The United Nations
The UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) issued a statement on Tuesday, alongside international partners, strongly condemning an outbreak of violence in the capital Mogadishu and urging all sides to “exercise maximum restraint, resume dialogue, and avoid unilateral actions that may lead to a further escalation”.
According to media reports, fighting began on Sunday between pro-Government forces and opposition military units after President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed moved to extend his term last week, which had officially ended in February, for another two years.
Reports from Mogadishu said that localized skirmishes have spread to other parts of the country, with fears growing that extremist group al Shabaab could exploit the divisions.
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By T. Roble
GOOBJOOG NEWS|MOGADISHU: Local, continental and global rejection of Mohamed Farmaajo’s bid to cling to power has left him a lone sailor on a rickety boat headed nowhere safe for a frail army of social media cheerleaders and Villa Somalia henchmen.
Virtually all donors whom the Federal Government handed the burden of financing 61% of this year’s national budget are up in arms in vehemently rejecting Farmaajo’s continued stay in office and called for ‘urgent’ return to talks.
Even the few lobbyists who propped the Farmaajo presidency from Nairobi have gone quiet or toned down their rhetoric as if reading the glaring signs on the wall. It is difficult to imagine that Farmaajo, whose election in February 2017 was greeted with hope and triumph is now a lonely isolated man chasing shadows for an iota of acceptance.
Communique of the 993rd meeting of the PSC held on 22 April 2021, on the political and security situation in Somalia
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Adopted by the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 993rd meeting held on 22 April 2021, on the political and security situation in Somalia:
The Peace and Security Council,
Noting the opening remarks made by the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Djibouti to the AU and Chairperson of the PSC for month of April 2021, H.E. Ambassador Mohamed Idriss Farah, as well as the statement of the AU Commissioner for Political Affairs and Peace and Security, H.E. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye; and also noting the briefing by the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the AU Commission for Somalia and Head of AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira;
2.1. About Education Sector Program Implementation Grant (ESPIG)
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE)-funded Education Sector Program Implementation Grant (ESPIG) is aligned with the priorities of the Federal Government of Somalia’s Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP 2018-2020). The overall grant objective is to increase access to quality education for more than 50,000 out–of–school children; enhance the quality of primary education; and improve the capacity of the MOECHE at Federal/Member States to regulate and manage the education sector. The grant is being implemented by the Federal Government of Somalia Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher Education (MoECHE) in collaboration with the Federal Member States Ministries of Education in Jubaland State, South West State, Galmudug State, Hirshabelle State and Benadir regional administration with CARE as the Grant Agent and Concern Worldwide as sub-contractor.