At least five people are admitted to the Takaba Sub-County Hospital in Mandera after sustaining injuries during clan clashes in Burmayo along the Mandera-Wajir border. Source: Hiiraan Online

Hospitals in Khartoum record more than 70 cases of rape in aftermath of attack on protest Source: Hiiraan Online

In Augsburg speech, ambassador says skilled workers and investment are needed for country's "rebirth." Source: Hiiraan Online

The Toronto Raptors came one agonizing point short on Monday of claiming their first NBA championship in club history. Now they must wait a few more excruciating days to take another shot at it. Source: Hiiraan Online

Somali forces on Sunday killed three al-Shabab militants in the country's southern region of Gedo, officials said Monday. Source: Hiiraan Online

Minneapolis (Caasimada Online) – Xildhibaan Ilhaan Cumar oo ka tirsan Congress-ka Mareykanka ayaa lagu eedeeyay in dhaqaalaha ololihii doorashadii Mareykanka u adeegsatay si gaar ah. Guddiga maamula dhaqaalaha ee Minnesota ayaa sheegay in lagu helay dambi ah inay jebisay xeerka gobolka, waxayna saareen ganaax lacageed. Guddiga ayaa sheegay in Ilhaan ay isticmaashay lacag gaareysa $3,500 oo dollar oo ay ku bixisay safar ay ku aaday Florida iyo qeyb ay ku bixisay canshuur celintii ay sameysay. Waxay guddiga sheegayaan in ay heleen cadeyn ah in Ilhaan Cumar kooxdii ololaha u qaabilsanayd ay u iibiyeen tikit diyaarad oo Boston ay ku tagtay, “halkaas oo ay uga qeybgashay kullan siyaasadeed”. Sidoo kale, qeyb waxaa “lagu bixiyay hoteel ay ka degtay Washington D.C” oo ay uga qeybgashay wareysiga shirka UN ee Girl UP. Sida uu ku warramay raadiyaha Shacabka ee Minnesota, Ilhaan Cumar ayaa sidoo kale lagu helay in lacagta ay u adeegsatay safarkeedii Chicago, si ay u aqbasho abaalmarin la siiyay iyo dhaqaale uruurin ay sameysay. Sida uu qabo sharciga Gobolka, “safarrada waa in ay noqdaan kuwo la xiriira arrimaha xafiiska”. Sida guddiga uu sheegay, Ilhaan Cumar, waxay ahayd wakiilka Gobolka markii “xeerka lagu xudgudbay.” Sidoo kale, waxaan Ilhaan lagu helay in $1,500 oo dollar, lagu bixiyay arrimo la xiriiray sixidda cashuur celinteeda, taas oo aan la xiriirin ololihii doorashada. Waxayna dalbadeen in la soo celiyo. Waxaana la saaray ganaax gaaraya $500 oo dollar. Sida uu qoray wargeyska Washington Post, Ilhaan Cumar ayaa sheegtay in arrintan ay ka dambeeyaan dano siyaasadeed. Qoraal ka soo baxay kooxdeedii ololaha waxay ku sheegeen in ay “ku faraxsan tahay in baaritaankan uu dhammaaday” ayna ka go’an tahay in ay u hoggaansanto guddiga waxa uu soo saaray. Xigasho: BBC Somali

Badhan (Caasimada Online) – Wararka laga helayo gobolka Sanaag ayaa sheegaya in jabhad hubaysan oo ka horjeedda maamulka Somaliland ay u soo tallaabtay dhinaca Puntland kadib markii ay maalmahan taba-barro ku qaadanaysay degaanka Garabcad oo ka tirsan degmada Ceel Afweyn ee gobolka Sanaag. Dadka magaalada Xiingalool ee gobolka Sanaag ayaa laga soo xigtay in jabhadda hubaysan oo taageersan boqor Buurmadow ay haatan ku sugan yihiin nawaaxiga degmada Xiingalool kadib markii ay ogolaansho ka heleen odoyaasha dhaqanka iyo mas’uuliyiinta Puntland ee degmadaasi. Jabhadda cusub ee ka soo baxday Somaliland ayaa sida la sheegayo doonaysa in ay dagaal ku qaaddo ciidamada Somaliland ee ku sugan gobolka balse weli lama xaqiijin in ay ku biirayaan jabhaddii iyaga ka soo horraysay ee Col. Caarre oo dagaal kala horjeedda Somaliland. Dhinaca kale guddoomiyaha gobolka Sanaag ee Somaliland Maxamed Axmed Caalim oo warbaahinta Hargeysa kula hadlay ayaa xaqiijiyay jiritaanka ciidamada jabhadda ee u soo tallaabay dhinaca Puntland. Hoos ka daawo hadalka guddoomiyaha

