7th January 2018 Hargeisa- 7th January 2018- The Human Rights Centre today condemned the conviction and sentencing of journalists Mohamed Abdilahi Dabshid, a journalist at Kalsan TV, and Ahmed Dirie Iiltire of SBC television and Xeegonews. A regional court in Borama sentenced the two journalists today, 7th January 2018, to two years in jail on charges of “subversive and anti-national propaganda, bringing the Nation or the State into contempt, and bringing into contempt the flag or national emblem of a foreign state”, Abibakar Sheikh Mohamoud, the lawyer of the journalists, told Human Rights Centre. The lawyer said he will appeal against the judgment. The Office of Attorney General also informed the court that they are planning to appeal, according to the lawyer and sources who were on the court at the time the judgment was delivered. The charges are linked to articles allegedly published in Xeegonews website claiming that Ethiopian militias are trained in Awdal region, according to the charge sheet. Human Rights Centre was not able to review the alleged article. According to their lawyer, Mohamed Abdilahi Dabshid, a journalist at Kalsan TV, argues that he does not work and write on Xeegonews website while Ahmed Dirie Iiltire argues that it is not him who published the article in question. Journalist Mohamed Adan Dirir who was sentenced by the court on 8th October 2017 to 18 months in jail on charges of criminal defamation and publishing false news is also in Hargeisa Prison. The Appeal Court upheld his conviction. Another three journalists are currently facing prosecutions in Berbera and Gabiley. “We are extremely worried the increasing prosecution of journalists. Human Rights Centre never recorded more convictions than this. Three journalists are in prison right now,” says Guleid Ahmed Jama, the chairperson of Human Rights Centre. “The Constitution and the Press Law are clear. The authorities are not allowed to use the criminal law on media issues. Journalism is not a crime,” he added. “We are asking the government officials to release the journalists immediately and stop the actions against the journalists,” he said. Guleid Ahmed Jama Chairperson of Human Rights Centre Hargeisa Somaliland Email: hrcsomaliland@gmail.com

Dakar (PP) ─ Kooxo hubeysan ayaa toogasho ku dilay ugu yaraan 13-qof, halka toddoba kalena ay ku dhaawaceen Sabtidii shalay gobol ku yaalla Koonfurta dalka Senegal oo lagu magacaabo Casamance. Afhayeenka millateriga Senegal Abdoul Ndiaye ayaa warbaahinta u sheegay inaan la garanayn kooxaha weerarka ka dambeeyay cid ay xiriir la lahaayeen iyo halka ay ka yimaadeen, balse wuxuu sheegay in dadkan la dilay xilli ay ku sugnaayeen dhul kayn ah oo ku yaalla gobolka mashaqadu ka dhacday. “Dadkaan la laayay iyo kuwa la dhaawacay ayaa ahaa Dad shacab ah oo ku hawlanaa xilliga dhibaatada loo geysanayay dhirta alwaaxda laga sameeyo, waxayna ku sugnaayeen degmada Borofaye oo qiyaastii 10-km u jirta xadka aan la wadaagno dalka (Guinea Bissau,” ayuu yiri Abdoul Ndiaye. Gobolka uu shilkani ka dhacay ayaa xarun u ahaa jabhad gooni-u-goosad ah oo la aasaasay sannadkii 1982-kii, taasoo ahayd mid u Dagallaamaysay sidii ay madax-bannaani u heli lahayeen Gobollada Waqooyiga Senegal. Jabhadan oo lagu magacaabo dhaq-dhaqaaqa dimuquraadiyadda Casamance (MDFC) ayaa xilliyadii dambe ka hawl-galaysay Gobolada Koonfurta Senegal, iyagoo u gudba mararka qaarkood waqoooyiga dalka Gambia. Dhanka kale, Kooxdan ayaa sannadkii 2014-kii waxay heshiis xabad-jooji ah la galeen dowladda Senegal, iyagoo tan iyo wixii xilligaas ka dambeeyay aan fulin wax weerarro ah oo ay kaga soo horjeedaan xukuumadda Dakar. Ugu dambeyn, Weerarkan khasaaraha nafeed sababay ayaa imaanaya xilli uu madaxweynaha Senegal, Macky Sall ku sheegay khudbaddiisii sannadka cusub in mucaaradka wadahadallo lala galayo si loo helo nabad waarta oo ka hir-gasha dalkiisa. PUNTLAND POST The post Kooxo hubeysan oo Koonfurta Dalka Senegal ku dilay 13-ruux – Tiro kalena ku dhaawacay appeared first on Puntland Post.

