Janan

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Abdirashid Janaan, a notorious human rights rapist has announced his intention to run for parliamentary seat in Somalia amid reports of his alleged fallout with incumbent President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo. At an event in Mogadishu on Saturday, Janaan announced his candidacy for a lower house seat in the upcoming parliamentary polls and would run in Gedo. He controlled sections of the region when he was Jubaland Security Minister. His candidacy came as Somalia kicked off the much-anticipated…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Former Jubaland security minister Abdirashid Janan has dropped all cases against him, two weeks after he left Jubaland, despite working closely with the administration of Ahmed Islam Mohamed Madobe. Janan, who had been instrumental in the administration of Madobe, shocked his supporter's aftershocks, which saw him lift allegiance to outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who has been his enemy, on almost every political front. It is not clear why Abdirashid Janan chose to work with the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - All stakeholders and stakeholders in Somalia are involved in last - minute efforts to save the country from jumping into an unprecedented political crisis following delayed elections, which are due to take place in December 2020. With the term of office of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo already expired and even the mandate of Parliament, efforts have been made to bring all parties together for the sake of stability and unity. Farmajo was due to leave office on February 8 this year. But even…

EDITORIAL | There was a joy this week from officials of the Somali Federal Government after receiving Abdirashid Janan, who had reportedly 'surrendered' to the authorities. Janan, who was branded a refugee a year ago, was interior minister in Jubbaland state until Monday this week. Until Tuesday of this week, Mogadishu officials had branded him as a militia leader, a refugee, a bully and a murderer who killed and ran away from justice. These accusations have suddenly been swept under the rug now. And it is not that…

Janan arrives in Mogadishu after his surrender to the Somali government MOGADISHU, Somalia - Former Jubaland security minister Abdirashid Janan arrived in Mogadishu on Thursday afternoon, a day after he surrendered to the government in the city of Gedo region in Beled-Hawo. The wanted minister was abroad, a private jet flew from Dolow on the Somalia-Kenya border along with Prime…

BELED-HAWO, Somalia - Jubalan's state Security Minister Abdirashid Janan has surrendered to the government following secret talks with NISA leader Fahad Yasin. His surrender took place in the border town of Beled-Hawo in the presence of two Somali government ministers and Fahad Yassin. Janan dropped out of a large number of regional troops shortly after he was fired as Jubaland security minister due to his contact with Mogadishu. Amnesty International has called on the government to bring Janan to justice for human…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Tensions have continued to build at the Kenya-Somalia border near the fragile Gedo region following a diplomatic spit between the two countries, which was constructed by Jubaland's decision to refuse to hold national elections until the Somali National Army soldiers have been completely withdrawn, Voice of America reports despite ceasefire calls. The Somali federal government has already sent troops to the border town of Beled-Hawo, while forces from Somalia's Jubaland region, which has good…