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Covid-19: IFJ Issues Safety Guide for Media Workers

Brussels - A word from our General Secretary One of the fundamental rights of the citizen is to be well informed. Quality information, as understood by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the world's leading professional organisation with 600,000 members in 146 countries around…

UNESCO voices concerns about the safety of journalists when reporting on the global COVID-19 health crisis

The UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information today voiced concerns about the safety of journalists when reporting on the global COVID-19 health crisis.

Suicide attack in in Somalia's capital kills 4 civilians, wounds several

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) At least 4 people civilians were killed, among them three family members after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a café at Mogadishu's Sayidka Junction, witnesses said.

Somalia to Receive Debt Relief under the Enhanced HIPC Initiative

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank's International Development Association have determined that Somalia has taken the necessary steps to begin receiving debt relief under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. Somalia is the 37th country to reach this…

New dawn for Somalia: Arrears owed to the African Development Bank Group cleared

Arrears on loans owed by Somalia to the African Development Bank Group have been cleared following the payment in full of $122.55 million by the governments of the United Kingdom and the European Union, marking the end of sanctions and the resumption of full re-engagement between the Bank Group and…

Somali Football Federation closes down Under 16 camp to avoid COVID-19 risk

Somali Football Federation has closed down the training camp of Ocean Stars Youngsters to avoid Corona Virus risk. The U-16 Somali national squad, has been training at the National Technical Centre since late February in preparations for CECAFA U-16 championship scheduled to take place in Djibouti.

AMISOM honors outgoing police officers for service to Somalia

Mogadishu, Somalia — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has honored 28 Individual Police Officers (IPOs) for their dedication and service to the mission during their year-long deployment in Somalia.

SOMALIA: SJS condemns threats, harassment, arbitrary arrest and beating against three journalists in Puntland

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 20 March, 2020- Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the threats, harassment, arbitrary arrest and beatings targeted to three journalists in Puntland State of Somalia over the course of the past three weeks.

The UK completes training of Somali National Army battalion in Baidoa

The first battalion of the Somali National Army (SNA) 8th Brigade has graduated from infantry training at the UK-supported training facility in Baidoa, the capital of Southwest State in Somalia. Over 400 SNA soldiers have been trained over 12 months forming the first battalion.

Somalia: Jubbaland police officers complete traffic management training

Mogadishu, Somalia—Twenty-Five Jubbaland police officers have undergone training to hone their skills in traffic management, road traffic rules and regulations, road accident investigations and public order management.

Somali Army liberate Jannale town in Lower Shabelle region

Mogadishu, Somalia --- The Somali National Army (SNA) has today liberated Jannaale town, about 95 kilometers South-West of Mogadishu from Al Shabaab terrorist group. Janaale is approximately 14 kilometers off the Coastal city and Regional Capital of Marka.

Somalia: 25 Police Officers from Ghana, Zambia, Uganda and Sierra Leone receive AMISOM induction training

Mogadishu, March 15—The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) concluded a weeklong induction training for 25 newly deployed Individual Police Officers (IPOs) from Ghana, Zambia, Uganda and Sierra Leone. The officers will be in Somalia for one year.

Somalia: SJS brings together 50 journalists for consultative meeting in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 13 March, 2020- Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) organized journalists' consultative meeting on Democracy, Journalism and Election in times of Disinformation in Mogadishu on Friday 13th March, 2020 to highlight the state of press freedom, access to information and to raise…

Somalia: AMISOM trains 198 new police recruits in Hirshabelle State, Jowhar

Jowhar, 13 March 2020 – A total of 198 newly recruited Somali police personnel have graduated and are expected to boost ongoing efforts to maintain law and order in Hirshabelle State.

Muhyadin Roble appointed as Editor of BBC News Somali

BBC News Somali has appointed Muhyadin Roble as editor of the service. He worked at Radio Ergo (formerly IRIN Somali Services), where he led an award-winning team of humanitarian journalists in Kenya, Somalia, Ethiopia and Yemen.

Somali police briefly detain two broadcast journalists in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somali police on Tuesday briefly detained two broadcast journalists in Mogadishu's KM area amid their journalists duty, local media and journalists reported,

In Zanzibar, the African Development Bank gives a second chance to young students

Amid the gently swaying palm trees of the Indian Ocean island of Zanzibar sits a school with a difference. The Raha Leo Alternative Learning Centre provides training to young students who may have otherwise missed out on education altogether.

Somalia marks International Women's Day

Mogadishu, 10 March 2020 – Women across Somalia on Sunday joined the rest of the world to mark the International Women's Day, during which they highlighted the role of women in the advancement of peace and stability in Africa.

US airstrike kills four militants in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer) At least four militants were confirmed dead after the US army in Somalia in coordination with with the Federal Government of Somalia conducted an airstrike targeting al-Shabaab terrorists in vicinity of Janaale, Somalia, Mar. 9, US Africa Command statement said.

Somalia: Status of River breakages along Jubba and Shabelle rivers - Issued March 2020

The Food and Agriculture Organization's Somalia Water and Land Information Management (FAO SWALIM) Project, has finalized the analysis and mapping of the river breakages along the Juba and Shabelle rivers using very high resolution satellite imagery. Breakages identified in the map have been classified…