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Telecommunications and broadcasting law for Somalia

14 Feb – Source: TFG – 351 words

Consultation of the Draft Communications law for the Somali Telecommunications and Broadcasting industry was finalized after a two day consultative meeting concluded today at the Ministry of Information Posts, and Telecommunication Headquarters.

The Communications Law consultative workshop, whose aim was to establish a legal framework for the Telecommunications & Broadcasting industry, was officially opened yesterday by the PM of the TFG, H.E. Dr Abdiwali Mohamed Ali and the Minister of Information, Posts and Telecommunications, H.E. Abdulkadir Hussein Mohamed ‘Jahweyn’ and was preceded by a broad public consultation process undertaken by the Ministry with the industry and the other stakeholders.

The participants were: Ministry of Information, Posts & Telecommunication Representatives, Telecommunications & Broadcast Media Representatives, Communications law experts, Journalists, other interested organizations and members of the public.

Key Headlines

Somalia government claims victory over Mogadishu battle (Source: Shabelle)
New Political Party Formed in Somalia ( Source: Somalia Report)
28 dead bodies found on northern Somalia Beach (Source: Shabelle )
William Hague meets Somali Community members in South Africa ( Source: Radio Bar-kulan)
African Union troops set up bases in outskirts of Somali capital (Radio Shabelle)
Second phase of consultative talks on Somalia’s political roadmap opens (Source: Horn Cable TV)
Somalia reviewed ahead of London summit (Source: Star)
Somali Women Say “Consider Us for the Country’s Leadership” (Source: Inter Press Service News Agency)
Turkish Airlines will fly twice weekly to Somalia (World Bulletin)
Turkish Red Crescent to open nursing and health care school in Somalia (Source: Al Bawaba)

PRESS RELEASE

Telecommunications and broadcasting law for Somalia

14 Feb – Source: TFG – 351 words

The Communications Law consultative workshop, whose aim was to establish a legal framework for the Telecommunications & Broadcasting industry, was officially opened yesterday by the PM of the TFG, H.E. Dr. Abdiwali Mohamed Ali and the Minister of Information, Posts and Telecommunications, H.E. Abdulkadir Hussein Mohamed ‘Jahweyn’ and was preceded by a broad public consultation process undertaken by the Ministry with the industry and the other stakeholders.

1- To explain the regulatory process and the role of the new independent regulator, the Somali Communications Commission.

2- To discuss the key issues in Telecommunications and Broadcasting Regulations, including: Licensing, consumer protection, Rate regulation, Inter-connectivity, Spectrum management, Standardization & Quality control, Transparency & Fair competition and compliance to ICT regulations and standards.

3- To obtain support from key stakeholders for the adoption of the Communications Act and the establishment of the Somali Communications Commission.

Conference participants also had the opportunity to present their views on these issues and to influence the contents of the Somali Communications Act before it is adopted by the TFG. The participants were also given all the necessary information on how they could continue taking part in the regulatory process once the Somali Communications Law is enacted.

The Minister of Information, Posts & Telecommunication, in his speech at the end of the conference said “The Somali Communications Act will serve the interests of both the consumer and the industry by promoting investment in infrastructure, fair competition and reasonable prices for telecom services as well as nationwide availability of broadcasting services throughout the country”.

“The adoption of the Somali Communications Act will be a major milestone for the TFG as it adopts a major law governing two vitally important industries. The Communications Act will also be a key step in the process of strengthening the rule of Law in Somalia” the minister concluded.

SOMALI MEDIA

Somalia government claims victory over Mogadishu battle

15 Feb – Source: Shabelle – 163 words

The TFG has Wednesday claimed victory over the heavy battle took place at Ex-control Afgoye checkpoint yesterday, killing one civilian and injuring others.
Abdullahi Osman Agey, the Commander of the 2nd battalion of TFG armed forces told Shabelle Media that his troops allied with AU soldiers managed to push the militants out of their checkpoint at the Ex-control Afgoye area on the outskirts of Mogadishu.

