There’s a high threat to Western, including British, interests in Somalia, including Somaliland. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in crowded places, high-profile events, events involving government officials and in places visited by foreigners, such as hotels and restaurants.
Al Shabaab, a terrorist group proscribed in the UK, and other groups opposed to the Somali government continue to carry out frequent attacks in and around Mogadishu. Terrorist groups operating in Somalia have made threats against Westerners and those working for Western organisations in Somalia, including Somaliland. Methods of attack have included armed assaults, suicide bombings, car bombings, explosions, gun attacks, mortar attacks, improvised explosive devices and the bombing of a commercial aircraft. Attacks have previously been targeted at government officials and institutions, local and international security forces, hotels, restaurants and public transport including the international airport. Further attacks could occur at any time.
Terrorist attacks targeting places frequented by civilians are commonplace and indiscriminate. Notable attacks include:
on 22 April 2022, there was a bomb attack at the Pescatore Seafood Restaurant in south Mogadishu. It was reported that 8 were killed and 27 injured
on 19 February 2022, there was a bomb attack inside Hassan Dhiif restaurant in the city of Beledweyne. It was reported that 18 were killed and 30 injured
on 15 April 2021, there was a bomb attack on a minibus travelling between Mogadishu and Jowhar. It was reported that at least 17 people were killed and more were injured.
on 16 August 2020, there was an attack on the Elite Hotel in central Mogadishu. It was reported that 15 people were killed and at least 15 injured. The hotel is popular with foreigners
on 13 July 2019, there was an attack on the Asasey hotel in the city of Kismaayo, southern Somalia. It was reported that at least 26 people were killed and over 50 injured
on 14 October 2017, a large truck bomb exploded in central Mogadishu (Hodan District). This was Somalia’s deadliest ever terror attack with over 650 killed and hundreds more injured
There have been no major terrorist attacks in Somaliland since 2008. While attacks occur less frequently in Somaliland, terrorists are still very likely to try to carry out attacks.
The risk of attacks in Somalia, including Somaliland, may be further heightened during religious holidays.
Kidnaps
There is a threat of kidnapping throughout Somalia, including in regions bordering Kenya and Ethiopia, the tri-border area, and in Somaliland. Following recent incursions, it is likely there is a heightened risk of future terrorist activity across the Ethiopia-Somalia border, including kidnapping. Both terrorists and criminal groups, including piracy groups, are involved in hostage-taking. A number of Western nationals, including British nationals, have been kidnapped in Somalia and some have been killed. Those engaged in humanitarian aid work, journalism or business sectors are viewed as legitimate targets. If you are kidnapped, the reason for your presence is unlikely to serve as a protection or secure your safe release.
If you are working or travelling in Somalia, including in Somaliland, you should be aware of the risk of kidnapping. You should maintain a high level of vigilance at all times, including when travelling, in crowded public places, camps for displaced people, religious gatherings and places of worship, markets, shopping malls, hotels, bars, restaurants and transport hubs. You should make sure you have carefully considered the threat and have reasonable, proportionate mitigation measures in place.
The long-standing policy of the British government is not to make substantive concessions to hostage-takers. The British government considers that paying ransoms and releasing prisoners builds the capability of terrorist groups and finances their activities. This can, in turn, increase the risk of further hostage taking. The Terrorism Act (2000) makes payments to terrorists illegal.
There is a heightened threat of terrorist attack globally against UK interests and British nationals from groups or individuals motivated by the conflicts in Iraq and Syria.
Nearly three weeks into their invasion, Russian forces are intensifying attacks on civilian targets in a number of Ukrainian cities.
On Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelensky renewed his plea for air support to protect the skies over Ukraine and push back against Russia’s attacks during a virtual speech to U.S. lawmakers.
In embattled Mariupol, glimpses of devastation and misery emerge
Residential neighborhoods in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, have been hit by repeated Russian airstrikes in recent days, as Russian forces have slowly gained ground across the country.
Here’s where Russian oil flows
Ukrainians rush to cross to neighboring countries
Fighting throughout the country has driven nearly 3 million people from Ukraine into neighboring countries, the U.N. refugee agency said. According to border police authorities, the majority of Ukrainians are fleeing to Poland.
Men ages 18 to 60 are barred from leaving the country after President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call to take up arms and defend the country against the Russian invaders.
After weeks of attempted evacuations, more than 125,000 Ukrainian civilians have been able to use humanitarian corridors to leave bombarded cities, according to a video address by Zelensky.
Russia had earlier proposed routes leading to Russia or Belarus, which were rejected by Ukraine. Ukrainian officials have accused Russian troops of repeatedly bombarding convoys of food and medicine trying to reach the besieged city of Mariupol.
Humanitarian corridors proposed by Russia
Corridors to other regions of Ukraine
Corridors to Russia or Belarus
Russian-held areas
BELARUS
RUSSIA
Gomel
Sumy
Belgorod
Kyiv
Kharkiv
Poltava
UKRAINE Separatist-controlled area
Zaporizhzhia
Mariupol
Kherson
Rostov
on-Don
Odessa
Crimea
100 MILES Black Sea
Control areas as of March 7.
Routes are approximate.
Sources: Institute for the Study of War; Post reporting, Russian Ministry of Defense
Nearly three million people have left Ukraine, foreshadowing a massive humanitarian crisis
Dylan Moriarty, Artur Galocha, Joe Fox, Harry Stevens, Hannah Dormido, Laris Karklis, Lauren Tierney, Tim Meko, Simon Ducroquet, Júlia Ledur and Adrián Blanco contributed to this report.
War in Ukraine: What you need to know
The latest: Ten people were killed by Kremlin forces while waiting in line for bread in the northern city of Chernihiv, as an airstrike hit a theater in the besieged port city of Mariupol where hundreds of residents were sheltering. The attacks come as Biden for the first time publicly called Putin a “war criminal.”
Oil prices: Sanctions on Russia are helping gas prices hit new highs. Here’s why — and how long the surge could last.
The fight: Casualties are mounting in Ukraine — including civilians, while Moscow is facing allegations that it has used cluster and vacuum weapons. Russia’s assault on Ukraine has been extensive with strikes and attacks across the entire country.
The response: Russia’s war could be a global economic “game changer,” with rising gas prices and shifting trade decisions suggesting change that will be felt for years. Meanwhile, in Russia, online access has been significantly curtailed by censors at home and businesses abroad. Boycotts of Russia and campaigns in support of Ukraine have been launched from a range of industries.
How you can help: Here are ways those in the U.S. can help support the Ukrainian people as well as what people around the world have been donating.
Read our full coverage of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
▶️ Maalintii lixaad ayuu galay gulufka dagaal ee Ruushku ku hayo Ukraine, dadka ka faalooda dagaalada ayaa sheegaya in sababaha hakiyey weerarka Ruushka ay tahay iyadoo ciidamadu la kulmeen iska cabin xooggan ayna u baahdeen inay dib isku soo abaabulaan.
▶️ Ciidankii ugu badnaa oo wata boqollaal kolonyo gaadiid ah oo xiriirsan 60km ayaa imminka ku soo fool leh magaalada caasimadda ah ee Kyiv, tani waxay ka macno tahay isku daygii ugu dambeeyey ee Ruushku ku doonayo in uu ku qabsado xarunta dalka. Waxay u badan tahay inay qabsadaan laakiin khasaare naf iyo maalba leh ayay ku gaari karaan taas.
▶️ Magaalada dhacda waqooyiga bari ee Okhtyrka gantaal ciidamada Ruushku ku dhufteen xarun ciidamada Ukraine leeyihiin waxaa ku dhintay 70 askari, sidaasi waxaa lagu sheegay war lagu qoray barta Twitter-ka Baarlamanka Ukraine, waxaa lagu tilmaamay askarta geeriyootay “Geesiyaal”.
▶️ Ruushku meelaha uu ka xoojiyey weerarkiisa waxaa ka mid ah magaalada Kharkiv oo ku taal waqooyi galbeed, halkaasi oo 48-kii saac ee la soo dhaafay ay ka dhaceen dagaalo la isku hooggay la iskuna baaba’ay.
▶️ Ruushka waxaa lagu eedeeyey inuu hadda bilaabay adeegsiga hubka ay mamnuuc tahay in la aeegsado oo kiimiko xambaarasan ee loo yaqaan vacuum bomb iyo thermobaric weapon, hubkan oo aad qatar ah wuxuu dhaliyaa neef qabad, holac, iyo dhulka ku hareeraysan meesha uu ku dhacay oo gubta, hubkan waxaa loo adeegsadaa dhufaysyada adag iyo buuraha.
▶️ Machadka daraasadka Australia ee Australian Strategic Policy Institute, waxay sheegeen inaanay caddeyn in Ruushku hubkaasi geeyey Ukraine balse aanay waxba u jirin inuu geeyo oo uu isticmaalo. Horey Human Rights Watch waxay ugu eedaysay fallaagada Ruushku taageero ee gobolka Donbas ee Ukraine inay adeegsadeen hubkan.
▶️ Ruushku hubkan wuxuu u adeegsaday dagaalkii Jejniya, sida ay sheegayaan ilo wareed kala duwan. Si la mid ah Mareykanka ayaa u adeegsaday dagaalkii Afgaanistaan si uu Al-Qaacida uga saaro buuraleyda. Maamulka Bashar Al Asa dee Suuriya ayaa isna lagu eedeeyey inuu u isticmaalay dagaalka Suuriya.
▶️ Qubarada sirdoonka ayaa sheegaya in ciidamada 200-kun ku dhow ee Ruushku uu diray dagaalka Ukraine aanay dhamaantood dagaalka wadagalin taasi oo ka macno ah in ay xilli kasta qaadi karaa dullaan baaxad leh, laakiin ay sugayaan inta ay tabar dhigayaan ciidamada Ukraine.
▶️ Ciidamada Ruushka oo aad ugu xeeldheer dagaalka magaalada, kana soo dagaalamay Jejniya, Crimea iyo meelo kale wax wayn lama ahan inay ku qaadaan Kyiv iyo magaalooyinka kale duullaan culus oo aanay u kala saarayn ciidan iyo rayid, waxaana sirdoonku ay leeyihin waa wax imaan kara xilli kasta.
▶️ Jeneral Mark Kimmitt oo ah mid ka mid ah saraakiishii Mareykanka ee ka qayb galay dhawr dagaal ayaa sheegay in dhawr qodob oo muhiim ah looga adkaan karo Ruushka, waxayna yihiin
▶️ In magaalada Kyiv iyo magaalooyinka kale laga saaro haweenka iyo caruurta isla markaana lagula dagaalamo dariiqyada.
▶️ In dhulka hoostiisa laga qoto jidad la iskaga gudbo, dhufayso iyo in aanay isdhiibin dadka reer Ukraine, wuxuu leeyahay taasi waxay dhalin doontaa in dagaalku ku dheeraado Ruushka oo ay ka niyad jabi karaan.
▶️ Maxkamadda caalamiga ah ee dambiyada dagaalka ee loo yaqaan ICC ayaa iminka baaraysa in dagaalka Ukraine uu Ruushku ku kacay dambi dagaal.
▶️ Mareykanku wuxuu diiday dalabka Ukraine ah in dalkaasi laga sameeyo aag diyaaradaha ka caagan, afhayeenka Aqalka Cad waxay taasi ku sifaysay in ay keeni karto isku dhac dagaal oo dhexmara Ruushka iyo Mareykanka.
▶️ Ciidamada Ruushku saaka waxay hareereen magaalada Kherson oo ay ku nool yihiin 280 kun oo qof, waa magaalo kaabiga ku haysa waqooyiga gacanka Crimea oo Ruushku xoog kaga qabsaday Ukraine 2014.
▶️ Duqeyntii ugu dambeysay ee magaalooyin kala duwan dad badan oo rayid ah ayaa wax ku noqday, magaalada Kyiv isbitaal ayaa waxaa ku habsaday madfac dad badan ayaa wax ku noqday.
▶️ Ururka ciyaaraha Taekwondo waxay madaxweyne Putin ka xayuubiyeen suunkii tartankaasi oo uu horey u haystaan.
▶️ Xiriirka ciyaaraha Rugby-ga ee dunida wuxuu xayiraad ku soo rogay xulalka Ruushka iyo Belarus.
▶️ Waxaa wali sii socda go’doominta Ruushka lagu hayo iyo cunaqabataynta dhaqaale.
Wasiirka arrimaha dibada Shiinaha, ayaa caawa gaaray magaalada Asmara ee dalka Eritrea, wada hadal ayuu layeelan doonaa madaxda Eritrea oo ay ka wada hadli doonaan Iskaashiga Geeska Afrika.
Safarkii, kan kahoreeyey wasiirka arrimaha dibada ee China ayaa tagay Addis Ababa todobaadyo kahor.
Ku Loolanka awooda Geeska Afrika ayaa figta sare gaaray waqtigan, Mareykanka ayaa Ergaygoodii Geeska Afrika Feltman markale Addis Ababa u diraya Khamiista.
Axad, December, 12, 2021 (CN) – Ra’iisal wasaare Abiyi Axmed oo maalmo kooban kasoo maqnaa furimaha dagaalka, ayaa mar kale u jihaystay dhanka dagaalka, si uu sii wado baacsiga kooxda TPLF, sida ay tabiyeen warbaahinta ay dowladdu maamusho.
Warbaahinta ay dowladdu maamusho ayaa sidoo kale sheegtay in ciidamada dowladdu guulo ka gaareen dagaalkan, oo ay ku sheegeen in uu hoggaaminayo taliyaha guud ee ciidamada Itoobiya Dr Abiyi Axmed, iyagoo sheegay inay qabsaday wadada istiraatiijiga ah, ee isku xirta magaalooyinka Waldia iyo Maqale.
Guulaha ay labada dhinac sheeganayaan, ayaan jirin wax xaqiijinaya ama ka baxsan sheegashadooda, iyadoo ta kaliya ee la xaqiijinayo ay tahay in dagaalku uu maanta si hor leh u socdo.
Mandera, Kenya (CN)- Two police officers were on Saturday, December 4, shot dead by suspected Al Shabaab militants while 12 others were injuries following an ambush on a police lorry.
In an interview with CeelwaaqNews, North Eastern Region police boss Rono Bunei said that the police lorry of registration number GKB 954T from Rhamu to Mandera town when Al shabab militants attacked, 40 kilometres from Mandera town.
North Eastern regional police commander Rono Bunei confirmed the incident and said a reinforcement had been sent to the ground to pursue the attackers.
“The injured were airlifted to Nairobi where they are admitted, other officers are currently combing the area in pursuit of the militants,” Bunei told ceelwaaqNews via phone.
The report further revealed the names of officers who sustained injuries on the head, stomach, back and hips.
They were identified as Seargeant Benard Kariuki, Police Constables; Geoffrey Matayo, Andrew Kibrogon Rono, Murithi Kenneth, Charles Nyaga, Ian Kibui, Jabril Kassim, Martin Amukule, Fredrick Samanyo and Ronald Bett.
The area near the Somalia-Kenya border, militants usually cross at will and stage attacks before escaping back.
Facebook has changed its name to “Meta” in a shift away from social media and towards developing “the metaverse,” a digital world that could be the next generation of the internet. Here’s what they have planned.
Social media giant Facebook is changing its name to “Meta” as part of a rebrand meant to highlight the company’s new focus on developing “the metaverse.”
“From now on, we’re going to be metaverse first, not Facebook first,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday.
A week after teasing the news of the name change, Zuckerberg made the announcement on Thursday in a keynote address at Facebook Connect, the company’s annual in-house virtual reality conference. The 37-year-old founder has spent much of the past year talking up this pivot. He has said he expects people will one day know Facebook as a “metaverse company” more than a social network.
Zuckerberg describes the metaverse, which he sees as the next generation of the internet, as a virtual environment that will allow people to be present with each other in digital spaces.
“Within the metaverse, you’re going to be able to hang out, play games with friends, work, create, and more,” the CEO said in a recent earnings call. “You’re basically going to be able to do everything that you can on the internet today as well as some things that don’t make sense on the internet today, like dancing.”
Facebook recently launched the beta version of Horizon Workrooms, a remote-working app
Why is Facebook doing this?
This flashy endeavor at least temporarily distracts from Facebook’s unending barrage of bad press. For years the social media giant has been under fire for encouraging the spread of misinformation and for its opaque policies around user data. Matters have only gotten worse in recent months after a whistleblower exposed many of the company’s secrets.
At the same time, the social platform is falling out of favor with younger users. Many are instead flocking to the Chinese-owned video app TikTok. Facebook makes money by selling targeted advertisements to marketers. But if user numbers dwindle, advertising revenue will, too.0 seconds of 0 seconds 00:19 mins.DW NEWS | 25.10.2021
By repositioning itself as a new, futuristic company, Facebook may be hoping to outlive the original generation of social media companies — and its own bad reputation. Metaverse advocates, including Facebook, have insisted no one company will own or run the metaverse. But by making a strong push for it, Facebook can try to position itself as a leader in the space.
In reality, interactive online games like Roblox and Minecraft as well as software developer Epic Games have already existed and thrived for some time as precursors to the metaverse. But Facebook already acquired virtual reality device maker Oculus in 2014, and recently said it plans to invest several billion dollars per year in its metaverse initiative going forward, building on its arsenal of virtual and augmented reality services and tools. It also plans to spin out Facebook Reality Labs (FRL), the business segment that oversees this area, into its own separate unit starting from the fourth quarter this year.
What projects are in the works?
FRL encompasses everything related to Oculus, Facebook’s virtual reality (VR) hardware and software initiative, as well as Horizon Worlds, a virtual reality online game played using an Oculus VR headset and handheld controllers.https://www.youtube.com/embed/PwVV-zczHYI?wmode=transparent
In Horizon Worlds, users generate games and worlds of their own design. In August, Facebook launched the beta version of Horizon Workrooms, a professional version of the Horizon application. It allows Oculus users to meet up in customizable virtual conference rooms where avatar versions of themselves can talk and collaborate on projects, working out their thoughts together on digital white boards. Coworkers without access to a headset can also join the room via video call.
In his keynote address, Zuckerberg also described developments on Horizon Homes, an application meant to provide users with a digital home space, where they can store their digital goods, hang out with avatars of their friends, and teleport to other spaces and worlds.
Teleporting in the metaverse “will be like clicking a link on the internet,” the CEO said.
How will it make money?
These projects are just the beginning. But how will this generate revenue exactly? Zuckerberg’s plan is, at first glance, surprisingly old school: selling merchandise.
In Facebook’s Quarter 2 earnings call, Zuckerberg stressed that the company won’t be focusing on selling virtual reality devices like its Oculus headsets as its main generator of profit. Rather, he sees a “a very big digital economy” opening up within the metaverse itself.
“I think digital goods and creators are just going to be huge […] in terms of people expressing themselves through their avatars, through digital clothing, through digital goods, the apps that they have, that they bring with them from place to place,” he said.
“Commerce is going to be a big part of the metaverse,” Facebook’s Head of Metaverse Products Vishal Shah said in the keynote. “You’re going to be able to sell both physical and digital products.”
First, however, the company said it will need to attract “hundreds of millions” of users before this business model will be viable, the company’s goal in the medium term.0 seconds of 0 seconds 05:37 mins.DW NEWS | 26.10.2021
Is this idea likely to succeed?
If Facebook does want to stay in the game, it may indeed be the right moment to move away from its reliance on targeted advertising. The push to regulate the tech giant, particularly in the realm of user data privacy, has gained momentum over the last 18 months, something that could cripple its ability to make profit. This fact was made clear by Facebook’s lower-than-expected growth in the second quarter of 2021. Zuckerberg said this was due to changes to iPhone maker Apple’s privacy rules, which allow users to opt out of being tracked by third parties for advertising purposes.
Moving into the unknown realm of the metaverse poses major challenges. Facebook itself said succeeding will require at least 12 major technological breakthroughs. The whole movement could still fall on its face.
But marketwise, it resembles the early days of the internet and social media in that it’s still a regulatory Wild West, and enterprising tech players certainly see an opportunity to make money before lawmakers catch up.
As Uhuru Kenyatta mounted a political comeback by campaigning against corruption, his family’s secret fortune was growing offshore, a massive new leak shows.
At his annual State of the Nation address last fall, President Uhuru Kenyatta mounted the podium at Kenya’s Parliament to acknowledge that too many Kenyans live in poverty and too many officials loot the country’s public resources.
The son of Kenya’s first president and leader of one of Africa’s largest economies, the 59-year-old Kenyatta urged lawmakers to join him in fighting corruption and yet again declared “the centrality of transparency, accountability and good governance as the anchors of sustainable development.”
But a massive cache of newly leaked documents show that Kenyatta’s family has for years been secretly accumulating a personal fortune behind offshore corporate veils.
Kenyatta, along with his mother, sisters and brother, have for decades shielded wealth from public scrutiny through foundations and companies in tax havens, including Panama, with assets worth more than $30 million, according to records obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and shared with more than 600 reporters and media organizations around the world.
The records – from the Panamanian law firm Aleman, Cordero, Galindo & Lee (Alcogal) – show that the family owned at least seven such entities, two registered anonymously in Panama and five in the British Virgin Islands. One BVI company owned a home in central London, according to the records, and two other companies held investment portfolios worth tens of millions of dollars. The Kenyattas’ offshore wealth, revealed here for the first time, represents part of an estimated half-billion-dollar family fortune amassed in a country where the average annual salary is less than $8,000 a year.
The family began to accumulate much of its offshore wealth while Uhuru Kenyatta was a rising political star. Two offshore companies were created during an investigation into alleged looting of the public treasury during the watch of President Daniel arap Moi, Kenyatta’s former political patron.
Under Kenyan law, the president must provide a list of financial interests to the Ministry of Finance each year. Kenyatta and his family members did not respond to requests for comment, including whether he declared any offshore interests or was required to do so.
Details of the Kenyatta family’s offshore wealth have been brought to light by the Pandora Papers, a collection of more than 11.9 million records from 14 law firms and other service providers based in the United Arab Emirates, the Seychelles, Panama, Singapore and other tax havens.
The investigation has revealed assets of 35 current or former world leaders, including the king of Jordan, the prime minister of the Czech Republic, and Kenyatta’s fellow African leaders Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon and Denis Sassou-Nguesso of the Republic of Congo.
The discovery that Kenyatta and his family owned Panamanian foundations and a string of shell companies provides a jarring contrast to Kenyatta’s projected image as a transparency advocate. Documents show that the expansion of the Kenyattas’ offshore holdings coincided with Uhuru Kenyatta’s political rise, with increasing the layers of secrecy to shield the family’s wealth from scrutiny even as Uhuru solidified his role as a man of the people.
The ‘burning spear’
The story of the Kenyatta family fortune, with its various companies and foundations in tax havens, begins with an ambitious tribal scion who would become one of post-colonial Africa’s most iconic leaders: Jomo Kenyatta.
Uhuru Kenyatta’s father was born Kamau Ngengi circa 1894 in the fertile Central Highlands of what was then known as British East Africa. Kamau’s father was a village chief in the powerful Kikuyu tribe, in a country where tribal affiliation often determines the outcome of elections. Educated at a Christian mission school, the young Kamau signaled his ambitions by taking the name Jomo Kenyatta, a local word for “burning spear.”
At the start of the 20th century, a British colonial government tightened its grip on the region’s non-white population. A “hut tax” was imposed on people with little or no money, many of whom depended on their crops and livestock for survival. Some were driven to prostitution or consigned to forced labor.
Like many of his contemporaries, Jomo Kenyatta rebelled.
“Nothing is more important than a correct grasp of the question of land tenure,” Kenyatta wrote in 1938, while attending university in London. “For it is the key to the people’s life.”
Jomo Kenyatta returned home to lead a pro-independence party and was quickly imprisoned by the British on unfounded and politically motivated charges that he led the nationwide rebellion then underway. When he left prison nearly nine years later, Jomo took charge of independence negotiations, and, in 1963, Kenya gained independence, with Kenyatta as prime minister. In 1964, he became the country’s first president, and he presided over an economic boom that burnished the country’s reputation as a post-colonial model.
But instead of building democracy, Kenyatta turned the fledgling nation into a one-party state marked by arbitrary detention, torture and political assassination. Promised land reform became a land grab: Kenyans found that property had simply changed hands from European elites to Kenyatta cronies.
A United Nations-backed commission would later find that in two years, one-sixth of all properties previously held by Europeans, including “vast farms” and valuable coastal real estate, were “cheaply sold” to Kenyatta, his family and his allies. According to the final 2013 report of Kenya’s Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission, beneficiaries included Kenyatta’s fourth and most influential wife, Ngina, their children, including Uhuru, and Moi, Kenya’s vice president at the time.
“Throughout the years of his administration, both land grabbing and irregular land allocations were perpetrated by and for the benefit of the president himself, members of his immediate family, his relatives and friends,” the report declared.
Following Jomo Kenyatta’s death in 1978, in his 80s (his date of birth is unknown), Moi took over as president, as a result of complex negotiations designed to head off tribal feuds.Former Kenyan president, Daniel arap Moi. Image: Pedro Ugarte/AFP via Getty Images
After an attempted 1982 military coup, Moi plunged Kenya deeper into authoritarianism, and over more than two decades, he looted more than $2 billion, a government-commissioned investigation would find.
Protected by their ties to Moi and by Jomo Kenyatta’s aura as father of the nation, the Kenyattas thrived.
Uhuru’s mother, Ngina, popularly known as “Mama Ngina,” was given 264 acres over decades, according to a later government probe, which recommended that the landholdings be revoked.
With vast landholdings and backing from international investors, the family built a business empire, acquiring large stakes in well-known Kenyan enterprises, including a media conglomerate,a major bank and upscale hotels.
In 1993, the family founded Brookside Dairy, which expanded across East Africa and is now Kenya’s largest milk producer. One of Jomo and Ngina’s daughters, Kristina Wambui-Pratt, became a shareholder in a company that builds housing from polystyrene panels. Another, Anna Nyokabi Muthama Kenyatta, married a gem-mining magnate and managed the Kenyatta family’s beachfront hotel. A discreet and camera-shy son, Muhoho, now controls the family’s finances, according to local media reports.
But none of Jomo and Ngina Kenyatta’s children rose faster or farther than Uhuru.
Named after the Swahili word for freedom, Uhuru played rugby (and socialized with Moi’s eldest son, Gideon) at a Nairobi private school. He graduated from Amherst College, an elite U.S. liberal arts institution, in 1985 and returned home to launch an agricultural business and enter politics. He became the chairman of a local political party in 1997, and Moi named him to lead the country’s tourist board.
Uhuru burnished his everyman bona fides by dancing in public, while managing to indulge an equally public taste for expensive watches.
In 2001, Moi appointed Uhuru Kenyatta to a vacant seat in Parliament and, a month later, to the cabinet. Under increasing internal and international pressure to retire at the end of his second term, as required by the Kenyan constitution, Moi tapped Kenyatta to run as his successor in the 2002 election, betting on the Kenyatta name and tribal connections. But a coalition of reformist opposition parties crushed the Moi-Kenyatta alliance, relegating the 41-year-old Kenyatta and his party to the opposition .
The new president, Mwai Kibaki, ordered a probe of the Moi administration and the insiders who had helped spirit money out of East Africa. He appointed Kroll Inc. – the private investigation firm that had unearthed the financial secrets of Iraq’s Saddam Hussein and Haiti’s Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, among others – to lead the inquiry.
Kenyatta was on the front lines of those who rallied to Moi’s defense.”The government should stop digging into the past,” Kenyatta told a rally of Moi supporters in western Kenya’s verdant Rift Valley near Lake Victoria.
But within a year, a leaked version of the Kroll report spilled into the headlines with blockbuster allegations: Moi and his inner circle had embezzled as much as $2 billion – more than twice what Kenya was receiving in foreign aid in a year — and stashed hundreds of millions of dollars in bank accounts overseas. The report alleged that Moi and his associates “laundered” and “parked” perhaps $400 million in accounts at Geneva’s Union Bancaire Privée and elsewhere. Kenyatta was not named in the report.
According to the report, the looting peaked in late 2003 after the new government took power. “A marked flurry of activity has been reported among ex-President Moi’s family and their close associates to pre-empt any possibility of losing their wealth to the government,” Kroll reported.
Moi denied wrongdoing and officials quickly announced that he would face no charges in exchange for a smooth transition of power. But the Kroll investigation’s linking ill-gotten wealth to Switzerland and Panama devastated his political legacy, and it raised questions about who else may have benefited from the regime’s looting.
