NEC Announces Tender For Supply Of Voter Registration Equipment And Material

Hargeysa, Somaliland, March 8, 2008 (SL Times) – The Somaliland National Election Commission has invited bidders to submit offers for the supply of voter registration equipment and material that will include, among other things, computerized central database, servers, electronic registration kits, indelible ink and printing service.

The bidding will be closed on April 5, 2008 and the registration of voters is expected to begin later in the same month. It is mandatory under the electoral law that voters are registered prior to Somaliland’s forthcoming municipal elections which are scheduled to be held in July this year.

Wajaale, Somaliland, March 8, 2008 (SL Times) – The border town of Wajaale is experiencing a water crisis. In the last 48 hours Wajaale has been without water. Water tanker vehicles stopped coming into the town.

Wajaale’s bore-hole is not functioning and the ministry of Water and Minerals refuses to repair it despite evidence that the Minister Water and Minerals, Qasim Sh. Yusuf, is awash with cash

Sool Election Commission Sworn

Las Anod, Somaliland, March 8, 2008 (SL Times) – Sool region’s election commission was sworn in this week. The formation of Sool’s election commission and its nine members was announced last week. Seven members of the commission attended the swearing ceremony which took place at the region’s state house in Las Anod and was officiated by the head of Las Anod’s judiciary, Mr Ibrahim Ahmed Muse.

Somali Islamist Fighters Seize 2nd Town

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 8 March 2008 - Islamist insurgents killed five government soldiers while briefly taking a strategic town in central Somalia, police and residents said, the second such seizure within 24 hours.

The attack late Thursday took place in Belet Weyne, near a critical road junction that links Somalia to the border with Ethiopia. Hundreds of troops are stationed at the junction, which is also Ethiopia's main supply route.

QARAN’s Letter To The Representatives Of The International Community

Pentagon Says Somalia Air Strike Targeted Terrorist Suspect

Residents and police in the southern town of Dobley said a home was destroyed and at least eight people, including four children, were seriously injured. The U.S. has carried out strikes in Somalia in the past year amid fears the country could become a haven for terrorists

International Women's Day 2008 Statement by the WHO director-general

Somalia's Fighting: Hitting The Right Target?

Professor Jane Sunderland is the Director of Studies of the PhD in Applied Linguistics at Lancaster University. Her main research interests are discourse, language and gender. She teaches in the areas of language and gender, and classroom research.

Tom Casey, Deputy Spokesman
Washington , DC
March 3, 2008

MR. CASEY: Okay. Well, good afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday. Start of another week here. I don’t have anything to begin you with, so why don’t we go right to your questions.

When War broke out between Eritrea and her southern neighbour, the western world and in particular their media were astonished and mesmerized at the way the war was conducted, which was, armed soldiers fighting other armed soldiers, and digging up trenches for shelter.

By Abdirahim Ali Xarbi

This is truly a difficult period for the Republic of Somaliland. Although not yet recognized by the world body as such, it is a young nation that is trying to materialize in a region filled with political instability, undemocratic regimes, and prolonged civil discontent and struggles. In the midst of these calamities the people of Somaliland have taken profound steps forward in opting for stability over war and decided in their own terms to march towards a path that leads to more stable democracy.

By Sharmarke Ali

Quest for Somaliland recognition is one of the most important benchmark in the policy of the incumbent government, supported by its people are together struggling for in unison. In a putative theory, among Somalilanders, regarding the recognition of SL states: that every S.lander MUST escot, entertain and champion this noble cause.

Diaspora’s as well as the incumbent government are extraordinarily working hard to attract at least world community attention to the cause. It is a call to duty for all.

By Abdirahman Ahmed Ali

Barrack Hussein Obama, Jr.: that is the full name of Senator from Illinois and Democrat’s presidential hopeful. The majority of the U.S Christian conservatives considered the name a taboo, and described inappropriate to use.

“No, it is not. Any comment that is disparaging of either Senator Clinton or Senator Obama is totally inappropriate.” Republican Presidential Candidate John McCain rejected commenting on the middle name of Obama. Obama’s campaign thanked McCain’s stance on the propaganda, claiming a victory for the high road to the white house. U.S. Media reported that McCain described the use of Obama’s middle name as inappropriate but later apologized.

by Abdulkarim Musse Meigag

Kulmiye party, the supposedly the most democratic political party compared to other existing parties in Somaliland, is undergoing a serious soul searching crisis. The executive committee seems to have lost reality and in the process derailed all prospects any success against the current administration in the upcoming elections. Without consulting the Party executive, the Chairman is bent on playing the tribal card in the delegate selection to the frequently postponed party convention. Clan politics is not the right path to realize a lifetime dream to lead a constitutional state.