Madaxweynaha dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya Maxamed C/laahi Maxamed Farmaajo iyo wafdi ballaaran oo uu hoggaaminayo ayaa goor dhow gaaray magaalada Garoowe ee xarunta gobolka Nugaal. Madaxweynaha Puntland C/weli Maxamed Cali Gaas, wasiirro iyo xildhibaanno Puntland ah, saraakiil ciidan, waxgarad, siyaasiyiin iyo shacab aad u badan ayaa garoonka Garoowe kusoo dhoweeyay madaxweyne Farmaajo. Boqolaal shacab ah oo ruxaya sawirada madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa isugu soo baxay waddooyinka Garoowe, kuwaasi oo qaadayey heeso ay kusoo dhoweynayaan madaxweynaha. Aad ayaa maanta looga dareemayaa safarka uu madaxweyne Farmaajo ku tagay Garoowe, iyadoo ammaanka guud ee magaaladaasina la adkeeyay. Sida qorshaha yahay, madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa inta uu joogo Garoowe wuxuu la kulmi doonaa madaxda maamulkaasi, sidoo kale wuxuu madaxweynaha xarigga ka jari doonaa garoonka Garoowe oo si casri ah loo dhisay. Warkaan wixii kusoo kordha kala soco wararkeena kale Goobjoog News Source

Munaasabad kooban oo ka dhacay magaalada Muqdisho ayaa lagu dhaariyey wasiirada cusub ee wasaaradaha Arrimaha dibadda, Ganacsiga iyo Gudaha. Axmed Ciise Cawad, Maxamed Cabdi Xayir Maareeye iyo Cabdi Maxamed Sabriye ayaa ku dhaartay in ay si sax ah u gudan doonaan waajibka saaran, iyaga oo gacantooda midig saaray Kitaabka Qur’aanka Kariimka ah. Ra’iisul wasaare Kheyre ayaa 4-tii bishan magacaabay wasiiradan kadib markii uu shaqada ka eryey wasiiradii iyaga ka horreeyay. Goobjoog News Source

Madaxweynaha Soomaalya Maxammed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo iyo wefdi ballaaran oo uu hoggaaminayo ayaa haatan ka degay Garoonka diyaaradaha Cusub ee magaalada Garoowe. Madaxweynaha iyo wefdigiisa ayaa waxaa Garoonka ku soo dhoweeyey Madaxweynaha dowladda Puntland Mudane.Cabdiweli Maxammed Cali(Gaas),Xubno ka socda labada Gole ee dowladda Puntland,Nabadoonno,Culimo,ganacsato iyo dadweyne aad u badan oo halkaasi ku sugayey muddo saacado ah. Mudane.Farmaajo ayaa haatan mid mid u gacan qaadaya mas’uuliyiinta iyo dadweynaah soo dhoweeynaya,waxaana loo soo galbindoonaa dhinaca Caasimadda Garoowe oo ay ku sugayaan shacab aad u badan ku lebisan Calanka Jamhuriyadda Soomaaliya. Warka Faahfaahsan goor dhow kala soco:puntlandpost.net The post Deg deg: Madaxweyne Farmaajo oo haatan ka degay Garoonka Cusub ee Garoowe. appeared first on Puntland Post.

GAROWE,(HOL)-Somalia president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Sunday arrived in Puntland’s Garowe town following an expected two day visit in the state. Source: Hiiraan Online

GAROWE,(HOL)-Somalia president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Sunday arrived in Puntland’s Garowe town following an expected two day visit in the state. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho (Caasimadda Online) – Sheekh Xasan Daahir Aweys oo ka mida hoggaamiyeyaasha Xisbul islaam iyo Alshabaab oo xabsi guri ugu jira dowladda Federalka ayaa soo saaray muuqaal video kale oo uu uga hadlayo xaaladda dalka. Sheekh Xasan Daahir ayaa muuqaalka uu soo duubay farriin ugu diray kooxaha mucaaradka ku ah dowladda Soomaaliya, isagoo ugu baaqay inay ka fogaadaan inay qabiil u adeegsadaan siyaasadda, wuxuuna dowladda iyo mucaaradka kula taliyay inay yareeyaan xiisadda. Mucaaradka dowladda ayuu ugu baaqay inay ciyaariyaan kaalin wax dhiseysa ee aanay noqon kuwa wax dumiya, waxayna farriintiisa u muuqatay mid dhexdhexaad ah oo la isugu soo dhoweynayo labada dhinac. Sheekh Xasan Daahir ayaa ku bogaadiyey kooxda Ahlu suna in degaanada ay ka taliso ay nabad ka dhigtay, isla markaana ay heshiis dhex dhigtay beelaha ku dagaalamay gobolka Hiiraan. Sheekh Xasan Daahir ayaa bilaabay muddooyinkii ugu danbeeyay inuu muuqaalo soo duubo, isagoo ka hadlaya xaaladda dalka iyo arrimaha siyaasadda. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Akhriso Sheekh Xasan Daahir oo farriin xasaasi ah u diray Siyaasiyiinta Mucaaradka ah iyo Dowladda Federaalka appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Wararka ka imaanaya gobolka Bari ayaa waxay sheegayaan in dagaalyahannada Al-shabaab ay madaafiic ku garaaceen saldhig ay ciidamada Puntland ku lahaayeen deegaanka Galgala ee gobolkaasi. In ka badan Shan madfac ayaa la sheegay in saldhigga gudahiisa iyo bannaankiisa ay ku dhaceen, balse lama oga khasaaraha halkaasi ka dhashay Al-shabaab ayaa baraha ay ku leeyihiin Internetka waxay soo dhigeen in madaafiicdaasi ay waxyeello ku gaarsiiyeen saraakiil ka tirsan ciidanka Puntland. Dhanka kale, wasaaradda amniga Puntland weli wax faah faahin ah kama aanay bixin madaafiicdan. Warkaan wixii kusoo kordha kala soco wararkeena kale Insha Allah. Goobjoog News Source

