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    Somali opposition leaders meet with media executives as Mogadishu summit enters second day

    Thursday May 29, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali opposition leaders, led by former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, met with media executives in Mogadishu on...

    CPJ: Somalia targets 41 journalists in crackdown on independent media

    Thursday May 15, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia's embattled journalists are being swept up in an intensifying crackdown by security forces, with at least...

    State of the media report exposes relentless repression, urges urgent action on World Press Freedom Day

    Monday May 5, 2025The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) marks World Press Freedom Day with the launch of its State of the Media Report, laying...

    Kenyan lawmaker shot dead in capital Nairobi, local media says

    Thursday May 1, 2025Kenyan Parliamentary staff and forensic experts secure the vehicle in which slain Kenyan lawmaker Charles Were from Kasipul Constituency was...

    Director and Deputy of Shabelle Media arrested in Mogadishu

    Saturday April 12, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali police have arrested the Director General of Shabelle Media Network, Abuukar Sheikh Mohamud Abuukar "Sky," and...

    Over 1,500 humanitarian workers killed since start of Israel’s war on Gaza: Media Office

    Jomaa Younis and Rania Abu ShamalaTuesday April 1, 2025At least 1,513 humanitarian workers have been killed and hundreds of medical and civil defense...

    Turkey expands media influence in Africa with TRT Somali launch

    Wednesday March 19, 2025ISTANBUL, Türkiye — Türkiye has launched TRT Somali, a new addition to the state-owned Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT)...

    Somali government shuts down 12 media outlets linked to Al-Shabaab group

    Wednesday March 12, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali government has shut down 12 media outlets and websites allegedly affiliated with the Al-Shabaab militant group,...

    Benadir police chief warns against social media misuse that aids Al-Shabaab

    Friday March 7, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – Benadir Regional Police Commissioner Mahdi Omar Mumin has cautioned young people against using social media in ways...

    ONLF dismisses a statement circulating on social media, reaffirms commitment to peace agreement

    FanaBCTuesday March 4, 2025The Central Committee of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has dismissed a statement issued in Nairobi in the name...

    Somaliland revokes Universal TV’s license, tightens grip on media

    Wednesday February 12, 2025Hargeisa (HOL) — Somaliland authorities have revoked Universal TV's broadcasting license, accusing the station of violating the self-declared republic's sovereignty....

    Puntland authorities ban media from contacting ISIS as heavy military operations underway

    Saturday February 1, 2025Garowe (HOL) – Puntland regional authorities have imposed a ban on media outlets from contacting the Islamic State (ISIS) group...

    Puntland sentences two social media influencers for supporting ISIS

    Tuesday January 28, 2025FILE - A composite image featuring two Somali social media influencers, Mohamed Yacqub Siyad (left) and Ali Ahmed Ali (Iley)...

    South West state cracks down on social media indecency with arrests

    Tuesday January 14, 2025Captain Mohamed Yusuf Abdirahman, head of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Bay Region, addressing the media in Baidoa regarding...