The fighting broke out after al Shabaab fighters have attacked at Ex-control Afgoye which is heavily controlled by pro-government soldiers backed by African Union peacekeepers known as AMISOM. The clashes stopped the public and private transportation on the main road between Mogadishu and Elasha-Biyaha, about 18Km away from the capital.

The commander pointed out that three Somali government soldiers were wounded slightly during the combat and are now in hospital for medical treatment. Mr. Agey added that TFG troops and AMISOM have made advances towards al Shabaab strongholds in Lower Shabelle Region of southern Somalia.

William Hague meets Somali Community members in South Africa

15 Feb – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 192 words

British Foreign Secretary William Hague has on Tuesday held talks with Somali communities in South Africa in Cape Town. The meeting which was held at Western Cape University compound in Cape Town was aimed at discussing Somalia issues and in particular Somalis views on the upcoming London conference.

William Hague urged the Somalis in South Africa to share their views and suggestions with him in efforts to stabilise the war-ravaged Horn of African country. He also called on the community members to work on ways in which the country can improve. Hague reiterated that his government will support the Somali government is order to restore law and order in the country.

Hadis Hajji Adan, Somali Community’s foreign relations officer in Cape Town told Bar-kulan that they submitted their suggestion towards the London conference, saying that the community welcomes British efforts to find solution to Somalia problems.

Hague’s meeting with the Somali Community in South Africa comes just days before the convening of the London conference on the lawless Horn of Africa nation, which Britain considers a security threat due to fears that some of its nationals have joined the Al-Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militant group in Somalia.

Second phase of consultative talks on Somalia’s political Roadmap opens

15 Feb – Source: Horn Cable TV, Hargeisa – 233 words

The second phase of Somalia’s National Consultation conference on the country’s political Roadmap and federal affairs is set to begin on 15 February in Garowe, the capital of the semi-autonomous region of Puntland.

A delegation led by the prime minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Abdiweli Muhammad Ali and members of his cabinet arrived in Garowe to attend the consultative conference. The premier was warmly welcomed by the Puntland President Abdirahman Muhammad Farole and members of his administration at the airport.

The Somali premier, who spoke to the media while at the airport, said the aim of his visit in Puntland is to attend the consultation conference and the major issues to be discussed included the country’s Roadmap, constitution, federal affairs and preparation for the next government in August 2012.
President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmad and the Speaker of parliament Sharif Hasan Sheikh Aden are also expected to arrive in Garoowe for the conference.

Others attending the conference include the president of Galmudug regional administration, officials from the UN Political Office for Somalia, members of the commission drafting the national constitution of Somalia and civil society groups. This is the second time Puntland is hosting this high level conference on Somalia’s future in Garowe.

Mortar shells in Somalia capital wound 3 civilians

15 Feb – Source: Radio Shabelle, Jowhar Online – 156 words

Heavy mortar shells in Somalia capital Mogadishu injured at least three people after their houses were attacked by some of the mortars, according to witnesses. Residents in Mogadishu’s Dharkenlay district confirmed that at least three people, two elders and a pregnant woman were hurt after mortar shells landed on their houses at Kahda village out of Mogadishu overnight which followed a battle between Somali government troops aided by AMISOM and al Shabaab fighters.

The injured were taken to the hospitals in Mogadishu. TFG soldiers and AMISOM are struggling to expand their military presence in regions in south and central Somalia controlled by al Shabaab militants who recently officially announced to be Al-Qaeda proxy in horn of Africa.The the exact number of casualties on both warring sides is currently unclear.

African Union troops set up bases in outskirts of Somali capital

14 Feb – Source: Radio Shabelle – 157 words

AMISOM is said to have set up army bases in the outskirts of Mogadishu. The spokesman for AMISOM, Paddy Ankunda, said Burundian troops, who are part of the African peacekeeping mission in Somalia, are heading towards Afgooye town, Lower Shabelle Region in southern Somalia.

In an interview with Shabelle, the spokesman said the troops with armoured vehicles left for a number of localities, including Daarta Maslah which lies three kilometres from Ex-control Afgoye, where they will set up bases.