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One of the largest private banks in Switzerland, Union Bancaire Privée advises some of the world’s wealthiest people on how to manage their money. Its eight-story glass headquarters overlooks Lake Geneva and the nearby Prada, Versace and Mont Blanc storefronts.Union Bancaire Privée offices in Geneva, Switzerland. Image: Raymond PIAT/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images
Like other private banks, Union Bancaire Privée often works with law firms in the British Virgin Islands, the Seychelles and other secrecy jurisdictions to create, register and maintain shell companies – which are without real operations and which list paid stand-ins as corporate officers on official paperwork – and similar entities that help clients conceal their ownership and wealth.
Some “offshore” clients are private citizens seeking to avoid taxes in the country where they live or acquire their wealth. Other clients are politicians and public officials, who are called “politically exposed persons” in the trade, because their wealth is deemed more likely to stem from bribery or other forms of corruption.
In July 2003, the same month that Kenyatta defended Moi in public, records show that a Union Bancaire Privée lawyer, Othmane Naïm, asked Panama offshore specialists to help register a new foundation, to be known as the Varies Foundation. The foundation, like a trust, was designed to manage and shelter wealth for its beneficiaries.
Draft bylaws, also from July 2003, name the foundation’s beneficiaries: Uhuru Kenyatta and his mother. Later, records show, Union Bancaire Privée helped manage a foundation for Uhuru’s brother, Muhoho.
Invoices from Alcogal in Panama to the bank show that the Swiss advisers referred to the Kenyattas with a code: “client 13173.”
As with trusts and foundations offered elsewhere, including Belize (also South Dakota and Nevada), Panama foundations can be designed to allow families to transfer wealth from one generation to another, tax free. Typically, an individual, or “founder,” transfers assets, such as a bank account or real estate, to the foundation, which becomes the assets’ legal owner.
Panamanian foundations are prized, like trusts, because those who create them, the true owners of the assets, are not required to register their names with the Panamanian government. That secret remains with their lawyers. Any breach of confidentiality laws carries a jail sentence of up to six months, the same sentence imposed in Panama for certain categories of child abuse.
According to a World Bank study, foundations are a common tool to mask dirty money. Ferdinand Marcos, autocratic president of the Philippines, is alleged to have stolen billions of dollars while he ruled the country from 1966 to 1986, funneling millions through a Panamanian foundation.
Alcogal said that it complies with requirements where it operates and “performs enhanced due diligence on a client who is determined to be a high-risk customer.” It told ICIJ’s media partner, Finance Uncovered, that it has not provided services to the Kenyattas’ foundations since 2014.The foundations were eligible for suspension under Panamanian law for failing to pay annual taxes, Algocal said.
Naim told ICIJ that he could not respond to specific questions, but said “we always complied with all applicable legislations and regulations.”
The Pandora Papers reveal the Kenyattas also secretly owned offshore shell companies.
Muhoho Kenyatta owned three registered in the BVI, according to records: One had a bank account that held an investment portfolio worth $31.6 million in 2016; another had unspecified investments at a bank in London.
From 1999 to 2004, Ngina Kenyatta and her two daughters held shares in a BVI company, Milrun International Ltd. The sisters used the company to buy a London apartment in the upscale Westminster neighborhood, according to records.
Similar apartments in the modern brick building now sell for more than $1 million. The apartment was rented until July by an English member of parliament, Emma Hardy, according to public records. Hardy’s attorney said that she signed an ordinary rental agreement and had never heard of the company involved.
Return to power
Following elections in 2007, a sharply divided Kenya was under another coalition government, and, with part of the family fortune secreted offshore, Uhuru Kenyatta mounted a comeback, assuming a new political persona. The populist had become an anti-corruption reformer.
In public, Kenyatta vigorously espoused transparency, and anti-corruption activists praised him for his fight against graft.
When he ran for president a second time, in 2013, he toured the country, repeating seven “key pledges,” including food, water and electricity for all. He also promised security on the nation’s restive border with Somalia and stringent anti-corruption measures, including new laws and agencies to probe and punish wrongdoers.
“It is time to get tough on those who seek to use their positions of power for their own personal gain,” a coalition of four political parties, including Kenyatta’s, declared in their coalition manifesto.
That year, at the age of 51 and after decades of grooming, Uhuru Kenyatta was elected president.
In his first State of the Nation address, Kenyatta promised honest government and offered to forgo 20% of his salary.
YouTube will block all anti-vaccine content, moving beyond its ban on false information about the COVID vaccines to include content that contains misinformation about other approved vaccines, it said in a blog post on Wednesday.
Examples of content that won’t be allowed on YouTube include claims that the flu vaccine causes infertility and that the MMR shot, which protects against measles, mumps, and rubella, can cause autism, according to YouTube’s policies.
The online video company owned by Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) is also banning channels associated with several prominent anti-vaccine activists including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Joseph Mercola, a YouTube spokesperson said.
A press email for Mercola’s website said in a statement: “We are united across the world, we will not live in fear, we will stand together and restore our freedoms.” Kennedy did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The moves come as YouTube and other tech giants like Facebook Inc. (FB.O) and Twitter Inc. (TWTR.N) have been criticized for not doing enough to stop the spread of false health information on their sites.
But even as YouTube takes a tougher stance on misinformation, it faces backlash around the world. On Tuesday, Russian state-backed broadcaster RT’s German-language channels were deleted from YouTube, as the company said the channels had breached its COVID-19 misinformation policy.
Russia on Wednesday called the move “unprecedented information aggression,” and threatened to block YouTube. [USN:L8N2QV2GD]
KABUL, Afghanistan (CN) — One of the founders of the Taliban and the chief enforcer of its harsh interpretation of Islamic law when they last ruled Afghanistan said the hard-line movement will once again carry out executions and amputations of hands, though perhaps not in public.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Mullah Nooruddin Turabi dismissed outrage over the Taliban’s executions in the past, which sometimes took place in front of crowds at a stadium, and he warned the world against interfering with Afghanistan’s new rulers.
“Everyone criticized us for the punishments in the stadium, but we have never said anything about their laws and their punishments,” Turabi told The Associated Press, speaking in Kabul. “No one will tell us what our laws should be. We will follow Islam and we will make our laws on the Quran.”
Since the Taliban overran Kabul on Aug. 15 and seized control of the country, Afghans and the world have been watching to see whether they will re-create their harsh rule of the late 1990s. Turabi’s comments pointed to how the group’s leaders remain entrenched in a deeply conservative, hard-line worldview, even if they are embracing technological changes, like video and mobile phones.
Turabi, now in his early 60s, was justice minister and head of the so-called Ministry of Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice — effectively, the religious police — during the Taliban’s previous rule.Article continues after sponsor messagenull
At that time, the world denounced the Taliban’s punishments, which took place in Kabul’s sports stadium or on the grounds of the sprawling Eid Gah mosque, often attended by hundreds of Afghan men.
Executions of convicted murderers were usually by a single shot to the head, carried out by the victim’s family, who had the option of accepting “blood money” and allowing the culprit to live. For convicted thieves, the punishment was amputation of a hand. For those convicted of highway robbery, a hand and a foot were amputated.
Trials and convictions were rarely public and the judiciary was weighted in favor of Islamic clerics, whose knowledge of the law was limited to religious injunctions.
Turabi said that this time, judges — including women — would adjudicate cases, but the foundation of Afghanistan’s laws will be the Quran. He said the same punishments would be revived.
“Cutting off of hands is very necessary for security,” he said, saying it had a deterrent effect. He said the Cabinet was studying whether to do punishments in public and will “develop a policy.”
In recent days in Kabul, Taliban fighters have revived a punishment they commonly used in the past — public shaming of men accused of small-time theft.Article continues after sponsor messagenull
On at least two occasions in the last week, Kabul men have been packed into the back of a pickup truck, their hands tied, and were paraded around to humiliate them. In one case, their faces were painted to identify them as thieves. In the other, stale bread was hung from their necks or stuffed in their mouth. It wasn’t immediately clear what their crimes were.
Wearing a white turban and a bushy, unkempt white beard, the stocky Turabi limped slightly on his artificial leg. He lost a leg and one eye during fighting with Soviet troops in the 1980s.
Under the new Taliban government, he is in charge of prisons. He is among a number of Taliban leaders, including members of the all-male interim Cabinet, who are on a United Nations sanctions list.
During the previous Taliban rule, he was one of the group’s most ferocious and uncompromising enforcers. When the Taliban took power in 1996, one of his first acts was to scream at a woman journalist, demanding she leave a room of men, and to then deal a powerful slap in the face of a man who objected.
Turabi was notorious for ripping music tapes from cars, stringing up hundreds of meters of destroyed cassettes in trees and signposts. He demanded men wear turbans in all government offices and his minions routinely beat men whose beards had been trimmed. Sports were banned, and Turabi’s legion of enforcers forced men to the mosque for prayers five times daily.
In this week’s interview with the AP, Turabi spoke to a woman journalist.
“We are changed from the past,” he said.
He said now the Taliban would allow television, mobile phones, photos and video “because this is the necessity of the people, and we are serious about it.” He suggested that the Taliban saw the media as a way to spread their message. “Now we know instead of reaching just hundreds, we can reach millions,” he said. He added that if punishments are made public, then people may be allowed to video or take photos to spread the deterrent effect.
The U.S. and its allies have been trying to use the threat of isolation — and the economic damage that would result from it — to pressure the Taliban to moderate their rule and give other factions, minorities and women a place in power.
But Turabi dismissed criticism over the previous Taliban rule, arguing that it had succeeded in bringing stability. “We had complete safety in every part of the country,” he said of the late 1990s.
Even as Kabul residents express fear over their new Taliban rulers, some acknowledge grudgingly that the capital has already become safer in just the past month. Before the Taliban takeover, bands of thieves roamed the streets, and relentless crime had driven most people off the streets after dark.
“It’s not a good thing to see these people being shamed in public, but it stops the criminals because when people see it, they think ‘I don’t want that to be me,'” said Amaan, a storeowner in the center of Kabul. He asked to be identified by just one name.
Another shopkeeper said it was a violation of human rights but that he was also happy he can open his store after dark.
The spokesperson of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, H.E. Ambassador Dina Mufti, gave the Ministry’s biweekly press briefing today (16 September 2021) to the media. In his presentation, the Ambassador focused on political diplomacy, the ongoing institutional reform at the Ministry, Economic diplomacy, and citizen-centered diplomacy.
I. #PoliticalDiplomacy
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia has issued a press release regarding the statement of the president of the UN Security Council on the matter of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). According to the statement,
➢ Ethiopia welcomes council members for directing the matter to the African Union-led trilateral negotiation. ➢ It is regrettable that the Council pronounces itself over an issue of water rights and development that is outside of its mandate. ➢ Tunisia’s historic misstep in advancing the Council’s pronouncement undermines its solemn responsibility as a rotating member of the UNSC on an African seat. ➢ Ethiopia believes the time is now for the Nile Basin countries to brace for and foster basin-wide cooperation. ➢ Ethiopia will not recognize any claim that may be raised on the basis of the presidential statement.
H.E. Demeke Mekonnen held talks with the H.E. Christophe Lutundula, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of DRC. The discussion between the two sides focused on the continuation of the tripartite negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, which has been held under the leadership of the African Union.
On the occasion, Mr. Demeke,
• Expressed his appreciation for the positive role played by the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the trilateral negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.
• Affirmed Ethiopia’s determination to continue the tripartite talks at any given time.
• Expressed Ethiopia’s strong desire for equitable and reasonable water use, noting that the Nile Basin should be a source of cooperation than conflict.
• Said the previous trilateral negotiations had yielded tangible results, adding that it would be possible to narrow the differences between the three countries by resuming the negotiation as soon as possible.
Mr. Christophe Lutundula, for his part,
• Expressed his delight over the peacefully concluded national elections in Ethiopia.
• Lauded Ethiopia’s commitment to continue participating in the GERD talks.
• The Democratic Republic of Congo strongly believes in the principle of “African solution to Africa’s problems” which should guide the Renaissance Dam talks that could start in the near future.
• He also said that the tripartite negotiation could be started soon.
The first EU Humanitarian Air Bridge flight arrived in Tigray on Saturday (September 11) carrying 7 metric tons of nutritional supplies. The flight carried UNICEF’s critical supplies, such as ready-to-use therapeutic food for severely malnourished children.
Newly appointed ambassadors of Australia and Denmark and UNHCR Country Representative presented copy of their letters of credentials to the Director-General for protocol affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia.
FDRE Ambassador to Tanzania H.E. Yonas Youssef held talks with Tanzania’s Director General of African Affairs, Naim Aziz on current affairs and bilateral relations. During the meeting, the two countries agreed to move the agreements signed between the two countries to a higher level.
H.E. Ambassador Alemtsehay Meserert, Ethiopia’s Ambassador in Uganda had held a discussion with Ambassador J. Mugume & Ambassador F. Beyendeza from Ugandan Council on Foreign Relations – a think tank group. They have agreed to hold joint dialogues and forums on contemporary issues – The Nile river, climate change, peace and security matters.
H. E. Ambassador Demitu Hambisa Bonsa met with Deputy Foreign Minister of the Hellenic Republic H.E. Ambassador Themistoklis Demiris in Athens and discussed bilateral relations, the current situation in Ethiopia, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, and the Ethio-Sudanese border conflict. The two sides highlighted the long-lasting bilateral relations between the two countries and agreed to work together to further strengthen the relationship.
II. Institutional #Reform
➢ A 10-day capacity building training for the Ministry’s staff kicked off on Monday (September 13) at Africa Leadership Excellence Academy. All of the staffers of the Ministry will take part in the training in two rounds. In delivering remarks at the opening session of the Academy, H.E. Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia addressed 5 of the most significant issues regarding the reform that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is undertaking right now.
What factors were considered in undertaking the institutional reform of the Ministry?
• Lessons learned from working experiences of the institution in the past/ taking the good and dropping the undesirable • The need to transform our diplomatic activities • The need to follow new modelling in appointing diplomats • The need to measure the performance of our missions in line with the purpose of their establishment • The need to restructure missions based on our needs • new realities in the international arena • to adapt to changes in the diplomatic landscape which is being affected by the digital • to enforce austerity measures and control excessive expenditure in foreign currency to withstand the economic burden of the pandemic • to adopt a merit-based approach in appointing diplomats
Why did the Ministry of Foreign Affairs recall its diplomats?
• Setting aside all the misconceptions and rumours out there, we believe that the Ministry is a dynamic institution with highly skilled and knowledgeable professionals • But things that should be improved are identified and the gap should be filled with the reform that we are planning to undertake. Some diplomatic activities need a departure from the conventional way of doing things and this needs new restructuring of the diplomatic community in the institution.
How/why do we restructure the Headquarter and the missions?
• We are determined to scale up the country’s influence in the diplomatic arena • The Head office should be restructured in a way that it can effectively lead and coordinate all of our missions • Synergy should be created among newcomers and career diplomats in the institution
What is the Purpose of the training?
• To let our diplomats be acquainted with issues tailored to the needs of the upcoming institutional reform
What were the challenges encountered and lessons acquired from the experience of implementing the national level reform programs at various institutions that could serve as inputs for the reform at the Ministry?
• The government has been grappling with the misinformation and disinformation campaigns regarding the conflict in Tigray, the Ethio-Sudan border dispute and the 6th General elections. The issues have threatened to curb our reforms in various sectors. One of the victims of such campaigns is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With the formation of the newly elected government and the institutional reform we are undertaking in the Ministry, lessons learned to curb such campaigns would be applied.
➢ The fourth day of Capacity building training given for staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia at Africa Leadership Excellence Academy commenced today (September 16, 2021). State minister H.E. Ambassador Birtukan Ayano chaired the second day session, where Dr. Mihret Debebe, the renowned psychiatrist and motivational speaker, spoke on “New Mindset and New Diplomacy.” Dr. Miheret’s presentation highlighted the importance of developing a new mindset to change the Modus Operandi of individuals, institutions, and the country to better register commendable results in the diplomatic arena. The lively training ended with a Question and answer session.
➢ The Third day training focused on the process of the national level reform from various angles. Dr. Yonas Zewde from the Prime Minister’s Office spoke on the importance of national reform and achievements and challenges encountered during the past three years. Commissioner of Planning and Development Commission, Dr. Fitsum Assefa, also spoke on the ten-year economic plan of the country and institutional as well as structural reforms. H.E. Ambassador Redwan Hussein has chaired the sessions.
III. #Citizencentered diplomacy
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia pledged to take care of and cover the costs for necessities for 15 children over the new Ethiopian Year (2014). State Minister H.E. Ambassador Birtukan Ayano said the Ministry has to continue to be exemplary in playing its social responsibility roles, besides defending Ethiopia’s interests at the diplomatic fronts. With the new additions, the total number of Children covered under this package will be 29.
Ethiopians living in Kuwait donated more than Birr 1,100,000.00 (One Million One Hundred Thousand) in support of our heroic Defense Force. Upon receiving the collected money from coordinators, Ambassador Hassan lauded the active participation of Ethiopians and people of Ethiopian descent in Kuwait in responding positively to national development calls and said that the financial support raised by such a movement is a source of pride for our victorious army.
More than $ 10,000 worth of bonds were purchased in Bahrain following the successful completion of the second phase filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. The participants reaffirmed their commitment to continue supporting the government until the completion of the Renaissance Dam.
A total of 1804 of Ethiopians are repatriated from Saudi Arabia, 1364 from Zambia, 50 from Yemen, 268 from Yemen and 122 from Malawi.
IV. #EconomicDiplomacy
H.E Oumer Husen, Minister of Agriculture and Natural resources, participated in the CII India Africa agriculture and food processing summit that was held on Sept 14-15, 2021. In his speech H.E emphasised that Agriculture is one of the best prospect sectors for growth in Ethiopia and the Government of Ethiopia (GOE) has embarked on a ten-year economic development plan (2021-2030) where agriculture is on the top of priority sectors. He also underlined the potential of Ethiopia’s agriculture and possible cooperation with India in terms of experience sharing and further collaboration.
H.E. Ambassador Demitu Hambisa Bonsa had a fruitful discussion with the Hellenic Republic Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Nilolaos Vasiliou Administrative Committee International Relations. The main points of the discussion were focused on the immense investment opportunities and incentives in Ethiopia and the vast trade potential that Ethiopia offers to the Greek businessmen through the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The newly formed FDRE Land Bank and Development Corporation had an online discussion with various international developers and mission leaders in the tourism and hospitality sectors in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and the US. The Corporation presented areas of cooperation with stakeholders in the tourism and hospitality sectors.
The FDRE Consulate General in Mumbai has sent two representatives of INDORAMA Venture Limited, an Indian company, to Ethiopia. They are having talks with officials from Ethiopian Investment Commission and Industrial Parks Corporation. The company is interested in investing ten million US dollars in the chemical manufacturing and packaging materials sector in Ethiopia.
Qaahira, September 12, 2021 – Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda iyo Iskaashiga Caalamiga, Mudane Maxamed Cabdirisaaq Maxamuud, ayaa ku tilmaamay shirkii Jaamacadda Carabta ee heer Wasiir Arrimo Dibadeed ee ku qabsoomay Magaalada Qaahira intii u dhexeysay 9-10 September mid miro dhal ah, iyadoo looga dooday ajandaha ah in dhaqaale lagu taageero doorashooyinka Soomaaliya, Arrinta Falastiin, xaaladihii ugu dambeeyay wadamada Suuriya, Yemen, Liibiya iyo Lubnaan, iyo mowduucyo kale oo muhiim ah.
Wasiirrada Arrimaha Dibadda Carbeed ayaa waxa ay isku raaceen, kalfadhigoodii caadiga ahaa ee 156 -aad, oo uu shir -guddoominayay Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda ee Dowladda Kuwait, Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, in doorashada Soomaaliya laga taageero dhanka dhaqaalaha iyo farsamada, si loo dhameystiro ka hor dhammaadka sanadkaan 2021-ka.
Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda iyo Iskaashiga Caalamiga ee Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa hadal uu ka jeediyay Shirka Wasiirrada Arrimaha Dibadda Carabta waxa uu caddeeyay in Xukuumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya ay ka sugeyso ka qeybqaadasho dhab ah oo hore loogu dhaqaajinayo geeddi -socodka doorashada iyo taageerada maaliyadeed iyo farsamo, taas oo loo tixgelin doono inay tahay farriin cad oo ku socota dadka Soomaaliyeed iyo beesha caalamka si loo xaqiijiyo ahmiyadda dalalka Carabta ee walaalaha ah ay ugu fadhido Soomaaliya si ay uga gudubto caqabadaha jira.
Wasiir Maxamed Cabdirisaaq ayaa hadalkiisa sii raaciyay in Soomaaliya ay ku tallaabsatay horumar weyn sanadihii la soo dhaafay, balse ay weli u baahan tahay taageerada walaalaheeda Carbeed si loo horumariyo, dibna loogu dhiso hey’adaha dowladda, loona sii wado hirgelinta barnaamijyada mudnaanta leh ee ku suntan kor u qaadista qiyamka dimuqraadiyadda, xukunka oo si nabadgelyo ah la iskugu xil-wareejiyo iyo qabashada doorashooyin (iyadoo doorashada Aqalka sare ay bilaabatay , waxaa xigi doona doorashada Golaha Shacabka, kadibna doorashada Madaxweynaha) , iyo sidoo kale taageeridda hey’adaha dawladda, dib-u-dhiska dalka, deyn cafinta, iyo maalgelinta qeybaha muhiimka ah sida xoolaha, beeraha iyo kaluumaysiga.
Soomaaliya ayaa ka codsatay wadamada Carabta in ay bixiyaan qarash dhan $12 milyan oo doolar oo ka qeyb ah 29 milyan ee loo qorsheeyay in lagu socodsiiyo howsha doorashada.
Markii ugu horreysay tan iyo markii ay burburtay dowladdii dhexe ee Soomaaliya sanadkii 1991, Soomaaliya waxa ay bixin doontaa lacagta ugu badan ee doorashooyinka baarlamaaniga iyo tan madaxweynaha, iyadoo dalalka reer galbeedka ay bixiyeen 7.7 milyan oo doolar oo ay soo marsiiyeen Qaramada Midoobey, halka lacagta laga uruurin doono musharrixiinta lagu qiyaasay 8.2 milyan oo doollar, taas oo ka dhigaysa Soomaaliya inay bixiso lacagta ugu badan ee miisaaniyadda guud ee loo qoondeeyay doorashooyinka.
Dhanka kale, Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda Soomaaliya ayaa wadahadal labo dhinacle ah la yeeshay dhiggiisa Kuwait, Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, isagoo sidoo kale khadka teleefoonka kula hadlay dhigaggiisa Qatar iyo Saldanada Cumaan, Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani iyo Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi, waxa uu kala hadlay horumarinta xiriirka laba geesoodka iyo fursadaha iskaashi ee heer walba leh iyo xoojinta isku-duwidda si loogu adeego dano wadaagga.
Cairo, September 12, 2021 – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud, described the meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States at the level of foreign ministers, held on September 9-10 in Cairo, as fruitful, as they discussed the agenda of financially supporting the Somali elections, the Palestinian issue, developments in Syria, Yemen, Libya and Lebanon, and other important topics.
The Arab foreign ministers agreed, in their 156th ordinary session, chaired by the State of Kuwait, represented by H.E. Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, to support the Somali elections financially and technically, to complete them before the end of the current year 2021.
In a speech by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia at the meeting of Arab foreign ministers, he stressed that the Somali federal government is looking forward to a real contribution to advancing the electoral process and supporting it financially and technically, which will be considered as a clear message to the Somali people and the international community to confirm the interest of the brotherly Arab countries in crossing the country to safety and overcoming the current challenges.
His Excellency Minister Mohamed Abdirizak added in his speech that Somalia has made great progress in the past years, but it still needs the support and backing of its Arab brothers to develop and rebuild state institutions and continue implementing priority programs that are represented in promoting the values of democracy, peaceful transfer of power and holding elections (which began the Senate and will be followed by the People’s House up to the presidential elections), as well as support for state institutions, reconstruction, debt relief, and investment in key sectors such as livestock, agriculture and fisheries.
Somalia appealed to the Arab countries to pay $12 million out of the $29 million budget planned for the conduct of the electoral process.
For the first time, Somalia since the collapse of its central rule in 1991 will pay the most amount of the parliamentary and presidential elections budget, as Western countries paid $7.7 million through the United Nations, while the the amount that will be collected from the candidates is estimated at 8.2 million dollars, which makes Somalia to pay the largest amount of the total budget allocated to the elections.
In the same context, the Somali Foreign Minister held a bilateral meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart, H.E. Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, and over the phone with his Qatari and Omani counterparts, H.E. Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani and H.E. Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi, and discussed with them the development of bilateral relations and opportunities for cooperation at all levels and the strengthening of coordination to serve common interests.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday plans to announce sweeping new vaccine mandates designed to ramp up pressure on the unvaccinated, putting in place additional requirements for federal employees, large employers, and health care providers that the administration said would affect around 100 million workers, more than two-thirds of the U.S. workforce.
Biden will ask the Department of Labor to issue a rule requiring all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is fully vaccinated or produce a negative Covid test at least once a week, said a senior administration official. The requirement could carry a $14,000 fine per violation and would affect two-thirds of the country’s workforce, the official said.null
Biden will also order that the vast majority of health care facilities require their staff be fully vaccinated as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, a move that would affect 17 million workers at 50,000 health care providers, the official said. As of July, 27 percent ofthe country’s health care workers were unvaccinated, according to a study by the Covid States Project.
The administration, which shied away from mandates early in the summer, is now embracing them, as the president Biden once billed as the “summer of freedom” ends with thousands of unvaccinated Americans dying from Covid-19 every week. Much of Biden’s wider agenda and political standing is seen as dependent on his ability to address the pandemic, with his approval numbers falling as new infections rise.
Biden will announce the measures in a speech from the White House Thursday as part of a broader plan to combat the virus.
In the remarks, Biden is also expected to announce two executive orders requiring all federal executive branch workers and employees of contractors that do business with the federal government be vaccinated, according to a person familiar with the plans. Biden had given federal workers the choice of undergoing regular testing instead of getting vaccinated, but that testing opt-out will no longer be an option.
“It’s simple: If you want to work for the federal government, you must be vaccinated. If you want to do business with the government, you must vaccinate your workforce,” the senior administration official said.
To make testing more accessible, the president will announce that Walmart, Amazon, and Kroger will start selling at-home rapid tests for no profit for the next three months, resulting in a 35 percent price cut by the end of the week. Medicaid will also cover at-home tests for free for beneficiaries, and the federal government will expand a free testing program to 10,000 pharmacies.
To help address surging cases in schools that has results in hundreds of closures over the past month, an administration official said the president will call on all schools to set up regular testing and plans to make additional funding available for local school districts that have had their funding cut by state governments for implementing Covid safety measures, such as mask requirements.
The Department of Education has launched investigations into whether mask mandates in five states discriminate against students with disabilities who are at heightened risk for severe illness from Covid by preventing them from accessing in person education, the official said.
The administration will also require 30,000 Head Start teachers to be vaccinated and will call on governors to require vaccinations for teachers and school staff, the official said.
The CDC recommends testing be offered to students who have not been fully vaccinated when there is an elevated spread of the virus, and teachers and staff who have not been fully vaccinated should be screened regardless of the level of community transmission.
Biden’s Covid reset comes as the rapidly spreading delta variant threatens to stall the country’s economic rebound and derail efforts to return students to the classroom. Just weeks into the return to school tens of thousands of students and staff have had to isolate themselves following school outbreaks, and the administration attributed August’s disappointing jobs numbers to the variant as consumer confidence falls.
Biden’s approval rating for his handling of the coronavirus outbreak has steadily decreased over the summer, from 63 percent at the end of June to 53 percent this week, according to the FiveThirtyEight polling average. He’s also seen a drop in his wider approval rating, which slid 6 points since July to just 43 percent, in an NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll released last week.
Entering the summer, Biden promoted his success at getting Covid cases to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic and predicted 70 percent of adults would be vaccinated by Independence Day. White House officials said they hoped Biden’s pandemic response would restore Americans’ faith in government and make it easier to sell other aspects of his domestic agenda, like an ambitious infrastructure spending package.
“America is headed into the summer dramatically different from last year’s summer: a summer of freedom, a summer of joy, a summer of get-togethers and celebrations,” Biden predicted on June 2. “An all-American summer that this country deserves after a long, long, dark winter that we’ve all endured.”
