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Baidoa Radio WarsanThe Special Envoy of the President in charge of the Drought Emergency Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame held a large meeting in London with international aid organizations based in the UK.

The meeting was also attended by officials from the British Government and the UK Emergency Committee.

The envoy and the representatives of the institutions, the officials of the British Government and the Emergency Committee agreed to speed up the response to the drought situation in Somalia, to prevent the drought from going to the worst level of famine.

The envoy who recently arrived in the UK has already met with the Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa in charge of the UK, the UK Special Envoy for Climate Change and the Head of Africa at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before a meeting in New York with the Minister of International Development UK, Vicky Ford

These meetings are part of the delegation’s efforts to seek relief and donations for drought relief, in order to prevent a humanitarian disaster in the country. Finally, the delegate thanked Save The Children for hosting the meeting.

Baidoa The Secretary General of the United Nations António Guterres has strongly condemned the Al-Shabaab attacks in Bedelweyne, which have confirmed the death of 22 people and the number of injured.

The spokesperson of the Secretary General Stethan Dujarric said that the Secretary General of the United Nations sent his condolences to the families of the victims as well as the government and the people of Somalia.

He said the United Nations is committed to working with regional and other international organizations to support the people and government of Somalia in building a peaceful country.

Three explosions in Beledweyne were carried out in three different vehicles by suicide bombers

Among those who died in these explosions are Hir Shabelle Health Minister Zakariye Hurre and Hiran Regional Deputy Governor Abukar Sheikh Maadey.

Member of Parliament Sharmarke Hassan Ganey, one of Hirshabelle Parliament, called on the commanders of the security forces of Baladweyne city to resign if they cannot prevent the explosions.

MP Sharmarke said that it is regrettable that successive explosions occur in the city of Baladweyne while the security commanders like the Security Police are present and no one has been arrested and prosecuted for the previous ones.

In addition, the MP called on the President of Hirshabelle Ali Gudlawe Hussein that his role should not be limited to condolence and share the suffering of the people of Baladweyne who were affected by the tragedy.

Finally, the Somali government called for help to the people who have suffered.

Officials in the Tigray region of Ethiopia have said that their fighters have left their areas in the neighboring region to prevent a major attack from the north.

Pro-government forces and the Tigray-led TPLF resumed fighting in late August after a five-month ceasefire.

The latest war also resulted in the Eritrean army joining in supporting the Ethiopian federal forces and loyalist militias.

Tigray officials said late yesterday that the withdrawal of troops from parts of the Amhara region in the south of Tigray region was necessary to prevent the intensifying war in the north.

An Amharic government official told AFP that the TPLF opposition had left some towns in the region.

The current fighting resumed on August 24 and ended a ceasefire that had been in place since March

The war has been going on for almost two years and thousands of people have died, and human rights violations have been recorded by all sides.

The Supreme Court of the United States said on Monday that it will hear two lawsuits against the major companies that own social media, in which the companies are accused of being responsible for terrorist attacks, and the plaintiffs want these companies to be punished. judgments to pay damages

Relatives of victims of terrorist attacks in France and Turkey have sued Google, Twitter and Facebook, alleging that the companies helped extremist groups spread their messages, radicalize and recruit new people.

The Supreme Court said that it will hear the case during its session that started on Monday, and it is expected that they will make a decision before the end of next June. The court did not say when it will hear the case, but it is known that the court schedule is full in the months of October and November.

One of the cases that the Supreme Court will hear is Nohemi Gonzalez, a 23-year-old American who was studying in Paris. The student was among 130 people killed by ISIS in November 2015.

Gonzalez’s family has sued Google, which owns YouTube, saying it helped ISIS release hundreds of videos that helped fuel violence and recruit new followers. Gonzalez’s relatives said that the company’s computer algorithms contributed to the spread of the group’s videos, delivering them to viewers.

Iran’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has accused the United States and Israel of fueling the country’s more than two weeks of protests.

Khamenei described the anti-government protests as violence aimed at destroying Iran’s progress

“I am clearly stating that this violence and insecurity was the design of the United States and the colonialists, the false Zionist regime [Israel] and those who pay them, and some traitorous Iranians abroad. helped,” Khamenei said at a graduation ceremony at Tehran University

The protests began after a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Mahsa Amini, died last month at the hands of Iranian police.

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has nominated Hamza Abdi Barre as Somalia’s next Prime Minister, according to state-run media.

Mohamud called on Somalis to support Barre.

“The President wishes the new PM utmost success as he leads the government’s ambitious reform agenda and calls on Somali people to render him their unwavering support.”