He added that the setting up of the new bases in the outskirts of the capital is one of the strategies of AMISOMto expand to other parts of the country controlled by al Shabaab militants. African leaders recently hinted that the peacekeeping troops in the country will capture Afgoye (one of al Shabaab’s strongholds) soon.

Spokesman: 15 Puntland soldiers killed at Sugare town fighting

15 Feb – Source: Shabelle – 163 words

As the fighting between Puntland state forces and fighters loyal to a prominent cleric against Farole regime intensified in northern Bosaso town, the spokesman of Sheik Atom claimed victory over the latest battles in the region.
A spokesman for Sheik Sa’eed Atom fighters whose name was only released as Ali told the media that his armed militias have killed more than 15 Puntland soldiers in heavy attacks at Sugare area, small town north of the coastal town of Bosaso in northern Somalia.

The spokesman also noted that they have burnt a number of battle wagons belonging to the Puntland army during the attacks on bases at Sugare village on the outer edge of Bosaso town, vowing to wage attacks and blasts against Puntland forces in every area in the region.
The area which is a mountainous land is now under the control of Sheik sa’eed Atom fighters, according to reports. Puntland officials have yet to comment about the claim so far.

New political party formed in Somalia

14 Feb – Source: Somalia Report, Jowhar Online, Hiiraan Online – 233 words

The three largest Islamic political parties in the Somalia, al-Ictisaam, al-Islah and Ala-Sheikh, united to form a new party, Daljir, which will take part in the presidential election in August of this year. Sources close to al-Ictisaam confided to Somalia Report that 70 members of the three groups, which are mainly made up of former government officials who are now vowing to regain power in the TFG, met on Monday to elect a leader and representatives.

During yesterday’s meeting, the members elected the former Minister of Information, Sheikh Dahir Mahaumd Gelle of the al-Icisaam movement, as the chairman of the new party. The former Minister of Religion of the Farmajo government, Abdulahi Abyan Nur from the Islaah movement, was elected to be the Deputy Chairman while the former Minister of Communication, Post and Information, Abdikarim Hassan Jama from the Ala-Sheikh movement, was elected as general secretary of the new Daljir party.

The prominent members of the new party are the former Deputy Prime Minister, Hassan Ma’alin, MP Sheikh Bashir Adow, former Religion Minister, Mahamud Abdi Ibrahim Garweyne, former Minister of Defense, Abdi Mohamed Abtidoon, former Minister of Justice, Abdirahman Janaqow and the former International Relations minister, Abdirahman Abdishakur.

Locals flee their homes in Elasha Biyaha

15 Feb – Source: Radio Bar-kulan, Kulmiye – 241 words

Reports from Mogadishu say people are fleeing their homes in a rebel-held area of Elasha Biyaha, on the outskirt of Mogadishu, to escape imminent clashes in the area as the African Union Force advances towards this rebel-held position outside Mogadishu.

By Wednesday morning, some families were reportedly seen loading their belongings into private or public vehicles and moving to safer locations, including in the capital. Confusion is mounting in the area as there are no public transport vehicles on the route between Elasha Biyaha and Mogadishu following the fall of Maslah building, which sits on the road to Afgoye and Ali Janale area on Tuesday.

Locals told Bar-kulan that the few public transport hiked fare to Mogadishu since they have to use an alternative route to reach to Mogadishu which is a bit longer. Most of these people are said to be women and children who had earlier left the capital and camped at Elasha Biyaha and are now trying to come back to their homes as tension looms in their current home area.

Reports say the African Union forces had set up new bases in an area just 7 km from the rebel-held Elasha Biyaha area where massive displacement of people is being witnessed. This displacement comes a day after the African Union Force in Mogadishu expanded its territory by seizing control of two strategic sites between Mogadishu and the Elasha Biyaha area on the outskirt of Mogadishu.

28 dead bodies found on northern Somalia Beach

15 Feb – Source: Shabelle, Mareeg Online – 118 words

At least 28 dead bodies were found this morning lying on a Beach in Lasqorey town of Sanag region in northern Somalia, officials said on Wednesday.
Yusuf Jama’a Dibad, the District Commissioner of Lasqoray town in the disputed region of Sanag region in northern Somalia told Shabelle Media by phone that his security forces discovered 28 dead bodies on the beach of Agado area, just 70-Km away from Barri region.