Muqdisho (Caasimadda Online) – Xildhibaan C/Shakuur Cali Mire oo ka mida xildhibaannada Golaha Shacabka ee Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya ayaa dhaliilay siyaasiyiin iyo xildhibaanno adeegsaday magacyada madal iyo Xisbiyo Siyaasadeed oo weerar ku qaaday Hay’adda Nabadsugidda NISA. Xildhibaan C/shakuur Ali Mire oo bartiisa Twitterka ugu jawaabay qoraalka ay soo saareenn siyaasiyiin iyo xildhibaanno mucaarad ku ah dowladd oo kala sheegtay Xisbiyada Daljir ,Wadajir, Kulan iyo madaasha Horusocod ayuu ku tilmaamay inay yihiin dad dano gaara ka leh mucaaradada Dowladda, oo qabiil isku baheystay, isla amrkaana lacagana kaga soo qaatay Dalal shisheeye. Wuxuu sheegay xildhibaanka inaysan dalka xiligan ka jirin Xisbiyo Siyaasadeed oo sharci ah balse ay ka jiraan kooxo qabiil ku saleysan oo u jooga curyaaminta dadaalada Dowladdu sameyneyso. “Dalkeenu kama jiraan xisbiyo mucaarad oo rasmi ah, balse waa kooxo qabiil ku saleysan, waxay u joogaan inay curyaamiyaan dadaalada dowladdu sameyneyso” ayuu yiri Xildhibaan C/shakuur Cali Mire. Wuxuu difaacay Xildhibaanka Hay’adda NISA isagoo yiri “NISA waxaa loo igmaday ka ilaalinta wadanka khaa’imiinta iyo dadka la shaqeeya caddowga Soomaaliya”. Xildhibaan C/Shakuur Cali mire oo mar soo noqday Wasiir kuxigeenkii Warfaafinta Somaliya ayaa badanaa ayaa si weyn u difaaca dowladda Soomaaliya,isagoo adeegsada ereyo adag s la mida siyasiyiinta mucaaradka ah ee dagaalkoodu gaaray inay hay’adaha dowldda soo geliyaan dagaalkooda. Inkastoo magacyo xisbiyo siyaasadeed la adeegsado, haddana ma jiraan xisbiyo sharci ah,. waxaana dhowaan Guddiga Doorashada Qaran uu diiwaan geliyay 8 xisbi oo qaab KMG ah loogu talo galay iyadoo Guddigu caddeeyay inaysan sharci ahaan weli jirin xisbiyo dhaqan galey oo buuxiyey shuruudihii loogu talogalay. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Xildhibaan C/shakuur Cali Mire oo difaacay NISA, Weerar Culusna ku qaaday Siyaasiyiin & Xildhibaanno appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Madaxda maamul goboleedyada iyo siyaasiyiinta soomaalida ee daba dhilifyada u ahaa waqti dheer Itoobiya ee Adis Ababa looga talin jiray uuna si fool xun u duleysan jiray Generaal Gabre ayaa waxaa jirta maadaama ninkaasi waayahan uu galaan galkiisa siyaasadeed uu naxuusay ama uu shiiqay ayaa waxaa bedelkiisa soo baxay nin la yiraahdo Maxamed Cismaan al-Hammadi oo ah Danjiraha dalka Imaaraadka C arabta u jooga Soomaaliya waxaana ninkani uu duleysi cusub ku bilaabay siyaasiyiinta kaba qaadyada soomaalida ee ajnabiga uu ku adeegto iyadoo Magaalada Adis Ababa oo daba dhilifyada looga talin jirey haatan lagu Bedalay Dubai. Siyaasiyiinta soomaalida ee daba dhilifyada ah si ay u aqbalaan duleysiga iyo kabo qaadnimada Imaaraadka ayaa waxaa beryahan ay ku sugan yahiin Magaalada Dubia waxaana halkaas lagu shirinayey xildhibaano 28 gaaraya uuna hormuud u yahay Cumar Cabdirashiid iyadoo sidoo kalena uu joogo goobtaas Madaxweynaha Maamul Goboleedka koonfur Galbeed Shariif Sakiin kuwaas oo shilimaad yar oo jeebka loogu shubo ku bedalanaya in dalkooda hooyo ay ku iibsadaan. Nin mudo dheer ka mid ahaa dibulumaasiyiinta soomaaliyeed ayaa ii sheegay inuu aad uu ula yaabay heerka dulinimada ah ee ay gaareen rag sheeganaya siyaasiyiin soomaali ah weliba ka mid ah xildhibaanada Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya kuwaas oo kaba qaad u noqday Itoobiya,Kenya iyo dalal carbeed sida Imaaraadka waxaana uu intaa raaciyey war waxu xumaa malaha kuwaas dhiig soomaaliyeed kuma jiro. Guud ahaan daba dhilifyada imaaraadka uu ku shaqeysto iyo kuwa kale ee ajnabiga kaba qaadka u ah ha ogaadeen in ummaddu ay ogtahay in ay isu duleynayaan rag kheyrkood ah sidoo kalena ha ogaadeen Taariikhdu been ma sheegto, lagamana been sheego. Taariikhdu waa mid dhigan,dhambaaley uruurisaa dhacdiyo mid la dhowryaba. Ninkii timir abuura iyo ninkii tiin tallaalaba taariikhda ayaa werin! Waxaa Qoray Cabdulaahi Nuur Kolombo The post Generaal Gabre waxaa bedalay Al-Hammadi (Faalo Xasaasi ah) appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Danjire Axmed Ciise Cawad Wasiirka cusub ee Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibadda Xukuumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa maanta soo gaaray Magaalada Muqdisho ee caasimada dalka. Wasiirka cusub ee Arrimaha Dibadda ayaa waxaa Garoonka diyaaradaha ee Aadan Cadde ku soo