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U.S. strike kills three al-Shabab fighters in Somalia
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U.S. strike kills three al-Shabab fighters in Somalia

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...

Did Puntland Hold Legitimate Election?
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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
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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...

SJS: After threats and persecution of SJS SG Abdalle Mumin, it is vital to reinforce accountability to end human rights violations in Somalia
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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.

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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...

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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
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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.

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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...