November 27, 2015 | Daily Monitoring Report
Somali PM Arrives In Adado On Mission To Defuse Galkayo Tension
27 November – Source: Shabelle News – 93 Words
A high-level delegation led by Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid has arrived in Adado, the capital of Galmudug Interim Administration on mission to defuse the tension in Galkayo. During his stay in the city, the premier is expected to meet with Galmudug Interim Administration president Abdikarim Hussein Guled and local traditional elders and discuss ways to end the escalating hostility between Puntland and Galmudug in Galkayo. The premier will proceed to Galkayo after his trip to Adado, the epicenter of the tension between Galmudug and Puntland states of Somalia over the construction of a road at Garsoor area.
Key Headlines
- Somali PM Arrives In Adado On Mission To Defuse Galkayo Tension (Shabelle News)
- Two Revenue Collection Security Officers Shot Dead In Mogadishu (Wacaal Media)
- Somalia Prime Minister Postpones Much Anticipated Trip To Puntland (Garowe Online)
- One Dies As Somali Government Soldiers Allegedly Open Fire On Minibus (Goobjoog News)
- Rights Ruling: Detention Of Somali Was A Violation (Times of Malta)
- China NATO Hold First Joint Anti-Piracy Drills In Gulf Of Aden (Sputnik News)
- Kenyan-Somalis Air Their Views On Culture And Politics (Daily Nation)
NATIONAL MEDIA
One Dies As Somali Government Soldiers Allegedly Open Fire On Minibus
27 November – Source: Goobjoog News – 156 Words
At least one person died and another one injured after Somali government soldiers allegedly opened fire on a minibus in Buurane locality of Middle Shabelle region, witness said. The minibus which was reportedly heading to Galkayo town was indiscriminately fired by gunmen in Somali National Army uniform. Speaking to Goobjoog News one of the passengers whose brother died in the incident said that the minibus came under fire from government soldiers at checkpoint in Buurane village. “My brother, Abukar Mohamed died and another passenger sustained injuries after Somali government soldiers opened fire on our minibus” he said.
The traders and drivers have several times called on the Federal Government to take immediate action of removing the illegal checkpoints in the region. Armed men with SNA uniform set up roadblocks to demand cash from drivers who constantly use the busy main highway connecting different towns. The Federal government carried out several operations to remove the illegal roadblocks set by the men dressed in military uniform but no change was so far felt according to the drivers.
Two Revenue Collection Security Officers Shot Dead In Mogadishu
27 November – Source: Wacaal Media – 66 Words
Suspected armed members of Al-Shabaab yesterday shot dead two revenue collection security officers at Suuq-boo’le in Mogadishu’s Dharkenley neighborhood. Sources say two men armed with pistols accosted the officers as they went about their duties of revenue collection shooting them in the process. They later fled with the guns of the slain officers. Government forces arrived in the area and launched investigations into the incident.
Somalia Prime Minister Postpones Much Anticipated Trip To Puntland
27 November – Source: Garowe Online – 104 Words
Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke who was scheduled to arrive in Puntland has postponed his much anticipated trip to Northern Galkayo on Thursday, Garowe Online reports. Sharmarke has skipped today’s visit after Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali said, security arrangements and Prime Minister’s amenities couldn’t be deemed ‘proper’ sufficiently at due day. Ali reportedly came to loggerheads with Sharmarke over plans to put Galkayo crisis to an end. Galmudug, on its side threatened they might have turned back on the prime minister endeavor, had he prioritized Puntland trip. The visit postponed to unspecified date follows deadly Galkayo clashes last Sunday.
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
Rights Ruling: Detention Of Somali Was A Violation
27 November – Source: Times of Malta – 459 Words
Malta violated a Somali woman’s human rights when she was kept in detention following the determination of her asylum claim three years ago, The European Court of Human Rights ruled. The Strasbourg-based court further unanimously decided that Farhiyo Mahamed Jama had also suffered a human rights violation because she did not have a remedy under Maltese law to challenge the lawfulness of her detention and have the matter speedily decided by a court.
Ms Jama arrived in Malta in an irregular manner by boat in May 2012 and sought asylum. She was subjected to an age assessment procedure, having claimed to be a minor, which eventually emerged not to be the case. While her applications were being processed, she was detained in Lyster Barracks, Ħal Far, where she complained of degrading detention conditions in violation of the European Convention on Human Rights.