dhaweeyay Xildhibaano ka tirsan labada Aqal ee Baarlamaanka, maamulka Gobolka Banaadir iyo masuuliyiinta Wasaarada Arrimaha Dibadda. Muqdisho ayaa maanta lagu wadaa in lagu dhaariyo Wasiir Axmed Ciise Cawad iyo sidoo kale labadii Wasiir oo kale ee 4-dii bashan January uu Ra’iisul wasaare Kheyre magacaabay. Wasiirka cusub ee Arrimaha Dibadda oo muddo ahaa safiirka Soomaaliya ee Mareykanka ayaa la aamin sanyahay in uu wax badan ka yaqaana arrimaha Dibadda, isbedel weyna ku sameyn karo xiriirka Dowladda Federaalka ee dhanka Dibadda. Wasiirka cusub ee Arrimaha Dibadda Soomaaliya ayaa maalmaha soo socda xilka kala wareegi doona, Wasiirkii hore ee Wasaaradaas Yusuf Garaad Cumar. PUNTLAND POST The post Wasiirka cusub ee Arrimaha Dibadda Soomaaliya oo gaaray Muqdisho appeared first on Puntland Post.

Garowe (Puntlandi) Qaban qaabada soo dhowaynta madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa ka socota magaalada Garowe ee caasimadda Puntland, iyadoo maanta la isugu tagay garoonka diyaaradaha Garowe halkaas oo madaxweynaha iyo wafdigiisa kasoo dagidoonaan. Inkastoo madaxweyne Farmaajo uusan weli kasoo duulin magaalada Muqdisho, ayaa hadana wuxuu iskasoo horumariyay diyaarad ciidan ah oo maalintii shalay kasoo degtay garoonka Garowe, taasoo lagu sheegay inay ammaankiisa sugayaan, halka diyaarad kalena ay isaga soo raacidoonto. Farmaajo ayaa xariga ka jaridoona garoonka cusub diyaaradaha Garowe, oo weli howshiisu qabyo tahay, dowladda federalkana looga fadhiyo inay kaalinteeda ka ciyaarto. Ciidanka Puntland ayaa si weyn u sugaya ammaanka wafuuda Xamar ka imaanaysa, waxaana garoonka lagu qabanayaa xaflad balaaaran oo xarig jaris ah. Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa socdaalkiisa Garowe la filayaa inuu ku ekaado labo maalin, isagoo kadibna ugudbidoona dhinaca Gaalkacyo kadibna Galmudug iyo gobolada dhexe.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Madaxweynaha JFS Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa Saaka dhagax dhigay Dugsiga hoose dhexe Xaawo Taako ee Degmada Xamar weyne ee Gobolka Banaadir. Madaxweynaha ayaa waxaa dhagax dhigiisa Dugsiga ku wehlinaayay Wasiiro iyo Xildhibaano ka tirsan labada Gole ee dowlada Federaalka. Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa halkaa ka sheegay in guul weyn ay u tahay dhammaan Soomaalida in dib loo soo nooleeyo Dugsiga hoose dhexe ee Xaawo Taako oo uu sheegay inuu soo saari jiray arday badan. Waxa uu Madaxweynuhu sheegay in Dugsiga hoose dhexe ee Xaawo Taako uu ku buruburay dagaaladdii sokeeye ee ka dhacay dalka, balse waxa uu taa bedelkeeda sheegay in mas’uuliyada saran ay qeyb ka tahay inay ka shaqeeyan sida lagu heli lahaa goobo waxbarasho tayo leh. Dhagax dhiga Dugsiga ayaa looga gol leeyahay in la badiyo goobaha Waxbarashada, si kor loogu qaado tayada iyo tirada Dugsiyada Dalka. Docda kale, waxa uu Farmaajo ballanqaaday inay ka shaqeyn doonaan sida Degmo waliba ay u heli laheyd dhowr iskool oo ku filnaan doona dadka waxbarashada jecel. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Farmaajo oo goordhow dhagax dhigey dugsiga Xaawo Taako appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyada Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo iyo wafdi uu hogaaminayo Ayaa Goordhow ku Wajahan Magaalada Garoowe. Diyaarada sida Madaxweyne Farmaajo Ayaa Goordhow ka duuli doonto garoonka caalamiga ah ee Aadan Cabdulle Cismaan ee Magaalada Muqdisho. Qaban Qaabadii ugu dambeeysay ee lagu soo dhoweeynayo Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa ka socoto Puntland. Waxaa Garoonka Cusub ee Garoowe oo Diyaarada Madaxweynaha ay noqon doonto Tii ugu horeeysay ee ka soo Dagata tan iyo markii dib u dhiska lagu sameeyay ayaa waxaa ku soo dhoweeyn doono madaxda Puntland . Waxaa Madaxweynaha soo dhoweeyn doono Madaxweyne Dr-C/wali Maxamed Cali Gaas,Ku Xigeenkiisa C/xakiim Cabdulaahi Xaaji Cumar (Camey),Gudoomiyaha Baarlamaanka Puntland Axmed Cali Xaashi iyo Mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan Golayaasha Puntland. Socdaalka Madaxweyne Farmaajo dib ugala soco Puntland Post Xasan Maxamed Samatar Cowke Puntland Post Muqdisho The post Madaxweyne Farmaajo oo Goordhow u duulaya Garoowe appeared first on Puntland Post.

