The first Deputy Chairman of the House of the People, Mr. Abdiweli Ibrahim Mudey, last night spoke to the press again about the status of the motion against Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari. Mudey stated that nothing has changed legally in terms of the process of the no-confidence motion against Speaker Jawari, and said it is expected to be brought before the house on Saturday. Deputy Muudey further said the motion against the Speaker was to be voted within 10 working days from the date the motion was tabled, and therefore the motion is set for 31 March 2018. The statement of Deputy Speaker of Parliament came after MPs supporting Speaker Jawari announced that the deadline of the motion had elapsed thus calling on the Speaker to resume his duties normally. In a Joint statement, Pro-Jawari lawmakers called on the Speaker to resume the work saying he was the legitimate leader of the House as the proposition failed to meet the deadline. Source: Hol

Somali Lower House Speaker, Mohamed Osman Jawari has praised Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Kheire for the first time since the political crisis between the Legislative and Executive arms erupted. During a press conference in Mogadishu following a meeting with the House Committee, Jawari said PM Kheire was determined leader who is committed to serving the nation. “The Prime Minister is a good person who knows the job, but these days he is being consulted by those attempting to engineer the downfall of the 8th Parliament,” said Jawari. Jawari denied that he was preparing no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Kheire. “We were not working on a motion against you (PM Kheire), you got scared out for nothing,” the Speaker said. Jawari also called on the government to remove the newly deployed forces from the parliament. When asked about the motion against him, Jawari said the proposition failed as the time set for it, has passed. The speaker’s sentiment comes on the heel of the statement by Pro-Jawari MP to stand with the embattled Speaker. Source: Hol

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Wasiirka Arrimaha Dastuurka Xukuumadda Soomaaliya C/raxmaan Xoosh Jibriil oo qoraal kooban kusoo daabacay Bogiisa Facebook, ayaa ka hadlay qoraalada ay is dhaafsadeen Guddoomiye Jawaari iyo Guddoomiye ku xigeenka 1-aad ee Golaha Shacabka C/wali Ibraahim Muudey. Wasiir C/raxmaan Xoosh Jibriil, waxa uu sheegay in sharci ahaan Mooshinka laga wado Guddoomiye Jawaari uu yahay mid jira, isla markaana uusan burburin, marka dib loo eego sharciga. C/raxmaan Xoosh Jibriil, waxa uu qoraalkiisa ku sheegay in 18-kii bishan March uu Guddoomiye Jawaari aqbalay Mooshinka inuu xalaal yahay, balse ay nasiib darro tahay in xiligaan uu muran galiyo. Wasiir Xoosh, waxa uu tilmaamay in Jawaari iyo garabkiisa ay marmarsiyo ka dhiganayaan inuu dhamaaday Tobankii cisho ay u qabteen garabka Mooshinka kawaday, hase ahaatee ay ilooben in qodobka 9-aad ee xeer hoosaadka uu dhigayo in 10-ka cisho ay ka bilaabaneyso maalinta la horgeeyo Golaha. Nuqul kamid ah qoraalka Wasiir Xoosh ayaa ahaa “Taariikhda markey ku asteysaneed Maarso 18-keedii wuxuu Jawaari si rasmi ah u aqbalay inuu Mooshinka xalaal yahay, Hadda wuxuu ku doodaa in 10-kii bari ee doodaa mooshinka dhamaatay’’ ‘’Jawaari wuxuu iloobay Qodobka 9aad ee Xeer Hoosaadka Golaha Shacabka Farqadda 4-aad iney leedahay 10ka bari waxeey billaabataa maalinta la hor geeyo Golaha, maalintaas oo ah Sabtiga Maarso 31’’ Waxa uu intaa kusii daray Xoosh “Xeer Hoosaadka Golaha ma dhahayo maalinta la guddoomay mooshinka. Tan kale farqadda 4aad waxeey ka hadleeysaa doodda mooshinka, meesha kaliya oo lagu dhex doodana waa Golaha ee Golahoon la horgeyn bannaanka Golaha loogama doodi karo arrintan” Xoosh waxa uu sheegay in Maxamed Sheekh Cusmaan Jawaari laga doonaayo inuu muujiyo dulqaadkii uu ku aqbalay Mooshinka, waxa uuna sheegay in Xalaal uu yahay Mooshinka, marka loo laabto sharciga dalka. ‘’Jawaari yuusan ka weecan sharciga waxaan oran lahaa sharafta aad ku dhex leedahay bulshada yeysan maalin qura kaaga dhicin garwaaqso in Mooshinka kaayaala uu yahay mid xaq ah’’ Haddalka Wasiir Xoosh ayaa kusoo beegmaaya iyadoo shir uu Muqdisho ku qabtay Guddoomiye Jawaari uu ku sheegay inuu ku soo laabtay xilka Guddoomiyenimo ee Golaha Shacabka, Sabtidana uu jiro kulanka Baarlamaanka. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Kismaayo (PP) ─ Hawl-galka Midowga Afrika ee Somalia [AMISOM], ayaa maanta oo Jimco ah sheegay inay billaabeen diiwaan-gelinta ciidammo gaar ah oo qayb ka noqon doona kuwa amniga maamul-goboleedka Jubbaland, si ay qayb uga qaataan sugida amniga guud ee deegaannada maamulkaas. Xiriiriyaha ciidamada booliiska AMISOM ee ka hawlgalka degmada Kismaayo, Martin Abili ayaa sheegay in illaa 5,000 oo malleeshiyaad ah laga diiwaan-gelin doono gobollada Gedo, Jubbada Hoose iyo Jubbada dhexe. “Tallaabadan waa qorshe lagu horumarinayo booliiska maamulka Jubbaland, taasoo qayb ka ah ilaalinta sharciga iyo amniga deegaannada maamulka,” ayuu Abili ku yiri bayaan ay AMISOM kasoo saartay Muqdisho. Sidoo kale, sarkaalkan wuxuu sheegay in qof walba oo ciidamadan ka mid noqonaya lagu diiwaan-geliyo si sharci ah, isla markaana laga qaadi doono sawir iyo sawir dhanka faraha ah. “Qorshahana wuxuu qayb weyn ka yahay dib u habeynta ciidamada amniga Somalia, sidoo kalena wuxuu fursad u yahay qorshaha dib loogu habeynayo hay’adaha ammaanka dalka,” ayuu hadalkiisa daba-dhigay Martin Abili. Dhanka kale, Taliyaha ciidamada difaaca Jubbaland, Jen. Aadan Maxamuud Ibraahim ayaa tallaabadan ku tilmaamay mid guul u ah gobolka, isagoo ku daray hadalkiisa. “Waxaan diyaar u nahay inaan ciidamadeenna oo dhan diiwaan-gelinno si ay amniga deegaannadeenna uga shaqeeyaan. Qorshahanna waa mid horumar u horseedaya gabi ahaan Somalia.” Ugu dambeyn, Tallaabadan ayaa noqonaysa tii ugu horreysay oo AMISOM ay ka billowdo deegaannada Jubbooyinka, inkastoo ay horay mashaariic noocan oo kale ah ay horay uga fulisay deegaanno kala duwan. PUNTLAND POST The post AMISOM oo billowday diiwaan-gelinta ciidamo qayb ka noqon doona booliiska Jubbaland appeared first on Puntland Post.

