April 11, 2014 | Morning Headlines.
Residents in Galkayo protest death of two UN foreign workers
10 Apr- Source: Radio Garowe/ Radio Gaalkacyo/RBC- 117 words
Hundreds of Somali residents in Galkayo demonstrated on Thursday to deplore the killing of two foreign nationals working for the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime in Galkayo in this week. The demonstrators gathered and marched in the city centre calling on the authorities of Puntland State of Somalia to immediately probe this week’s shooting inside the airport and to make sure the security of the aid workers in the region. “As residents in Puntland region of Somalia, we do not agree on any violent attack against the aid workers,” one of the demonstrators. The demonstrators continued their rally peacefully as Puntland cabinet members later joined the peaceful rally in the central Somalia town of Galkayo. “We are very upset abput this criminal act against foreigners in our land. We condemn it,” said another demonstrator in Galkayo. Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas has declared a high level committee to investigate the killing of two foreigners- a British national and a French national.
Key Headlines
- Residents in Galkayo protest death of two UN foreign workers (Radio Garowe/ Radio Gaalkacyo)
- Somali Prime Minister tours Jowhar (Radio Dalsan)
- Installation of Solar street lighting starts in Kismayo (Radio Bar-kulan)
- Somali cabinet agrees to speed up the humanitarian relief to the seized areas (Radio Goobjoog)
- Two Turkish workers heavily wounded in Somali rocket attack (Trend News Agency)
- South West state ministerial cabinet announced (Radio Shabelle)
- Kenya: Parliament to reconvene for a special session on Eastleigh police operation (Standard Media)
- Somalia in high speed internet ‘culture shock’ (BBC)
- UAE’s DP World holds high level meeting to battle maritime piracy in Somalia(7days sinDubaia)
- KNCHR condemns deportation of 82 Somali immigrants (Star – Kenya)
SOMALI MEDIA
Residents in Galkayo protest death of two UN foreign workers
10 Apr- Source: Radio Garowe/ Radio Gaalkacyo/RBC- 117 words
Hundreds of Somali residents in Galkayo demonstrated on Thursday to deplore the killing of two foreign nationals working for the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crime in Galkayo in this week. The demonstrators gathered and marched in the city centre calling on the authorities of Puntland State of Somalia to immediately probe this week’s shooting inside the airport and to make sure the security of the aid workers in the region. “As residents in Puntland region of Somalia, we do not agree on any violent attack against the aid workers,” one of the demonstrators. The demonstrators continued their rally peacefully as Puntland cabinet members later joined the peaceful rally in the central Somalia town of Galkayo. “We are very upset abput this criminal act against foreigners in our land. We condemn it,” said another demonstrator in Galkayo. Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas has declared a high level committee to investigate the killing of two foreigners- a British national and a French national.
Somali Prime Minister tours Jowhar
10 Apr- Source: Radio Goobjoog/RBC/Radio Dalsan/Radio Mogadishu- 126 words
The Prime Minister of the federal government of Somalia Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed arrived Jowhar district, the headquarters of middle Shabelle region. Large number of people headed by the administration of Middle Shabelle warmly welcomed the prime Minister and his delegates in Jowhar. The purpose of Prime Minister’s visit to Jowhar is to see the harsh conditions faced by the residents of middle Shabelle affected by the recent floods of R.shabelle and subsequent torrential rain and supervise the projects the government has implemented in Jowhar. The current projects implemented by the federal government in Jowhar include building the headquarters of Jowhar administration, renovation of police stations, schools and hospitals. This is the first visit of Prime Minister Abdiweli to Jowhar since he was appointed last year.
Installation of Solar street lighting starts in Kismayo
10 Apr- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 70 words
Installation of solar panels street lighting has started today in Kismayo the capital of Juba Land.
Kismayo governor Ibrahim Mohamed Yusuf has told Bar-Kulan the interim Juba Land administration is facilitating the project with help from the European Union. He urged the residents of Kismayo to help maintain the solar panels after installation. The European Union has previously funded the renovation of Kismayo stadium after 20 years of civil war.
Somali cabinet agrees to speed up the humanitarian relief to the seized areas
10 Apr- Source: Radio Goobjoog/Radio Mogadishu/Horncabletv/
Somalia cabinet ministers had their usual meeting in Mogadishu Thursday, the meeting was chaired by deputy prime minister and minister for religious affairs Ridwan Mohamed Hersi. The ministers discussed wide range issues including the problems Somali nationals are facing in Kenya, security issues, sending emergency relief to the areas taken over by government forces and African union troops and the decision of the federal parliament to halt the issuance of national identity card. The cabinet ministers welcomed the decision of the federal parliament to stop the issuance of national identity cards. After the meeting the deputy prime minister held press conference and stated that the federal government of Somalia is worried about the problems facing Somali citizens in Kenya. Finally the deputy prime minister said that the cabinet agreed to send humanitarian relief to all areas that came under the control of federal government of Somalia after the joint offensive military against al Shabaab. They praised the visit of Prime minister Abdiweli to Jowhar and Bulo Burde and described it as a sign of a positive step towards development achieved by the federal government of Somalia.
