UN Monitoring Group Criticized One Man’s Think Tank called the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (HIPS) of Abdi Aynte

  

Abdi Aynte

UN -The July 2013 UN Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group (UNSEMG) report contains the serious allegations against the founder of One man's think tank called the Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (HIPS), Mr. Abdi Aynte. The allegations have substantial evidence. These potential allegations undermine the validity and credibility of the bias reports issued by the Abdi Aynte’s one man think tank HIPS.

Below are the UN Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group (UNSEMG) allegations:

Allegation 1: The report alleges that Mr. Aynte was one of two “important carriers of cash donations from Qatar” to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during his election campaign.

Allegation 2: The report alleges that Aynte is a “prominent member of Ala Sheikh political and business association of former TFG President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed”.

  

Allegation 3: The report alleges that HIPS was “established with financing from Qatar”.

Allegation 4: The report alleges that a person by the name of “Fahad Yasin”, another former Al Jazeera journalist, is a “senior figure” and an “associate” of HIPS.

Allegation 5: The report alleges that HIPS is “aligned” with the Federal Government of Somalia.