Press Releases

Global Recognition: SJS SG Abdalle Mumin among finalists for 2025 Allard Prize for International Integrity

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 17 April 2025 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) proudly welcomes the announcement of the finalists for the 2025 Allard Prize for International Integrity—one of the world's most prestigious honors recognizing exceptional courage in the fight against corruption and the…

UNOPS Executive Director to visit Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan - statement

Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNOPS Executive Director, is scheduled to visit the Africa region, in a five-day visit that will take him to Ethiopia, Somalia and Sudan, UNOPS said in a press release.

Somalia at a Crossroads: Urgent Call for Inclusive Reconciliation and Stability

MOGADISHU, Somalia – The Somali Civil Society Union, an independent umbrella organization uniting Somali civil society, has been closely monitoring the deteriorating security, political situation, and public freedoms in Somalia. This is further compounded by the growing threat posed by international…

DR Congo: Millions facing destitution as violence forces people to flee multiple times

The escalation of violent conflict in recent months has pushed hundreds of thousands of people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) into desperate conditions, warns the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) Secretary General Jan Egeland on a visit this week.

U.S. Forces Conduct Significant Kinetic Strike Targeting ISIS-Somalia

(Press release) In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against multiple ISIS-Somalia targets on March 29, 2025.

Somali police arrest journalists, disperse women protesting against sexual violence

MOGADISHU, Somalia (Horn Observer)– The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the unlawful arrest of five journalists in Mogadishu and the confiscation of their equipment on Friday, 28 March, as they were covering a women's protest demanding accountability for two Somali girls who…

Mr. James Swan of the United States - Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS)

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of James Swan of the United States as his Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS). The Secretary-General expresses his gratitude to Mr. Swan…

Intensified Crackdown on Journalists: Somali police raid home of SJS Secretary of Information Mohamed Bulbul in Mogadishu

MOGADISHU, Somalia 27 March, 2025 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is extremely concerned about the police raid on the residence of SJS Secretary of Information and Human Rights, Mohamed Ibrahim Bulbul, on Wednesday, 26 March.

825,000 children trapped as conflict rages in Sudan's Al Fasher and Zamzam internally displaced camp

PORT SUDAN/NEW YORK – 26 March 2025 – Grave violations against children have surged across Sudan's Darfur states since the start of the year, with 110 violations verified in North Darfur alone and a staggering 83 per cent increase in child casualties in Sudan compared to the first quarter of…

After surviving Al-Shabaab attack, journalist Ibrahim Mayow abducted by Somali police

MOGADISHU, Somalia – 25 March, 2025 – The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) expresses deep concern over the abduction of journalist Ibrahim Mohamed Mayow, who was kidnapped in Afgooye, about 30km from Mogadishu, on Monday 24 March, while reporting from the town.