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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Somalia Must Lead: literally. War, pestilence, famine, drought, locusts, floods, and poverty

The political crises in Somalia is NOT only concern for Somalis. It ought to be understood that It has other dimensions which our inept politicians can not be expected to deal with it. Somalia is in serious political and constitutional problems, and our politicians are not well equipped to deal with…

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Ethiopia: Top TPLF Official FORMER Foreign minister Seyoum Mesfin Killed

Members of the TPLF Clique high level leadership, Seyoum Mesfin, Asmelash Woldeselassie and Abay Tsehaye have been killed, the ENDF's Deployment Department Head, Brigadier General Tesfaye Ayalew said.

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Resignation of President Farmajo Is the Right Option before Somalia Falls Apart

The high level of political antagonism, public agitation, insecurity, and fear for violence afflicting Somalia demand the immediate resignation of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as the right option before Somalia falls apart. The most important task for all Somalis and international Partners is…

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Somalia: Puntland parliament strips legal immunity from 8 MPs

Puntland's regional parliament voted to strip legal immunity from 8 of its members after being accused of violating the standing orders of parliament. A wide margin passed the vote with 35 MPs backing the motion, while only one MP rejected. There was a single abstention vote as well.

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The U.N. and Ethiopia agree on humanitarian access

The U.N. and Ethiopia agree on humanitarian access, IDB's president pledges cooperation with Joe Biden's White House, and the U.N. presents its "bleakest and darkest" humanitarian overview. This week in development: The United Nations signed a deal with the government of Ethiopia on…

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Ethiopia is Atlantis! - undisputed proof

The great Ethiopian or Cushite Empire, which in the earliest ages pre‐ vailed, as Mr. Rawlinson says," from the Caucasus to the Indian Ocean, from the shores of the Mediterranean to the mouth of the Ganges," was the empire of Dionysos the empire of "Ad," the empire of Atlantis, p.278…

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Human Capital Development Strategy for Somalia

The last 20 years have been characterized by slow but steady recovery and a modest reconstitution of state institutions, including the adoption of a contested and unsettled federal governance structure. There is much to be optimistic about Somalia's recovery despite the protracted instability. This…

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Somalia: President Farmajo Mocks Opposition Leaders Who Protested Against Biased Electoral Committees

The Speaker of the Upper House of the federal parliament, the presidents of the federal member states, the prominent leaders of the political opposition groups and the civil society organizations, and the public in general strongly objected the legitimacy and impartiality of the two Federal Election…

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