June 7, 2018 | Daily Monitoring Report
Puntland And Somaliland Called For Peace
07 June – Source: Goobjoog News – 197 Words
Garad Jama Garad Ismail, one of the prominent elders of Sool region told the media in Las Anod that the violence was unfavorable, and called on Somaliland and Puntland to accept peace and end the war.
“We call on authorities of Somaliland and Puntland to cease the ongoing interventions that clearly incite armed confrontation, we should not allow more loss of human lives from both sides, we believe there are more peaceful means to resolve the dispute,’’ said Garad Jamaa
The intellectuals have told Somaliland and Puntland that the community in Sool is working to establish peace, and that they have completed their negotiations. The tension between the Puntland and Somaliland authorities was followed by armed clashes on January 8, 2018, when Somaliland troops attacked Puntland forces positioned at Tukaraq town in Sool region.
Tukaraq town in the Sool region, is under attack between Somaliland and Puntland forces, and there is no solution till now. On a final note, we invite the civil society groups and the international community to join us in calling for peace, calmness, respect to the sacredness of human life and stability, especially on the current tensions in Sool region, said Garad Jama.
Key Headlines
- Puntland And Somaliland Called For Peace (Goobjoog News)
- First Aid Reaches Villagers Stranded By Cyclone In Remote North-west Of Somaliland (Radio Ergo)
- Somali PM Arrives In Djibouti (Mareeg News)
- Victims Of Cyclone Sagar Receive Food Aid From Qatar Charity (The Peninsula)
- Four Iranian Fishermen Released By Somali pirates (IRNA)
- The 2018 Mogadishu Tech Summit (Tech In Africa)
NATIONAL MEDIA
First Aid Reaches Villagers Stranded By Cyclone In Remote North-west Of Somaliland
07 June – Source: Radio Ergo – 294 Words
Around 8,000 families stranded in remote villages west of Lughaya, received their first aid yesterday since tropical cyclone Sagar ripped through Awdal region in Somaliland on 19 May. The commissioner of Lughaya, Abdullahi Ali Awnuur, said the authorities received 144 tons of aid including food and plastic shelters. Six trucks that brought the items from Borame have been navigating the flooded roads to Lughaya for 11 days since the cyclone.
However, thousands more families are still stranded along the Awdal coast as drivers could not embark on hazardous routes to deliver aid to them. Those still cut off communities are in Ido-Adays, Hadayta, Abdigedi, Hulka, Riga-kalule, Gara’a, Lanawale, Karure, Beyo-Adaded, Teeb, and Damasha villages.
The destruction of roads has brought transport and economic activities to a standstill. “It is hard to find the road in the floods and debris. The whole area has become deep ravines scattered with rocks and trees, that have been moved by the cyclone,” said Idris Dahir Absiye, a driver set to deliver relief aid to affected families in Lughaya. Some trucks carrying aid had overturned along Borame-Lughaya road.
Those who have not received any help are fast running out of food and have no proper shelter or clean water. Many are camping in the open areas, after their houses were destroyed. There are many drought-displaced pastoralists living in the area who are already vulnerable.
Mohamed Jama Diiriye, an elder from the stranded Gara’a village told reporters by phone, that 200 families there were in dire need of food, water and shelter. He said they were eating food that had been delivered before the cyclone hit by the UN’s World Food Programme. They have been drying the sorghum that was soaked by the rain and then cooking it.
Somali Prime Minister Arrives In Djibouti
06 June – Source: Mareeg News – 142 Words
Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire and his delegation arrived in Djibouti on Wednesday, following an official invitation to visit Djibouti, where he will meet the President of Djibouti, H.E. Mr. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh.
Prime Minister Khaire was warmly welcomed by his Djiboutian counterpart Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed and Chargé d’affaires of the Somali Embassy in Djibouti, Abdirahman Mohamed Hirabe. Prime Minister Khaire is scheduled to hold official talks with the President of the Republic of Djibouti on ways to enhance joint relations between the two sides and discuss issues of common concern.
The delegation accompanying the Prime Minister of Somalia included the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ahmed Isse Awad, Minister of Post, Telecommunications and Technology, Eng. Abdi Anshur Hassan, State Minister for the Ministry of Defense, Mohamed Ali Haga and a number of senior advisers to the Prime Minister’s Office.
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Victims Of Cyclone Sagar Receive Food Aid From Qatar Charity
07 June – Source: The Peninsula – 388 Words
Qatar Charity (QC) distributed food baskets to 500 families affected by the Cyclone Sagar, which hit the coasts of northern Somalia. The food aid was provided immediately after the disaster occurred. The charity is also preparing to distribute more food baskets soon.
Director of the QC office in Somalia, Abdel Nour Mirsal said Qatar Charity was the first organization to respond to the relief appeal made by local authorities in Somaliland. Food baskets were distributed in the village of Bakki and surrounding villages in northern Somalia on May 26, 2018, targeting families who lost their homes, livestock and property due to the Cyclone Sagar, Mirsal said in a statement.
He noted that the food baskets included basic food items such as rice, wheat, sugar, dates and dried milk to be used by affected families in the holy month of Ramadan, which coincided with the cyclone. Mirsal pointed out that Qatar Charity intends to distribute 1,150 additional food baskets to the victims of Cyclone Sagar in the coming week. The basket will be sufficient for a family for a month. Within three months, three artesian wells as well as a number of surface wells will be drilled, Mirsal added.
