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European Union Training Mission Somalia European Union Training Mission Somalia PRESS SUMMARY 13th October 2018 “In ‘Media’ stat virtus” EUTM - SOMALIA 13/10/2018 SUMMARY TITLE PAGE Somalia: Allied troops lauch operation to clear main supply routes 2 Somalia Set To Mark Somber First Anniversary Of Deadliest 3 Bombing AMISOM Leadership Assesses Troops Welfare 4 THE CORRUPTION SCANDAL IN THE HEART OF SOMALI 5 GOVERNMENT UN highlights illegal Somali charcoal trafficking to Iran 8 Norway Contributes NOK 450 Million to Multi Partner Fund in 10 Somalia Mobile Money Transfers Have Taken Off In Somalia, But There Are 12 Risks Increased Attacks Suggest al-Shabaab Resurgence 14 Somaliland govt challenged to source internal ways of generating 18 income Are youth the key to ending violence in Somalia?? 21 Famine and the machine - Can big money and big data make 23 famine a thing of the past EUTM - SOMALIA 1 EUTM - SOMALIA 13/10/2018 https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-allied-troops-launch- operation-to-clear-main-supply-routes EUTM - SOMALIA 2 EUTM - SOMALIA 13/10/2018 Somalia Set To Mark Somber First Anniversary Of Deadliest Bombing 12 October 2018 Somali government says it’s planning to hold nationwide memorial events to mark the first anniversary of the deadliest bombing that devastated the Somali capital and killed more than 700 people on October 14th last year. The bombing caused by massive truck bomb hit one of the city’s business districts, devastating an area full of business premises and hotels, and killed many people. The powerful blast has also left hundreds of people missing and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. One year on, Mogadishu which still bears scars from the bombing and is preparing to remember those who have been killed on that fateful day, as mood of sadness overwhelmed the city hard hit by the bombing in preparation for groundbreaking ceremonies to remember the dead. Meanwhile, Somali cabinet on Thursday said that October 14th, would be declared as a national day to remember the victims of blasts carried out by ‘terrorists’, referring to the Al- Qaeda linked Al-Shabaab group, that often carries out deadly bombings across the country. According some organizers, Mogadishu’s residents will also observe a moment of silence to mark the time the catastrophic truck bomb went off during the upcoming events. The anniversary comes as residents still struggling to figure out the motive behind the bombing, since no group claimed to have carried out. Somali government has subsequently blamed Al-Shabaab for the bombing http://somaliamediamonitoring.org/october-12-2018-daily-monitoring-report/ EUTM - SOMALIA 3 EUTM - SOMALIA 13/10/2018 AMISOM Leadership Assesses Troops Welfare 12 October –2018 - The AU Special representative for Somalia and the head of AMISOM, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira, on Wednesday toured Jazeera II Camp in Mogadishu, to assess the progress made in the relocation and resettlement of military and police contingents, who vacated the Mogadishu International Stadium last August. The contingents, which were previously hosted at the sports facility, relocated to Jazeera II Camp, pave way for the rehabilitation of the stadium, which had been occupied by AU troops since 2011, when they pushed out al-Qaeda affiliated terror group Al-Shabaab out of the capital city of Mogadishu. While applauding the troops for the swift relocation, Ambassador Madeira who inspected new accommodation and kitchen facilities, noted the self-sacrifice and resilience demonstrated by the troops, who had to move to partially built accommodation at Jazeera II Camp, to free-up the stadium for reconstruction. The 60,000 capacity stadium, Somalia’s biggest, will open its doors to sporting activities once its refurbishment is complete. “We know that they have accepted to make the required sacrifice so that we could beat the timetable in order for us to transition the stadium from the control of AMISOM to the control of the Somali security forces,” Madeira noted. The transfer of the management of the stadium to the Federal Government took place on 28th August, after an inspection tour of the facility by President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. A formal handover of the stadium’s assets to the Federal Government is expected to take place soon. “I want to thank the contractors and UNSOS for having understood the urgency of relocating us to this place (Jazeera II Camp) and putting in place the required equipment for our soldiers to live in acceptable conditions,” Madeira observed. He was flanked by the Deputy Force Commander in charge of Operations and Plans Maj. Gen. Charles Tai Gituai and AMISOM Deputy Police Commissioner Christine Alalo. http://somaliamediamonitoring.org/october-12-2018-morning-headlines/ EUTM - SOMALIA 4 EUTM - SOMALIA 13/10/2018 THE CORRUPTION SCANDAL IN THE HEART OF SOMALI GOVERNMENT October 11, 2018 This article is part one of a series on corruption and misappropriation of public funds within the Ministry of Finance, Federal Government of Somalia. In