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Somalia’s opposition decries ‘assassination attempt’ on ex-President Mohamud Aggrey Mutambo Somalia’s opposition groups are demanding an investigation into an incident in which prison guards fired at a convoy carrying former President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Mogadishu. The Wednesday evening incident prompted an apology from the country’s Justice Minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, who described the shooting as “accidental”. Mr Nur told local media that he had launched an inquiry into the incident involving guards from Somalia’s Custodial Corps. Mr Mohamoud, however, insists that the Wednesday incident was a plot to end his life. “What happened was an attempt against my life,” he said while blaming forces loyal to President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo. Happening amid a tense electioneering period, politicians allied to the former president agree with him. Abdirazak Mohamed, a federal MP and former internal security minister, called on Prime Ministe
The Federation of Somali Journalists has launched a campaign to combat the spread of false information, fake news, hate speech and propaganda. The federation says Somalia is already seeing a huge spike in social media misinformation campaigns ahead of elections expected before the end of July. The country’s chronic internal conflict and political instability has…
The people of Somaliland are voting Monday in parliamentary and local elections, highlighting progress in the semi-autonomous region of Somalia that over the years has avoided the destructive violence plaguing other parts of the Horn of Africa country.