Wasiirka cusub ee Arrimaha dibada iyo xiriirka caalamiga ah ee dowladda federalka Soomaaliya, Ambassador Axmed Ciise Cawad ayaa maanta gaaray magaalada Muqdisho. Garoonka diyaaradaha Muqdisho waxaa kusoo dhoweeyay maamulka Gobolka Banaadir, wasiirro ,Xildhibaano, iyo dadweyne aad u farabadan, kuwaas oo halkaas u tagay si ay usoo dhoweeyaan Wasiirka Cusub ee arrimaha dibada. Axmed Ciise Cawad, ayaa lagu badelay wasiirkii arrimaha dibada Soomaaliya, Yuusf Garaad Cumar, kaasoo dhowaan xilkii laga qaaday, isaga iyo labo wasiir oo kale. Ambassador Axmed Ciise, ayaa haatan ah safiirkii Soomaaliya u fadhiyay Maraykanka, waxaana la filayaa inuu maalin kadib xilkiisa kala wareego Yuusuf Garaad Cumar. Puntlandi.com

Muqdisho (Puntlandi) Wasaarada Awqaafta iyo Arrimaha Diinta ayaa go’aano wax looga badelayo habka loo maamulo arrimaha Xajka. Qoraalka ka soo baxay Wasaarada Ow-Qaafta iyo arrimaha diinta ayaa lagu sheegay in wasaaradu ay dooneyso in dib u eegis ku samayso qarashka ku baxa Xaajig Soomaaliyeed.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would “absolutely” be willing to talk on the phone to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and that he hopes a positive development results from talks between North Korea and South Korea. North Korea agreed on Friday to hold official talks with South Korea next week, the first in more than two years, hours after Washington and Seoul delayed a military exercise amid a standoff over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs. Trump, answering questions from reporters at the presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland, expressed a willingness to talk to Kim but not without preconditions. “Absolutely, I would do that,” Trump said. “I have no problem with that at all.” Trump and Kim have exchanged insults ever since Trump took office, with Trump repeatedly calling Kim “rocket man” for testing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. Earlier this week Trump dismissed Kim’s taunt that the North Korean leader has a nuclear button on his desk, saying he has a bigger button. The talks between North Korea and South Korea are expected to cover the Winter Olympics, to be held in South Korea next month, and inter-Korean relations. Trump suggested the talks might lead to an easing of tensions and took credit for the diplomatic breakthrough, saying it was a result of his steady pressure. “Look, right now they’re talking Olympics. It’s a start, it’s big start. If I weren’t involved they wouldn’t be talking at all right now,” he said. Kim “knows I’m not messing around. I’m not messing around. Not even a little bit, not even one percent. He understands that,” said Trump. “If something can come out of those talks, that would be a great thing for all of humanity, that would be a great thing for the world,” he said. Source- Reuters The post Trump says he’d be open to talking with North Korean leader appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Eritrea has responded to the United States’ recent re-designation of the country to a list of 10 “countries of particular concern” under the International Religious Freedom Act. The U.S. accused the 10 countries of having engaged in or tolerated egregious violations of religious freedom. Yemane Meskel, Eritrea’s Information minister, however, said in a tweet that the U.S. was simply dwelling on ‘false narrative’ to arrive at its recent position. He stressed that Eritrea remained a country of ancient religions and one whose people are pious and live with religious tolerance of one another. Eritrea: a country of ancient religions; exemplary / unique culture of religious tolerance / co-existence and a very pious people. Yet, US State Department dwells on false narrative concocted in the first place for political reasons. “Eritrea: a country of ancient religions; exemplary / unique culture of religious tolerance / co-existence and a very pious people. Yet, US State Department dwells on false narrative concocted in the first place for political reasons,” his tweet read. The U.S. State Department on December 22 re-designated Eritrea, neighbouring Sudan and eight others over violations of religious freedoms. Beside the Africa duo, China is listed as well as Iran, Myanmar and North Korea. Completing the list is Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and one of America’s biggest trade, diplomatic and security allies, Saudi Arabia. Pakistan was also placed on a special watch list, the State Department added. “The protection of religious freedom is vital to peace, stability, and prosperity,” the department said in a statement. “These designations are aimed at improving the respect for religious freedom in these countries.” Eritrea, despite being a largely religious nation, there are multiple reports of the government having arrested and detained religious leaders, some