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Wasiirka Wasaaradda Warfaafinta Soomaaliya Xildhibaan Maxamed Cabdi Xayir Maareeye ayaa shalay kulan la qaatay dhamaan shaqaalaha Wasaaradda iyo madax-waaxeedyada Wasaaradda. Kulanka oo u badnaa is xog wareysi iyo wargelin amarro soo baxay ayaa shaqaalaha oo dhan loo sheegay in ay u hogaasamaan amarka cusub ee lagu soo rogay shaqaalaha Wasaaradda Warfaafinta Soomaaliya. Amarka soo baxay ayaa ah in dhamaan shaqaalaha Wasaaradda ay mamnuuc ka tahay in ay u shaqeeyaan meelo kale oo ka madaxbanaan hey’adaha dowladda. Arintaan ayaa si gaar ah waxaa loogu digay Kooxda Waabari iyo wariyaasha Wasaaradda. Fanaaniinta, Abwaanada, iyo Majaajileestiyaasha Hobalada Qaranka ee Waabari ayaa lagu amray in aysan ka soo muuqan karin Warbaahin kale oo si gaar ah loo leeyahay (Private Media), halka Wariyaasha la siiyay digniin midaas lamid ah. Koox Waabari ayaa inta badan majaajilees-tiyaashooda waxay ka qeyb qaataan Ruwaayado ka baxa Tv-yada qaar iyo Idaacadaha si gaarka ah loo leeyahay. Sidoo kale fanaaniinta ayaa qeyb ka ah xubnaha ka shaqeeya hey’adaha kale ee gaarka loo leeyahay. Wasiirka ayaa sheegay in la ruqseyn doono qofkii jebiya amarkaan. Sidoo kale waxaa shaqaalaha laga mamnuucay in Facebook-gooda aysan ku aflagaadeyn karin qof dowladda Soomaaliya katirsan. Sidoo kale Wasiirka ayaa sheegay in aysan Shaqaalaha aragti dowladda looga soo horjeedo ama lagu dhaliilayo wax ay sameysay aysan ku soo daabici karin baraha Bulshada. Arintaan ayaa waxay fajac iyo layaab ku noqotay dhamaan shaqaalaha Wasaaradda. Qaarkood ayaa ku tilmaamay gumeyso iyo awood sheegasho ama ku takari-fal awoodeed oo uu sameeyay Warfaafinta Soomaaliya Maxamed Cabdi Xayir Maareeye. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Hargeysa (Caasimada Online) ― Waxa maalmihii u dambeeyay aad loo hadal hayey safar la sheegayo in Madaxweynaha Somaliland Muuse Biixi, uu ku tagi doono caasimada dalka Sweden ee Stockholm. Wararkaasi ayaa waxa si cad u beeniyay xafiiska Somaliland ay ku leedahay dalka Sweden oo war-saxaafadeed kasoo saaray. Xafiiska Somaliland ee Sweden ayaa sheegay inaysan jirin safar qorsheysan oo uu Madaxweyne Muuse Biixi ku imanayo Stockholm, oo ay ka arkeen warkaasi oo baraha bulshada wareegaya. Wakiilka Somaliland ee Sweden, Sekeriye Xasan Wacays ayaa wararkaasi ku tilmaamey kuwa aan sal iyo raad toona laheyn oo xaqiiqda ka fog. Danjire Sekeriye Wacays ayaa sidoo kale waxa uu ugu dambeyntiina jaaliyada Somaliland ee ku sugan Sweden uga mahad celiyay sida ay ugu xiiso qabeen in Madaxweynahoogu uu safar ugu imaado. War-saxafadeedkan kasoo baxay xafiiska Somaliland ay ku leedahay dalka Sweden, ayaa waxa uu u qornaa sidan: “Waxaan ku wargelinaynaa dhamaan shacabka Somaliland gaar ahaan bulshada Sweden in aanay jirin wax safar ah oo madaxweynuhu ku imanyo dalka Sweden. Sidoo kalena aanu wararkan ku aragnay uun baraha bulshada, Aniga ka wakiil Ahaan (Zakariye Xasan Wacays) aanuu jirin wax xidhiidh ah oo aan arintan kala yeeshay madaxtooyada Somaliland , ka wakiil ahaana waxaan la xidhiidhay wasaarada arimaha dibada & Wasiirka waxayna ii sheegeen in aanuu jirin wax safar ah oo qorsheysan ama kedis ah oo madaxweynaha Somaliland uu ku imanayo dalka Sweden, Isla markaana wararka dhex wareegaya baraha bulshada aanay waxba ka jirin oo aanay run ahayn. Ugu danbeyntii Safaarada Somaliland ee Sweden & Wakiilku waxay bulshada reer Somaliland gaar ahaan kuwa ku dhaqan dalka Sweden ay ugu mahadqanaysaa sida ay u xiiseynayaan imaanshiyaha madaxweynaha ee dalkan Sweden ee ay aadka ugu faraxsan yihiin in madaxweynahoodu uu ugu yimaado dalkan Sweden”. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Hargeysa Caasimada@live.com