The summer was indeed different, but not in the way Biden had anticipated. States such as Florida set records for the number of patients hospitalized with Covid, as new cases across the country went well above the numbers seen last summer due to the spread of the delta variant.
But at the same time, Americans followed through on Biden’s prediction of a return to celebrations and gatherings, something that now has public health officials fearing a new wave of infections following Labor Day weekend travel and get-togethers.
Across the country, states are seeing hospitals overwhelmed with Covid patients. In Idaho, which has some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country, officials said Tuesday they were allowing health care providers to begin rationing care to make scarce resources available to patients most likely to survive because of a severe shortage of staff, beds and equipment.
There has been some improvement in the pace of vaccinations, which started increasing again in recent weeks after leveling off in July. The U.S. passed the milestone this week of having 75 percent of adults at least practically vaccinated. The biggest gains have been among young adults and teens, which White House officials have attributed to vaccine mandates by colleges and employers along with increased fears from the delta variant.
The U.S. has also started to see a downturn in the number of new cases and deaths over the past week. But public health officials have warned that could be a short-lived break, following Labor Day weekend gatherings and millions of kids going back to school this week.
Health officials are also warning of a winter surge that could coincide with particularly severe flu seasons with kids back in school, people congregating more than last winter, and mask requirements gone in most of the country.
Ra’iisal Wasaaraha Itoobiya, Abiy Ahmed ayaa markii ugu horeysay ka hadlay tallaabada ay Ciidamada Federaalka kaga soo baxeen Gobolka Tigray, 28-kii bishii hore ee June.
Ra’iisal Wasaaraha ayaa maanta khudbad dhinacyo badan taabaneysay u jeediyay Baarlamaanka dalkaasi, isagoona ku soo hadal qaaday dagaalka Gobolka Tigrayga.
Ra’iisal Wasaaraha ayaa sheegay in dagaalku uu ahaa mid lagu khasbay Xukuumadda Addis Ababa, xilli sida uu sheegay aanay diyaarba u ahayn dagaalkaasi, isagoo intaa ku daray in xukuumadiisu ku khasbanaatay inay ka hortagto Ururka TPLF, oo halis ku ahaa buu yiri wadajirta wadanka Itoobiya iyo dalalka kale ee Geeska Afrika.
Waxa kaloo uu sheegay in dagaalka ay kaga adkaadeen TPLF, isla-markaana ay gaarsiiyeen heer aanay halis dambe ku noqon karin buu yiri Itoobiya iyo deriskeedaba. Hoggaankooda ayuuna sheegay inay tallaabo ka qaadeen, qaar badan oo ka mid ahna la soo xir xiray, kuwaa oo qayb ka ahaa dagaalka.
Abiy Ahmed, Ra’iisal Wasaaraha Itoobiya ayaa xusay in dagaalkan ay dowladdu ku bixisay lacag dhan boqol bilyan oo lacagta dalkaasi ah.
Dhanka kale Ra’iisal Wasaaraha ayaa meesha ka saaray sheegashada Ururka TPLF ee ku aaddan inaanay Ciidamada Federaalka isaga bixin gobolkaasi, balse ay iyagu ku khasbeen inay ka baxaan.
“Inaga ciidamadu kalama bixin Mekelle, maalintii ay shacabka maqleen, balse muddo bil ah ayaan wadnay, ciidamadii ugu badnaana waxa ay baxeen shan iyo toban maalmood ka hor, xilligii ay doorashada dhaceysay. Shacabkana kama war hayn bixitaanka ciidamada, falaagada TPLF-na kama war hayn.” Ayuu yiri Ra’iisal Wasaaraha.
Isagoo hadalkiisa sii wata ayuu yiri “Waxaan sidaasi u sameynay waxay ahayd, si shacabka qolyaha duurka ku jira u khaldaan, oo aysan jidgooyo u sameyn, maadaama ciidamada ay wateen kumanaan gaadiid ah. TPLF waxay isku dayeen meelaha qaar in ciidamada baxaya ay carqaladeeyaan. Mekelle oo wareegii 3aad uga baxnay cidda aaminsan in ciidamada xoog looga saaray, waxaan caddeyn ahaan ugu sheegayaa laba maalmood markii ay magaaladu cidna gacanta ugu jirin in ay TPLF soo galeen.”
Hadalka Ra’iisal Wasaare Abiy ayaa ku soo aadaya, maalin ka dib markii Ururka TPLF uu soo saaray shuruudo ay ku xireen xabad joojintii uu Golaha Ammaanka ee Qaramada Midoobey ugu baaqay.
Muqdisho, Febaraayo (CeelWaaq News); Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa tacsi tiiraanyo leh u diray qoyska, qaraabada, dhaqanka iyo dhammaan ummadda Soomaaliyeed ee uu ka baxay Alle ha u naxariistee Suldaan Maxamed Suldaan Cabdulqaadir Suldaan Cabdullaahi oo ku geeriyooday magaalada Hargaysa.
Madaxweynaha oo tilmaamay in Marxuumku uu door muuqda kasoo qaatay dib u heshiisiinta, adkeynta wadajirka iyo dadaalladii dib u dhiska dowladnimada Soomaaliyeed ayaa si gaar ah uga tacsiyeeyey Isimada iyo guud ahaan hoggaanka dhaqanka Soomaaliland geerida ku timid Marxuumka oo ahaa Suldaankii Guud ee Soomaaliland.
“Alle ha u naxariistee Marxuum Suldaan Maxamed Suldaan Cabdulqaadir waxa uu ka soo qeyb qaatay nabadeynta iyo dib u heshiisiinta dadka Soomaaliyeed. Waxa uu ka mid ahaa hormuudka dhaqanka Soomaaliyeed ee dadaalka ku bixiyey dib u yagleelidda Qarannimada dalkeenna iyo wadajirka shacabkeenna, isaga oo si gaar ah uga qeyb qaatay Shirkii Carta 2000, kana mid noqday Xildhibaannadii Dowladdii Kumeelgaarka ahayd.”
Madaxweyne Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa Marxuumka Alle u weydiiyey in uu hoygiisa ka yeelo Jannatul Fardowsa, samir iyo iimaanna uu ka siiyo qoyskiisa iyo guud ahaan dadka Soomaaliyeed ee uu ka geeriyooday.
Kismayo: (CeelWaaq News): Magaalada Kismaayo ee Xarunta ku meel gaarka ah ee Jubbaland ayaa waxaa gelinkii dambe ee Maanta halkaas lagu dilay mid kamid ah Darawalada ka shaqeeya Magaaladaas waxaana dilkiisa ka dambeeyey Askari kamida Ilaalada Madaxwaynaha Jubbaland Axmed Madoobe.
Allaha u naxariistee Marxuumka la dilay ayaa lagu magacaabi jiray Cabdikaafi Xasan Cabdulle, isla markaana waxaa uu kamid ahaa darawalada ku shaqeysata gaadiidka taksiga.
Magaalada Kismaayo ayaa waxaa horey uga dhacay dilal qorsheysan iyo weeraro, askar ka tirsan Ilaalada Axmed Madoobe ayaa marar badan waxay dilal qorshaysan ku dileen dad shacaba oo badan.
Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed arrives for the swearing-in ceremony of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Pretoria, South Africa, May 25, 2019. (AP Photo)
BY AHMED CADE
Somali’s former Prime MinisterMohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, also known as Farmaajo, was elected to serve as the ninth presidentof the country. Farmaajo ran against former President Sheikh Sharif and then-incumbent President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud. In an intense battle, Farmaajo won 55.8% of the electoral votes, with Mahmoud and Sharif splitting the other 42%. This victory was viewed by the public as a new dawn for Somalia given that Farmaajo ran on an anti-corruption and nationalistic platform.
Farmaajo’s biggest achievement and what he will be remembered for long after he is gone is the fact that he secured debt relief for Somalia.
Since the collapse of the Somali Republic in 1991, the country has been unable to access capital markets and receive loans from multilateral institutions such as the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the African Development Bank.
Somalia’s ostracization from these institutions has, without doubt, played a significant role in the country’s poor economic performance over the last three decades.
Somalia’s exclusion from these institutions has led to the bulk of the country’s budget coming from aid and grants.
In total, Somalia owes an estimated $5 billion in external debt – which accounts for nearly the entirety of its gross domestic product (GDP). Somalia is currently part of the heavily indebted poor country (HIPC) initiative, which will help the country clear its total external debt.
Somalia’s biggest creditor, the U.S. has vowed to forgive the money owed to them by Somalia under House Resolution 1158.
The country has now completed all requirements to be eligible for debt relief and has begun to normalize relations with international financial institutions.
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said debt relief will “help unlock significant new financial resources to address Somalia’s large development needs and poverty reduction.”
Once complete, projects to develop Somalia will be initiated. The first of these projects is an upgrade to a 6,000-kilometer (3,720-mile) network of roads and the four economic corridors that will connect the Horn ofAfrica.
The roads will connect Kismayo, Liboi, Garissa and Berbera to Djibouti, Bosaso to Berbera, and Mogadishu to Lamu.
According to Africa Command Director of Public Affairs Col. Chris Karns, at one point in time, 80%-90% of Southern Somalia was overrun by the al-Shabab terrorist group.
Today less than 20% of Somali territory is under their control. The reformation of the Somali Armed Forces has been without a doubt a priority for all previous administrations; however, Farmaajo has made rapid progress.
The Turkish trained special police forces known as “Gorgor” and the commandos known as “Haramcad” have been extremely successful thus far.
Under the Farmaajo administration, the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) sent Gorgor forces to arrest a former head of al-Shabab, Mukhtar Robow.
Turkey plans on training roughly a third of the entire Somali Armed Forces and has supplied the army with 60,000 uniforms.
The military success
For the first time in over three decades, the Somali government has been able to deploy its own troops and has taken over the southern border region of Gedo from the Kenyan army, which had been stationed there since 2009.
Kenyan troops have spent the better half of a decade profiting off the illegal charcoal trade in Jubbaland, which begins in al-Shabab and ends at the al-Hamriya port in Dubai.
Despite being in Jubaland under the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) mandate, Kenyan troops turn a blind eye to al-Shabab terrorists exporting the charcoal to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and in return, they receive $2 per bag, which adds up to $24 million a year lining their pockets.
The UAE, Kenya and al-Shabab are in cahoots and the removal of Kenyan Defence Forces from Gedo is a big step in the fight against al-Shabab.
In addition, Kenyan soldiers have spent years terrorizing the citizens of the Gedo region, carrying out indiscriminate killings, kidnappings and airstrikes.
In response to reports of corrupt officers taking money allocated for soldiers, Farmaajo forced every soldier to undergo biometric scanning to cut out corruption and ascertain the number of troops on the government payroll.
In total, 9,000 ghost soldiers were cut and the FGS is now saving tens of thousands of dollars that can be redistributed to other parts of the budget.
In addition, the biometric scan allows the FGS to directly pay each and every single soldier on time.
The Somali Armed Forces also received a $70 increase in pay, bringing their total salary to $230. A total of $100 goes to the soldier, while $30 is allocated to food rations, $70 to increment and an additional $30 for barrack food rations.
The economic positivity
Somalia’s economy is now in recovery thanks to the efforts of the Farmaajo administration.
Despite the COVID-19 outbreak, the World Bank reported that Somalia’s economy is projected to grow by 3.2%, the highest it has been in four years. Since Farmaajo was elected, Somalia’s revenue has been on an upward trajectory.
In 2017 Somalia made $148 million, followed by $198 million in 2018 and $223 million in 2019, making it their highest ever revenue collected in a year.
Revenue is growing at an unprecedented rate with an average increase of roughly $70 million yearly.
In October of 2019, Somalia adopted the international standards of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions and the auditor general shared the annual audit with the public for the first time in the history of the nation.
Many people were pleased with the government’s transparency given the rife misuse of public funds and corruption in Somalia.
In February 2017, the budget was just $168 million and didn’t appear to be growing at a substantial rate. Three years later, a $460 million budget was approved for 2020, making it the largest budget in the history of the country.
There was a 174% budgetary increase within three years from the beginning of Farmaajo’s term.
With more financial reforms and the competition of the debt relief program, we’ll see Somalia’s budget skyrocket out of the millions into the billions.
Under Farmaajo’s leadership, the administration undertook efforts to improve the nation’s public works with many projects completed and currently underway.
Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy once said, “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”
In Somalia, the people are practicing what Kennedy preached through the Isxilqaan program, which promotes that citizens can build the nation themselves and teaches them to be self-reliant.
Somalia’s greatest resource is its people, and each and every individual has an important role to play in the rebuilding of our nation.
With the Isxilqaan program, Somalia has rebuilt the famous statues of Somalia’s national heroes.
Statues of Gen. Ahmed Gurey, religious leader Sayid Mohamed and activist Hawo Taako now tower over the vibrant booming city of Mogadishu.
In addition, Qatar and Somalia signed an agreement to build a road connecting Central Somalia to the capital city of Mogadishu.
The road is a 90-kilometer-long, dual line that begins in Afgooye and ends at Jowhar, passing through Balcad and Mogadishu.
Although many accomplishments were achieved by the Farmaajo administration, there’s still a long way to go.
The next policy priority for the government must be to lobby the international community to lift the 30-year arms embargo placed on the country.
The administration has made significant strides in reforming the Somali army. The next critical objective must be to equip the army so that they are able to make military progress against al-Shabab.
Nearly four years have passed since Farmaajo was elected and election season is now upon us.
Farmaajo’s term has had many difficulties and obstacles it needed to overcome, but history will remember his tenure as arguably the most successful presidency during Somalia’s last three turbulent decades.
Muqdusho, (CeelWaaqNews): Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa Madaxtooyada Qaranka ku qaabilay Wasiirka Difaaca Boqortooyada Ingiriiska Mudane Ben Wallace oo uu wehelinayay Safiirka Ingriiska ee Soomaaliya Mudane Ben Fender.
Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa la wadaagay Wasiirka qorsheyaasha hirgalay ee Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ay ka xaqiijisay hannaanka dib u dhiska Ciidamada, amniga, dib u heshiisiinta iyo la dagaallanka argagixisada Al Shabaab.
Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga Xukumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xasan Xuseen Xaaji oo kulanka ka qeyb galay ayaa ka warbixiyey wadahadallada miro-dhalka ah ee dhexmaray labada dhinac, iyadoo la isla qaatay adkeynta iskaashiga labada dal ee dhanka Amniga iyo la dagaallanka argagixisada.
“Dowladda Soomaaliya waxaa ka go’an adkeynta amniga dalka iyo ciribtirka Argagixisada Alshabaab, iyadoo kaashaneysa saaxiibbadeeda caalamka ee ay UK ka mid tahay. Labada dowladood waxa ay isla qaateen dardar gelinta dagaalka ka dhanka ah argagixisada, kor u qaadidda tababarrada iyo hannaank dib u dhiska ciidamada Qaranka Soomaaliyeed.”
Dhankiisa, Wasiirka Difaaca Boqortooyada Ingiriiska Mudane Ben Wallace ayaa bogaadiyey horumarka muuqda ee ay ku tallaabsadeen shacabka iyo dowladda Soomaaliyeed, gaar ahaan dib u dhiska ciidamada iyo la dagaallanka argagixisada.
CeelWaaqNews- United States President-elect Joe Biden has been formally given the go-ahead by a federal agency to begin his transition to the presidency, shortly after the battleground state of Michigan certified him as the winner there.
With the rapid-fire developments on Monday, President Donald Trump’s already languishing efforts to overturn his November 3 defeat appeared to be coming to a close.
The US General Services Administration (GSA), an independent agency, ascertained that Biden was the “apparent winner” of the election and informed Biden that his transition – leading up to a January 20 swearing-in – could officially begin.
GSA Administrator Emily Murphy made the determination after Trump’s efforts to challenge the vote failed across battleground states, citing “recent developments involving legal challenges and certifications of election results”.
Michigan certified Biden’s victory Monday, and a federal judge in Pennsylvania moved on Saturday to throw out a Trump campaign lawsuit seeking to prevent certification in that state.
Murphy, a Trump appointee, has faced bipartisan criticism for failing to begin the transition process sooner, preventing Biden’s team from working with agency officials on plans for his administration, including in critical national security and public health areas.
“Please know that I came to my decision independently, based on the law and available facts. I was never directly or indirectly pressured by any Executive Branch official – including those who work at the White House or GSA – with regard to the substance or timing of my decision,” Murphy wrote in a letter to Biden.
Muqdisho, Nofeembar 23, 2020: Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo oo Billad iyo Shahaado sharaf ku maamusay Masuuliyiintii iyo howlwadeennadii ka soo shaqeeyay dib u soo celinta Maamulka Hawada Dalkeenna ayaa adkeeyay ahmiyadda ay leedahay xaqiijinta madaxbannaanida dalka, dowladnimada iyo sharafka Qarannimadeenna.
Madaxweynaha ayaa tilmaamay in Sooyaalka dalkeenna ay baal dahab ah ka geli doonaan Muwaadin kasta oo door ku lahaa dib u soo celinta Maamulka Hawada Dalkeenna, iyada oo jiilalka dambe ay tilmaansan doonaan shaqadaas waddaniga ah ee ay dalkooda iyo dadkooda u qabteen.
“Soo celinta Maamulka Hawada dalkeenna waxaa ay ahayd arrin aad u adag, madaama welwel badan laga qabay tayada howlwadeennadeenna iyo qalabka aan isticmaaleyno awooddiisa, laakin waxaa fikirkaas beeniyay Masuuliyiinta iyo khuburada Soomaaliyeed ee Duulista Hawada oo muujiyay karti iyo in ay daacad u yihiin masuuliyaddaas Qaran”.
Madaxweynaha oo guddoonsiiyay Wasiirka Gaadiidka iyo Duulista Hawada Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Salaad Billad sharaf ayaa ku bogaadiyey howlwadeennada Duulista Rayidka sida ay muddo kooban gudohood ugu horseedeen in dalkeennu lagu ammaano dhanka Maamulka iyo Maaraynta Duulista Hawada.
Macallimiinta Soomaaliyeed waxa ay ku soo shaqeeyeen duruufihii adkaa ee dalku soomaray, iyaga oo u dhabar adaygay si ay u badbaadiyaan Mustaqbalka Ubadka Soomaaliyeed iyo sharafka dalka.
Bareyaasha Soomaaliyeed waxa ay door weyn ka soo qaateen dowladnimada, horumarinta bulshada, dib u soo nooleynta wax-barashada iyo xoojinta midnimada Shacabka Soomaaliyeed.
Waxaa bogaadin mudan dadaalkii joogtada ahaa ee Bareyaasha Soomaaliyeed ay ku bixyeen Waxbarashada xilli aysan jirin dowlad ku garab istaagta, kana shaqeysa kor u qaadidda noloshooda, tayadooda iyo haqabtirka baahiyaha waxbarasho.
Dalkeennu maanta waxa uu ku tallaabsaday horumar weyn oo dhanka dib u habeynta iyo tayeynta nidaamka waxbarashada ah, iyada oo la hirgeliyey Manhaj Qaran oo mideysan, kana turjumaya baahiyaha garasho iyo aqooneed ee carruurta Soomaaliyeed.
Dowladdu waxa ay mudnaanta koowaad siisay tayeynta Macallimiinta Soomaaliyeed, kor u qaadidda tiradooda iyo mushaharkooda, iyada oo tirada macallimiinta Dugisyada Dowladda ay kor u dhaafayaan 16-kun oo macallin halka sanadkii 2017-kii ay ahaayeen 9 kun oo kaliya.
Dhammaan arrimahani waxa ay muujinayaan Qorshaheenna Qaran ee ku qotoma diyaarinta jiil aasaas u noqda Soomaaliya horumarsan oo la jaanqaadda dalalka kale ee Caalamka.
Turkish envoy congratulates young doctors ‘who demonstrated that science is possible regardless of any challenge’
Turkey’s Ambassador to Somalia Mehmet Yilmaz on Thursday officially opened the third Somalia-Turkey Medical Days attended by medical professionals.
It was a “great pleasure to participate in the opening ceremony of the Third Somalia-Turkey Medical Days,” said Yilmaz, who opened the ceremony at the Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan Somalia Mogadishu Training and Research Hospital.
“During the event, young Somali doctors will present their academic studies. We congratulate those young talents who demonstrated that science is possible regardless of any challenge.”
The Turkish ambassador then paid a courtesy visit to Somalia’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Khalif Abdi Omar.
“We confirmed our shared goal to strengthen the cooperation between Turkish and Somali business circles as well as promoting reciprocal investments,” according to a statement by the Turkish Embassy.
“Trade facilitation and balance and also finalization of the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement TEPA that will boost Somalia’s exports to Turkey,” it said.
Turkey has considerably contributed to improving better health care systems in Somalia in projects that include the construction of a hospital and training of medical students and doctors.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan officially opened the 200-bed Somalia-Turkey Training and Research Hospital in Mogadishu in 2015.
Ethiopia(CeelWaaqNews): pulled back thousands of troops who’ve been helping Somalia’s government fight an Islamist insurgency, according to three people familiar with the matter, raising concerns of a security vacuum in the war-torn nation.
Their departure from Somalia comes as federal soldiers continue to battle forces loyal to the ruling party in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray. Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump told top advisers he’s also considering extracting U.S. troops from Somalia.
Ethiopia is redeploying about 3,000 troops to help with the Tigray offensive, the people said, asking not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak to the media. The troops being withdrawn are Ethiopian National Defence Force soldiers and don’t fall under the command of the 5,000-strong African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia, they said.
A spokesman for the Office of the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia referred all questions to Ethiopian authorities. Redwan Hussein, state foreign minister and spokesperson for the Emergency Task Force in charge of the conflict, did not respond to questions on Ethiopia’s bilateral troops with Somalia.
Al-Qaeda-linked militants have waged an insurgency in Somalia since 2006 in a bid to impose their version of Islamic law. The group continues to carry out suicide bombings and other attacks in the Horn of Africa country despite being the target of frequent U.S. drone strikes, and the Somali government retains a weak grip on power.
The U.S. has 650 to 800 troops in Somalia, according to the U.S. Africa Command, including special forces that are helping train Somalia’s army.
Ethiopia(CeelWaaqNews)-Fighting between Ethiopian government forces and rebellious northern leaders could spiral out of control and war crimes may have been committed, the United Nations said on Friday, as repercussions spread around the volatile Horn of Africa.
The 10-day conflict in Tigray region has killed hundreds, sent refugees flooding into Sudan, and raised fears it may also suck in Eritrea or force Ethiopia to divert troops from an African force opposing al-Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia.
It may also blemish the reputation of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for a 2018 peace pact with Eritrea and had won plaudits for opening Ethiopia’s economy and easing a repressive political system.
“There is a risk this situation will spiral totally out of control, leading to heavy casualties and destruction, as well as mass displacement within Ethiopia itself and across borders,” United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet said via a spokesperson.A massacre of civilians reported by Amnesty International, if confirmed as committed by a party to the conflict, would amount to war crimes, she saidPrime Minister Abiy Ahmed accuses the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which rules the mountainous region of more than five million people, of treason and terrorism.
Federal troops say the TPLF rose against them last week but that they have since survived a siege and recaptured the west of the region. With communications cut and media barred, there has been no independent confirmation of the state of the fighting.
The TPLF says Abiy’s government has systematically persecuted Tigrayans since he took office in April 2018 and terms the military operations an “invasion.”
Federal troops have been carrying out airstrikes and there has been fighting on the ground since Nov. 4. Ethiopia denied a TPLF claim that federal jets had knocked out a power dam.
ETHIOPIA : CeelWaaqNews on Friday appointed a new head of Tigray region, one week after parliament voted to remove the executive Addis Ababa deems rebellious.
Mulu Nega’s appointment was announced by PM Abiy Ahmed via Twitter.
On the basis of the decision of the House of Federation and the Council of Ministers Regulation “Concerning the Provisional Administration of the Tigray National Regional State”, Dr. Mulu Nega has been appointed as the Chief Executive of the Tigray Regional State. 1/2
He replaces Debretsion Gebremichael, whose immunity from prosecution was removed Thursday.
Meanwhile, Amnesty International said Thursday that scores of civilians were killed in a “massacre” in the Tigray region, that witnesses blamed on forces backing the local ruling party.
The “massacre” is the first reported incident of large-scale civilian fatalities in a week-old conflict between the regional ruling party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), and the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, winner of last year’s Nobel Peace Prize.
“Amnesty International can today confirm… that scores, and likely hundreds, of people were stabbed or hacked to death in Mai-Kadra (May Cadera) town in the southwest of Ethiopia’s Tigray Region on the night of 9 November,” the rights group said in a report.
Amnesty said it had “digitally verified gruesome photographs and videos of bodies strewn across the town or being carried away on stretchers.”
The dead “had gaping wounds that appear to have been inflicted by sharp weapons such as knives and machetes,” Amnesty said, citing witness accounts.
Witnesses said the attack was carried out by TPLF-aligned forces after a defeat at the hands of the Ethiopian military, though Amnesty said it “has not been able to confirm who was responsible for the killings”.
It nonetheless called on TPLF commanders and officials to “make clear to their forces and their supporters that deliberate attacks on civilians are absolutely prohibited and constitute war crimes”.
Abiy ordered military operations in Tigray on November 4, saying they were prompted by a TPLF attack on federal military camps — a claim the party denies.
The region has been under a communications blackout ever since, making it difficult to verify competing claims on the ground.
Abiy said Thursday his army had made major gains in western Tigray.
Thousands of Ethiopians have fled across the border into neighboring Sudan, and the UN is sounding the alarm about a humanitarian crisis in Tigray.
Muqdisho, Nofeembar 12, 2020; Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa saxiixay Heshiiskii Siyaasadeed ee Doorashooyinka Dadban kaas oo Golaha Shacabka iyo Aqalka Sare ay si wadajir ah cod aqlabiyad ah ku ansixiyeen 26-kii Sebteembar 2020.
Madaxweynaha ayaa tilmaamay in saxiixa heshiiskan uu caddeyn buuxda u yahay sida ay uga go’an tahay Maamulka uu hoggaamiyo sii ambaqadidda hannaanka dimuqraadiyadeed ee dalka iyo qabsoomidda doorasho saldhigeedu yahay Heshiiskii Muqdisho ay ku gaareen Madaxda Heer Federaal iyo heer Dowlad Goboleed 17-kii Sebteemar 2020.
“Waxaan dalka u jihaynay doorasho. Laga soo bilaabo 1-dii Bishii Oktoobar ee sanadkan oo aan la saxiixanay Madaxda Dowladda Goboleedyada dalka Heshiiskii Habraacyada doorashooyinka, waxaan qaadnay tallaabooyinka Heer Federaal ee ku aaddan qabsoomidda doorashada iyo dhaqan gelinta dhammaan qodobbada ku jira Heshiiska Siyaasadeed ee Jiheynta Doorashada Baarlamaanka Federaalka.”
Madaxweyne Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa ku bogaadiyey Madaxda Dowlad Goboleedyada iyo Maamulka Gobolka Banaadir dadaalkii ay ku bixiyeen in heshiis laga gaaro wadahadalladii ku saabsanaa hannaanka doorashooyinka dalka ee ku qabsoomay Samareeb iyo Muqdisho.
Sidoo kale, Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda ayaa uga mahadceliyey Guddoonka iyo Xildhibaannada Golaha Shacabka iyo Aqalka Sare dhammeystirka habraacii uu sharciga ku noqday Heshiiskii Siyaasadeed ee Doorashooyinka.
Ugu dambeyntii, Madaxweyne Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa faray Xukuumadda dardargelinta doorkeeda ku aaddan fududeynta qabsoomidda doorasho waafaqsan heshiiskan ay ansixiyeen Baarlamaanku, kuna meel maray saxiixa Madaxweynaha.
Ethiopian: CeelWaaqNews, With communications down and media barred, independent verification of the status of the conflict was impossible.
Members of the Amhara region armed group head off to fight the Tigray People’s Liberation Front [File: Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]
Ethiopia’s prime minister has claimed that the Western Tigray region has been “liberated” after a week of fighting, while United Nations agencies warn of a dire humanitarian situation worsening by the day.null
“The army is now providing humanitarian assistance and services. It is also feeding the people,” he said.
With communications down and media barred, independent verification of the status of the conflict was impossible.
Fears over a spiralling conflict are mounting since the federal government’s decision to embark last week on a military campaign after it accused the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), which rules the mountainous northern state, of attacking sections of federal military stations.null
“The fighting is still going on between ground troops on both sides, with air strikes targeting fuel and arms depots that have caused significant casualties on both sides,” said Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow, reporting from the capital Addis Ababa.
