Public life today
Abdiaziz Mohamud Guled
Abdiaziz Mohamud Guled, known as Abdiaziz Afrika, was a Somali journalist born in Mogadishu who made the Somali National Television programme Gungaar and directed Radio Mogadishu from November 2020. He was killed by a suicide bomber in Mogadishu in November 2021.
Abdiaziz Mohamud GuledAbdiaziz Afrika
- Lived
- ? to 2021-11-20
- Known as one of
- Public life today
- Places
- Muqdisho and Banaadir
- Era
- Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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). He first worked for private radio and television stations, then joined Somali National Television and Radio around 2009 (same source). See Somalis in London.
Work
He produced Gungaar, a popular programme on Somali National Television; the name means "In-Depth" in Somali (Wikipedia). 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 (same source). See also 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). 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.
Sources
- Wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
Abdiaziz Mohamud GuledAbdiaziz Afrika
- Lived
- ? to 2021-11-20
- Known as one of
- Public life today
- Places
- Muqdisho and Banaadir
- Era
- Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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