UN reports 35 percent increase in people affected by South Sudan violence

by Jama Abdillahi | Mar 19, 2024 | Okategoriserade

Source: UN reports 35 percent increase in people affected by South Sudan violence New report says civilians are bearing the brunt of a surge in intercommunal conflict in pockets of South Sudan. South Sudanese who fled from Sudan sit outside a nutrition clinic at a...

Outrage Among Journalists: Somali Media Council’s Illegitimate Appointments Threaten Press Freedom

by Jama Abdillahi | Mar 16, 2024 | Okategoriserade

Source. Horn of Africa Observer, Thursday March 14, 2024 – 22:18:21 in Latest News by Horn Observer Contributor The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) was utterly surprised by today’s decision of the Council of Ministers, which proposed nine...

Dropped Charges Against Former Somali Region President Reinforces Impunity

by Jama Abdillahi | Mar 16, 2024 | Okategoriserade

Source. Human Right’s Watch, Saturday March 16, 2024By Laetitia BaderDropped Charges Against Former Somali Region President Reinforces ImpunityFront gate of Jail Ogaden, May 2019.  © 2019 Felix Horne/Human Rights WatchThis week, Ethiopian authorities dropped all...

Central Bank of Somalia orders freeze on accounts of 16 people sanctioned by US Treasury

by Jama Abdillahi | Mar 16, 2024 | Okategoriserade

Central Bank of Somalia orders freeze on accounts of 16 people sanctioned by US Treasury Source: Hiiraan Online, Saturday March 16, 2024 Mogadishu (HOL) – The Central Bank of Somalia has ordered the country’s banks to freeze the funds of 16 people and...

UAE to form Emirati foreign legion with 3,000 recruits to boost military capabilities in Yemen, Somalia

by Jama Abdillahi | Mar 16, 2024 | Okategoriserade

UAE to form Emirati foreign legion with 3,000 recruits to boost military capabilities in Yemen, Somalia Source: Hiiraan Online, Saturday March 16, 2024FILE – Three armed mercenaries from private military company Spear Operations Group are seen on a mission in...