“The government said it will not stop the operation until it reaches its objectives of ensuring that TPLF are disarmed, their leadership brought to justice and any fugitives apprehended,” Adow said.Volunteers gather to donate blood for the injured members of Ethiopia’s National Defense Force [Tiksa Negeri/Reuters]Abiy said some of his soldiers had been found dead in the town of Sheraro, shot with their legs and arms tied behind their back.
“This kind of cruelty is heartbreaking,” he said. He did not say how many bodies were found or provide proof.
President Trump’s new acting secretary of defense began a since-aborted diplomatic gambit last month to negotiate with a Somali terrorist group — drawing the ire of the secretary of state.
Christopher C. Miller ascended to the role of acting defense secretary after President Trump fired Mark T. Esper this week.Credit…Joshua Roberts/Reuters
CeelWaaqNewsWashington — A little-known counterterrorism official named Christopher C. Miller flew to the Middle East last month to pursue a diplomatic idea: asking Qatar to help devise plans to buy off or otherwise marginalize some senior leaders of the Shabab, Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia, who are more committed to attacking the West.
Mr. Miller had obtained a blessing from Kash Patel, then a senior official at the National Security Council. President Trump’s national security adviser, Robert C. O’Brien, was also aware of the trip, officials said. But they bypassed the nation’s chief diplomat, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — and when he found out, he deemed the idea half-baked and shut it down.
Now, control over American national security and foreign policy has been upended. Mr. Trump abruptly installed Mr. Miller as acting defense secretary this week — making him, at least on paper, Mr. Pompeo’s equal for the administration’s last two months. Mr. Patel is becoming Mr. Miller’s chief of staff.
The appointment capped a stunning rise for Mr. Miller, a former Green Beret officer who 11 months ago was a counterterrorism adviser at the National Security Council and who lacks significant experience managing a sprawling organization. The extraordinary power and responsibility he will wield during the uncertain endgame of the Trump administration — when Mr. Trump is refusing to acknowledge that he lost the election — immediately cast tremendous attention on the largely unknown new Pentagon leader.
Mr. Miller has displayed an irreverent demeanor that at times clashes with the grave policy matters he has handled, according to people who have worked with him. His background in the Army Special Forces dovetails with a reputation for being hard-charging and not always respectful of bureaucratic vetting procedures that are intended to ensure that potential consequences are fully considered before acting.
Mr. Miller’s previously unreported trip to Qatar offers insight into the acting secretary’s mind-set. The awkward shuttering of the effort was an embarrassing outcome for the U.S. government, in part because Qatar’s emir had already apparently given his approval to explore Mr. Miller’s proposal.
It could also portend the kind of last-ditch initiatives or operations, whether overt or covert, that Mr. Trump and his top aides might pursue during his last weeks in office.
“The policy process in this administration has just been so bizarre,” said Tricia Bacon, a Somalia specialist at American University in Washington and a former State Department counterterrorism analyst.
The officials familiar with Mr. Miller’s aborted venture described it on the condition of anonymity because of its sensitive diplomatic and intelligence nature. Spokesmen for the State Department, the National Security Council and Mr. Miller declined to comment.
Mr. Miller seemed an unlikely emissary for such a delicate diplomatic foray. He spent most of his 31-year military career in shadowy Special Operations assignments. He commanded a Special Forces quick-reaction team that flew to Afghanistan in December 2001 to help a team accidentally struck by an American bomb. They stayed to increase security around Hamid Karzai, who had just been named Afghanistan’s interim president. During the Iraq war, Mr. Miller hunted high-value insurgent leaders.
In 2018, he became a top counterterrorism official at the National Security Council, the arm of the White House that helps manage interagency matters involving the military, intelligence and foreign policy.
Mr. Miller frequently worked with Mr. Patel, a former aide to Representative Devin Nunes of California, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee and an outspoken supporter of Mr. Trump.
By contrast, Mr. Miller is not known as a partisan ideologue, according to interviews with officials who have worked with him. His counterterrorism and hostage-focused portfolio has permitted him to largely avoid national security issues that have attracted political furor during the Trump era, like Russia. His watch at the National Security Council included meetings that led to the American commando raid in northwest Syria last year to kill the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and he has gained the trust of officials like Mr. O’Brien and Mr. Patel.
This year, Mr. Miller briefly moved to a counterterrorism role at the Pentagon before the Senate in August confirmed him to lead the National Counterterrorism Center, an agency created after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, that is supposed to serve as a clearinghouse for terrorism threat information and coordinate intelligence sharing between organizations including the C.I.A., the F.B.I. and the National Security Agency.
The center is not supposed to play an operational role. But as Mr. Miller studied intelligence reports about the Shabab’s senior leadership and Somalia, he told colleagues that it might be possible to change the equation that has kept the United States locked in irregular warfare with the Shabab — including periodic drone strikes targeting suspected militants and the deadly Shabab assault on an American air base at Manda Bay, Kenya, in January.
American officials have long struggled with how to think about the Shabab — a loosely organized collection of factions, most of whom are focused on the parochial goal of controlling Somalia but some of whom want to participate in Al Qaeda’s global jihad, carrying out terrorist attacks beyond its borders.
A Shabab attack caused destruction in Mogadishu, Somalia, last year.Credit…Farah Abdi Warsameh/Associated Press
Near the end of the Obama administration, the executive branch deemed the entire group an enemy in the war on terrorism, and Mr. Trump eased limits on military strikes in Somalia. But years of fairly regular bombings have failed to bring the Shabab to heel, and in its fourth year the Trump administration has flirted with the idea of pulling back from the Horn of Africa.
Amid that churn, Mr. Miller wondered whether it would be possible to separate key Shabab factions from Al Qaeda to reduce its threat to American interests beyond Somalia’s borders. He focused on a group of about 10 older leaders with strong personal ties to Al Qaeda, rather than younger, more nationalistic Shabab leaders.
It was difficult to obtain accurate, timely intelligence to target and kill the Qaeda-linked Shabab leaders. Mr. Miller raised ideas for isolating or eliminating them: Perhaps the younger leaders could be persuaded to rebel against them, or the older cohort could be bought off to sideline themselves from the struggle, the officials said.
It made sense that Mr. Miller would be attracted to the idea of striking an unorthodox deal with elements of an Islamist militant group to try to diminish the terrorist threat, given his previous experience as a Green Beret officer in Afghanistan and Iraq, said Luke Hartig, a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council during the Obama administration who has worked with Mr. Miller.
“Based on Chris Miller’s military background in the Special Forces, he would certainly have a lot of interest in working with irregular forces or others to defeat our terrorist enemies,” Mr. Hartig said.
The Qataris had experience as the intermediary for peace talks with the Afghan Taliban. Mr. Miller went to Mr. Patel with his idea of enlisting them for a similar outreach effort. With the National Security Council’s blessing, Mr. Miller approached Qatar’s ambassador to the United States to obtain the blessing of the country’s emir to pursue the idea.
Then, over the Columbus Day weekend, Mr. Miller and aides flew to Doha to open talks with senior Qatari officials, including its foreign minister and top counterterrorism leaders. The Qataris were said to have expressed interest in some of the ideas but were cautious about how to proceed. As a preliminary step, they proposed looping in Norwegian diplomats who had also served as go-betweens with the Taliban.
Mr. Miller returned from his trip with a proposal to schedule three-way talks with Qatar and Norway to flesh out the proposals, according to the officials. At that point, however, Mr. Pompeo and his top aides became aware of his efforts.
The move was seen within the State Department as freelance diplomacy — an intrusion into Mr. Pompeo’s turf — and, more broadly, many counterterrorism policy officials viewed it as insufficiently thought out.
Among the problems: figuring out whom to talk to in the Shabab, whose leaders tend to kill one another when they have ideological disputes; figuring out what the effort would mean for the fledgling Somali government the United States is supporting; and vetting the public-relations risks of negotiating with Qaeda-linked figures.
Mr. Pompeo insisted that the State Department take over the initiative from Mr. Miller. He referred the matter to the department’s Africa Bureau, where officials said it was widely seen as bureaucratically dead even before Mr. Trump lost the election — and a reversal that has exposed the American government to looking flighty in the Middle East.
“This story is strange on so many levels,” Ms. Bacon said. “Reducing the threat to U.S. interests by eliminating 10 Shabab operatives doesn’t hold up. The threat from Shabab isn’t that simple. We have already tried that, and it hasn’t worked.”
Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau has said there are great unexploited trade opportunities between Kenya and Somalia.
He cited tourism, which he said remains greatly unexploited, noting that currently Kenya receives 32,268 tourists from Somalia annually.
He said the number can be tripled if the visa protocols are enforced and issued on arrival.
Macharia said Somalia is on the cusp of a turnaround that could position it as an important country for business, trade and cooperation and could soon be a major source of tourist and hotel revenue for Kenya.
He said countries like Uganda, Djobouti, Ethiopia and Turkey have seen the potential of Somalia and have direct flights to Mogadishu, something Kenya Airways should consider.
Mcahraia was in Mogadishu to visit the Kenyan Embassy and assess its situation.
“I have traveled to Somalia with a small delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that included the Director of Human Resources and Management and other specialists to look at the situation of our diplomatic team in Somalia,” Kamau said in a statement on Sunday.
He said about 35,000 Kenyans presently live in Somalia while some half a million Somalians also reside in the Kenyan refugee camps with about 1.5 million integrated over time.
The integration ration of Somalians to indigenous Kenyans remains among the highest in Kenya, the said the PS.
During his tour, Macharia looked at the living conditions in Mogadishu and discussed strategic and security matters that are of concern to Kenya’s mission on operations in Somalia.
“While here I’ve also had the opportunity to discuss other important matters with the PS and Minister of Foreign Affairs and the new Minister of Commerce that have touched on trade and cooperation between our two countries,” he said.
He also engaged a number of international partners including the ambassadors of the European Union, the UK and the US.
The PS also held talks with the political and military leadership of African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) based in Mogadishu and explored cooperation and opportunities between Somalia and Kenya.
“The promise of trade and business exchanges between the two peoples of Kenya and Somalia is phenomenal and it could be transformational for both economies and societies,” said Kamau.
He said the significant political and security challenges between Kenya and Somalia in the last decade should not bar what would be the enormous benefits from cooperation and business in the two countries.
The PS said so far, Kenya has offered Somalia 500 plus scholarships in various areas of study and skills development to help the Somali state build capacity and skills for development.
Somalia has in turn offered many young Kenyans opportunities for work in Mogadishu and other places in the country in areas of education, the hotel industry, as well as the construction industry.
CEELWAAQNEWS: Small bottles labelled with ”Vaccine” stickers stand near a medical syringe in front of displayed ”Coronavirus COVID-19” words in this illustration taken.
Public resistance to vaccines has been much discussed this year, but the issue became very real on Monday when Pfizer and BioNTech announced their candidate was more than 90% effective in large trials – hoisting an actual shot onto the horizon.
Numerous opinion polls carried out before and during the pandemic showed confidence is volatile, and that political polarization and online misinformation threatens uptake. Many people have concerns about the accelerated speed of COVID-19 vaccine development.
The World Health Organization estimates about 70% of people must be inoculated to break transmission of the virus. Since it is unlikely a vaccine, once approved, will be immediately available for the masses, experts said getting medical workers on board will be critical.
“We should have really targeted discussions and engagement with healthcare providers,” Heidi Larson, director of the global Vaccine Confidence Project, told CeelWaaqNews.
“Not only are they going to be the first ones expected to get a vaccine – if not required to – they’re also going to be the ones on the frontlines facing the onslaught of questions from the public.”
FIRST IN LINE?
While about 200 COVID-19 vaccine candidates are in development globally, with dozens in human clinical trials, no shot has actually crossed the finish line and been approved, though the one from Pfizer-BioNTech appears to be on track.
The high rate of efficacy in the Pfizer-BioNTech interim results could help boost confidence, Cornell University government Professors Douglas Kriner and Sarah Kreps said.
Their recently published research showed that if an initial COVID-19 vaccine was about as effective as a flu shot, uptake by the American public may fall far short of the 70% level needed to achieve “herd immunity”.
“However, if the vaccine was 90% effective it would significantly increase Americans’ willingness to vaccinate by more than 10%, critical to ensuring enough public acceptance to help the U.S. eventually get closer to herd immunity,” said Kreps.
Experts are also cautioning any conversation over a vaccine’s risks and rewards must be frank. A return to normal life will still take time, with no one shot likely to be a silver bullet. And many questions are likely to remain, including how long a vaccine will provide protection.
The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA, a non-profit that supports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has been holding focus groups to gauge the public mood and is now crafting campaign messages to help tackle concerns.
Its chief executive, Susan Winckler, said more than a dozen focus groups of 150 people in total held since August – some in person, some by video – had unearthed numerous concerns.
“We heard distrust of both government and the healthcare system,” Winckler said. “Many didn’t want to be first in line for the shot.”
It’s a global phenomenon; a survey from early November, carried out by the World Economic Forum and covering 18,526 people in 15 countries, showed 73% of people willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine, a four-point fall since August.
EARLY BATTLE
Regulators and the drug industry have taken pains to reassure the public they won’t cut corners on safety, with a top U.S. drug agency official saying he would quit if an unproven vaccine were rubber stamped.
The International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations, a drug industry group, also plans a campaign by 2021, while the U.S. Council for International Business, with 300 multinational corporations as members, is also getting behind a campaign pushing for workforce take-up of eventual COVID-19 vaccines.
Some studies show government and employer recommendations will help convince people to get vaccinated.
Scott Ratzan, co-leader with Larson of ‘CONVINCE’, an initiative supporting communication and engagement for vaccine uptake globally, stressed the importance of medical workers getting inoculated, saying others would then be more likely to follow suit.
“If we don’t have the medical folks signed on … we’ll lose the early battle,” he added. “The only way to get back to normal is if we can get enough workers or employees covered.”
(CeelWaaqNews) President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to reassert the United States’ leadership role on the global stage through a series of day-one executive actions that would mark a drastic turn from outgoing President Donald Trump’s policies.
Now that Biden has defeated Trump, his transition team is beginning to turn his campaign-trail promises into plans he can implement early in his presidency.Biden’s first focus is likely to be the worsening coronavirus pandemic. He is set to name a 12-person coronavirus task force on Monday, two sources with knowledge of his plans said. Biden also said during the campaign that he will speak with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases expert, before taking office.He is also poised to enact a series of executive actions that would undo many of Trump’s foreign policy actions and seek to rapidly return the United States to its status at the end of former President Barack Obama’s administration four years earlier.
Biden repeatedly promised on his first day in office to rejoin the Paris climate accord, a landmark international deal to combat climate change that Trump exited in 2017. He has also said he would rejoin the World Health Organization, which Trump moved to withdraw from this year.
Biden has long believed in the multilateral organizations and pacts that Trump distrusts.Biden has also said he will repeal Trump’s ban on travel from some Muslim-majority countries and reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows “dreamers” — undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children — to remain in the country.The outcome of the election — with Republicans still holding a narrow Senate majority, though Democrats would gain control of the chamber if they win what could be two Senate runoffs in Georgia in early January — underscores the difficulty Biden will have winning legislative victories, heightening the importance of his administration’s executive actions.The transition team Biden assembled has quietly been preparing since Labor Day, and has ramped up its activities in recent weeks -The Biden-Harris transition Twitter account tweeted that the incoming administration will take on the “most urgent” challenges facing the nation, listing, “protecting and preserving our nation’s health, renewing our opportunity to succeed, advancing racial equity, and fighting the climate crisis.” Biden listed a number of other priorities on the campaign trail and in the policies his campaign released throughout the primary and in the general election, including addressing systemic racism, climate change and expanding protections for union employees.
Biden has pledged to take steps to reform the government, including expanding on and codifying into law an ethics pledge instituted by Obama’s administration that addresses lobbying issues and also “any improper or inappropriate influence from personal, financial, and other interests.”He also promised to reinstate guidance instituted during Obama’s administration that would restore transgender students’ access to sports, bathrooms, and locker rooms in accordance with their gender identity.
FILE PHOTO: Debretsion Gebremichael, Tigray Regional President, attends the funeral ceremony of Ethiopia’s Army Chief of Staff Seare Mekonnen in Mekele, Tigray Region, Ethiopia.
(CeelWaaqNews) – Ethiopia’s Tigray region president, Debretsion Gebremichael, said on Sunday it would be good to try to stop the fighting with federal troops and negotiate.
The region will keep on defending itself until federal authorities agree to negotiate, Debretsion told CeelWaaqNews, adding that the federal government has lost authority there, and it was still pounding some targets with air strikes.
With the election sitting at razor-thin margins, what are the candidates’ paths to victory in the Electoral College?
A combination picture shows US presidential candidates President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden pumping their fists during a campaign events [File: Jonathan Ernst/Brian Snyder]
6 Nov 2020
To win the White House, a candidate must win at least 270 electoral votes, a majority of the 538 that are up for grabs in the 50 states, but not the popular vote.
Nearly 2.9 million more people voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, but she still lost.
President Donald Trump won because he prevailed in the Electoral College, under a system set up in the US Constitution and refined through the centuries.
Currently, the path to 270 looks increasingly difficult for Trump, though Democratic challenger Joe Biden appears set to clinch it.
Biden’s path forward
Democrat Joe Biden’s campaign has a relatively easy and straightforward path forward. Biden maintained the so-called “Blue Wall” in the Midwest, flipping Wisconsin back from Trump’s 2016 win.
Biden is also doing well in Arizona, a state that has not backed a Democratic presidential candidate since 1996.
The Ethiopian government says operations by its defence forces are underway in Tigray its northern region
The move comes after the government of prime minister Abiy Ahmed declared an “unexpected war” on it’s northern state, threatening the stability of one of the world’s most strategic regions, the Horn of Africa.
Birhanu Jula Gelalcha, Deputy Chief of the Ethiopian Army described the war a shameful one. “Our country has entered into a war that it did not want. This war is a shameful war. It does not have a point. The people of Tigray and its youth and its security forces should not die for this pointless war. Ethiopia is their country.” the army chief explained.null
The Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) are accused of an unprovoked attack on the Ethiopian army’s northern command, and of trying to loot its weapons .
Tensions between the government and TPLF, which used to be part of the governing coalition before falling out with Mr Abiy, have escalated in recent months.
The TPLF has accused Abiy’s administration of trying to destroy Tigray’s right to self-determination and conspiring with Ethiopia’s northern neighbour Eritrea to stage a military attack.
(Tigrinya) Debretsion Gebremichael, President of the Tigray Regional State. berated the government’s move.
“In the regions around Tigray there is a massing of military forces. Consequently I have announced at a news conference to say that they are surrounding us with their forces. I stated that they have decided to go to war and we should all prepare to foil it. This is our proclamation, so let it be clear”. Gebremicheal said.
He stressed there was no reason for this because the people of Tigray held an election. “There was nothing new that happened. This is the action of a self-loving government that is trying to resolve, albeit though not possible, political differences through force, weapons, and war. That is why they have declared war on the people of Tigray.”
On Tuesday, the federal parliament proposed that the TPLF be designated as a “terrorist organisation.”
Just as people across the United States will be waiting eagerly for the results of Tuesday’s voting, thousands of kilometres away, on the far eastern corner of Africa, Somalis will also be closely watching the hard-fought matchup between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
It hardly comes as a surprise. A country of some 15 million people, Somalia has for decades felt the impact of US policies – both directly and indirectly.
“Ever since Somalia got independence in 1960, America and its leaders have tried to have a strong foothold in the country,” said Hassan Sheikh Ali, a lecturer of international relations at Somali National University.
The main reason? Somalia’s “strategic location”.
Bounded by the Indian Ocean to the east and the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Horn of Africa country occupies a significant geopolitical position along major trade routes. Up to 30,000 ships, carrying goods from crude oil to iron ore, pass annually through the Gulf of Aden, a key transit zone for maritime traffic between the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
The US’s engagement in Somalia remained steadfast throughout the Cold War when it competed with the Soviet Union for influence and control. “Somalia first sided with the West, then the USSR, before switching sides yet again in the 1980s and going with the West,” said Hassan.null
In the late 1980s, Washington deployed military aid and trainers to stem the tide of a rebellion threatening the government of autocratic ruler Siad Barre.
But in 1991, after 21 years in power, Siad was overthrown by rival clan militias. As fighters ransacked the country, the US closed its embassy in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, and watched from afar as chaos reigned.
The next year, Somalia was hit by a severe drought that led to a catastrophic famine. The militias pillaged whatever little resources the country had, including international food convoys that had arrived as part of a United Nations-led humanitarian effort.
In late 1992, as hundreds of Somalis died of starvation and thousands more were on the brink, the UN approved a proposal by then-US President George H W Bush to deploy US combat troops with the goal of protecting aid workers.
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Mudane Xasan Macallin Khaliif Wasiiru Dowlaha Cusub ee Madaxtooyada oo ka hadlay munaasabadda xil wareejinta oo ka dhacday Xafiiska Wasiiru Dowlaha ayaa si kooban uga hadlay qorshihiisa ku aaddan howlaha hortebinta leh ee Madaxtooyada.
Dhankiisa, Wasiiru Dowlihii hore ee Madaxtooyada Mudane Cabduqaadir Sheikh Cali Baqdaadi ayaa ka warbixiyay shaqooyinkii muhiimka ahaa ee uu soo qabtay intii uu xilka hayay iyo kuwa horyaalla Wasiiru Dowlaha cusub. Waxa uuna ku booriyay sii amba-qaadidda howlaha culus ee harsan.
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Mogadishu(CN)- AMISOM ayaa sheegtay in Taliyaha ciidanka Uganda ee AMISOM Jeneraal Richard Otto uu soo gabagabeeyay socdaal uu ku tagay furimaha hore ee lagula dagaalamayo kooxda argagaxisada ee Al-Shabaab.
Socdaalkan oo ujeedkiisu ahaa u kuurgelidda iyo in la qiimeeyo horumarku ciidanka ka sameeyeen dagaalka Shabaab ka dhanka ah ayaa waxaa Taliyaha ku weheliyay saraakiil sare sare oo ka tirsan howlgalka AMISOM .
Taliyaha ayaa si gaar ah u booqday goobaha ay gacanta ku hayaan ciidanka Uganda ee uu xakumo.
Ciidanka Uganda ee qeybta ka ah AMISOM waxay ka howl galaan Gobolada Banaadir, ,Shabeelaha Hoose iyo Jubbada dhexe.
Ciidanka ayaa qeyb weyn ka qaata sugidda amaanka waddooyinka sahayda muhiimka u ah iyo ilaalinta dadka shacabka ah.
Taliyaha ayaa la kulmay saraakiisha joogta goobaha ay ka mid yihiin Carbiska,Ceeljaale, Balidoogle iyo magaalada Baraawe ee gobolka Shabeelaha Hoose.
Taliyaha ciidanka Uganda ee AMISOM Jeneraal Richard Otto ayaa sheegay in uu ku faraxay diyaar ahaanshaha iyo firfircoonida ciidanka, isagoo sheegay in ay sii wadayaan daciifinta ama wiiqidda awooda cadwgu ku dagaali karo
Muqdisho, Oktoobar 19, 2020; Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa ku bogaadiyey Wasiirka Koowaad ee dalka Mudane Maxamed Xuseen Rooble soo dhisidda Xukuumad tayo leh oo ka shaqeyn karta hirgelinta qorsheyaasha hortabinta u leh shacabka iyo dowladda Soomaaliyeed, kuwaas oo ay ugu horreeyaan qabsoomidda doorashada, adkeynta amniga iyo sii ambaqaadidda guulihii dhanka dowladnimada ee sanadihii la soo dhaafay la gaaray.
Madaxweyne Farmaajo oo ku ammaanay Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Xukuumadda tashiyadii ballaarnaa ee uu kala yeeshay qeybaha bulshada soo xulista Golaha cusub ee Xukuumadda ayaa kula dardaarmay dhammaan Golaha Wasiirrada in ay noqdaan masuuliyiin ka tarjuma hamiga iyo himalada ay ku qabaan shacabka Soomaaliyeed xilligaan muhiimka u ah dowlad-dhiska iyo horumarka dalka.
Madaxweynaha ayaa ka codsaday Guddoonka iyo Xildhibaannada Golaha Shacabka ansixinta Xukuumadda Ra’iisul Wasaare Rooble, si loo dardar geliyo howlaha muhiimka ah ee horyaalla Golaha Xukuumadda, loona gaarsiiyo dalka doorasho hufan oo wakhtigeeda ku qabsoonta.
Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda ayaa Alle uga rajeeyey Golaha Xukuumadda ee la magacaabay in uu u fududeeyo masuuliyadda adag ee hortaalla, kana yeelo Gole si daacadnimo iyo wadaniyad leh ugu adeega shacabka Soomaaliyeed.
Mogadishu: (CN)- Ra’iisul Wasaare Rooble oo la kulmay Guddiyada qaabilsan dib u eegista Dastuurka
Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Xukuumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Xuseen Rooble ayaa kulan xog wareysi iyo wadatashi ah la yeeshay Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dastuurka, Guddiga La Socodka Dastuurka ee Baarlamaanka iyo Guddiga Dib u eegista Dastuurka ee Madaxa Bannaan, kuwaas oo uga warbixiyey halka ay marayaan hawlaha dhammeystirka Dastuurka iyo arrimaha horyaala.
Hay’adaha qaabilsan dib u eegista iyo dhameystirka dastuurka ayaa R/Wasaaraha warbixin ka siiyey hawlaha u qabsoomay muddadii la soo dhaafay, waxayna sheegeen in la dhamaystiray dastuurka boqolkii sideetan iyo shan, haatanna loo baahan yahay in la guda galo ilaa 10 qodob oo masiiri ah kuwaas oo u baahan wadaxaajood siyaasadeed.
Ra’iisul Wasaaraha ayaa tilaamay in Xukuumaddiisu ay ahmiyad gaar ah siinayso sidii loo dhammaystiri lahaa dastuurka KMG , iyada oo xoogga la saarayo qodobada u baahan wadatashiga guud, maadaama la soo dhamaystiray inta badan qodobadii kale ee farsamo, waxa uuna bogaadiyey shaqada ay qabteen Wasaaradda iyo Guddiyada u xilsaaran dhammaystirka dastuurka, kuwaasi oo ku shaqeeyay duruufo adag.
Muqdisho, Oktoobar 12, 2020; Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa kulan tacsi ah la qaatay ehelada iyo qoyska Ra’iisul Wasaarihii Hore ee dalka Marxuum Cali Khaliif Galeyr ee ka soo qeyb galay Aaskii-qaran ee loogu sameeyey Muqdisho.
Madaxweynaha ayaa la wadaagay qoyska iyo qaraabada marxuumka in maamuuska Qaran ee Dowladda Soomaaliya ay u sameysay Ra’iisul Wasaare Cali Khaliif ay ka tarjumeyso sida shacabka iyo dowladda Soomaaliyeed ay u xasuusan yihiin doorkii uu ka qaatay dowladnimada iyo horumarinta dalka.
“Geerida, Alle ha u naxariistee, Ra’iisul Wasaare Cali Khaliif Galleyr ma ahan mid kaligiin gaar idin taabatay ee waxa ay ahayd mid si murugo leh ay wadajir u dareemeen shacabka Soomaaliyeed, maadaama Marxuumku uu dowladnimadeenna kaga tagay raad muuqda.”
Dhankooda, Ehelada iyo qaraabada Marxuumka ee kulanka qeybta ka ahaa ayaa uga mahadceliyey Madaxda iyo Hay’adaha Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya maqaamka sarreeyey ee lagu soo dhaweeyey iyo aaska Qaran ee loo sameeyey Ra’iisul Wasaarihii Hore Marxuum Cali Khaliif Galeyr.
Muqdisho, Oktoobar 12, 2020: Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo oo shacabka Soomaaliyeed ugu hambalyeeyay munaasabadda Maalinta Calanka ee 12-ka Oktoobar ayaa Alle naxariis u weydiiyey dhammaan halyeeyadii naftooda u hurey jiritaanka dowladnimada iyo wadajirka shacabka Soomaaliyeed.
Madaxweynaha ayaa tilmaamay in dadka Soomaaliyeed ay naf iyo maalba u hureen sidii ay u gaari lahaayeen himiladooda Qarannimo, safka horena uga gali lahaayeen shucuubta iyo dalalka xorta ah ee leh calan iyo carro gobanimo ay dadkeedu ugu nool yihiin.
