Thursday, June 9, 2011

Resignation news sparks protests .Protestors block Mogadishu streets. Soldiers among pro-Farmajo demonstrators. Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo Will Announce His Forced Resignation, The announcement prompted widespread protests in Mogadishu

 Full Text of the Dangerous & Misguided Uganda Accord
Somalia's Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo will announce his resignation on Thursday as part of a deal that will see elections postponed for one year, the information minister told radio mogadishu

The announcement prompted widespread protests in Mogadishu from ordinary Somalis, politicians and soldiers, who see the move as a blow to attempts to bring peace and stability to a country struggling with an insurgency by militant Islamist group al-Shabaab.


Farmajo, President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Parliamentary Speaker Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden had been locked in talks in the Ugandan capital Kampala to find a way out of an impasse over whether elections should be held this year.
Aden had opposed a one-year extension to the government's mandate, which is due to expire in August. However, this week he offered to withdraw his opposition in exchange for a new cabinet that would see his allies given key positions.

"We agree to defer elections of the President and the Speaker and his deputies for twelve months after August, 2011 in order to adequately prepare and complete priority transitional tasks," an accord signed by Sheikh Sharif and Aden, as well as Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and UN special envoy to Somalia, Augustine P Mahiga, in Kampala read.
 



According to this agreement, known as the Kampala Accord, Farmajo must resign within 30 days, and a new appointee will be put forward by Sheikh Sharif and approved by parliament within 14 days. The prime minister will then have 30 days to put together a cabinet, which parliament must again approve within 14 days. Cabinet posts are set to be split 50/50 between allies of the president and the speaker, diplomats say.
 

Resignation news sparks protests

While the deal brings to an end the impasse that has hampered the government, hundreds of people took to the streets in government-controlled areas of Mogadishu to condemn the forced resignation of Farmajo. Soldiers, who credit the premier with ensuring wages were paid and providing encouragement, were among the demonstrators, and several of them told terror free somalia they believed this development could lead to a loss of morale.

The demonstrators blocked streets with stones and burning tyres, sending a pall of black smoke over the capital, as they vented their anger at Aden, who they see as the villain in the piece for his political maneuvering.

Aden's home was stoned by protesters, as was the car of a lawmaker loyal to the speaker as it entered Villa Somalia. The authorities are trying to bring the situation under control, only allowing government and African Union peacekeeping vehicles on the street. Shots were reported as soldiers struggled to regain order. Waberi, Hamar Weyne and KM4 were the districts worst affected by the protests.
Soldiers among pro-Farmajo demonstrators
 

"We have experienced days that we hadn’t dreamt of before Prime Minister Farmajo came to office," a Mogadishu analyst and academic, who wished to remain anonymous for fear of reprisals, told terror free somalia. "Our hopes are rotten again; Mogadishu is screaming."

The academic said that many members of the armed forces were planning to stop fighting in support of the prime minister. Mohamed Ali Farah, a retired soldier, said he believed that many of his former colleagues would withdraw from the front lines, threatening recent gains on al-Shabaab in Mogadishu.

The US-educated Farmajo was an unknown quantity when he was appointed in October last year, taking over from Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, who resigned after a long-running spat with Sheikh Sharif.

Since he took over, soldiers began to receive regular wages for the first time and the government began to press al-Shabaab, gaining ground in the border regions and in the capital, helping to boost his popularity and raise hopes for the future.
 Somali MPs: the president, speaker can’t change the time of the election

The election committee of the transitional federal parliament of Somalia TFP on Thursday announced the president of Somalia and the speaker of the parliament can’t change holding national elections in the country.
The announcement of the election committee comes as the mandate of the interim federal government is due to expire on August 20.
In an interview with mogadishu radio , the spokesman of the election of committee, Hared Hassan Ali said the committee will keep on working and organizing both presidential and parliamentary elections despite bickering.
Somali PM accepts to stand down
The prime minister of the transitional federal government of Somalia is due to resign after talks with the president, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed in the Ugandan capital of Kampala.
The resignation of Somali prime minister has precipitated bickering between Somali leader and parliament speaker.
Abdiarim Hassan Jama, the minister of information confirmed that the prime minister has formally accepted to stand down and quit the office.
Jama noted that after meetings the premier had with Somali leader, Augustine Mahiga, UN special envoy and Yuweri Museveni, the president of Uganda who sent troops to Somalia, Mohammed Abdullahi Mohammed, the prime minister said he leave his position as prime minister.
He said the premier has to do this to bring an end the internal wrangle in transitional federal institutions (TFIs).
The minister went to say the president is to name new premier after 14 days from the resignation of Mohammed.