Magaalada caasimadda ah ee Muqdisho iyo magaalooyinka waaweyn ee dalka Soomaaliya waxaa yaraanaya qulqulka Kaashka iyo waxgadashada , sidaas oo kale socodka ganacsiga ayaa u muuqda mid tabardhigaya. sida ay sheegeen dhaqaaleyahan kaladuwan iyo ganacsatada qaarkeed hoos u dhaca awoodda wax iibsugu waxa ay keentay in labada dhinac ee ugu waaweyn ganacsiga ee waxsoosaarka iyo adeegguba ay hoos u dhacaan kaddib taagdarro kutimid qulqulka lacagta ee Suuqyada ganacsiga. Baahida ama dalabka waxsoosaarka iyo adeegyada ee Shirkadaha waaweyn ee tusaale ahaan ganacsiga Muqdisho ayaa aad uga yar sidii u uhaa sanadkii hore si gaar ah wixii kadambeeyey qarixii kadhacay jidka Maka Almukarama 28-Febraury-2019. Tusaaleyaasha ugu dhow ganacsatada gaadiidku waxa ay iibin jireen bishii inta u dhexeysa 20-30 gaari oo isugu jira yaryar iyo waaweyn balse laga soo billaabo bartamaha sanadkii hore waxaa hoos u dhacayey tirada gaadiidka ee ay iibiyaan iyada oo billowgii 2019 si xoog ah hoos ugu dhacday iyada oo gaartay in la iibiya bisha oo dhan 6-10, Cabdirashiid Axmed oo kamid ah ganacsatada soo dejisa gaadiidka ayaa yiri:- “Dhibaatada hoos u dhaca ganacsigu waxa ay nagu soo billaabatay bartamaha snaadkii 2018, si tartartiib ah ayay u soo xoogeysatay illaa ay gaartay in ay saameyso soo dejinta iyo dalabka gaadiidka ee dibadda! Halkii aan iibin jirnay 20-30 gaari lagana faa’iidi jiray lacag u dhexeysa $500-600 (Shan boqol ilaa Lix boqol oo dollar) hadda xaalku waa ka sii daray geerashka ugu fiican ayaa iibiya bisha dhan 2 gaari oo lagayaabo in ay deyn yihiin, faa’iidaduna aad ayay uga hooseysaa oo hadda lafaha ayaa laga caynsadaa gaadiidka ee faa’iido lagama raadiyo, kirada haddii uu iska bixiyo ayaan buro joognaa, qaarkoodna taargada ayaa ku dhacda oo waxa qasan nagu noqota in la soo cashuuro” Haddaba sida ay ay sheegeen aqoonyahanka dhaqaalaha iyo siyaasaddu waxa jira 5 sababood oo horseedday dhibaatada hoos u dhaca qulqulka lacagta iyo awoodda wax iibsiga ee suuqyada dalka si gaar ah Muqdisho, sababahaas ayaa qaarkood waxa ay kadhasheen go’aanno ay qaadatay xukuumadda Soomaaliya, waxaana kamid ah Go’aankii eryidda ergaygii QM ee Soomaaliya Nicholas Haysom Deeq-bixiyeyaasha iyo xukuumadda Barnaamijka SMP (Staff Monitoring program) Qarashka socodsiinta wasaaradaha oo aan jirin guud ahaan Dhaqaalaha taageerada howlgalka C XDS oo hoos u dhacday Go’aankii xukuumaddu ku eriday ergaygii QM ee Soomaaliya Nicholas Haysom Go’aankii adeegsiga PNG (Persona non grata) ee xukuumadda Soomaaliya dalka uga erisay waxa uu sababay in ay istaagaan dhammaan lacagihii yaryaraa ee mashaariicda QM lagu bixin jiray taas oo ay qaadan jireen islamarkaana fulin jireen ururada aan dowliga ahayn kuwaas oo kashaqeynayey dhinacyo kaladuwan oo kusaabsan horumarinta, tayeynta iyo tababarka, lacagtaasi waxa ay si dadban iyo si toos ah qayb uga ahayd dhaqaalaha socda ee dalka, Eryidda Haysom-na waxa ay hakad iyo kala fogaansho gelisay wadashaqeynta xukuumadda Soomaaliya iyo QM Deeq-bixiyeyaasha iyo xukuumadda Dowladaha deeqbixiyeyaasha waxa ay iskuhayaan habka iyo waxyaabaha la maalgelinayo iyo cidda yeelaneysa go’aanka soojeedinta waxyaabaha lagu bixinayo deeqda ay Soomaaliya hesho, deeqbixiyeyaashu waxa ay doonayaan in ay go’aansadaan barnaamijyada lagu isticmaalayo deeqaha adduunku siiyo Soomaaliya iyo hay’adaha fulinaya ama la marsiinayo dhaqaalahaas deeqda halka xukuumadda Soomaaliya dooneyso in dhaqaalaha deeqda ah ee ay Soomaliya hesho si toos ah loogu isticmaalo ama loo weeciyo dhinaca Barnaamij layiraahdo Tubaha xukuumadda Soomaaliya oo ka kooban 4 tubood kaas oo ay xukuumaddu dooneyso in ciddii deeq siineysa Soomaaliya ay marsiiso barnaamijkaa. Muranka u dhexeeya deedbixiyeyaasha iyo xukuumaddu waxa uu sababay in mashaariicda horumarinta ee tusaale ahaan hay’adda QM oo loo isticmaalo dhaqaalaha deeqda la siiyo Soomaaliya uu istaago sidaas awgeedna waxaa taagan qayb weyn oo kamid ah dhaqaalaha soo gala dadka caadiga ah si toos ah iyo si dadban labadaba. Barnaamijka SMP (Staff Monitoring program) Xukuumadda Soomaaliya waxa ay codsatay in deymaha lagu leeyahay Soomaaliya la cafiyo iyada oo la marayo hannaanka deyn cafinta ee waddamada soo koroya, sidaas awgeed xukuumadda Soomaaliya waxa looga baahan yahay in ay horumar la taaban karo kasameyso dhinacyada Maaliyadda, Maamulka, Dhaqaalaha iyo Bulshada. Barnaamijkan SMP wuxuu soo bilowday May-2016, wuuna soconayaa ilaa inta laga gaarayo July- 2020, taas oo ku eg soo gebagebaynta wejigiisa afaraad. Wuxuu barnaamijkani dhiirrigelinayaa in isbeddel lagu sameeyo Bangiga dhexe ee Soomaaliya, maamulidda iyo la socodka lacagaha Moobaylka la iskugu diro, ka hortagga lacagaha been abuurka ah iyo taageeridda kooxaha kasoo horjeeda dowladda Soomaaliya. Qarashka socodsiinta wasaaradaha oo aan jirin guud ahaan Wasaaradaha xukuumadda Soomaaliya muddo kudhow 2 sano iyo dheeraad ma haystaan dhaqaalaha socodsiinta howlaha wasaaradda (running cost Budget), taasina waxa sababay xukuumadda oo iskudeyeysa in ay bixiso mushaarka shaqaalaha rayidka,ciidanka iyo dhammaan qarashka howlgalka ee ciidamada. Dhaqaalaha taageerada howlgalka C XDS oo hoos u dhacday Mareykanka iyo Imaaraadka oo kamid ahaa dowladaha sida toos ah u taageeri jiray ciidanka xoogga dalka Soomaaliya waxa ay joojiyeen lacagtii ay ku bixin jireen ciidanka Soomaaliya, tusaale ahaan Imaaraadka oo bixin jiray $10 Milyan oo dollar waxa uu joojiyey guud ahaan lacagtaas iyada oo Mareykankuna uu qayab ahana joojiyey lacagtii uu ku kaalmeyn jiray ciidanka Soomaaliya, isaga oo hadda bixiya oo keli ah dhaqaalaha qayb kamid ah ciidanka. Joojinta lacagahaas iyo hoos u dhigidda cadadkii geli jiray Suuqyada iyo daqliga dadka caadiga ah waxa ay si toos ah iyo si dadban u saameysay dhammaan suuqyada iyo awoodda wax iibsiga ee dadweynaha. Xigasho: Mustaqbral Radio