MOGADISHU, March 29 (Xinhua) — The Somali government has kicked off a series of meeting aimed at developing an inclusive National Action Plan to prevent and counter violent extremism in the Horn of Africa country. A two-day conference to review the existing strategy ended in Mogadishu with calls for the involvement of key sectors, in the development of the new national action plan. “The only way we can combat extremism is to listen to different perspectives, particularly the religious leaders and address this problem from a Somali perspective,” Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled said in a statement issued by the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday. Guled said countering violent extremism through military means should be the last resort. “There should be an active awareness campaign on ideology and to cut the source of funding and revenue to activities that support violent extremism,” he added. The new plan will factor in the views and needs of all stakeholders, including the Federal Member States, to enable the implementation of a comprehensive strategy that will tackle violent extremism in a more decisive manner. According to the government, religious leaders play a critical role in dialoguing, opinion shaping and controlling violent extremism in Somalia, thus the emphasis on their active participation in the review exercise, expected to culminate in the implementation of a national strategy on Prevention and Counter Violent Extremism (PCVE), as provided for in the country’s Comprehensive Approach to Security (CAS), Strand 4. The Comprehensive Approach to Security, which falls under the National Security Architecture, is part of a security pact agreed to by Somalia’s leaders in 2017 Mane Ahmed, AMISOM’s Gender Officer, said the conference provided an opportunity for the AU mission to support the PCVE Office and other stakeholders, in ensuring that the Plan adopts an inclusive approach, with clear indicators of monitoring local and federal initiatives. Incorporating a gender perspective in this important document will ensure the meaningful participation of women to the PCVE efforts, Ahmed added. Yahye Ali Ibrahim, PCVE Coordinator, reiterated the importance of using religious leaders in efforts to end violent extremism, because of their immense influence on society. “The biggest responsibility lies on the shoulders of the Somali religious leaders and they are instrumental in the fight against extremist ideologies,” Ibrahim added. He said the government plans to roll out an ambitious sensitization campaign, with emphasis on tolerance and dialogue among all Somalis, once the review of the national action plan is complete. “We want the Somali public to know their role; to prevent bloodshed of their fellow citizens, and we will achieve this with an agreed plan of action to deal with scourge as united and well informed communities,” Ahmed added. Source: – Xinhua

Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Film Festival will have more than a touch of Minnesota this year. Two projects shot largely in the state will be part of the event that runs from April 18-29 in New York City. “A Time for Ilhan,” by documentary filmmaker Norah Shapiro, chronicles Ilhan Omar’s successful bid to win election to the Minnesota House of Representatives, making her the first Somali-American, Muslim woman to hold state office in the United States. In addition, Rosemount native Naomi Ko will be shopping a pilot for a potential series. “Nice,” which was mostly shot in the Twin Cities, stars Ko as a young Korean-American woman who faces a crisis when she’s diagnosed with cancer. Ko, who appeared in the 2014 indie hit “Dear White People,” is hoping screenings at the festival will attract a streaming service or network that will green-light an entire season. The festival, now in its 17th year, will also feature new documentaries about Gilda Radner and the New York Times, as well as high-profile feature films, including the sci-fi romance “Zoe,” starring Ewan McGregor, last seen showing off his Midwest accent in “Fargo.”

