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Somali PM Pledges Commitment for Human Rights and Press Freedom
STATEMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF THE PRIME MINISTER 3 FEBRUARY 2013 His Excellency Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon reiterated the Somali government’s commitment to upholding human rights and freedom of expression after a court
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The Trial of the Somali Journalist, Abdiasis Koronto Started in Mogadish
Muqdisho ( Sh.M.Network) Somali journalists gathered at the regional court on Saturday morning, February 02, 2013 both to show solidarity and report the trail of the Somali Journalist, Abdiasis Abdinur Ibrahim (Koronto) who was accused
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Asha Haji Elmi: A modest champion for Peace and promotion of rights in Somalia.
Mogadishu- 03-03-2013. 8Shabelle) Asha Haji Elmi,a prominent Somali Mp and the wife of the current Somali Prime Minsiter Abdi Farah Shirdon, is an award winning Somali peace and rights activist, who puts the promotion
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AMISOM General: Al Shabab is weaker militarily
Baladweyne ( Sh.M.Network) Commander of the African Union forces in Hiiraan province in central Somalia, General Osman Subagle has said that Al Shabab has no military capabilities any longer in Somalia. Speaking to Shabelle Media
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U.N. chief suggests review of 21-year-old Somalia arms embargo
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Security Council should consider lifting an arms embargo on Somalia to help rebuild the country’s security forces and consolidate military gains against al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab, U.N.chief Ban Ki-moon
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Somali leader calls on citizens in the diaspora to come home and rebuild thier nation
London ( Sh.M.Network) Somali president Hassan Shiekh Mohamud, who is now on a visit in Britain where the largest Somali community in Europe live, called on all Somalis living in the diaspora to return to
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Somali town relaunches a famous traditional event after its liberation from militants.
Afgooye ( Sh.M.Network) Citizens in Afgoye, a rich agricultural town in the south of Mogadishu compeleted their freedom from the grip of Al Shabab militants yesterday after they restarted to hold a long existing
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CPJ sends press freedom letter to British Prime Minsiter David ahead of his meeting with Somali president Hassan Shiekh Mohamud.
Dear Prime Minister Cameron, In anticipation of your meeting with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamudnext week, we would like to bring to your attention recent actions taken by the Somali government, as well
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Joint article by Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of Somalia, and Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Brussels 01-02-13- (Shabelle) Few would have expected, a few months ago, that Somalia would supply an example of progress in the struggle to bring a country out of the misery of civil war and
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United Nations Top Political Official visits Mogadishu
Mogadishu/New York, (Shabelle) 01 Febuary 2013 – The United Nations’ top political official, Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, visited Mogadishu and expressed the UN’s strong commitment to support Somali efforts to build
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