Maxamed Abokor Xaaji Faarax wuxuu ku dhashay magaaladda Burco, 1929. Allah Ha U Naxariistee aabihii iyo hooyaddii, Xaaji Abokor Xaaji Faarax iyo Kaaha Haashi waxay ka mid ahaayeen shaqsiyaadkii rukunadda u ahaa magaaladda Burco. Allah Ha U Naxariistee, Maxamed Abokor Xaaji Faarax markuu dhamaystay malcaamada Quraanka wuxuu ku biiray ardiydii ugu horeysay ee uu macallin u noqdo, AUN Maxamuud Axmed Cali. Allah Ha U Naxariistee, Maxamed Abokor Xaaji Faarax, wuxuu ka dib waxbarasho u tagay Cadan iyo dalka Ingiriiska. Waxbarasho ka dib marxuumku wuxuu ka mid noqday tebayayaashii ugu horreeyey ee laanta af-Soomaaliga ee BBC World Service. Allah Ha U Naxariistee, Maxamed Abokor Xaaji Faarax, wuxuu dalka ku soo noqday markii xorriyaadii laga qataay isticmaarkii Ingiriisiga , wakhtigaa oo uu ku biiray wasaaradda Arrimaha Gudaha, halkaas uu ka gaadhay badhaasabka Gobolka Sanaag. Marxuumku oo tababarkiisu ahaa saxaafinimadda wuxuu ku wareegay wasaaradda Warfaafinta ee dalkii lo odhan Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, halkaas oo uu ka soo qabtay xilal kale duwan. Allah Ha U Naxariistee, Maxamed Abokor Xaaji Faarax, wuxuu muddo ka dib ku biiray wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibedda, halkaas oo uu ka soo shaqeeyey dalalka Ingiriiska iyo Nigeria. Intii aanu hawl-gab noqon, wuxuu marxuumku, in muddo dheer ah, ka shaqeynayey dalka Cimaraadka. Allah Ha u Naxariistee, Maxamed Abokor Xaaji Faarax, wuxuu ifka kaga tagay shan carruur ah iyo ubadkay sii dhaleen. Cali Maxamed Qaran News

