The old maxim that “the pen is mightier than the sword” couldn’t be more appropriate when it comes to Somali journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin. As a child, Abdalle lost his …
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After connecting the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean through the admission of DR Congo, the East African Community (EAC) is now eyeing one of the longest coastlines in Africa. …
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The head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning World Food Program says support from donors like the United States and Germany have allowed it to postpone — though not entirely avert …
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Puntland said on Monday that it will act as an independent state not part of the Federal Government of Somalia until the completion of the draft constitution. In a three-page …
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Somali government on Wednesday began the prosecution of the secretary-general of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) Abdalle Ahmed Mumin who continues to face severe restrictions since October last year. Abdalle …
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Somalia’s government declared Genel Energy Plc’s operations in Somaliland illegal and said the company should cease claiming to hold rights for oil exploration and exploitation in the country. Genel Energy …
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Somaliland’s seven conditions before dialogie with Somalia
Somaliland has set seven conditions if talks with Somalia are to resume. Somaliland President Muse Bihi in a statement said Somalia and the mediating team must first recognize his country …
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Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi says any talks with Somalia will have to follow the preconditions earlier set. Bihi said when he met with delegations from Norway and Turkey in …
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Threats, arbitrary detention against Somali journalists on the rise
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is extremely concerned by the rise of physical threats, harassment and arbitrary detention against journalists working in Somalia forcing some of the media workers to begin …
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For the youth and minority to access leadership, Somalia must embrace direct elections
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe United Nations and international partners are committed to continuing to provide political, financial, technical and logistical support to Somalia’s electoral process. In a public forum carried out by the United Nations …