Shabelle Radio and U.S. Embassy in Nairobi Promote Peace
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Mogadishu, 26 August 2007 - Shabelle Media Network which is an independent media house in Somalia has begun broadcasting a peace promoting program sponsored by the United States embassy in Nairobi.
The program includes panel discussions over promotion of peace-building by key such as clan elders, intellectuals, scholars and politicians.
The program has started in August 15 as U.S. embassy in Kenya and Shabelle showed their determinations to help the Somalis fathom more about peace and its vitality.
Abdimalik Yusuf, the chief executive officer of Shabelle Media Network said "Shabelle always plays vital roles in peace promotion in the war-torn Somalia since it has been founded in 2002."
He said Shabelle Radio play; "Qomamo" (regrettable) which was aired through Shabelle Radio, guided millions of Somali militiamen to new life by abandoning the life of violence and the wild loyalty to warlordism.
"After we aired Qomamo for over a year and half, the young men on the streets with the guns began to realize that they were being used by warlords and they dropped the guns they were killing" Said Abdi Maalik
Mr. Abdimaalik keeps confidence that, this new peace program jointly launched by U.S. embassy in Nairobi and Shabelle media network will help Somalis think more about peace and security.
Source: Shabelle media network
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