Terrorist infiltrates Somalia's banking systems SALAAM AFRICAN BANK

Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militants have infiltrated the financial sector in the Horn of Africa nation, the United Nations has said, in a report which exposes the weak security in the country, which has been struggling to contain the insurgency for the last 14 years.

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Somalia: The UN Report of Salaam Somali Bank terrorism

Feared Shabab Exploit Somali Banking and Invest in Real Estate, U.N. Says Despite sanctions, Shabab militants have found ways to extort, move and invest money using Somalia's banking system, a United Nations panel says.

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Who is Somali Jihadi Terrorist Ahmed Nur Ali Jim'ale


Ahmed Nur Ali Jim'ale AKA 'Jim'ale' is one of the wealthiest Somali businessmen and is the founder of the Al Barakat group of companies. He is also the owner of Hormuud Telecom. Beside his business interests, Jim'ale also happens to be the leading financier of the al-Shabaab, a Somali…

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Public Joint Letter of CPJ and HRW Amnesty on Somalia Media Law

His Excellency Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Villa Somalia ,Mogadishu ,Somalia Your Excellency, RE: CONCERNS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON SOMALIA'S NEW MEDIA LAW On behalf of Amnesty International, the Committee to Protect Journalists, and Human Rights Watch, we…

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The New Somali Prime Minister background

Educational Background: Master of Science Degree in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Infrastructure at KTH - Stockholm, Sweden, Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering at Somali National University. Service in Somalia: I am a Somali Citizen Born in October 1963 in Hobyo, Galmudug. Second…

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The eight grave human rights violations under Farmajo's presidency in Somalia:

A re-election of corrupt leader is a recipe for renewed violence In Somalia. The Current leader of Somali Federal Government, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, is grabbing the strategic national assets such as farms, schools, hospitals, stadiums, department buildings, government owned lands kept for road reserves…

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The connection between Hormuud telecom and the Al-Shabaab economic empire in Somalia.

Hormuud, Somalia's leading Telecommunications company, has been recently embroiled in controversy, which has drawn media attention and scrutiny. The company came to the limelight in late August 2019 when it claimed in a series of statements that the Kenyan contingent of African peace-keepers in…

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Caught between Djibouti and Mogadishu, Salaam African Bank changes hands

The Salaam Group's Djibouti bank often accused of being a little too close to the jihadist insurgents is now controlled by property developer Al-Rayan. The Somali property developer based in Djibouti Al-Rayan has tightened its control on Djibouti's Salaam African Bank. The company director,…

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Somalia Faces A Moment Of Truth

Sunatimes.com - There are many explanations for Somalia's prolonged problems, many associated with its unique situation over the last 30 years. Somalia has been a byword for state failure leading to crises, institution failure and anarchy of which Somalia is still reeling from today. In the absence…

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Somalia: Investor of pirates invades Galmudug

Ahmed Abdi Karie aka Qoorqoor who was one of the investors of the central Somalia pirates has invaded Galmudug state with the barrel of the gun, after forces from the central government secured headquarter of the federal member state (Dhusamareb) for him.

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Terrorists attack on Macomia town MOZAMBIQUE MEMORANDUM

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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Somalia's Terrorist Taxation & Financing

The Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab partially funds their organization by collecting money from business within the Somali communities and by threating to beat, kill or kidnap those who disobey their orders and fail to pay this false "Islamic Taxation". The taxation is open extortion and for…

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Somalia:Internet Filtering in a Failed State-Hormuud Telecom

The Case of Netsweeper in Somalia Key findings • Internet censorship products made by Canada-based Netsweeper have been identified on the networks of three Somalia-based Internet Service Providers (ISPs). • Testing has demonstrated that the Netsweeper installation on the network of the ISP Hormuud…

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ASOJ condemns journalist jailed in Mogadishu over social media posts

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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Somalia: Who is the Silent killer of Galmudug State? Liiban Shuluq.

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…

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Facebook Invests Additional $100 Million to Support News Industry During the Coronavirus Crisis

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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SOMALIA: US GOV Reports on Human Rights Practices

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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Somali Terrorists Hawala without registering -TAAJ Money Transfer

"Taaj services." and Ahmed Nuur Ali Jimaale is doing. Money laundering offences are very serious carrying a maximum of 14 years. All the 3 principal money laundering offences potentially carry heavier penalties than most predicate offences. Ahmed Nuur Ali Jimaale

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Hormuud Telecom sullied milieu of Civil War Somalia drenched in Islamic radicalism

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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Hormuud telecom campaign against African peace-keepers fighting Al-Shabaab

"Reap the Whirlwind": Resurgent Al-Shabaab Hormuud's campaign against African peace-keepers fighting Al-Shabaab refocused world attention on the company's own involvement in acts of terrorism. It also focused attention on the role of its financial contribution in aiding the resurgence…

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