Somali officials warn Kenya, Ethiopia and their government against under-rating Al Shabaab
Somali officials are warning the federal and regional governments of Somalia not to underestimate the strength of militant groups al-Shabab and Islamic State as authorities plan new military operations against them. Despite recent successes in dislodging al-Shabab from vast countryside areas in central Somalia, the militant group hit back, setting...
Ethiopian journalist awarded in US for her push for press freedom in ethnically polarised nation
An Ethiopian journalist presented an award by the United States has sounded the alarm over media freedom in her country, which Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting visit. Meaza Mohammed, the founder of the online network Roha TV, was honoured at the White House on Wednesday on International Women’s...
Covid vaccine scandal: How US taxpayers unwittingly finance growth and power of Twitter’s ‘Censorship-Industrial Complex’
The latest “Twitter files,” published on Thursday last week by investigative journalist Matt Taibbi reveal how the federal government weaponised private companies, taxpayer-funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs) – and even commercial news media – to target social media accounts disseminating content that ran counter to official narratives. The files – dubbed...
