Tag Archives: Mogadishu
Known for topping the list of failed states, Somalia seems to be rising from the ashes of war and all its connotations. Its capital Mogadishu, infamously known for Black Hawk Down and often described as one of the most dangerous … read more »
By Faisal A. Roble “More than 100 religious leaders and business executives, a doctor and other prominent residents of this Port city were hunted door to door and killed in three nights of terror that began on the eve of … read more »
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Tagged Arms embargo, IndepthAfrica, Kismayo, Mogadishu, New York Times, Somali, Somali National Movement, Somalia, United States
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Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon met February 16 with the local journalist union. (NUSOJ) Spirits of journalists in Somalia, the most dangerous country in Africa to practice the profession, were lifted slightly this week after Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon made … read more »
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Journalist, Mogadishu, Murder, New York Times, Prime Minister of Somalia, Somalia, Twitter
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By Liban Obsiye & Abdullahi Warfa The children are our future, the argument always goes, but this global cliché is not even recognised it appears in Somalia. The greatest victims of the near two and half decades of war have … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Hassan Sheikh, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somali, somali government, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News, United States
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A rainbow of passports shines through the homogenized Mogadishu Aden Adde International Airport. The chaotic atmosphere is synthesized by the lingering image of the deep blue Indian Ocean. With broken Somali, and eighteen years of age, I find myself rolling … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Shabaab, AMISOM, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, smali news, Somali, Somalia, Somalia News, Transitional Federal Government, United States
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Nowadays and for while during the past two decades, Somali thinkers, writers and politicians were keenly debating on best way forward for Somalia’s governance and political arrangements Post-Civil War. This debate is extremely crucial for the survival of Somalia as … read more »
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Tagged Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, african articles, CoastalState, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Puntland, Somali, somali africa, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, somlia news, United States
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By: Abdulkadir Abiikar Hussein To bounce back to normalcy and stability, Somalia is using its traditions. In the Somali traditions, the basic social, political and territorial unit is the clan and its lineage structures. The present government structure was built … read more »
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Jubaland, Jubba River, Mogadishu, Saakow, Somali, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News, Somaliland
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His Excellency Abdi Farah Shirdon Prime Minister Mogadishu, Somalia Paris, 7 February 2013 Subject: Reforms needed for freedom of information in Somalia Dear Prime Minister Shirdon, Reporters Without Borders, an international organization that defends freedom of information, would like to … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Letters & Interviews, Somali
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Tagged Freedom of Information, Freedom of the press, IndepthAfrica, Journalist, Mogadishu, Reporters Without Borders, Sentence (law), Somali, Somalia
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The new Somalia president is miserably behaving like Mr. Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, Saddam Hussein’s information minister. He reminds me of Mr. al-Sahaff pitifully saying: “There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!” Mr. al-Sahaff made this statement while the USA … read more »
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Tagged Baghdad, Hassan, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Saddam Hussein, Siad Barre, Somali people, Somalia, Somaliland
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The realization of duties is very significant often to standardize for the services delivered in a good quality and reliable levels. The government has different agencies and units that involved in very huge and serious tasks which are the heart … read more »
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Tagged Britain, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somali people, Somalia, Somaliland
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Mo Farah could play a leading role in a small army of Britons recruited to unite and inspire their native Somalia after 22 years of civil war, the country’s President said yesterday. The Olympic here, who was born in Mogadishu, … read more »
Court ruling draws condemnation from Somalia’s union of journalists. MOGADISHU — A Somali judge on Tuesday jailed a woman who said she had been raped by soldiers and a journalist who interviewed her, finding them guilty of making up the … read more »
By Paul D. Williams After years of dominating the headlines as Somalia’s public enemy number one, al-Shabaab is in trouble. Last week, the insurgent’s Twitter account was suspended after it was used to disseminate threats to kill Kenyan hostages held … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged African Union, African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Shabaab, Elliott School of International Affairs, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Shabaab, Somali, Somalia
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OPINION The former prime of Somalia, Omar Arteh Qalib, had a habit of saying “ Somalis will sort out their differences under a tree”, in reference to the traditional shir ( meeting ) to which disputes are referred for adjudication … read more »
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Tagged IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somali, Somali Civil War, Somali National Movement, Somali Patriotic Movement, Somali Salvation Democratic Front, Somalia, United Somali Congress
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By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar (Reuters) – A woman who said she was raped by Somali soldiers and a journalist who interviewed her went on trial on Saturday in a case that has sparked international concerns over sexual violence … read more »
