October 4, 2012 | Morning Headlines.
UN, Kenya negotiating costs for Somalia war, says Kenyan PM
03 Oct- Source: Standard- 358 words
Kenya is yet to agree with the United Nations on how to fund its troops’ operations in Somalia. Prime Minister Raila Odinga said the Government and the UN are rooting for different time frames on funding. “We have been saying that UN takes charge of the cost as from January, but they (UN) are talking of August. So this is a matter we are still debating,” Raila told Parliament, adding that the operation has claimed 17 soldiers while five are missing.
Key Headlines
- National AU forces secure Kismayo city (Radio Mogadishu)
- British ministers meet with Somali president (Radio Kulmiye)
- Official: The allied forces arrested 100 al Shabaab suspects in Kismayo (Shabelle)
- Somalia incursion cuts flow of illicit money into Kenya (Africa Review)
- African troops comb Kismayu for bombs after Somali rebel retreat (Reuters)
SOMALI MEDIA
British ministers meet with Somali president
03 Oct – Source: Radio Kulmiye/Hiiraan Online/Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan/Shabelle – 78 words
Somali’s president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with the British ministers for African affairs and development issues. Speaking to the press in the presidential house, president Hassan said the ministers and him discussed a number of issues, including the relations of the two governments and the development sectors.
President Mohamud to attend Uganda’s golden jubilee in Kampala
03 Oct – Source: Bar-kulan – 102 words
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will attend the forthcoming Uganda’s golden Jubilee where over 14 other heads of States have confirmed attendance. Speaking to journalists in Kampala on Tuesday, Ugandan Information and Guidance Minister Karooro Okurut said that president Mohamud is among the leaders who confirmed their attendance.
Official: The allied forces arrested 100 al Shabaab suspects in Kismayo
03 Oct – Source: Shabelle/Jowhar Online – 90 words
The Somali government on Wednesday said its security forces arrested 100 people suspected of having links with al Shabaab in operations in the port city of Kismayo. General Sahardid, the army commander of Lower Jubba region said the raids are part of moves to strengthen the security of the city following five explosions that killed two people on Tuesday.
National, AU forces secure Kismayo city
03 Oct – Source: Radio Mogadishu/SONNA – 114 words
Reports from Kismayo city say that the security situation is quiet and that national forces and AU peacekeeping forces, in particular the Kenyan contingent, are tactically keeping the security on eye. Ali Houmed, an AU force spokesman, confirmed a blast had taken place at the offices, in a part of town known as K2, and said AU troops had arrested a man suspected of planting and detonating the device.
Puntland and Maldives agree to release Somali youth imprisoned for illegal entry
03 Oct – Source: Garowe Online/BBC Somali Service – 88 words
Director of Puntland’s Counter-Piracy directorate Abdirasak Mohamed Dirir traveled to Maldives to complete discussions over the freeing of 40 Somali youth imprisoned in the islands. Director Dirir met with Maldives officials on Wednesday to complete discussions on the freeing of 40 youth from Puntland, imprisoned in the islands since 2009 for illegally entering the country.
REGIONAL MEDIA
UN, Kenya negotiating costs for Somalia war, says Kenyan PM
03 Oct- Source: Standard- 358 words
Kenya is yet to agree with United Nations on how to fund its troops’ operations in Somalia. Prime Minister Raila Odinga said the Government and the UN are rooting for different time frames on funding. “We have been saying that UN takes charge of the cost as from January, but they (UN) are talking of August. So this is a matter we are still debating,” Raila told Parliament, adding that the operation has claimed 17 soldiers while five are missing.
Somali business community to help police fight al Shabaab
03 Oct – Source: Standard – 126 words
The Somali Business Community in Nairobi has asked security agents to use all means at their disposal to flush out Al-Shabaab militants hiding in Kenya. The community vouched on Wednesday to co-operate with the police and other agents in efforts to contain terror threats in the country. “We are all ready to co-operate with the government in flushing out suspects and alert the security personnel of any suspicious action of terror.
Somalia incursion cuts flow of illicit money into Kenya
03 Oct – Source: Africa Review – 150 words
The amount of foreign money circulating in Kenya from unexplained sources fell drastically in the three months to June, reflecting the extent to which the military operation in Somalia has disrupted the networks that were suspected to be responsible for the flow. Unexplained foreign money in Kenya’s banking system fell to Sh6.5 billion ($76.5 million) in June from a high of Sh170 billion ($2 billion) at the beginning of last year, the lowest in five years.
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
African troops comb Kismayu for bombs after Somali rebel retreat
03 Oct – Source: Reuters/Money Control News/News Yahoo – 166 words
African Union and Somali troops combed the Somali port of Kismayu on Wednesday for bombs hidden by al Qaeda-linked militants who fled their last urban bastion but warned of retaliatory strikes, the two militarise said. The retreat signalled the demise of al Shabaab as a quasi-conventional military force, say analysts who expect the militants to resort increasingly to suicide bombings and hit-and-run attacks similar to those that rocked the capital Mogadishu over the last year.
SOCIAL MEDIA
CULTURE / OPINION / EDITORIAL / ANALYSIS / BLOGS/ DISCUSSION BOARDS
“…..“Fast Money Transfer You Can Trust,” the slogan of the Hargeisa-based money transfer company Dahabshiil, is more common on billboards than “Just Do It” or even the classic “Always Coca-Cola.” And it’s why everyone I talked to in Hargeisa – women’s groups, government officials, youth leaders and others – made clear that remittances are nothing less than a lifeline to the Somali people.”
Slogans in Somaliland: This one is everywhere
03 Oct – Source: Oxfam – 420 Words
Years ago, as a student working a summer job in Moscow, I came to the stark realization that I didn’t have enough money in my account to move into my summer digs. With no small amount of embarrassment, I called home to my parents and asked if they would send cash to help me cover my security deposit and initial rent payment until I received my first paycheck. Sure enough, the next day I found cash waiting for me in my bank account.