07 Jul 2011 – Morning headlines
Key Headlines:
- Clinton ready to test al Shabaab’s promise allowing aid to Somalia
- Somalia: About-face on aid
- Kids die of hunger as drought-displaced people flood into Mogadishu
- Somali elders welcome al Shabaab’s lifting of ban on aid agencies
- Islamic Relief appeal for Africa funds
- European Commission sending more than seven million dollars to refugee camp in Kenya
- Mogadishu to host Somalia’s anticipated peace conference
- Somali premier calls for warring clans in Mudug region to end hostilities
SOMALI MEDIA
Kids die of hunger as drought-displaced people flood into Mogadishu
06 Jul- Source: Shabelle – 118 words
With an in flux of drought-displaced people pouring into Mogadishu, two toddlers have died of hunger and malnutrition, witnesses said. Habiba Ali, one of IDPs in Mogadishu’s Wadajir district told Shabelle Media Network that they live in dire conditions and most of the children are extremely malnourished.
http://shabelle.net/article.php?id=8416
Somali elders welcome al Shabaab’s lifting of ban on aid agencies
06 Jul Source: Radio Shabelle – 103 words
The Hawiye clan elders have welcomed al Shabaab’s announcement that it has lifted the ban on aid agencies to operate in areas under their control, Shabeelle website reported on 5 July.
Somali militia kill prominent elder in central region
06 Jul- Source: Radio Gaalkacyo- 69 words
The body of a prominent traditional elder has been recovered in the town of Dhabad, Galguduud region, central Somalia. Armed militia abducted the traditional elder, Xidig Jama Ali, from his house on Tuesday.
Mogadishu to host Somalia’s anticipated peace conference
06 Jul- Source: Hiiraan Online- 252 words
Officials of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) on Tuesday said Mogadishu will soon host the highly anticipated peace conference where delegates are expected to settle Somalia’s endless crisis.
http://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2011/July/restive_mogadishu_to_host_somalia_s_anticipated_pea ce_conference.aspx
Government forces targeted in bomb attack in south western Somalia
06 Jul – Source: Radio Shabelle- 114 words
TFG forces were today targeted with a landmine attack in the centre of Buulo Xaawo, Gedo Region, south western Somalia. The explosion occurred when a vehicle belonging to TFG forces was driving through the centre of town.
Somali premier calls for warring clans in Mudug region to end hostilities
06 Jul- Source: Mareeg- 107 words
The Prime Minister, Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali on Wednesday called for warring clans from Galgudud and Mudug regions to stop fighting, reports said.
http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=20298&tirsan=3
REGIONAL MEDIA
Rwanda hosts conference on peacekeeping in Somalia
06 Jul- Source: African Press Agency, Afrique Avenir- 263 words
A three-day African Union conference on Peacekeeping in Somalia opens Wednesday in Rwanda’s capital of Kigali with the aim of examining the implementation of International Humanitarian Law by African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), APA learns here Wednesday.
http://www.afriqueavenir.org/en/2011/07/06/rwanda-hosts-conference-on-peacekeeping-insomalia/
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Clinton ready to test al Shabaab’s promise allowing aid to Somalia
06 Jul – Source: CNN, VOA, AFP – 297 words
The U.S. wants to test claims by Somalia’s al Qaeda-linked group Al-Shabaab that it will lift the ban on relief organizations to avoid a humanitarian disaster caused by drought in the Horn of Africa nation, the State Department said Wednesday.
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/07/06/us.al.shabaab.aid/
European Commission sending more than seven million dollars to refugee camp in Kenya
06 Jul – Source: VOA – 230 words
The European Commission is sending more than seven million dollars to the world’s largest refugee center, the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. The population there stands at more than 370,000. At least 61,000 Somalis have sought refuge at the camp since the beginning of this year, fleeing hunger, thirst and conflict.
White House defends secret detention of Somali
06 Jul – Source: AFP – 480 words
The White House Wednesday defended the treatment of an alleged leader of Somalia’s Shebab Islamist insurgency who was interrogated for two months on a US warship, saying his detention was lawful.
Triangle of hunger batters millions in E. Africa
06 Jul – Source: AP – 916 words
Thousands of families are walking for days in search of food in a triangle of hunger where the borders of Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia meet. Hundreds already have died, and images of children with skinny, malnourished bodies are becoming commonplace in this corner of Africa.
Islamic Relief appeal for Africa funds
06 Jul – Source: BBC- 110 words
Birmingham-based charity Islamic Relief UK is appealing for aid to help people in East Africa affected by drought. The charity has set up nutritional projects in Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia but is appealing for financial help to keep them going.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-14055713
Somalia: About-face on aid
06 Jul – Source: New York Times, BBC, Reuters – 122 words
The Shabaab, the Islamist rebel group fighting the government of Somalia announced that it would again allow aid organizations to operate in the areas the group controls.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/world/africa/07briefs-ABOUTFACEONA_BRF.html?_r=1