AU Communique on Somalia

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Communique of the 993rd meeting of the PSC held on 22 April 2021, on the political and security situation in Somalia

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COMMUNIQUE

Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 993rd meeting held on 22 April 2021, on the political and security situation in Somalia:

The Peace and Security Council,

Noting the opening remarks made by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Djibouti to the AU and Chairperson of the PSC for month of April 2021, H.E. Ambassador Mohamed Idriss Farah, as well as the statement of the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs and Peace and Security, H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye; and also noting the briefing by the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the AU Commission for Somalia and Head of AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira;

Further noting the statements made by H.E. Mohamed Abdirizak, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia; the representative of the Republic of Sudan as the current Chair of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD); the representatives of the United Nations; as well as the European Union;

Recalling its previous decisions and pronouncements on the situation in Somalia and the activities of AMISOM, particularly Communique[PSC/PR/COMM.(CMLXXVIII)] adopted its 978th meeting held on 9 February 2021; as well as the joint communique issued by the AU, IGAD, UN and EU on 10 April 2021;

Also recalling the AU Constitutive Act and the relevant provisions of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, as well as the July 2000 Lomé Declaration [AHG/Decl.5 (XXXVI)] on a Framework for an OAU Response to Unconstitutional Changes of Government;

Reaffirming the commitment of the AU to respect the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Somalia, as well as AU’s solidarity with the Government and people of Somalia; and

Acting under Article 7 of its Protocol, the Peace and Security Council:

1. Expresses deep concern over the unilateral action by Somalia’s House of the People on 12 April 2021, of passing a resolution signed into law on 13 April 2021 by the President, superseding the 17 September 2020 Agreement on modalities for the conduct of elections in Somalia;

2. Condemns the actions of 12 April 2021 by the House of People, which extended the mandate of the President and the Parliament, as effectively delaying the elections, thereby undermining unity and stability of the country, the nascent democratic and constitutional processes, which also threaten the relative peace and security, as well as the important gains that Somalia has made over the years with the support of the AU and other partners with huge sacrifices;

3. Further expresses deep concernwith the possible impact of the current political situation and climate on the cohesion of the Somali federation, the unity of the Somali army and security apparatuses, the process of force generation and the capability to continue to degrade Al Shabaab;

4. While acknowledging that the September 2020 Agreement was a result of a Somali-owned and led dialogue among the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and Federal Member States (FMS) leaders, as well as opposition parties, on the need for timely elections, and that Somalia is unable to implement a one-person, one vote universal suffrage in 2020/21; reaffirms that the Agreement remains the basis and the most viable path towards the holding of timely, transparent and credible elections in Somalia;

5. Urges the Somali political leaders to prioritize the country’s national interests and to immediately resume dialogue, on the basis of the September 2020 Agreement and Baidoa technical committee recommendations, in search for consensual solutions to outstanding issues that impede the organization of elections;

6. Calls on all Somali political leaders to exercise maximum restraint and refrain from any actions that may lead to an escalation of tensions and further undermine the stability of Somalia, the Horn of Africa region and the Continent;

7. Underscores the need for the Somali stakeholders to embrace an inclusive dialogue that ensures participation of women and the youth;

8. Re-emphasizes the imperative of political compromise and broad based consultations, as well as the return to transparent dialogue and nationwide consultations amongst the Somali political stakeholders, including the FGS and FMS; and thereby affirms the readiness of the AU to support such a process of dialogue through facilitation and mediation, which will identify new ways to reach consensus on the elections modalities and workable calendar;

9. Accordingly requests the Chairperson of the AU Commission to immediately appoint and dispatch to Somalia, a High Representative as Special Envoy for Somalia, to work with the Parties and other concerned stakeholders, with the support of the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission and Head of AMISOM, to reach a mutually acceptable compromise, and to report back to Council within the next four weeks;

10. Underscores the need for the Somali Parties to negotiate in good faith in search for an agreement that would allow for the holding of elections and establish a stable and inclusive political atmosphere;