without trial. Issues came to a head in November last year when security forces were deployed to break up a rare protest in the capital, Asmara. Students of an Islamic school were protesting government interference in the running of their institution and calling for the release of a detained principal. Sudan has also been severally accused of repressing religious freedoms especially of non-Muslims. Some of the undertones that led to South Sudan’s independence were hinged on religious freedoms. The country has a dominantly Muslim north with the south being Christian. Source: – Africa News The post Eritrea says U.S. dwells on false, politically concocted religious violation appeared first on Caasimada Online.

The Sudanese government on Saturday has closed its borders with Eritrea amid heightened security. On Thursday, Sudan deployed thousands of government militia Rapid Support Forces (RSF) fighters to the eastern state of Kassala on the border with Eritrea. In statements to the official news agency SUNA on Friday, Kassala State governor Adam Jama’a denied that Sudan has decided to close the border crossings with Eritrea. However, hours after his statements, Jama’a issued a decision to shut down the border crossings with the eastern neighbour, saying the move was based on the presidential emergency order. The decision provides for “the closure of all border crossings with the State of Eritrea as of the evening of 5 January 2018 and until further directives were issued”. Sudan Tribune has learnt on Saturday that a high-level security meeting was held in Kassala amidst heightened security. According to reliable sources, the Sudanese government has assembled a significant number of troops and SRF elements from the various units across the country and dispatched them to the eastern border. It is noteworthy that the Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir last week issued a decree imposing a six-month state of emergency in North Kordofan and Kassala states. The government said the decision was prompted by security reasons pertaining to the collection of illicit arms as well as combating illegal drugs and human trafficking. Sudan’s First Vice-President Bakri Hassan Salih last month paid a two-day visit to Asmara in which he discussed bilateral relations and issues of common concern. Source: – Sudan Tribune The post Sudan shut down border with Eritrea appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Ilaaladda xeebaha dalka talyaaniga oo kaashanaya maraakiibta caalamiga ah ee ka howlgala xeebaha dalkaasi ayaa waxa ay sheegeen in dooni ay saarnaayeen dad muhaajiriin ah laga soo badbaadiyay 84 qofood halka 8 qof oo kale ay ku dhinteen. Hay’add gurmad ah oo ka howlgasha Libiya ayaa waxa ay sheegtay in wali la layahay tobonaan muhaajiriin ah oo ku socdaalayay badda medeterenian-ka. Waxaa howlgalkan samatabixinta ah ka qeyb qaatay maraakiibta caalamiga ah ee dalalka midowga yurub iyagoo wali ka shaqeynaya howlgalka samata bixinta ah ee loo sameynayo dadkan soo galootiga. Ayuub Qaasim oo ah afhayeenka ilaalada xeebaha dalka Libiya ayaa sheegay in doontu ay ku quustay biyaha caalamiga ah iyadoona saacado muhaajiriintaan ay biyaha ku jireen. Dhamaan sideeda qof ee ku dhimatay badda ayaa la sheegay in ay ahaayeen haween ka soo jeeda qaaradda Africa oo soomaali ay kamid yihiin iydoodana kooxaha ka ganacsada tahriibinta ay aad u buux dhaafiyeen dadka doontaasi lagu soo qaaday. Waxaa hoos u dhac ku yimid tirada qaxootiga kasoo gala dhinaca badda Italy ilaa 34% sannadkii 2017 marka la barbardhigo 2016 kadib markii maamulka Libiya ay gacan ka geysteen hoos u dhaca tiradooda qeybtii labaad ee sanadka. Wasaaradda arimaha gudaha ee Italy ayaa warbixin qoraal ah oo ay soo saartay ku sheegtay in ka badan 119 kun oo qof ay soo gaareen Italy sanadkaan,halka 181 kun oo qof ay soo gaareen sanadkii 2016. PUNTLAND POST The post Tahriibayaal ku dhintay Xeebaha u dhaxeeya Liibiya iyo Talyaaniga appeared first on Puntland Post.