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Guddoomiye ku-xigeenka 1-aad ee Golaha Shacabka Cabdiwali Ibraahim Muudey ayaa soo saaray warqad qoraal ah oo uu kaga hadlay xaalada ammaan ee kulanka berri ay yeelanayaan xubnaha Golaha Shacabka. Xildhibaanada Golaha Shacabka oo u kala qeybsan laba ayaa yeelanaya Sabtida kulan, iyada oo Jawaari iyo Muudey ay ku dhawaaqeen Ajendayaal kala duwan, oo kulanka looga hadlayo. Warqada oo la ogeysiiyay Madaxweynaha iyo Ra’iisul Wasaaraha ayaa waxaa loo kala diray Taliyeyaasha Booliska, Nabad Sugidda, Taliyaha Ilaalada Xarunta Baarlamaanka ee Ciidanka Midowga Afrika AMISOM. Qoraalka ayaa lagu sheegay in wax ciidan iyo hub aan lala soo geli karin agagaarka xarunta Baarlamaanka, gaar ahaan ilaalada Guddoonka Baarlamaanka iyo Xildhibaanadaba. Warqada oo laba bog ka koobneyd waxaa kaloo lagu sheegay in ciidanka Booliska ay mas’uul ka yihiin ammaanka xarunta iyo agabka yaalla, waxaana berri laga cabsi qabaa in gacan ka hadal uu ka dhaco xarunta Baarlamaanka, marka loo eego sida hada ay wax u socdaan.

Gedo Governor Mohamed M. Mohamed from Somalia and Mandera Governor Ali Roba address the press on March 30, 2018. Both governors announced that the construction of a security fence along the border had been suspended to allow for talks. PHOTO FRIDAY MARCH 30 2018 By MANASE OTSIALO More by this Author The much publicised security fence on the Kenya-Somalia border has temporarily stopped to allow further negations between the two states. This was revealed on Friday by Mandera Governor Ali Roba and his Gedo counterpart Mohamed A. Mohamed from Somalia. BORDER WALL While on a meet-the-people tour in the border towns of Mandera and Bulahawa, they said the two countries have agreed to temporarily stop the project that would separate the two towns. According to the two, President Uhuru Kenyatta and Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo will soon meet to agree on a few “thorny issues” before the project proceeds. Mandera Governor Ali Roba and Gedo Governor Mohamed M. Mohamed from Somalia on March 30, 2018. Both governors announced that the construction of a security fence along the border had been suspended to allow for talks. Governor Roba said the decision was reached to quell the rising tension among people who live near the border. “There is a lot of negative propaganda particularly on the Somalia side with respect to border security programme but we are here to confirm that all that is false,” said Mr Roba. He said locals on the Somalia side of the border have been made to believe that the fence would lead to their eviction and the demolition of their houses. TALKS The Mandera governor said consultations have been ongoing for the past two-and-a-half years over the security programme initiated by the Kenyan government. The construction has been slow since its inception in 2015 because the local community has to be involved at every stage. “We are here as neighbouring governors to inform the public that the project has been halted so that a solution for the houses lying directly on the border can be found,” he said. This, he said, was agreed on during a meeting last week attended by North Eastern Regional Coordinator Mohamud Saleh in Mandera Town. “I can confirm the contractor has been asked to demobilise temporarily pending engagement by the two national governments to discuss a solution in an amicable way,” he said. Security officers stand guard at the Kenya-Somalia border on March 30, 2018. PHOTO | MANASE OTSIALO | NATION MEDIA GROUP AGREE Gedo Governor Mohamed said Presidents Kenyatta and Farmajo had already talked on the phone and agreed to meet soon. “Our message here is that the construction stops until the two national governments come together to agree on some issues on the table,” he said. According to Governor Mohamed, issues to be discussed include the reason for the project, its effects on daily activities and the fate of the homes that would be affected. Mr Mohamed wants the Kenyan government to consider the social interaction of the communities along the border before separating them with a wall. “The people living here have a long history of depending on one another and separating them needs negotiations to solve the problem,” he said. Sixty-four homes have been marked for demolition along the border to allow the completion of the project, which is supervised by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) engineering department. A section of the completed fencing along the Kenya-Somalia border in Mandera on March 3, 2018. PHOTO | MANASE OTSIALO | NATION MEDIA GROUP SECURITY Kenya announced it would build a security wall to prevent Al-Shabaab militants from getting into the country, following the deadly April 2, 2015 attack at Garissa University College that left 148 people dead. Most of those killed were students. The project was later changed to a wire fencing with a parallel trench. Eight kilometres have been completed. However, the residents on the Somalia side of the border opposed the project and demanded to be compensated for their houses that are in the no man’s land. They have been marked for demolition. They also asked the Kenyan Government to accept those who have Kenyan ID cards to settle in Mandera. Some demands that the Kenyan Government is reluctant to implement include allowing students from Somalia to learn freely in Mandera. Residents on both sides of the border have said the fence would disrupt business, social interactions and movement of livestock

