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Jubaland Raises Alarm Over Federal Government’s Threat to Somali Federalism KISMAYO, Somalia — Somalia’s Jubaland regional administration on Saturday accused the federal government of overstepping its constitutional authority, warning that efforts to impose unilateral changes on the country’s federal system risk destabilizing political order and undermining national unity. In a statement issued by the office of the Jubaland presidency, the regional state said Mogadishu’s recent actions “would not change the status” of…

CPJ Urges Mali to Lift Ban on Jeune Afrique as Media Repression Grows The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has called on Malian authorities to reverse a ban on the privately owned French magazine, Jeune Afrique. The publication faced accusations of "glorifying terrorism" and engaging in "defamation and incitement to hatred," marking a worrying trend for media freedom in the region. This latest move follows a succession of bans on French media by the Alliance of Sahel States—comprising Mali, Niger, and Burkina…