On an overcast Thursday afternoon in Nairobi, Mr Aden Duale, the Leader of Majority in the National Assembly, sat in his office at Parliament Buildings overlooking Uhuru Highway and boldly predicted that the next five years in the House will be “calm, sober and progressive.” His first tenure as the ruling Jubilee Party’s top man in Parliament witnessed some of the most divisive debates in the House and which are thought to have contributed to the heightened political tensions in the country. Many Kenyans who witnessed it will not forget the mass brawling that broke out in Parliament in December 2014 as the government forced through a controversial security Bill in a stormy session that saw Opposition senators Johnson Muthama and Moses Wetang’ula’s clothes torn, allegedly by Jubilee MPs. This was also the day Mbita MP Millie Odhiambo removed her underwear on the floor of the House in protest at alleged sexual molestation by Gatundu North MP Moses Kuria. PANDEMONIUM Nor will Kenyans likely forget the pandemonium witnessed two years later in December 2016 during a bitter debate over changes to the election laws in which MPs Irshad Sumra and Mpuri Apuri emerged with injuries. “It’s all in a day’s job,” Mr Duale told the Sunday Nation, with a light chuckle, of those scuffles. “I have been given a duty to perform by my party and I have to see it through in whatever way possible.” However, this is not the way Parliament should conduct its august business, said the Majority Leader, who is also the Garissa Township MP. “I believe we can achieve more by talking with each other than to each other,” he said. But his wish for a Parliament “that is a role model to our children,” might just be that – wishful thinking. More confrontations within and outside Parliament seem inevitable as Nasa dig in and prepare to swear in their party leader Raila Odinga as president within this month. STRONGHOLDS However the 48-year-old father of five sees the situation differently. “We in Jubilee want to have a strong united vibrant opposition that will check the Executive’s excesses.” He added: “But politically speaking and in line with the succession politics of 2022, where our presidential flag bearer will be the DP, we shall work round the clock to act as a catalyst in the disintegration of Nasa. We shall raid their strongholds and turn them into red states.” Mr Duale’s office – whose concept is heavily borrowed from the United States model – is a creation of the 2010 Constitution. It replaced the position of the Leader of Government Business in Parliament which was traditionally held by the vice president. His main work is to push through the government’s agenda in Parliament by marshalling ruling party MPs. It also involves anticipating and thwarting Opposition moves against the government side. To this end, he has chalked up an impressive record in the five years he has held the job to justify a second term. Mr Duale sponsored 132 out of 180 Bills in the last Parliament. SPONSORED BILLS His signature appears alongside that of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s and the National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi in 128 of the Bills that were assented into law. Five Bills were left in abeyance either at First Reading or Second Reading. “I only lost one Bill in June 2015 (Statute Law Miscellaneous Bill 2015) and that is because I was away in Algeria,” he said. “After that I vowed never to travel outside the country when the House is in session.” In total, Mr Duale has missed just seven sittings of the 12th Parliament. He said the position has shaped his work ethic in ways he did not expect. “I sleep at around midnight on most days when the House is on and I am up by four o’clock in the morning, to pray and read,” he said. A trained teacher, Mr Duale has been forced to meticulously read and understand the Constitution and the Standing Orders of Parliament so as to enunciate government agenda effectively. Through the shouting matches, insults and occasional fistfights of the 12th Parliament, Mr Duale has tried to define the place and the role of his office in the wider politics of the nation. GOVERNMENT AGENDA In the absence of cabinet secretaries in the House, the Leader of the Majority is the crucial person in driving the agenda of the government and is a crucial link between the Legislature and the Executive. Even his harshest critics acknowledge that he has fared fairly well. Minority Leader John Mbadi argues that given the polarised nature of our politics, Mr Duale has done fairly well. “MPs are in Parliament courtesy of political parties. You therefore do not expect him to disagree with his party, we do not expect him to support our cause and vice versa except on matters of national interest,” he said. Pointing they get along well, Mr Mbadi says for harmonious operations in the House, he has to work in concert with his counterpart with the speaker being non-partisan. “Everyone of us has their weaknesses but he has done his work as the majority leader, you may disagree with his style of delivery but he has done