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Somalia: The Killer Who Was Also a Journalist — And the Method That Didn't Die With Him

On April 11, 2016, a firing squad at a police academy in Mogadishu killed Hassan Hanafi Hajji. He had been one of Somalia's most trusted radio voices. For nearly ten years, he used that trust to help al-Shabaab.

UK backs Somalia's path to security and political progress

Minister for Development and Africa Kirsty McNeill MP visits Somalia, discussing political and security priorities and seeing how UK support is helping people affected by drought and food insecurity.

IPI: Africa Media Freedom Monitoring: April to June 2026

IPI records nearly 100 cases of threats and attacks on journalists across Africa; rise in attacks on journalists covering protests

Somalia Trains Journalists as New Frontline Against Digital Extremism

Mogadishu, Somalia (Horn Observer) Somalia's Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Abdifatah Qasim Mohamud, has concluded a four-day "Peace Journalists" training programme in Mogadishu, organized by the Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition (IMCTC) with support from Saudi…

The Guarantee: How Somalia's Elections Always Land Where Hassan Sheikh Wants Them

88-1. 86-13. 142-30. Four offices, three mechanisms, one result.

Laftagareen's Forces Attack Baidoa, Reviving the Fight Somalia Thought It Had Won

BAIDOA, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) — Before dawn on Monday, fighters loyal to ousted South West State president Abdiaziz Laftagareen attacked federal positions in Baidoa. It is the city he was forced out of five months ago. The attack reignited a conflict Mogadishu had declared settled.

Conflict Drives Farmers Into Somalia's capital Mogadishu

Mogadishu – Large numbers of farming families have arrived in internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Mogadishu, where they are facing severe humanitarian conditions after fleeing renewed conflicts in parts of Lower Shabelle.

Policy Brief: From Elections to Democratic Governance: Strengthening Political Stability and Electoral Integrity in Somalia's Galmudug

Galmudug's political journey since its establishment in 2015 reflects both the progress and continuing challenges of Somalia's wider state-building and democratization process.

Journalist Mascuud Warsame tells SJS about his 39-day ordeal in Somalia's spy agency detention facility

MOGADISHU, Somalia 12 August 2026 – Journalist Mascuud Warsame spent 39 days in detention by Somalia's National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) before being released without charge or appearing before a judge. The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) welcomed his release and called for an…

Somalia's New Speaker Got His Parliamentary Seat Through a Military Operation. His Career Was Built by Turkey.

MOGADISHU, Somalia (HORN OBSERVER) — On 30 March 2026, armoured personnel carriers rolled through the streets of Baidoa. By nightfall, Southwest State President Abdiaziz Laftagareen had fled and announced his resignation on Facebook. Federal troops had entered the capital of Somalia's second-largest…