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Police beat journalists attending court case in Mogadishu
Somali police attacked and obstructed more than a half-dozen journalists who were seeking to cover a rape trial in Mogadishu on Saturday, as authorities continue to struggle in meeting law enforcement and free expression
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Uhuru Kenyatta wins Kenyan presidency
Uhuru Kenyatta, the son of Kenya’s founding leader, narrowly won the presidential poll despite facing charges of crimes against humanity over election violence five years ago. Kenyatta clinched 50.07% of the vote, the election
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Somali appellate court upholds journalist’s conviction
Nairobi, March 4, 2013-Sunday’s decision by an appellate court in Mogadishu to uphold the conviction of a freelance Somali journalist in connection with his interview of a reported rape victim prolongs a miscarriage of
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At least 15 killed on Kenya coast on election day
At least 15 people were killed in attacks by machete-wielding gangs on Monday as Kenyans voted in large numbers in the first presidential election since a disputed 2007 poll unleashed weeks of tribal bloodshed.
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JOURNALIST BEATEN UP, INJURED AHEAD OF MARCH 4, 2013 ELECTIONS
Kenya Correspondents Association (KCA) is alarmed by increasing threats and attacks on journalists by security forces and other actors ahead of Kenya’s March 4, 2013 General Elections. A journalist with the Star Newspaper based
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Somalia Offers Amnesty To Junior Pirates To End Hijackings
To end a spate of hijackings, Somalia is offering amnesty to young pirates—and pirate kingpins may be next. Jay Bahadur reports from Nairobi Somalia’s federal government is offering amnesty to junior pirates in
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Mogadishu court cuts journalist prison term from 1 year to 6 months
Mogadishu’s Banadir Region appeal court has today reduced the one-year jail sentence of journalist Abdiasis Abdinur Ibrahim, aka Koronto, to six months. The court found the journalist guilt of interviewing alleged rape victim without
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Authorities in Central Somalia Shut Down Private Radio Station
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) views with consternation and indignation the decision of Hibin and Heb administration in Adado town of Galgudud region in central Somalia to shut down a private radio
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EU to send Somali army trainers to Mogadishu
The European Union wants to send a share of its Uganda-based military trainers for Somalia into the conflict-battered country‘s capital Mogadishu as soon as possible, the mission‘s commander said Wednesday. “We are extremely
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EU Naval Force And NATO Reaffirm Their Commitment To Work Together To Fight Piracy
piracy patrols in the International Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC) the Force Commander of EU NAVFOR, Rear Admiral Pedro García de Paredes, met with the Commander of the NATO counter-piracy Operation Ocean Shield, Rear Admiral
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