How to rethink stabilisation in Somalia

Sunatimes.com - For more than a decade, international donors have provided a large portion of their aid to stabilisation efforts in Somalia . Yet, the current academic and policy debates on Somalia highlight the risks of an exacerbating political conflict, dire security implications of the withdrawal…

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ASOJ demands the release of Somali journalist arrested over Facebook posts.

The Associated Somali Journalists (ASOJ) has called for the immediate and unconditional release of a journalist Ali Aden Mumin arrested in Mogadishu after posting comments on his Facebook account.

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Diplomatic Row Hits New Low as Somalia Bans Meetings in Kenya

Kenya's decision to ban direct flights from Mogadishu to Nairobi coupled with the recent detention of top Somalia government officials at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) was cited as the main reason for the new directive.

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US troops, nonprofit trainers and a 'Lightning Brigade' battle for Somalia

In May, Bancroft Global Development accepted a more than $730,000 contract for six months of support services. By contrast, Bancroft received about $490,000 for that same type of contract during the previous 12 months.U.S. government forces and a contractor with an unorthodox investment strategy have…

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US military mission in Somalia

This week President Donald Trump signed an executive order extending a presidential declaration of a national emergency concerning Somalia for another year, calling the Islamist insurgency plaguing that country an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to the US.

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Somali President Farmajo Has No Legal Base to Force Galmudug Presidential Election in 2019

Sunatimes.com - As a caveat, I would like to state here that my argument against the involvement of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS) in any presidential elections of the federal member states (FMS) should not be interpreted as an approval of state elections.…

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Somalia:Social media shut down over exam leakages unjustified

Responding to reports that Somalia's education minister has announced that social media may be shut down for five days from 27 to 31 May as one of the ways to stop cheating in the national secondary school exams, Amnesty International's Deputy Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn and…

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Chinese Bank Loans 200 Million And Takes Full Exclusive Fishing Rights Over The Coast Of Somalia

Sunatimes.com - The bank and the Government of Somalia today agreed to a loan of $200million for the rebuilt of Mogadishu port. In trade for that, the bank will have exclusive fishing rights over the coast of Somalia and maintain part ownership of the port until the loan has been fully paid.

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US military strike kills four terrorists in Somalia

The United States military said it killed four terrorists in an airstrike targeting an ISIS-Somalia encampment in the Golis Mountains in Somalia on Thursday.

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Turkish Engineer killed by car bomb in Somalia

A Turkish construction engineer was killed in a car bomb explosion in Mogadishu, the Somali capital on Sunday, May 13, Sunatimes.com reports.

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Ethiopia to try ex-spy chief, Getachew Assefa

Sunatimes.com - Ethiopia has formally charged a former intelligence chief widely reported to have superintended over systemic rights abuse during his tenure.

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Djibouti: Guelleh, the spy of China

Sunatimes.com - It is nevertheless extraordinary to see how much the colonial powers persist in reserving the right to question the sovereignty of African states. In Djibouti, the telecommunications company Huwaei, engaged in a direct battle with the United States, is now cited in a case of espionage,…

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Djibouti : Guelleh, l'espion de la Chine

Sunatimes.com - Il est tout de même extraordinaire de voir à quel point les puissances colonialistes s'obstinent à se réserver le droit de remettre en cause la souveraineté des États africains. À Djibouti, l'entreprise de télécommunication Huwaei, engagée dans un bras de fer direct…

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Djibouti -Arabie saoudite : L'ambassadeur Dya-eddine Saïd Bamakhrama met Djibouti sous tutorat saoudien en échange de cinq million de Dollars US.

Une délégation de haut rang composée des officiers supérieurs des forces armées djiboutiennes s'est rendu à Riyad, en Arabie Saoudite, fin avril 2019 pour une réunion avec le ministère de la Défense saoudienne, le prince Mohammed ben Salmane. Apres la braderie des entreprises publiques,…

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President DJibouti, l'espion de la Chine

Mondafrique a reçu cet excellent texte sur la façon dont les Chinois ont installé à Djibouti un système d'espionnage généralisé avec l'aval du président Guelleh

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Djibouti:Ismael Omar Guelleh, the spy of China

Mondafrique.com received this excellent text on the way in which the Chinese installed in Djibouti a system of espionage generalized with the approval of President Guelleh

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UNDP sanctions 18 Somali entities and individuals over graft, collusion and fraud

The UN Development Programme has blacklisted 18 Somali individuals and organisations from conducting any business with the UN agency over what it termed as their 'engagement in proscribed practices'.

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VIDEO Air strike kills Islamic State deputy in Somali region

Sunatimes.com - An air strike killed the deputy leader of the Islamic State group in Somalia's semi-autonomous Puntland region, alongside another militant, a local security official said on Sunday.

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The man behind Somalia's only free ambulance service

Sunatimes.com - Somalia's capital city - where there are frequent and deadly bomb blasts - only has one free ambulance service, which was founded by Abdulkadir Abdirahman Adan 13 years ago.

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Djibouti - Somaliland : Réunion d'urgence ce matin entre le président de la Somaliland et Ahmed Osman Guelleh Arab.

Somaliland. L'interview que le président du Parti Démocrate Djiboutien — PADD —, Hassan Cher Hared, a accordé hier aux médias somaliens en ligne dénommés « WAAGACUSUB.COM » du célèbre journaliste Dahir Alasow a éclairé aux lambdas djiboutiens et somalilandais le visage caché…

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