New Sanctions Imposed on Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Somalia: Challenges for Cargo Vessels, Insurers, Reinsurers and Financial Institutions  by John B. Reynolds, III, Amy E. Worlton and Cari N. Stinebower On April 13, 2010, President Obama signed the Executive Order Blocking Property of Certain Persons Contributing to the Conflict in Somalia.[1]Specifically, through this Order, the President... 

British National Killed in Restive Ethiopian Region: (Bloomberg) –  A British national working for IMC Geophysics International Ltd. was killed in Ethiopia’s restive Ogaden region earlier this week, the British Embassy said. “We can confirm a British national was killed on April 5 near Danot town in the Warder area of the Somali region,” Gavin Cook, a spokesman for the embassy, said in... 

 As much as half the food aid sent to Somalia is diverted from needy people to a web of corrupt contractors, radical Islamist militants and local United Nations staff members, according to a new Security Council report. The report, which has not yet been made public but was shown to The New York Times by diplomats, outlines a host of problems so grave that it recommends that Secretary General Ban... 

  15, February 2010 The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) strongly condemns theunlawful arrest and illegal handover to Ethiopian regime authoritiesof Bishaaro Wa’adi Shaqlane a senior member of the Ogaden WomensDemocratic Alliance (OWDA) and respected businesswoman who had beenresiding in Hargeisa in northern Somalia. Bishaaro was arrested byauthorities of the so-called Somaliland administration... 

By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, January 28, 2010 — At the UN on Thursday, Europeans bragged what they’re going for Somalia, while a representative from Minneapolis of the Transitional Federal Government, in control of all of ten square blocks in Mogadishu praised Norway for its help. Video here.   Afterwards, off camera, he agreed with Inner City Press’ critique of Norway’s... 

Turkana residents, leaders and civil society activists have opposed construction of a dam on River Omo. They held four simultaneous demonstrations to oppose the dam constructed to produce electricity in Ethiopia. They staged the protests yesterday in Lodwar town, Kalokol, Lowarengak and Todonyang centres along Lake Turkana. They also accused the Kenya Government of allowing the project to take off... 

 MALINDI, Kenya (AP) — People here have one thing to thank Somali pirates for: Better fishing. In past years, illegal commercial trawlers parked off Somalia’s coast and scooped up the ocean’s contents. Now, fishermen on the northern coast of neighboring Kenya say, the trawlers are not coming because of pirates. “There is a lot of fish now, there is plenty of fish. There is... 

(WCCO) The sister of one of the men murdered last night in South Minneapolis said her brother was a good man. Rahma Warfa said he was a father to four kids, an employee for GE and a husband to a wife who’s hurting so badly, she won’t even talk to the family. “Until she sees him, she won’t believe that he’s dead,” Warfa said. She said they’re waiting for the... 

New York, January 6, 2010— The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about deteriorating press freedom conditions in Puntland, including detentions, censorship, harassment, and direct attacks by police officers. Read the letter online or below January 6, 2010 His Excellency Abdirahman Mohamed Mohamud Farole President of Puntland Presidential Palace Garowe, Puntland Via e-mail Dear Mr.... 

Nairobi, 06  January 2010 As-Salaamu Alaikum, Dear friends, 1. My warmest greetings and best wishes to you all for a more peaceful 1431 and 2010. 2. 2010 marks not only the beginning of a New Year but also a new decade. Like all peace-loving Somalis and all others who support you, I wish that during this New Year, and especially at the beginning of a new decade, peace and stability will... 

The UN food agency is pulling out of southern Somalia because of attacks on its staff and demands from armed militants that women be removed from the group. The agency announced the pullout on Tuesday. The World Food Program is moving its staff and supplies to northern and central Somalia, ending food distribution in six areas of the country’s south that are mainly controlled by the al-Shabab... 

OSLO — The Danish police have ransacked three apartments in an attempt to determine whether a 28-year-old immigrant from Somalia acted on his own initiative on Friday when he was suspected of trying to kill a newspaper cartoonist whose 2005 drawing of the Prophet Muhammad set off pitched riots among offended Muslims in the Middle East and elsewhere. “We seized computers, mobile phones, DVDs and... 

