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Arabsiyo Landmine Explosion Injures Three
Arabsiyo (SL Times) - Aw Muhumed Warsame Geedi lost his left leg and suffered a broken right leg, while Noah Batun Geele sustained a severe injury in his left leg and minor bruises in his right leg, after their car hit an anti-tank mine near their farm at Arabsiyo, about 30 km west of Hargeisa.
Hassan Yusuf Ali was also slightly injured by the explosion, which occurred yesterday afternoon.
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Drug: The Double Edged Knife (Part
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Mohamed H. Dahir, (Chairman, Pharmaceutical Association of Somaliland)
Every drug has the potential for doing some harm. Most times it is minimal, but sometimes it can be quite serious. Let us take a peek behind the cloak of secrecy and find out what doctors should be telling us. We are going to look at some commonly prescribed drugs and their potential for mucking up our bodies.
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The Scars of Tradition
Genital mutilation remains a rite of passage for girls throughout much of Africa - and Europe
Charles P. Wallace, Copenhagen (The Time)
Kudar says her husband has agreed that Huda should not be circumcised. "He agrees because the religion says that circumcision is not important," she says. "It is not a religious thing. It is a cultural tradition."
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First Anniversary of President Egal’s Death
Hargeisa (SL Times) - The Republic of Somaliland is observing today the first anniversary of the death of late President Mohamed Ibrahim Egal. Egal died in a Pretoria military hospital in May 3, 2002.
On this occasion the Somaliland Times is publishing a number of photographs of the late President while on official visits to the US and the former West Germany.
Pictured accompanying him is his former wife, Ms Edna Adan, Somaliland’s current Minister for Family And Social Affairs Development.
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Visiting KULMIYE Delegation Under Siege in Gabiley
Gabiley (SL Times) - Police in Gabiley have placed a visiting KULMIYE delegation under siege for nearly 7 hours. Members of the delegation represented KULMIYE party supporters in Buroa.
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Norwegian Observers Expected to Issue Comprehensive Report
 Hargeisa (SL Times) - Mrs. Beret Lindeman and Mr. Stig J. Hansen, two Norwegian nationals who came to Somaliland about 3 weeks ago to observe this country’s presidential elections, the first since regaining independence in 1991, left Hargeisa yesterday after successfully concluding their mission.
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Hope in the Horn of Africa
Jean-Jacques Cornish
Mail & Guardian, April 30, 2003 (Johannesburg)
All three candidates in last week's presidential race were united on the need for the international community to give them credit for the democratic progress they have made so far.
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Message Of The Director-General Of UNESCO On Occasion Of World Press Freedom Day
UNITED NATIONS - Press Release
Following is the message of Koichiro Matsuura, the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, which is commemorated on 3 May.
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Four Experts to Investigate Violations of Somali Arms Ban
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed a four-person expert panel to investigate violations of the arms embargo against Somalia.
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Floods
in Horn of Africa
NAIROBI, 1 May 2003 (IRIN) - Large areas of the Horn of Africa,
particularly in Somalia, are likely to be affected by flooding due
to recent heavy rains, a report has warned.
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Global Ship Piracy Jumps
Stefano Ambrogi
LONDON, May 1 (Reuters) - Acts of piracy on the high seas jumped sharply in the first quarter of 2003 with troubled Indonesian waters attracting the most attacks,
an ocean crime watchdog said on Thursday.
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A Decision by the Supreme Court Won’t be Enough
Despite casting their votes in April 14, 2003 so as to elect their president for the next 5 years, Somalilanders are still unable to know who had actually won the poll. UDUB and KULMIYE, the two main political parties that took part in that election, are now contesting the results of the vote in Somaliland’s Supreme Court, the only body mandated under the law to resolve disputes over presidential election results.
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Uncertain Times in Somaliland
Tension in the Wake of Disputed Election Results
African Rights
1 May 2003
The tranquil and festive atmosphere in which Somaliland held presidential elections on 14 April has been shattered. On the afternoon of 19 April, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced that the UDUB candidate, the incumbent president Dahir Kahin Rayaale, had won. His margin of victory was said to be a mere 80 votes and the result was immediately called into question, triggering disturbances in two of the towns where the main opposition party, KULMIYE, had done particularly well-Burao and Gebiley.
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The National Election Commission (NEC) Must Resign
Ali Gulaid (Ali Marshal)
The political stakes on the Presidential election held on April 14th were high. On the international level, fare and free elections would have enhanced Somaliland’s claim to recognition. On the national level, it would have strengthened the democratic principles and the multi-party system that are rare commodities in Sub-Saharan Africa. But the election was flawed and all bets are off internationally and nationally.
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Warlords Delay Somalia’s Long Search For Peace
Jonathan Clayton, The Times, UK, May 02, 2003
As Somalia's warlords go, Hassan Mohamed Nur is refreshingly honest. "Ambition is now the main problem. Everyone wants a position in government, everyone wants to be satisfied," he said.
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Salad And Abshir Drift Apart
Mogadishu, May 2, 2003 (Arab News) - The prime minister of Somalia’s Transitional National Government (TNG), Hassan Abshir Farah, has denied that there is division within the TNG, newspaper reports said. However, he admitted that there are minor differences between himself and TNG President Abdi Qassim Salad Hassan.
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