Public life today
Ali Ahmed Abdi (Cali Axmed Cabdi)
Ali Ahmed Abdi was a Somali radio journalist and head of programmes at Radio Gaalkacyo who also wrote for the news site Puntlandi. He was shot by masked men while walking home in Galkayo and died of his injuries; the attack was blamed on al-Shabaab. The National Union of Somali Journalists condemned the killing.
Ali Ahmed AbdiCali Axmed Cabdi
- Known as one of
- Public life today
- Places
- Gaalkacyo and Mudug
- Era
- Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
Who was he?
Ali Ahmed Abdi was a Somali journalist and human rights activist in the Mudug region (Wikipedia, Ali Ahmed Abdi). He worked for three years as head of programmes at Radio Gaalkacyo and also contributed to the news website Puntlandi (same source). See 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). 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.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Ali Ahmed Abdi · en.wikipedia.org
Ali Ahmed AbdiCali Axmed Cabdi
- Known as one of
- Public life today
- Places
- Gaalkacyo and Mudug
- Era
- Rebuilding without a state, 1991 to 2012; Who holds power, 2012 to now
- Sources
- 1 sources
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