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African Union Mission for Somalia PRESS RELEASE
AU Deputy Special Representative satisfied with preparations for presidential elections but warned against reversing the gains Mogadishu‐September 9th, 2012; The Deputy Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (DSRCC) for
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IFJ Takes Campaign for Journalists’ Safety to UN General Assembly with Call to End Impunity
IFJ delegation and other members of the coalition , meeting with UN General Assembly President in New York on Friday. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) yesterday took the first step to launch
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The British Ambassador to Somalia, Matt Baugh on Friday issued the following statement on Friday.
“This is a moment of real significance for Somalia. It a few days’ time, Somalia’s new Parliament will meet to elect a new President and so end the Transition. This Parliament, formed only
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TANZANIA: EAJA calls for exhaustive and impartial investigation over journalist’s death following formation of a commission of inquiry
The Eastern Africa Journalists Association (EAJA) greets with cautious optimism the formation of a probe team to investigate the killing of a Channel Ten journalist, Daudi Mwangosi, in Tanzania’s Iringa region on 2 September
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EAJA Condemns the Murder of TV Journalist in Tanzania
The Eastern Africa Journalists Association (EAJA) is alarmed and saddened by the murder of senior TV journalist Daudi Mwangosi on Sunday 2 September 2012 in Tanzania. Daudi Mwangosi, who worked for Channel Ten as
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Kenya’s navy shells Kismayo in Somalia
The Kenyan navy has shelled Kismayo, the main Somali city controlled by militant Islamist group al-Shabab, a military spokesman has told the BBC. Kenya sent troops into Somalia last October accusing al-Shabab of threatening
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We are ready to talk to Al-shabaab
Somalia Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali What is your biggest challenge as a Prime Minister? When I came here as a Prime Minister I had two biggest challenges; one was the severe drought. As
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Presidential Election Committee agrees Somali Presidential election date: Monday, 10 September
Mogadishu, 31 August 2012 – The newly formed Presidential Election Committee met yesterday in Mogadishu and agreed on the date for the Somali Presidential election, which will now take place on Monday, 10 September.
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Somalia’s capital Mogadishu by night
THE Sixa ice-cream parlour on Mogadishu’s 21 October Avenue has been staying open later and later in recent months. At 10pm customers are still filing in for an evening treat in Somalia’s capital. In
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EAJA and IFJ run safety training for journalists in 10 Countries / AJAE et la FIJ déroulent un programme de formation sur la sécurité des journalistes dans 10 pays d’Afrique de l’Est
The Eastern Africa Journalists Association (EAJA) in cooperation with the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) launched a regional programme to improve safety of journalists. The regional programme, which will provide comprehensive safety training
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