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Mahadnaqii Ramadaanta Mahadnaqa Koowaad waxa iska leh Allah oo caafimaad iyo cimri dherer noogu dhammeeyay Bishii Ramadaan, intaa ka dib Alle ha barakeeyo oo ha dhawro Marwadayda Nolosha ee waxkasta Fahiima Hassan Ali oo bishii Ramadaan si gaara iigu diyaarinaysay Afurka, Cashadda iyo Suxuurtaba, iyadoon marna aan daaleyn ama aan ka caajiseyn saddexda wakhti iyo in ka badanba ee ay kijada gallayso anigoo ogaa innay ku jirto xaalad tii hore ka culus, Xaalad tii hore ka kulul oo xeeba kana kulul tii ay ku soo kortay ee Hargeysa oo Qabaw , iyadoo Ila qaybsanaysay Kuleelka Xeebta Berbera iyadoo awgay uga dooratay Meel qabaw inay ku noolaato oo Berbera ila dooratay. Bisha Ramadaan waa bisha Billada Dumarka waxay shaqaysteen laba Kheyr oo waaweyn mar waa Soonka Bisha Ramadaan marna waa Diyaarinta Afuradda, Cashooyinka iyo Suxuurtaba iyadoo ay u dheer tahay Hawlaha kale ee guriga ee soo dhaweyn, diyaarin, qaabeynta iyo qurxinba leh. Wakhtiyada qaarkoodna ay hormood u tahay wanaaga iyo Kheyrka xusuusintiisa iyo ku dedaalkiisaba. Waxaan bilad Sharaf siiyey Marwadayda Qaaliga ah Fahiim Xasan Cali sidii Qiimaha badnayd ee Naf hurnimadda lahayd ee ay noogu dedaashay wakhtigii Barakeysnaa ee Bisha Ramadaan billadu maaha wax aan Abaalgud uga dhigayo se waa dhiirrigalin iyo innay dedaalkeedu noqdo mid sii labanlaabma ana aan u qirsan ahay waxqabadkeeddii iyo dedaalkeediiba. Anigu ma qiyaasi karo dareenka aan ku cabirayo waxaan ugu abaalguddi lahaa, Qoraal maaha, Maal maaha, se waa Garasho iyo innaan la dareen noqdo, kuna idhaahdo ku mahadsanid dedaalkaagii iyo Dhabar adaygaagii bishii Kheyrka badnayd waanan ogahay Abaalka hooyo inaan Qoraal lagu soo koobi karin waan ogahay in Marwo kasta oo guri joogtaa ay tahay Nuurka guriga maalinta la arki waayana nuurkaasi uu damo!. Mahadnaqu waa mid furan se kani waa mid aan idinku xasuusinayo in haweenku yihiin Lafdhabar adag oo Alle guryaheenna ku qurxiyey una baahan in loo mahadnaqo lana dareensiiyo halka laga taagan yahay si bulshadda inta aan ogeyni u ogaato. Dumarku waa Lafdhabarta iyo quruxda nolosha Ibnu Aadanka, Dumarku waxaanay ragu qaban karin bay qabtaa waxaannay qurxin karin bay qurxiyaan, waxaannay sammayn karin bay sammeeyaan, waa Laylatulqadar Alle u soo diray Ragga innay Nolosha ku kaalmeeyaan oo ka caawiyaa si ay iskugu dheelli tirmaan. Haddana iyagoo sidaas innoogu dedaala ayaynu oo nolosha innoogu qurxiya abaalkooda waxaynu ka dhignaa Kubsi, Dil, furniin iyo Faraxumeynba, Rag iskuma jiree rag aan dumar waxba ka aragnaa sidaa sammeeya. Dumaraw abaalkiina Alle unbaa Guddi kara ana Abaalka marwadayda Alle ayaan janno fardawsa u waydiinayaa insha Allah, waxaanan ugu duceynayaa Caafimaad, Camal wanaagsan iyo Nolol Farxad badan in Alle siiyo , ana aan ogahay abaalkaaga Nololeed idinkana sidoo kale intiinna Hooyonimo isku diyaarinaysanna waxaan leeyahay hawlbaa idin sugaysaa Intaad Gurigiina joogtaan Casharo badan waalidkiin ka soo barta oo hawlaha guryaha ka socda marna ha ku sii deynina Hablaha kale ee idiin adeegga la shaqeeya inta ugu muhiimsanna Qabta. Si mustaqbalka aad si fiican ugu adeegtaan Odaygiina. Dumarbaa Rag is dhaafshay. Facebook: Rakad Mxd Sultan Farxaanmxd@gmail.com Qaran News

