August 30, 2012 | Morning Headlines.
Speaker election drives transition a step foward, says Rondos
29 Aug – Source: Bar-kulan – 95 words
EU Special Representative for the horn of Africa, Mr. Alex Rondos, welcomed the election of Mohamed Osman Jawari as the new speaker of the parliament of the war-torn nation. In a statement sent to newsrooms, Mr. Alex Rondos said the election of a new speaker for the Somali Federal Parliament drives transition another step forward.
Key Headlines
- United States congratulates New Federal Parliament on the election of its speaker (Somaliweyn)
- Al Shabaab ambush Somali troops outside Afmadow town (Mareeg)
- Somali community in Uganda welcomes election of Prof. Jawari (Bar-Kulan)
- Kenya PM blames killing of Muslim cleric on nation’s foes (Reuters)
SOMALI MEDIA
United States congratulates New Federal Parliament on the election of its speaker
29 Aug – Source: Somaliweyn/Bar-kulan – 111 words
On behalf of the American people, the U.S. Special Representative for Somalia, Ambassador James C. Swan, applauds Somalia’s New Federal Parliament for the historic election of its permanent Speaker, Mohamed Sheikh Osman “Jawari”. The United States congratulates Somalia’s leaders — especially the Traditional Elders, members of the Technical Selection Committee, and interim Speaker Mussa Hassan Abdulle — for their commitment to completing the transition process.
Somali community in Uganda welcomes election of Prof. Jawari
29 Aug – Source: Bar-kulan – 79 words
The Somali community in Uganda has welcomed the election of the new Somali parliament speaker and his deputies who were voted into office in Mogadishu. On Tuesday Somalia’s parliament elected Prof. Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari as the new speaker where the election was on live-coverage on satellite-oriented stations including Bar-kulan and among others.
Al Shabaab ambush Somali troops outside Afmadow town
29 Aug – Source: Mareeg Online – 109 words
Heavily armed fighters belonging to al Shabaab yesterday launched an ambush attack on military convoy vehicles carrying Somali government soldiers near the southern town of Afmadow, reports said. According to the residents in Afmadow, the attack took place at Ago-Libah vicinity located on the outskirts of the town, killing at least four combatants.
Speaker election drives transition a step foward, says Rondos
29 Aug – Source: Bar-kulan – 95 words
EU Special Representative for the horn of Africa, Mr. Alex Rondos, welcomed the election of Mohamed Osman Jawari as the new speaker of the parliament of the war-torn nation. In a statement sent to newsrooms, Mr. Alex Rondos said the election of a new speaker for the Somali Federal Parliament drives transition another step forward.
REGIONAL MEDIA
Kenyans must stop religious violence after deadly riots: PM
29 Aug – Source: Capital News – 137 words
Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Wednesday called for the nation to come together to stop religious violence, after two days of deadly rioting sparked by the killing of a radical cleric. “We are not going to allow outside forces to incite Kenyans to create religious war,” Odinga said after flying to the port city of Mombasa, where four people died in street battles that broke out on Monday.
Somalia’s new Federal Parliament elects speaker in landmark vote
29 Aug – Source: East African News – 500 words
Somalia’s new Federal Parliament has elected Prof Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari, a professional lawyer and MP, as its first speaker in a landmark ballot.
Prof Jawari won the most number of votes Tuesday at an election held at the Scuola Polizia (Police Academy) in Mogadishu, garnering 119 votes from the 236 MPs present in the hall.
Four other candidates were in the race, with his nearest rival, Dr Ali Khalif Gallayr, a former prime minister of Somalia, picking up 77 votes.
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Kenya PM blames killing of Muslim cleric on nation’s foes
29 Aug – Source: Reuters – 128 words
Kenya’s prime minister said on Wednesday the country’s enemies were behind the killing of a Muslim cleric that triggered riots he described as being conducted by an “underground organisation” to create divisions between Christians and Muslims. Aboud Rogo, accused by the United States of helping al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in Somalia, was facing charges in a Kenyan court of possessing weapons when he was shot in his car by unknown attackers in Mombasa on Monday.
Somali woman ‘forced to pour milk on herself’
29 Aug – Source: All Voices – 154 words
New details have emerged about the types of harassment suffered by members of the Somali community in Forserum in south central Sweden, with integration minister Erik Ullenhag upbraiding local politicians for trying to belittle the problem. The new information was aired during a meeting held Tuesday between local public officials and representatives from several Muslim organizations.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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“After a day in Mogadishu, although the challenges cannot be ignored, there have been many positive developments than the country gets credit for. The city is returning to life. The damage exacted on this 500-year old city and its unique blend of Islamic and Italian architecture over decades of conflicts is still everywhere but it takes little imagination to see how it was a once magnificent city.”
A day in Mogadishu
29 Aug – Source: The Star (Kenya) – 1004 Words
Decades of civil war had largely taken Somalia off the map as an investment destination. It did not help that the capital Mogadishu was branded as the ‘most dangerous city’ in the world. Perceptions are, however, changing with relative calm in Mogadishu and Somalis from the diaspora trooping back.