It is time the Maltese State once and for all took the requisite action to ensure detainees enjoy conditions consonant with human dignity The Strasbourg Court rejected the government’s preliminary plea that the applicant had not exhausted domestic remedies. The court held, in line with previous case law, that neither a civil action nor a constitutional redress application were adequate remedies with regard to complaints on conditions of detention – and this largely because of the delays involved in such proceedings.
China, NATO Hold First Joint Anti-Piracy Drills In Gulf Of Aden
27 November – Source: Sputnik News – 145 Words
Chinese and NATO naval forces held joint anti-piracy drills in the Gulf of Aden, China’s Defense Ministry saidFriday. “The flagship of 21st escort taskforce of China’s Navy and the flagship of NATO Task Force 508 have held exercises against piracy in the Gulf of Aden. The maneuvers have become the first joint drills of patrol vehicles of China and NATO,” a statement published on the ministry website said. T
he Chinese Defense Ministry added that the exercises were carried out on Wednesday. The joint drills are intended to enhance bilateral communication and cooperation, and ensure peace and stability in the Gulf of Aden, the ministry added. On Thursday, China held negotiations with the African country Djibouti on the construction of a naval logistics center, which would allow the Chinese military to carry out humanitarian rescue and anti-piracy missions in Gulf of Aden and Somali waters.
OPINION, ANALYSIS, AND CULTURE
“@Kenya.IAmNotATerrorist” took social media in Kenya by storm as one could see from the photographs of Kenyan youth holding signs that read; “Eastleigh isn’t a refugee camp nor a terrorist haven. It’s an area resided by peace-loving and hard-working people” and “I was born in Embakasi. How come I’m not a Kenyan?”
Kenyan-Somalis Air Their Views On Culture And Politics
27 November – Source: Daily Nation – 941 Words
One woman’s hope to change people’s perspective of Somalis and highlight the many positive features of the culture gave birth to the Somali Heritage Week. Writes Margaretta wa Gacheru. For Fardousa Jama, the Somali Heritage Week which was held last week at the Nairobi National Museum was a dream come true. “I’d always wanted the Somali community to come together so we could celebrate our common heritage and talk about issues that concern us all,” said the founder of the Awjaama Omar Cultural Research & Reading Centre in Eastleigh.
Ever since she started the Centre in 2013, Fardousa had tried to enlist support for her dream, but it wasn’t until she met Nanjala Njabola from the Heinrich Boell Foundation that it began to take a tangible form. “I just helped Fardousa organise the Somali Week by handling logistics and fundraising,” says Nanjala who got a slew of donors to support the event, including the Swiss, French and German governments as well as human rights groups like Oxfam, Amnesty International, World Vision and of course, HBS, National Museums of Kenya and Fardousa’s Somali cultural centre.
“But I left the content up to the Somali community itself,” said Nanjala who’s only been working with HBS since June. “My interest is more related to politics while hers is more cultural so we decided to try combining the two,” said Nanjala who was delighted with the public turn-out made up of mainly Somali-Kenyans of all ages. They came for cultural sessions that ranged from storytelling, poetry, dance, religion, gender debates, fashion and the actual construction of a traditional Somali hut or Waab. But they also filled the Louis Leakey Auditorium to listen to political panelists who addressed sensitive topics like; “The security question, Northeastern Kenya in Crisis, extreme radicalisation and the Government’s approach to ethnic diversity. There was also an interesting conversation on the current condition of the Somali People. There was also a fascinating panel on “Financial innovation and regional impact” which focused on one of the booming Somali-based businesses; money-transfer.
TOP TWEETS
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@Kadarnouh: #Somalia: Residents flee homes as tensions linger in #Galkayo #Puntland #Garowe
@japanizar: #Seychelles to chair Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of #Somalia, focus turns to illicit maritime activityhttp://www.
@engyarisow: The revival of #Somali culture is important to the peace and stability. #Somalia moves on as the country gets peace
@HarunMaruf: New #AlShabab statement “praises” recent#ParisAttacks; calls for “unity” among jihadists in #Sham – source. #Somalia
IMAGE OF THE DAY
The revival of Somali culture is important to the peace and stability.
Photo: @engyarisow