January 18, 2012 | Morning Headlines.
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Somalia vows to investigate the recent Kenyan raid on Jilib that killed children18 Jan – Source: Shabelle,Radio Mogadishu, Bar-kulan, Hiraan Online – 261 words The PM of the TFG Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Gas on Wednesday held press conference in his office and said the TFG would investigate the bombardment that the Kenyan air force carried out in Middle Jubba region in southern Somalia. 5 children of the same family were killed in the air strike targeted to Jilib district of Middle Jubba region. |
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SOMALI MEDIASomalia vows to investigate the recent Kenyan raid on Jilib that killed children18 Jan – Source: Shabelle,Radio Mogadishu, Bar-kulan, Hiraan Online – 261 words The PM of the TFG Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Gas on Wednesday held press conference in his office and said the TFG would investigate the bombardment that the Kenyan air force carried out in Middle Jubba region in southern Somalia. 5 children of the same family were killed in the air strike targeted to Jilib district of Middle Jubba region. Mahiga tours UN offices in Mogadishu18 Jan – Source: Radio Mogadishu – 158 words UN delegation led by the UN Secretary General Special Representative for Somalia Amb. Augustine Mahiga arrived in the Somali capital Mogadishu to inspect the UN offices. The UNSRSG to Somalia Amb. Augustine Mahiga held a lengthy session with the Somali President H.E Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Prime Minister H.E Abdiweli Mohamed Ali and Parliament speaker Hon. Sharif Hassan. Fighting erupts in Beledweyn town18 Jan – Source: Shabelle – 172 words Heavy fighting between Shabelle Valley administration and al Shabaab fighters has broken out in west of Beledweyn town of Hiran region in central Somalia, witnesses said on Wednesday. Witnesses said that the fighting started as al Shabaab fighters attacked military bases of Shabelle Valley administration near the town, where at least 5 of the warriors were killed and several others injured. Banadir’s spokesman escape death narrowly in Mogadishu18 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 139 words Reports from Mogadishu say the area regional spokesman Mohamed Abduulahi Arig escaped assassination attempt after he escaped unhurt in a landmine explosion presumably targeting his car, injuring one of his guards. The explosion which occurred on Wednesday morning targeted the spokesman near his house in Mogadishu’s Abdiaziz neighbourhood, injuring one his guards.
REGIONAL MEDIAAl Shabaab take over private Somalia broadcaster18 Jan – Source: Africa Review – 173 words Somali extremist group al Shabaab has reportedly taken over the running of an independent broadcaster and abducted a reporter in a new round of restrictions in areas of the country that it still controls. According to a witness, al Shabaab militants stormed the premises of Radio Afgoye and seized most of the equipment before taking with them radio journalist Ayub Yusuf Dalmar. INTERNATIONAL MEDIASomali ambassador: Try accused pirate in Somalia18 Jan – Source: AP – 692 words The Somali ambassador to the UN said Wednesday that a man from his country charged with piracy should be tried in Somalia instead of the U.S. courtroom where he’s being prosecuted. Ambassador Elmi Ahmed Duale had been subpoenaed to testify at an evidentiary hearing in the case, but invoked diplomatic immunity to avoid attending. Slow response to East Africa famine ‘cost lives’18 Jan – Source: AP – 954 words Thousands of people died needlessly and millions of dollars were wasted because the international community did not respond fast enough to early signs of famine in East Africa, aid agencies said Wednesday, while warning of a new hunger crisis in West Africa. Most rich donor nations waited until the crisis in the Horn of Africa was in full swing before donating a substantial amount of money, according to the report by aid groups Oxfam and Save the Children which also blames aid agencies.
SOCIAL MEDIACULTURE / OPINION / EDITORIAL / BLOGS/ DISCUSSION BOARDS Life on the ocean waves with Somali pirates – and it’s pretty grim17 Jan – Source: The Guardian – 418 Words Looking at the bare statistics, it does appear that Nato’s anti-piracy operation has been more successful in the last 12 months, though nobody is pretending the problem is anywhere near solved. The capture of Somalis in recent months has also helped the Royal Navy and other allies to understand a little more about the motivation, and modus-operandi, of those who take to the sea. To say there is grudging respect for the criminals is probably an overstatement, but the conditions in which the pirates live, the risks they take, and the philosophy – such as it is – that drives them, has opened a few eyes. On one recent operation, NATO investigators captured a dhow that had been at sea for two weeks, apparently covering a vast amount of space around the Arabian sea in the search for a ship to hijack. The boat may have been on this mission for just a fortnight, but it was clear to those who went on board that it had been away from Somalia for much longer, which raised questions about how and where they were managing to replenish their stocks. If it makes oil deals like a country, or jails journalists like a country, is it a country?18 Jan- Source: Foreign Policy Blog A pair of stories about Somalia’s semi-autonomous regions — Puntland and Somaliland — makes it fairly clear that companies and NGOs are treating these entities as if they are countries, even if governments aren’t. First comes news that a Canadian oil firm has begun drilling in Puntland. While regional officials suggest the revenues from the oil could benefit all of Somalia, the firm — Africa Oil — carried out its negotiations with Puntland’s government, rather than Somalia’s traditional government. |
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