# Ali Ahmed Abdi (Cali Axmed Cabdi)

> Ali Ahmed Abdi: Radio Gaalkacyo journalist shot dead in Galkayo.

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Last checked: 2026-11-12
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## Who was he?

Ali Ahmed Abdi was a Somali journalist and human rights activist in the Mudug region ([Wikipedia, Ali Ahmed Abdi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Ahmed_Abdi)). He worked for three years as head of programmes at [Radio Gaalkacyo](/en/society/puntland-radio-and-news/) and also contributed to the news website Puntlandi (same source). See [Mudug](/en/regions/mudug/).

## Death

Masked men shot him in the head as he walked home in the Is-Raac area of Galkayo, and he died of his injuries ([Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ali_Ahmed_Abdi)). Wikipedia gives the date as March 2012 in its account of his death and lists 2025 in its opening line (same source). It was believed he was targeted for speaking out against al-Shabaab (same source). The National Union of Somali Journalists expressed "great shock and outrage" (same source).

## In short

A Galkayo radio journalist who was shot dead for his reporting.

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