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US welcomes agreement between Federal government of Somalia and Jubba delegation

29 Aug – Source: Radio Mustaqbal/Bar-kulan – 128 words

U.S. Special Representative for Somalia (SRS) James P. McAnulty welcomes the signing of the agreement between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Jubba delegation following talks in Addis Ababa August 20-27, and commends both delegations for their constructive work and diligence to compromise on administrative and governance issues in the Lower Jubba, Middle Jubba and Gedo regions. “The United States welcomes this significant achievement and will continue to support all sides to reach peaceful, sustainable, and tangible resolutions to issues of concern. We look forward to the proper implementation of the agreement by all parties,” stated the Special Representative. SRS McAnulty also recognized the important role that the Government of Ethiopia played as the chair of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) to facilitate an agreement.

Key Headlines

Government military warned over looting civilians (Radio Mogadishu)
A conference in support of Addis Ababa agreement held in Kismayo(Bar-kulan)
PM Shirdon says Addis Ababa agreement is a historic victory for Somalia
(Raxanreeb)
Somalia: Semiautonomous State to Ally Itself With Government
(New York Times)
A conference in support of Addis Ababa agreement held in Kismayo
(Radio bar-Kulan)
Key Jubaland deal gives Somalia government much-needed boost
(Middle East Online)
The EU must intervene to help journalists in Somalia (Euractiv News)

SOMALI MEDIA

Government military warned over looting civilians

29 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Dalsan – 103 words

President of Somalia federal government Hassan Sheikh has strongly warned the military that anyone found infringing upon civilians will face strict punishment. “I want to make clear that anyone found looting people or standing the roads to set up illegal roadblocks will be punished.” the president said during his visit on several military facilities in Mogadishu on Wednesday. President Mohamud sais despite several achievement was reached through efforts made by the officials that there were still some challenges facing the security. President Mohamud also undertook that the government will pay all the rights to the military and that there won’t be any delays.

PM Shirdon says Addis Ababa agreement is a historic victory for Somalia

29 Aug – Source: Raxanreeb – 121 words

Somali prime minister Abdi Farah Shirdon has praised yesterday’s agreement signed in Addis Ababa by the federal government of Somalia and the Jubba interim administration following more than ten days talks in Ethiopia capital. “The agreement between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Jubba region administration is a historic victory for the Somali people. It is an example for the mentality of that Somali people can resolve their own differences.” the prime minister said. Prime minister Shirdon stressed his anticipation that the decentralization of the federal regional administrations will take its roots into the regions of Somalia. “It is an example for that the governance system it taking its root into the regions of the country.” prime minister Shirdon added.

A conference in support of Addis Ababa agreement held in Kismayo

29 Aug – Source: Bar-kulan – 108 words

A conference in support of the Addis Ababa agreement by the Somali Federal government and interim Jubba administration over the future of Jubba and Gedo regions was today held in the southern port city of Kismayo. The conference was attended by officials of the interim Jubba administration, members of the Somali Federal Parliament, some of the forming delegates of Jubba administration, politicians and different parts of Kismayo residents. Speaking at the conference, Abdirashid Mohamed Dini, a member of the Somali Federal Parliament cordially welcomed the agreement stroke by the two sides after days of standoff in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, describing it as developing and prosperous one.

US welcomes agreement between Federal government of Somalia and Jubba delegation

29 Aug – Source: Radio Mustaqbal/Bar-kulan – 128 words

Somaliland:Pontus Marine LTD Opens New offices in the Port town of Berbera

29 Aug – Source: Somaliland Press – 128 words

Pontus Marine LTD has opened a new office which will act as the country’s new headquarters of the fisheries company in the port town of Berbera followed which was by a well-attended ceremony held at the barwaqo Hotel. The opening ceremony was briefly disrupted by the police who demanded to see the permit for holding the meeting which they organizers the of the event produced and again the second time the regional police boss who came in person but his efforts to stop the function was prevented by local leaders including Sultan Mahmoud Ahmed Sheik and Mr. Ibrahim Abdillahi Hussein who intervened asking the police chief to state the reason of stopping the meeting which he declined to elaborate which later resulted to the resumption the meeting .

REGIONAL MEDIA

Key Jubaland deal gives Somalia government much-needed boost

29 Aug – Source: Middle East Online – 106 words

The semi-autonomous Somali state of Jubaland agreed Wednesday to ally itself with the national government, in a deal hailed as boosting to efforts to unify the war-torn nation. The is welcome news for Somalia’s internationally-backed authorities, who have struggled to extend their reach far beyond the capital Mogadishu and are also fighting the Al-Qaeda-inspired Shebab militia. Jubaland, situated in southern Somalia and bordering Kenya, was one of several breakaway regions of the fractured Horn of Africa nation. There is also Puntland in the northeast tip of the country which wants autonomy within a federation of states, while Somaliland in the northwest declared total independence in 1991.

INTERNATIONAL MEDIA

The EU must intervene to help journalists in Somalia

29 Aug – Source: Euractiv News – 156 words

Somali journalists are under assault. Not only is the country one of the deadliest places for media workers, the year-old government is weighing a restrictive media law. The European Union, one of the African’s country’s most important supporters, needs to be more forceful in ensuring a free media environment in Somalia, writes Alison Bethel McKenzie. Alison Bethel McKenzie is executive director of the International Press Institute in Vienna. I am near certain that when Libaan Abdullahi Farah decided to become a journalist, he didn’t think it would lead to his death. But on 7 July, that’s exactly what happened. The news of the murder of Farah (also known as Liban Qaran) is horrific, but what is even more tragic is that he is one of at least seven Somali media workers killed so far this year, putting the African nation in the same league as Syria, Pakistan and Egypt as the world’s deadliest places for journalists.

Somalia: Semiautonomous State to Ally Itself With Government

29 Aug – Source: New York Times – 122 words

The semiautonomous Somali state of Jubaland agreed Wednesday to ally itself with the national government, in a deal welcomed by Somalia’s internationally backed authorities, who have struggled to extend their reach far beyond the capital, Mogadishu, and are also fighting the Shabab militia. Jubaland, in southern Somalia and bordering Kenya, was one of several breakaway regions of the fractured nation. The agreement was signed after a week of negotiations in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, between Somalia’s state minister, Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir, and the self-appointed leader of Jubaland, Ahmed Madobe. Mr. Madobe will remain in charge of Jubaland for a two-year transitional period, but he did agree to hand over control of the port and airport in the coastal city of Kismayo.

SOCIAL MEDIA

CULTURE / OPINION / EDITORIAL / ANALYSIS / BLOGS/ DISCUSSION BOARDS

“Indeed, for many countries, nomads – recast as intrepid entrepreneurs – could be the key to securing a prosperous future”.

The New-Model Nomad

29 Aug – Source: Project-syndicate.org – 739 words

One of my earliest childhood memories is of swimming in a small gully near my grandmother’s home in Yaaq Bari Wayne, a dusty collection of tin-roofed adobe buildings huddled together in the plains of southern Somalia’s Bay region. After the Gu rains, the gully became a deep triangular cleft cut into the ground, filled with muddy water. Children gathered like ants to spilled sugar, jumping off ledges and diving into its murky depths with screams and whoops of excitement. Many were children of nomadic herders, who moved south in May and June in search of better pastures. When they arrived, brown domes made of crisscrossed branches and layers of multicolored mats would appear like crowds of dappled beetles on the outskirts of town. For me, the nomad was a romantic figure, akin to the American cowboy of the Wild West. In the world’s harshest environment, they trekked hundreds of kilometers, surviving on camel milk and dried meat, with all of their possessions strapped to a camel’s back.