May 29, 2017 | Daily Monitoring Report
President Farmajo To Attend The Inauguration Ceremony Of Galmudug President
29 May – Source: Jowhar.com – 209 words
Somali Federal President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo is today attending the inauguration of Galmudug President Ahmed Du’ale Geelle Haaf in Adado. The delegation led by President Farmaajo left yesterday afternoon for Adado alongside with special forces to ensure the security and safety of the President and other delegates attending the event. Other delegates from Banadir region that will be attending this event include the Mayor, Thabit Abdi and other representatives. The venue of this event is at the Presidential residence in Adado and heavy security measures is in place and roads have been blocked in and around the Presidential residence.
The inauguration of Galmudug President will soon begin and other attendees include President of Puntland Abdiweli Gaas, the first time he visits Adado. President of Galmudug Ahmed Du’ale Haaf has sent an invitation to President Abdiweli Gaas to attend his inauguration. This will pave the way for better relationship between the two presidents of Puntland and Galmudug. Many people view the attendance of President Abdiweli Gaas in a new light that can further lead to more peaceful co-existence between people living under these two administration and may ease the longstanding conflicts in Galkayo. Ahmed Du’ale was a member of parliament before being elected as President of Galmudug early this month.
Key Headlines
- President Farmajo To Attend The Inauguration Ceremony Of Galmudug President (Jowhar.com)
- Galmudug Forces Tighten The Security Ahead Of State President’s Inauguration (Goobjoog News)
- Former Deputy Speaker Dies In Mogadishu (Jowhar.com)
- Drought Displacement Impacting Somali Children (VOA)
- Case of Iranian Fishermen Imprisoned by Somali Pirates Being Worked On (Islamic Republic News Agency)
- Islamist Militants Bury a Man Neck-deep and Stone Him To Death For ‘Cheating On His Two Wives’ in Somali (The Daily Mail)
- Al-Shabaab Remains A Threat As Attacks Increase (The East African)
NATIONAL MEDIA
Galmudug Forces Tighten The Security Ahead Of State President’s Inauguration
29 May – Source : Goobjoog News – 147 Words
Just hours away from the inauguration of newly elected Galmudug President Ahmed Dualle Geelle Haaf the Somali forces backed by African Union (AMISOM) troops are working to increase security. Hussein Omar Mumin, Adado police commissioner told Goobjoog News that their officers beefed up the security of Adado, the state’s interim capital. He has called on public to work closely with security agencies, to thwart any imminent attacks by Al-shabaab terrorist group.
Delegates from federal government including Cabinet Ministers, lawmakers and other high ranked officials, delegates from IGAD and leaders from regional states are expected to attend inauguration ceremony. A delegation led by the Somali Interior Minister, Abdi Farah (Juxa) on Sunday reached Adado town to attend the inauguration of newly elected Galmudug president. President Haaf was elected on May 3 by Galmudug state MPs following the resignation of former leader Abdikarim Hussein Guled last February over health issues.
Former Deputy Speaker Dies In Mogadishu
29 May – Source : Jowhar.com – 83 words
Former deputy speaker under president Abdulqasim Salad Hassan’s administration has died in Mogadishu after a short illness. Ahmed Abore Amin was deputy speaker of the Transitional National Government formed in Arte, Djibouti. His death was confirmed by his son citing that his father died in hospital mid last night due to short illness. Abore was among MPs elected in Arte, Djibouti, and was later elected as deputy speaker. The deceased had lived in Mogadishu for the last 17 years. He will be buried in Mogadishu today.
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Drought, Displacement Impacting Somali Children
29 May – Source : VOA – Video : 2:15 Minutes
Severe drought has left six million people in Somalia in need of food and medical assistance. Aid agencies warn children are the most at risk. For VOA, Mohammed Yusuf reports from Baidoa, Somalia on the impact of the crisis on children.
Case of Iranian Fishermen Imprisoned by Somali Pirates Being Worked On
29 May – Source : Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) – 143 words
Foreign Ministry spokesman said the case of the Iranian fishermen still held captive by the Somali pirates is being investigated by several Iranian government bodies. Speaking in a press conference on Monday, Bahram Qasemi said at least 37 Iranian fishermen were held captive by Somali pirates in 2015. He added several of them managed to escape, some died and eight of them are still captured by Somali pirates.
Qasemi reiterated that the case is still open, but it is very complicated and is being followed up by various Iranian organizations. He also expressed hope that the Iranian fishermen could be freed from the Somali kidnappers as soon as possible. Touching upon the recent hijacking of an Iranian vessel in Somali waters, he added the case is being investigated. “We think all the crew members of the vessel are not Iranian nationals,” Qasemi added.