Barre’s most recent political appointment was the Chairperson of Jubaland’s Independent Boundaries and Electoral Commission from 2019 to 2020.

Barre is also an MP in Somalia’s 11th Parliament. He was elected to HOP203 in late Decemeber 2021.

At the federal level, he worked as a senior advisor to the Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and has been described by colleagues as a staunch federalist.

The 48-year-old father of eight is a close associate of President Mohamud. He served as the Peace and Development Party Secretary-General from the early to mid-2010s.

The new Prime Minister hails from the Ogaden subclan. He is also reportedly a close political ally of Jubaland regional President Ahmed Mohamed Madobe.

The new Prime Minister holds an MBA in management from the International Islamic University of Malaysia.
 President Mohamud’s nomination must be approved by Somalia’s parliament before it is official.

The Council of Ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia met tonight in Mogadishu to discuss key issues related to the country’s situation, politics, security and elections.

The Council condemned the failed December 27 coup attempt at the Council of Ministers and the Office of the Prime Minister, expressing its outrage.

The Council of Ministers has agreed to conduct a thorough investigation into those involved in the attack on the country’s constitutional institutions, with the Prime Minister appointing a five-member commission to conduct a thorough investigation. .

The Cabinet also approved the closing of the 2020 budget. It also endorsed the capital’s security plan presented by the Ministry of Internal Security which calls for the formation of a joint force comprising the various branches of the armed forces.

He thanked the Government for the support of the International Community and the leadership of the Prime Minister in the elections and for the National Consultative Assembly convened by the Prime Minister.

The meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Hussein Roble, also addressed the issue of drought and COVID-19.

A medical student in her final year who was shot by a policeman in a continuing streak of civilian killings by security forces in Mogadishu has succumbed to her injuries this morning.

Banaadir University Dean Dr. Mohamed Mohamud Hassan told local media Miriam Mohamed Hersi was in the final year of her medicine degree programme when her life was cut short by a policeman who was supposed to protect her.

Dr. Hassan said Miriam was on her internship at Aden Abdulle Hospital in Mogadishu. She was returning home on the evening of December 11 when a policeman opened fire at a vehicle she was travelling in at Forensa Junction in Mogadishu’s Wardhigley district.

The policeman has since gone into hiding according to police sources. The deceased had been hospitalised at Digfeer Hospital but passed on this morning.

The death of Miriam adds to three, in barely two months the number of young people felled by a bullet from security forces who are paid to protect human lives. A week before Miriam was shot, Zakariye Mohamud Hussein and Sowda Mohamud Hussein, two siblings were shot dead by military men at Debka junction in Mogadishu. The two were on an autorickshaw and were out on that fateful night to get food for a relative who was in the hospital.

A day later on December 4, Mahad Abdirahman was gunned down by a policeman at Zoobe junction while on a motorbike.

None of the offenders has been prosecuted

The African Union has reiterated its earlier proposal to turn its peacekeeping force in Somalia into a hybrid mission.

The African Union Peace and Security Council said in a communique had expressed its support for the continued relevance of Communique adopted at its 1037th meeting which endorsed Option 1 of the Independent Assessment Report, namely, to establish an AU-UN Multidimensional Stabilization Mission in Somalia, as the best way to ensure predictable and sustainable financing for the mission, from UN assessed contributions;

The African Union assessment team’s report in May had recommended the hybrid A.U.-U.N. mission have a mix of police (50%), military personnel (35%) and civilians (15%).

According to the communique, the African Union had lauded the progress achieved to date to liberate Somalia from Al Shabaab and other armed groups, to degrade their capabilities, and to create an enabling environment for the FGS to effectively extend state authority throughout the territory of the country;

The African Union Peace and Security Council commends the Somali National Army (SNA) and AMISOM for the progress registered thus far in the fight against the Al Shabaab terrorist group and, in particular, for the immeasurable personal sacrifice and unwavering commitment to defeat Al-Shabaab in very challenging conditions,” the communique reads in part.  “Pays special tribute to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the cause of peace, expresses sincere condolences to the troop and police contributing countries and the families of the deceased; and wishes a speedy recovery to all those injured in Al Shabaab attacks.”

Currently, five countries — including Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, Kenya and Djibouti — contribute to the more than 19,000 AMISOM military personnel operating in Somalia.

Since 2007, the regional peacekeeping mission, which operates with U.N. approval, has aided Somali government forces in their battle to stabilize the Horn of Africa country, mainly against al-Shabab fighters.