“Maanta waa maalin weyn. Waxa ay ku beegan tahay markii 66 sanno ka hor la yagleelay calanka Soomaaliyeed oo ka turjumaya Qarannimada, Gobonnimada, Midnimada iyo Wadajirka Shacabka Soomaaliyeed oo halgan dheer u soo galay sidii ay u hanan lahaayeen xornimadooda iyo talada dalkooda, iyaga oo ku tilmaaman calan iyo carro xor ah.”
Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda ayaa shacabka Soomaaliyeed ugu baaqay in ay u midoobaan xoojinta dowladnimadooda, iyaga oo meel uga soo wada-jeesanaya argagixisada Alshabaab ee caadeysatay daadinta dhiigga Shacabkeenna Soomaaliyeed iyo burburinta dalka.
Madaxweyne Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa adkeeyay guulihii taariikhiga ahaa ee sanadihii la soo dhaafay ay Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ku xaqiijisay madaxbannaanida dalka, midnimada iyo soocelinta kumanaankii dhallinyarada ahaa ee ku dhibaataysnaa xabsiyada shisheeye, tallaabooyinkaas oo kor u qaaday qabka iyo qarannimada dadka Soomaaliyeed.
Kenya Defence Forces soldiers, under the Africa Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom), take an aim during patrol in Afmadow on November 22, 2015. Photo credit: File | Nation Media Group
NAIROBI- CEELWAQ NEWS: Britain has backed Kenya’s cautious stance on withdrawal of Kenya Defence Forces troops from Somalia, saying exit will be dependent on the country’s stability.
This comes as the UK and Kenyan soldiers started joint training under a newly established military partnership agreed upon earlier this year.
Deputy British High Commissioner Julius Court said Britain is closely monitoring the situation in Somalia.null
Like Kenya, Britain has remained coy over the timelines of withdrawal of foreign troops from Somalia with the 2021 deadline fast approaching.
“The UK continues to monitor the situation in Somalia. Our concern is for the country to achieve stability,” Mr Court said at the KDF School of Infantry (SOI) in Isiolo.
The envoy, alongside British and KDF army officials, on Wednesday witnessed joint military exercises at Archer’s Post and SOI training facilities in Samburu and Isiolo counties.
600 KDF personnel
More than 600 KDF personnel are taking part in the training ahead of deployment to the Africa Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom).
Kenya and other countries contributing soldiers to Amisom are expected to leave Somalia by December 2021. This is based on the UN Security Council Resolution 2472 of May 31, 2019.
In the meantime, the timelines of Kenya’s withdrawal remain unknown, with the next contingent of troops expected to deploy in January.
President Uhuru Kenyatta has constantly steered away from the topic of when KDF will exit Somalia, saying it depends on the country’s stability.
KDF officials have lauded the joint training, saying the newly acquired skill-sets will be a game-changer in the war against terror. “Of course this is a game-changer and an opportunity to improve on the gaps we have identified in the past during our mission. This will improve our military capabilities and also reduce the number of casualties,” KDF School of Infantry Commandant Brigadier Joakim Mwamburi said.null
The training is provided by UK and KDF instructors.
At the same time, Britain will redeploy its troops back into Kenya in January to continue with its training programme under the British Army Training Unit in Kenya (Batuk).
The unit based in Nanyuki had been recalled to the UK earlier in March following the Covid-19 outbreak. “Some of the staffers are already back…we are ready to resume training with our Kenya Defence Forces partners,” Mr Court said on Wednesday.
According to Brigadier Mark Thornhill, Defence adviser to the British High Commission, Batuk training in Nanyuki will officially resume in January when the troops are expected to jet into the country.
BREAKING: World Food Programme wins the Nobel Peace Prize
The UN’s World Food Programme has won the Nobel Peace Prize.
The initiative was created in 1961, and today provides food to over 90 million people a year.
It was honored “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving force in efforts to prevent the use of hunger as a weapon of war and conflict.”
Muqdisho, Oktoobar 08, 2020; Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa tacsi tiiraanyo leh u diray qoyska, qaraabada iyo dhammaan ummadda Soomaaliyeed ee uu ka baxay Alle ha u naxariistee Ra’iisul Wasaarihii Hore ee Xukuumaddii Ku-meelgaarka ahayd ee Soomaaliya Marxuum Cali Khaliif Galeyr oo maanta ku geeriyooday magaalada Jigjiga.
Madaxweynaha oo khadka Taleefanka kula xiriiray Marwada Marxuumka Maryan Cabdi Biixi ayaa xusay doorkii uu ka geystay dowladnimada iyo horumarka dalka, taas oo muujineysa hammiga iyo himilada uu u qabay Soomaaliya horumarsan oo la jaan qaadi karta dalalka kale ee caalamka.
“Alle ha u naxariistee Marxuum Cali Khaliif Galeyr waxa uu door muuqda kaga jiraa sooyaalka dalkeenna. Waxa uu noqday Ra’iisul Wasaarihii Dowladdii Kumeel gaarka ahayd ee lagu soo dhisay Carta iyo xilal kale oo uu ugu soo adeegay dalkeenna iyo shacabka Soomaaliyeed si hufan, waddaniyad iyo daacadnimo leh”.
Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda ayaa faray Xukuumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya in la magacaabo Guddi Qaran oo ka shaqeeya Aas-Qaran oo loo sameeyo Marxuumka, si loo maamuuso dadaalkii uu ku bixiyey dalka iyo dadka Soomaaliyeed
Madaxweyne Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa Marxuumka Alle u weydiiyey in uu hoygiisa ka yeelo Jannatul Fardowsa, samir iyo iimaanna uu ka siiyo qoyskiisa iyo guud ahaan Dowladda Soomaaliyeed ee uu ka geeriyooday.
(Nairobi) 05 Okt 2020 – Xili uu qarka soo saaran yahay sanadka 2021 oo ah midka loo asteeyey inay Somalia ka baxaan Ciidanka AMISOM, Kenya waxaa horyaalla laba-labayn ku aaddan inay sii joogto iyo inay ka baxdo dalka ay dagaalladu la degeen ee Somalia, waxaa sidaa qoraal dheer oo uu Daily Nation ku qoray ku bilaabay Oscar Obonyo.
Maadaama ay Kenya u dhowdahay Somalia oo ay ka qoowlaystaan kooxda gaangiska ah ee argagixisada ah oo weerara rayidka iyo hay’adaha muhimka ah, ayuu daba dhigay.
Haatan waxaa jira walaac cusub oo ku saabsan Ciidanka Xoogga Dalka Somalia ee SNA oo loo arko kuwo aan xirfadleey ahayn isla markaana aanay askartoodu dishibiliin lahayn.
Waxay si aan kala sooc lahayn u xabadeeyeen dad rayid ah oo Kenyan ah oo joogen xadka Buulo Xaawo maalmo yar kahor, taasoo calan cas u taagtey awoodda ay SNA u leeyihiin inay amaanka si madax bannaan oo wax u ool ah kaligood uga soo bixi karaan kaddib marka ay baxdo AMISOM oo ay ka mid yihiin kuwa KDF, ayuu yiri isagoo soo jeediyey in ay khalad tahay inay AMISOM hadda baxdo.
KENYA & GOLAHA AMAANKA – Kenya oo lagu wado inay la wareegaan kursi ka mid ah Golaha Amaanka (UNSC) horraanta sanadka soo aaddan iyagoo ka mid ah 10 dal oo aan rigli ahayn, waxay taas u adeegsan kartaa fursad ay ku riixdo kiiskeeda Somalia kala dhexeeya, ayuu qoray.
“Ma lahaan doonto awoodda qayaxan ee VETO balse waxay Kenya awood u yeelan doontaa inay la fariisato qaar ka mid ah dalalka dunida ugu xoogga iyo saamaynta badan, taasoo ka dhigan inaan haysato fursad ballaaran oo aan qalqaalo ugu galno kiiskeenan ka dhanka ah Somalia iyo SNA,” ayuu yiri Dr George Katete, oo ah khabiir bartay xiriirka caalamiga ah oo muujinaya sida ay Kenya u diiddan tahay dhismaha Ciidanka Somalia oo ay durba hadda usii sawirayso kuwo gobolka halis ku ah, taasoo ay kala shaqaynayaan dalal ka tirsan kuwa VETO-ga leh sida Faransiiska.
”Inay KDF soo baxaan iyo inay joogaan waxay ku xiran tahay qodobbo dhowr ah oo ay ka mid tahay xiisaha awoodaha caalama iyo moowqifka dalalka gobolka iyo siyaasadda caalamka,” ayuu daba dhigay Dr George Katete.
Kenya ayaa marar badan muujisay inaysan raalli ka ahayn dhismaha dowladnimada Somalia, iyadoo soo gelitaankeeda Somalia uu taa uun daba socdo, waana dalka ka dambeeya inuu Axmed Madoobe ku gorgortamo in Ciidanka SNA laga saaro gobolka GEDO, waxaa sidoo kale ku raacsanaa siyaasiyiin badan oo ay ku jiraan kuwo xisbiyo hal nin ah Xamar ku haysta, taasoo ay dad badani la yaabban yihiin inuu qof siyaasi Soomaaliyeed ihi lasoo gole istaago.
Madaxa AMISOM, Francisco Madeira, oo bishii Maajo 22 sanadkan la hadlayey Golaha Amaanka ee QM ayaa walaac ka muujiyey inay Somalia si deggan ula wareegi karto amaankeeda iyadoo fulinaysa Qorshaha Kalaguurka Qaran (STN).
German police arrested the attacker, and a police spokesman said he was accused of causing grievous bodily harm [Reuters screen grab]
A 26-year-old man has been seriously wounded after being attacked outside a synagogue in the northern German city of Hamburg.
A police spokesperson said on Sunday the 29-year-old perpetrator struck his victim – who is expected to survive – on the head with a shovel.
German police arrested the attacker, and a police spokesman said he was accused of causing grievous bodily harm. The attacker seemed to have acted alone so there was no further threat.null
The motive was unclear, the police spokesman said.
Sources close to the investigation told the DPA news agency the attacker was wearing military-style camouflage clothing and had a piece of paper with a swastika in his trouser pocket.
The Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported the victim was a Jewish student.
‘Disgusting’
According to several German media outlets, those inside the synagogue were taken to safety. They were celebrating the Sukkot holiday at the time.null
German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas denounced the attack as anti-Semitic.
“This is not an isolated incident, this is disgusting anti-Semitism and we must all oppose it!” Maas said in a tweet.
The assault in Hamburg revived memories of the attack on a synagogue in the city of Halle almost a year ago.
In that case, the attacker made a failed attempt to enter the synagogue by force as a full congregation marked the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur and subsequently shot dead two people nearby. Several people were wounded.
Axad, October 4, 2020 (CN) – Raysal wasaaraha cusub ee Soomaaliya Maxamed Xuseen Rooble ayaa faray golaha wasiiradda ee xilka sii haya in tallaabo kasta oo ay qaadayaan lasoo wadaagaan xafiiskiisa, si loo dhowro arkaanta loo dajiyay xubnaha xil gaarsiinta.
Raysal wasaaruhu wuxuu sheegay in aan la aqbalidoonin tallaabo kasta oo ka hor imaanaysa habraaca la dajiyay, wuxuuna ku wargaliyay inay muujiyaan waxqabad miro-dhal ah inta uu gole cusub kasoo dhisayo.
Waa amarkii ugu horeeyay ee kasoo baxa raysal wasaaraha cusub oo dhawaan laga sugayo inuu soo magacaabo gole wasiirro oo xilka kala wareega kuwa hadda jira ee muddada ku shaqeynayay xil sii hayayaal.
Madaxweynaha iyo wafdigiisa waxaa qaabilaad iyo soo dhaweyn diirran ugu sameeyey Garoonka Diyaaradaha ee Asmara Madaxweynaha dalkaas Mudane Isaias Afwerki iyo xubno ka tirsan Goleyaasha Dowladda Ereteriya.
Labada Madaxweyne ayaa ka wadahadlaya hannaanka kor loogu qaadi karo iskaashiga siyaasadeed, dhaqaale iyo bulsho ee labada dal, si loo dardargeliyo qorsheyaasha ku qotoma ganacsiga, maalgashiga iyo isku xirnaanta bulshada Gobolka.
Madaxweynaha dalka Ereteriya Mudane Isaias Afwerki ayaa muujiyey dareenkiisa farxadeed ee booqashada Madaxweynaha iyo wafdigiisa, waxa uuna tilmaamay in booqashadani ay qeyb ka tahay dadaallada wadajirka ah ee labada dowladood ay ku bixinayaan kor u qaadidda xiriirka iyo iskaashiga oo mudnaan u leh labada dal.
Dowladda Soomaaliya waxaa ka go’an adkeynta xiriirka iskaashi iyo dhaqaale ee dalalka gobolka, taas oo xoojineysa in dalkeennu uu door muhiim ah ka qaato geeddi socodka horumarineed ee ay hiigsanayaan dalalka gobolku.
Jubba, Oktoobar 03, 2020; Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo oo Khudbad ka jeediyey munaasabadda Dhaqan-gelinta Heshiiska nabadeed ee u dhaxeeya Dowladda Suudaan iyo Kooxaha hubeysan ee Galbeedka iyo Koonfurta dalkaas ayaa soo bandhigay garab-istaagga shacabka iyo dowladda Soomaaliyeed ee ku aaddan xaqiijinta nabadda, xasilloonida iyo midnimada walaalahooda dalka Suudaan.
Madaxweynaha ayaa tilmaamay in Shacabka iyo dowladda Soomaaliyeed ay khibrad weyn u leeyihiin dhibaatada laga dhaxlo colaadaha sokeeye, waxa uuna ka warbixiyey murugada iyo dib u dhicii xanuunka badnaa ee dalkeenna ka soo gaaray dagaalkii sokeeye oo maanta shacabka Soomaaliyeed ay gacmaha is-heystaan sidii ay uga gudbi lahaayeen saameyntiisa.
“Dabcan maanta ma ahan maalin u wanaagsan shacabka iyo dowladda Suudaan oo qura ee waa mid sidoo kale u wanaagsan dowladaha walaalaha ah ee dhiirrigeliyey heshiiskan, islamarkaasna taageeray nabadda iyo wadajirka sida dalkeyga oo kale. Haddii aanu nahay dowladaha xubnaha ka ah Urur Goboleedka IGAD iyo Bahda Qaramada Adduunka, waxaa mas’uuliyad wadareed naga saaran in nabad lagu dhammeeyo dagaalkii ka jirey qeyb ka mid ah Suudaan”.
Madaxweyne Maxamed Cabdullahi Farmaajo ayaa dul istaagay sida nabadda ay door weyn uga qaadan karto horumarka bulshada,koboca dhaqaale iyo xasillooni siyaasadeed oo dhab ah,taas oo dani ugu jirto Suudaan iyo guud ahaan gobolka.
“Waxaa nasiib iyo sharaf weyn ii ah in aan goobjoog ka ahaado saxiixa heshiiskan nabadeed ee maanta dhacay. Waxaan u hambalyeynayaa dowladda iyo shacabka Suudaan iyo dhammaan dhinacyada garwadeenada ka ah in heshiisku dhoco. Waa guul taariikhi ah oo u soo hoyatay dadka reer Suudaan iyo guud ahaan kuwa gobolka.”
Madaxweynaha ayaa kula dardaarmay dhinacyada heshiiskan in si rasmi ah loo fuliyo heshiiska nabadeed ee Jubba, kaas oo yeelan doona saamayn mug leh oo lagu gaaro nabad waarta, xasillooni iyo rajo ay hesho Suudaan, isaga oo xusay marxaladihii iyo dadaalladii loo soo maray in la soo gaaro heshiiskan wadajirka ah.
Jubba, Oktoobar 03, 2020; Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo oo ka qayb galaya munaasabadda heshiiska nabadeed ee dalka Suudaan ayaa gaaray magaalada Jubba ee caasimadda dalka Suudaanta Koonfureed, halkaas oo si diirran loogu soo dhaweeyey.
Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa kamid ah Madaxweynayaasha markhaatiga ka ah heshiiskan nabadeed ee u dhaxeeya Dowladda aan walaalaha nahay ee Suudaan iyo Kooxaha hubeysan ee Galbeedka iyo Koonfurta dalka Suudaan.
Dowladda Suudaanta Koonfureed ayaa casuumaad rasmi ah oo ku saabsan munaasabaddan waxa ay u soo dirtay Madaxweyne Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo, si loo xuso doorka dibloomaasiyadeed ee Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya ay ku lahayd wada-xaajoodyadan nabadeed.
Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya waxa ay hiigsaneysaa daris-wanaagga, iyada oo ka shaqeynaysa nabadeynta Gobolka Geeska Afrika, si loo xoojiyo iskaashiga, wax-wada-qabsiga iyo horumarka shucuubta walaalaha ah.
Mogadishu– Shuruudaha laga rabo musharaxiinta u tartamaya Labada Aqal ee Baarlamaanka Federaalka:.
In uu yahay muwaadin Jamuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliyeed
Dhimirkiisu u dhan yahay
Da’diisu ka yarayn 25 sano
Aan xuquuuqdiisa muwaadinimo go’aan maxkamadeed lagu hakin shanti (5) sano ee ugu danbeysay.
Uu leeyahay ugu yaraan aqoon dugsi sare ama waayo aragnimo u dhiganta.
In uusan ka tirsanayn ama wax xiiriir ah la lahayn kooxaha argagixisada ah
In uu haysto waraaqda danbi la’aanta ee hay’adda danbi baarista (CID) ee dalka.
Musharax kasta oo u tartamaya Galaha Shacabka ama Aqalka Sare ee Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya waa in uu bixiyaa lacagta diiwan-galinta kuna shubaa xisaabta bankiga ee Guddiga Doorashooyinka.
a. Lacagta diiwan-galinta Musharaxiinta u tartamaya Aqalka Sare waxay noqonaysaa $20,000 (labaatan kun oo dollar) musharax kasta.
b. Lacagta diiwan-galinta Musharaxiinta u tartamaya Aqalka Golaha Shacabka waxay noqonaysa $10,000, (Toban Kun oo dollar) musharax kasta.
c. Lacagta diiwan-galinta Musharaxiinta dib looma celinayo.
Guddiga Xallinta Khilaafaadka ee Doorashada dadban ee 2020/2021
Hannaanka Madaxabanaan ee Xallinta Khilaafaadka Doorashada 2020/2021
Mabaadi’da Guud ee Hannanka Xallinta Khilaafka ee Doorashada 2020/21
Golaha Wadatashiga Qaranka waxay go’aamiyeen in Doorashada 2020/21 loo sameeyo hannaan madax-bannaan oo lagu xalliyo khilaafaadka ka dhasha doorashada, kaas oo ku saleysan dhaqanka Soomaaliyeed iyo mabaadii’da caalamiga ee Xuquuqda Aadamiga.
Golaha Wadatashiga Qaranka iyagoo ka duulaya Mabaadi’da caalamiga, ilaalinta sharafta hannaanka doorashada, dhowrista xuquuqda codbixiyeyaasha iyo musharaxiinta, waxaay lagama maarmaan u arkeen in la sameeyo habraac cabasho oo waxtar leh lana fulin karo, kaasoo lagu xukmin ama go’aamin karo cabashada codbixiyeyaasha iyo musharaxiinta si sharci iyo sinnaan leh.
Qaab-dhismeedka Guddiga
Guddiga Xallinta Khilaafaadka waxaa la dhisayaa ka hor magacaabidda/diiwaangelinta murashaxiinta iyo hawsha soo xulidda ergooyinka, waana inay socotaa ilaa laga xaqiijiyo natiijada kama dambeysta ah ka dib marka la eego dhammaan cabashooyinka iyo diidmada doorashada.
Guddigu wuxuu ka koobnaan doonaa labaatan iyo kow xubnood (21), kuwaas oo 9 xubnood ay soo magacaabayso Dowladda Federaalka ah, halka 12 xubnood oo kale ay soo kala magacaabayaan Dowladaha Xubnaha ka ah DF min labo (2) xubnood.
Waxaa la ilaalinayaa Metelaadda haweenka ee guddiga xallinta khilaafaadka iyagoo (30%) xubnaha guddiga ay noqonayaan dumar.
Guddiga xaruntiisu waxay noqoneysaa magalada Muqdisho, wuxuuna xafiisyo ku yeelanayaa xarumaha ay doorashadu ka dhacayso, iyadoo tixgalin gaar ah loo sameynayo Somaliland.
Guddigu waxaa uu kulan kooda ugu horeeya iska dhex dooranayaan Guddoomiye iyo Guddomiye ku xigeen. Doorashada Guddoomiyaha iyo Guddoomiye ku xigeenka waxaa la dooranayaa cod hal dheeri ah (50%+1).
Guddoomiyaha Guddiga ayaa saddex (3) xubnood u magacaabaya in ay ka hawl-galaan mid kasta oo ka mid ah dowladaha xubnaha ka ah DF, waxayna go’aanadooda ku gaarayaan cod hal dheeri ah.
Hannaanka Xalinta Khilaafaadka doorashada ee 2020/2021:
Waxaa dacwad u gudbin kara guddiga xallinta khilaafaadka ergooyinka codbixiyayaasha ah iyo musharixiinta oo ay si toos ah u saameyo xadgudubyada ka dhasha maamulka doorashada.
Guddigu waxa uu ku dhameystirayaan go’aaminta cabashooyinka muddo todoba (7) maalmood gudahood ah oo ka bilaabanaysa maalinta cabashada loo soo gudbiyey si dhameystiran.
Guddigu waa inuu go’aannada cabashada ugu gudbiyaa dacwoodaha 24 saacadood gudahood marka go’aanka la qaato.
Kulamada guddiga ee lagu eegayo ama dhagaysanayo go’aanada guddiga, waa inay guud ahaan ahaadaan kuwo dadweynaha u furan (sida goobjoogeyaasha gudaha ee la ogolaaday, wakiillada musharaxiinta, wakiillada warbaahinta) haddii aysan jirin sabab amni.
Arrimaha ama diidmada u baahan xal siyaasadeed waxaa go’aan ka gaaraya Golaha Wadatashiga Qaranka si isla ogol ah.
Qofkasta oo cabasho u gudbiya Guddiga waa in uu bixiyaa lacagta diiwangalin cabashada oo dhan $3,000 oo dollar (sadex kun oo dollar), waraaqda cadaynaysa in uu ku shubay xisaabta bangiga ee Guddiga dooroshooyinka heer Federal waana in uu kusoo lifaaqaa galka cabashadiisa.
Xilalka & Waajibaadka:
Guddiga xallinta khilaafaadka wuxuu awood sharci ah u leeyahay inuu eego oo go’aamiyo arrimaha soo socda:
Guddigu wuxuu ka mas’uul yahay u garnaqidda iyo xallinta cabashooyinka laga keenay go’aanada iyo tallaabooyinka ay qaadeen labada heer ee Guddiyada ;
Guddigu wuxuu xaq u yeelan doonaa inuu baaritaan ku sameeyo oo uu go’aamiyo cabashooyinka iyo diidmada laga keeno arrimaha la xiriira musharaxnimada ama cod-bixiyenimada sida (cagajugleynta, cod iibsiga, joojinta hawsha, saameyn xun oo lagu sameeyo isugeynta ama ku dhawaaqidda natiijada);
Guddigu waxa uu go’aannada ku qaadan doonaa aqlabiyad (50%+1) haddii ay xubnaha guddigu isku raaci waayaan go’aan wadar ogol ah, ka dib marka waqti ku filan la siiyo doodda iyadoo la raadinayo go’aan wadar ogol ah;
Muranka lagu diido go’aanada ay gaareen Guddiyada labada heer ee ku aaddan kala shaandheynta ergooyinka doorashada iyo/ama murashaxiinta u tartamaya mid ka mid ah labada Aqal ee Baarlamaanka;
Go’aanada Guddiga Xalinta Khilaafaadka waxaa dib u fiirin kara Madaxda Dowlada Federalka ah iyo madaxda Dowlaha Xubnaha ka ah, Go’aankaas ay Madaxdu gaarto ayaa noqonaya go’aanka kama denbeysta ah, dibna dacwadaas uma gali karaan Guddi ama hay’ad kale oo sharci ah.
CeelWaaq NEWS– Sida lagu sheegay Warqadda tirsigeedu yahay OP/NSA/0834/02 oo uu ku saxiixan yahay la taliyaha Nabadgelyada Qaranka ee madaxweyne Farmaajo Cabdisaciid Muuse Cali; kuna socotay danjire Amb. Francisco Madeira madaxa howlgalka midowga Afrika ee Soomaaliya Askar katirsan Amisom ayaa rasaas ku furtay muwaadin Soomaali ah 12-Sep-2020 oo ku beegnayd todobaadkii ugu dambeeyey bisha September.Amb. Francisco Madeira madaxa howlgalka midowga Afrika ee Soomaaliya-Photo / Ilyas Ahmed
Sida lagu muujiyey xaashida dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa aad uga Welwelsan Sawirro iyo muuqaallo horor ah oo lagu sheegay Warqadda in la baahiyey, sidaas awgeed dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa weydiisatay Amisom in ay dhacdadan kusameyso baaritaan degdeg ah islamarkaana daahfuran.
Xaashida la taliyaha Nabadgelyada Qaranka ee madaxweyne Farmaajo Cabdisaciid Muuse Cali; ayaa lagu yiri: “Waxa aan ka codsaneynaa ergada midowga Afrika ee joogta Soomaaliya in ay baaritaanada hordhaca ah la wadaagto ama tusto xukuumadda Soomaaliya, sidaas oo kalana waxa aan dalbaneynaa in la soo sida ugu dhaqsaha badan loo soo dhammeeyo baaritaanka si ay u suuragasho in la xisaabiyo kuwa ku lugta leh”Midig: Abdisaid M. Ali, la taliyaha Ammaanka qaranka ee MW Farmaajo
Muqdisho (CN) – Waxa muddooyinkii dambe isasoo taraya walaaca baahsan ee laga qabo in kooxda Al-Shabaab ay faragelin toos ah ku yeelan karto doorashada soo socota ee dalka.
Badhtamihii sanadkan ayey Villa Somalia banaanka keentay saadaalin ay ku sameysay suurta-galnimada in Al-Shabaab ay xubno ku dhex yeelan karaan baarlamaanka lasoo dooran doono, iyaga oo gabaad ka dhiganaya nidaamka qabiiliga ah (4.5).
Dhawaaqaasi kadib, waxa soo xoogeysanaya walaaca laga qabo suurta-galnimada arrintaasi, oo siyaasiyiinta qaar ay u arkaan mid aan si dhab ah looga diyaar garoobin.
Cabdi Cali, oo ah mudane ka tirsan baarlamaanka federaalka ayaa isaguna qaba in arrintaasi ay tahay mid xaqiiqo ah oo aan indhaha laga laaban karin, maadama uu ku doodayo in Al-Shabaab ay si weyn ugu dhex milantay dhalinyarada iyo ururada bulshada.
Wuxuuna hoosta ka xariiqay in xiligan ay Al-Shabaab gacanta ku hayso ergooyinka soo xulaya xildhibaanada golaha, midaasi oo u fududeynaysa kamid noqoshadooda, mar haddii ay odeyadu qaadanaya awaamiirtooda, waa sida uu hadalka u dhigaye.
“Shabaab dhalinyaraday kamid yihiin, odayaasha dhaqankay kamid yihiin, iyagaana isku daray oo baarlamaanka soo socda, inta ugu badan odayaashu waxay qaadanayaan wixii ay u yeeriyaan” ayuu yiri.
Wuxuuna intaas kusii daray “Aniga odaygeyga Shabaab ayuu ka diiwaan gashan yahay waxay iyaga amraan buu sameynayaa. Markaa baarlamaanka soo socda kala badh (50%) wuxuu noqon karaa Al-Shabaab”.
Dhinaca kale, Heshiiskii dhawaan lagu gaaray Villa Somalia, ayaa noqon kara mid dhabaha u xaadha rabitaanka Al-Shabaab, sida ay aaminsan-yihiin falan-qeeyayaasha qaarkood.
Heshiiskaasi ayaa dhigaya in codeynta soo socota ay noqoto mid ku saleysan nidaamaka qabiilka, taasi oo la fahamsan yahay inay noqon karto jaran-jar ay Shabaab uga mid noqoto golaha, iyada oo habkaasi raaceysa.