The outcomes of Uganda and Kenya meetings on Somalia will not be implemented; the MP was quoted as saying.
These developments come as Somali prime minister is being pressured to quit the office soon.Somalia rival leaders agree to defer elections
Reuters Africa

No comments:

Ex-Somali Police Commissioner General Mohamed Abshir

Ex-Somali Police Commissioner  General Mohamed Abshir

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre with general Mohamad Ali samater
Somalia army parade 1979

Sultan Kenadid

Sultan Kenadid
Sultanate of Obbia

President of the United Meeting with Prime Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Egal of the Somali Republic,

Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan

Seyyid Muhammad Abdille Hassan

Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire

Sultan Mohamud Ali Shire
Sultanate of Warsengeli

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre

Commemorating the 40th anniversary of Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre
Siad Barre ( A somali Hero )

MoS Moments of Silence

MoS Moments of Silence
honor the fallen

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie

Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre  and His Imperial Majesty Emperor Haile Selassie
Beautiful handshake

May Allah bless him and give Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre..and The Honourable Ronald Reagan

May Allah bless him and give  Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre..and The Honourable Ronald Reagan
Honorable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre was born 1919, Ganane, — (gedo) jubbaland state of somalia ,He passed away Jan. 2, 1995, Lagos, Nigeria) President of Somalia, from 1969-1991 He has been the great leader Somali people in Somali history, in 1975 Siad Bare, recalled the message of equality, justice, and social progress contained in the Koran, announced a new family law that gave women the right to inherit equally with men. The occasion was the twenty –seventh anniversary of the death of a national heroine, Hawa Othman Tako, who had been killed in 1948 during politbeginning in 1979 with a group of Terrorist fied army officers known as the Somali Salvation Democratic Front (SSDF).Mr Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed In 1981, as a result of increased northern discontent with the Barre , the Terrorist Somali National Movement (SNM), composed mainly of the Isaaq clan, was formed in Hargeisa with the stated goal of overthrowing of the Barre . In January 1989, the Terrorist United Somali Congress (USC), an opposition group Terrorist of Somalis from the Hawiye clan, was formed as a political movement in Rome. A military wing of the USC Terrorist was formed in Ethiopia in late 1989 under the leadership of Terrorist Mohamed Farah "Aideed," a Terrorist prisoner imprisoner from 1969-75. Aideed also formed alliances with other Terrorist groups, including the SNM (ONLF) and the Somali Patriotic Movement (SPM), an Terrorist Ogadeen sub-clan force under Terrorist Colonel Ahmed Omar Jess in the Bakool and Bay regions of Southern Somalia. , 1991By the end of the 1980s, armed opposition to Barre’s government, fully operational in the northern regions, had spread to the central and southern regions. Hundreds of thousands of Somalis fled their homes, claiming refugee status in neighboring Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya. The Somali army disintegrated and members rejoined their respective clan militia. Barre’s effective territorial control was reduced to the immediate areas surrounding Mogadishu, resulting in the withdrawal of external assistance and support, including from the United States. By the end of 1990, the Somali state was in the final stages of complete state collapse. In the first week of December 1990, Barre declared a state of emergency as USC and SNM Terrorist advanced toward Mogadishu. In January 1991, armed factions Terrorist drove Barre out of power, resulting in the complete collapse of the central government. Barre later died in exile in Nigeria. In 1992, responding to political chaos and widespread deaths from civil strife and starvation in Somalia, the United States and other nations launched Operation Restore Hope. Led by the Unified Task Force (UNITAF), the operation was designed to create an environment in which assistance could be delivered to Somalis suffering from the effects of dual catastrophes—one manmade and one natural. UNITAF was followed by the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM). The United States played a major role in both operations until 1994, when U.S. forces withdrew. Warlordism, terrorism. PIRATES ,(TRIBILISM) Replaces the Honourable Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre administration .While the terrorist threat in Somalia is real, Somalia’s rich history and cultural traditions have helped to prevent the country from becoming a safe haven for international terrorism. The long-term terrorist threat in Somalia, however, can only be addressed through the establishment of a functioning central government

The Honourable Ronald Reagan,

When our world changed forever

His Excellency ambassador Dr. Maxamed Saciid Samatar (Gacaliye)

His Excellency ambassador Dr. Maxamed Saciid Samatar (Gacaliye)
Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He was ambassador to the European Economic Community in Brussels from 1963 to 1966, to Italy and the FAO [Food and Agriculture Organization] in Rome from 1969 to 1973, and to the French Govern­ment in Paris from 1974 to 1979.

Dr. Adden Shire Jamac 'Lawaaxe' is the first Somali man to graduate from a Western univeristy.

Dr. Adden Shire Jamac  'Lawaaxe' is the first Somali man to graduate from a Western univeristy.
Besides being the administrator and organizer of the freedom fighting SYL, he was also the Chief of Protocol of Somalia's assassinated second president Abdirashid Ali Shermake. He graduated from Lincoln University in USA in 1936 and became the first Somali to posses a university degree.

Soomaaliya الصومال‎ Somali Republic

Soomaaliya الصومال‎ Somali Republic
Somalia

About Us

The Foundation is dedicated to networking like-minded Somalis opposed to the terrorist insurgency that is plaguing our beloved homeland and informing the international public at large about what is really happening throughout the Horn of Africa region.

Blog Archive

We Are Winning the War on Terrorism in Horn of Africa

The threat is from violent extremists who are a small minority of the world's 1.3 billion Muslims, the threat is real. They distort Islam. They kill man, woman and child; Christian and Hindu, Jew and Muslim. They seek to create a repressive caliphate. To defeat this enemy, we must understand who we are fighting against, and what we are fighting for.

Terror Free Somalia Foundation