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Deal with all Somalis equally, warns police chief safety forces MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali police power has a dedication to deal with all Somalis equally with out discrimination, a senior police chief has warned within the midst of ongoing elections within the Horn of Africa, which faces severe political challenges. Normal Abdi Hassan Mohamed Hijar, the commander-in-chief of the…

Somalia's spy chief Fahad Yasin was amongst those that met with the Qatari delegation MOGADISHU, Somalia - Director of the Nationwide Intelligence Safety Company Fahad Yasin is amongst those that met the Qatari delegation, which has pitched a tent in Somalia because the nation strives to succeed in settlement on the stalemate earlier than the election, which has lasted for a couple…

UN chief warns of violence in Somalia after Mogadishu clashes NEW YORK - United Nations Secretary-Basic Antonio Guterres has expressed concern over the latest violence that erupted in Mogadishu on Sunday over the decrease home's determination to lengthen President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's time period. Troops allied with the opposition and people loyal to Farmajo fought for the…

Two refugee camps in the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia, Shimelba and Hitsats, were completely destroyed a few months ago. These two camps accommodated almost 20,000 people. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) claims to have been able to rejoin 12,000 of these refugees, but the UN agency is now worried about the fate of some 8,000 other refugees. These 8,000 other refugees from these two camps in the northern part of the Tigray region have "disappeared" and for some have been "deported" to Eritrea, as…

Somali security forces open fire on ex-spy chief in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Somalia - Mogadishu security forces on Sunday night opened fire on a former director of Somalia's National Intelligence Security Agency , in what could escalate political tensions in a country struggling with instability. Speaking to the media, General Abdirahman Mohamud Turyare said "I came under fire while the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing President Farmajo met the new police chief in Mogadishu on Wednesday amid tensions in the Somali capital following an illegal extension of his tenure by the House of Commons in a move that has sparked war in the country. Farmajo had its term extended as the lower house insisted that the country would now hold direct elections within two years, a move that technically overturned the September bargaining agreement, which among other things had approved an improved clan-based election model.…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The political crisis in Somalia could degenerate into a serious security threat following the recent involvement of the police in the fierce struggle for power control and now lead to the innocent dismissal of Mogadishu police chief Sadak John. In a statement from the state media, General Abdi Hassan Mohamed Hijar, the country's police chief, fired Sadak moments after the latter "suspended" parliamentary session scheduled for Monday, which is slated to tackle the "national election" crisis. General…

The Khartoum police chief created controversy last week by demanding the return of public order laws. Very controversial texts created during the old Islamic regime and which contained many restrictions that are often used against women. These remarks sparked an uprising that ultimately cost him his job as the first police officer in the Sudanese capital. After his controversial comments, Lieutenant General Issa Adam Ismaël was transferred to the Interior Ministry office. A new police chief in Khartoum was appointed on…

Justice and Law Enforcement is looking for Kalev Mutond, the former head of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR), who has been hit by a dozen complaints from former detainees. Kalev Mutond was not home on Thursday, March 11, when police looted his home in Ngaliema municipality. The former strongman during the presidency of Joseph Kabila had not respected the first two summons sent to him by the…

In the DRC, convened after several complaints against him, Kalev Mutond, former deputy head of the National Intelligence Agency (ANR), is reluctant to go to the prosecution. Expected again Tuesday at the judge's office, he did not surrender and requested that the judge be released from these case files. as reported from…