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PRESS REVIEW Th January, 7 2018 EUTM-S PIO – PRESS REVIEW th January, 7 2018 Puntland security conduct manhunt operation in Bosaso town Puntland state security this morning started a thorough security operation in Bosaso, a coastal port town on the Gulf of Aden in pursuit of alleged killers of a senior coastguard security officer. The assassinated officer, Hassan Hiir was gunned down by men armed with pistols who shot dead him in a business centre in the town. The attackers escaped from the scene of crime which is adjacent to the port area. Nearly 20 people have been arrested by the security forces. Police officials who are leading the operation did not speak to the media so far. Similarly no official state response on the killing of the coastguard officer. Yesterday a landmine explosion aimed at a convoy ferrying state soldiers took place on the road between Bosaso and Galgala killing one soldier attached to the department of Explosives. Separately state president Dr. Abdiweli Ali Gaas yesterday paid a tour to the new airport in Garowe, the state capital in the company of a number of his cabinet ministers. State minister of Aviation and Airports Ahmed Elmi Osman who spoke to the media described the sightseeing visit by the state president Dr. Gaas. “As you know today, we have been visited by Puntland president Dr. Gaas to analyze the activities in the airport and he was really satisfied with it” said minister Osman. The airport which is almost completed is expected to be inaugurated within this week on the 8th January 2018 coinciding with the 4th anniversary of the president Gaas’ election into office on 2014. Among the top expected guests include Somali president Mohamed Abduulahi Farmaajo, regional state leaders, federal government officials and foreign dignitaries. President Farmaajo is assumed to be the first passenger to arrive in the newly built airport and expected to cut the inauguration ribbon on the facility. http://goobjoog.com/english/puntland-security-conduct-manhunt-operation-in-bosaso-town/ UN Migration Agency Helps Nearly 3,000 Migrants Get Home from Yemen in 2017 During the final days of 2017, IOM, the UN Migration Agency succeeded in completing two movements of stranded Somalis and Ethiopians out of Yemen, despite immense security challenges and difficult sea conditions. Two boats were deployed, one headed to Aden to evacuate Somali refugees, while the other went to Hudaydah to evacuate Ethiopians, who were considered especially vulnerable due to the dangers of rising violence near that port city. he 27 December operation was the 19th assisted voluntary humanitarian return conducted by IOM out of the city of Aden sea port, taking 138 Somali men, women and children home in cooperation with UNHCR. With this final movement in 2017, IOM Yemen helped a total of 2,241 Somali refugees through its sub- office in Aden. The total number of Ethiopian migrants helped return home through Hudaydah seaport via Djibouti reached 746 people during 2017. Providing food, shelter and medical assistance are key aspects of IOM’s operations. IOM must also deal with complex security situations and volatile changes on the ground that can derail weeks of preparations in a matter of seconds. Keeping up with a heavy demand for operational efficiency as well as psychosocial efforts to lift the spirits of the people under IOM care requires working day and night to effectively help migrants so they may reach their final destination safely. https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2018/Jan/146064/un_migration_agency_helps_nearly_3_000_migrants_get_home_from_y emen_in_2017.aspx Turkish eyes on Africa Late last year, the Turkish authorities opened their largest military base abroad in the Somali capital Mogadishu as a step towards consolidating ties with Somalia and establishing a presence in East Africa. Since then they have been seeking a military base in Sudan as the second Turkish base in Africa. Turkey signed an agreement with Sudan at a joint press conference in Khartoum this week at the end of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s three-day visit to Sudan. The agreement allows Turkey a military presence on the Red Sea in Sudanese territorial waters. Sudan is also leasing the Red Sea Suakin Island to Turkey, according to the new deal. Urgency has been added to Turkey’s push into Africa as the UAE, one of Ankara’s regional foes, is increasing its own military presence on the continent. The Turkish military base in Somalia is supposed to contain three military schools and other buildings, and Turkish officers are supposed to train more than 10,000 Somali troops at the base. Mohamed Abdel-Kader Khalil, editor of the Turkish Affairs magazine, said that “the Turkish choice of Somalia was not random but was based on several reasons. Somalia has