Mr. Dibad added that these dead bodies were among many Somali migrants who have had their ferry boat which was heading to Yemen capsized this week at the coast of Lasqorey town of Sanag region. Most of the people who died did not know how to swim.

REGIONAL MEDIA

Fast-track re-hatting of Kenyan troops, UN told

15 Feb – Source: Daily Nation – 56 words

The UN has been asked to fast-track the re-hatting of Kenyan troops into African Union Forces in Somalia. President Kibaki and Russian especial envoy to Africa, Mr Mikhail Margelov, who held talks at Harambee House in Nairobi yesterday, also urged international community to facilitate the repatriation of Somali refugees to liberated areas in the war-torn country.

Somali MPs accuse UK of “hidden agenda” over London conference

15 Feb – Source: The Star, Nairobi – 422 words

A section of Somali MPs are petitioning Britain through its Nairobi High Commission to come clean on the upcoming London Conference and its latest interests in Somalia.

Speaking yesterday ahead of the 23 February planned UK meeting on Somalia, the MPs said they are suspicious of the meeting as Somali representatives were left out of formulation of the agenda, details on where the meeting should be convened and those to attend. The MPs accused UK authorities of bypassing the Somalia government, parliament and its leaders and having a ‘hidden’ agenda for the country.

“They failed to consult government which was to seek parliament’s approval on the agenda of the forum and therefore the process used was unprocedural and the whole forum lacks ownership of those who should be beneficiaries of the resolutions,” said Awad Ahmad Ashareh, a Somali MP and chairperson of the Information, Culture, Public awareness and Heritage for Somalia Parliament.

Though international assistance is welcome in bringing a solution to Somalia, an MP, Hasan Warsame, said those coming to help should clearly state their mission which should be aimed at finding long-term solutions of stability to Somalia and not only offer short-term solutions that opens up chances of relapse to anarchy.

“UK’s main interest as far as we know now is to eliminate piracy which is affecting their trade but this will only be trying to fight a consequence but not the course. The main problem with Somalia is instability inland and if an organized stable government can be established then the rest of the problem can be fought to their conclusive end, and this is what we want. At this moment therefore, we want Britain to explain in detail why their interest has heightened at this moment,” Warsame said.

UK has explained that the conference that will be attended by over 40 senior government representatives and multilateral organizations to deliver a new international approach to Somalia after efforts of the African Union, the UN and the international community, international policy towards Somalia seemed not to yield fruits after 20 years of intervention. Meanwhile, the leaders dismissed a document which has been circulating in themedia titled “People’s Roadmap.”

“On behalf of the Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia, we officially disown that fake People’s Roadmap and therefore categorically deny the existence of the document or in other words, consider it null and void,” Ashareh said in a signed letter copied to all their stakeholders and internationals community.

Suspected pirates ask to be deported to Somalia

14 Feb – Source: Star – 373 words

Some 84 suspected pirates held at Shimo la Tewa prison want the government of Kenya to deport them to their country. They said the Kenyan judiciary system has failed to handle their cases and are now appealing to the international community to intervene. The suspects said they have languished in the facility for more than three years as remandees with no sign of justice coming their way.

Speaking through translator Abdul Kadir during an open day at the facility over the weekend, they said the Kenyan government has put them through mental torture and suffering. The accused claim they are innocent saying the Kenyan law does not have a clause with which to convict them.

They maintained that section 69 which is used to charge them is irrelevant. “We were found beyond the 12 miles and the section is applicable to someone found within the distance. We want justice to prevail as the Kenyan government claims to obey human right and justice for all,” said a pirate only identified as Mohamed.

The pirates lamented that there was no justice in Kenya and the judiciary systems is not up to task in handling their case hence want their cases to be taken back to Somalia. “Three years is a long time. The government should by now have decided our cases. Somalia has been in war but at least justice is not delayed like Kenya.

