January 11, 2013 | Morning Headlines.
Somali forces to be trained in their country
10 Jan- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 111 words
The African Union mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has revealed that Somali forces will receive their trainings inside their country contrary to earlier approaches where they were taken outside for trainings.
Speaking to reporters in Mogadishu, AMISOM spokesman Col. Ali Aden Humad said due to the recently witnessed security and political changes in the country, all Somali forces will be trained inside their country.
He said such trainings will be conducted in designated camps in Mogadishu, adding the possibility of sending only high ranking officials to abroad for specialised trainings.
Key Headlines
- More foreign embassies to open in Mogadishu says Somali FM (Shabelle)
- Notorious Somali pirate calls it a day after 8-year career (Africa Review/Standard/BBC)
- Fawzia Adan: Emblem of new hope for Somalia (Daily Nation)
- A Delegation from Galmudug State of Somalia arrives Mogadishu (Radio Kulmiye)
- People claiming their property are illegally occupied must proof says Tarsan (Radio Bar-kulan)
- France donates cash to Somali refugees in Kenya Ethiopian camps (Radio Risaala)
- AMISOM settles the security at the roads connecting Baidoa and Afgoi (Radio Kulmiye)
- Ahlu Sunna claims capturing village near Bardera town (Radio Bar-kulan)
SOMALI MEDIA
More foreign embassies to open in Mogadishu, says Somali FM
10 Jan- Source: Shabelle- 120 words
Somali foreign minister Fowsiyo Yusuf Hagi Adan said that some European countries are due to reopen their diplomatic missions in Mogadishu very soon after they have been away all under the years of war and anarchy.
Mrs Adan mentioned that countries like United Kingdom, Italy and China are planning to reopen their embassies in Mogadishu very soon.
The foreign minister, who is on tour in Europe said the world is encouraged by the return of some embassies back in Mogadishu, such as the embassies of Turkey, Ethiopia and Djibouti which are now based in Mogadishu.
Somali forces to be trained in their country
10 Jan- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 111 words
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has revealed that Somali forces will receive their trainings inside their country contrary to earlier approaches where they were taken outside for trainings.
Speaking to reporters in Mogadishu, AMISOM spokesman Col. Ali Aden Humad said due to the recently witnessed security and political changes in the country, all Somali forces will be trained inside their country.
He said such trainings will be conducted in designated camps in Mogadishu, adding the possibility of sending only high ranking officials to abroad for specialised trainings.
A Delegation from Galmudug State of Somalia arrives Mogadishu
10 Jan- Source: Radio Kulmiye- 155 words
As Galmudug administration and Ahl-Sunnah Wal-Jammaa gathered at a conference in Galkayo town they have both talked about the possibility of establishing an administration for the central regions of Somalia.
Galmudug State authorities reached Mogadishu and the delegation was headed by the chairman of the Parliament of Galmudug Honorable Hassan Mohamoud Hayl and 5 ministers of the Galmudug State.
People claiming their property is illegally occupied must prove it, says Tarsan
10 Jan- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 141 words
Mogadishu mayor, Mohamoud Ahmed Noor Tarsan has challenged people claiming their properties are illegally being occupied by individuals in Mogadishu to substantiate their claims with documents.
Tarsan said the government will take appropriate actions to repossess such properties and give them back to the real owners if they prove their claims.
Speaking at an event in Mogadishu’s Yaqshid district on Wednesday, Tarsan said he is not aware of a clan forcefully holding the property of another clan in Mogadishu but admitted the existence of individuals who seized property owned by other individuals.
France donates cash to Somali refugees in Kenya, Ethiopian camps
10 Jan- Source: Radio Risaala- 108 words
France has pledged to donate 1.3 million US Dollars to Somali refugees in Dhadhaab and Kakuma Camps in Kenya and also those in Ethiopia.
The money is intended to help refugees who recently fled Southern Somalia due to famine and wars.
