November 27, 2012 | Morning Headlines.
President Mohamud starts touring IGAD member countries
26 Nov – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/Shabelle/Mareeg Online/RBC/Hiiraan Online – 84 words
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday travelled to neighbouring Djibouti as part of his regional tour to IGAD member countries. During the tour of the region, president Mohamud is expected to visit Djibouti, Kenya and Ethiopia where he will be meeting his counterparts in these countries to strengthen Somalia’s relations with other member states. The president is accompanied by several top government officials including cabinet ministers. This is the second official trip the president is making outside the country since he assumed office.
Key Headlines
- Somali PM promises to restore law and order in the country (Shabelle)
- EU will directly engage with Somalia says EU special envoy to Somalia (Bar-Kulan)
- Leaders to reject Juba Somalia EAC bids (Capital News)
SOMALI MEDIA
President Mohamud starts touring IGAD member countries
26 Nov – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/Shabelle/Mareeg Online/RBC/Hiiraan Online – 84 words
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday travelled to neighbouring Djibouti as part of his regional tour to IGAD member countries. During the tour of the region, president Mohamud is expected to visit Djibouti, Kenya and Ethiopia where he will be meeting his counterparts in these countries to strengthen Somalia’s relations with other member states. The president is accompanied by several top government officials including cabinet ministers. This is the second official trip the president is making outside the country since he assumed office.
Somali PM promises to restore law and order in the country
26 Nov – Source: Shabelle – 81 words
Somali PM Abdi Farah Shirdon has promised on Monday to restore the rule of law into Somalia. Speaking at a meeting, with Somali president and members in the army as well as local district authorities, Mr.Shirdon said his new fledgling government will work hard to get Somalia back into its glorious days. “We are committed to do our best, working with security agencies and the national army to stabilize the country,” the Somali prime minister said.
EU will directly engage with Somalia, says EU special envoy to Somalia
26 Nov – Source: Bar-kulan – 120 words
The European Union will from now directly engage with the Somali government contrary to its earlier approaches, an official has said. Speaking at a press conference in Nairobi on Monday morning, the EU Special Envoy, Michele Cervone d’Urso, said all EU activities including aid, political support and rebuilding of the country will now be directly managed from Somalia since a permanent government is now in place. He said EU officials will spend 30 percent of their time in Somalia as part of their effort to support the country, adding that all financial resources meant for Somalia will be channeled through the Somali government.
Somaliland: NEC Bans the Utilization of All Forms of Transport during Polling Day
26 Nov – Source: Somaliland Press – 68 words
The National Electoral Commission has issued an ultimatum banning all public and private vehicles from traveling on public roads on the 28th of November, 2012 for the duration of 14 hours. This was made public through a press release issued by the Chairman of the National Electoral Commission Eng. Esse Yusuf Mohamed (Hamari) in accordance with Article 27 of the electoral law, ACT No.20-2/2005.
http://somalilandpress.com/
REGIONAL MEDIA
Leaders to reject Juba, Somalia EAC bids
26 Nov – Source: Capital News – 132 words
East African Head of State are likely to reject Somalia and South Sudan’s applications to become part of the East African Community (EAC) when they meet on November 30 for the 14th Heads of State Summit in Nairobi. Since November 19, senior government officials drawn from the five partner states have been meeting in Nairobi to deliberate on various issues related to the integration. EAC Minister Musa Sirma said that the war-torn countries qualify on grounds of sharing borders with Kenya, but they score low on their human rights records and political stability.
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Edmonton man faces deportation to country he’s never seen
26 Nov – Source: CBC News – 102 words
An Edmonton man is facing deportation today to Somalia, a country he’s never visited and with a language he cannot speak.“There’s killers out there — there are people out there who do worse things I do,” said Saeed Jama, who spoke with CBC News last week from the Edmonton Remand Centre. Jama, 23, was born in Saudi Arabia to Somali parents and raised in Canada, living in Toronto, Winnipeg and Edmonton. As a teen, Jama was caught selling drugs.
SOCIAL MEDIA
CULTURE / OPINION / EDITORIAL / ANALYSIS / BLOGS/ DISCUSSION BOARDS
“The coordinated work being done in Somalia provides hope that development and democracy will prevail over the voices of extremism and that international cooperation will help guide the way to stability, moderation, modernization and progress.”
Is It the Advent of a New Era in Somalia?
26 Nov – Source: Huffington Post Blog – 1004 Words
Last Tuesday, the new cabinet of Somalia was endorsed by the Parliament. The new and lean 10-member Cabinet includes Somalia’s first-ever woman Foreign Minister, Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji Adan. In addition to this novelty, it should be noted that she is from Somaliland. After officially being endorsed, the new Foreign Minister travelled to Djibouti to attend the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers. There, she was congratulated wholeheartedly by and got the full support of the participating Ministers and the OIC Secretary General.
Another woman, Maryam Qasim Ahmed is the new Minister of Development and Social Affairs. She previously served as minister for women’s development and family affairs. She has been an advocate for improving Somalia’s notoriously poor maternal healthcare conditions and championed the struggle against female genital mutilation, which darkens the lives of almost all girls in Somalia.