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Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing conflict and state repression, Amnesty International said today as it published its annual review of human rights in the…

Mogadishu - The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Amb. Mohamed Ali-Nur Haji, on Monday received a check in the amount of $ 100,000 from Mr. Jemal Ahmed, a senior liaison officer of…

By Arlene J. Schar and Dr. David Leffler As the COVID-19 virus pandemic impacts peoples' lives worldwide, society shuts down in an effort to contain it. People find themselves isolated at home, seemingly powerless. Unity is needed during…

MOGADISHU, Somalia – A suspected U.S. military drone strike has allegedly killed at least two unarmed civilian people in southern Somalia. The strike was conducted in small area, some 15km away from Jilib town where al Shabaab militants…

In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command conducted three (3) airstrikes targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in the vicinity of Mubaraak, Somalia, Apr. 5. "Security is a pre-requisite for economic growth and…

MOGADISHU, Somalia – At least four government soldiers lost their lives in a surprise assault claimed by an al Qeada linked al Shabaab group based in Somalia. The attack triggered fierce fighting between al Shabab militants and…

UNFPA Somalia strongly condemns the abduction and rape of the two young girls, aged three and four as they were playing on 30 March 2020 in Afgoye town, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. The girls have been hospitalized in critical condition.…

DefendDefenders is concerned over a statement released by Somalia’s intelligence service, the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), in which the agency accused renowned journalist, author, and Al-Shabaab expert Harun Maruf of…

Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the recent threats of intimidation and censorship against journalists reporting Covid-19 in Mogadishu and Hargeisa. On 30 March, during a meeting with the local journalists in Hargeisa,…

Every day, untold thousands of youth under the age of 18 are conscripted to fight in the wars of adults. The failure to fight this problem is one of the great failures of modern diplomacy. Child soldiers are exploited in Yemen, Chad,…

GENEVA – The coronavirus pandemic threatens to cause food shortages for hundreds of millions of people, especially in Africa, the United Nations warned Friday. In poorer countries that rely upon exports to pay for food imports, middle…

The U.S. military says it has carried out a drone strike targeting an al Qaeda linked al Shabaab group near Bush Madina area of Somalia, killing at least five militants. Read the statement bellow In coordination…