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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.

Somalia Report 2019 focuses on the main developments and key trends in politics, security, economy, social services

Sunatimes.com - The State of Somalia (SOS) Report focuses on the main developments and key trends in politics, security, economy, social services and the role of external actors from 1 January to 31 December 2019. The objective of the report is to: empirically and systemically document key events in…

Forgiving corrupt Somalia's debt is an abuse of US taxpayers

President Trump campaigned against unnecessary U.S. commitments and publicly called out wasteful aid spending. Why, then, is he prepared to bail out Somalia, rated by Transparency International to be the world's most corrupt country for more than a decade, to the tune of $1 billion in U.S. taxpayer…

Somalia's Ahlu Sunnah now rejects government-led elections in Galmudug

Waagacusub.com - The Somali moderate Islamist group Ahlu Sunnah Wal Jama'ah has rejected the ongoing elections in Galmudug state capital, Dusamareb, which have entered their final phase of the election of the state president.

Somali opposition leader says gov't 'failed' in Galmudug

Waagacusub.com - Wadajir party leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame has denounced the federal government's leadership of the electoral process in Galmudug. In a statement posted on his Facebook page, the opposition leader said the government had aimed to wrest control of Galmudug from the people…

Attack in Somalia will not deter fight against terrorism - Turkey

Waagacusub.com- Turkey government condemned a terrorist attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu which injured a score of civilians. "We curse and condemn the terrorist attack which targeted innocent civilians in Somalia and injured 11 civilians, including four Turkish citizens," the Defense…

World Bank Approves $112 Million to Strengthen Local Government Capacity and Provide Urban Infrastructure for Somalis

The World Bank today approved a $112 million grant to deliver prioritized infrastructure in Somalia's cities and strengthen municipal government capacity. The Somalia Urban Resilience Project (SURP) II will support infrastructure investments in strategic cities such as Mogadishu, Garowe, Kismayo…

Car bomb targets Turkish engineers in Afgooye

Waagacusub.com- An explosives-laden car blew up near a food café in Afgooye with initial reports indicating it was targeting Turkish contractors who are involved in road construction in the area.