The international community and Kenya should deport us and let us get charged in our own country if they cannot handle piracy cases,” said Mohamed. “We are human beings. We request the government to do something otherwise ‘Allah’ is the ultimate judge and we believe he will give us justice if you all fail,” he added.

Somalia looks for Sri Lankan assistance to curb piracy

15 Feb – Source: Coast Week, Xinua – 199 words

Somalia has requested assistance from Sri Lanka to find a permanent solution to its piracy menace, a Sri Lankan minister told the parliament here on Friday. According to a letter that was read out by Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne in the parliament, Somalia’s Counter Piracy Directorate’s Director General Abdrrizak M. Ahamed has requested Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry to share information regarding how it defeated the Sea Tigers.

The Sea Tigers were a crucial part of the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam (LTTE) army that was defeated by the government in 2009 after a brutal three decade war. Senaratne praised the Sri Lankan defence forces and pointed out that cooperation with Somalia was necessary to get the release of six fishermen held by pirates on ransom demands.

“I have done everything possible to obtain their release but it is not possible unless Sri Lanka also cooperates with Somalia to share military strategies,” he told the parliament. It has been calculated that the total costs involved with the presence of the international naval force around Somalia is 300 million U.S. dollars annually. The United Nations states that the total cost caused by Somali pirates is over 3 billion U.S. dollars annually.

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA

Somalia reviewed ahead of London summit

14 Feb – Source: UPI – 207 words

Somali authorities should work closer with the international community to curb smuggling and human trafficking, a U.N. human rights official said.At least 11 Somalis were killed and another 34 are missing off the coast of Somalia after smugglers forced passengers off a boat en route to Yemen last week when the engine failed. Shamsul Bari, a U.N. human rights expert for Somalia, said the tragedy highlights the need for peace in Somalia.

“To that end, I urge the Somali authorities at the national and sub-national level to work in close cooperation with the international community, including the United Nations,” he said in a statement. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation said it reviewed Somalia’s efforts to establish a more permanent government during talks with regional partners during a summit in Djibouti.

London next week is the site of an international conference on Somalia. British Prime Minister David Cameron briefed U.S. President Barack Obama on the meeting during a Monday telephone conversation. “They agreed on the importance of next week’s London conference, at a time when the world had the best possibility in a decade to make progress in Somalia and tackle the problems of piracy, terrorism, conflict, poverty and famine there,” said Cameron’s spokesman in a statement.

Government, peacekeepers clash with rebels in Somalia

14 Feb – Source: VOA News – 165 words

News reports from Somalia say that African Union troops have clashed with al-Qaeda-linked Somali rebels in Mogadishu. It is not clear how many casualties were involved Tuesday in the heavy-artillery pre-dawn fire.

Military officials say the AU peacekeepers from Burundi, backed by the transitional Somali government troops, launched an offensive on al-Shabab bases on the outskirts of Mogadishu to secure the Somali capital. They said the operation was successful.

But al-Shabab news media quoted rebel sources as saying that their forces were victorious against peacekeepers and killed at least seven.Al-Shabab wants to impose a strict version of Islamic law in Somalia. The group controls a large part of the country and is fighting to take over the capital, Mogadishu, which is held by a weak internationally-supported government. Kenya also has sent its troops into Somalia to fight the rebels. Nairobi blames al-Shabab for abductions of foreign tourists from its territory.

Somali Women Say “Consider Us for the Country’s Leadership”

15 Feb – Source: Inter Press Service News Agency IPS – 1032 words

As Somalia’s Transitional government and various stakeholders meet Wednesday to discuss the inclusion of the country’s clans in the new government, women politicians have called for a greater role in the leadership of this East African nation.

The Somali government, Regional autonomies, Civil society, and the non-militant Islamist group Ahlu Sunna Waljama’a will meet in Garowe, Puntland state from Feb. 15 to 16 to discuss the composition of the country’s new parliament as the transitional period ends this August.

In exclusive interviews with IPS, the Minister for Women’s Development and Family Care, Drs. Mariam Aweis Jama, and the director for Women’s Affairs at the Presidential Palace, Malyun Sheik Heidar, said it was time that Somali women played a key part in the country’s leadership.