Scores more have been wounded in the battle between insurgent group al-Shabab and the group of Ahlu-Sunna Wal-Jamaa in Dhusamareb The death toll is up to at least 30 from a battle between two Islamist groups in central Somalia. The insurgent group al-Shabab attacked the town of Dhusamareb Saturday, trying to seize it from Ahlu-Sunna Wal-Jamaa, a group that backs the Somali government. Al-Shabab claimed... 

UNSC Sanctions against Eritrea  We express profound consternation with the UNSC resolution 1907 (2009) dated 23rd December 2009.  When Somalia illegally invaded by Ethiopian forces and our people were subjected perfidiously to the daily mass killing and property destruction, the UNSC did not condemn the Ethiopian aggression against a Sovereign state and member of the United nation. We strongly believe... 

Somali elders validate the Community’s strive to adjust life in the west Irregards to the daily struggles of life in a new country and the revelation of Somali youth leaving Minnesota to fight alongside a designated terrorist group, Somali-Minnesotans continue to show a tremendous strive to adjust life in Minnesota. Among the many graduating students of this year from Minnesota State University were... 

Isbahaysiga Dib-u-xoraynta Soomaaliya Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS)  UNSC Sanctions against Eritrea  The Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) expresses profound dismay with UNSC resolution 1907 (2009) dated December 23, 2009. Although the declaration purports to address immediate threats to the stability and wellbeing of Somalia, yet it has been reduced simply to another... 

Committee to Protect Journalists 330 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001 USA     Phone: (212) 465‑1004     Fax: (212) 465‑9568     Web: www.cpj.org Tom Rhodes | Africa Program Coordinator | trhodes@cpj.org | (212) 300 – 9022 CPJ: 2009 the bloodiest year for African journalists since 2000   New York, December 17, 2009—2009 has been the bloodiest year for media professionals killed... 

In Somali Chaos, Japan and Germany Offer Separate Training, U.S. Cuts Aid By Matthew Russell Lee UNITED NATIONS, December 8 — Mirroring the chaos of the Transitional Federal Government in Somalia, donors and vultures and purported helpers are all working at cross purposes. Among the vultures we place a company called “Phoenix,” which brags of having contracts with the TFG to train... 

Kenya books seat on world maritime regulations body Source: East African Standard Kenya has been elected into the prestigious council of the world maritime regulatory body, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), proving its influence as a significant player in the advancement of global seaborne transport. The country joins the industrialised and advanced maritime countries that would take... 

Memo of fishing cooperation between Yemen and Somalia signed [19/November/2009] SANA’A, Nov. 19 (Saba)- Yemen and Somalia signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding over executive program between the two countries in field of fisheries wealth. The memo was signed by the ministers of fisheries wealth in both countries to encourage private sectors to carry out joint fishing projects and coordinate... 

Joint Statement Condemning Today’s Suicide Bombing in Mogadishu The African Union Mission in Somalia The European Union The InterGovernmental Authority on Development League of Arab States Norway The United Nations The United States of America Nairobi, 03 December 2009 – The African Union Mission in Somalia, the European Union, the InterGovernmental Authority on Development, the League of Arab... 

Date: 14th November 2009 Ref: OHRC/PR02/1109 PRESS RELEASE ETHIOPIA: HASSAN AHMED MAKHTAL: LATEST VICTIM OF INSTITUTIONALISED TORTURE Article 2 of the Convention against Torture and other Cruel, inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment states that: “Each State party shall take effective legislative, administrative, judicial or other measures to prevent acts of torture in any territory under... 

United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) Letter to the members of the Somali Jaaliyadda (No 17) Nairobi, 25 August 2009 Salaam Aleikum Dear friends, 1. The holy month of Ramadan is the month during which the Holy Koran was revealed. Ramadan is time for peace and forgiveness. It is the time to renew our spirits, faith and relationship with our Creator, and also with one another as Moslem... 

Thank you, Dear readers of Somalitalk. I very much appreciate the opportunity to offer some initial reflections on the role of humanitarians in Somalia. And allow me to caveat what I am going to say by saying that obviously there is a much larger Somali People’s Party humanitarian effort going on than what I – or the S.P.P I head – provide. Let there be no doubt: Somali People Party office... 

FSNAU has just released the Quarterly Food Security & Nutrition Brief: Focus on Deyr Season Early Warning. This brief provides sector updates on Climate, Civil Insecurity, Agriculture, Livestock, Markets and Nutrition, as well as highlights the following new developments: · Localized and flash flooding along the Shabelle River in last week of Oct., with some displacement and destruction of assets ·...