11. Expresses AU’s determination to assist the Somali authorities and stakeholders to implement a consensual electoral arrangement, including through the deployment of a long-term electoral assistance mission to support efforts towards its realization;

12. Requests AMISOM, pending the renewal of its mandate, to monitor the deployment of Somali Security Forces (SSF), and to this end, requests the Chairperson of the AU Commission, to urgently convene a meetings of Troop and Police Contributing Countries (T/PCCs), at ambassadorial level, as well as of the Military Operations Coordination Committee (MOCC) at the level of Chiefs of Defense Staff, to consider the security implications of the current political impasse, as well as to map options for addressing and mitigating them;

13. Calls on IGAD and the International Community, including the UN and the EU, as well as other key bilateral partners, to continue to work with the AU to bring the Somali parties back to the negotiating table and to assist them to reach a peaceful political settlement;

14. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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1. Expresses deep concern over the unilateral action by Somalia’s House of the People on 12 April 2021, of passing a resolution signed into law on 13 April 2021 by the President, superseding the 17 September 2020 Agreement on modalities for the conduct of elections in Somalia;

 2. Condemns the actions of 12 April 2021 by the House of People, which extended the mandate of the President and the Parliament, as effectively delaying the elections, thereby undermining unity and stability of the country, the nascent democratic and constitutional processes, which also threaten the relative peace and security, as well as the important gains that Somalia has made over the years with the support of the AU and other partners with huge sacrifices;

[Mastermind]

 

[Che -Guevara]

19 minutes ago, Apophis said:

Where are the cbb cowards such as Che, oromo boy and the former child killer from borama to comment on this? Nowhere to be seen I see.

AU destroyed farmajo’s hopes today. Amisom will monitor his militia’s movement henceforth. 
 

Didn’t their autistic “president” say “African solutions for African problems”? 

Welcome back. I thought you were in a coma. AMISOM will not do such thing.

[maakhiri1]

Oo Farmaajo train Bay mariyeen? What is this checkmate? 

AU are looking after their interest and who pays Amisom

[Che -Guevara]

6 minutes ago, maakhiri1 said:

Oo Farmaajo train Bay mariyeen? What is this checkmate? 

AU are looking after their interest and who pays Amisom

I gotta admit they got him there. Let's what happens next.

[maakhiri1]

Kenya and Djibouti were behind this, Kenyan garanee, maxaa Djibouti, Somalia dabba dhigay!

[galbeedi]

2 hours ago, Mastermind said:

9. Accordingly requests the Chairperson of the AU Commission to immediately appoint and dispatch to Somalia, a High Representative as Special Envoy for Somalia, to work with the Parties and other concerned stakeholders, with the support of the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission and Head of AMISOM, to reach a mutually acceptable compromise, and to report back to Council within the next four weeks;

That is the main point. Farmaajo asked the AU leadership  to assist and find common ground with opposition,  not IGAD or Djibouti and Kenya led African Peace and Security mission. We have to see what the envoy of the Congo president does or purposes. All other points are written by Matt, bryden, Rachid Abdi (Apophis's cousin) and Nairobi based NGO's.

All these groups are paid by the EU, and want to continue their fat salaries. By condemning the national parliament , they burned their credibility. Could you imagine the Djibouti guy who sided with Kenya in the border dispute is chairing the meeting. We knew  for a long time that IGAD is a useless organization . Eritrea had left both the Arab league and IGAD as useless tribal councils.

 

5 minutes ago, maakhiri1 said:

Kenya and Djibouti were behind this, Kenyan garanee, maxaa Djibouti, Somalia dabba dhigay!

Maakhiri1,

A peaceful Somalia is a threat to dictator Omar Geelee's cash grab on the so called war on terrorism. He is earing over $300 million a year from six different armies (US, France, Spain, Japan, China, Germany) to monitor the region for security. The reason they were deployed in Djibouti in the first place was to fight Somali piracy and secure shipping lines. That threat had disappeared since 2010.

