Somalia’s ongoing victories against Al-Shabaab militants could be hurt by overzealous officials wary of critical media, press freedom lobbyists warned on Friday.
On the day Somalia’s onslaught on Al-Shabaab gained new ground after forces seized Runirgoud town, the last bastion of the extremists in Middle Shabelle, government officials also cracked down on journalists who reported re-emergence of extremist fighters in previously seized towns.
