Mohammed Omer Mulla

File: {Putland new 66 Mps performing the sworn in ceremony in Garoowe .} Garowe- Puntland's new 66 MPs were sworn in Tuesday morning in  Garowe, the capital, picked the oldest Hussein Yasin Hajji as the house's interim speaker. The new 66-seat MPs were announced late Monday afternoon, 70% are youths & new, the rest remain the old one's, while only one female member shown in the list. The released list of MPs  will elect the region's new president on the 8th of January 2019, who will be in office for the next 5 years. Over 20 presidential aspirants showed up who are vying for the presidency including the incumbent president, Abdiwali Mohamed Ali Gaas. Puntland is situated on the Gulf of Aden, near the entrance to the Red Sea, and Suez Canal making it one of the busiest shipping channels.

File: Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed With Oramia Traditional leaders New York- The Committee to Protect Journalists today welcomed the Ethiopian government's decision to allow access to 264 websites, including news outlets and blogs, that were blocked in the country. In a  tweet today , Fitsum Arega, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's chief of staff, said that the sites included the diaspora outlets Oromia Media Network (OMN) and Ethiopian Satellite Television and Radio (ESAT). Belay Manaye, a journalist in Addis Ababa, confirmed to CPJ that the outlets were accessible in Ethiopia. "Allowing Ethiopians to access these news outlets is a positive sign that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is committed to delivering his promise to end Ethiopia's censorship of the independent press," said CPJ Africa Program Coordinator Angela Quintal. "We ask the prime minister to now amend laws that restrict free speech and to end a system of surveillance that has long been used to intimidate j