When Al-shabaab is decimated, the African Command might transfer its forces to Germany as many already did. With the rising Somali national army, over 20,000 people from Kampla, Nairobi to Djibouti will lose their fat salaries.

Furthermore, with ports of Garacad, Boosaaso, Berbera, Kismaayo, and Future Hobyo in the pipeline, Djibouti would lose markets. So, with the foreign military gone and loss of markets, Djibouti will be a very expensive island while the opposition to his rule is increasing everyday. The far dictator is copying from the OPEC cartels like Dubai who want to destroy competing markets in the region.

Those of us who know Geelle and Djibouti do not buy his fake brotherhood in so many ways. He claims to be promoting and preserving Somali language and inviting from time to time starving artists, yet the whole country of Djibouti doesn't have a Somali language news paper and doesn't use in any government business.

 

 

 

[galbeedi]

Both Gheelle and Musaveni dump their disgruntled officers and soldiers to Somalia. They usually stay few years and by the time they come back , they might even quit the army and live comfortably. 

The average Djibouti soldier earns between 40 to 50,000 Djibouti Francs. It is about $300 dollars. If they spent two years in Hiiraan they would gross between $900-1200 dollars a month while their salary in Djibouti is accumulated. 

The main point is if the Somali people support their government and their freedom, neither IGAd or EU would defeat Somalia.

Remember these bureaucrats in Nairobi are mostly weak minded people who use manipulation and pressure to gain compliance, and if you stand up to them, they will fold. Don't buy president Biden and the weak democrat's barking. It was Obama who lost Crimea and Donbass region in Ukraine, then Putin did doubled  down and took Syria while the Kenyan guy was talking about red lines.

Even last weak , despite the tough talk, they backed down on Ukraine and cancelled the ships they supposed to send. 

It is up to Farmaajo. He has the full support of the super majority of the Somali people, and by insisting on one man one vote, he is on stronger ground.

[Che -Guevara]

 

[galbeedi]

It is a well coordinated mission.

If you remember, the new American ambassador said, his main task at the moment is " To find a common ground among the stakeholders ( EU, US , UK Au).

Furthermore, their job was to find solutions to gab the bridge among Somalis, not to condemn an independent Somali institution.

The African bureau  never even mentioned about sending envoy or finding solutions. We have to play tough ball with these weak liberal democrats.

Halkeed ku aragtay madaxweyne dadkiisu rabaan oo shisheeye diidayo.

You know who these corrupt democrats oppose? anyone with public support like Erdogan. They want despots like cumar Gheelle. 

Now our job is to defeat the opposition politically and manage our affairs' independent of these foreign players. Can you imagine, they talk about the Somali national intelligence and who it deals with.

We need a new campign starting from the Somali diaspora.

New slogan : Leave Somalia alone"

Somalis in London, Brussels, Ottawa and Washington must start to show their force.

[galbeedi]

The speaker of the Somali parliament must speak loud and clear.

America and EU are not looking solutions but to fragment Somalia again. Please tell me again what is the so called  major crises?

Tell your boys ( Dani and Madoobe) to sign the September 17 and we will all  go home and hold elections. Maxay noo wareerinayaan.

The Afghanistan peace talks were going on for eight years now. The Americans intervened Somalia in 1992 after Cali Mahdi and Caydeed (AHN) signed a cease fire agreement.

[Che -Guevara]

 

[Duufaan]

Somalis  are not known to  be patient  people but this time they need to be just  patient.  There next step is probably order Sharif and co to start war in modish.

[maakhiri1]

The other day, Tigray marched with big protest in Washington, and then it was Amharas , both arguing their case and seeking international support.

Amharas saying their genocide against them?

Hoos baan u Iri, meeday Somali? REER reer Bay isku maqanyihiin, 

SOMALIS in USA, UK  , Europe must show their support for their government and come out.