Shabelle Media Network (Mogadishu)

July 21

Somalia: The Head of Baladweyne Justices Dies Injuries After Injury

The head of Baledweyne justices and district court Ma'alin Hassan Ilmi iyow died in Baladweyne Hospital after sustained injury, last night gunmen armed with pistols opened fire on... Read more »
Somalia: Prof. Baadiyow - Says Somali Govt Loses the Expectations of the Somali People

Prof: Abdiraxman Abdi Baddiyow one of Somali politicians who addressed to Shebelle Media Network in Mogadishu told that Somali federal government failed to meet the expectation and... Read more »
Somalia: Raskanboni Militia, Kenya Forces Accused of Rape in Kismayo

News sources from Kismayo in lower Juba region say that last night members of Raskanboni militias along with Kenyan troops entered houses residing ordinary civilians by force, as... Read more »

Somalia: Land Mine Targets Sierra Leon Troops

News just in from the lower Juba region of Somalia confirm that a land mine attack that targeted a passing Sierra Leone convoy exploded moments ago in Kismayu. Read more »

Somalia: ITUC-Africa Raises Concern Over Somalia New Media Law

The African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) expresses deep concern over the draft media law passed in Somalia on 11 July 2013 by... Read more »
Somalia: Mogadishu Media Community Rejects the Proposed Law On Media

The media community in Mogadishu concluded, at a debate held on July 18, 2013, organized by the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), that the contents and the manner of... Read more »

Somalia: Broadcast Journalists Wounded in Southern Somalia

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) expresses its deep concern at the recent instance when journalists have been injured in southern Somalia after Islamist extremist... Read more »
Somalia: Somalia Federal Govt, AMISOM and Troop Contributing Countries Begin a Three-Day Information Sharing Meeting [press release]

Somalia Federal Government, AMISOM and Troop Contributing Countries Begin a three-day Information Sharing Meeting: Read more »
Somalia: Somali Journalists Say No to the Proposed Media Laws

Almost 50 journalists who work in different media stations attended a meeting held today in Mogadishu. The journalists discussed the recent media laws that have been passed by the... Read more »

Somalia: Somali Govt Set to Silence Shabelle Media Station

Somalia's ruling religious party Dam Jadid is planning to imprison the top officials of the most popular radio station, radio Shabelle. This has been confirmed by a written note... Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's Information Minister Uses "Extremists" Terminology

Somalia's information minister Abdullahi Elmoge Hersi who held a press conference today in his office addressing media reforms used terminologies mostly associated or used by... Read more »
Somalia: Kismayu Residents Face Daily Abuses From the Indiscipline Raskamboni Militia and Corrupt Kenyan Peacekeepers

After the self declaration, he fought of almost four other self declared presidents with the help of the Kenya troops who operate under the name "peacekeeping troops". Read more »

Somalia: Nicholas Kay On the Postponement By the Puntland Govt of Local Election

SRSG Nicholas Kay has described today's decision to postpone the elections as "brave and wise" following violent clashes in parts of Puntland. Read more »
Somalia: Former Somali Leaders Planning to Form an Alliance to Act As Watchdogs to the Gov't

Abdirahman Ma'alim Badiyow who was defeated in last year's presidential elections confirmed with Shabelle radio station that a group of former leaders gathered in Kampala. Read more »
Somalia: Military Dismisses UN Team's Report

The Kenyan military has described as "poorly researched", a UN monitors' report claiming that its personnel in Kismayu facilitated illegal charcoal exports-- generating millions of... Read more »

Somalia: Talks Between Us and the Government Is Going As Planned - General Fartaag

General Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (Fartag) who held a press conference in Kismayu said that talks with the federal government are still on as planned. Read more »
Somalia: Prime Minister Condemns Attack That Claimed the Lives of Innocent Civilians

His Excellency Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon condemned yesterdays terror attack that targeted AMISOM forces and sent his condolences to the families of the civilians killed... Read more »
Somalia: New Scandal Faces Somalia Federal Government

The cabinet led by the prime minister of Somalia recently met to discuss a proposed move to replace SKA international running with Favori LLC to manage Aden Adde international... Read more »

Somalia: Draft Media Legislation Further Endangers Media Freedom, Says Nusoj

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today said that the new draft Somali media legislation can still curb media freedom and endangers editorial independence and media... Read more »

Somalia: Somalia's Defense Minister Addresses Soldiers Who Completed Their Training Recently

Somalia's defense minister Abdihakim Haji Fiqi addressed almost a thousand soldiers who completed their training programme recently. The minister urged the soldiers to keep the... Read more »

Somalia: Amisom Police to Be Deployed to Baidoa and Beledweyne Cities

The acting commander of AMISOM police Mr. Benson talking to radio Shabelle said that AMISOM planned to deploy its own police to help the federal police that operates in Baidoa and... Read more »
Somalia: Sierra Leone Contingent Commander Withdrawn

Brigadier-General Keita has been recalled to come and serve his country in a higher capacity as the new Director of Operations and Planning in the Ministry of Defence. Read more »
Somalia: Mayor of Mogadishu Urges Religious Leaders and Members of the Public to Cooperate On Security

The mayor of Mogadishu Mohamud Ahmed Nur Tarsan has urged religious leader and members of the public to jointly work on security and cleanness of the city during the holy month of... Read more »

Somalia: Hirale - I Will Retake Kismayu Using Force

who contacted Shabelle media station in Mogadishu last night said that he will retake the port city from the Raskamboni militia who are been backed by Kenyan troops in Kismayu Read more »
Somalia: Farah Abdiqadir Allocates Himself More Powers Within the Federal Government

Recently Somalia's state minister Farah Abdiqadir attended a meeting in Addis Ababa addressing the crisis emerging in Kismayu. The meeting was attended by Ahmed Mohamed Islam who... Read more »

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