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Somalia to lose voting rights at UN by September if it fails to pay $1.5m debt

Waagacusub.com- Somalia has until September this year to cut down its arrears owed to the UN or lose its vote in the global body's General Assembly. A resolution by UN General Assembly in October exempted Somalia alongside Comoros and Sao Tome and Principe from losing their vote in the assembly…

Somalia detained record number of journalists in 2019: Report.

Waagacusub.com - State security forces arrested 38 journalists, while 37 were beaten, shot at or threatened at gunpoint, report says.

Challenges facing merger of Somali opposition parties

Waagacusub.com - In the past few days, there have been meetings that were held in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, between major political parties in the country. The objective of these meetings was to form a single platform that would unite these political parties, but differences have already emerged…

Somali spy agency criticised for accusing foreign country over deadly attack

Waagacusub.com - Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency has been criticised over a statement in which it accused a foreign country of being behind the deadly Saturday bomb attack in Mogadishu which killed almost 90 people.

Al-Shabaab militants claim huge Somali bomb attack

Waagacusub.com - Al-Shabaab Islamist militants have claimed responsibility for Saturday's massive car bomb in the Somalian capital that killed 81 people, including two Turkish citizens.

UAE ambassador to Somalia meets UN envoy in Mogadishu

Waagacusub.com - The ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Somalia, Mohamed Ahmed Osman Hamada, today met the UN special envoy to Somalia, James Swan, in Mogadishu.

Over 36,000 people sign petition asking the UK gov't to revoke Somali singer's visa over "hateful remarks"

Waagacusub.com - A UK woman is petitioning her government to revoke the 6-month visa granted to a popular controversial Somali singer who linked Mogadishu's rampant terror attacks to Somali leader's refusal to grant Somaliland autonomy.

Al Shabaab claims responsibility for deadly Somalia blast

Waagacusub.com - The Islamist group, Al-Shabaab on Monday claimed responsibility through an audio message, for a car bomb blast in Mogadishu that killed at least 90 people over the weekend.

Turkey condemns terrorist al-Shabaab for Somalia attack

Waagacusub.com - Terror group al-Shabaab commit greatest crime against humanity, Muslims, says Turkish ruling party spokesman

SOMALI MILITANTS CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR ATTACK OUTSIDE HOTEL: SPOKESPERSON

Waagacusub.com - Somali Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for Saturday's attack outside a hotel in the town of Galkayo, in the country's Mudug region, which killed at least seven civilians, their spokesperson told Reuters.

Al-Shabab militants killed in Somalia

Waagacusub.com - The Somali Army has killed at least eight al-Shabab extremists in a fierce gun battle in the southern region of Bay, an official said.

Turkey's police special operations chief in Somalia

Waagacusub.com - Selami Turker, chief of Special Police Unit of Turkish National Police, met with Somali officials and exchanged

Commemorating the Real Somali Heroes Who Fought the Ethiopian Invasion

"General John Abizaid of the U.S. Central Command, which has military authority for the Horn of Africa, flew to Ethiopia recently to meet with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, who has told American officials that he could cripple the Islamists "in one to two weeks."" (13 December 2006, Jeffrey…

Somalia Largest Mobile Network Company -Hormuud Telecom Linked among Top Shabaab Financiers

Somalia largest mobile telephone network company, Hormuud Telecom has been linked with entities funding and providing logistical support to the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Shabaab. The mobile telephone company has been accused of paying millions of shillings to the jihadist group for protection of its business…

MR ROOBLE DHEERE SENIOR SHABAB OFFICER IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF SOMALIA

"The most obstacle Somali federal government facing now is that several commanders mixed into security agencies and secretely working with terrorist elements, which is greater threat and danger to the state," this source was published on Voice Of The People Press. The Press also was quoted that…

SOMALIA: Funding Terror: Sugar from Kismayo

Al-Shabaab is more than just a terrorist group. In 2011, its annual revenue was in the region of $70–100 million per year. In 2018, the President of the Somali Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) confirmed that Al-Shabaab collected an estimated $20 million dollars from South Somalia alone.

To End Impunity in Somalia, SJS calls authorities to investigate and prosecute killers of journalists

Waagacusub.com- As the world marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists, Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls on the federal government of Somalia to investigate all crimes against journalists and bring the perpetrators to justice.

Djibouti : a journalist beaten and arrested twice

Waagacusub.com- calls for the immediate release of Osman Yonis Borogeh, a journalist who was detained and beaten by Djibouti's police for two days last week and was re-arrested yesterday. The authorities must also quickly investigate the use of these unacceptable methods in order to identify and…

ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi targeted, believed dead in US raid in Syria: Sources

Waagacusub.com- Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State last seen alive in a video in April, was targeted in a strike by U.S. Special Operations Forces in Syria on Saturday, according to three U.S. officials. The ISIS leader is believed to be dead, those officials told ABC News.

Ethiopia Premier Warns Non-Ethiopian Media Owners

Waagacusub.com- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warns non-Ethiopian media owners engaged in inciting conflicts among different communities by spreading hate speeches.