05 Jul 2011 – Morning headlines
Key Headlines:
- Aid group appeals for drought Aid to Somalia
- Efforts to halt clannish fighting continue in Mudug
- Galmudug president accuses al Shabaab of fueling fighting in Dhegtur
- MP accuses al Shabaab of conscripting elders to fight against government
- IGAD hails Museveni over Somalia
- Kenya’s President wants quick action to ensure regional stability
- Somalia’s agricultural output suffering under drought
SOMALI MEDIA
MP accuses al Shabaab of conscripting elders to fight against government
04 Jul – Source: Radio Shabelle, Radio Galkacyo, – 117 words
A member of parliament, Muhammad Ibrahim Habsade, has accused al Shabaaab of conscripting traditional elders from Bay, Bakol regions in southwestern Somalia to fight against the TFG and AMISOM.
Blast targeting government soldiers, suspects arrested in Belet-hawo town
04 Jul – Source: Mareeg Online – 161 words
Officials on Monday announced the arrests of suspects in connection with a landmine explosion targeted towards government soldiers in Belet – hawo town in Gedo region, southern Somalia.
http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=20270&tirsan=3
Efforts to halt clannish fighting continue in Mudug
04 Jul – Source: diirad Online – 137 words
Elders are holding an extraordinary meeting in Gaka’yo town, the regional capital of Mudug to begin mediation efforts to end the clan fighting that started in the region on Sunday.
http://www.diirad.com/news-in-english/3311-efforts-to-halt-clannish-clashes-continue-inmudug. html
Galmudug President accuses al Shabaab of fueling fighting in Dhegtur
04 Jul – Source: Barigaafrika – 122 words
The president of regional state of Galmudug, Mr Mohamed Ahmed Alin has stated that al Shabaab is responsible for fueling recent fighting in Dhegtur, Mudug region.
http://www.barigaafrika.com/en/read.php?id=4420#axzz1RA9SWf8T
REGIONAL MEDIA
IGAD hails Museveni over Somalia
04 Jul – Source: New Vision – 284 words
Speaking at the opening session of the 18th Extra-Ordinary Session of the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Assembly of Heads of State and Government, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi of Ethiopia highly commended President Museveni for facilitating the signing of the Kampala Accord on the 9th June 2011 between the President of the Somali Transitional Federal Government, Sheikh Sharif Ahmed and the Speaker of the Somali Transitional Parliament, Sheikh Hassan.
http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/12/759299
Kenya’s President wants quick action to ensure regional stability
04 Jul – Source: Africa Review – 267 words
Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki has called for a quick intervention by regional bloc IGAD to stem instability caused by Somalia, Eritrea and Sudan at the Horn of Africa. President Kibaki said an early solution by IGAD would help mitigate the effects of the serious drought and famine situation in Somalia and stem the outflow of refugees into Kenya.
Rain continues to evade the Horn of Africa
04 Jul – Source: Al jazeera – 653 words
The Horn of Africa is no stranger to dry spells, but this year has been exceptional where the worst drought in 60 years is affecting Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya and Uganda. The British government is now promising to lead the world’s response with a $60 million contribution – a donation estimated to be enough to feed 1.3 million people for three months.
http://english.aljazeera.net/weather/2011/07/20117494655189602.html
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Aid group appeals for drought Aid to Somalia
04 Jul – Source: VOA, Guardian, BBC – 585 words
The humanitarian group Oxfam says the intensifying drought in Somalia has claimed more than 500 lives and is likely to claim many more. Hundreds are dead from drought-related disease as Somalia and parts of Kenya and Ethiopia brace for a humanitarian disaster.
New Somali PM vows to fight militants, graft
04 Jul – Source: AP – 566 words
Somalia’s newly appointed prime minister said on Monday that fighting corruption and defeating al-Qaida-linked militants will be top priorities during his term.
Bloc calls for AU, UN sanctions on Eritrea mining
04 Jul – Source: Reuters – 476 words
An East African bloc on Monday asked the United Nations and the African Union to impose sanctions on Eritrea’s booming mining sector for its alleged support of rebels seeking to overthrow Somalia’s government.
http://af.reuters.com/article/ethiopiaNews/idAFLDE76319520110704?pageNumber=2&virtualBr andChannel=0
Overfull Kenya refugee camp swamped in new arrivals
04 Jul – Source: AFP – 351 words
Kenya’s already overcrowded Dadaab complex in June received 1,000 new refugees a day, five times more than a year ago, most of them fleeing drought in Somalia, aid workers said Monday.
Drought in east Africa the result of climate change and conflict
04 Jul – Source: Guardian – 440 words
Prolonged drought in the Horn of Africa is the immediate cause of the severe food crisis already affecting around 10 million people in parts of Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia. Rains have failed over two seasons, with a strong La Niเฑa event having a dramatic impact across the east coast of Africa. Now this year’s wet season has officially ended, there is little prospect of rain or relief before September.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jul/04/drought-east-africa-climate-change
Somalia’s agricultural output suffering under drought
04 Jul – Source: All Headline News – 154 words
Somalia’s agricultural output is suffering from a huge decrease due to the severe drought and a lack of seasonal precipitation for the last two years, said Mohamed Mohmoud Ali, director General of Ministry of Agriculture, Animal husbandry and Range for the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia.