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

0 Visits: 6659 | Friday January 24, 2020 - 00:56:43
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

0 Visits: 2565 | Friday January 24, 2020 - 00:00:48
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

0 Visits: 2751 | Thursday January 23, 2020 - 08:12:53
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

0 Visits: 2629 | Thursday January 23, 2020 - 07:59:53
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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International report calls USA to sanction Hormuud telecom as a terrorist Company

0 Visits: 2845 | Monday January 20, 2020 - 14:26:46
This report, Reaping the Whirlwind: Hormuud Entrepreneurs and the Resurgence of Al-Shabaab, traces the rise of Hormuud in the sullied milieu of Civil War Somalia drenched in Islamic radicalism that birthed Al-Shabaab as Africa's deadliest terrorist group.

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

0 Visits: 2843 | Sunday January 19, 2020 - 04:16:14
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?

0 Visits: 5941 | Thursday January 09, 2020 - 22:55:07
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

0 Visits: 2858 | Tuesday January 07, 2020 - 08:38:37
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

0 Visits: 3219 | Sunday January 05, 2020 - 06:33:21
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:Hormuud Telecom and the Al-Shabaab - Isis Rivalry

0 Visits: 1567 | Friday January 03, 2020 - 03:34:30
The entry of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria(ISIS) and new splinter groups have challenged Al-Shabaab's dominance in Somalia. In 2015, a few hundred fighters abandoned Al-Shabaab and pledged allegiance to ISIS whose fighters are mainly based in the mountainous area of Galgala in north-eastern…

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SOMALIA: Report Hormuud telecom tops Al-Shabaab Revenue from Companies

0 Visits: 1241 | Friday January 03, 2020 - 03:28:34
But Al-Shabaab derives the bulk of its funding for its operations from taxing business people and most lucrative companies in Mogadishu and control of most businesses in rural Somalia.51 Over the years, the terrorist group has established a well-structured and oiled taxation infrastructure supported…

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Hormuud Telecom has been adversely mentioned in connection with the Al-Shabaab attack in Nairobi

0 Visits: 1762 | Thursday January 02, 2020 - 07:21:17
In late August 2019, Hormuud Telecom, issued a series of statements claiming that unspecified units of AMISOM's Kenya Defense Forces contingent were directly or indirectly involved in bombing and destruction of its masts in Gedo region64. It is instructive that hard on the heels of this claim, on…

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

0 Visits: 3220 | Wednesday January 01, 2020 - 06:17:06
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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Over 16,000 people sign petition asking the UK gov't to revoke Somali singer's visa over "hateful remarks"

0 Visits: 6767 | Wednesday January 01, 2020 - 01:16:01
Waagacusub.com - A UK woman is petitioning her government to revoke the 6-month visa granted to a popular controversial Somali singer who linked Mogadishu's rampant terror attacks to Somali leader's refusal to grant Somaliland autonomy.

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SOMALIA: WORLD TRAVELER DANIEL HERSZBERG VISITED MOGADISHU

0 Visits: 3204 | Monday December 30, 2019 - 03:10:08
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

0 Visits: 5649 | Monday December 30, 2019 - 02:12:06
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

0 Visits: 4171 | Saturday December 14, 2019 - 23:34:38
"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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Somalia Largest Mobile Network -Hormuud Telecom Linked among Top Shabaab Financiers

0 Visits: 2573 | Friday November 29, 2019 - 07:09:36
Somalia largest mobile telephone network company, Hormuud Telecom has been linked with entities funding and providing logistical support to the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab. The mobile telephone company has been accused of paying millions of shillings to the jihadist group for protection of its business…

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France: illegal Money transfer Agencies in Paris + terrorism funding

0 Visits: 497 | Monday November 25, 2019 - 04:17:39
ILLEGAL MONEY TRANSFER AGENCIES OPERATE IN THE 18TH AND 10TH DISTRICTS OF PARIS. It's a reality that every Somali knows, owners of these shops who pretend to sell mobile covers and other items to trick the French government and police are involved into this lucrative deal.

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Somalia: Hormuud telecom Denies Al-Shabaab Links

0 Visits: 1522 | Saturday November 23, 2019 - 05:34:34
Sunatimes.com - Somalia's largest telco is fighting back claims it aided militant groups to attack communication structures in Kenya in exchange for protection. Instead, Hormuud Telecom says it has equally been a victim of the terrorist group, losing staff and property it owns and has not aided…

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