Muqdisho, Sebteembar 19, 2020; Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo oo hadal ka jeediyey munaasabad casho sharaf ah oo uu ku maamuusay Madaxda ka qeyb gashay shirkii doorashooyinka ee Muqdisho ayaa tilmaamay in isu tanaasulka iyo ka shaqeynta danta guud ay aas-aas u tahay hirgelinta doorasho loo dhan yahay oo rajo gelinaysa shacabka Soomaaliyeed.
Madaxweynaha ayaa adkeeyey muhiimadda ay leedahay in dadka Soomaaliyeed ay ilaashadaan wadajirkooda, maadaama dalkeenna ay ku xeeran yihiin duruufo adag oo ay waajib tahay in si walaaltinimo leh aynu uga fakarno mustaqbalka iyo aayaha Qarankeenna.
“Si aan shisheeye inoo soo faragelin, waa in aan innagu leenahay go’aanka arrimaheenna, ha wanaagsanaadaan ama ha xumaadaan, masuuliyaddeedana aan qaadanno. Dalkeennu in uu xasilo oo dadkeennu isfahmaan dalal iyo shakhsiyaad ayaa u arka khasaarahooda.”
Madaxweyne Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa ka warbixiyey duruufaha ku xeeran doorashooyinka dalka iyo dadaalka muuqday ee Dowladda Federaalka ay ku bixisay hirgelinta doorasho loo dhanyahay oo ka tarjumeysa rajada iyo hiigsiga shacabka Soomaaliyeed.
Sidoo kale, Madaxweynaha ayaa ku bogaadiyey Guddiga Madaxa-bannaan ee Doorashooyinka dalka talaabooyinka dhaxal-galka ah ee ay ka hirgeliyeen qorshaha doorasho qof iyo cod ah oo waafaqsan shuruucda iyo Dastuurka dalka, waxa uuna tilmaamay muhiimadda ay leedahay in Guddigaas loo kordhiyo wakhtiga, si dalka loogu celiyo khibraddooda iyo miro-dhalka tacabkii lagu bixiyey.
Muqdisho, Sebteembar 17, 2020: Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa si waafaqsan qodobka 90-aad ee Dastuurka Kumeelgaarka ah waxa uu magacaabay Wasiirka Koowaad ee Xukuumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, kaddib markii Golaha Shacabku ay kala laabteen kalsoonida Xukuumaddii hore 25-kii bishan Luuliyo 2020.
Madaxweynaha oo la-tashiyo badan ka sameeyey ayaa maanta oo ay taariikhdu that 17ka Sebteembar 2020, Xeer Madaxweyne ku magacaabay Mudane Maxamed Xuseen Rooble xilka Raiisul Wasaaraha Xukuumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, isaga oo ku soo xushay aqoonta, waayo aragnimada iyo kartida uu u leeyahay inuu sii ambaqaado dadaallada dowlad dhiska iyo horumarinta qorsheyaasha Qaran.
Madaxweyne Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa faray Raiisul Wasaare Rooble In uu deg-deg ku soo dhiso Xukuumad tayo leh oo dalka horseedda in ay ka dhaqan geilso doorasho , dadaal muuqdana gelisa sidii loo xoojin lahaa guulaha laga gaaray amniga, dib u dhiska Ciidamada Qalabka sida, horumarinta kaabeyaasha dhaqaalaha, baahinta adeegyada aas-aasiga ah, kamiro dhalinta dagaalka ka dhanka ah argagixisada iyo musuqmaasuqa.
Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda ayaa ku adkeeyey shacabka Soomaliyeed, hay’adaha Dowladda iyo indheer garadka dalka in ay ku garab istaagaan Raiisul Wasaaraha cusub gudashada waajibaadka Dastuuriga ah ee horyaalla, isaga oo ugu duceeyey in uu ka soo dhalaalo masuuliyadda adag ee ku aaddan u adeegidda dalka iyo dadka.
Shirkan waxa uu dabasocday Kulamo isdaba joog ahaa oo kasoo bilowday Samareeb 1 oo ay isugu yimaadeen Madaxweynayaasha Dowladaha Xubnaha ka ah Dowlada Federalka ah ee Puntland, Jubbaland, Galmudug, Hirshabelle iyo Koonfur Galbeed, oo uu ka dhashay Samareeb 2 oo ay wadatashi ku yeesheen Madaxda Dowlada Federaalka ah iyo Madaxda Dowladaha Xubnaha ka ah Dowlada Federaalka ah iyo Gobolka Banaadir oo la xiriiray sidii dalka doorasho waqtigeeda ku qabsoonta ay uga dhici lahayd. Waxaa xusid mudan in shirkan Muqdisho uu dhammeytir u yahay heshiiskii Samareeb 3.
Shir-madaxeedkan inta uu socday waxaa la isla gorfeeyay xaaladaha siyaasadeed, amni iyo bulsho ee ku hareeraysan qabsoomidda doorashada Barlamaanka Federaalka ah iyo tan Madaxweynaha, taas oo ku dhacda waqtigeeda si waafaqsan heshiisyadii Samareeb.
Haddaba iyadoo taas laga ambaqaadayo, waxay Madaxdu ku dul shaqeeyeen heshiiskii kasoo baxay Samareeb 3. Falanqeyn dheer keddib, iyaga oo dhawraya midnimada dalka iyo wadajirkiisa, tixgelinayana xaaladaha amni iyo siyaasadeed ee dalka ka jira, loona qaban lahaa doorasho xilligeeda ku dhacda, waxay isla qaateen qodobada soo socda;
In sugidda amniga doorashooyinka ay ka wada shaqeeyaan hay’daha amniga ee Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya iyo Dowladaha Xubnaha ka ah.
Heshiiskan siyaasadeed waxaa loo gudbinayaa Baarlamaanka Federaalka si ay u meel mariyaan.
Madaxdu waxa ay adkaynayaan in xorriyadda hadalku ay tahay lama taabtaan sida ku cad Dastuurka KMG ah iyo Xeerka Saxaafadda ee dalka, sidaa darteed, waa in warbaahinta fursad loo siiyaa in ay si xor ah u tabiso goobaha ay codbixintu ka dhacayso, lagana fogaado wax walba oo ka hor istaagi kara gudashada masuuliyadda kaga aaddan doorashada.
Shirku waxa uu uga mahadcelinayaa Madaxda iyo bulshada Dowladda Galmudug sida ay u martigeliyeen shirarkii taariikhiga ahaa ee Samareeb 1-3. Sidoo kale, waxaa ammaan mudan shacabka iyo Maamulka Gobolka Banaadir sidii diirranayd ee ay usoo dhaweeyeen Madaxda Dowlad Goboleedyada iyo wufuuddii la socotay.
Waxaan bogaadinaynaa Madaxweynaha JFS Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo hoggaaminta kudhisan isku haynta dalka ee uu muujiyay muddadii ay wadahadalladu socdeen, isaga oo xoogga saaray in wadajir iyo wada-ogol lagu dhammeeyo arrimaha doorashooyinka dalka.
Ugu dambeyntii, Shirku waxa uu ku bogaadinaayaa Beesha Caalamka kaalinta muuqata ee ay ka geysaneyso dib u dhiska iyo horumarinta dowladnimada Soomaaliya.
War-murtiyeedka Shirka Wadatashiga Doorashooyinka ee lagu dhammeystirayo Heshiisyadii Samareeb 1-3.
CEELWAAQ NEWS: Taliyaha qeybta labaad ee Cidamada Kenya AMISOM Brigadier Paul Njema ayaa maanta wadahadalo ku saabsan amniga iyo sida darbiga oo dhisi laha la yeeshay Odayasha dhaqanka iyo ciidamada amaanka Jubaland iyo maamulayaasha deegaanka ee deegaanka Burahache/CeelWaaq Somalia, gobolka Gedo ee Koonfurta Soomaaliya.
“Hada nahay Cidamada Kenya ee AMISOM waxaa ku howlanahay Qorsho aan rabto inan Dharbiga ku dhisno sida dhartiid waxaan rabna inan ka helno Odayasha dhaqanka tageero si ana u sameyno Kalaguurka Soomaaliya oo dhawaan arki doona dhamaan kadibna sida Bulshada Degmada, Odhayasha dhaqanka si aan masuuliyadaha dhanka amaanka oo ku wareejino. Waxaa naga go’an inaan siino hagitaan waxaana idiin xaqiijineynaa inaan sii wadi doonno wadashaqeynta si looga sifeeyo walaha haray ee Al Shabaab,” ayuu yiri Brig Njema .
AMISOM Sector II Commander Brig. Paul Njema today visited & held talks with the commanders of #Somali Security Forces & local administrators in #Burahache, #Gedo region in Southern #Somalia. https://t.co/o2zlmuiTwy
CEELWAAQ NEWS- Leaders of ECOWAS met heads of Mali’s military in the latest attempt to quicken the transition from military leadership.
ECOWAS imposed economic sanctions after the coup, and said a new president should be appointed by Tuesday. [Francis Kokoroko/Reuters]
West African mediators have failed to persuade leaders of a military coup in Mali to immediately hand over power to a civilian government.
On Tuesday, leaders of the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) met the heads of a military government that, on August 18, overthrew President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, in the bloc’s latest attempt to quicken the transition from military leadership.
But those actions, and multiple diplomatic interventions, appear to have had little effect, reinforcing the difficulty regional powers face in shaping events inside the turbulent country.
“We have not reached any agreement with the military junta,” said Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo, acting ECOWAS chair, after the talks.
He said that a mediating mission would return to Mali next week to try to resolve outstanding issues.
“We need a civilian leadership of the transition and we have also made it clear that the minute that leadership input is in place … the sanctions … would be lifted,” he said.
Regional leaders fear the coup could set a dangerous precedent in West Africa and undermine a fight in Mali and neighbouring countries in the Sahel region against armed fighters with links to al Qaeda and ISIL (ISIS).
On Saturday, the military governors pushed through a charter that said the interim president can be a soldier or a civilian and has not yet indicated when the new government would be named.
West African leaders have not said what the consequences would be for failing to meet the deadline. The sanctions include border closures and the suspension of financial flows, though these were eased so they did not hit civilians.
The leaders said they would be willing to allow a transitional government to stand for 18 months, longer than the original year it asked for, Akufo-Addo said.
CEELWAAQ NEWS- Statement by dozens of countries highlighted a wide range of serious human rights violations in the kingdom.4 hours ago
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, has been linked to the killing of Khashoggi [Mohammed al-Shaikh and Oscar del Pozo/AFP]
Dozens of nations condemned Saudi Arabia before the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday over serious violations and demanded accountability for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
In a relatively rare rebuke of the oil-rich kingdom before the UN’s top rights body, Denmark’s Ambassador Carsten Staur read a statement on behalf of 29 states demanding justice for Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018 by an assassination team.
In the third joint statement to the council targeting Riyadh since the killing, the mainly European countries renewed a call for “transparency and holding all those responsible accountable”
“We stress the need for full accountability and transparent prosecution of those involved in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi,” said Germany’s Ambassador Michael Freiherr von Ungern-Sternberg.
The Saudi journalist was lured into the Saudi consulate to handle marriage paperwork. Within minutes, the one-time royal insider turned critic was strangled and his body dismembered, according to Turkish and US officials.null
A Saudi court this month handed lengthy jail terms to eight unnamed defendants and overturned five death sentences, in a ruling harshly condemned by Khashoggi’s fiancee and UN rights expert Agnes Callamard, the special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings.
Callamard, who like the CIA had previously linked Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) to the killing, decried that top officials who allegedly ordered the murder walked free.
Torture, disappearances
Tuesday’s statement, which was hailed by several human rights groups, also highlighted a wide range of other serious rights violations in Saudi Arabia.
“We remain deeply concerned by reports of torture, arbitrary detention, enforced disappearances, and detainees being denied access to essential medical treatment and contact with their families,” it said.
Staur said the countries welcomed recent reforms such as restricting flogging and the death penalty against minors, but stressed journalists, activists, and others still face persecution, detention and intimidation.
The statement also echoed the criticism voiced by UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet over the “arbitrary detention” of a number of women human rights activists in the country.
She told the opening of the council session on Monday the detained women simply requested to “be empowered to make their own choices, as equals to men”, insisting “they should be released without delay”.
Saudi Arabia’s representative hit back on Tuesday insisting “the detention of any women has nothing to do with their right to exercise the freedom of expression, but for violations of the standing laws”.
“Their rights are fully respected as detainees,” he said, adding they were guaranteed a fair trial.
Tortured and sexually harassed
Saudi Arabia has detained and put on trial a dozen female activists who long campaigned for the right to drive, which was finally granted in the kingdom two years ago.
Some of the activists allege they were tortured and sexually harassed by interrogators. Staur highlighted that at least five women’s human rights defenders arrested in 2018 remain in detention.
“We reiterate our call for the release of all political detainees and are particularly concerned about the use of the counterterrorism law and other security provisions against individuals peacefully exercising their rights,” he said.
Tuesday’s statement also urged dramatic improvements as Saudi Arabia strives to obtain a seat on the 47-member Human Rights Council.
“Council membership comes with an expectation of upholding the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights,” Staur said.
Germany, speaking on behalf of the European Union at the United Nations Human Rights Council, decried Saudi Arabia’s “prolonged detentions of women rights defenders”, including Loujain al-Hathloul.
John Fisher of Human Rights Watch denounced Saudi Arabia’s “brutal targeting of defenders and dissidents” and urged the release of the female activists and “others arbitrarily detained”.
Muqdisho, Sebteembar 14, 2020; Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo oo khadka taleefanka kula xiriiray Raiisul Wasaaraha dalka Suudaan Mudane Cabdalla Xamduuk ayaa la wadaagay in shacabka iyo dowladda Soomaaliyeed ay la dareemayaan walaalahooda Suudaan murugada iyo dhibaatada ka dhalatay daadadka ku fatahay dalkaas oo sababay khasaare naf iyo maalba leh.
Madaxweynaha ayaa uga tacsiyeeyay shacabka iyo dowladda dalkaas aan walaalaha nahay khasaaraha nafeed iyo hantiyeed ee ka dhshay fataahadaha ku dhuftay dalkaas.
Dhankiisa, Ra’iisul Wasaare Cabdalla Xamdook ayaa uga mahadceliyey Madaxweynaha iyo guud ahaan shacabka Soomaaliyeed garab istaagga walaaltinimo ee ay u muujiyeen dalkiisa, gaar ahaan in Muwaadiniinta Suudaan ee ku dhaqan dalkeenna laga dhaafay kharashaadka deganaanshaha iyo wixii ganaaxyo ah ee la xiriira.
Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya waxa ay ugu baaqeysaa dhammaan ganacsatada iyo shacabka Soomaaliyeed in ay gurmad deg deg ah u fidiyaan walaalahooda dalka Suudan oo ina garab istaagay xilliyo adag.
Muqdisho, Sebteembar 14, 2020; Kuxigeenka Agaasimaha Guud ee Madaxtooyada Mudane Cabdinuur Maxamed Axmed oo dhawaan Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo uu u magacaabay xilkaas ayaa munaasabad ku qabsoomtay Villa Soomaaliya waxa uu xilka kala wareegay Agaasimihii horey u hayey xilkaas Mudane Cabdirisaaq Xuseen Aadan.
Agaasime Cabdinuur oo soo bandhigay qorshe ku aaddan horumarinta howlaha hortabinta u leh Madaxtooyada Qaranka iyo dhiirri gelinta ka qeybgalka dhallinyarada ee hoggaaminta dalka ayaa ka rajeeyey dhammaan howlwadeennada Dowladda in ay ku garab istaagaan gudashada masuuliyaddan muhiimka ah ee loo xilsaaray.
“Qof kasta oo dhallinyaro ah waxa uu halbeeg u yahay howl gudashada iyo kartida dhallinyaradeenna Soomaaliyeed, sidaas darteed waa in aan si mug leh uga soo dhalaalno waajibka nooga aaddan dalka iyo dadka. Waxaan hiigsanayaa in aan ka miro dhallinno fursadaha dhallinyarada Soomaaliyeed uga furan hoggaaminta dalka.”
Dhankiisa, Agaasime Cabdirisaaq Xuseen Aadan ayaa ka warbixyey shaqooyinka muhiimka ah ee ay soo qabteen iyo waajibaadka shaqo ee baaxdda weyn ee horyaalla Kuxigeenka Agaasimaha Guud ee Madaxtooyada.
Wasiiru Dowlaha Madaxtooyada Mudane Cabdulqaadir Sheekh Cali Baqdaadi ayaa ku ammaanay Agaasime Cabdinuur howl gudashada wanaagsan iyo shaqooyinkii muhiimka ahaa ee uu ka soo qabtay Madaxtooyada sanadihii la soo dhaafay, waxa uuna kula dardaarmay in uu rumeeyo yididiilada iyo horumarinta shaqada ee laga filayo.
Munasaabaddan waxaa ka soo qeyb galay siihayaha Wasiir Kuxigeenka Amniga Xildhibaan Cabdinaasir Siciid Muuse, Kuxigeenka Agaasimaha Guud ee Madaxtooyada ee Maamulka iyo Maaliyadda Mudane Cabdullaahi Sheekh Cabdikariim, Lataliyaasha, Agaasime Waaxeedyada iyo Howlwadeennada Madaxtooyada.
CEELWAAQ NEWS– Report says world went from ‘at risk’ to ‘disorder’ because too few governments prepared effectively for a pandemic.7 hours ago
Activists from a Brazilian NGO dig mock graves on the beach in protest against Brazil’s ‘bad governance’ of the coronavirus [Carl De Souza/AFP]
A collective failure by political leaders to heed warnings and prepare for an infectious disease pandemic has transformed “a world at risk” into a “world in disorder”, according to a new report on international epidemic preparedness.
“Financial and political investments in preparedness have been insufficient, and we are all paying the price,” said the report by The Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB).
“It is not as if the world has lacked the opportunity to take these steps,” it added. “There have been numerous calls for action … over the last decade, yet none has generated the changes needed.”
The GPMB, co-convened by the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), is chaired by former WHO director-general Gro Harlem Brundtland, who now also chairs an independent watchdog that monitors the WHO.
The board’s 2019 report, released a few months before the novel coronavirus emerged in China, said there was a real threat of “a rapidly spreading pandemic due to a lethal respiratory pathogen” and warned such an event could kill millions and wreak havoc on the global economy.
This year’s report – entitled “A World in Disorder” – said world leaders had never before “been so clearly forewarned of the dangers of a devastating pandemic”, and yet they had failed to take adequate action.
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed “a collective failure to take pandemic prevention, preparedness and response seriously and prioritize it accordingly”, it said.
“Pathogens thrive in disruption and disorder. COVID-19 has proven the point.”
The report noted that despite calling a year ago for heads of government to commit and invest in pandemic preparedness, for health systems to be strengthened and for financial risk planning to take seriously the threat of a devastating pandemic, little progress was made.
A lack of leadership, it said, is exacerbating the current pandemic.
“Failure to learn the lessons of COVID-19 or to act on them with the necessary resources and commitment will mean that the next pandemic, which is sure to come, will be even more damaging,” it said.
A clause in the UAE-Bahrain accords with Israel leaves ‘door wide open’ to Jewish prayer at holy site, analysts say.by Mersiha Gadzo
A statement embedded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain normalisation agreements with Israel, brokered by the United States, may lead to the division of the Al-Aqsa compound because it violates the status quo, analysts say.
According to a report by NGO Terrestrial Jerusalem (TJ), the statements mark a “radical change in the status quo” and have “far-reaching and potentially explosive ramifications”.
Under the status quo affirmed in 1967, only Muslims can pray within al-Haram al-Sharif, also known as the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, which consists of 14 hectares (35 acres).
Non-Muslims can visit but cannot pray at the site. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed this status quo in a formal declaration in 2015.
However, a clause included in the recent accords between Israel and Gulf Arab states indicates this may no longer be the case.
But Israel defines Al-Aqsa as the structure of the one mosque, as does the statement, the TJ report clarified.null
“According to Israel [and apparently to the United States], anything on the Mount that is not the structure of the mosque is defined as ‘one of Jerusalem’s other holy sites’ and open to prayer by all – including Jews,” the report said.
“This choice of terminology is neither random nor a misstep, and cannot [be] seen as anything but an intentional albeit surreptitious attempt to leave the door wide open to Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount, thereby radically changing the status quo.”
The same statement was repeated in the accord with Bahrain, announced on Friday.
Khaled Zabarqa, a Palestinian lawyer specialising in Al-Aqsa and Jerusalem affairs, told Al Jazeera the statement “very clearly says the mosque is not under Muslim sovereignty”.
“When the UAE accepted such a clause, it agrees and gives a green light for Israeli sovereignty over Al-Aqsa Mosque,” Zabarqa said.
“It’s a clear and massive violation for the international and legal status quo of Al-Aqsa Mosque [conceived] after the occupation of Jerusalem in 1967, which says everything inside the walls is under Jordanian custody.”
‘This is not innocent’
Palestinians have long been concerned over possible attempts to partition the holy mosque, as was the case with Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque.
Over the years, there has been a growing Temple Movement, mostly led by “the extreme nationalistic religious Jewish right” that seeks to change the status quo, the report by TJ said.
Some call for Jewish prayer on the holy compound, while others aim to build the Third Temple over the ruins of the Dome of the Rock, which according to messianic belief would usher the coming of the messiah.
The Israeli NGO Ir Amim has published numerous reports over the years warning of this once-fringe group, which today is part of the political and religious mainstream and benefits from close ties with Israeli authorities.
These activists believe allowing Jewish prayer at the compound and dividing the holy site between Muslims and Jews would be a step towards asserting sovereignty, and eventually attaining their ultimate goal of building the temple.
In recent years, an increasing number of Jewish visitors have been attempting to pray at the site in violation of the status quo.
Daniel Seidemann, an Israeli attorney specialising in the geopolitics of Jerusalem, told Al Jazeera he is “deeply concerned about what is happening”.
“What we’re witnessing in Jerusalem is the ascendency of the religious factions that weaponise religion. We’re on a trajectory that will lead us to a conflagration.
“We know these clauses are worked out together, every single word in a joint team of US and Israel. The transition from the term Haram al-Sharif to the term Al-Aqsa Mosque is not an accident,” Seidemann said.
‘Written with malice’
A more blatant statement was included in Trump’s “deal of the century” plan for the Middle East, unveiled in late January alongside Netanyahu at the White House.
Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, has been the main point person on the proposal, and Ron Dermer, Israel’s ambassador to the US, has been linked to the wording of the deal.
The plan stipulated “the status quo at the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif should be continued”, but in the following sentence it also said: “People of every faith should be permitted to pray on the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif.”
The clause was met with controversy, prompting US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman to walk it back at a press briefing on January 28. “There’s nothing in the plan that would impose any alteration of the status quo that’s not subject to agreement of all parties,” he said.
A senior US official – familiar with both the parties and the issues – told Al Jazeera he had “no doubts that the language in the Israel-UAE statement was written with malice of forethought by the Israeli side, without a clear understanding from the Emirates, and with the complicity of a clueless American team”.
“The rapid walk-back by Friedman of what was in the Trump plan attests to this: Dermer likely inserted it, Kushner didn’t have a clue,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
“The fact that it was Friedman who walked it back, rather than the White House, also means the Trump plan language is still official and determining if push comes to shove… Even if the Kushner-Friedman dolts understand the ramifications, it is clear they don’t care.”
Eddie Vasquez, senior adviser and spokesperson at the US Department of State, in an email to Al Jazeera referred to a fact sheet published after the “deal of the century” was released, which said the status quo will be preserved.
“All Muslims are welcome to peacefully visit Al-Aqsa Mosque,” one of the points said. But there was no clarification as to why the term Al-Aqsa Mosque was used instead of Haram al-Sharif in the accords with the UAE and Bahrain.
‘Israeli sovereignty over Al-Aqsa’
The normalisation agreements come as Israeli authorities recently installed loudspeakers on the eastern and western side of the Al-Aqsa compound last week, without the permission of the Waqf.
The holy compound is administered by the Islamic Waqf, seated in Jordan. According to the status quo, Israel is only responsible for security outside of the gates.
A clause embedded in the normalisation agreements marks a ‘radical change in the status quo’ at the holy Al-Aqsa compound in occupied East Jerusalem, observers say [File: Mersiha Gadzo/Al Jazeera]
“The Israel police said it’s for security reasons, but we don’t really see this security reason,” Omar Kiswani, director of the Al-Aqsa compound, told Al Jazeera.
“We consider this action an attempt to impose control over the Al-Aqsa Mosque and to undermine the Waqf’s role in the mosque,” Kiswani said.
Zabarqa said Jordan, as the custodian of the site, has “no power to deal with the occupation [authorities]”.
“I believe Jordan needs to make a change and make new allies such as with Turkey. It has to use the financial and diplomatic relations with Israel as a card to put pressure, but it seems it’s weak enough to stand beside the Americans,” Zabarqa said.
TJ noted in its report that there was no mention in the accord of the Waqf and its autonomous role.
“The Muslim claims to Haram al-Sharif/Al-Aqsa are being transformed from one of proprietorship to that of ‘welcome guest’ with the right to visit and pray at Al-Aqsa,” it said.
‘A landmine’
Zabarqa said the clause is “groundbreaking for the Israeli-American narrative” and believes “the UAE accepted to be the spearhead of it”.
Zabarqa noted in 2014 that the UAE was involved in the transfer of more than 30 buildings to illegal Israeli settlers in Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem.
“This shows us the clear role the Emirates play in changing the status quo term to another one that recognises Israel sovereignty over Al-Aqsa,” Zabarqa said.
Seidemann said when the Emiratis and Bahrainis take part in the ceremony on Tuesday hosted by Trump at the White House to sign a “historic declaration of peace” with Israel, they should demand clarification to be assured the status quo is intact.
“All you would need is for Kushner and Netanyahu to say: ‘I continue to believe what I said in 2015.’ They’ve been asked to do that for the last two weeks, they haven’t done that. This is not innocent,” Seidemann said.
“This is a landmine the Trump administration and Netanyahu are leaving for the next administration, the next Israeli government. They’re tinkering with Haram al-Sharif/Al-Aqsa/Temple Mount. It will light a fuse,” Seidemann said.
“The fuse may be a long fuse, but it will blow up and it’s not too late to prevent it from blowing up.”
CEELWAAQ NEWS 14/9/2020- Iran based Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim says the people of Bahrain and the region ‘have to resist this defeat’
Bahrain’s leading Shia Muslim scholar Sheikh Isa Qassim takes part in an anti-government rally in Budaiya, west of Manama, in 2012 [File: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters]
Bahraini opposition groups have rejected a decision by the Gulf state to normalise relations with Israel with a leading Shia Muslim leader calling on the people of the region to resist.
Muslim scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, who lives in Iran, said on Sunday he was against normalisation between Arab countries and Israel, in a statement published by dissolved Bahraini opposition party al-Wefaq, a group close to Qassim.
The accords struck between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last month, and between Israel and Bahrain on Friday, go against the will of the people, he said.
“There is a great divergence between the rulers and the ruled in thought, mind, aims and interests. Governments are experiencing a psychological defeat and want to impose it on the people, and the people have to resist this defeat,” Qassim said.
A group of Bahraini political and civil society associations, including the Bahrain Bar Association, on Sunday voiced their opposition to the deal in a joint statement.
“What results from normalisation will not enjoy popular backing, in line with what generations of Bahrainis have been brought up on in terms of adherence to the Palestinian cause,” the statement said.
‘Finding solutions’
The head of Bahrain’s highest court ordered judiciary employees not to criticise government policy or express opinions harming national unity, al-Bilad newspaper reported on Sunday.
Bahrain’s foreign minister said Palestinian rights remained a priority for the kingdom.
Bahrainis have previously criticised their government’s engagements with Israel, including last June’s conference in Manama to launch a US-led $50bn economic formula for Israeli-Palestinian peace.
Parliament last April joined social media calls to stop Israeli business and government officials attending an international entrepreneurship conference. The delegation did not attend.
Bahrain has had a Jewish population for decades, although emigration means it is small today.
A television period drama released this year by a Gulf network about the trials of a Jewish midwife in a multireligious community took inspiration from real-life Jewish midwife Umm Jan who lived in Bahrain.
Ebrahim Noonoo, the head of Bahrain’s Jewish community, said the agreement would enable Israelis to come to Bahrain to visit its synagogue and cemetery, where family members may be buried.
“With this understanding comes new and open ideas that help us in finding solutions for any problems between Jews and Muslims,” he said.
