Shafi'i Mohyaddin Abokar
Shafi’i Mohyaddin Abokar is the NewsBlaze Somalia reporter. Shafi’i has extensive experience in journalism, international relations, and football management. He is the founder of Somali Sports Press Association, a long-time sports journalist and a member of the International Sports Press Association.
Shafi’i has a Master’s Degree in international Relations obtained at De Montfort University in Leicester and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Multimedia journalism from the University of Northampton. The photo shows Shafi’i in action while at CAF Centre of Excellence in Cameroon.
Ocean Stars Highly Welcomed in Dar Es Salaam
Members of Tanzanian football federation and other well wishers have received the Somali national football squad at Dar es Salaam airport on Thursday afternoon, before Saturday's CHAN qualifying clash against Taifa stars.
New EC for Somali Athletics Federation Elected
The 6th election congress of Somali athletics federation (SAF) has been held at the Naasahablood palace hotel in Mogadishu Thursday with the veteran president Prof Mohamed Ali Mohamed reelected for another four year-term in office.
Moderate Islamists Detain a Prominent Somali Radio Reporter
The none-militant Somali Islamist group Ahlu suna Wal jamaa has detained a prominent radio journalist Abdul Kamirm Ahmed Bulhan in the city of Abud Waq near the border with Ethiopia, colleagues and relatives confirmed Thursday.
Somalia’s Ocean Stars Off to Tanzania for Chan Qualifying Match
The Somali national football squad nicknamed the Ocean stars left Tuesday for Tanzania where they will play the second leg of the African nations' championship (CHAN) qualifying match...
Somali Government Told WFP to Distribute Food Kept in Warehouses
The transitional federal government (TFG) of Somalia said it asked the United Nations food agency WFP to handout thousands of tons of food held in stores in Mogadishu to the needy people in the city, top government official told reporters Sunday.
Revered Cleric Says War in Somalia Not ‘Jihad’
In accordance with Islamic religion, the war in Somalia in not Jihad so we are calling on the rebels to top fighting and instead come to the negotiation table with the government...
Nearly 40 Hospitalized, as Watery-Diarrhea Outbreaks in Somali Capital
With Islamists banning the international aid organizations from operating in Somalia, the UN says more than 3.5 million people, nearly half of the country's total inhabitants are in need of emergency life-saving food assistance.
22 Pirates Jailed for Six Years in Puntland, Somalia
A high Court in Bosasso, the commercial capital of the Somali semiautonomous regional state of Puntland on Saturday sentenced 22 pirates for six years of imprisonment each...
Somali Football Referees End FIFA Level Training Course in Djibouti
Somali football federation secretary General Abdi Qani Said Arab said at the ceremony that Somali soccer referees haven't had such high level course for more than twenty years and that is because the civil strife that torn Somalia.
Somalia to Reopen Its Embassy in UK
The president of Somalia's western-backed transitional federal government Sheik sharif Sheik Ahmed revealed that Somali government will soon reopen its embassy in the UK capital London last night.
Somali Islamist Commander Slain in Mogadishu
Unidentified assailants have shot and killed top Somali Islamist commander of the Hezbal Islam insurgent group, the group's spokesman confirmed Tuesday.
Somali President Welcomes Britain’s Decision to Outlaw Al Shabab
The President of Somali transitional federal government Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed has wholeheartedly welcomed the decision by the UK government that added Somalia's Alqaeda proxy Al shabab into the list of international terrorist groups this week.
Amid Escalating Insecurity Somali FA To Hold Second Division Soccer Championship
The Somali football federation (SFF) which has been operating in a war-devastated and lawless country for nearly two decades has announced the final date to hold the country's championship for the second division football clubs.
Somali Government Mourns Death of Youth and Sports Minister
As we mourn for the loss of yet another brave and dedicated Somali Minister, and as we begin the second year of the national unity government, let us all strive together to rid our beautiful country of the senseless brutality of these extremists
US Citizens Donate Medicines to Somali People
With some Mogadishu hospitals running out of medicines, Somalia's transitional federal government on Friday said that some American people sent shipments of medicines to Somalia.
Somali Islamists Threaten to Take Battlefield to Neighboring States
Somali Islamist rebel group, Hezbal Islam threatened that fighting and insecurity will spread if Islamist-controlled southern regions are attacked from bases in Kenya and Ethiopia.
More Than Ten Civilians Killed in Latest Clashes in Somali Capital
At least eleven civilians have been killed and nearly 40 others were wounded after Somali government forces and Islamist insurgents exchanged mortar fires on Wednesday afternoon.
New Somali Envoy to US Appointed
The statement also said that this new development will further strengthen the already good political ties between the two friendly countries (Somalia and the United States).
Somalia Accuses Eritrea of Continuing to Arm Rebels
Somalia's transitional federal government on Thursday accused Eritrea of continuing to arm Islamist rebels fighting in the country despite last month's UN sanctions against it.
Somali Govt Concerned Over The British Couple Held By Pirates
Somali's world-backed weak transitional government on Friday said it is very concerned over the wellbeing of a British couple who have been held by pirates since October last year.