MIDROC Ethiopia To Import Goods Via Berbera
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia (The Reporter) – Mr. Abdirizak Mohamed Sufi, Chargéds affaires with the Somaliland ’s Consular Office in Addis Ababa , told The Reporter
MIDROC Ethiopia is to start using Berbera Port to import all the goods imported by its sister companies. Mr. Abdirizak Mohamed Sufi, Chargéds affaires with the Somaliland ’s Consular Office in Addis Ababa , told The Reporter that officials of MIDROC Ethiopia were negotiating with the Berbera Port officials and the Somaliland ’s authorities for the past several months. Mr. Abdirizak said recently officials of MIDROC Ethiopia visited Hargeysa and Berbera Port. “They had commitments to use Berbera Port ,” he added.
U.S. Builds Democracy With Foreign Help, Election Monitor Says
People from "recently freed societies" eager to help struggling democracies
By Jim Fisher-Thompson
Washington, December 01, 2005 (The Washington File) – Even though promotion of freedom and liberty underlies much of U.S. foreign policy, America does not have a monopoly on the proper way to build democracy abroad, says Jeff Krilla, Africa regional director for the International Republican Institute (IRI), one of several democracy-building nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) funded by the U.S. government.
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia , Nov 27, 2005 (Sub Saharan Informer) – SSI had the opportunity this week to sit down with the Prime Minister of Somalia, Ali Mohammed Gedi. Here he answers questions about a new reconciliation process, violence and instability in Mogadishu and elsewhere, piracy off the Somali coast, lackluster international support, and relations with Somaliland .
SSI: It could be recalled that at the inauguration of the government, some African countries, including the African Union , pledged troops to assist you in disarming and securing peace in Somalia and relocating the government appropriately. But so far no troops have made it to Somalia . Why is that?
NAIROBI , Nov 30, 2005 (IRIN) – The subregional body that brokered Somalia 's reconciliation process has called for the lifting of a UN arms embargo on that country to enable its transitional federal government (TFG) to establish security institutions.
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Nairobi , November 30, 2005 (UNOCHA) – The outbreak of fire that swept through a settlement for internally displaced people (IDPs) in Mogadishu on 21 November continues to highlight the immense suffering and vulnerability of this group of the population in the war ravaged country.
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NAIROBI, Nov. 28, 2005 (SL Times) – The UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia (SRSG), Francois Lonseny Fall, will travel to Jowhar tomorrow (29 November) for a Ministerial Meeting of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
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Unelected Somalia leaders venture to mislead the world about Somaliland:
Mr. Gedi asserted, “Somaliland is a Somalia entity first of all. They claim to break away from the unity, but that is not the reality today”. I don’t believe in different entities. The act of union of the 1960 is still there…
By Josiah Obat
Nairobi, November 30, 2005 (VOA News) – The World Bank, the United Nations and the African Virtual University have teamed up to support distance learning using the Internet at six institutions in Somalia.
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Stratgegypage.com, 27 Nov. 2005 --The growing piracy problem off the Somali coast has been solved by the hiring of private contractors to operate as a coast guard. The American firm, Top Cat Marine Security (www.TopCatMarineSecurity.com), has previously provided counter-terrorism and coastal security services for the Department of Homeland Defense, and other government agencies. The firm also designs and builds high speed patrol boats.
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Political Parties Accept Guurti's Offer To Mediate Dispute Over Last Tuesday's Election Of Opposition MP As House Speaker
Somaliland House of Elders announcing to the local press on Friday 4pm (02/12/05) initiative to mediate Tuesday's Parliament dispute
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Hargeysa, Somaliland, Dec 3, 2005 (SL Times) – Somaliland's opposition alliance comprising the two political parties of KULMIYE (Solidarity) and UCID (Justice and Welfare) and the UDUB ruling party have accepted an offer from the Guurti (House of Elders) to mediate in resolving the dispute arising from the incumbent party's complaint that last Tuesday's election of the newly-elected House of Representatives' Speaker and his two deputes was conducted in violation of parliamentary rules of procedures.
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Julie Morgan MP, Sponsors Motion On Somaliland In The House Of Commons
Kevin Brennam, Labour Whip at the House of Commons,
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Cardiff , UK , December 3, 2005 (SL Times) – Julie Morgan, a British member of parliament elected from Cardiff , Wales , has sponsored an early day motion on Somaliland 's recent parliamentary elections.
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By Adan H Iman, Los Angeles
Even though the five-year term of the first elected parliament of Somaliland reportedly debuted with a brawl, it became clear the opposition parties have the votes, 47 out of the 82, to elect a new parliamentary leadership. So whether the votes taken on the 29th of November 2005 stand or another session is called on Saturday, the facts will remain the same: New parliament and its leadership dominated by the opposition bringing an end to an era when UDUB in effect controlled all three branches of the government.
