Assailants throw grenades at Radio Daljir station in Puntland
18 October 2013Unidentified assailants threw two grenades at the Galkayo offices of Radio Daljir in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland on Tuesday night, (…)
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IOM Director General Calls for Urgent Action to Save the Lives of Migrants Arriving by Sea in Europe
17 October 2013IOM Director General William Lacy Swing today called for urgent action and intensified cooperation in the wake of the latest boat tragedy near the (…)
Bomb Attack on Radio Station, “Alarming Attack in Targeted Violence”
17 October 2013The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) is shocked by the latest violent attack on the media in Puntland, which involved a double bomb (…)
First visit to Seychelles of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education
15 October 2013Education reforms and the education of vulnerable children are among the issues to be assessed in the Republic of Seychelles by the United Nations (…)
Draft media Law is still too repressive, says NUSOJ
15 October 2013The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) deplores the announcement by the Minister of Information, Posts, telecommunication and (…)
Madagascar: Fighting the plague within prisons and beyond
11 October 2013Although the plague has been eradicated from most countries of the world, it is still rife in Madagascar. To fight the disease, the International (…)
South African Sugar Association wants more protection
11 October 2013According to the Association of Southern African Sugar Importers, Sugar barons tariff demands threaten to add R6 billion annual cost to consumers (…)
NUSOJ condemns closure of private TV station
23 September 2013The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) strongly protests the Puntland State of Somalia’s closure of a private television station in (…)
Rwandan women MPs now account for nearly two thirds of all legislators
20 September 2013Rwanda Cements Top Position in IPU Global Ranking of Women in Parliament. Rwandan women MPs now account for nearly two thirds of all (…)
Ethiopian prison imposes restrictions on journalist Reeyot Alemu
17 September 2013The decision by authorities at Kality Prison to impose visitor restrictions on imprisoned journalist Reeyot Alemu constitutes harassment and runs (…)
Two Somali reporters slightly Wounded in Saturday’s Suicide bombing Attack
10 September 2013The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has learned that two Somali reporters were slightly wounded on Saturday’s suicide bombing attack (…)
Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the situation in Egypt
14 August 2013The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission issued the following (…)