well,” he said. On his part, Mr Duale said he will hold regular meetings with Mr Mbadi to reduce any divisions going forward. Mr Duale often comes across as a belligerent, take-no-prisoner type of leader, a charge he does not dispute. “There is nothing wrong with being forceful about what you believe in,” he said. In his line of work, he naturally tussles with opposition MPs, but some of his controversial fights are with Jubilee legislators, especially those from the Kalenjin community that forms the political bedrock of Deputy President William Ruto. PULLING APART Mr Duale was originally elected on the defunct United Republican Party (URP), Mr Ruto’s party whose partner The National Alliance (TNA) of President Uhuru Kenyatta formed the Jubilee Coalition. Both parties merged last year to create Jubilee Party. First elected to represent Dujis constituency (which was later split into Garissa Township and Mbalambala constituencies) in Parliament in 2007 on an Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) ticket, Mr Duale later allied himself with Mr Ruto who was the Agriculture Minister in the Grand Coalition Government that was formed from the ashes of the 2007-2008 violence. However when Mr Ruto and ODM party leader Mr Odinga began pulling apart, Mr Duale threw his lot with the latter and was rewarded for his loyalty to the former Eldoret North MP with his current post when Jubilee won the 2013 elections. That explains the bold and outspoken manner in which he has taken on the DP’s perceived opponents, especially those in the latter’s Rift Valley backyard. In September 2014, he told off former Bomet County Governor Isaac Ruto, who was then the chairman of the Council of Governors (CoG) for his repeated claims that the National government was determined to frustrate devolution by starving counties of money. CONDEMNATION During a public political rally attended by the DP in Narok town, Mr Duale told the Governor, who was seated next to him, “hii pesa sio ya mama yako bwana (this money is not your mother’s)”. Those caustic words almost led to a physical confrontation between him and the governor at the time and led to widespread condemnation in the press and by the civil society of his “loose tongue”. Mr Ruto got a chance to use the same choice words on Mr Duale when he was mentioned as a beneficiary of the National Youth Service Sh791 million scandal, an allegation that the Majority Leader denies. Both still call each other “brother”. Mr Duale was paraphrasing retired President Daniel arap Moi, who once famously dismissed opposition calls for constitutional review in the 1990s by telling them “katiba sio ya mama yenu (the constitution is not your mother’s property)”. Early last year he trained his sharp tongue on Baringo County Senator Gideon Moi, for allegedly undermining the DP, telling him “the man whose daughter I married, Gen (rtd) Mohamud Mohammed, rescued your father (former President Daniel arap Moi) from the bushes in the 1982 coup and we carried him on our backs. It is now your turn to carry William Ruto.” IMPEACHMENT Mr Duale’s latest duel is with four Jubilee MPs who have sued him for removing them as chairmen of four Parliamentary committees after they defied the party’s preferred lineup. Interestingly, three of the four are from the Kalenjin community: Alfred Keter (Tindiret), Silas Tiren (Moiben) and David Bowen (Marakwet East). The other is James Gakuya (Embakasi North). This prompted some Kalenjin MPs to accuse Mr Duale of harbouring an ingrained bias and low opinion of the community, as Mosop MP Vincent Tuwei claimed last week during a political function in Nandi County. Mr Duale accuses the MPs of engaging in diversionary tactics. “They know that what they did is wrong. They were in the meeting chaired by the President which endorsed the party’s list yet they never spoke,” he said. The MPs have threatened to impeach him, a threat that Mr Duale laughed off as “hot air”. “I was nominated to this position by Jubilee’s parliamentary group meeting which was chaired by the party leader (the President) and can only be removed through the same process,” he said. Source: Daily Nation The post Duale: My job is to push state agenda and dismantle Nasa appeared first on Caasimada Online.

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Kenya could be forced to compensate Somalia over oil exploration on a disputed sea area if the neighbouring country wins a case being adjudicated at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Source: Hiiraan Online