Garowe Online

Independent Somali news site founded in 2004 in Garowe, the capital of Puntland, publishing in English and Somali. One of the country's most established digital outlets, it reports on federal and regional politics, security and Al-Shabaab, and the economy, and is frequently cited by international media for coverage of Puntland and wider Somali affairs.

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Garowe Online at a glance

Country: Somalia
Region: East Africa · Africa
Kind of outlet: Digital-native outlet
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Garowe Online

Crosswire groups Garowe Online as Centrist for comparisons within Somalia's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Garowe Online sits in Somalia's press

Garowe Online is one of 4 outlets tracked in Somalia, and one of 3 digital-native outlets among them — the others being Hiiraan Online and Goobjoog News. By outlets tracked, Somalia ranks 22nd of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Africa hub, which lists 178 outlets in all.

Across Africa, Crosswire tracks 64 of the 191 digital-native outlets in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Garowe Online outside Somalia, starting with East Africa, are SoftPower News (Uganda), KT Press (Rwanda), Radio Dabanga (Sudan) and Radio Tamazuj (South Sudan). Opening one of them beside Garowe Online is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.