September 28, 2012 | Morning Headlines.
A journalist ‘executed’ in Mogadishu, the fifth killed this month
27 Sept – Source: Shabelle/RBC/Jowhar Online – 163 words
Locals say the dead body of Somali journalist was found Thursday in Mogadishu’s northern Huriwa district, the fifth journalist to be murdered in Somalia’s capital this month. Abdirahman Mohamud Ali, an online journalist working for a Somali-owned website was beheaded and dumped on a street of northern Mogadishu on Thursday by unknown executioners, according to witnesses.
Key Headlines
- Somali gov’t displays dozens of suspected al Shabaab affiliates (Mareeg Online)
- 10 militants handed jail terms in Baidoa (Bar-Kulan)
- Deadly grenade attack in Somali capital (Shabelle)
- Egyptian president Morsy offers to train Somali army (Daily News Egypt)
- U.N.: Ransoms to pirates top $30M so far (UPI)
SOMALI MEDIA
A journalist ‘executed’ in Mogadishu, the fifth killed this month
27 Sept – Source: Shabelle/RBC/Jowhar Online – 163 words
Locals say the dead body of Somali journalist was found Thursday in Mogadishu’s northern Huriwa district, the fifth journalist to be murdered in Somalia’s capital this month. Abdirahman Mohamud Ali, an online journalist working for a Somali-owned website was beheaded and dumped on a street of northern Mogadishu on Thursday by unknown executioners, according to witnesses.
Somali gov’t displays dozens of suspected al Shabaab affiliates
27 Sept – Source: Mareeg Online/Universal TV – 136 words
Somalia’s National Security Agency on Thursday put on show in Mogadishu at least 80 suspected al Shabaab members said to have been detained in an operation by government forces, officials said. Khalif Ahmed Eric, chief of Somali security forces in Benadir region, told reporters in Mogadishu that the alleged men were arrested in the latest Mogadishu crackdown and that most of them had confessed al Shabaab allegiance.
10 militants handed jail terms in Baidoa
27 Sept – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 100 words
A regional court in Baidoa has sentenced ten al Shabaab members to jail terms ranging from eight to seven years after they were found guilty of the charges against them. The accused were reportedly arrested in a crackdown targeting militants and their sympathizers and several neighbourhoods of the city. Speaking to journalists, regional police boss Mahad Abdirahman said the suspects were sentenced after the prosecution side tabled concrete evidence against the accused.
Deadly grenade attack in Somali capital
27 Sept – Source: Shabelle – 108 words
A deadly grenade attack occurred on Wednesday in Mogadishu, the latest in a string of grenade blasts in the city since al Shabaab’s withdrawal in August 6, 2011. Eyewitnesses told Shabelle Media Network that an unknown attacker has hurled a hand grenade on a military vehicle carrying Somali government forces at Km4 junction, a busy street in Somalia’s war-ravaged capital, causing unconfirmed casualties.
US Clinton says Somalia must work towards good governance
27 Sept – Source: Radio Kulmiye – 57 words
The United Nations secretary Hillary Clinton says “Somalia must end the 21 years of conflict”. She has been lobbying for support to the Somali government during the United Nations mini summit on Somalia in New-York.
REGIONAL MEDIA
President Hadi calls on int’l community to bear its responsibilities towards Somalia
27 Sept – Source: Yemen News Agency – 246 words
President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi demanded the international community to carry out its responsibilities towards Somalia and to end the suffering of its people. This came in the president’s speech in the mini-summit on Somalia held Wednesday evening in New York on the sidelines of the 67th session of the UN General Assembly, which was delivered on his behalf by Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi.
Kenyan vice president urges China to help restore Somalia
27 Sept – Source: Daily Nation – 503 words
Vice President Kalonzo Musyoka has appealed for China’s help in the restoration of Somalia. Mr Musyoka said that as soon as the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) capture the port city of Kismayu, the next duty will be to rebuild the nation and to relocate the thousands of refugees back to their land. It’s the reconstruction of a country that has been in a two-decade conflict that Mr Musyoka hoped China will help achieve.
Egyptian president Morsy offers to train Somali army
27 Sept – Source: Daily News Egypt – 205 words
President Mohamed Morsy said Egypt could train the Somali army and coast guards in a speech at a United Nations summit on Somalia, Wednesday. Morsy asserted Egypt’s “full support for Somalia in all fields and its continuous contribution towards human development.” He added Egypt is willing to train members of the Somali army, as well as coast guards, and welcomes “concerned international parties to participate in this.”
INTERNATIONAL MEDIA
U.N.: Ransoms to pirates top $30M so far
27 Sept – Source: UPI – 285 words
Ransoms paid to pirates off the Horn of Africa so far in 2012 are estimated between $25 million and $30 million, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crimes said. In a report issued on World Maritime Day, the office said it was important to tackle the piracy problem on land to help prevent youth from becoming pirates, the U.N. agency said Thursday in a release. “Piracy is also an issue of social and economic development as well as the rule of law and security.
SOCIAL MEDIA
CULTURE / OPINION / EDITORIAL / ANALYSIS / BLOGS/ DISCUSSION BOARDS
“To use the words of President Abraham Lincoln, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” As long as Somalis continue their internal strife, it is quite hard to establish a strong state or rebuild the country. For this reason, the multifaceted infighting ought to be ended and replaced with amicable atmosphere in which the Somali people can heal and prosper. However, some bottom-up debates and dialogues can only bring about such understanding and healing, so the president must engage and empower all strata of the Somali society to create a united, strong Somalia.”
Give Peace and Unity a Chance
27 Sept – Source: Hiiraan Online – 933 Words
The election of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud–who had been neither a seasoned politician nor a popular figure prior to his debut–has astounded many political analysts and turned dreams of heavy weight presidential hopefuls’ upside-down, but the new president must stomach all hard circumstances that are ahead of him and lie in wait for him if he is quite committed to piecing together his shuttered country with its displaced distraught population.