# Abdiaziz Mohamud Guled

> Abdiaziz Mohamud Guled (Abdiaziz Afrika): Somali TV journalist and Radio Mogadishu director, killed in 2021.

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## Who was he?

Abdiaziz Mohamud Guled, known professionally as Abdiaziz Afrika, was a Somali journalist born in Mogadishu who was also based in London ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdiaziz_Mohamud_Guled)). He first worked for private radio and television stations, then joined Somali National Television and Radio around 2009 (same source). See [Somalis in London](/en/diaspora/london/).

## Work

He produced Gungaar, a popular programme on Somali National Television; the name means "In-Depth" in Somali ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdiaziz_Mohamud_Guled)). He was a strong critic of al-Shabaab and was known for interviews with detained members of the group (same source). In November 2020 he was appointed director of the state-run [Radio Mogadishu](/en/society/radio-mogadishu/) (same source). See also [Media in Somalia](/en/society/media-in-somalia/).

## Death

A suicide bomber targeted his car in Mogadishu in November 2021 and he was killed; his colleague Sharmarke Warsame was among two people injured ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdiaziz_Mohamud_Guled)). Wikipedia gives his death date as 20 November 2021 in its lead and 21 November in its account of the attack (same source). UNESCO's Director-General Audrey Azoulay condemned the killing on 25 November (same source).

## In short

A television and radio journalist who led Radio Mogadishu and was killed for his work in 2021.

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