Muqdisho (Caasimadda Online) – Xildhibaanada Mooshimka ka keenay Guddoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Prof. Jawaari ayaa wax rasmi ah kasoo saaray xaaladda Meesha ay mareyso iyo sida laga yeelayo go’aanka ay xildhibaanada qaar ku sheegeen inuu buray Mooshinkii Jawaari laga keenay. Haddaba halkaan hoose ka akhriso Qoraalka kasoo baxay Xildhibaanadaas: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Warsaxaafadeed 30 maarso 2018 Anagoo ah Xildhibaanada Mooshinka ka keenay Guddoomiyaha Golaha Shacabka Mudane Maxamed Sh. Cusmaan Jawaari iyo Xildhibaanada taageeray Mooshinkaas oo wadar ahaan tiradoodu tahay 223 Xildhibaan, Waxaan halkan Shacabka Soomaaliyeed uga cadeynaynaa in Guddoomiyaha Mooshinka laga keenay uu jebiyay qodobo badan oo ah Dastuurka, Xeer-hoosaadka iyo shuruucda dalka u yaala kuwaas oo kala ah: 1) Guddoomiyaha Mooshinka laga keenay wuxuu jebiyay Qodobka afaraad: Saraynta Dastuurka Soomaaliya, Faqradiisa 1-aad. 2) Guddoomiyuha Mooshinka laga keenay wuxuu jebiyay Dastuurka Qodobka 68-aad Xeer hoosaadka Golaha Shacabka ee Baarlamaanka Federaalka Faqradiisa 1-aad. 3) Guddoomiyaha Mooshinka laga keenay wuxuu jebiyay Dastuurka Qodobka 65-aad, Faqradiisa 3aad ``Guddoomiyuhu inta uusan qaban xillka waa in uu ka tanaasulo xil kasta oo uu ka hayo xisbi siyaasadeed, waana inuu noqdo dhexdhexaad marka uu gudanayo xilkiisa“. Gudoomiyahu maanta waa uu ka baxay dhexdhexaad-nimadii oo koox yar oo Xildhibaano ah ayuu hormuud u noqday. 4) Guddoomiyaha Mooshinka laga keenay waxa uu jebiyay Dastuurka Qodobka 111D, Guddiga Adeega Baarlamaanka, Qodobkan dastuuriga ah waa qodob aad u muhiim ah wuxuu ka hadlayaa in la dhiso Guddiga adeega Baarlamaanka. Guddigan waxa ay aheyd in la dhiso sanadkii 2012-ka kal fadhigii ugu horeeyey ee Baarlamaankii 9-aad sida ku cad Dastuurka Federaalka, kasoo 6 sanno kadib ilaa hadda uusan dhisneyn. Guddigan Hawshiisu waxay tahay sida Dastuurka Qodobka 111D, Faqradiisa 4-aad ku cad. Guddiga Howlaha baarlamaanku waa inuu mas’uul ka noqdaa: a) Adeegyada iyo fududeynta si loo hubiyo wanaaga iyo hawlgalka fiican ee Baarlamaanka Federaalka. b) Abuuris xafiisayadda taageeraya adeegga Baarlamaanka iyo magacaabidda iyo kor ka maamulka masuuliyiinta xafiisyada; c) Diyaarinta qiyaasta kharashaadyada Baarlamaanka ee sannadkiiba hal mar iyo u gudbintooda Golaha Shacabka si ay u ansixiyaan iyo xakameynta miisaaniyadda howlaha maaliyadda. d) Inay sameeyaan hawlaha kale ee loo baahdo, kawaasoo lagu daryeelayo xubnaha shaqaalaha ee Baarlamaanka Federaalka kuna cad sharciga Federaalka ah. Guddoomiyaha Mooshinka laga keenay wuxuu jebiyay Xeer hoosaadka Golaha Shacabka Qodobkiisa 9-aad, Faqradiisa 4-aad oo dhigeysa “Mooshinka xil ka qaadista Guddoomiyaha Golaha Shacabka waxaa laga doodayaa loona codeynayaa (10) cisho oo maalin shaqo gudahood, laga bilaabo taariikhda Mooshinka la keenay Golaha“. Sidaas daraadeed Mooshinka sharciga ah ee laga keenay Guddoomiyaha waxaa Golaha la hor keenayaa maalinta Sabtida ee taariikhdu tahay 31 Maarso 2018. Guddoomiyaha Mooshinka laga keenay waxa uu jebiyay Xeer hoosaadka Qodobka 9-aad, Faqradiisa 5-aad taasoo cadeynaysa Guddoomiyaha laga keenay Mooshinka xil ka qaadida waa in laga wareejiyo guddoominta fadhiyada inta ay ka dhamaaneyso arinta la xariirta Mooshiinkiisa. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Mogadishuu (HOL) - Somali Lower House Speaker, Mohamed Osman Jawari has praised Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Kheire for the first time since the political crisis between the Legislative and Executive arms erupted. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu (HOL) - The first Deputy Chairman of the House of the People, Mr. Abdiweli Ibrahim Mudey, last night spoke to the press again about the status of the motion against Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari. Source: Hiiraan Online

Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival will have more than a touch of Minnesota this year. Two projects shot largely in the state will be part of the event that runs from April 18-29 in New York City. Source: Hiiraan Online

MOGADISHU, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A cholera outbreak in four regions of Somalia has left at least nine people dead with 1,613 cases counted since December 2017, the UN health agency said on Friday. Source: Hiiraan Online

A key witness in the trial involving three Kansas men accused of planning an attack on Somali immigrants testified Thursday that the group was actively recruiting people to help carry out the alleged plot. Source: Hiiraan Online

MOGADISHU, March 29 (Xinhua) -- The Somali government has kicked off a series of meeting aimed at developing an inclusive National Action Plan to prevent and counter violent extremism in the Horn of Africa country. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Waxaa goordhow ciidamo farabadan lasoo tubay Wadooyinka qaar ee Magaalada Muqdisho kuwaa oo wata gaadiidka dagaal nooca loo yaqaan Cabdi-Bilaha. Ciidamadan oo aad u feejigan ayaa xiray waddooyin dhowr ah, iyadoo gaadiidka ay saaran yihiin dadka shacabka ah aysan isaga kala gudbi karin Isgoysyada Magaalada gudaheeda. Isgooysyada lasoo tubay ciidamada ayaa waxaa kamid ah Isgoyska Tarabuunka, Isgoyska Digfeer, KPP, Bakaaraha, Hawlwadaag, Foloransa, Geed jaceyl iyo Aadan Cadde, Shaqaalaha, Lamber Afar iyo qeybo kamid ah Degmooyinka Kaaraan iyo Heliwaa ee Gobolka Banaadir. Ciidamadan lasii geeyay Isgooysyada iyo dhammaan waddooyinka muhiimka ah ayaa Gaadiidka rayidka iyo kuwa aan dowlada laheyn u diidaya isticmaalka waddooyinka. Goobaha xiran waxaa qeyb ka ah wadooyinka jidcadyaasha ah oo qaarkood la dhigay ciidamo, halka qaarna lagu xiray dhagxaan waaweyn oo gaadiidka iyo Mootooyinka aanan u suuragelinayn inay ka soo gudbaan. Sidoo kale, ciidamada ayaa dadka gaadiidka wata u sheegaya in amarka wadooyinka ay ku xireen uu yimid kadib markii ay amar soo siiyeen saraakiishooda. Geesta kale, waxaa lagu wadaa in maalinta beri ah ay Xildhibaanada baarlamaanka Somalia codka Kalsoonida u qaadan Guddoomiye Jawaari, sida uu cadeeyay Guddoomiye ku-xigeenka 1-aad ee Golaha shacabka Cabdiweli Sheekh Ibraahim Muudey. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Mogadishu (HOL) - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Thursday evening mourned the loss of one of their staff in Mogadishu who was killed. Source: Hiiraan Online

Aid groups in Somalia used to give out food, but this proved ineffective. So last year they started giving internally displaced people cards or vouchers loaded up with cash instead. Source: Hiiraan Online

A young reformer or an entrenched military man? Ethiopia’s prime minister-elect is the first from the Oromo ethnic group that’s been at the forefront of anti-government protests. Community activists say the group has been marginalised and excluded from political and economic power. Ahmed has a doctorate in peace and security, as well as long-standing military and intelligence ties. Many hope his rise is an opportunity to turn the page on a difficult chapter in Ethiopian history. Can he unite a country riven by ethnic tensions? Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam Guests: Negeri Lencho – Ethiopia’s communications minister Tsedale Lemma – editor in chief of the Addis Standard Mohammed Ademo – an Ethiopian journalist and founder of OPride.com, an independent news website about the Oromo and Ethiopia. Source: – aljazeera