Mirsal also said the Ramadan food aid distributed by QC office during the second half of Ramadan included those previously affected by floods and drought. He noted that the office will distribute 2000 food baskets to 2000 families affected by flood in the Hirshabelle State and to people displaced due to drought in Baidoa in addition to the families of orphans and poor families. A total of 3,650 food basket will be distributed the holy month of Ramadan.
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said 669,000 people had been affected by the cyclone in Somaliland, with numbers likely to rise as information arrives from areas that are now inaccessible. “80 percent of livestock in affected areas were killed. Reports indicate that some 700 farms have been destroyed in Somaliland,” UNOCHA said.
Four Iranian Fishermen Released By Somali Pirates
07 June – IRNA – 107 Words
Four Fishermen from the south eastern part of Iran who were taken hostage by Somali pirates were released on Thursday, a local official said. During the past years, many fishermen have been kidnapped by pirates,’ managing director of Fishery Organization in Sistan-Baluchestan Province Hedayatullah Mirmoradzehi told Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
Twenty fishermen from the province have been taken hostage by Somali pirates since 2015, he said, adding that four of them have been released and now they have returned to Iran. ‘Sixteen more fishermen are now at Iran’s embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, who will return to Iran by a vessel in coming days,’ the official said.
OPINION, ANALYSIS & CULTURE
“The main aim of the summit according to Ismail is to get the best ways of using innovation and knowledge to boost youth employment. Additionally, the summit will help to get best ways of driving sustainable economic development through the use of technology and innovation.”
The 2018 Mogadishu Tech Summit
06 June – Source: Tech In Africa – 679 Words
The Mogadishu Tech Summit is an event that focuses on the needs of Somali government, the private sector, the business community, entrepreneurs, development organization, and donors to use innovation and technology to promote sustainable development. This event that takes place every year comes at the time when Somalia is striving towards more technologically viable, prosperous and stable economy. The summit is organized by iRise Hub, Mogadishu based technology hub.
The main aim of the summit is to showcase the local technological talent. It is also meant to recognize entrepreneurs and innovators in Somalia. It assembles the brighter and best Somali hackers, innovators, tech gurus, journalists, academics, experts, entrepreneurs, inventors and startups across Somali. The groups come together to explore investment and business opportunities. They also assemble to shape the country’s ecosystem, learn, share ideas, and meet new innovators.
The summit is unique from other events since it focuses mainly on innovators in action. It also brings new ideas of young Somali tech developers, creative entrepreneurs, and designers. These are mainly those who work with the top corporation in the country. Moreover, they also work at large global brands like Oracle, IBM, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft among others.
The summit will offer them a chance to collectively discuss and give creative solutions, that will help solve various challenges in the country through entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation. This will be the biggest summit in Somalia, and it will assemble over 600 delegates from all over the world. It will also bring together more than 50 startups, 25 investors, and more than 40 exhibitors. The summit will also have boot camps, workshops, hackathons, and pitching events. The MTS offers individuals a chance to pitch their products and services. It also gives them an opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals. Tech experts, IT students, innovators, coders, influencers will have the priority at the MTS.
The summit will come with many benefits. The benefits include global best practices, insightful discussions, and technical experts. Attendants will have a chance to share about the new tech progress. This will be ensured through attending round-table discussions during the summit. Additionally, they will be able to improve their innovative skills. They will also further their knowledge, and entrepreneurship ventures throughout the session. Individuals will have a chance to schedule their meetings through business matchmaking tool with whoever they wish to discuss with during networking breaks.
TOP TWEETS
@DrBeileh: Held discussions with @EU_in_Somalia colleagues on our current progress, remaining challenges & further collaboration through budgetary support.
The EU & its Member States are valuable supporters & contributors to #Somalia‘s progress. We are committed to reforms for our future.
@taakulosom: The mobile health team, funded by @shf_somalia, providing health & nutritional assistance to IDPS in Ali Awed and Jameecadka Caynaanshe includes a skilled midwife who has provided quality care during the birth of this beautiful newborn #Lifesaving #SustainSomaliSupport
@HarunMaruf: MoreBREAKING: Three Somali Govt forces died following overnight Al-Shabab attack on Daynuunay military barracks, 20km east of Baidoa; there are reports intermittent exchange of gunfire is still taking place between the sides: Security Source.
@AbdulBillowAli: At least 100 migrants crammed onto a smuggler’s boat that left the port of #Bossaso, #Somalia on 5 June. They were reportedly ALL #Ethiopian, 83 men and 17 women.
@MwomenHRD: Minister Deqa met with the Gender, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Committee of the Parliament to discuss on the Sexual Offences Bill recently passed by Cabinet and the work ahead.
@MofaSomalia: Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of#Somalia, H.E. Mr. Hassan Ali Khaire and his accompanying delegation arrived in #Djibouti on Wednesday evening for an official visit where he will meet the President of Djibouti, H.E. Mr. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh.
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@adancabdulle: Rising insecurity in Hiirshabelle emblematic of the distorted focus given by international partners to Somali regions. As Somalia’s newest Federal Member State, both FGS & IC have been unenthusiastic to support security structure of the state to the benefit of Al Shabab.
@DalsanFM: @SomaliPM Hassan Ali Khaire arrives in #Djiboutifor a two day official visit of the country. He is expected to meet Djiboutien President @IsmailOguelleh and hold bilateral talks with top government officials.
IMAGE OF THE DAY
Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire is received by the Prime Minister of Djibouti, Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed in Djibouti city.
Photo: @SomaliPM