top musician from Somaliland was on Monday forced to apologise on live TV over controversial remarks he made hours after deadly Mogadishu attack, Waagacusub TV reports.

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SOMALIA: WORLD TRAVELER DANIEL HERSZBERG VISITED MOGADISHU

Daniel has also developed a strong Instagram following focusing on off-the-beaten path destinations (www.instagram.com/dhersz), with a very engaged and active following on Instagram (31,000+ followers). His recent trip to Mogadishu has garnered much attention from Somali social media users.

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Somalia:Revoke Mohamed BK's UK Visa Over Hate Crime Comments

Hate its a serious crime in these developed countries and any other countries in the world. Lets sign this petition to revoke the visa for so called Hatred singer Mohamed Bk who is under fire for hatred speech and controversial talk amid the Mogadishu AS bombings. #UK_Please_revoke_his_Visa this #idiot

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Commemorating the Real Somali Heroes Who Fought the Ethiopian Invasion

"General John Abizaid of the U.S. Central Command, which has military authority for the Horn of Africa, flew to Ethiopia recently to meet with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who has told American officials that he could cripple the Islamists "in one to two weeks."" (13 December 2006, Jeffrey…

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For those justfying police killings, remember Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto were suspects for crimes against humanity

Sunatimes.com -Rashid and his killer police squad arrested four teenage boys from Good Samaritan Children's home in Mathare slums. They assaulted two and released them and proceeded with the other two boys to Amana Petrol Station which is said to be their operations base. Rashid and his crew were…

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Netherlands: Wensly Francisco appointed member of the General Board NVJ

During the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, November 20, Wensly Francisco, editor-in-chief / director / creative-researcher, Journalistic core editor KRO-NCRV, was appointed as a member of the general board of the NVJ.

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Netherlands:Wensly Francisco benoemd tot lid van het Algemeen Bestuur NVJ

Tijdens de Algemene Ledenvergadering op woensdag 20 november is Wensly Francisco, eindredacteur/regisseur/creative-researcher, Journalistieke kernredactie KRO-NCRV, benoemd tot lid van het algemeen bestuur van de NVJ.

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Philippines:Marinel Sumook Ubaldo was only 16 years old when she survived 2013's deadly Typhoon Yolanda

To: Rodrigo Duterte, the President of the Philippines Dear President Duterte, Marinel Sumook Ubaldo was only 16 years old when she survived 2013's deadly Typhoon Yolanda. She became a leading youth activist, dedicated to ensuring the Philippine government confront climate change and tackle its effects…

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China:I urge you to release Yiliyasijiang Reheman immediately and unconditionally and return him to his family.

Yiliyasijiang (China) zit gevangen in een strafkamp. Kom in actie voor Yiliyasijiang zodat hij weer bij zijn gezin kan zijn. Yiliyasijiang Reheman is een islamitische Oeigoer uit de Chinese provincie Xinjiang. In juli 2017 verdween Yiliyasijiang plotseling. Hij studeerde in Egypte toen China er bij…

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