an important coastline and is a main entrance to the Red Sea. It is free of any other military bases, giving the Turks a relatively free hand in Mogadishu.” African specialist Hani Raslan said that “the opening of the base is the culmination of a long proce ss and plans set in action many years ago. Turkey started its push into Africa in 2002 from an economic perspective and then moved to a political and a security role.” “This has made Turkey one of the most important actors in the Horn of Africa and East Africa region. The Turkish moves are also not limited to Somalia, but include Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. The Turks have also tried to build relations with Eritrea, but they have not been welcomed in Asmara,” he said. Sub-Saharan Africa is seeing an impressive surge in growth and urbanisation, and it has abundant natural and human resources. The continent recorded an annual average growth rate of five per cent over the last decade and is expected to continue this trend in the coming years. Six out of the 10 fastest-growing economies in the world are now in Africa. Turkey’s Trade and Economic Enhancement Strategy towards Africa lies behind the growth in Turkey’s bilateral relations with the African countries since 2003, when an economic boom in Turkey was accompanied by a renewed interested in Africa and a desire to grow trade volumes between Africa and Turkey. https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2018/Jan/146066/turkish_eyes_on_africa.aspx Big names locked out as Uhuru names 9 to his partial Cabinet President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday shocked and surprised his handlers and allies alike when he unveiled nine nominees to the Cabinet and sacked 13 others. The President dropped all the women in his earlier Cabinet, naming only men in his first nine appointments. Unlike in 2013, Deputy President William Ruto was not at his side when the President made the shocking announcement that he would only retain only six of his 18 CSs. Close allies from Parliament and the presidency said they had been outwitted by the head of State who had earlier indicated that he would be naming his Cabinet “in the coming weeks”. Many were left with mouths agape at the large number of casualties with some regions protesting after their sons and daughters were dropped. All the five women CSs; Raychelle Omamo, Sicily Kariuki, Phyllis Kandie, Amina Mohamed and Judi Wakhungu were dropped.Some of One the of leaders Ms Mohamed’s interviewed contribution said during the Mr Kenyatta’s first term in office was to rally the international President’scommunity against move the Internationalwas “a massive Criminal bloodbath”. Court, where both Mr Kenyatta and Mr Ruto were facing charges of crimes against humanity. https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2018/Jan/146067/big_names_locked_out_as_uhuru_names_9_to_his_partial_cabinet.aspx Most Kenyans want Amina retained at Foreign Ministry Majority of Kenyans are unhappy with President Uhuru Kenyatta’s decision of not retaining Ambassador Amina Mohamed as the Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary. Those who spoke to Capital Fm News say Kenyatta should have retained her because of track record, citing the high profile conferences held in the country since taking over office-among them TICAD VI and WTO. Others cited Amina’s role in the International Crimes Court charges that faced President Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto which were dropped for lack of evidence. “She did a very big job in ensuring the ICC cases were concluded. She has also worked her part in bettering Kenya’s relationship with other East African countries. She should definitely come back,” Kevin Otieno, a Nairobi resident said. The President has already announced that he is retaining six Cabinet Secretaries in his second term among them Fred Matiangi who will take over at Interior and act in the Education docket, Henry Rotich (Treasury) and Najib Balala (Tourism). Others who have been retained are James Macharia (Transport), Joe Mucheru (ICT) and Charles Keter (Energy). President Kenyatta is expected to name the rest of his new Cabinet in due course to fill the remaining 13 positions. “Of all the people that should have been retained, Amina Mohamed was the most deserving. I hope the President will reconsider,” Melvin Marende, a Nairobi resident said. Many welcomed the decision to elevate Fred Matiangi to the Interior docket even though he will continue holding onto the education docket until his successor is named. https://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2018/Jan/146078/most_kenyans_want_amina_retained_at_foreign_ministry.aspx Duale: My job is to push state agenda and dismantle Nasa 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.
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