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Shame On The President, Shame On UDUB Party, And Shame On The Police Commissioner
By Farah Ali Jama, Ottawa , Canada
What happened inside and outside the House on November 29, 2005, while the historic session of the first session of the new Parliament was underway in which both the Parliament and Members of Parliament immunity were brazenly violated and journalists beaten and hurt by the Police is an out-and-out contempt of our infant democracy, total disregard of the democratic norms and ethics, contravention of the parliamentary procedures, and an outright violation of the Constitution and laws of land. In addition, it is a clear transgression of law and order, sheer breach of the peace, and utter disregard of National Security and Stability of Somaliland.
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HARGEYSA, Nov 28, 2005 (IRIN) – Two consecutive seasons of above-normal rainfall and distribution of relief by aid agencies in Sool, Sanag and Togdheer regions of Somaliland have led to an improvement of pastoral conditions there, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP).
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Your Excellency:
The open letter to you written by Mustafa Yusuf All and Ahmed All, dated July 29, 2005 is an ill-informed, immature and unsubstantiated piece of “junk mail”, a response to which is fundamentally lowering oneself to their level of ignorance, jealousy and frustrated pseudo-intelligentsia. Yet, left unanswered, it gives rise to more speculations among the masses, who might read this “junk”in isolation. Hence, this response.
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By Donna Somala
On Friday 24 November, the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) has signed a two-year contract worth of US$ 55 million with Topcat Marine Security Inc. a company registered in Egg Harbor, New Jersey (NJ) USA. Topcat’s current address is unknown. Court documents states that “Mr. Casini has a foreclosure judgment against his residence and is behind in child support and taxes”.
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Lack Of Coherent And Coordinated Foreign Policy In Promoting Somaliland
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By Abdulkadir Dualeh MSW
Somaliland government ought to embark on an all out aggressive public relations campaign to disseminate information regarding its unprecedented landmark political, social, and economical progress since its withdrawal from the Somali Union and communicate with the outside world about its unparalleled accomplishments in the area of demobilization of militia with a successful integration program and absorption into the law enforcement agencies such as the Correctional Office, Police Force and the National Army.
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A SOMALI PLAGIARIST WRITER
Whatsoever Writing is a Noble Profession and Demanding Task, But No Shortcuts Whatsoever
By Ahmed M. Dirie, PhD
It wasn’t painless to come forward and expose a fellow writer’s wrongdoings and I do not intend to slap on the wrist a Somali writer or to mess up the integrity of a Somali professional but it is more on tipping off the unsuspecting web managers and readers. I tried to put it right in private through a web administrator or an editor but it was unsuccessful. Therefore, I felt that it is an obligation to inform the readers, would-be writers, and at least to correct misuse of copyrighted information on the internet
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UNFPA Asks Donors To Increase Assistance For Women In Conflict
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Joins UN Agencies in Consolidated Appeals, Asking Donors to Fund Emergency Relief Efforts
UNITED NATIONS, New York November 30, 2005 (UNFPA) — UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund, today called on the international donor community to help meet urgent reproductive health needs of victims of conflict and natural disasters around the world. To address these needs, the Fund is asking donors for approximately $18 million to support relief efforts in countries in humanitarian crises
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Armed Raid On Somali Cafe
London , UK , Nov 29 2005 (South London Press) – CAFÉ customers were held at gunpoint in a terrifying raid.
Masked mobsters burst into a bustling Somali haunt at midnight on Friday wielding pistols.
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Veil Of Secrecy Lifted On Somali Community
Press Release: Waikato Museum
Hamilton, NZ, November 29, 2005 (Scoop Independent News) – In a national first, one of New Zealand ’s newest and most misunderstood communities is the focus of a social photography project due to open at the Waikato Museum on December 3.
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Somalis Urged To Avert HIV/AIDS Epidemic
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NAIROBI, Dec 2, 2005 (IRIN/PLUSNEWS) - Somalia has an opportunity to become one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa to avert an HIV/AIDS epidemic of major proportions, UN agencies said.
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Survey Supports Ban On Drug Khat
London , UK , November 28, 2005 (BBC News) Many people would support moves to ban the drug khat, according to a government survey.
Almost half of 600 interviewees from the Somali community - where khat use is most prominent - supported it being made illegal.
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UDUB’s Illegal Actions Are Endangering The Country
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There are two possible ways to analyze what happened at the parliament’s inaugural session: (a) from a legal perspective and (b) from a political perspective.
