TOP SECRET: ON THE WAY FORWARD ON A SOMALI NATIONAL SECURITY ARCHITECTURE

March 8, 2017 The political and security advisors of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Federal Member State (FMS) leadership met for a 3-day workshop (March 6-8, 2017) to discuss the open political questions relating to the national security architecture.

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Airstrike Kills Dozens of Somali Migrants Off Yemen's Coast

SANA, Yemen — More than 30 Somali migrants, including children, were killed in the Red Sea on Friday when a military helicopter opened fire on their boat, according to Yemeni and United Nations officials.

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Ethiopian military and political backing for sale by a corrupt officer called Gabre Part 1

The most Ethiopian corrupt military officer who is called Haile Gabre known by Somalis as General Gabre becoming extremely wealthy from the huge sums of money that he is getting from opportunistic Somali politicians who want to buy the sympathy of Addis Ababa, one of his juniors told Waagacusub anonymously.

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Somalia: Underage minority girl raped and knifed as video showed

Waagacusub.net - A group of boys raped a young underage girl from minority subclan by cutting her with knife and threatening her to kill.

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Dutch Court of Appeal does not clear Dahabshiil of Terror and Criminal Allegations

PRESS RELEASE The Netherlands, 6 January 2017

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Somali migrant smuggling network in Europe dismantled

On 6 and 7 December 2016, judicial and law enforcement authorities from France and the Netherlands, supported on-the-spot by Europol's European Migrant Smuggling Centre, took action against an organised crime network suspected of having smuggled some 500 migrants from Somalia to different destination…

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Somalia:The forgotten shipwreck

The single biggest loss of life in the Mediterranean this year shows how authorities in Europe and elsewhere routinely allow those behind migrant deaths to get away with it.

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Somalia: UN monitoring body blamed for "fabricated lies."

Sunatimes.com - The UN monitoring Group is bluntly making accusations without showing any facts against Somali companies and notable personalities making fabricated lies, the business community in Mogadishu said.

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UN Report from Somalia - The case of Ali Abdi Wardhere

In late May 2016 a video was widely circulated on Somali social media which purported to be footage taken of two officials of the Mogadishu based NISA interrogating Hussein Hirsi, an official of the Yaqshid district administration, on his links with Al-Shabaab and a named businessman.453 The NISA officers…

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Somalia: Lavish party in London while hunger is killing the poor at home

Waagacusub.net - The failed Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud spent millions of US dollars in lavish reception in London for his supporters while drought is affecting part of his war ravaged country.

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Somalia:UN expresses concern over parliamentary candidates with a history of violence and criminality

The process of registering candidates for the 275 seats of the House of the People is underway, and individuals with documented histories of criminality and violence should not be chosen by electoral colleges to represent their clans and sub-clans in the lower house of Parliament.

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Ethiopia: Independent Inquiry Needed on Irreecha

Scores of People Killed at Festival The Ethiopian government should allow an independent, international investigation to determine how scores of people were killed at the country's Irreecha festival on October 2, 2016, Human Rights Watch said today in a question-and-answer document about the issue.

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Somalia: Al-Shabaab is planning a suicide attack in Berbera port

Waagacusub.net - Al-Shabaab suspected of planning suicide attack in Berbera port , Hotel Mansoor, Ethiopian consulate and Garowe, according to reliable sources.

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Somalia: Security officials implement Journalist Alasow's advice amid security concerns

Saacad.com - Somali authorities in Mogadishu took pieces of advice from Somali Investigative journalist amid terrorism alerts.

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SOMALIA:FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION CRITICAL TO ONGOING POLITICAL TRANSITION–UN REPORT

Mogadishu/Geneva, 4 September 2016 – A UN report on freedom of expression in Somalia released Sunday describes progress in state-building in Somalia, but also shows the very challenging environment that continues to confront journalists, human rights defenders and political leaders, including numerous…

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Kenya:Video Dozens of people protest against Dahabshiil over alleged killings‏

WaraqNews— A Dozen of people protested against Dahabshiil allegedly executing people in Dadaab, Kenya late last June, Ogaden24 New reported.

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Somalia:Arrest warrant issued for Dahabshiil Manager over serious allegations.

The Somali National prosecutor's Office issued warrant for the arrest of several people including manager of the Dahabshil's branch in Mogadishu,Abdullahi Nur Awdiinle and others of the branch. The office ordered CID to immediately bring them in front of the court.

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Ethiopia's Bloody Crackdown: The Case for International Justice

Ethiopian security forces gunned down at least 100 people a week ago in the bloodiest weekend in the ninth month of anti-government protests. Unlike previous protests, which have been largely confined to the Oromia region, the protests on August 6 and 7 were also in the northern Amhara region. Altogether…

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Ethiopian diplomat was stopped to participate in a meeting for Somalia's armed forces

An important meeting was taking place when General Gabre entered the hall to listen the Somali military officials' discussion in Mogadishu, but General Mohamed Adan asked him, "What are you doing here?" " I just wanted to participate with you in the meeting," replied General Gabre…

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Gurmad Calls for Transparent Electoral Process in Somalia

The highly centralized and monopolized political set-up and the failure to create many of the mandated representative bodies adds up to a skewed system in which the state instrumentalities are exceedingly becoming a campaign organization of the incumbent president. The current power-holders rely on…

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