PRESS RELEASE Press Roundtable with Under Secretary of Energy for U.S. Department of Energy Under Secretary Menezes will discuss Department of Energy strategies to support African nations’ access to energy as well as shared energy priorities in Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 10, 2019/ — The U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa will organize a press roundtable with Mr. Mark W. Menezes, Under Secretary of Energy for United States Department of Energy. Under Secretary Menezes will discuss Department of Energy strategies to support African nations’ access to energy as well as shared energy priorities in Ethiopia. You are invited to attend the press roundtable at: Date: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at 2:30pm Location: The American Center at the Ethiopian National Archives and Library Agency RSVP to Yohannes Gezahegn or Zelalem Befekadu BIO: Mark W. Menezes is the Under Secretary of Energy for United States Department of Energy. He serves as the Department’s principal advisor on energy policy and on a wide array of existing and emerging energy technologies. The Under Secretary is responsible for driving transformative energy policy, and technology solutions through coordinated planning, management and performance of the Department’s energy programs. Prior to being confirmed as Under Secretary of Energy, Mr. Menezes was an executive with Berkshire Hathaway Energy in its Washington, D.C. office. Before joining Berkshire, Mr. Menezes was a partner at Hunton & Williams LLP, where he headed the Regulated Markets and Energy Infrastructure practice group. Prior to Hunton, he served as Chief Counsel, Energy and Environment, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce, serving as chief negotiator for the House Majority in the enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Before his service with House Energy & Commerce, he was Vice President with Central and South West, and upon its merger with American Electric Power, served as Vice President and Associate General Counsel for federal and state legislative and regulatory affairs. Mr. Menezes is a graduate of Louisiana State University receiving both his undergraduate and juris doctor degree. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. SOURCE U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Qaran News

We should not let Wadani party hold Somaliland elections hostage with frivolous demands Source: Hiiraan Online

On this day in history on June 08, 2007 my country and my people lost a great man: the first President of Somalia, Aden Abdulle Osman, who was elected on 1st of June 1960 when British and Italian Somali territories joined to create the Somalia Republic. Source: Hiiraan Online

