August 23, 2012 | Morning Headlines.
Lively presidential campaign is underway in Somalia
22 Aug – Source: VOA News – 630 words
One year ago, Somalia’s capital Mogadishu had an image of a war zone. Presidential candidates today are campaigning with election posters hanging on buildings, main roads and even on cars. One sign shop owner said campaign excitement not only is good for business, but also is important for the country’s stability.
Key Headlines
- Prof. Jurile declares his interest in Parliament’s top seat (Bar-Kulan)
- Illegal migrants being smuggled to Yemen apprehended by Puntland police (Garowe Online)
- In Somalia fight for key port city looms (World Politics Review)
- Somalia’s political restart (Aljazeera)
SOMALI MEDIA
Prof. Jurile declares his interest in Parliament’s top seat
22 Aug – Source: Bar-kulan – 104 words
A member of the newly inaugurated Somali parliament has joined the growing list of individuals eyeing Somalia’s top seat in parliament ahead of the forthcoming election scheduled for later this month. Abdirizak Osman Jurile, a professor of Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutical Technology from Puntland on Wednesday declared that he will stand for the position of the speaker.
Illegal migrants being smuggled to Yemen, apprehended by Puntland police
22 Aug – Source: Garowe Online – 92 words
Puntland police apprehended close to 200 people trying to travel illegally from the coastal town of Shinbiro, 30 kms east of Bossaso, Garowe reports. The 200 would-be illegal migrants were headed to Yemen but were apprehended after Puntland police in Bossaso heard word of 2 small boats departing from Shinbiro.
Farole signs Book of Condolence in memory of Meles Zenawi
22 Aug – Source: Bar-kulan – 101 words
Puntland officials led by their president Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamoud Farole have signed the book of condolence, in memory of the departed Ethiopian long-time Prime Minister Meles Zenawi who died in a hospital in Brussels, Belgium, last Monday.
REGIONAL MEDIA
Somalia’s political restart
22 Aug – Source: Aljazeera – 314 Words
Somalia is on the brink of a new chapter after 215 new members of parliament were sworn in this week as eight years of UN-backed transitional federal governance came to an end on Monday. Many hope this will mark an end to years of a largely ineffective central government and after two decades of lawlessness and violence, hopes are high in the capital, Mogadishu.
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Lively presidential campaign is underway in Somalia
22 Aug – Source: VOA News – 630 words
One year ago, Somalia’s capital Mogadishu had an image of a war zone. Presidential candidates today are campaigning with election posters hanging on buildings, main roads and even on cars. One sign shop owner said campaign excitement not only is good for business, but also is important for the country’s stability.
In Somalia, fight for key port city looms
22 Aug- Source:World Politics Review – 98 words
After last week’s spike in naval bombardments on Kismayo, the southern Somali port city critical to the funding of al Shabaab, a heavily anticipated, large-scale military mobilization appears to be edging irrevocably closer. The looming confrontation comes at a critical time for Somalia as the country wraps up an eight-year transitional governance period and prepares to seat a new president.
SOCIAL MEDIA
CULTURE / OPINION / EDITORIAL / ANALYSIS / BLOGS/ DISCUSSION BOARDS
“The conclusion of the Transition should mark the beginning of more representative institutions. As we made clear in our recent joint statement, the international community’s priority remains simple – to ensure that the people of Somalia are better represented and become the beneficiaries of a better political process; a process that can deliver an enduring peace, sustainable economic recovery and the restoration of credible, legitimate and more accountable government prepared and able to meet the aspirations, hopes, freedoms and human rights of the Somali people.”
Somalia: Taking stock of the transition
22 Aug – Source: FCO Blog – 799 Words
On Monday, Somalia marked a significant milestone in its history. Twenty years after the country fell into conflict, a new Federal Parliament was inaugurated – paving the way to end the Transition in the next few days, and opening the first legislature to be formed inside Somalia since 1991. This is a huge achievement, both for the people of Somalia and their representatives in Mogadishu.