March 20, 2013 | Morning Headlines.
€33 million to AMISOM
19 Mar- Source: neurope -235 words
AMISOM, the African Union Mission in Somalia, will receive an additional support of €33 million by the European Commission.
EU High Representative Catherine Aston commented, “supporting AMISOM is a key element of the EU’s comprehensive approach to Somalia, assuring the security necessary for the Federal Government of Somalia to provide governance, reestablish the rule of law and provide basic social services to the people. AMISOM will remain important as Somalia, with support from the EU and other partners, develops its own capabilities necessary to assume responsibility for the country’s security.”
Key Headlines
- Top government officials in Baidoa for key talks with local leaders(Radio Bar-kulan)
- Al-Shabaab beheads famous cleric in Hudur town(Radio Mogadishu/ SNTV)
- Federal gov’t officials to visit Kismayo as Jubaland conference restarts(Garowe Online)
- Diarrhoea kills more children in Beledweyne(Radio Bar-kulan)
- Police officer killed two hurt in explosion(Standard)
SOMALI MEDIA
Top government officials in Baidoa for key talks with local leaders
19 Mar- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mustaqbal- 109 words
A high level government delegation on Tuesday visited Baidoa town, the regional capital of Bay region.
The government delegation which includes assistant defence minister Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, state minister for finance and planning Mohamed Rashid Sheikh Dahir and new commander of the national army Abdirizack Khalif Elmi, is now holding talks with local regional administration.
Their visit comes just two days after al Shabaab militant group seized control of the regional capital of the neighbouring Bakol region after Ethiopian troops abandoned the town early on Sunday.
The withdrawal of the Ethiopian troops raised concerns that they might be preparing a complete withdrawal from the twin regions of Bay and Bakool.
Al-Shabaab beheads famous cleric in Hudur town
19 Mar- Source: Radio Mustaqbal/ Radio Mogadishu/ SNTV/ Widhwidh Online/Nuxur Online- 87 words
Al Shabaab fighters have beheaded a prominent religious scholar in southwestern town of Hudur, reportedly.
The beheaded cleric was called Warsame, about 80 years old, who used to read religious books and lead prayers in a mosque in the district.
Al Shabaab said had picked up the mullah from his house in the town.
Residents in the town strongly expressed concern on the incident. This is coming at a time that the insurgent fighters recaptured the town following the pullout of the Ethiopian troops and the government forces.
Federal gov’t officials to visit Kismayo as Jubaland conference restarts
19 Mar- Source: Garowe Online- 268 words
A Somali Federal Government (SFG) delegation is expected to visit the port city of Kismayo in the coming days as the Jubaland state conference is set to resume, Garowe Online reports.
Sources close to the SFG told GO that a ministerial delegation will be arriving in Kismayo shortly.
The SFG had stood against the Jubaland state conference previously calling the conference ‘unauthorized’. After failing to stop the conference, the SFG have taken another approach to the state building process, sources tell GO. The delegation’s planned visit is coinciding with the continuation of the Jubaland state conference that began last month but had been adjourned last week.
Diarrhoea kills more children in Beledweyne
19 Mar- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 119 words
Three more children have died of acute watery diarrhea in central Somali town of Beledweyne, the latest death to be reported since the outbreak of the disease.
More than 11 people suffering acute watery diarrhea have been hospitalized, according medical sources.
The death toll could be higher than those recorded as the outbreak is also reported in various remove villages outside Beledweyne town. Over 60 people are believed to have been fallen victim of the disease.
On Monday aid agencies delivered desperately needed humanitarian aid to a recently set up quarantine centre for patients suffering diarrhoea related complications.
At least 23 people died since the outbreak of the disease, with health officials blaming poor hygiene among the local population.
Journalist Mohamed Ali Nuhurkei buried in Mogadishu
19 Mar- Source: Radio Kulmiye- 113 words
A burial was made for the journalist who died in a bomb blast in Mogadishu on Monday. Mohamed Ali Nuhurkei died from wounds he sustained following a car bomb near Somali National Theater that was targeted on a senior Somali intelligence official.
The burial was conducted at the Media Hospital in Mogadishu. Journalists who were present condoled with families and relatives of their colleague.
REGIONAL MEDIA
Police officer killed, two hurt in explosion
19 Mar- Source: Standard- 108 words
A police officer was on Tuesday afternoon killed and two others wounded in a roadside explosion in Mandera Town at the Kenya-Somalia border.
The officers were on foot patrol when one of them stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
Police say the IED went off killing one while the injured two were rushed to hospital.
North Eastern police boss Charlton Mureithi says no arrest has been made and investigations are underway.
No room for complacency, say UAE piracy experts
19 Mar- Source: Al Shahid/ The National- 413 words
UAE ship operators must remain vigilant to stop gangs renewing their attacks on merchant ships, experts advise.
“Piracy remains a threat because there continues to be reports of pirate craft operating in the Arabian Sea and nearby waters,” said Pottengal Mukundan, the director of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
€33 million to AMISOM
19 Mar- Source: neurope -235 words
AMISOM, the African Union Mission in Somalia, will receive an additional support of €33 million by the European Commission.
EU High Representative Catherine Aston commented, “supporting AMISOM is a key element of the EU’s comprehensive approach to Somalia, assuring the security necessary for the Federal Government of Somalia to provide governance, reestablish the rule of law and provide basic social services to the people. AMISOM will remain important as Somalia, with support from the EU and other partners, develops its own capabilities necessary to assume responsibility for the country’s security.”
IFJ Mourns Journalist Killed in Bomb Blast in Somalia
19 Mar- Source:IFJ- 166 words
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today mourned a radio journalist killed in a bomb blast in Mogadishu, on Monday, 18 March, 2013.
According to the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) an IFJ affiliate, a suicide bomber blew up his car near the Presidential Palace and killed 8 people, including journalist Mohamed Ali Nuhurkey, a producer at Mustaqbal Radio, a private radio station in Mogadishu. Another journalist Abdirashid Nur Ibrahim who is also working for Mustaqbal Radio was wounded in the attack with more than 20 people.
Al Shabaab Retakes Somali Town After Ethiopian Pullout
19 Mar- Source: VOA- 218 words
Militant group al Shabaab has retaken a town in central Somalia after Ethiopian troops unexpectedly pulled out.
Witnesses say al Shabaab occupied the town of Hudur, the capital of Somalia’s Bakool region, immediately after the Ethiopian withdrawal on Sunday morning.
The commander of Somali troops in the region, Colonel Hassan Isaaq Omar, told VOA’s Somali Service that Ethiopian troops remain in other parts of the area.
SOCIAL MEDIA
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“In her weekly show, she talks about the latest fashion and styling trends with her loyal audience.”
Somaliland: Queen of Somali Television; Nuura Mohamed hosts HCTV’s Nuura Fashion programme
18 Mar- Source: SomalilandPress-601 Words
Nuura show is a slick fashion and styling TV programme presented by very confident and articulate Nuura Mohamed. Born in Hargeisa, but grown up in UAE where she completed her secondary school. Later on she moved to UK, where she studied fashion and beautification. In fact, considering she speaks fluent Arabic and English, one may think she’s more suited to Al Jazeera or even one of those day time British talk shows. She delivers her subject matter expertly, especially when it comes to fashion, make ups and styling that suits woman of colour, especially Somali women.
No doubt, her fashion show is timely and much appreciated within the Somali Diaspora; including those loyal followers who regularly follow her programme back home in Somalia. Her show has been on air for almost a year and half now, and since then it took Somali television audience by storm, due to her subject experience and her well qualified advice she gives to her live audience, not to mention her beauty and charm which attracts a lot of male followers.