The money will be channeled through the International Organization for Migration, IOM.
Ahlu Sunna claims to have captured a village near Bardera town
10 Jan- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 124 words
Pro-government Ahlu Sunna militia group on Wednesday claimed to have captured Daar-Ma’lim village, some 30km from rebel-held southwest Somali town of Bardera, Gedo region.
The group’s spokesman in the region Mohamed Hussein Issack told Bar-kulan their fighters seized the village in a fierce gun-battle with Al-Shabaab militant group.
He said the village is strategic for the militant group as its provides a supply and reinforcement route.
AMISOM settles the security at the roads connecting Baidoa and Afgoi
10 Jan- Source: Radio Kulmiye- 92 words
In a press conference by AMISOM spokesperson Ali Adan Hamud, he explained that there is a security problem at road that connects Afgoi and Baidoa towns, claiming this is one of the important issues that they want to approve this new year.
The spokesman also promised that AMISOM will provide training for the Somali forces.
REGIONAL MEDIA
Notorious Somali pirate calls it a day after 8-year career
10 Jan- Source: Africa Review/Standard/BBC- 453 words
One of Somalia’s most notorious pirates, Mohamed Abdi Hassan alias Afweyne or “big mouth”, has announced his retirement after years of terrorising seafarers on the Indian Ocean.
At a press conference called Wednesday at Adado town, the capital of a self-styled authority in Central Somalia some 500 km north of Mogadishu, Hassan said that he had abandoned all activities involving the hijacking of ships, boats and crew for ransom.
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Fawzia Adan: Emblem of new hope for Somalia
11 Jan- Source: Daily Nation- 516 words
Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adan, the new Foreign Affairs Minister of Somalia and the Deputy Prime Minister, is not a newcomer to politics in Somalia. On December 2011, an audience in Hargeisa, the main city of the self-declared republic of Somaliland, applauded the tall, well-educated politician as she walked past a group of men and onto a podium.
On this day, Hargeisa, a city of some half million souls, was celebrating the formation of three new political parties, all promising change in how the semi-autonomous region was governed.
Refugees Fear Insecurity in Kenya Return to Somalia
10 Jan- Source: VOA- 459 words
Rising insecurity in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camps is prompting hundreds of refugees to return home to Somalia. Residents of the camps say gangs of bandits have made life too difficult for many of those who came to escape war and famine.
The Dadaab refugee camps in northeastern Kenya were supposed to be a sanctuary for Somalis escaping violence and food shortages at home, but in recent years, refugees at the camps have come increasingly under threat.
SOCIAL MEDIA
CULTURE / OPINION / EDITORIAL / ANALYSIS / BLOGS/ DISCUSSION BOARDS
“As a champion for the welfare of the tens of thousands of Somalis across Kenya, as a man who has refused to succumb to political pressure even when he was forcibly exiled from his country for advancing human rights, as man who fought apartheid, and has dedicated his life to social justice in Kenya and Africa at large, as a man who unified a polarized community in Kamukunji behind a harmonious agenda, the HOL editorial board has unanimously agreed to recognize Hon. Yusuf Hassan as the Hiiraan Online 2012 person of the year.”
Hon. Yusuf Hassan: HOL Person of the Year 2012
10 Jan- Source: Hiiraan Online-858 Words
The Horn of Africa region is full of natural resources, wonderful and cultured people, but it is also equally plagued by poverty and politicians who put their narrow interests above those of their electorates, worsening the suffering of the ordinary people who are always the victims of bad politics and selfish politicians. But one man, Honorable Yusuf Hassan, stands out because of his selflessness and desire to change his constituency that was in tatters for years despite having the potential to become one of the most vibrant estates in the capital, Nairobi. Hon. Hassan has also become, within a short period of time, a force to be reckoned with after he fearlessly stood up for the rights of the Somali community who were wrongly stereotyped as terrorists, pirates and illegal aliens.