Somali journalist Mohamed Ibrahim Rageh was shot and killed on Sunday (21 April) while returning from work to his home in the capital, Mogadishu. He was the fourth reporter to be murdered in the country this year.
Rageh worked for Somali National Television and Radio Mogadishu. His murder came a week after at least 30 people were killed in three separate bombing incidents.
All the attacks were blamed on al-Shabaab, which warned afterwards of more to come.
The special representative of the chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia (AMISOM), Mahamet Saleh Annadif, condemned the killing.
He said: "The press is a fundamental part of any democracy and must be protected. AMISOM is ready to offer any assistance it can to help the federal government of Somalia and the Somali national security forces put a stop to these heinous attacks."
Sources: World Bulletin/Sierra Express Media
