Farmaajo to address anxious Somalia public as allies flee his camp
Wednesday April 28 2021
People hold posters of Somalia s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed during the protest against him in Mogadishu, Somalia, on April 25, 2021. PHOTO | AFP
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With the decamping of his two main allies, Farmaajo could on Tuesday decide to return to dialogue for an indirect election as demanded by the opposition. Or, he could stay put and create more turmoil.
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Somalia’s President Mohamed Farmaajo was on Tuesday evening expected to deliver a national address, as more of his closest allies fled his camp over a simmering electoral dispute.
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UN Delegation Visits South West State to Discuss Support and Collaboration in 2021
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Baidoa – A delegation of United Nations officials visited Somalia’s South West State today to discuss ways in which the world body can assist the Federal Member State in a range of areas in 2021.
“It’s the first of our visits to the Federal Member States in the new year, and we have come to discuss with the President and his ministers the work of the United Nations in support of South West State. This ranges from support for ongoing reconciliation, security and stabilization efforts to providing humanitarian and development assistance,” the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, James Swan, told the media in the state’s largest city, Baidoa.
Press freedom rapidly deteriorating ahead of elections in Somalia: Journalists and media directors arbitrarily arrested LISTEN
DEC 29, 2020
MOGADISHU, Somalia, 27 December 2020 “Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) strongly condemns the recent arbitrary arrests against journalists and media directors in Mogadishu, Beledweyne, and Baidoa amid worsening pressures and threats on press freedom ahead of the country s general elections.
On Wednesday 23 December, Hirshabelle police raided a hotel in Beledweyne, Hiiraan region, and subsequently detained freelance journalist Abdukadir Mohamed Farah Dulyar who also doubles as the secretary-general of the Journalists for Human Rights.
The raid and the arrest followed a day after Dulyar interviewed the commander of an armed rebel militia, Abukar Warsame Hud on the outskirts of Beledweyne town, according to Dulyar himself and colleagues interviewed by SJS. The interview, which angered the Hirshabelle authorities, was partially broadcaste