The United States conducted an airstrike on al-Shabab militants in Somalia, killing three al-Shabaab terrorists in the Lower Jubba region, the U.S. Africa Command said on Friday. The U.S. military forces on Thursday “conducted a collective self-defence strike” in support of the Somalia National Army forces in the Wayanta area, located approximately 60 km southwest...
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Did Puntland Hold Legitimate Election?
Garowe (Raxanreeb ) Puntland is in the northeastern part of Somalia. According to the BBC country profile, the population is 4.9 million, about 212,510 sq km. The region held a local election in which more than 300,000 people cast votes for their choice of party and representatives. In addition, most major cities in Puntland held...
Temporary Suspension Of USAID’s Food Aid To Tigray, Ethiopia Due To Theft Issues
NewYork (Raxanreeb ) The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend its food assistance program to the Tigray region in Ethiopia due to the discovery of food aid diversion and sales on the local market. USAID Administrator Samantha Power reported that the agency alerted its Inspector General’s...
Sudan’s Warring Generals Urged By UN To Cease Fighting And Allow Access To Aid
Khartoum (Raxanreeb ) On Wednesday, the United Nations urged Sudan’s warring factions to ensure the safe passage of humanitarian aid, following the looting of six trucks and air strikes in the capital that undermined a supposed truce. Martin Griffiths, the UN’s aid chief, said he hoped to have physical meetings with the warring parties within...
Explosions Reported In Kyiv And Other Cities Across Ukraine – Live Coverage
Kyiv (Raxanreeb ) Explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities in the early hours of Thursday morning, officials and media outlets said, with some local authorities reporting that anti-aircraft defences were at work. Russian air strikes have been a common feature of the war since last October; the latest blasts were...
SJS: After threats and persecution of SJS SG Abdalle Mumin, it is vital to reinforce accountability to end human rights violations in Somalia
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) welcomes that the secretary general Abdalle Ahmed Mumin re-gained his freedom after 166 days of routine detentions, harassment, intimidation, persecution and other threats on his life due to his work as the leader of the journalists union and his role as a fearless human rights defender.
Somalia government must entrench public participation to promote democracy and better governance
The Founding Principles of the Provisional Constitution envisage a ‘participatory consultative and inclusive government’ in order to ‘ensure accountability, efficiency and responsiveness to the interests of the people.’ Furthermore, enacted legislation such as the Public Finance Management Act entrenches this constitutional dictate in the management of public resources. The framers of the constitution contemplated this...
Somali Media fraternity slam misleading statement from the office of Somalia’s Attorney General
MOGADISHU, Somalia 28 February, 2023 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Somali Media Association (SOMA) and Somali Mechanism for Safety of Journalists (SMSJ) slam the incorrect statement issued by the office of the Attorney general today, Tuesday 28 Feburary, on the re-arrest of SJS Secretary General Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, which aims to mislead the case. After consultations with...
Mogadishu police chief attacks SJS Secretary General Abdalle Ahmed Mumin while in prison
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), Somali Media Association (SOMA) and Somali Mechanism of Safety Journalists (SMSJ) are concerned by reports of police, aiming to take SJS Secretary General Abdalle Ahmed Mumin out of the prison, stormed the Mogadishu central prison on Saturday evening and call for Somalia government to launch fair investigation into the incident and ensure Abdalle’s safety, while we demand his unconditional release.
US forces kill Islamic State Somalia leader in cave complex
He was killed after US special forces raided a remote mountainous cave complex hoping to capture him. “Al-Sudani was responsible for fostering the growing presence of ISIS in Africa,” Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said. He also allegedly funded the group’s activities globally, Mr Austin added. Analysts say the fact that US troops were sent under...