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| Somali Gunmen Hijack Kenyans
Nairobi, Kenya, Oct 11, 2005 (The Standard) Another ship with nine Kenyan seamen aboard is feared to have been hijacked by Somali gunmen.
Seafarers Assistance Programme Coordinator, Mr. Andrew Mwangura, yesterday said the vessel, MV Torgelow, was hijacked near El Maan port in Somalia, the same area where eight Kenyans abducted in another ship three months ago were released last week.
Mwangura said MV Torgelow, which belongs to the same company that owns the recently released MV Semlow, was carrying general cargo belonging to Somali businessmen.
The captain is Sri Lankan and the other nine seamen all Kenyans. Mwangura said the ship was also carrying oil, foodstuff and water, which were to be given to the recently released Kenyans, who are still at El Maan port waiting for MV Semlow to be discharged before coming home.
In the latest incident, the ship left Mombasa last Friday with the expectation of docking at El Maan port on Sunday but it was hijacked by pirates.
Mwangura appealed for calm among the hostages’ families, saying the concerned parties and Somali businessmen would seek their release. The earlier ship was captured by pirates on June 27 at Haradheere, north-east of Mogadishu. The former hostages, a Tanzanian, a Sri Lankan and the eight Kenyans, are still at the port after a stand-off between parties delayed their ship from off-loading the cargo.
The World Food Programme-chartered vessel is carrying 850 metric tonnes of rice meant for tsunami victims in Somalia.
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| Results Of Parliamentary Elections In The Hargeysa Region Announced
Hargeysa, Somaliland , October 15, 2005 (SL Times) The KULMIYE opposition party won 8 of the Hargeysa region’s 20 parliamentary seats while UDUB and UCID grabbed 6 seats each.
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A TFG Spy Found Aboard A UN Chartered Plane
Hargeysa, Somaliland, October 15, 2005 (SL Times) Somaliland Security Authorities barred a man called Ali Mohamed Hassan from entering the country shortly after he arrived at
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Cyber-Dating Outsmarts Somaliland Suitors, Worries UN
Hargeysa, Somaliland Oct 12, 2005 (AFP) – Young people in Somaliland are so wild about the Internet and cyber-dating for young girls that local associations and the UN children's agency are out to ensure education and ease tensions.
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Interview With Mark Bradbury, Somaliland Poll Observer
HARGEYSA, 10 Oct 2005 (IRIN) – Mark Bradbury, a social analyst whose specialty is the Horn of Africa, was one of the observers who monitored parliamentary elections in the self-declared republic of Somaliland on 29 September.
Somaliland broke away from the rest of Somalia following the collapse of the administration headed by Muhammad Siyad Barre in 1991. The territory is, however, not recognized internationally as a separate state.
Bradbury spoke to IRIN on 4 October about the elections. Below are excerpts from the interview:
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Rockshelters Of Las Geel. Republic Of Somaliland
The following is the abstract of the paper written by the French research team;
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Yemen Arming Abdillahi Yusuf’s Faction
SANAA, Yemen, October 10, 2005 (UPI) -- Yemen denied that it smuggled arms to Somalia, stressing that it only forwarded personal weapons to the Somali authorities to support legal forces.
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Militia Leader, Alleged Terrorist, Calls For Islamic Rule In Somalia, End To Interference
NAIROBI, October 13, 2005 (AP) – An influential religious leader and alleged Al Qaeda collaborator has vowed to establish an Islamic state in Somalia, a lawless Horn of Africa nation the United States fears could grow into a major base for Islamic terrorists.
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Kenyans Advised To Avoid Somali Coastline
Nairobi, October 13, 2005 (The Agencies) – The government is advising Kenyans to avoid sailing to the Somalia Coastline following a series of cargo ship hijackings.
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Pirates: Latest Threat To Africa Food Aid
NAIROBI, October 10, 2004 (Reuters) – Ethiopian-backed warlord Abdullahi Yusuf has been elected president of lawless Somalia and has immediately called for outside help to stabilize his broken country, widely seen as a terrorist haven.
WFP Welcomes Release of Second Food Aid Ship Hijacked in Somalia - Press Release
NAIROBI, Kenya, October 14, 2005 (WFP) – The release of the hijacked MV Miltzow after being held for 32 hours, was welcomed ftoday by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), which can now proceed with delivering the cargo of relief food to 78,000 drought-stricken people in southern Somalia.
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Somali Man Fights Deportation
Wellington, NZ, Oct 12, 2005 (One News) – A Somali man is begging the immigration minister not to send him home.
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Yemen Denies Illegal Arms Supply Somalia
Nairobi, October 11 2004 (IOL) – The United Nations on Monday urged donors to give to a nearly-exhausted fund to battle drought in lawless Somalia, where there are fears the election of a new president could spark violence and worsen the crisis.
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ANTI TERRORISM LEGISLATION
British Govt Proposes Banning 15 Groups
LONDON, October 13, 2005 (AP) – The British government on Monday proposed banning 15 international Islamic groups under antiterrorism legislation, continuing its crackdown on extremism in the wake of the July bombings in London.