Bahraini worker Ali Abdallah said he hoped the deal would help regional peace and stability and would facilitate all Muslims being able to pray at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque
Austria and the United Kingdom were among European nations grappling with mounting coronavirus infections on Sunday, while restrictions were eased in the South Korean capital Seoul and work resumed on a much-hyped potential vaccine.
New cases in the UK reached more than 3,000 in 24 hours for the second day in a row on Saturday, with the Sunday Times newspaper reporting that about one-third of those were at elderly care homes where the virus has roared back.
“I think one would have to say that we’re on the edge of losing control,” Mark Walport, the British government’s former chief scientific adviser, told BBC radio.
After a spate of local lockdowns this month, new government restrictions come into force across England on Monday, limiting social gatherings to no more than six people.
Kurz said the government would further restrict events and extend the areas where mask-wearing is mandatory to include all shops and public buildings.
Meanwhile, France reported 10,000 new infections on Saturday, close to the peak of the first wave in April.null
Prime Minister Jean Castex declined to announce any new major restrictions on Friday despite noting a “clear worsening” in the country’s outbreak.
Around the world, 921,219 people had died of the virus from among 28.8 million cases on Sunday.
‘More respect’
About 4,000 health workers demonstrated in Brussels on Sunday, calling for more spending on the healthcare system in a country that was badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
With political parties in Belgium still struggling to form a permanent government more than a year after a national election, the workers – who wore masks and carried banners with slogans such as “take care of the careworkers” – called on politicians to increase pay and healthcare funding.
“We came here in Brussels to demonstrate and demand more respect for our job and a pay rise,” said one protester who gave her name only as Marie-Stella and who has worked as a nurse since 1988.
“I would like to be given the means to give high-quality and humane care. And for that, we need financial means,” said Claudine, a psychiatric nurse.
The event was organised by health workers group La Sante en Lutte, who demand an end to the “commodification of care” and say the coronavirus crisis has exposed the fragility of Belgium’s healthcare system, including a lack of adequate protection for staff and enough testing for the virus.
Belgium has reported 9,923 fatalities from COVID-19, which puts it the third-highest in the world for deaths per 100,000 people – behind the tiny city-state of San Marino and Peru. The government has said the high rate is explained by its decision to include in its tally deaths where COVID-19 is only suspected, not confirmed.
Soldiers sanitise in a care home for elderly where more than 200 people were infected with coronavirus and 18 died in Budapest, Hungary, in April [Marton Monus/EPA-EFE]
Peacekeepers infected
In the Middle East, 90 UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a spokesman for the United Nations forces said on Sunday.
The confirmed cases were transferred to a special UNIFIL facility equipped to deal with COVID-19 cases, UNIFIL spokesman Andrea Tenenti said in a statement.
He said 88 of those infected belonged to the same contingent, but he did not specify the nationalities of the 90 peacekeepers.
“We have undertaken robust contact tracing, and applied a thorough regime of testing and isolation” to prevent a larger outbreak, he said.
Some 45 countries contribute peacekeepers to UNIFIL, which was set up in 1978 to patrol the border between Lebanon and Israel, which are technically at war.
Tenenti said UNIFIL’s operations along the Lebanon-Israel border were not affected by the new virus cases.
In South Korea, authorities in Seoul said they would ease some infection control measures introduced in recent weeks after a spike in cases in the capital region, home to half the country’s 52 million population.
Coffee shops, restaurants and bakeries will return to normal service, while gyms and private cram schools can reopen.
While the country largely overcame an early COVID-19 surge with extensive tracing and testing, it has seen triple-digit daily new cases since mid-August after weeks with numbers in the 30s and 40s.
Police arrested dozens of participants in an anti-lockdown demonstration in the southern Australian city Melbourne on Sunday that drew about 250 people.
Defying stay-at-home orders, the crowd gathered at the central Queen Victoria Market where they were met by a heavy police presence.
“Many protesters were aggressive and threatened violence towards officers,” the Melbourne police said.
The Australian event followed a number of demonstrations in Germany and Poland on Saturday at which people protested against anti-coronavirus measures and defied mask-wearing rules.
Meanwhile, Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden slammed incumbent Donald Trump as “reckless” for holding a packed rally on Saturday in Reno, Nevada, where many attendees did not wear masks.
The Republican president is under pressure as the US toll continues to rise, nearing 6.5 million cases on Saturday, with more than 193,000 deaths – by far the most in either measure in the world.
In the UK, regulators gave pharma company AstraZeneca and Oxford University the all-clear for clinical trials to resume on one of the most advanced experimental COVID-19 vaccines.
Researchers had “voluntarily paused” their vaccine trial after a UK volunteer developed an unexplained illness.
Even during the pause, AstraZeneca said it remained hopeful the vaccine could still be available “by the end of this year, early next year”.
Vaccine development has turned into a political football in the US, where Biden has accused Trump of “undermining public confidence” by regularly raising the possibility that a jab will be ready before November’s election.
CEELWAAQ NEWS 13/9/2020- Reports say at least five air attacks hit near Sanaa airport, while others target northern and central parts of city.
Fire is seen at one of the sites of Sunday’s Saudi-led air raids in Sanaa [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters]
The Saudi-led coalition has launched 11 air raids on the positions of Houthi rebels in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, according to the Houthi-run Saba news agency.
Five of Sunday’s attacks hit the vicinity of the Sanaa airport, while others targeted the northern and central parts of the city, Saba reported, citing a security source.
It was unclear whether there were any casualties.
According to Saudi-owned Al Arabiya media network, the coalition forces attacked Houthi barracks and military sites in Sanaa and destroyed four Houthi drones at al-Delmi airbase north of Sanaa.
There was no immediate official confirmation from the coalition, which had launched air raids on two sites in Sanaa a day earlier.
Houthi claim
The attacks followed a Houthi claim it had hit an “important target” in the Saudi capital on Thursday, using a ballistic missile and drones.
The coalition did not confirm an attack on Riyadh but said it had intercepted and destroyed ballistic missiles and explosive drones launched towards the kingdom on Thursday.
Bombings in Sanaa city have been relatively rare since September 2019, when Saudi Arabia launched indirect talks with the Iran-aligned Houthi movement, which it has been at war with since 2015.
The conflict has killed 100,000 people and led to what the United Nations describes as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
The Houthis took over Sanaa and most other cities in 2014 after removing the Saudi-backed government of Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi.
The coalition that Saudi Arabia leads intervened in 2015 to try to restore Hadi to power.
Kusimaha Agaasimaha Warfaafinta iyo Xiriirka Warbaahinta Madaxtooyada Mudane Cabdirashiid Maxamed Xaashi oo furitaanka shirka kaddib la hadlay Warbaahinta ayaa tilmaamay dadaalka madaxdu ay ku bixinayaan sidii loo sii amba-qaadi lahaa dhammeystirka Heshiiska Doorashooyinka dalka si ay wakhtigeeda ugu qabsoonto.
“Madaxtooyada Qaranka waxa ay soo dhaweynaysaa sida Madaxda Dowlad Goboleedyada iyo Gobolka Banaadir ay ugu dadaaleen ka soo qeybgalka shirka , iyadoo haatan loo dhan yahay ka miradhalinta shirkan oo muhiim u ah hirgelinta doorashada dalka.”
Madaxweyne Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa furitaanka shirka ka hor waxa uu kulamo hordhac ah la qaatay Madaxda Dowlad Goboleedyada iyo Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaaadir, kuwaas oo ku saabsanaa sidii shacabka Soomaaliyeed ay u heli lahaayeen xuquuqdooda dastuuriga ah ee ku aaddan in ay doortaan masuuliyiinta ay ku aaminayaan talada dalka.
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Delhi assembly’s panel on peace and harmony to seek Ajit Mohan’s response over allegations of ‘incriminating material’.4 hours ago
US civil rights groups have called for removal of Ankhi Das, Facebook’s public policy director for India, South and Central Asia [Adnan Abidi/Reuters]
The administration in India’s capital has summoned Facebook’s country chief to answer allegations that it failed to remove hateful content on its platform.
The Delhi state assembly’s panel on peace and harmony on Saturday said it would investigate evidence – described by the committee as “incriminating material on record” – submitted by four prominent journalists and digital rights activists.
The committee has asked Ajit Mohan, the managing director of Facebook India, to appear before it on September 15 to determine the “veracity of allegations” made by the group.
Facebook has been embroiled in a huge dispute in India after the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported in August that the site failed to take down anti-Muslim comments by a politician from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in order to protect its business interests.
Following the WSJ report, an Indian parliamentary committee also grilled Mohan last week over the company’s pro-BJP bias.
Meanwhile, Facebook blocked T Raja Singh, a BJP legislator who had called India’s Muslims traitors, threatened to demolish mosques and said Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar should be shot.
Singh told AFP news agency he would fight the ban and that Facebook’s action was an attack on the BJP.
Facebook has denied any political bias but admitted it has to do better to curb hate speech.
India is the United States-based Facebook and its messaging service WhatsApp’s biggest market in terms of users, and the company is under pressure worldwide over the policing of hate speech.
The Delhi government’s move follows US civil rights groups claiming this week that the social media giant failed to address hateful content in India and demanded that its India policy chief, Ankhi Das, be removed.
The panel – headed by Raghav Chadha, a legislator with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) party that rivals Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi’s BJP – also said the firm should be probed over its “alleged role and complicity” in the Delhi riots in February.
Around 50 people, most of them Muslims, were killed in the capital’s worst unrest in decades, which erupted as thousands were protesting against a controversial citizenship law passed by Modi’s BJP last year.
Muqdisho, Sebteembar 11, 2020; Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa tacsi u diray qoysaska iyo ehelada muwaadiniinta Soomaaliyeed ee ku naf waayey qarixii argagixisanimo ee ka dhacay magaalada Kismaayo.
Madaxweynaha ayaa si gaar ah ugu tacsiyeeyey Ganacsatada Soomaaliyeed geerida Xoghayihii Rugta Ganacsiga Soomaaliyeed, Alle ha u naxariistee, Shaafi Raabi Kaahin oo u geeriyooday dhaawac ka soo gaaray qaraxan, waxa uuna xusay doorkii wanaagsanaa ee uu ku lahaa isku xirnaanta ganacsatadeenna Soomaaliyeed iyo dhiirrigelinta maalgashiga dalka.
“Innaa Lillaahi wa innaa Ilayhi raajicuun. Qaraxan argagixisanimo ee ka dhacay magaalada Kismaayo waxa uu muujinayaa yoolka cadawga dadka Soomaaliyeed oo salka ku haya in ay meel kasta ku gumaadaan haldoorkeenna iyo guud ahaan dadkeenna.”
Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda ayaa u rajeeyey Muwaadiniinta dhaawacyadu ay ka soo gaareen qaraxan bahalnimada ah in uu Eebbe u boogo dhayo, waxa uuna xusay in shacabka Soomaaliyeed oo isku duuban ay ka guuleysan doonaan cadawgan arxan laawaha ah, maantana la joogo xilligii loo midoobi lahaa in laga xoreeyo guud ahaan dalkeenna.
Muqdisho, Sibteembar, 10, 2020: Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa Wareegto uu soo saaray waxa uu Mudane Cabdinuur Maxamed Axmed u magacaabay Kuxigeenka Agaasimaha Guud ee Madaxtooyada.
Madaxweynaha ayaa tilmaamay in magacaabistan ay sii xoojineyso tallaabooyinkii hore ee ku aaddanaa awoodsiinta dhallinyarada ee dhinacyada siyaasadda, hoggaaminta hay’adaha Dowladda iyo ka qeybgalka dib u dhiska dalka.
“Tallaabooyinka aan dhallinyaradeenna Soomaaliyeed kaga qeyb galinayno maamulka iyo siyaasadda dalka waa kuwo muhiim u ah soo nooleynta rajadooda. Magacaabista Kuxigeenka Agaasimaha Guud ee Madaxtooyada oo uu mutaystay Cabdinuur waxa ay muujinaysaa sida aan dhallinyarada Soomaaliyeed uga qeyb gelinayno dhammaan heerarka sare ee siyaasadda iyo Maamulka dalka.” Ayuu yiri Madaxweyne Farmaajo.
Mudane Cabdinuur ayaa ka hor xilkan waxa uu ahaa Agaasimaha Waaxda Warfaafinta Xafiiska Madaxweynaha iyo Afhayeenka Madaxtooyada, jagadaas oo uu hayay tan iyo markii uu Madaxtooyada ku soo biiray sannadkii 2017 kii. Cabdinuur waxa uu muddadaas kamid ahaa agaasimayaashii ugu wakhtiga dheeraa intii xukuumaddani jirtay taasi oo u soo jiidday sumcad uu ku mutaystay dallacsiintan si uu u sii dardargeliyo u adeegidda muwaadiniinta Soomaaliyeed.
حريق في ولاية أوريغونقالت كيت براون، حاكمة ولاية أوريغون الأمريكية اليوم الأربعاء، إن حرائق الغابات التي تستعر في الولاية وصلت إلى ديترويت وبلو ريفر وفيدا وفينكس وتالنت.
وأضافت براون في إفادة صحفية أن الحرائق، التي أجبرت السلطات على إجلاء السكان من معظم منطقة مدفورد في جنوب أوريغون، قد تتسبب في “خسائر فادحة في الأرواح والممتلكات”.
وتوقع المركز الوطني لمكافحة الحرائق استمرار الحرائق الكثيفة خلال شهر سبتمبر في أغلب مناطق الغرب، وخلال شهر أكتوبر في أجزاء من جبال روكي الشمالية وولاية كاليفورنيا، كما أشار إلى أن الأجواء الحارة والجافة هي السبب الرئيسي للحرائق.
مقديشو 21 محرم 1442 هـ – الموافق 9 سبتمبر (2020) (CEELWAAQ NEWS) – قتل ثلاثة مدنيين، وأصيب سبعة آخرون مساء اليوم الأربعاء، جراء تفجير انتحاري نفسه أمام مقهى ” بلو سكاي” قرب المتحف الوطني بالعاصمة مقديشو.
وقال الناطق باسم وزارة الإعلام إسماعيل مختار عمر :” إن من بين القتلى صغار كانوا يمتهون مسح الأحذية” مضيفا أن الجرحى تم نقلهم فورا الى المستشفيات لتلقي العلاج اللازم.
هذا، وقد نددت الحكومة الفيدرالية بشدة الهجوم الارهابي الذي استهدف الأبرياء من المدنيين، وذلك في بيان صادر من وزراة الإعلام والثقافة والسياحة.
Muqdisho; Arbaco, September 09, 2020—-Sii hayaha Ra’iisul Wasaaraha dalka, mudane Mahdi Maxamed Guuleed ayaa caddeeyay in hagardaamada aragagixisadu aysan hakin doonin dadaalka dowladda iyo shacabka Soomaaliyeed ugu jiraan nabad ku soo dabaalidda dalka.
“Allaha u naxariisto muwaadiniinta Soomaaliyeed ee ku naf waayay qaraxii argagixisadu galabta ka geysteen Muqdisho.Waxaan tacsi u dirayaa ehelada dadka geeriyooday. Waxaan caafimaad deg deg ah Alle uga baryayaa dadka dhaawacmay”, ayuu yiri mudane Mahdi Maxamed Guuleed.
Sii hayaha Ra’iisul Wasaaraha dalka ayaa raaciyay, “Xagjirku waxay beegsanayaan rayidka si ay u dilaan tirada ugu badan ee shacab ah. Ujeedkooda ugu weyn waa inay muujiyaan inay dad dili karaan, balse ma lahan hadaf iyo ujeeddo ay u dagaallamayaan, mana matalaan Islaamka iyo dhaqankeenna suubban oo reebaya in la laayo dad aan waxba galabsan”.
Madaxweynaha Dowladda Galmudug, Mudane Axmed Cabdi Kaariye ayaa kulan la yeeshay Wakiilada Beesha Caalamka u qaabilsan Soomaaliya sida Qaramada Midoobey, Midawga Yurub, Mareykanka, UK, Sweden, IGAD, Midawga Afrika.
Kulankan ayaa diiradda lagu saaray xaaladda guud ee Soomaaliya, gaar ahaan arrimaha Doorashooyinka 2020/2021, sidii loo dhammeystiri lahaa is heshiiskii hannaanka doorashada ee lagu lagu gaaray shirkii Dhuusamareeb[3] si dalka ay uga dhacdo doorasho la isla ogolyahay oo wakhtigeeda ku qabsoonta.
NYT, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and rights group say two soldiers taken to The Hague over 2017 crackdown.
A Myanmar soldier stands near Maungdaw, north of Rakhine state in Myanmar in this September 27, 2017 photo [File: Soe Zeya Tun/Reuters]
Two Myanmar soldiers have been taken to The Hague after confessing to murdering Rohingya minority during a 2017 crackdown, two news organisations and a rights group have reported.
The two men admitted to killing dozens of villagers in northern Rakhine state and burying them in mass graves, according to the New York Times, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the non-profit Fortify Rights, citing statements the men made on videos filmed in Myanmar this year.
Reuters news agency on Tuesday said it has not seen the videos cited by the news organisations.
The New York Times said it could not independently confirm that the two soldiers committed the crimes to which they confessed.
The reports said the men had been in the custody of the Arakan Army group, which is now fighting Myanmar government troops in Rakhine state, when they made the admissions and were later taken to The Hague in the Netherlands, where they could appear as witnesses or face trial.
It was not clear from the reports how the men fell into the hands of the Arakan Army, why they were speaking, or how they were transported to The Hague and under whose authority.
A spokesman for the International Criminal Court (ICC), based in The Hague, said it did not have the men in custody.READ MORE
“No. These reports are not correct. We don’t have these persons in the ICC custody,” said the spokesman, Fadi el Abdallah.
Payam Akhavan, a Canadian lawyer representing Bangladesh in a filing against Myanmar at the ICC, said the two men had appeared at a border post requesting the protection of the government and had confessed to the mass murder and rape of Rohingya civilians in 2017.
“All I can say is that those two individuals are no longer in Bangladesh,” he said.
A spokesman for the Arakan Army, Khine Thu Kha, said the two men were deserters and were not held as prisoners of war.
He did not comment further on where the men were now but said the group was “committed to justice” for all victims of the Myanmar military.
Myanmar has repeatedly denied allegations of genocide, saying its military operations in 2017 were targeting Rohingya rebels who attacked police border posts.
The ICC is investigating the crime against humanity of forced deportation of Rohingya to Bangladesh, as well as persecution and other human rights violations.
“The office does not publicly comment on speculation or reports regarding its ongoing investigations, neither does the office discuss specifics of any aspect of its investigative activities,” a statement from the ICC prosecutor’s office said.READ MORE
Myanmar is also facing charges of genocide at the International Court of Justice, also in The Hague, though that body does not bring cases against individuals or hear witnesses.
In 2015, before the alleged 2017 genocide, Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit revealed the inner workings of the Myanmar regime, drawing on documents from the Myanmar military, an unpublished United Nations report and other government paperwork.
Those documents, assessed by Yale University Law School and the International State Crime Initiative at Queen Mary University of London, constituted “strong evidence” of a state-led genocide according to experts.
بيروت 20 محرم 1442 هـ – الموافق 8 سبتمبر 2020) (CeelWaaq)– استقبل الرئيس اللبناني العماد ميشال عون، اليوم الثلاثاء، في القصر الجمهوري في بعبدا، رئيس الوزراء الإيطالي جوزيبي كونتي على رأس وفد، لتنسيق عمليات الإغاثة بعد الانفجار في مرفأ بيروت.
ومن المقرر أن يلتقي كونتي، خلال الزيارة، رئيس مجلس النواب نبيه بري، ورئيس حكومة تصريف الأعمال حسان دياب، ورئيس الحكومة المكلف مصطفى أديب، بالإضافة إلى ممثلين عن المجتمع المدني.
وسيزور كونتي أيضا موقع الانفجار في مرفأ بيروت والسفينة التابعة للبحرية الإيطالية “سان دجوستو” الراسية في المرفأ، قبل أن يتوجه إلى المستشفى الميداني العسكري الإيطالي في حرم الجامعة اللبنانية.
وكان رئيس الوزراء الإيطالي قد وصل بعيد منتصف ليل الاثنين إلى مطار رفيق الحريري الدولي، في زيارة رسمية إلى لبنان.
Mogadishu(CEELWAAQ NEWS)- On September 7th, 2020, the Federal Government of Somalia, in partnership with U.S. AFRICOM troops, stymied an Al-Shabaab suicide attack in the vicinity of Jannay Abdalle village about 60km north of Kimsayo this morning 8:am, East African time. Al-Shabaab attempted to pass the checkpoint and attack the military compound near the area but were quickly deterred by U.S. and FGS forces. The spokesperson of the Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism of the Federal Government of Somalia, Ismael Mukhtar, confirms the death of two SNA soldiers and the injury of three others at Jannay Abdalle village about 60km north of Kismayo today. U.S. AFRICOM has also confirmed one U.S. Soldier wounded in action, and one Al-Shabaab militant killed.
The U.S. regularly conducts advice and assist missions with Somali partner forces. The collective efforts of the U.S. and Somalia place pressure on Al-Shabaab, limiting their ability to extend their reach and movement. Al-Shabaab remains a dangerous enemy. Continued pressure is being placed on this Al Qaeda-affiliated threat to limit its ability to expand and export violence, terrorism, and crime more broadly. Somali National Army and its US. AFRICOM and AMISOM partners, will continue the fight against the enemy of the Somali people.
EU voices ‘concern’, casting shadow over Serbia-Kosovo talks, as Kosovo president attempts to calm Muslims’ fears.6 hours ago
US President Donald Trump participates in a signing ceremony with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, left, and Kosovar Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti at the White House [Evan Vucci/AP]
The EU has voiced “serious concern and regret” over Belgrade’s commitment to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, casting a shadow over the resumption of Serbia-Kosovo talks.
President Aleksandar Vucic of Serbia and Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti are to meet in Brussels for a second round of EU-brokered, face-to-face talks to resolve two decades of disputes after clashing in war.
The meeting follows a high-profile summit at the White House where Vucic and Hoti agreed to improve economic relations – and in Serbia’s case, following in the US’s footsteps, committing to moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
But the EU remains committed to the so-called “two state solution” in which Jerusalem will be the capital of both Israel and a future Palestinian state, with its own diplomatic mission is in Tel Aviv.
The bloc expects prospective members such as Serbia to align with its foreign policy positions.
“In this context, any diplomatic steps that could call into question the EU’s common position on Jerusalem are a matter of serious concern and regret,” EU foreign affairs spokesman Peter Stano told reporters in Brussels.
Breaking with long-standing diplomatic practice, US President Donald Trump’s administration in December 2017 recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moved the US embassy to the city.
‘Now, we shall have more powerful allies’
Washington touted the agreements signed by Vucic and Hoti on Friday as a major breakthrough, but on Monday the two leaders issued a joint statement giving a far more cautious read.
“The recently agreed documents in Washington DC, building on previous dialogue-related commitments undertaken by the two parties, could provide a useful contribution to reaching a comprehensive, legally binding agreement on normalisation of relations,” the statement said.What’s behind the agreement between UAE and Israel? (7:19)
In one of Europe’s most intractable disputes, Serbia has refused to recognise Kosovo’s declaration of independence since the province broke away in the bloody 1998-99 war that was ended only by a NATO bombing campaign against Serb troops.
Both Kosovo and Serbia are facing mounting pressure from the West to resolve the impasse which is seen as crucial to either side joining the EU.
One key question is diplomatic recognition for Kosovo – five of the EU’s 27 countries do not acknowledge its independence.
At a news conference in Pristina, Kosovo’s capital, President Hashim Thaci tried to calm the fears of Muslim nations that its decision to recognise Israel could damage ties with the Islamic world.
Thaci hailed the deal with Serbia signed at the White House in Washington, which included mutual recognition between Israel and Kosovo.
But he added that he had received messages of concern from the Arab League and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan “regarding the mutual recognition of Israel-Kosovo”.
“I am in contact with President Erdogan. I spoke to him on the phone and this recognition of Kosovo-Israel will not jeopardise in any way the friendly and strategic partnership with Turkey. Now, we shall have more powerful allies (Israel) in our efforts to globally strengthen the state of Kosovo.”
Kosovo, a predominantly Muslim country, has never recognised Israel, nor has Israel recognised Kosovo.
As the far right weaponises the pandemic to advance an anti-migrant agenda, migrants are returned once again to the sea.by Virginia Pietromarchian hour ago
Refugees and migrants queue to board an Italian coastguard vessel which will take them to a ferry, where they will start a two-week quarantine period [Al Jazeera]
Lampedusa, Italy – It is Saturday morning and Ahmed is squeezed onto a small Italian coastguard boat docked at one of Lampedusa’s ports.
There are about 30 other refugees and migrants on board.
Officers, covered head to toe in white protective gear, are on the ground, buzzing around the boat to prepare it for the next stop a few miles away – the Rhapsody ferry.
There, almost 800 refugees and migrants will enter a 14-day quarantine period.
Like Ahmed, they have been removed from the overcrowded reception centre in Lampedusa due to a lack of space, and now must undergo the two-week quaranting on board the ferry.
“Of course I am happy,” the 23-year-old told Al Jazeera by text message. “It’s always better than staying inside the centre.”
Saturday would have been his seventeenth day inside Lampedusa’s only reception centre, in Imbriacola district. A so-called “hotspot”, the centre has been the focus of a heated debate between the far right, governing political leaders and civil society.
It was built to house no more than 192 people, but last week there were as many as 1,500 as the number of migrants and refugees landing on the island’s shores rose during summer.
“They treat us like animals, I would say worse than animals,” said Ahmed, who arrived on August 19on a dinghy from the Tunisian town of Sfax. Each night, he and others used to sneak out just to get something to eat.
“Often there is no water or electricity, you sleep on the floor or on a dirty mattress, if you get one. There are no words to describe it … Some of them [staff] keep insulting us. I feel treated as we were terrorists,” he said.null
What will happen to Ahmed once the ferry quarantine period ends?
Most Tunisians are considered economic migrants, and therefore are either returned to Tunisia – the Italian government established two charters for a total of 80 repatriations a week so far – or handed a seven to 30-day window period to return home by their own means. Often, once they arrive, they attempt to leave Italy in any way possible and reach northern Europe.
“I don’t care if they will send me back, I’ll come back again, and again, and again,” said Ahmed. “For me [it] is a question to either die or arrive.”
He is among 7,885 Tunisians who arrived in Sicily this year up to August 31 – a number almost six times higher than the same period last year.
As the coronavirus pandemic forced governments to shut their borders and halt activities, Tunisia is also paying a heavy price with its economy expected to shrink more than 4 percent this year, and the unemployment rate currently standing at 16 percent.
With Lampedusa’s hotspot overflowing and the threat of tourists being discouraged by the number of asylum seekers, far-right politicians are weaponising the pandemic in an attempt to advance anti-migrant policies.
On August 31, as more than 360 people were rescued at sea and brought to Lampedusa, a group of protesters – coordinated by a member of Matteo Salvini’s far-right party, the League – took to the port to stop their landing.
The previous week, Salvini praised Sicily’s Governor Nello Musumeci for ordering the closure of the region’s reception centres. Despite being immediately blocked by a court, the move greatly boosted the governor’s popularity.
In 2011, more than 50,000 Tunisians reached Lampedusa as they fled unrest in their country during the so-called Arab Spring [Antonio Parrinello/Reuters]
Lampedusa’s islanders are used to refugees and migrants landing on their shores. A southern tip of Europe, the island has for decades been the first point of entry to those crossing the Mediterranean.
In 2011, more than 50,000 Tunisians arrived.
“We welcomed them bringing warm food and helping setting tents across town,” recalled former fisherman Calogero Partinico, 63, sitting on a bench watching tourists, many walking around with no masks.
Like many others, Partinico has drawn a link between the rising number of refugees and migrants and the coronavirus pandemic, despite refugees making up 3-5 percent of COVID-19 cases in the country, compared with 25 percent detected among tourists, according to Italy’s National Health Institute.
“Islanders live with an ancestral fear over sickness – given the isolation and lack of hospitals on the island – and over the potential loss of the summer season,” said Marta Bernardini, an aid worker from Mediterranean Hope, a project of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy based in Lampedusa. “The coronavirus combined the two, fomenting a more hostile attitude towards migrants.”
There are also growing concerns over the use of ferry boats to quarantine migrants – an operation which has so far cost the government at least six million euros ($7.1m) for the rent of five vessels.
“No one wants them,” Lampedusa Mayor Toto’ Martello told Al Jazeera, pointing to some regional governors’ refusal to take in refugees and migrants. “Because since there is the COVID-19, there has been a media campaign against migrants saying that they are those bringing the virus.”
