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Abdirahman Yabarow (Somali: Cabdiraxmaan Yabarow, Arabic: عبد الرحمن يابارو) is a Somali journalist. He hails from the Abgaal Hawiye clan. [1] In the early 2000s, Yabarow worked in the UNDP's Documentation Unit. [2] He later served as a Washington, D.C. correspondent for the BBC's Somali service. [3]
Voice of America (VOA or VoA) is an international broadcasting state media network funded by the federal government of the United States of America. It is the largest and oldest of the U.S. international broadcasters. [3] [4] [5] VOA produces digital, TV, and radio content in 48 languages, which it distributes to affiliate stations around the ...
Harun Maruf is a renowned Somali journalist based in Washington DC who works for Voice of America, he has also worked for Associated Press and BBC. He co-authored the book Inside Al Shabaab . Background
Among these are Somali TV of Minnesota, [33] and Dalmar TV of Columbus, Ohio. [34] Universal TV airs from London, and is the first and largest Somali television satellite network of its type. [35] Royal TV and Somali Channel TV also broadcast to Somalia from their UK studios. [36] [37]
Buulo-Mareer is a strategic town in the region of Lower Shabelle, and was captured by African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces during Operation Indian Ocean in August 2014, after being an Al-Shabaab stronghold since November 2008.
A constitutional crisis developed in Somalia when the Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, changed the Constitution of Somalia on April 30, 2024. The change was strongly opposed by the President of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni, and as a direct result, Puntland withdrew its recognition of the Federal Government of Somalia and declared itself an independent state based on Article 4 of the ...
Somali authorities re-established Somalia's membership with the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in 2012 and began participating again in the Union's affairs. They have also rehabilitated the GPO in Mogadishu, and appointed an official Postal Consultant to provide professional advice on the renovations.
Due to fighting with Al-Shabaab and pressure from the Dhulbahante, both the regional Puntland government and the federal Somali government have effectively stayed out of the dispute. [41] On 26 March 2023, Somaliland forces launched a major three-pronged offensive on Las Anod but failed to make any headway after fierce fighting.