First, the legal perspective: The one action that will probably have the greatest consequence, other than Mr. Dhaadeere’s declaration that the session was closed, was the fact that the opposition parliamentarians consulted a lawyer before deciding what to do. Granted, that lawyers can give the wrong advice, it turns out that in this case the advice that the parliamentarians got was legally sound. We are saying this based on confirmation from an independent lawyer who is thoroughly familiar with Somaliland ’s constitution. The two relevant questions are whether Mr. Dhaadhere had the right to close the meeting and whether the opposition had the right to continue the meeting. The answer to the first question is in article 45 (4) which says that postponement can only take place if approved by a majority of the present members. The answer to the second question is that opposition parliamentarians were within their right to continue the meeting since they had a quorum.
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Images of Tuesday the 29th of November 2005
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who were beaten, vandalized, arrested and detained
by the Somaliland Police force:
all because they saw, what they witnessed on our behalf
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By Rashid Garuf
I keep asking myself when Somaliland politicians will make a dump mistake that might damage the clean reputation of Somaliland . I don’t have to ask that question any more, they just did on November 29, 2005 and UDUB is responsible for this mess.
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By Mohamud Tani
It is not funny. It is not amusing. Yet I can not stop myself from laughing. It reminded me of my younger days. Many a time we had fights and brawls in playing fields, school yards and in other more picturesque places. I was pretty good with my left hand those days (you can ask that everybody). Had I been there in that parliament that day, some guys would have counted their teeth one and two and three and four.
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By Ahmed Hashi Dhimbiil
Presidential elections are slated for 2007 and politicians are known for thinking ahead and being quite visionary when it comes to being an incumbent and considering how to retain political office – in this case the Presidency of Somaliland. Political observers in this country have yet to make some preliminary assessments about these elections and I believe now is the time to begin to understand what the political future holds and how it will affect our country.
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By Magan Ibrahim , USA
It is not surprising to see a number of Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in a poor, underdeveloped country that is recovering from a civil war. In fact, in the case of Somaliland, where peace and the rule of law prevailed for the past 14 years, it has allowed the number of NGO’s and their sizes to increase at an unprecedented rate.
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Principles Of Public Life Of Somaliland Members Of The Parliament
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By Mohamed Dahir Khaire, London , United Kingdom
Members of parliament are elected to hold the public office and have the duty to serve the public interest and the citizens who elected them are entitled to feel confident that their power of sovereignty is being exercised for their benefit.
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The Merchants of Hate Struck Again
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By Suleiman Egeh
"Haatuf" news's correspondent report on the Awdalite community's level of support for Somaliland and its metamorphosis through the years is replete with lies, unsubstantiated assertions and uncorroborated information. The mambo Jumbo report was short on the methodology of data collection, the assessment tools used, how he conducted his interviews, how many people he interviewed and whom he interviewed.
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The Observer Book Aid Appeal
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Without education there's no hope. Without books there's no education'
This Christmas, Observer readers can make a difference to the lives of millions of people by doing a very simple thing - helping them buy a book. David Smith opens our appeal
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London , UK , November 27, 2005 (The Observer) – Eager children scramble for them in Zimbabwe . Camels carry them through remotest Kenya . They are impossible to buy from a legitimate seller in Sierra Leone . They have solved problems, launched businesses and careers, created dreams, fired imaginations, changed lives and saved lives. They are taken for granted in Britain , but 113 million children worldwide do not have access to them.
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Unreported World. Episode 3: Somalia
Channel 4 reporter Juliana Rufus
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London , UK , November 28, 2005 (Channel four) – Long forgotten by the western media after the shocking atrocities of the early nineties civil war, Somalia is back in the headlines as the possible next target in the US war against terrorism. As the third series of Unreported World looks at countries on the terrorism frontline - where repression and poverty combine to create a groundswell of support for a fundamentalist interpretation of Islam - reporter Juliana Rufus and producer/camerawoman Elizabeth Jones embark on a hazardous journey into a country ruled by warlords and gunmen to investigate allegations of a dangerous growth of religious extremism in Somalia.
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The Isaq Somali Diaspora And
Poll-Tax Agitation In Kenya, 1936-41
(part 4)
By E. R. Turton
University of Zambia
Source: WardheerNews
Kenya has always regarded the Somali as either an infernal nuisance or embarrassment’.
Glenday to Beckett, 21 June 1941
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The Isaq campaign in Kenya
The nature of the Isaq movement posed a number of problems for the Kenya administration. It was exceptionally difficult to keep under constant surveillance an organization whose contacts extended throughout the Colony and into Uganda and Tanganyika , and the CID Nairobi often bewailed the lack of any substantial interchange of information between the three East African territories.
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City Lands Somali Book Collection
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Ibrahim Harbi hopes it will encourage interest in the culture
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