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L’unité somalienne ébranlée par la lassitude de ses Etats fédérés - RFI
▻http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20181103-unite-somalie-secouee-lassitude-etats-federes-mohamed-farmajo

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La Somalie continue de s’enfoncer dans la crise politique. Les Etats fédérés reprochent à l’Etat central de mal redistribuer les ressources, de manquer de vision, de s’ingérer dans les affaires locales. Quatre d’entre eux ont même annoncé la création d’un parti politique et d’une force armée commune chargée de combattre les shebabs. Les observateurs s’inquiètent de plus en plus.

#somalie #omaliland #puntland #afrique_de_l_est #corne_de_l_afique

Somali regional anti-piracy chief says sacked over illegal fishing comments | Reuters
▻http://www.reuters.com/article/us-somalia-piracy-idUSKBN16S0LG

The head of anti-piracy operations in the semi-autonomous #Puntland region of #Somalia said he had been fired for speaking out about illegal fishing, which he claims could trigger a new outbreak of piracy in the Indian Ocean.

Pirates hijacked an oil tanker off Somalia last week, the first such attack in the region since 2012 after shipping firms hired private security and international warships started patrolling nearby waters.

Abdirizak Mohamed Dirir, director of anti-piracy operations in Puntland, said the province’s president sacked him after he told journalists that permits had been handed to illegal fishing vessels.

“The problem with Puntland is that if you talk about illegal fishing, you are seen as a criminal,” Dirir told Reuters. “But I will not stop talking about illegal fishing because if this is not stopped, piracy will restart again.”

In last week’s hijacking, unlike previous attacks, the ship was freed swiftly and with no ransom paid after the Puntland Maritime Police Force intervened.

Puntland officials blamed local anger over illegal fishing by foreign vessels for the attack. They warned that more hijackings might happen unless the problem was tackled.

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Pirates demand ransom for oil tanker captured off coast of Somalia | World news | The Guardian

▻https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/14/pirates-demand-ransom-for-oil-tanker-captured-off-coast-of-somalia

Les affaires reprennent au large des côtes somaliennes

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AP in Mogadishu

Tuesday 14 March 2017 22.44 GMT

Armed men are demanding a ransom for the release of an oil tanker they have seized off the coast of Somalia and the crew is being held captive, the European Union anti-piracy operation in the region announced late on Tuesday.

An EU naval force statement said the operation had finally made contact with the ship’s master, who confirmed that armed men were onboard the Comoros-flagged tanker Aris 13.
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Monday’s hijacking was the first such seizure of a large commercial vessel off Somalia since 2012. It came as a surprise to the global shipping industry as patrols by the navies of Nato countries, as well as China, India and Iran, had suppressed Somali pirate hijackings for several years.

#piraterie_maritime #somalie

Le Puntland somalien a un nouveau président - Somalie - RFI

▻http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20140109-le-putland-somalien-nouveau-president?ns_campaign=nl_AFRIQUE090114&

Les députés du Puntland ont élu le 8 janvier un nouveau président pour cette région autonome de la Somalie : il s’agit d’Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas, choisi à une voix près. C’est un ancien Premier ministre somalien et son parcours est assez différent des précédents dirigeants de la région.

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#puntland #somalie #piraterie #élection

Centre d’actualités de l’ONU - Somalie : l’Envoyé de l’ONU salue l’élection du nouveau Président du Puntland

▻http://www.un.org/apps/newsFr/storyF.asp?NewsID=31786&Cr=somalia&Cr1=

Drôle de nouvelle... L’ONU qui félicite l’élection d’un « président » d’un Etat de facto, non reconnu par la communauté internationale et qui en plus explique que c’est là la première pierre pour la création d’une Somalie fédérale... c’est une première. J’aime beaucoup l’expression « semi-autonome » :) Semi-autonome de quoi ? de l’Etat somalien à Mogadiscio qui aurait un semi-contrôle sur le Puntland ? :)

J’hésite entre penser que c’est très courageux (ce serait la première fois que l’ONU reconnait la légitimité d’un président d’un état de facto), ou très hypocrite dans la mesure où ça suggère que l’ONU refuserait de voir la réalité et reste ancrée dans l’idée d’une Somalie unie (ou susceptible de se réunir en fédération, on suppose avec le Somaliland et « ce que deviendrait le Sud du pays »)... Et alors bon courage, car ni le Puntland ni le Somaliland ne veut en entendre parler.

Intéressante position de l’ONU en tout cas...

8 janvier 2014 – Le Représentant spécial du Secrétaire général de l’ONU en Somalie, Nicholas Kay, a salué mercredi l’élection du nouveau président de la région semi-autonome du Puntland, estimant que cette région était à la pointe du développement d’une solution pacifique fédérale pour la Somalie.

« Le Puntland ouvre la voie à l’élaboration d’une Somalie fédérale », a déclaré M. Kay dans un communiqué publié à Garowe, la capitale du Puntland. Il a félicité le Président élu Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas pour sa nomination aujourd’hui par le Parlement.

#somaliland #puntland #Somalie

Puntland State Of Somalia | Puntland in Somalia

▻http://www.puntlandgovt.com/puntland-state-of-somalia

Puntland State Of Somalia

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 Historical Background

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The northeast region of Somalia has, since mid-1998, been referred to as the Puntland State of Somalia . Although pre-colonial Somalian society did not have a national government with modern structures and clearly defined international borders, the northeast region had traditional structures of government dating from the early years of the 19 th century; namely, the Sultanate of Majerteen (1901–1927), whose territory included the current regions of Bari and Nugal, the Sultanate of Mudug/Hobyo (1885–1925) and the Sultanate of eastern Sanaag (1896–1925).

#somalie #puntland #piraterie

Somalia: Puntland’s Punted Polls - International Crisis Group

▻http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/africa/horn-of-africa/somalia/b097-somalia-puntland-s-punted-polls.aspx

Puntland’s presidential election, scheduled for January, threatens to exacerbate clan tensions and polarise the population. To keep the regional state on the path of democratisation, deep investment from local, national and international actors will be crucial.

Puntland is the first of Somalia’s federal units to attempt transition from clan-based representation to directly-elected government, but poor preparations and last-minute cancellation of local elections in July underline the challenges of reconciling competing clan interests with a democratic constitution. Cancellation pragmatically averted violence, but societal tensions remain unaddressed.

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The presidential vote by a clan-selected parliament in January 2014 will thus be fraught. Weak political and judicial institutions will struggle to mediate, risking involvement by partisan arms of the state. Direct elections are no panacea for reducing the conflict risks, but hard-won incremental progress on the constitution and local democratisation must not be abandoned. The cancelled ballot’s lessons should be instructive for promised elections in the rest of Somalia. Better technical preparations matter, but Puntland’s experience shows that donors and other international actors also need to be heedful of local political realities, including support of elites, robustness of institutions and viability of electoral districts.

#somalie #puntland #piraterie

The #Rory_Peck_Awards
▻http://africasacountry.com/the-rory-peck-awards

The Rory Peck Awards, which took place on Wednesday, November 20 in London, are held to honor the work of freelance cameramen and women covering news and current affairs. This year’s finalists included two reports from Africa (Mali and #Somalia), as well as pieces shot in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kashmir, and Syria. The report from Somalia […]

#FILM #General #Hot_News #JOURNALISM #Mali #MEDIA #POLITICS #TELEVISION #The_Mali_Files #VIDEO #Ahmed_Farah #Aris_Roussinos #France #Gao #Puntland #Vice