“More than ever, foreign policy is economic policy. The world is competing for resources and global markets.” John Kerry By Abukar Arman Considering the positive trend of the past eighteen months, Somalia is en route to recovery, and, in due … read more »
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Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Somali Foreign Affairs Minister Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji Aadan agreed to set up a joint ministerial commission, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Tuesday (January 29th). “The signing of this agreement here today will … read more »
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NAIROBI, Kenya — The Somali government, in a move that has outraged human rights groups, has charged a woman who said she was gang-raped by soldiers with making a false accusation and having “insulted and lowered the dignity of a … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Aljazeera, IndepthAfrica, Lisa Shannon, Mogadishu, New York Times, news about somalia, news from somalia, news of somalia, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News, United Nations, United States
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(Nairobi) – Somali authorities should drop politically motivated charges against five people including a journalist and a woman who alleged she was raped by state security forces. The attorney general on January 29, 2013, brought charges of insulting a government … read more »
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Tagged Aljazeera, Catherine Ashton, European Commission, European Union, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Rape, Somali, Somalia
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By: Mohamed F Yabarag With the US officially reaffirming the recognition of President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud’s government as the legitimate and sole representative of Somalia after twenty long years of civil strife and political wilderness, the secessionist entity of Somaliland … read more »
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nytimes Somalia has been the paradigm of failed states since before 1993, when militants shot down two Black Hawk helicopters and killed 18 American soldiers in Mogadishu. One of the world’s poorest, most violent countries, it has been pummeled by … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica nigeria news, Mali, Mogadishu, sheikh, Somalia, United States, Washington
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(IRIN) – The recent execution in Somalia of a soldier convicted of rape and the detention of a journalist investigating sexual assault have given the traditionally taboo issue of gender-based violence an usual degree of prominence. Even the president has … read more »
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Tagged Barack Obama, IndepthAfrica, IRIN, Mogadishu, Somali, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News, United Nations, United States, Zainab Bangura
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By Liban Obsiye & Abdullahi Warfa It was a pleasure to watch the launch of the new Somali think tank, the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies, in Mogadishu yesterday. The great and good gathered and some fantastic speeches were given. … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Bristol University, England, Harvard University, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somali, somali africa, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News
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By Markus V. Hoehne On 13 January 2013 James Ferguson published an article in The Independent with the title ‘Somalia: A failed state back from the dead’. While it is great to hear good news from Somalia for a change, … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Mogadishu, Politics of Somalia, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Somali, Somalia, United States
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Mohammed Ali Hersi ‘Dalmar’. mohahersi@hotmail.com. OPINION Barely after eliminating the radical group of Somalia ‘Al Shabaab’ it may emerge again many challenges regarding formation of possible federal system which can damage the efficiency of security and peace process towards remote … read more »
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Central Government, IndepthAfrica, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Somali, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News, United States
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African Union troops attacked a number of homes in a pre-dawn raid against the town of Leggo in southern Somalia today, killing seven or eight civilians, including five children. Local leaders say that the troops attacked the homes indiscriminately, and … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Civilian, french somalia, french somaliland, Leggo, member of parliament, Mogadishu, Rebellion, Somali, Somalia, Somalia News
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Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia — Unknown gunmen shot dead a Somali radio producer on Friday, the first journalist to be killed this year, an editor with his Somali radio station said. Eighteen journalists were killed last year, making Somalia one … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Shabaab, french somalia, International Federation of Journalist, Islamic terrorism, Mogadishu, National Union of Somali Journalist, Shebelle River, Somali, Somalia, Somalia News
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I posted an item a couple of days ago about a journalist having been arrested after interviewing a woman who claimed she was raped by Somali soldiers. Now the country’s police commissioner, General Sharif Sheikhuna Maye, has issued a statement … read more »
A woman who claimed she was raped by Somali soldiers and the journalist who was arrested for covering the story both made false allegations against the police, Police Commissioner General Sharif Sheikhuna Maye said Wednesday (January 16th). Medical examinations of … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Burdhubo, Human Rights Watch, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica Sports, Journalist, Mogadishu, Rape, Somali, Somalia
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(TrustLaw) – Somalia has no tolerance for rape but the government will not intervene in a case decried by human rights activists where Mogadishu police arrested a woman who said she was raped by government forces and detained a journalist … read more »
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