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ADDIS ABABA, 13 Oct 2005 (IRIN) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi announced a sweeping cabinet reshuffle this week, pledging to overcome weaknesses in government and implement policies to end poverty. The new team is expected to cement Meles’s 14-year legacy of power by pushing through reforms and improving governance.
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ADDIS ABABA, 13 Oct 2005 (IRIN) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi announced a sweeping cabinet reshuffle this week, pledging to overcome weaknesses in government and implement policies to end poverty. The new team is expected to cement Meles’s 14-year legacy of power by pushing through reforms and improving governance.
ADDIS ABABA, 13 Oct 2005 (IRIN) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi announced a sweeping cabinet reshuffle this week, pledging to overcome weaknesses in government and implement policies to end poverty.
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The Polling Results Must Be Respected
Editorial
Now that the final results of the September 29, 2005 parliamentary elections have been announced by the National Electoral Commission, all the participants in last month’s democratic race including all the political party candidates and their supporters are expected to accept the outcome.
Despite numerous administrative, logistical and technical shortcomings, the NEC has conducted a very successful election. Counting of ballots has been transparent to the extent that when individual political parties or candidates requested recounting of votes cast for the hotly contested Hargeysa seats, the NEC obliged by allowing a lengthy and rigorous verification of almost the region’s entire 337 ballot boxes.
Somaliland Election: An Account Of A Close Observer
By Mohamed Xariirad
The people of Somaliland, regardless of the naysayer apprehension that there would be no fair and free election in this internationally isolated infant nation has demonstrated a will of steel rooted on their determination to reclaim their independence from the quagmire in Somalia proper. They put their best foot forward to elect newly minted parliament soon to be sworn in. Now, that it is in place, the whole nation is eagerly expecting it to deliver the promised recognition and prosperity, not withstanding their party colors and tribal affiliation.
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Era Of Bipolar Power Structure Dawns In Somaliland
Adan H Iman, Los Angeles
Against the backdrop of Somalia electing Abdullahi Yusuf aka Son of a Jackal (Ina Yay) as their president, a number of alarmist strategies have surfaced in Somaliland Internet sites.
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About Kulmiye...
By Ahmed Hashi Dhimbiil
Everyone has a right to join a political party that peacefully contests elections in a free and fair way. Whether that political party is headed by a hydra headed monsters or whether their rank and file are gluttonous and greedy corrupters of the national weal, it is the responsibility of the opposing parties that feel they are righteous angels of liberation, to explain and tell the people about these issues and ask them to vote for their party in a given election.
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Yusuf Uses Office To Arm Himself: The Threat To Somaliland And Somalia
By Guled Ismail
Ever since Abdillahi Yusuf Ahmed was elected in Nairobi as president of the Transitional Federal Government in IGAD-sponsored marathon talks in Nairobi in 2004, he has been criss-crossing the region meeting Presidents, Kings and to the dismay of his handlers and the embarrassment of Somalis everywhere, the odd lowly foreign ministry official when Mr. Yusuf turned up in countries where he was uninvited and unwanted.
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SOMALILAND: A LULLABY IN THE WIND
By Mohamed M. Khawi, Alexandria, Virginia
Somaliland did not have the opportunity to go through the mill of self rule. The British did not prepare Somaliland for autonomy in any shape or form. The limited Somalization program started just before independence in a hasty move of temporary filling.
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The Ten Most Important Things Somaliland Should Do To Strengthen Democracy And Gain International Recognition
By Faysal Diriye, Ottawa, Canada
First at all, I will like to concur with all the recent articles congratulating the Somaliland people. Victory has always a million fathers, but only our people that chose to resolve their divergent opinions through the ballot box should be commanded for the historic election. Meanwhile if the election was history, it is also already history and we all need to look forward to the necessary steps ahead. For this purpose, here are my two cents worth opinions.
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Dueling Priorities For Beijing In The Horn Of Africa
By David Shinn, Joshua Eisenman (CHINA BRIEF)
Volume 5, Issue 21, October 13, 2005 (The Jamestown Foundation) – The Horn of Africa has become an increasingly important region for China. Of the five countries—Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia/Somaliland—that constitute the Horn, Sudan looms especially large. China receives 7 percent of its oil from Sudan, has invested millions in Sudan’s oil sector, and supports Khartoum as it faces international condemnation for its handling of the crisis in Darfur. China’s engagement in tiny Djibouti and the still-struggling state of Somalia and its breakaway sister, Somaliland, is modest. Surprisingly, China’s growing ties with neighboring Ethiopia and Eritrea have thus far escaped extensive review. This analysis seeks to fill that void.
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Nairobi, Kenya, Oct. 10, 2005 (The Daily Nation)Somalia's sacked central bank governor yesterday called for international pressure on the transitional government to give him back the job.
By Ruqya Khan, Gulf News Report
Dubai, UAE, October 8, 2005 (The Gulf News) – Ramadan is a time for spiritual reflection, prayer, doing good deeds and spending time with family and friends.
The fast is a means of spiritual cleansing as it helps teach Muslims self-discipline, self-restraint and generosity. It also reminds them of the suffering of the poor, who may rarely get to eat well.
Though children are not required to fast until they reach the age of 9, in many families younger children fast, quite often by free will.
Though children are not required to fast until they reach the age of 9, in many families younger children fast, quite often by free will.
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