The World Bank and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released today a new joint report titled, Rebuilding Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Somalia, outlining the challenges and opportunities for Somalia’s agriculture sector. According to the findings of the report, over the past three decades, Somalia’s livestock and crop subsectors have been buffeted by an increasingly fragile and degraded natural environment and more frequent and severe cycles of drought and floods. These factors, combined with insecurity, weak government institutions and a deterioration of flood control, irrigation, and transport infrastructure in the south-central regions, have led to a severe decrease in crop yields. The report, which conducts a comprehensive historical review of Somalia’s major agricultural subsectors (livestock, crops, forestry, and fishing), analyzes the subsectors’ key medium- and long-term development potential and constraints and outlines policy and investment opportunities. It is part of a wider Country Economic Memorandum (CEM) series investigating growth potential across sectors to assist Somalia in its implementation of the National Development Plan (2017-2019), and the preparation of the subsequent plan. “This report comes at a critical juncture of Somalia’s development trajectory and investment climate,” says Said Hussein Iid, Minister of Agriculture for the Federal Government of Somalia. “It provides much needed analysis of our productive sectors, the environmental impacts, and the development challenges related to governance, infrastructure, and security.” Livestock and crops remain the main sources of economic activity, employment, and exports in Somalia. Agriculture’s share of gross domestic product (GDP) is approximately 75%, and represents 93% of total exports, mostly linked to robust livestock exports in the recent pre-drought years. Sesame is now the largest export among crops, followed by dried lemon, in the wake of the total collapse of banana exports. Despite Somalia’s rich fish stocks, coastal fishing has remained small-scale and artisanal while foreign commercial vessels have enjoyed both legal and illegal harvesting offshore. The combination of collapsed domestic crop production and increased domestic food demand, driven by rapid population growth and urbanization, has led to a massive increase in food imports, which have reached almost $1.5 billion in 2015, up from an annual average of $82 million in the late 1980s. “Rising imports are indicative of increasing demand and a broader opportunity to invest in agriculture, and stimulate a private agribusiness sector in Somalia,” notes Pascal Sanginga, Senior Investment Support Office, FAO Investment Centre. “Making more and better investments in agriculture from the government, private sector, civil society and the vibrant enterprising Somali diaspora is one of the most effective ways to reduce hunger and poverty and expand economic.” In the short to medium term, the recovery of agricultural production depends on better security, stronger public and community institutions, and the rehabilitation of dilapidated flood control, irrigation, and transport infrastructure. In the longer term, the sector’s growth potential can be achieved by developing and implementing a comprehensive sector development strategy, supported by effective institutions and interventions that harness the dynamism of its private sector. “Stronger institutions, management, extension services, and infrastructure are critical to supporting private investment in production and markets,” says Mark Cackler, Practice Manager for the Agriculture Global Practice at the World Bank. “Natural resource management, increased crop production, postharvest long-term storage technologies and private sector-led modernization of the sector is needed to make Somali agriculture outputs competitive.” Source: – moderndiplomacy

A checkpoint in the desert of northern Somalia is the first line of defense against Al-Shabab and Islamic State from reaching the port city of Bossaso, the economic hub of the semi-autonomous Puntland state. The two extremist groups have set up camp in the mountains east and west of the city, and launch periodic attacks, including two assaults on the checkpoint last year. In daylight, armed police search every car heading in and out of the city, looking for weapons, explosives, and hidden militants. At dusk, they take up positions behind bunkers in case the extremists attack again. “We are always on standby, we are always careful, but with God’s will we will defeat them one day,” says Lieutenant Colonel Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed, who commands the checkpoint. Puntland has long been more stable than the country’s volatile south, where al-Shabab has battled the government and African Union forces for the past decade. But in the past year, there have been a string of smaller attacks in Puntland, including tossed grenades and shootings in and around Bossaso. Now, government security forces are on alert amid fears that Somalia’s instability may be creeping north. At the checkpoint, Ahmed says they uncover weaponry or make arrests almost every day. Two weeks ago, they found six al-Shabab suspects hidden in a truck bed, he says. Just days before VOA’s visit, Ahmed says his men captured a suspected IS member who had jumped off his vehicle and tried to skirt the checkpoint by foot. “I sent two groups of troops. Some took the vehicle, the others went by foot,” Ahmed explains. “When [the suspect] saw the first troops coming in front, he tried to run backwards, and he ran into the second group.” Blending in In Bossaso itself, security appears tight, with police and soldiers riding pickup trucks, maintaining a visible presence on the streets. But authorities admit extremist cells are in the town, blending into the civilian population. There have been two attacks on police posts in Bossaso this year, killing a handful of officers. “As a normal person you can’t distinguish them from the rest of the people, and if they have the intention to do something, they do it and run away,” says Colonel Abdul Hakim Yusuf Hussein, the police commissioner for Puntland’s Bari region, which includes Bossaso. While it’s unclear exactly who carried out the two recent incidents, police have set up new checkpoints and conduct night operations in the city to round up potential troublemakers. Hussein says al-Shabab members are shifting north to escape military pressure in southern Somalia, and gain access to weapons smuggled by sea across the Gulf of Aden from war-torn Yemen. But Hussein downplayed the overall extremist threat, noting that IS, which briefly captured a town east of Bossaso in 2016, now only has between 40 and 50 fighters, not enough to launch large offensives. He said smaller grenade or gun attacks are merely a way for extremists to say “We are still here.” Bossaso remains calmer than Somalia’s capital Mogadishu in the south, where deadly explosions are common. Attacks in Bossaso target security forces and officials, a contrast to large bombings in Mogadishu that mostly kill civilians. During a walk with police through a busy market, VOA spoke to shopkeepers like Ali Mahmoud, who said security was fine in the city. “You can come across an accident or an incident, but there is no big threat that we now fear,” he said. Even so, as long as extremists remain in the countryside with access to weapons, Bossaso is not completely safe. Source: VOA

