MOZAMBIQUE MEMORANDUM Insurgent attack on Macomia town and surrounding villages Early on the morning of 28 May 2020 a group of between 120 – 150 insurgents, equipped with vehicles, including the captured YangJin YJ2080C Defender Protected Assault Vehicle - A 4x4 vehicle equipped with a W85 heavy machine…
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Thursday April 16, 2020 - 01:51:02
ASOJ.ORG - Associated Somali Journalists (ASOJ) strongly condemns the arrest of journalist Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye who was also the Deputy Director of Goobjoog Media Group on Tuesday morning April 14, 2020, and calls for his immediate and unconditional release. The journalist who was arrested yesterday…
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Wednesday April 08, 2020 - 23:53:59
Who is Liiban Ahmed Hassan unknown [Liiban Shuluq] From Hawiye Clan of Habargidir, Sa'ad Sub-clan ? 1- He was a contractor who invests Somali pirates in Hobyo area of Galmudug state. 2- He made a lot of money from projects he got from the administration of former Galmudug president Abdikarim Hussein…
The news industry is working under extraordinary conditions to keep people informed during the COVID-19 pandemic. At a time when journalism is needed more than ever, ad revenues are declining due to the economic impact of the virus. Local journalists are being hit especially hard, even as people turn…
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Tuesday March 17, 2020 - 19:53:44
Executive Summary Somalia is a federal parliamentary republic. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed "Farmaajo," following his election by a joint vote of the two houses of parliament in February 2017, led the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), formed in 2012. Members of the two houses of parliament…
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Tuesday March 03, 2020 - 02:55:14
Fighting erupted in south Somalia on Monday between the national army and regional forces, amid deepening divisions that help Islamist insurgents and may exacerbate regional frictions.
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Monday February 24, 2020 - 20:41:23
In contrast to his predecessors, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has exceptionally exacerbated the personalization and politicization of the federal security institutions to the point that the President, the Prime Minister (PM), and the Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA)…
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Sunday February 23, 2020 - 15:28:44
The sudden policy change of the International Community in abandoning the support of democratic system of governance for building the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS) and opting for the support of an authoritian system of governance has enabled President Farmajo to disregard the rule of law and to…
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Friday February 14, 2020 - 05:42:52
Nur Ismail Sheikh was an editor in Mogadishu for privately-owned Shaaciye news website. He told Amnesty International that he wrote articles and posted short videos that were critical of senior government officials on his Facebook account. Police arrested him without a warrant in November 2018. He was…
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Monday January 27, 2020 - 08:24:41
Sunatimes.com - Remember Somali Goverment hijacked the elections of Hirshabelle, Southwest, and Galmudug states, while Jubbaland and Puntland people have fended their states from being aggressively and corruptly hijacked like other three states.
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Monday January 27, 2020 - 08:12:04
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Monday November 25, 2019 - 05:29:48
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…