Between February 19 and April 9, federal and regional authorities in Somalia arrested at least two reporters and harassed at least four others, according to journalists who spoke to CPJ and a statement by the Somali Journalists Syndicate, a local press rights group. Most of the journalists were targeted for their political reporting, amid tensions after regional...
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April 27, 2021April 27, 2021Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow
Eritrean troops block, loot food aid in Tigray: documents
A woman walks in front of a damaged house in Wukro in the Tigray region on March 1 Eritrean soldiers are blocking and looting food aid in Ethiopia’s war-hit Tigray region, according to government documents obtained by AFP, stoking fears of starvation deaths as fighting nears the six-month mark. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed sent...
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April 27, 2021April 27, 2021Global News & Politics, Health & Social Affairs, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Residents of Somalia’s capital flee amid splits within security forces
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Residents of the Somali capital Mogadishu fled neighbourhoods on Tuesday fearing renewed clashes between rival factions in the security forces, who have split in a dispute over an extension to the president’s term. Government forces also raided an independent radio station and confiscated equipment. Forces loyal to the opposition hold parts of...
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April 27, 2021April 27, 2021Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
As Somalia’s unrest continues, US says it’s ‘prepared to consider all available tools’
By Morgan Winsor, ABC News LONDON — As rival factions in Somalia’s military clash over the president’s extended stay in power, the United States stands ready “to consider all available tools,” according to U.S. Department of State spokesperson Ned Price. “The United States is gravely concerned by the violent clashes yesterday in Mogadishu. We call on all...
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April 26, 2021April 26, 2021Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow
Blinken presses Ethiopia on ‘humanitarian disaster’ in Tigray
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday pressed Ethiopia to address what he called an impending humanitarian “disaster” in Tigray, including rising fears of famine. In a phone call with Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Blinken voiced “grave concern about the deteriorating humanitarian and human rights crisis in the country,” a State Department statement said....
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April 26, 2021April 26, 2021Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Somalia’s Government Has Lost Control of Most Of Its Capital
By Amanda Sperber Mogadishu, Somalia — After two weeks of openly maneuvering and mobilizing, and months of strain, fighting between political forces has broken out in Mogadishu, and it is no longer clear that Somalia’s sitting government has control over the capital. On Saturday night, troops from clans that oppose President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, known as...
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April 26, 2021April 26, 2021Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Gunfire Erupts in Mogadishu as Somalia’s Political Feud Turns Violent
By Declan Walsh and Hussein Mohamed NAIROBI, Kenya — Gunfire erupted across the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Sunday as security forces loyal to the president clashed with units that appeared to have sided with his rivals, stoking fears that Somalia’s simmering political crisis is spilling over into violence. The fighting, some of the worst in the Somali capital...
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April 26, 2021April 26, 2021Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow, Somali News & Politics
Somali opposition fighters cordon off parts of tense capital
Somali opposition fighters took up positions in parts of the tense capital on Monday, a day after clashes with government troops erupted over the president’s bid to extend his mandate. Witnesses reported that armed men and vehicles mounted with machine guns were stationed in opposition strongholds, while key roads in Mogadishu were blocked “Both the...
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April 25, 2021April 25, 2021Global News & Politics, News, Religion, Slideshow
Ramadan in UAE: Why Islam has made charity obligatory and binding on all
Charity, preached by every religion, is a way of bringing justice to society. And justice is the essence of religion. Islam has therefore made charity that is Zakat, obligatory and binding upon all those who embrace the faith; it has been made into an institution in order to give it permanence and regularity. A society...
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April 25, 2021April 25, 2021Global News & Politics, News, Slideshow
Death toll from clashes in Ethiopia’s Amhara may be 200: Official
Country’s chief ombudsman says up to 200 killed in this month’s violence, up from the 50 previously reported. The death toll in clashes this month between Ethiopia’s two largest ethnic groups, the Oromo and Amhara, in the northern Amhara region may be as high as 200, a senior official said on Sunday, up from previous...