MOGADISHU, Somalia, Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the heinous murder of independent journalist Jamal Farah Adan by unidentified gunmen in Galkayo, central Somalia region of Mudug on Monday 01 March 2021. Mr. Adan’s death records as the first journalist killed … Continued
Ethiopia has claimed that an Amnesty report painting a dark picture of the Tigray crisis supports misinformation. Yet the country has tried to keep international journalists far from witnesses and out of the region. Silja Fröhlich The stream of worrying … Continued
Covid-19 pandemic has stretched its virulent hands over all aspects of life, threatening to wring the productivity out of anything that doesn’t employ the necessary steps to adapt and evolve to the “new normal”. The International Court of Justice is … Continued
The US has condemned reported atrocities in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit northern region of Tigray, urging the African Union to help resolve the “deteriorating situation.” “We are deeply concerned by the worsening humanitarian crisis,” Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said. An Amnesty … Continued
Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia, At least nine al-Shabaab terrorists were killed in Somalia Sunday when the al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group mounted an attack Sunday morning on an army base in the country’s southwest. Mohamed Mukhtar, the district deputy commissioner in the … Continued
KEVIN CHERUIYOT The Federal Republic of Somalia will have to wait longer before sharing the table with other East Africa Community countries. During the virtual 21st Ordinary Summit of the East African Community Heads of States held on Saturday, the … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia– Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is concerned by the Puntland authorities’ use of a military tribunal to prosecute freelance journalist Kilwe Adan Farah who appeared before the military court today on 27 February 2021. SJS calls the Puntland military prosecutor to … Continued
By Max Bearak NAIROBI — In a meeting late Thursday, Somalia’s prime minister persuaded opposition leaders to postpone mass anti-government protests and apologized for violence last week that targeted candidates in an election that was meant to take place this month but … Continued
Ethiopia officials, militias ‘deliberately and efficiently rendering Western Tigray ethnically homogeneous,’ says US report Servet Günerigök WASHINGTON, Ethiopian officials and militia fighters are carrying out a systematic ethnic cleansing operation in the state of Tigray, according to a confidential US … Continued
NAIROBI, (Reuters) – Somalia’s central bank awarded on Saturday the country’s first mobile money licence to Mogadishu-based Hormuud Telecom Somalia Inc, a move aimed at formalising the country’s digital payments system and integrating it with the global financial system. Hormuud … Continued
Although the comment on an Instagram post was completely inappropriate, the offence was minor, the prosecutor says. Prosecutors have closed a case and will not be pressing charges over online racial abuse aimed at human rights activist and Yle’s Somali-language … Continued
Aid will help Horn of Africa country fight coronavirus pandemic, says health official Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia The Turkish Red Crescent has donated 10 ventilators to the Somali Health Ministry, the Turkish embassy in the capital Mogadishu said on Friday. … Continued
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