Islamist Militants Bury a Man Neck-deep and Stone Him To Death For ‘Cheating On His Two Wives’ in Somalia
29 May – Source : The Daily Mail – 303 words
Terrorists in Somalia have reportedly stoned a man to death in front of hundreds of onlookers for allegedly committing adultery. Dayow Mohamed Hassan, 44, was killed in the southern village of Ramo Adey by Al-Shabaab militants. Moalim Geedow, the regional governor representing the al Qaeda-linked insurgency, said Hassan was buried neck-deep in a hole then pelted with stones. He said: ‘The man was married with two wives and children. He was publicly stoned to death today for committing adultery according to the Islamic sharia. ‘The man had a third woman who was a divorcee. He did not have her according to sharia. He deceived her, saying that he went to a sheikh (local leader) and that he married her.
‘However, when the woman got pregnant, the two families debated and there was no trace of valid matrimony. ‘The court ruled he did not marry her legally and he was stoned to death.’ Al-Shabaab has been fighting a violent insurgency to overthrow the weak U.N.-backed Somali government and impose its own strict interpretation of Islamic law. In recent years the terrorist group has lost control of many towns and cities to a 22,000-strong force of African Union peacekeepers. However the group retains a presence in the countryside and many villages and remains capable of launching deadly attacks.
Last Thursday a convoy of eight Kenyan security officers were killed in two separate roadside bombings, AfricaNews reported. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the cross-border attack. Somali religious scholar Sheikh Abdirahman Sharif said the stoning was unlawful and Al-Shabaab were illegitimate. He told VOA News: ‘First of all, who gave them the authority to carry out this [stoning]? Are they legitimate? They do not have legitimacy. ‘They were born out of aggression, they are an unjust group and did not come through the right path.’
OPINION, ANALYSIS AND CULTURE
“The peaceful election of a new president is viewed as the high point in “a sequence of remarkable events, which gives the people of Somalia and the international community considerable hope for the future of the country”. “Somalia now has a new federal government that has been welcomed across clan lines.”
Al-Shabaab Remains A Threat As Attacks Increase
27 May – Source : The East African – 455 Words
Al-Shabaab has stepped up its terror attacks in recent months, demonstrating its “resilience and adaptability” despite “internal squabbles and fracturing,” the United Nations chief says in a new report. A total of 134 civilian deaths and 200 injuries were attributed to Shabaab or “unidentified persons” in the first four months of this year a 47 per cent increase from the same period last year, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council on Friday.
Somali security forces and the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) accounted for a combined total of 74 civilian deaths during the past four months, the UN leader added. Al-Shabaab is also reported to have killed more than 30 Kenyan troops in a January 27 “complex attack” on a military base near Kulbiyow in Somalia’s Lower Juba region. “The exact figure remains unknown,” Mr Guterres states without offering a reason for the uncertainty. Tactical revamp: That incident is described in the report as the most serious in a series of frequent Shabaab attacks on Amisom and Somali troops in rural sections of central and southern Somalia. “Al-Shabaab remains a potent threat. “The group’s tactical evolution and growing level of sophistication in its execution of complex terrorist operations in urban and rural settings are a testament to that,” the secretary-general observes.
Cholera vaccination: Mr Guterres also cites a need to “provide Amisom with predictable support in order to increase its effectiveness and facilitate its joint operations”. He points out that 95 per cent of Amisom’s roughly 21,000 troops have not been vaccinated against cholera, even though an outbreak of the potentially fatal disease is underway in some of the areas where Amisom personnel are located. Secretary-General Guterres’ report includes an optimistic assessment of political developments in Somalia. The peaceful election of a new president is viewed as the high point in “a sequence of remarkable events, which gives the people of Somalia and the international community considerable hope for the future of the country”. “Somalia now has a new federal government that has been welcomed across clan lines.
Drought: “The government must build on this vote of confidence in dealing with its many urgent priorities, including drought response, security, public finance management, fighting corruption, increasing revenues and advancing the constitutional review,” the report states. The report adds that “the humanitarian situation remains deeply worrying and could become worse still. “It has the potential to derail political developments and the legitimacy, in the eyes of the public, of federal and state institutions and office holders.” More than six million Somalis – half the population – remain in urgent need of food aid, the report notes. The threat of famine continues despite large infusions of aid by donor nations and charitable groups, Mr Guterres warns.
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IMAGE OF THE DAY
Dignitaries led by SRSG Michael Keating, SRCC Ambassador Francisco Madeira and head of regional government arrive in Cadaado city the interim capital of Galmudug regional state to attend the inauguration ceremony of Galmudug President Ahmed Du’ale Geelle Haaf
Photo : @SRSGKeating