MOGADISHU – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) voices its concern over the prolonged arbitrary detention of MM Somali TV founder and journalist, Mohamed Abdi Ilig, in Hargeisa. Today marks his 37th day in custody. On Saturday 10 February, the Hargeisa-based Maroodi Jeex Regional Court has once again prolonged the detention of Mohamed Abdi Ilig by an additional seven...
Like any other country, the need for constitutional reforms in Somalia arises from various factors aimed at addressing specific challenges and fostering positive developments. Here are compelling reasons supporting the appeal for constitutional changes in Somalia: As long as all parties adhere to the needs of long-waited constitutional changes, the success of a living constitution...
NAIROBI, Kenya, February 11, 2024/APO Group/ — The African Union Special Representative for Somalia and Head of ATMIS, Ambassador Mohamed El-Amine Souef, has visited ATMIS personnel admitted to various hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya. The visit aimed to boost the morale of ATMIS personnel who are evacuated from the mission area in Somalia, to Kenyan hospitals...
Doha, Qatar: The Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of condolences to his brother, HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of the sisterly Kingdom of Bahrain, on the martyrdom of an officer from the General Command of the Bahrain Defense Force in the city of Mogadishu in the...
Nageeye Ali Khalif, a former lecturer at Somali National University (SNU), has made waves with his recent announcement of joining the Al-Shabaab terrorist group. In an hour-long interview aired on jihadist radio, the 30-year-old Hargeisa-native declared his allegiance to Al-Shabaab and proclaimed a “jihad on Abyssinia,” referring to Ethiopia, and the western countries that support...
The Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed three Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, authorities said Sunday. The attack Saturday targeted the troops at the General Gordon Military Base in Mogadishu. Details about the attack and whether it killed others remained...
Monrovia — The South African Minister of International Relations Naledi Pandor said she’s been receiving threats after the country filed a complaint against Israel at the International Court of Justice, The Citizen reported. Pandor requested that the country’s police chief increase her security, after she was targeted on social media, Pandor told journalists at the...
Ethiopians living in Somalia have become the subject of physical violence, verbal threats and intimidation since Somaliland consented to give Ethiopia access to its coastline at the beginning of this year, members of the Ethiopian community tell VOA Somali Service. Under the deal, reached on New Year’s Day, Ethiopia will be able to lease 20...
Kenya Airways (KQ) has started ferrying cargo directly between Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, as it seeks to expand its cargo business. The airline has launched a weekly flight effective Friday, February 9, with plans to increase to twice a week in April. The national carrier has partnered with...
The U.S. is calling for an investigation into an alleged massacre of civilians in Ethiopia’s Amhara region, where a local rights group says more than 80 people were killed last week following clashes between soldiers and armed groups. The U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia, Ervin Massinga, said Friday that the “U.S. government is deeply concerned” by...