Further deepening Italy’s refugee crisis, the country’s reception’s capacity has recently been halved, said Sami Aidoudi, legal adviser and cultural mediator for the Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration (ASGI).
“Salvini’s security decrees cut funds, hence most services had been reduced,” he said, referring to the former prime minister’s 2018 anti-migrant policies.
Prior to those rulings, as an example, social services used to receive about 35 euros ($41) a day per migrant – an amount which has dropped to about 19 euros ($22). With the changes, some cooperatives were forced to close, while the quality of services fell at others.
Despite pledging for a substantial U-turn from Salvini’s hardline policy over migration, the current government has made few changes.
“They are starting to establish floating reception centres – the dream of the Italian right wing,” said Aidoudi.
Confining migrants to the sea, away from residents’ sight, “means absence of information for civil society, for those that can offer legal counselling and finally for migrants themselves”, he said. “We can’t assist them.”
Meeting comes after August’s agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalise diplomatic relations
Head of Hamas Ismail Haniya, left, and Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah meet in Beirut, Lebanon [Hezbollah Press Office/Anadolu]
Leaders of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement and the Palestinian Hamas group met to discuss diplomatic normalisation between Israel and Arab countries, the movement said.
On Sunday, Hamas chief Ismail Haniya was given a hero’s welcome at Ain al-Helweh, Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp.
Hezbollah-run Al-Manar television reported earlier that Hassan Nasrallah, head of the Iran-backed Shia Hezbollah movement, and Haniya stressed the “stability” of the “axis of resistance” against Israel.
They discussed “political and military developments in Palestine, Lebanon and the region” and “the dangers to the Palestinian cause”, including “Arab plans for normalisation” with Israel, Al-Manar said.null
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The meeting comes after an August 13 announcement that Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to normalise ties.
While the United States-backed diplomatic drive aims to boost a regional alliance against Iran, Palestinians have condemned it as a “stab in the back” as they remain under occupation and do not have their own state.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country is in talks with other Arab and Muslim leaders now about normalising relations, following the deals with the UAE and, decades ago, Egypt and Jordan.
First visit in 30 years
Haniya arrived in Lebanon on Wednesday, on his first visit to the country in nearly 30 years, for direct and video-conference talks with other Palestinian groups that oppose Israel’s diplomatic initiative.
Before a cheering crowd of hundreds in Ain al-Helweh, near the southern coastal city of Sidon, including refugees who travelled to see him from other camps, Haniya praised his movement’s military capacity and shrugged off the UAE-Israel normalisation deal.
“Not long ago, our rockets only reached [targets] metres from Gaza’s borders. Today, the resistance in Gaza possesses rockets that can reach Tel Aviv and beyond Tel Aviv,” he said.
As for normalisation between Israel and Arab countries, that “does not represent the people, neither their conscience, nor their history nor their heritage”, Haniya said, quoted in a Hamas statement.
Israel’s military has in recent weeks targeted Hamas in the Gaza Strip and what it says have been Hezbollah gunmen along its northern border with Lebanon.
It also regularly launches air attacks in war-torn Syria against what it says are Hezbollah and other pro-Iranian fighters fighting on the side of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Nasrallah has been living in secret locations since Hezbollah’s devastating 2006 war with Israel and only makes rare public appearances. He said in 2014 that he often changes his place of residence.
Bosniak minority has been targeted in series of attacks after election ends in a new majority dominated by nationalists.by Mersiha Gadzo
Opposition supporters celebrate after parliamentary elections in front of the Serbian Orthodox Church of Christ’s Resurrection in Podgorica, Montenegro [Risto Bozovic/AP]
Bosniak citizens of Montenegro say fear and anxiety pervades their communities after a series of attacks and vandalism targeted the minority population following the country’s parliamentary election, which ushered in a new majority government dominated by right-wing nationalists.
The intense election campaign pitted President Milo Djukanovic’s pro-Western Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) against the right-wing “For the Future of Montenegro” (ZBCG) bloc, comprised mainly of Serb nationalist parties that seek closer ties with Belgrade and Moscow.
ZBCG, combined with two other opposition alliances, achieved a razor-thin majority grabbing 41 out of 81 seats in parliament, bringing the DPS rule to an end after leading the NATO-member country for 30 years.
The campaign largely focused on a dispute over a law on religious rights introduced in late 2019, staunchly opposed by the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC).
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The SPC argued the law allows the state to confiscate its property in order to set up a separate church, sparking protests over the last 10 months supported by the opposition. The government has denied the allegation.
Attacks and provocations against Bosniaks began as soon as exit poll results were released last Sunday and opposition supporters began celebrating on the streets.
Bosniaks are the third largest ethnic group in the small Adriatic nation of 622,000 after Montenegrins and Serbs.
An opposition supporter holds up a flag reading Russia after general elections in Podgorica, Montenegro [Savo Prelevic/AFP]
Two Bosniaks, a young man and his father, were attacked at a cafe in the city centre of Pljevlja on Sunday evening.
Abid Sabanovic, 22, from the town of Pljevlja told Al Jazeera some far-right supporters drove through Bosniak neighbourhoods with the sole aim of provoking residents there.
“These parts of the city aren’t situated on the main roads so there was no reason to go there,” Sabanovic said, adding the supporters were singing ultranationalist Chetnik songs about Draza Mihajlovic – a World War II-era Chetnik Serb figure .
“Such lyrics have nothing to do with the election, rather they represent an expression of nationalism,” Sabanovic said, adding there is “fear, anxiety” among Bosniaks.
Mihajlovic was the leader of the Serb nationalist Chetnik movement, many members of which collaborated with Nazi forces. According to historians, Chetnik forces killed tens of thousands of Bosniaks, Croats and other non-Serbs in the former Yugoslavia.
History repeated itself in the early 1990s when Serb forces identifying with the Chetnik movement committed genocide and war crimes in Bosnia and Herzegovina, killing Bosniaks and Croats to make way for a Greater Serbia.
Bosniaks in neighbouring Pljevelja, situated 40km east of the Bosnian border, were not exempt from violence either. In 1992, with the outbreak of war in neighbouring Bosnia, authorities persecuted and killed Bosniaks in and around Pljevlja.
By July of that year, more than a dozen Bosniak villages near Pljevlja were “ethnically-cleansed”, and in September a series of 27 explosions targeted Bosniak stores and homes. Mosques were destroyed.
“It’s not surprising [they were singing ultranationalist songs] considering that both the SPC and the leading opposition party nurture ultranationalism and the Chetnikism,” Sabanovic said.
Threats of genocide
On Tuesday, unknown assailants broke the windows of the Islamic community’s local office in Pljevlja and left a note reading: “Plevlja will be Srebrenica”, referring to the genocide against Bosniaks committed by Serb forces in July 1995 in Srebrenica, Bosnia.
The attacks continued until Thursday when the head imam in Pljevlja posted photos on Facebook showing graffiti scrawled on the brick wall and windows of a property reading “Turks” and “Srebrenica”.
Also drawn was the 4S cross, an old Serbian symbol used by Serbian far-right nationalists.
Photos were shared on social media of messages written on roads and signs in a village near Pljevlja reading: “Move out Turks”, “Srebrenica”, 4S and “92”.
“Some are really afraid. We often hear from elders how this all reminds them of 1992 when the terror against the Bosniak population of Pljevlja reached its peak,” Sabanovic said.
“Some are avoiding going out on the streets, which is understandable because there were a few instances where security for Bosniaks or their properties were threatened. It’s purely an expression of power.”
Policy analyst Ljubomir Filipovic from Budva told Al Jazeera the violence makes not only Bosniaks, but all progressive people worried about the future of Montenegro.
“The biggest group in the opposition is a xenophobic and Islamophobic community, which was supported by a 10-months long campaign that was portraying ethnic and religious minorities as the ‘regime collaborators’, thus creating a prelude to the violence that is taking place in the Montenegrin streets these days,” Filipovic said.
Defending mosques?
On Wednesday, leader of ZBCG Zdravko Krivokapic stood with priests of the SPC in front of Pljevlja’s main mosque and site of attacks, holding a banner reading: “We don’t give up holy sites!” in support of the mosque, regional media reported.
Regarding the attack on Pljevlja’s mosque, Krivokapic said at a news conference the same day, “We will defend mosques just as we defended monasteries.”
He added the opposition was not behind the Islamophobic attacks, rather it was “the result of the work of the regime system”, referring to Djukanovic’s DPS, Serbian media reported.READ MORE
But Sabanovic said as long as pro-Serb leaders do not distance themselves from Chetniks and their ideology – which aims for a homogenous Serbia without minorities – their “defence” of Islamic holy sites cannot be taken seriously.
“An MP of the Democratic Front [part of the ZBCG bloc] has the title of a Chetnik ruler … We know [the SPC’s most senior bishop in Montenegro] Amfilohije spoke publicly about friendship with [Bosnian Serb convicted war criminal] Radovan Karadzic, the executioner of Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina,” Sabanovic said.
“In 2014, [Amfilohije] spoke about how Islam is a false religion and Muslims are false people [and] that Montenegrins are a creation of communism.
“For the SPC, their banner in front of the mosque has no significance if the genocidal ideology which nearly exterminated the Bosniaks of Pljevlja villages and other parts of Sandzak and eastern Bosnia … is not condemned,” Sabanovic said.
“They only turn out to be hypocrites who obviously only care about scoring cheap political points.”
Turkish president warns Greece to enter talks over disputed Mediterranean Sea claims or face ‘painful experiences’.3 hours ago
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed that Turkey is ‘ready for every eventuality and result’ [Isa Terli/Anadolu Agency]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Greece to enter talks over disputed eastern Mediterranean territorial claims or face the consequences.
“They’re either going to understand the language of politics and diplomacy, or in the field with painful experiences,” he said on Saturday at a hospital’s opening ceremony in Istanbul.
The two NATO allies have been locked for weeks in a tense standoff in the eastern Mediterranean, where Turkey is prospecting the seabed for energy reserves in an area Greece claims as its own continental shelf.
Cyprus has also accused Turkey of breaching its sovereignty by drilling in their waters. All sides have deployed naval and air forces to assert their competing claims in the region.
“They are going to understand that Turkey has the political, economic and military power to tear up the immoral maps and documents imposed,” Erdogan added, referring to areas marked by Greece and Cyprus as their economic maritime zones.
He said Turkey was “ready for every eventuality and result”.
NATO said this week Greek and Turkish leaders had agreed to take part in technical talks to avoid accidents between their navies.
But Greece later said it had not agreed to the talks, leading to accusations from Turkey that the European Union country was shunning dialogue.null
Tanks to the border?
On Saturday, a Turkish news report said Ankara redeployed armoured personnel carriers from the Syrian border to the one it shares with Greece.
The Cumhuriyet newspaper said 40 tanks were being transported from the Syrian border to Edirne in northwest Turkey and carried photographs of armoured vehicles loaded on trucks.
A military official speaking on condition of anonymity in line with government regulations said the deployment was a regular movement of forces and unconnected to tension with Greece.
Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker, reporting from Istanbul, said officials have only said, “This is within the planned activity, the responsibility of the second army, [which is] responsible for the areas of Syria, Iraq and Iran.”
If the convoy is indeed heading to the border with Greece, then it is a part of the “diplomatic military arm wrestling in what is a tense situation between the two countries”, Dekker said.
“We just heard from Turkey’s president that … they won’t hesitate even going to a full-on military confrontation when it comes to defending what they say are their legitimate rights.”
Al Jazeera’s John Psaropoulos, reporting from Athens, said he does not believe the Greeks are concerned about the narrow land border they share with Turkey, as they have 1,300 tanks in their arsenal, most of which are “parked right there in the 130-kilometre-long stretch”.
“There is overwhelming armour opposite the Turkish border and that’s the only part of the Greek-Turkish theatre that the Greeks feel confident about,” Psaropoulos said.
“What they’re less confident about is the vast swath of the Aegean sea and now eastern Mediterranean sea.”
He added after eight years of recession and austerity measures imposed by its eurozone partners, Greece has cut its defence budget by about half, now amounting to roughly 3 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP).
“The Greeks have traditionally spent very highly on defence. They are now unable to keep up with Turkey, which has almost triple the defence budget of Greece,” Psaropoulos said.
Practicing dogfights
Turkey on August 10 deployed the Oruc Reis research vessel and an escorting flotilla of warships to the waters between Cyprus and the Greek islands of Kastellorizo and Crete. The vessel’s stay in the contested waters has been extended three times.
Greece responded by staging naval exercises with several EU allies and the United Arab Emirates, not far from smaller manoeuvres Turkey conducted between Cyprus and Crete last week.
Ankara said it has every right to prospect the region and accuses Athens of trying to grab an unfair share of maritime resources.
Simulated dogfights between Greek and Turkish fighter pilots have multiplied over the Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean.
A Turkish and a Greek frigate collided last month, reportedly causing minor damage to the Turkish frigate but no injuries.
Erdogan said Turkey has repeatedly expressed its willingness to come to a just agreement.
“Our word is sincere,” he said. “The problem is those before us disregard our rights and try to situate themselves above us.”
The crisis is the most serious in the two countries’ relations in decades. The neighbours have come to the brink of war three times since the mid-1970s, including once over maritime resources in the Aegean.
Earlier, Ankara announced joint military exercises with northern Cypriot forces from Sunday to September 10. The air, land, and sea drills are held every year.
What’s behind rising tensions in Eastern Mediterranean?
Uproar grows over reports Trump called US war dead ‘losers’
Joe Biden declares Donald Trump ‘unfit’ for presidency as anger grows over media reports he disparaged fallen soldiers.05 Sep 2020 18:10 GMT
US President Donald Trump has come under fire over reports he mocked the country’s war dead as “suckers” and “losers”, with Joe Biden, his main opponent in the upcoming presidential election, declaring him “unfit” for the commander-in-chief role.
Biden’s comments on Friday came as Trump again sought to dismiss as “false” the alleged comments, first reported on by The Atlantic magazine and then by The Associated Press news agency.
Voice cracking, Biden told reporters in Delaware that “you know in your gut” Trump’s comments, if true, are “deplorable”.
“I’ve just never been as disappointed, in my whole career, with a leader that I’ve worked with, president or otherwise,” Biden added. “If the article is true – and it appears to be, based on other things he’s said – it is absolutely damning. It is a disgrace.”
Trump, in the Oval Office, said no apology was necessary, because it was a “fake story”.
The allegations, sourced anonymously, describe multiple offensive comments by the president towards killed and captured US service members during a trip to France in November 2018.
In the morning of a scheduled visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Trump reportedly told senior staff, “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.” The White House later said the visit was cancelled because foggy weather made the helicopter trip from Paris too risky and a 90-minute drive was deemed infeasible.
The Atlantic also said Trump, in a separate conversation on the same trip, referred to more than 1,800 US soldiers who died during the consequential 1918 battle at Belleau Wood as “suckers” for getting killed.
Speaking in the Oval Office on Friday, Trump denied ever uttering such comments. “It was a terrible thing that somebody could say the kind of things – and especially to me, ’cause I’ve done more for the military than almost anyone anybody else.”
Later, in a news briefing, Trump suggested the source of the story was his former chief of staff, retired Marine General John Kelly. “It could have been a guy like John Kelly,” Trump told reporters, saying his former top aide “was unable to handle the pressure of this job”.
‘You’re no patriot’
But that denial was met with scepticism, with critics seizing on the media reports to shine a fresh light on Trump’s previous public disparagement of US troops and military families.
That includes his criticism of the late Arizona Senator John McCain, a decorated Navy officer who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam. “He’s not a war hero,” Trump said of McCain in 2015. He had also said at the time: “I like people who weren’t captured.”
On a call with reporters hosted by the Biden campaign on Friday, Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth lambasted Trump for “belittling the sacrifices of those who have shown more bravery than he’s capable of”.
Duckworth, a retired Army National Guard lieutenant colonel who lost both of her legs in the Iraq War, has been a prominent critic of Trump’s handling of military issues. Knocking Trump for allegedly inventing an injury to avoid serving in the Vietnam War, Duckworth said she would “take my wheelchair and my titanium legs over Donald Trump’s supposed bone spurs any day”.
Khizr Khan, whose son, Humayun, was killed in action in Iraq in 2004, joined Duckworth on the call and said Trump’s “life is a testament to selfishness”.
Khan, who drew national attention after criticising Trump during the 2016 Democratic National Convention, added: “Words we say are windows into our souls. So, when Donald Trump calls anyone who places their lives in service of others a loser, we understand Trump’s soul.”
Veterans also condemned the president’s alleged remarks.
Paul Eaton, a retired major general, in a Twitter video said Trump had shown “disrespect to the military in countless occasions”, adding: “You’re no patriot.”
VoteVets posted online a video, in which six families of US soldiers who died while on duty criticised Trump, each one declaring their children were not losers or suckers. “You don’t know what it is to sacrifice,” one father said.
Al Jazeera’s Rosiland Jordan, reporting from Alexandria in the US state of Virginia, said Trump’s alleged comments had been confirmed by multiple news outlets.
“This story isn’t going away, because now, a number of news outlets here in Washington have confirmed the same scope and the same quotes that were in that story. That includes Fox News, which has been the president’s go-to television news network.”
Jordan was referring to reporting by Jennifer Griffin, Fox News’s national security correspondent, who said two former Trump administration officials had confirmed The Atlantic’s reporting.
Trump’s supporters, meanwhile, took to television networks and social media to defend the president, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo telling the programme, Fox and Friends, on Friday that he was with the president for a good part of the trip to France.
“I never heard him use the words that are described in that article,” Pompeo said.
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper issued a statement saying “Trump has the highest respect and admiration for our nation’s military members, veterans and families” and “has fought for greater pay and more funding” for the armed forces.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was the White House press secretary at the time of Trump’s visit, said of The Atlantic report: “I was actually there and one of the people part of the discussion – this never happened.”
First Lady Melania Trump also defended her husband, issuing a rare public statement, calling Trump’s alleged mockery of US war dead “not true” and blasting The Atlantic’s reliance on anonymous sources.
Mike Pence, the vice president, said he was not in Paris but “it never happened”.
He told CNBC: “American people just roll their eyes at these late-hit, anonymous-source media coming from The Atlantic or anywhere else. It’s just politics as usual.”
MOGADISHU(CEELWAAQ NEWS)– Villagers took up arms to defend their livestock against the armed group in central Somalia, officials say.
Dozens of people have died following clashes between villagers and al-Shabab fighters in central Somalia, local officials said.
“We have reports that nearly 30 people, including 16 militants, [have been] killed in the Shabeelow village, where civilians … took up arms [to] battle the terrorists,” Osman Isse Nur, a spokesman for authorities in the Galmudug region, told the dpa news agency on Saturday.
Local freelance militiamen are among the fatalities, according to the authorities.
“Armed villagers opted to fight militants to defend their livestock animals from the terrorists,” Osman added.
Five hours of fierce battles on Friday killed 14 villagers and many others were hospitalised in the town of Galkayo, Abdi Siyaad, a local elder, told the dpa.
But local elders like Siyaad say villagers are engaging in self-defence against what he describes as “brutality” and intimidation by al-Shabab, an al-Qaeda-linked armed group which has de facto control over large parts of south and central Somalia.
“They have been putting pressure on locals living in Shabeelow in Mudug in order to force them [to] surrender their arms and livestock animals for so-called holy war against invading infidels since many years. Locals are tired of the group’s pressure in the context of the so-called holy war,” said the elder.
He asked the Somali government to provide weapons so villagers can defend themselves.
Waajir(CEELWAQ NEWS):Kenya’s North Eastern Regional Commissioner Nicodemus Ndalana has issued a stern warning to area residents collaborating with the the Al-Shabaab militia.
Speaking in the newly created Khorofharar sub-county headquarters in Wajir, Ndalana said the Government will soon catch up with al shabaab sympathizers.
“Anyone working with the Al-Shabaab is our enemy. We shall treat him as such and the punishment meted on Al-Shabaab suspects when caught will be meted on them,” Ndalana said.
The regional commissioner at the same time thanked residents who have been closely working with the security agencies by volunteering information that has helped in stopping terror attacks in the region.
He said Khorofharar has constantly face attacks from the Al-Shabaab in the last three months but has remained peaceful, thanks to the cooperation between the area residents and security agencies.
Ndalana who was accompanied by his security team and area MP Rashid Kassim also hailed area legislator for putting up a police station, sub-county office and residence for the new deputy county commissioner.
“The area MP has done a commendable job. I must thank him because he is part of the security we are witnessing here today,” he said.
Kassim said the region’s leadership will continue to closely work with the National Government to not only improve the security in the region but the well being of area residents.
Kassim said the elaborate security concerns that have been undertaken by the National Government are finally bearing fruit.
The constituency that borders Somalia is among those that have been raided by terrorists on several occasions leading to deaths of both security officers and civilians.
The Kenyan government has since set up a KDF camp in Konton and special forces camp in Kharsa.
“My constituency has faced the wrath of Al-Shabaab. We have lost gallant officers and KPR in the line of duty. That is not only a great loss to our country but to their families. It is for this reason that we need to continue engaging the Government to improve things,” he said.
CEELWAAQ NEWS- Xogaha ay helayaan Hayada Nabasugida Somalia (NISA) aya ah in Cidamada Kenya ka jooga Somalia gaar ahan Degmada CeelWaaq ay sisay Mujreminta Nabadiidka(Al-Shabab) hoob farabadan. Kenya aya hoobkas habeenimo ku geysay Diyarad Alikobtar Ah Tula Buusar oo 40KM u jirto Degmada CeelWaaq.
Ila hada lama yaqaano meesha lagu bartilmaamedsan rabo hoobkas oo ay Cidamada Kenya sisay Al- shabab.
Balse hada ka hor Cidamada Kenya aya sidan oo kale sisay Hoob farabadan Nabadidka Al-Shabab taasi oo lagu bartilmaamedsaday Tula Cel-Cade oo markaas ahid farisimaha Cidamada Kenya ah.
Kenya aya rabto in marka Farisimahooda lasoo afjaro kadib ku soo daabusho Cidamado farabadan Degmada CeelWaaq Somalia ee gobolka Gedo hadana ah Xududa Somalia iyo Kenya si ay markaas kadib ay tirado Al-Shabab aya nasoo werarey kadibna ay dhismaha darbega ay iskawato.
تعرضت إيمان في بدايات التحاقها بالجيش للعديد من العبارات والمواقف العنصرية لكونها امرأة (مواقع التواصل)
مزقت المجاعة والحرب الأهلية الصومال لعقود من الزمن، وساهمت المعاناة في إبراز دور ناشطي السلام وأصحاب الأحلام الوطنية، ومن بين أشهرهم في الصومال عائلة ناشطَي السلام “إلمان” و”فارتوان عدن”، وهما زوجان عملا في إحلال عمليات السلام حتى شعرا بالخوف على بناتهما، فقررت العائلة الهجرة إلى كندا، ومكث الأب في الصومال حرصا على استكمال نشاطه، ولكنه اغتيل هناك.
ولدت إيمان في مقديشو يوم 10 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 1992، وهي الأخت الأصغر بين شقيقاتها الثلاث. وفي 9 مارس/آذار 1996، دشن والدها شعار “انزع سلاحك وأمسك قلمك”، وكان ذلك عقب تأسيسه مركزا لإعادة تأهيل الأطفال المنخرطين في أعمال العنف.
في هذا الوقت حصلت العائلة على حق اللجوء في كندا، وانتقلت الأسرة إليها دون الأب، لتنشأ البنات الثلاث في أونتاريو دون أن ينسوا جذورهم الصومالية وهدف والدهم في إحلال السلام في بلادهم.
تخرجت إيمان من كلية الفنون العامة في جامعة أوتاوا بكندا، وقررت الانضمام إلى الجيش الصومالي عام 2011 بعد زيارتها إلى مقديشو قادمة من كندا، وهي ذات 19 ربيعا.
اتهمها البعض بأنها لا تتبع خطوات أبيها لإحلال السلام، إلا أنها أعلنت أن الالتحاق بالعمل العسكري لا يتعارض مع آمال والدها، وصرحت لصحيفة إندبندنت البريطانية “أنها وأبيها يعملان في نفس الاتجاه، كلاهما يعمل في إحلال السلام، لكن بمجال مختلف”، ورغم محاولة كثير من المقاتلين تثبيط رغبتها في الالتحاق بالجيش، فإنها لم تستسلم.
في مواجهة العنصرية
تعرضت إيمان في بدايات التحاقها بالجيش للعديد من العبارات والمواقف العنصرية، أبرزها عند توزيع الزي العسكري. فقد تم توزيع بدلتين للجميع كل منهما مكونة من قميصين وبنطال، إلا هي كان نصيبها أقل في قطع الملابس العسكرية، وعندما تساءلت عن السبب قيل لها لعلك تخيطين تنورة تليق بك.اعلان
تم تفكيك وتسريح القوات المسلحة الصومالية عقب اندلاع الحرب الأهلية، وحال ذلك دون وجود جيش نظامي بالمعنى المتعارف عليه دوليا، وبدأت الحكومة الصومالية تأسيس قوات مسلحة وصل تعدادها إلى 25 ألف مقاتل من بينهم 900 من النساء، منهن إيمان فقط هي التي تقلدت منصبا قياديا.
تسعى إيمان لرفع كفاءة البرامج التدريبية للنساء في الجيش الصومالي، وتحرص على تنظيم دورات تدريبية في حقوق الإنسان ومكافحة الاغتصاب والاعتداءات الجنسية، كما تعمل على إعادة تأهيل الأطفال المنضمين للجماعات المسلحة لإبعادهم عن دائرة العنف.
كما تعمل على تأسيس وتعزيز الإصلاحات التي تهدف إلى إنشاء جيش يمثل المصالح الحقيقية للدولة، بدلا من الولاءات العشائرية.
تقلدت إيمان منصب عقيد في قسم التخطيط والإستراتيجيات، وهي المرأة الوحيدة بالقسم، وفي مقابلة أجرتها مع نيويورك تايمز عقب تقلدها المنصب الجديد، قالت إن الطريق ما زال طويلا وأمامها عقبة تغيير النظرة السائدة في الصومال تجاه النساء اللاتي يشغلن مناصب عليا في الجيش”.
وأضافت أنها ليست متأكدة من تقبل البلاد لوجود امرأة في منصب قيادي في الجيش، ولكن بغض النظر عن ذلك فهي سعيدة بالخطوات التي اتخذتها، فهي مهمة جدا بالنسبة لها”.
Reutersفي وقت كانت تنتظر فيه جماهير برشلونة خروج الأرجنتيني ليونيل ميسي ببيان يؤكد فيه بقاءه مع برشلونة، خرج والده خورخي ميسي ببيان عكس فيه كل التوقعات.
وأصدر والد النجم الأرجنتيني، بيانا رسميا، اليوم الجمعة، نفى فيه ما قالته رابطة الدوري الإسباني، حول الشرط الجزائي المزعوم في عقد اللاعب مع برشلونة بـ700 مليون يورو.
أضاف خورخي ميسي في بيانه: “هذا خطأ واضح من جانبكم، وأشير بالبند رقم 8.2.3.6 من العقد الموقع بين اللاعب والنادي (لا يسرى هذا الشرط الجزائي، عندما يتخذ اللاعب قراره بالرحيل اعتبارا من نهاية الموسم الرياضي 2019-2020)”.
وأتم: “مع عدم الاخلال بالحقوق الأخرى المضمنة في العقد والتي تم حذفها، من الواضح أن الشرط الجزائي المنصوص عليه، لا ينطبق على الإطلاق”.
Will a new Chinese government national security law finally spell an end to Hong Kong’s cherished autonomy?
At 11pm on June 30, 2020, a new national security law came into effect in Hong Kong – just an hour before the 23rd anniversary of Britain’s handover of the city to China.
The legislation, which sparked an immediate international backlash, has significantly tightened Beijing’s grip on Hong Kong and has stifled the huge protests that began sweeping the territory a year ago.
Demonstrators say they have been fighting for democracy. Beijing’s supporters describe them as “rioters” and insist the law is needed to quell unrest.
But with activists now facing imprisonment, pro-democracy candidates disqualified from elections, and even a prominent media mogul detained by security police, many Hong Kongers fear that the principle of “one country, two systems” – which lay at the heart of the 1997 handover agreement with the UK and was supposed to ensure a degree of autonomy for 50 years – is now all but dead and buried.
Filmmakers Lynn Lee and James Leong have been finding out why.
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