Already grappling with hardships after being uprooted from their homelands, many youth find that their future is as dim as their past Source: Hiiraan Online

Africa needs effective information and communication technologies (ICT) policies & strategies to enhance competitiveness, says Economic Commission for Africa’s (ECA) Chinganya Technology and innovation have been the backbone of African economic success over the last two decades but internet and internet-related penetration remained limited Print Share Favourite Copy text Get source logo ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 10, 2019/APO Group/ — It is crucial for African organizations and governments to understand the dynamic and significant role that information and communication technologies (ICT) play in enhancing competitiveness, especially in the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation, a top Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) official said Monday. Speaking at the Innovation Africa Digital (IAD) Summit in Addis Ababa, Oliver Chinganya, Director of the ECA’s African Center for Statistics, said technology and innovation have been the backbone of African economic success over the last two decades but internet and internet-related penetration remained limited. “This relatively low level of the ICT maturity is limiting the government’s plans in many economic sectors, including its ability to deliver on the planned digitalization of the public administration services like censuses, health and education,” said Mr. Chinganya. He said many African countries face a number of challenges regarding national ICT maturity, including limited information technology infrastructure, inconsistent electricity delivery, great disparities in accessing internet and mobile services, lack of appropriate legislation and excessive data costs. “In an era marked by intense competition, globalization, and increased importance of knowledge as an economic driver, it is important for organizations and governments to understand the dynamic and significant role that ICT play in enhancing competitiveness in the context of AfCFTA implementation,” the ECA Director said. “Therefore, there is a need for governments to establish and implement strategies and policies taking into consideration the effects of economic, social and technology factors on ICT maturity as well as relationship between ICT maturity and global competitiveness.” He said the continent is suffering from low mobile broadband connectivity (less than 30% of Africans have access to it, compared with 79% of Americans), and its impact on the development of digital economic and social sectors such as e-commerce, e-health, e-government was constrained by high transaction costs, spatial constraints, limited information exchanges, and lack of access to international markets. “Therefore, there is a need to balance infrastructure policies, making them more efficient and tackling the problems of marginal areas or groups and reaching the bottom millions to ensure inclusive information and knowledge societies,” added Mr. Chinganya, who’s also Acting Director for the Technology, Climate Change and Natural Resource Management Division. In this regard, he said, governments should make broadband not only accessible but also affordable to enable citizens to utilize digital technologies to access public services. It is important for organizations and governments to understand the dynamic and significant role that ICT play in enhancing competitiveness in the context of AfCFTA implementation “To enhance global competitiveness, governments should encourage stronger adoption of the latest technologies, especially broadband technologies as well as to develop digital industrial capabilities including innovative capacity of their companies,” said Mr. Chinganya. He added that key areas of human capacity building challenges need to be addressed for the continent to benefit from digital technologies. “Therefore, there is a need to increase efforts to achieve sustainable development by investing in technology parks and other IT infrastructures, boost knowledge sharing and technology transfer, among others,” he told delegates attending the summit. ECA As a response to challenges and opportunities presented by the information age, at ECA, through rigorous analytical and policy research, we have been scaling up assistance to member States in their efforts to adopt evidence-based ICT, science, technology and innovation policies to transform their economies, Mr. Chinganya said. ECA undertook also a series of policy research on cyber security, open government, broadband, fintech, blockchain technology in Africa, youth and innovation adoption and diffusion, and on new and emerging technologies capable of supporting the development of financial inclusion in the continent. These policy researches helped the organisation to identify the level, quality, and method of ICT deployment in different organizations and countries enabling it to proffer recommendations on the way forward to member States. The ECA has also established a Centre of Excellence for Digital Identity, Trade and Economy to support member countries to fully harness the potential, and to exploit the benefits of digitization for the continent’s development. The Centre of Excellence is uniquely positioned to act as a convener and knowledge resource for countries considering the role of digital in the society. In this regard, the African Union Specialized Technical Committee on Trade and Industry held in January 2019 mandated the ECA, in collaboration with African Union Commission and other partners, to develop a comprehensive African strategy for Digital ID, Digital Trade and Digital Economy to enable member States to fully benefit from the 4th Industrial revolution and facilitate the AfCFTA implementation, and ultimately Africa’s economic and structural transformation. The 2019 Innovation Africa Digital Summit is the 17th annual IAD Summit on ICT acceleration and takes place from 10th – 11th June 2019 under the theme; National Agenda Acceleration. The event is put in place to help support, develop and grow ICT in Africa for innovation, service improvement and client retention. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Qaran News