Somali politics, corruption is the name of the game. To understand this, one shouldn’t look far than the norms at play in public institutions. Its culture seems to have seeped in all aspects in governance. The higher you go in government is the lesser chances for accountability, particularly at the Presidency, Office of Prime Minister, Finance, Telecom and Petroleum ministries. At the Ministry of Finance, millions of dollars, some of them donor funds for development, are misappropriated or wasted by the minister through personal expenses, double-dipping salaries for cronies as staff and false acquisition of armored vehicles, monthly expenses, travel expenses and furniture. However, this is not first time Mr. Abdirahman Duale Beyle is serving as minister in Federal Government of Somalia (FGS); he once led the country’s Foreign Affairs portfolio from 17 January 2014 to 27 January 2015. During that period, embassy missions complained from a crippling policy he imposed, which siphoned 30% percent from allocated budgets. Some missions were even forced to closures. Now, Beyle is the minister of finance since April 2017 in an administration that cares only for loyalty and patronage. Evidences we obtained from the government through whistleblowers indicate how corruption is deepening in the federal government. Mr. Abdullahi Hussein Nor, Mr. Liban Obsiye and Mr. Nor Ali Omar (Dubad) are close partners employed by the minister with salaries from several sources funded by the World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB), Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Somalia Embassies. Nor and Dubad are particularly paid salaries, bonuses, food and EUTM - SOMALIA 5 EUTM - SOMALIA 13/10/2018 accommodation allowances from the World Bank grant (salaries as Administrative Assistant and Communications consultants), Ministry of Finance (Salaries, food and accommodations) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (salary for Abdullahi), about total of $6,235 for Abdulahi and $11,500 for Dubad. Obsiye, on the other hand, is an inexperienced policy advisor with a generously package from African Development Bank ($7,000), Ministry of Finance ($4,000 Gunno and $2,500 food and accommodation) and the Somalia Embassy in Sweden ($2,085) as the deputy head of the mission, in total $15,585 per month with a total $33,320/month, from the donor funds (World Bank and African Development Bank) and Somalia tax payers money as civil servants under the payroll of the Finance and the Foreign Affairs ministries (sees the supporting documents). This violates the IMF- Somalia Staff Monitored Program (SMP) agreements which has clear benchmarks against double dipping practices. In addition, Minister Beyle instructed his ministry to cover the cost of their hotel expenses for approximately $2,500 per person per month. The hotel in question is known as Sayid, which is at closer proximity to the State House. With little background checks, the results show mediocre history of employment as well as lack of technical and professional experience with respect to the qualifications required by the job descriptions. In reality, Mr. Abdullahi answers the phone calls on behalf of minister Beyle. Dubad acts as a protocol officer while Obsiye supports as a personal assistant to the minister, including in his overseas travel. According to our sources, who insisted on anonymity, there never was a formal recruitment process involved in the hiring of Liban, Dubad and Abdullahi. This practice was said to be an accepted norm within the ministry since Minister Beyle came to the Ministry, as long it attends the interest of the minister. As a result, assignments and responsibilities within the ministry turn an increasingly herculean task to deliver. The Minister who is also a parliamentarian in name only, lacks the competency, leadership skills and integrity to lead the Ministry. According to spurt sources since the Minister took over the Ministry in early 2017 the Ministry has been deteriorating institutionally and became only his office, while he paralysed the work of the director general, departments of EUTM - SOMALIA 6 EUTM - SOMALIA 13/10/2018 the ministry, instead of focusing leadership and policy formulations in the Ministry. There is no clear term of references in the departments and the Ministry in general, roles and responsibilities are not clear, there are no division of labor and responsibilities of the work, of particular concern is the Procurement process for the African Development Project- Economic Financial Governance (EFG) phase II, where the Minister appoints ad hoc procurement team from his office and instruct them to select predetermined persons and companies he wants to give contracts. Moreover, he has difficulties in understanding important issues and misleads government and Somali public, in July 15, 2017 the federal parliament asked the minister his earlier press release which he claimed 90 per cent increase of revenue of the government which was not correct, the minister responded that he was “overexcited” when he made the announcement.
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