Jama said that in Somalia women are denied access to leadership and accused Somali men of not respecting women and preventing them from having a greater role in politics. A woman has only ever held the ministerial post for Women’s Development and Family Care, and no woman has been appointed to other ministerial roles.

“As I remember, in the country’s history only the Ministry of Women’s (Development and Family Care) was always given to the Somali women. But that time was passed and we are going to have an equal share in the future cabinet,” Heidar said. Both Jama and Heidar said they want to see more women in various ministerial posts and in the country’s other top leadership positions.

Turkish Airlines will fly twice weekly to Somalia

15 Feb – Source: World Bulletin – 88 words

A statement by Turkish Airlines (THY) said on Wednesday that the airlines would launch flights to Somali capital of Mogadishu as of March 6.
The flights will take place from Istanbul Ataturk Airport on Tuesdays and Thursdays and from Mogadishu to Istanbul on Wednesdays and Fridays, the statement said.

THY is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered in Istanbul. It operates scheduled services to 150 international and 41 domestic cities (38 domestic airports), serving a total of 187 airports, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.

Turkish Red Crescent to open nursing and health care school in Somalia

15 Feb – Source: Al Bawaba – 68 words

Turkish Red Crescent will open a nursing and health care professional school in famine-stricken Somalia.
ANKARA Ahmet Lutfi Akar, director general of the aid organization, told AA correspondent that they would establish a nursing and health care school in Somali capital of Mogadishu to train health personnel. Turkish Red Crescent did not only send aid materials to Somalia but also aimed to give training to Somali people, he said.

SOCIAL MEDIA

CULTURE / OPINION / EDITORIAL / BLOGS/ DISCUSSION BOARDS

“On Monday, the now-infamous al-Shabaab Twitter account tweeted its first mentions of its new partner. In several tweeted photos, al-Shabaab mujahideen are shown pledging their allegiance to the “unity under … one leadership,” as “thousands” of Somalians look on and “rejoice”:

Al Shabaab tweets photos showing mujahideen pledging allegiance to al-Qaeda

14 Feb – Source: Washington Post – 116 words

When al-Qaeda decided to formally extend its terror franchise to Somalia’s main militant group last week, few were impressed by the pairing.
“Nervous al-Qaeda and al Shabaab get hitched,” read an Asia Timesheadline. “A desperate joining of hands to prop up” the weakening groups, wrote the Associated Press. “Terror wings clipped,” proclaimed AllAfrica.com.

And yet both groups mantain a happy outward appearance about the decision. Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri last week gave “glad tidings” about the pairing. On Monday, the now-infamous al Shabaab Twitter account tweeted its first mentions of its new partner. In several tweeted photos, al Shabaab mujahideen are shown pledging their allegiance to the “unity under … one leadership,” as “thousands” of Somalians look on and “rejoice”:

Talk point: we want to hear your views on the future of Somalia

14 Feb – Source: The Guardian – 402 words

Next week, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and US secretary of state Hillary Clinton will be among the high-profile delegates descending on London for the next international conference on Somalia. Officials from 50 countries and international organisations are expected to attend, along with representatives from Somalia’s transitional institutions. Last week, the UK’s foreign secretary, William Hague, said: “The time is right for a determined new effort to help the country get on its feet.”

The one-day high-level international conference has an ambitious agenda, hoping to tackle everything from security and local stability to humanitarian needs and international co-ordination. But, much like many other previous high-level international conferences, there is no space at the table for civil society or diaspora groups.

On Friday we’re holding a discussion with Somali representatives of organisations in the UK to get their perspectives on the issues ahead of the conference. Among those we will be talking to are Mohamed Elmi, chairman of Somali Diaspora UK, Rahma Ahmed, co-ordinator of the Somali Relief and Development Forum, and Abdirashid Duale, CEO of Dahabshiil, one of the largest providers of international remittances in the Somali region. We will be interviewing them for the Global development website and we’d like to hear from you the questions you’d like us to put to them.

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