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MOGADISHU, June 9 (Xinhua) — The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Sunday vowed to continue with stabilization and early recovery efforts in Somalia to help provide quick impact projects and basic infrastructure in various communities. Francisco Madeira, special representative of the chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia and head of AMISOM, said AMISOM undertook 47 quick impact projects in 2018 in the Horn of Africa nation. “They included rehabilitating existing community infrastructure such as schools, water points, access roads, and health centers. We also created opportunities for self-employment among youth, women and child-headed households,” Madeira said in Mogadishu after holding talks with speaker of the Somali parliament Mohamed Mursal Abdirahman. According to the statement from the AU mission, Madeira and Abdirahman also discussed issues including AMISOM and Somali National Army (SNA) joint operations. Source: Xinhua

If you cannot read that message click here. APO Group content is copyright free and can be republished at will. International Rescue Committee PRESS RELEASE New International Rescue Committee Report: less than $2 of help for each woman or girl at risk of gender based violence IRC President and CEO David Miliband says humanitarian efforts need a feminist approach NEW YORK, United States of America, June 10, 2019/ — GBV services accounted for just 0.12% of the $41.5 billion allocated for humanitarian funding from 2016-2018; two-thirds of GBV requests went unfunded, even while research shows that requests are far from meeting need; IRC calls for funding levels to be tripled and announces its new feminist approach to deliver humanitarian aid It is estimated that less than $2 in gender-based violence (GBV) services is allocated to each woman or girl at risk of GBV on average in crisis and conflict settings, according to new research by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Voice, released today. Where’s the Money? How the Humanitarian System is Failing to Fund an End of Violence Against Women and Girls found that violence against women and girls accounts for just 0.12% of all international humanitarian funding. David Miliband, IRC President and CEO, said of the report’s findings: “Women in crisis will continue to be left behind as long as their most basic safety from sexual violence remains unaddressed. The continued lack of funding for GBV services reflects the deeply entrenched inequalities of power not just in the communities where we serve but in the humanitarian sector as well.” Key findings include: In Nigeria: The UN Humanitarian Response Plan for 2018 requested $40 million for 1.5 million women and girls, but the actual allocation was $3.8 million In the Central African Republic (CAR), where in 2016 almost 28,000 reports of sexual violence were officially recorded, $28.5 million was requested for GBV programming. According to the Financial Tracking Service, which tracks humanitarian funding flows, no funding was recorded at all. The report lays out five key recommendations: tripling funding levels, expanding GBV specialists, promoting partnerships with local women-led civil society organizations, improving the reporting and tracking of investments, and increasing transparency around donor investments. The findings were shared by Miliband during a speech at Georgetown University today, where he argued that the violence and injustice faced by women and girls in humanitarian settings should be tackled at the source by addressing inequalities of power, which he said was the essential lesson of feminist thinking. He said: “The statistics show clearly that women and girls are doubly disadvantaged in humanitarian settings. Our approach should be to try and create a double dividend: tackle the symptoms of disadvantage but also address the power structures that generate them.” “We need to engage more systematically with the questions of power that are raised by feminist thinking. The evidence before our eyes, from our staff and clients in the places where we work, is that we will not be successful in delivering for our female beneficiaries until we address the inequalities of power they face, and to do that we need to address inequalities of power within our own organization. “Put another way, we cannot be a truly successful humanitarian organization, defined by the outcomes achieved by and for our beneficiaries, until we are a feminist organization, with equality between our staff, opportunities and barriers never defined by their gender, and understanding of inequalities of power and what needs to be done to overcome them driving our programs externally.” Miliband also highlighted some of the ongoing efforts by the IRC to adopt a feminist approach, including developing a Gender Equality Scorecard to measure progress towards recruiting and retaining female staff, establishing a culture of respect and support for female staff and beneficiaries, and enacting minimum standards for gender equality in the organization’s program quality assessment. Miliband called on the humanitarian sector to: Set clear targets for delivery of support to women and girls caught in crisis within the UN Sustainable Development Goals; Establish minimum guarantees in the humanitarian response to every crisis, including locks on latrines, adequate lighting in refugee camps, and comprehensive GBV response programming; Prioritize the voices of women beneficiaries and community leaders in humanitarian program design and assessment; Establish a Gender Equality Scorecard across the entire humanitarian sector with common targets, metrics, and data. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of International Rescue Committee. SOURCE International Rescue Committee Qaran News

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