21 Jun 2011 – Morning headlines
Key Headlines:
- Preparatory Committee announces the organization of an inclusive Consultative Meeting on ending the Transition
- Fresh row between President Sharif and Speaker Hassan over possible Farmajo successor
- AU peacekeepers in Mogadishu measure success in streets seized
- Heavy fighting breaks out in southern Somalia kills three
Titres Principaux:
- Un Comité Preparatoire annonce l’organisation d’une Réunion Consultative inclusive sur la fin de la transition
- Une nouvelle dispute prend place entre le président Sharif et le porte-parole Hassan au sujet du successeur de Farmajo
- Les soldats de la paix de l’UA à Mogadiscio mesurent leur succès par le nombre de rues sous leur contrôle
- Des combats intenses dans le Sud de la Somalie tuent 3 individus
PRESS RELEASE
Preparatory Committee announces the organization of an inclusive Consultative Meeting on ending the Transition
20 Jun – Source: Public Information Office (UNPOS) – 147 words
The Preparatory Committee for the forthcoming Consultative Meeting on ending the Transition in Somalia held a fifth round of discussions on Monday. The Committee includes representatives from the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP), the Governments of Puntland and Galmudug, the African Union, IGAD and the United Nations. The main purpose of the Consultative Meeting is to advance the peace process, building on the High Level Consultative Meeting in April convened by the UN Special Representative for Somalia, Dr Augustine P. Mahiga and the Kampala Accord, as well as to adopt a roadmap to end the Transition.
The Preparatory Committee is determined to ensure that the Consultative Meeting will be as inclusive as possible. In addition to the TFG, TFP and the Governments of Puntland and Galmudug, the meeting will include representatives from Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa and a broad range of stakeholders from Somali society.
SOMALI MEDIA
Government Security Agency denies killing of two officers
20 Jun – Source: Radio Mogadishu – 87 words
The TFG’s National Security Agency yesterday denied that two of its members were among those shot at by al Shabaab in Dayniile. An officer of the national security agency who contacted Radio Mogadishu said the two young people shot dead by al Shabaab were not among officers of the national security agency.
Heavy fighting breaks out in southern Somalia, kills three
20 Jun – Source: Mareeg Online – 173 words
Heavy fighting between TFG forces and al Shabaab militias has broken out in the outskirts of Luq district of Gedo region in southern Somalia yesterday, killing 3, according to official. Three people were killed and 7 others were wounded according to officials, adding that the TFG troops reached victories over the clash.
http://www.mareeg.com/fidsan.php?sid=20087&tirsan=3
Fresh row between President Sharif and Speaker Hassan over possible Farmajo successor
20 Jun – Source: Hiiraan Online – 309 words
Government sources stated that yesterday a fresh disagreement between president Sharif and Speaker Hassan may have led to the postponement of an anticipated announcement of a new prime minister for Somalia, following Farmajo’s resignation on Sunday.
http://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2011/Jun/fresh_row_between_president_sharif_and_speaker_hass an_over_possible_farmaajo_successor.aspx
Al Shabaab members surrender to the government
20 Jun – Source: Radio Risala, Radio Mogadishu -91 words
Young defectors from al Shabaab have surrendered themselves to government officials in Gedo region in the last 48 hours, as government forces are carrying out operations in the region. The leader of the government for Gedo region Mohamed Abdi Kaliil, speaking to Radio Mogadishu last night, said many young people from al Shabaab have been joining the government in the last four days.
Galmudug authorities welcome Farmajo’s resignation
20 Jun – Source: Hiiraan Online – 321 words
Somalia’s Regional Authorities of Galmudug yesterday welcomed the resignation of PM Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, who left office officially on Sunday. Cabinet ministers of the semiautonomous region described the exit of Farmajo as a window of opportunity for Somalia and that it will help settle the longstanding dispute within the TFG.
http://www.hiiraan.com/news2/2011/Jun/galmudug_authorities_welcomes_farmaajo_s_resignatio n.aspx
Al Shabaab said conducting security operations in central Somalia town
20 Jun – Source: Radio Shabelle – 137 words
Al Shabaab forces in Beled Weyne, Hiiraan Region, central Somalia, have begun conducting security operations, affecting businesses and schools in the town; some have been shut down as a result of operations being conducted by al Shabaab forces whose battle wagons can be seen in the streets, as confirmed to us by eyewitnesses.
Watery diarrhea continue to kids in Somalia’s capital
20 Jun – Source: Shabelle – 82 words
As watery diarrhea continues to kill Somali kids, at least five toddlers died from the disorder in the seaside Mogadishu. A health official at Mogadishu’s Banadir Hospital says that a lot of people, mainly, children who are suffering from the disease of diarrhea are in the hospital. He spelled out that more sick people were brought to the hospital in the last24 hours seeking for urgent treatment.
http://www.shabelle.net/article.php?id=7823
REGIONAL MEDIA
AU peacekeepers in Mogadishu measure success in streets seized
21 June – Source: Daily Nation – 886 words
The buzz is there, many planes fly in as others zoom out. It is one of the busiest airports in this part of the world. Now, there is a new breeze in the air. The trophy holder is the African Union which with support from the UN, has weaned this city from a total insurgent playground to a thriving business area.
http://hiiraan.com/news2/2011/Jun/au_peacekeepers_measure_success.aspx
‘I’ve been a refugee ever since I was five’
21 June – Source: Daily Nation – 500 words
As the World Refugee Day was marked yesterday, Ms. Ali who went to Dadaab when she was five and is now 25, was begging in city streets. At the age of 5, Nimo Abdi Ali roamed the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia.
Deal forces Somali PM out of office
20 Jun – Source: ALJazeera – 240 words
Somalia’s prime minister has resigned, giving in to pressure from the country’s president and the parliamentary speaker. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s resignation follows a deal between the president and the speaker to oust him while extending the troubled administration’s term. “Considering the interest of the Somali people and the current situation in Somalia, I have decided to leave my office,” Mohamed told reporters in the capital, Mogadishu, on Sunday.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/06/2011620102416148299.html
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Analysis: Somali power struggle could intensify as premier quits
20 Jun Source: IRIN News – 350 words
The 19 June resignation of Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed could prompt an intensified power struggle within the country’s transitional government and negatively affect the ongoing offensive against insurgents in the capital, Mogadishu, observers say.
http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportID=93026
Suspected Somali pirates charged in Kenyan court
21 Jun – Source: Xinhua – 340 words
Kenyan authorities on Monday charged in court 24 suspected Somali pirates who were arrested by the Danish Navy in the pirate-infested waters of the Indian Ocean.
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90855/7415626.html