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Somalia: Two journalists arrested in Baidoa over Facebook reporting, whereabouts of one of them still unknown

MOGADISHU/BAIDOA, Somalia 10 September 2026 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls on authorities in Baidoa, Southwest State, to immediately …

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Switzerland intends to forcibly deport a seriously injured Somali citizen and father of children living in Europe. The competent Somali authorities ar …

Somali journalist Bashir Mohamed Abdullahi dies after being shot during Baidoa clashes

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MOGADISHU, Somalia 7 September 2026 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) expresses its deepest condolences over the death of journalist Bashir M …

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BELEDWEYNE, Somalia — Somalia's disaster management authorities have launched a regional preparedness meeting in Beledweyne, Hiraan Region, foc …

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Somalia: Two journalists arrested in Baidoa over Facebook reporting, whereabouts of one of them still unknown

10 September 2026 22:33

MOGADISHU/BAIDOA, Somalia 10 September 2026 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls on authorities in Baidoa, Southwest State, to immediately and unconditionally release local journalist Abdi …

Journalists Abdiqani Hussein Abokor, known as Baylood (left), and Hassan Saleban Harun, known as Gallaydh (right). | Photo credit/Gallaydh TV and Heegan TV.

Somaliland arrests two journalists and a poet in two weeks over criticism of president Abdirahman Irro

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Journalist Bashir Mohamed Abdullahi was shot and injured during fighting in Baidoa on Thursday, 3 September 2026. | Photo credit/Arlaadi Media Network.

Somali journalist Bashir Mohamed Abdullahi dies after being shot during Baidoa clashes

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Switzerland plans deportation of seriously injured Somali citizen

07 September 2026 19:35

Switzerland intends to forcibly deport a seriously injured Somali citizen and father of children living in Europe. The competent Somali authorities are going along with this. …

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© UNICEF/Mohamed Dawod Temporary shelters for newly arrived displaced families from the Kordofan states at an IDP site in White Nile state. Sudan's conflict has killed thousands of people and forced millions from their homes.

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Somalia Revives Its Maritime Flag with First Vessel Registration in Over Three Decades

03 April 2026 19:45

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somalia's Ministry of Ports and Maritime Transport of the Federal Government of Somalia (MPTS) has this week …

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Protests Erupt in Somalia's Gedo Region Over Alleged Turkish Strikes in Doolow

05 September 2026 22:24

DOOLOW, Somalia (Horn Observer) — Demonstrations erupted Saturday in Doolow and Garbahaarrey in Somalia's Gedo region, as angry residents prot …

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Ethiopia: Sitti Zone Crowned 13th SRS Football Champions

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Jijiga (Horn Observer + Lamaane.net) – Sitti Zone's football team secured the 13th Somali Regional State (SRS) Regional Games football champion …

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