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – War goordhow nasoo gaaray ayaa sheegaya in aad loo xoojiyay amniga Xarunta Golaha Shacabka baarlamaanka Somalia, kadib markii halkaa la geeyay ciidamo hor leh oo la sheegay inay ka feejigan yihiin qalqal amni. Ciidamada la sheegay in la geeyay xarunta baarlamaanka ayaa saacadaha soo socda lagu wadaa in si buuxda ay ula wareegan dhammaan waddooyinka gala Xarunta baarlamaanka Somalia. Ciidamadan ayaa waxaa lagu wargaliyay in maalinta bari oo Sabti ah xarunta baarlamaanka uu ka qabsoomi doono Codeynta Mooshinka Guddoomiye Jawaari, sidaa aawgeedna la doonaayo in la adkeeyo amniga. Guddoomiye ku-xigeenka 1-aad ee Golaha shacabka Cabdiweli Sheekh Ibraahim Muudey ayaa ku adkeysanaya in Mooshinka uu weli yahay mid taagan, isla markaana ay codeyntu qabsoomi doonto maalinta beri ah. Sidoo kale, Xildhibaanada Mooshinka kawada Jawaari ayaa qaarkood sheegay inay heleen fariimo lagu ogeysiinaayo in malainta beri oo sabti ku beegan ay qabsoomi doonto codeynta Mooshinka. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, waxaa laga cabsi qabaa in xiisad ay ka dhalato qabsoomida codeynta Mooshinka Jawaari, maadaama garabka Jawaari ay dhankooda ka iclaamiyeen in maalinta beri ay sii wadan doonaan shaqooyinkooda isla markaana ka doodi doonaan Ajendaha Beled-xaawo. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Muqdisho (PP) ─ Guddoomiye ku-xigeenka koowaad ee Golaha Shacabka Somalia, C/weli Ibraahim Muudey ayaa soo saarey qoraal uu mar kale ku caddeeyay in Sabtida berri ah Xildhibaanada Aqalka Hoose ee golaha shacabka ay u fariisan doonaan Mooshinka laga keenay Maxamed Sheekh Cismaan Jawaari. Xildhibaano ku dhaw 100 ayaa shalay sheegay in uu buray mooshink aanan lagu horkeenin baarlamaanka muddadii 10 maalmood ahayd ee loo qabtay sida uu qabo xeer hoosaadka golaha shacabka. Shir jaraa’id oo uu xalay qabtay Guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka Somalia Prof. Jawaari ayuu ku sheegay in berri ay xildhibaanadu yeelan doonaan kulamadii caadiga ahaa. Ugu dambeyn, Guddigii Aqalka sare ee loo saaray mooshinka inay xalliyaan ayaa shalay sheegay inay xallin waayeen mooshinka, iyadoo guddigaas la kala diray, lama oga muranka mooshinka oo daba-dheeraaday halka uu ku dambeyn doono. HADDABA, AKHRISO QORAALKA GUDDOOMIYE KU XIGEENKA BAARLAAMANKA SOMALIA; PUNTLAND POST The post Cabdiweli Muudey oo sheegay in Mooshinka Jawaari laga doodi doono Sabtida berri ah appeared first on Puntland Post.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Iyadoo magaalada Muqdisho ee caasimada Somalia ay weli ka socdaan kulamo iska soo horjeeda oo u dhexeeya garabka taabacsan Guddoomiye Jawaari iyo garabka Mooshinka ayaa waxaa soo baxaaya dhaliilo ay jeedinayaan Xildhibaanada Mooshinka kawada Jawaari. Xildhibaanada Mooshinka wada ayaa sheegay in Guddoomiye Jawaari uu iska horgeynaayo baarlamaanka Somalia iyo Aqalka sare. Xildhibaan Maxamed Cumar Dalxa, ayaa sheegay in Guddoomiye Jawaari uu maraayo heer kulamada uu ku qabsanaayo Xarunta Villa Hargeysa uu ku buuxsado Xildhibaano ka tirsan Golaha Aqalka Sare. Xildhibaan Dalxa, ayaa sheegay in Jawaari uusan heysan Xildhibaano ku filan, sidaa aawgeed uu bilaabay in shirarka uu kawado Xarunta Villa Hargeysa ku buuxsado xubno ka tirsan Aqalka Sare. Waxa uu Dalxa sheegay in dhammaan shirarka uu qabtay Jawaari ay ka soo dhex muuqdeen Xildhibaano ka tirsan Aqalka Sare ee dalka, taasina ay muujinayso sida ay u socoto fowdada sharci la’aanta ah. Waxaa uu sheegay in Dastuurka dalka lagu xadgudbayo islamarkaana ay taas keeni karto in Booliska iyo Taraafikada oo isku milma sidaas darteedna loo baahan yahay in laga waantoobo. Dhinaca kale, Aqalka Sare ayuu sheegay in uu leeyahay xeerar u gaar ah waxaana uu ku tilmaamay faragelinta lagu haayo golaha shacabka inay tahay xadgudub wayn. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Guddoomiyaha Golaha Shacabka Maxamed Sheekh Cusmaan Jawaari ayaa si kooban uga hadlay isbedelka Siyaasadeed ee ka jira dalka, heerka uu gaarsiisan yahay Mooshinka la doonaayo in lagu rido iyo Hanaanka shaqo ee Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre. Guddoomiye Jawaari, oo shir Jaraa’id habbeenimadii xalay ku qabtay Xarunta Villa Hargeysa, ayaa sheegay in dalka uu ka jiro Isbedelo Siyaasadeed oo muuqda, waxa uuna tilmaamay in isbedeladaasi ay sabab u tahay Xukuumada Somalia. Waxa uu Jawaari sheegay in isbedelka jira ay sababi karaan guulo iyo guul la’aan waxa uuna cadeeyay in ka shaqsi ahaantiisa uu noqon doona kan ugu dulqaadka badan. Jawaari ayaa sheegay in Mooshinka ay kawadaan Xildhibaanada baarlamaanka uu yahay mid ku abuurmay qaab khaldan, hase ahaatee uu yahay mid u muuqaal eg duulaan ka dhan ah shaqsiyadiisa. Mooshinka laga wado ayuu sheegay inuu meel u dhici doono, isla markaana uusan ka raali noqon doonin in wado khaldan lagu hogaamiyo dalka. Waxa uu sheegay inay nasiib darro ku tahay in la dayaco Somalia oo nabadeeda iyo xasiloonideeda loo daadiyay dhiig badan, si wanaaga loo gaarana ay xooga saari doonaan ilaalinta sharciga. Nuqul kamid ah hadalkiisa ayaa ahaa ”Dalkan meel fog baa laga keenay, dad badan ayaa u soo geeryooday, dadka qaar rajo beel ayaa ku dhacay, laakiin waxaan soo gaarsiinay nidaam daahfuran, waxaana muujinay in Soomaaliya ay leedahay Baarlamaan cadaalad leh, shacabka Soomaaliyeed marqaati ayay ka yihiin.” Jawaari wuxuu sheegay Guddoomiye hadii Mooshin laga keeno in lagu dhameeyo 10 berri, kadibna 15 berri gudahood lagu doorto mid kale, Ra’iisul Wasaare hadii laga keenana lagu dhameeyo 5 maalmood, taasi ayuu sheegay in looga gol leeyahay howlaha dalka in aysan xayir min. Wuxuu sheegay weli in aysan dhicin in xarunta Baarlamaanka la dul dhigo Ciidan, aysana qurux badneyn in lagu xad gudbo xurmada Golaha Shacabka, wuxuuna ku baaqay in Ciidamada laga dul qaado xarunta Golaha Shacabka. Gudoomiye Jawaari ayaa xildhibaanada xusuusiyay in looga baahan yahay in ay ilaaliyaan danta guud ee dalka, sidaas darteedna laga doonayo qof walba inuu xilkiisa u guto si daacadnimo leh oo ay ku jirto Alle ka cabsi. Guddoomiyaha Golaha Shacabka ayaa sheegay in aysan wanaagsaneyn in burbur ay gasho Dowladda, wuxuu sheegay in Khayre uu yahay nin wanaagsan oo shaqo yaqaan ah, balse maalmahan dambe uu ka talo qaato rag uu sheegay in ay ku taqasuseen burburinta Baarlamaankii Sideedaad, wuxuuna ka dalbaday inuu ka fogaado raggaasi. Waxa uu yiri ”Khayre waa nin fiican oo shaqo yaqaan ah, hase yeeshee maalmahan damba wuxuu ka talo qaataa Engineeradii ku taqasusay buburinta Baarlamaankii Sideedaad, waxaan kula talinayaa dadkaasi inuusan war ka maqlin, annaga Mooshin kaama wadin, xaq ayaan u leenahay inaan kula xisaabtano, dhulka dhig xaajada.” Haddalka Jawaari ayaa u muuqanaaya mid uu ku baadigoobayo Isfahan iyo in xal hoosaad laga gaaro Mooshinka iyo Khilaafka kala dhexeeya baarlamaanka iyo Xukuumada. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com