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Somalia:Terror taxation boss unveiled by traders.

Somalia's terror group known as Al-shabab is making express money collection from business community by making threats to kill those who disobey their orders and fail to pay "Islamic Taxation." The threats include killing, kidnap and all sort of harsh banishment that the religious militia…

Somalia's coronavirus khat bans leaves chewers in a stew

Flights carrying the mild stimulant khat have been banned from entering Somalia, leaving chewers of the leaves in a stew, write the BBC's Mary Harper and Bella Hassan.

COVID-19 guidance for journalists and media houses in Somalia

ASOJ.ORG - Associated Somali Journalists has today published New guidance (advices) setting out how journalists and media houses in Somalia can meet their media duties as they navigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

ASOJ condemns journalist jailed in Mogadishu over social media posts

ASOJ.ORG - Associated Somali Journalists (ASOJ) strongly condemns the arrest of journalist Abdiaziz Ahmed Gurbiye who was also the Deputy Director of Goobjoog Media Group on Tuesday morning April 14, 2020, and calls for his immediate and unconditional release.

Somalia: Who is the Silent killer of Galmudug State? Liiban Shuluq.

Who is Liiban Ahmed Hassan unknown [Liiban Shuluq] From Hawiye Clan of Habargidir, Sa'ad Sub-clan ? 1- He was a contractor who invests Somali pirates in Hobyo area of Galmudug state. 2- He made a lot of money from projects he got from the administration of former Galmudug president Abdikarim Hussein…

Somaliland revokes Flydubai, Air Arabia licenses for 'obeying' flight commands from Mogadishu

Somaliland has revoked the licenses of two UAE airlines for allegedly heeding orders from Somalia to turn back mid air en route to Hargeisa last month. Sunatimes.com has learnt that the two budget airlines-Flydubai and Air Arabia have had their license cancelled by Somaliland government denying them…

Somalia:NISA accuses veteran journalist being a threat to national security

Somalia's intelligence agency on Thursday made some damning allegations against a respected journalist who co-authored one of the key books on Al-Shabaab and Islamic militancy in Somalia. Harun Maruf a journalist with VOA and author of "Inside Al-Shabaab, the Secret History of Al-Qaeda's…

Somalia:Al-Shabaab has placed 18 lawmakers in the new Galmudug parliament

Waagacusub.com - Members of the new Galmudug State Assembly will on Friday select the next Speaker of the regional House of Representatives in a highly contested election in one of the most divided regions in Somalia.

Somalia:Hormuud telecom and Resurgent Al-Shabaab

Paradoxically, the gradual revival of the Somali economy and increased funding has spurring Al-Shabaab's recent resurgence. Hormuud was adversely mentioned in a 2018 UN Security Council report as the financier of Al-Shabaab's deadliest terror attack against civilians in Somalia's history.…

Somalia:Hormuud's assault on African peace-keepers coincided with the escalation of attacks by an increasingly bold and stronger Al-Shabaab

"Reap the Whirlwind": Resurgent Al-Shabaab Hormuud's campaign against African peace-keepers fighting Al-Shabaab refocused world attention on the company's own involvement in acts of terrorism. It also focused attention on the role of its financial contribution in aiding the resurgence…

Somalia:Hormuud Telecom staff members who joined the terrorists.

1- Former Al Shabab leader Ahmed Godane was a member of Al-Barakaat group in Hargeisa. 2- Head of Amniyat branch of Al Shabab Mahad Karate was part of Al Barakat group in Mogadishu. 3- Khalif M Warsame (Khalif Adale) Head of NGO affairs of Al Shabab was a member of Hormuud telecom top officials. He…

SOMALIA IS HEADING DOWN A DEAD-END ROAD

WAAGACUSUB.COM - It does not look like an election in which all stakeholders can agree the outcome would take place in Somalia at the end of this year. However, those who support President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo believe the election will happen at the end of the year. Still, one thing for sure is…

US: Senior Al-Shabab Leader Hormuud Telecom Manager, Wife Behind Kenya's Manda Bay Attack Killed

WAAGACUSUB.com - U.S. Army soldiers begin a mission to bolster the security of Manda Bay Airfield, Kenya after an attack by Somalia's al Shabaab militants, board a transport plane in Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Jan.5, 2020.

US airstrike in Somalia's kills Hormuud Telecom manager

Waagacusub.com - Somali government together U.S. Africa Command conducted an airstrike targeting an al-Shabaab terrorist in the vicinity of Jilib, Somalia, Feb. 24, however local media reports that Hormuud Telecom official was killed in the strike.

Time to Weed out Cronies and corrupt Officials from the leadership of Somali Security Institutions

In contrast to his predecessors, President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has exceptionally exacerbated the personalization and politicization of the federal security institutions to the point that the President, the Prime Minister (PM), and the Director of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA)…

Somalia:Fear of Public Unrest for Unconstitutional, Impractical Electoral Law

The sudden policy change of the International Community in abandoning the support of democratic system of governance for building the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS) and opting for the support of an authoritian system of governance has enabled President Farmajo to disregard the rule of law and to…

VIOLATIONS AND ABUSES OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN SOMALIA

SOMALIA: "WE LIVE IN PERPETUAL FEAR": VIOLATIONS AND ABUSES OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN SOMALIA 13 February 2020, Index number: AFR 52/1442/2020.

Somali Goverment turned Into an instrument of Revenge.

Waagacusub.com - Remember Somali Goverment hijacked the elections of Hirshabelle, Southwest, and Galmudug states, while Jubbaland and Puntland people have fended their states from being aggressively and corruptly hijacked like other three states.

U.S. and EU Diplomats Support President Farmajo to Tear Somalia Apart

After 30 years of dictatorship and civil war, the Somali people pulled off a qualified consensus on forming a new state that is different from the obliterated one. The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia is vested with the awesome responsibility and authority to steer the formation of the new…

Somalia: 3 children die for hunger in Mogadishu

Waagacusub.com- At least three children between the ages of 4 and 6 died from hunger and disease in Mogadishu's Kahda neighborhood internally displaced camps Friday, local media reported.