South West state ministerial cabinet announced
10 Apr- Source: Radio Shabelle- 100 words
The President of the South West state of Somalia Mohamed Hajo Abdi Nur, told Radio Shabelle in Mogadishu that he recently appointed his cabinet of ministers for his administration. Abdi Nur , elected as the President of the 3 region state, mentioned that for the past few days he has been concentrating on the new ministerial cabinet. “I thank the community in Bay, Bakool & Lower Shabelle region for reaching out to me by voicing their thoughts and advice,” said the President The South West state administration is supported by the Federal Government and was only recently formed in Baidoa.
REGIONAL MEDIA
Kenya: Parliament to reconvene for a special session on Eastleigh police operation
10 Apr- Source: Standardmedia- 297 words
Parliament may reconvene next week, from recess, for a special session to discuss the ongoing police operation in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area. Members of the Parliamentary Caucus on Human Rights, led by Kibra MP Ken Okoth, have petitioned Majority Leader Aden Duale and Minority Leaders Francis Nyenze to discuss how best the country can be secured from the threats of terror attacks. Okoth said that while they support a robust security operation to secure the country, the police have mishandled and undermined the fight against terrorism.
UAE’s DP World holds high level meeting to battle maritime piracy in Somalia
10 Apr- Source: 7daysindubai -386 words
DP World has organised a high level meeting on how to support Somalia to build its economy, attract international investment and create jobs and a future for its young people as an alternative to taking to sea as pirates, state news agency WAM reported today. The panel discussion, themed, “The Business Environment, Regulatory Reform and Key Economic Sectors for Investment in Somalia”, is the first of three which DP World is convening with its knowledge partner, the Institute for Near East and Gulf Military Analysis (INEGMA).
KNCHR condemns deportation of 82 Somali immigrants
10 Apr- Source: Star- Kenya- 45 words
The Commission on Human Rights has condemned the deportation of 82 Somali immigrants back to Somalia. Suzanne Chivisia from the commission says they were deported in unclear circumstances as they were denied access to Kasarani Stadium to establish whether they were refugees or asylum seekers.
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Two Turkish workers heavily wounded in Somali rocket attack
10 Apr- Source: Trend News Agency -98 words
At least two Turkish workers were heavily injured in a rocket attack at a construction site of new Turkish Embassy building,Todays Zaman reported.Militants fired rockets at the construction site on Thursday in Somali capital city of Mogadishu, hitting a container, which houses Turkish workers. The rockets caused a fire in the container, wounding at least two workers. The wounded workers were taken to Kimse Yok Mu Association’s Deva Education and Research Hospital. Turkey also dispatched an ambulance plane to Mogadishu to transfer the wounded workers to Turkey.
Somalia in high speed internet ‘culture shock’
10 Apr- Source: BBC- 277 words
Some residents of Somalia’s capital have been experiencing a form of “culture shock” since fibre optic services launched over the last week, an internet provider has told the BBC. “Any video or site just pops up… they’re very excited about the speed,” Somalia Wireless’s Liban Egal says. Until now access to the internet has been via dial-up or satellite links. Earlier this year, 3G mobile phone services were cut off because of a threat from Islamist militants.
SOCIAL MEDIA
CULTURE / OPINION / EDITORIAL / ANALYSIS / BLOGS/ DISCUSSION BOARDS
“The Somali people in Somalia and the federal government of Somalia (FGS) can enormously benefit from the American Exceptionalism in terms of humanitarian aid, development, infrastructure and other positive areas. Also, Somalia can benefit from the American Exceptionalism with reference to the human intellectual capital, especially of those Americans with Somali descendant in the form of investment in Somalia in all business, education, technology and innovation sectors.”
Somali-Americans Exceptionalism Benefits
10 Apr – Source: Somali Current – 570 Words
Somalia has been without a strong central government since the downfall of the military regime in 1991. While on the subject, pertinently but non-discursively, there is a realistic estimate that about one million Somalis fled from Somalia to settle in the West. And with this Somali diaspora caliber, its relevance will keep echoing in Somalia’s futuristic thrust, notably in economic and political ways. As to the positive side, Somalia can benefit from the American Exceptionalism with its best meaning being a uniquely free nation with material wealth and cutting-edge ideas–Somalia can benefit from that without relinquishing its religious and cultural heritage. If I digress a bit, in that respect, there are fewer disputes in the world today that the United States is a powerhouse with economic, military, political, technological and innovative importance. Moreover, there is a sizeable number of Somali Americans in the United States by the year clock of 2014. Conjointly, these two significant factors can contribute to shaping a rosy future for Somalia. In fact, it is getting silly after almost a three decade civil war in Somalia that the dual citizenship holders, the Somali American people in the US do not express the need of their country, Somalia, to the people and government of the United States—even if they do express, they don’t do it in a clear and convincing way–or for the common interest –but with clan interest contrivances.