Broadcast Journalists Wounded in southern Somalia
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) expresses its deep concern at the recent instance when journalists have been injured in southern Somalia after Islamist extremist group Al-Shabaab’s improvised explosive device (IED) attack on African union peacekeeping forces.
First FIFA level course due in Somalia decades later
Somali Football Federation Secretary General Abdi Qani Said Arab said Thursday that the SFF was fully grateful to FIFA and its development department for giving the his federation a chance to hold its FIFA level courses in the country for the first time in nearly three decades.
Confidentiality of sources would end under proposed new law
Reporters Without Borders is very worried by the grave threat to media freedom and media pluralism posed by a bill that the Somali cabinet approved on 11 July and, if adopted by parliament, would replace the 2007 media law.
Its provisions include giving the courts the power to order journalists to reveal their sources – a flagrant violation of freedom of information.
All Africa Games future talks again dominate ANOCA forum
Africa could play host to two major multi-sport competitions in 2015, if the All Africa Games, AAG, organization is not handed over to the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa, ANOCA.
African Sports Ministers who constitute the Supreme Council for Sport in Africa, SCSA, will meet here in Abidjan later this month and if they fail to dissolve the body that has been running the games then ANOCA will proceed with the hosting of the inaugural continental Games.
Somalia’s draft media legislation further endangers media freedom, says NUSOJ
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) today said that the new draft Somali media legislation can still curb media freedom and endangers editorial independence and media pluralism.
Somalia’s council of ministers passed on Thursday, 11 July, a draft media law, which is expected to replace December 2007 media law. But journalists believe that this draft law can be used to silence critical media and public debate in the country.
Conviction against two journalists should be quashed (NUSOJ Press Statement)
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has urged the Somaliland authorities to quash the conviction of two journalists in Hargeisa after Hargeisa Appeals Court freed the two journalists on bail.
Hassan Hussein Abdullahi and Mohamed Ahmed Jama – who are editor-in-chief and director of Hubaal newspaper respectively – were officially indicted by Hargeisa regional administration’s attorney general Farhan Mire Osman on 17 June 2013.
5th Journalist slain in Somalia since January (NUSOJ Press Statement)
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is shocked and saddened to learn of the cold blooded murder of journalist Liban Abdullahi Farah.
On Sunday night, 7 July 2013, Liban Abdullahi Farah, who has been working for Bossasso-based Somali Broadcasting Corporation (SBC) and London-based Kalsan TV, was killed instantly when three unidentified assailants opened fire on him six times in Barahley neighborhood of Galkayo town.
Division B & C leagues 2nd leg fixtures released.
The competitions department of Somali Football Federation has today unveiled the fixtures of the 2nd legs of the country’s division B and Division C football leagues which according to the fixtures will resume after the Muslim Holy month of Ramadan.
Vital’O wins CECAFA club cup
Vital’O of Burundi has won the 2013 CECAFA Kagame club cup after thrashing their APR (Rwanda) rivals by 2-0 in the hotly-contested final match at Al Fasher stadium north Darfur on Monday evening in the presence of top CECAFA and Sudanese officials.
Ethiopia docked points for fielding ineligible player
FIFA can today confirm that the Ethiopian Football Federation (EFF) has been sanctioned for fielding an ineligible player in the preliminary competition match for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ between Botswana and Ethiopia played on 8 June 2013.
The match is declared to be forfeited and awarded 3-0 in favour of Botswana, with the EFF also receiving a fine of CHF 6,000 after the FIFA Disciplinary Committee considered the EFF liable for having breached art. 55 par. 1 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code and art. 8 of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ Regulations. Read the rest of this entry »