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Hargeysa, March 25, 2009 - A number of
students demonstrated in Erigavo yesterday where a number of
people were injured and some properties were damaged. The
demonstration started after the Minister of Education
visited the city to observe the educational situation in the
region.
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Duale, Finance Minister
Hargeysa, March 24, 2009 — Mr. Hussein Ali Duale,
Somaliland’s minister of finance, was grilled today by the
legislators of Somaliland’s Parliament about the
government’s new budget and the escalating inflation
following the printing of new money by the administration.
Mr. Duale denied knowledge of any money the government has
printed and urged the Parliamentarians to question the
Chairman of Somaliland’s Central Bank about any such money.
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Nairobi, Kenya, March 23, 2009 – The International
Federation of Journalists (IFJ) Monday condemned a
five-month jail term slapped on Somali journalist Mohamed
Abdi Guled, the editor of the private weekly magazine Yool,
by a court in Hargeysa, Somaliland’s capital,.
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Some of the
Somalis displaced from Mogadishu: Thousands in Hargeisa say
they would like to return home but they lack the means to do
so
HARGEYSA, March 26, 2009 – At least 15,000 Somalis, who had
fled to Somaliland to escape violence in Mogadishu, want to
return home following the recent change of government but
lack the means to do so, aid workers said.
Moreover, the circumstances of the estimated 2,500 families
are complicated by the fact that Somaliland authorities
consider them refugees while aid agencies consider them
internally displaced.
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Somaliland
successfully treats more than 90 percent of its TB patients
Hargeysa, Somaliland, March 20, 2009 — A court in Hargeysa,
the capital of Somaliland, sentenced Mohamed Abdi Guled, the
editor of the Hargeysa-based weekly Yool, to five months in
prison on 17 March on charges of operating an unregistered
newspaper and publishing fabricated information.
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Portrait of a failed state: To read more about Somalia's
upheaval, read Jeffrey Gettleman's
What the world's most dangerous place looks like behind the
screen of bullets.
By Jeffrey Gettleman
March 2009
In the more than a dozen times I have been to Somalia, I've
visited refugee camps, insurgent hide-outs, mosques,
schools, dimly lit warlord dens, and famished villages. Most
of what I do is interviewing and information gathering for
the news stories I write. But some of my most vivid
experiences never make it into print.
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March 28, 2009
A deadly explosion in the Puntland provincal capital of
Garowe city in Somalia injured an Oromo-Ethiopian woman and
killed one Somali national.
According to the local media Garowe Online, the blast
occurred at a restaurant and police said the restaurant
owner is under investigation in relation to the explosion.
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PRESS RELEASE 011/2009
Nairobi, 27 March 2009: The UN Special Representative for
Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, has strongly condemned those
responsible for the roadside blast which wounded Somalia’s
Interior Minister, Sheikh Abdulkadir Ali Omar, and killed
one of his assistants.
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Somalia Pirates Could Hit Gulf |
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By MANDEEP SINGH,
Dubai,
March 25, 2009 – PIRATES operating off the coast of Somalia
must be stopped before they become a threat to the Gulf, a
top US official declared yesterday.
US Navy Fifth Fleet Commander Vice Admiral William Gortney
said action was vital to secure what is one of the busiest
shipping regions in the world.
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Redknee Secures Contract With Bintel for New Wireless
Service in West African Market |
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PLANNED ROLL-OUT OF SERVICE IN GABON ENABLED BY REDKNEE'S
CONVERGENT BILLING AND MOBILE MONEY SOLUTIONS
TORONTO, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Redknee Solutions Inc. (TSX:
RKN) , a leading provider of mission-critical software and
solutions for communications service providers, today
announced that Bintel, a fast-growing telecommunications
service provider based in Bahrain and rolling out services
in Africa, will deploy Redknee's Turnkey Converged Billing
and Mobile Money solutions.
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The
Upper House Considers President’s Request For Term Extension |
Upper
house of Somaliland
Hargeysa, Somaliland,
March 28, 2009 (SL
Times) – Today the Upper
House of Parliament is
considering a motion for
an extension of
President Dahir Riyale
Kahin’s presidency. The
president had submitted
to the Upper House (the
Guurti) a request to
this effect that was
read in parliament two
days ago,
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Ethiopian Airlines resumes flights to Berbera, Somaliland |
Ethiopian Airline
Hargeysa, Somaliland, March 27, 2009 — Ethiopian Airlines
will bring back scheduled flights to Somaliland soon,
Somaliland Aviation Minister Mr. Ali Waran Adde told local
media on Thursday.
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Somaliland: Religious Leaders Combat HIV Stigma |
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Islam has an enormous
influence over everyday life in Somaliland
HARGEYSA, March 27, 2009 – When three attempts to cure
Abdulhakim*, 42, of tuberculosis failed, the father of nine
living in Hargeysa, capital of Somaliland, took his doctor's
advice and tested for HIV - the result came back positive.
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Suhura Airways Opens Its
Doors
Hargeysa, Somaliland, March 21, 2009 — Dozens of Somaliland
teachers demonstrated on Thursday in front of the Ministry of
Education in Hargeysa, complaining about the lack of payment.
The teachers say they had not been paid any salary for the last
three months.
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Somaliland House of Elder (Guurti)
Hargeysa, Somaliland, March 26, 2009 – Some members of the
unelected House of Elders, the Guurti, are proposing yet another
extension for the unelected president of Somaliland.
The group whose number is fewer than a third of the 82-member
body, has tabled a bill to extend Riyale’s presidency by another
six months. If the chamber approves the bill, it will give
Riyale grounds to justify his stay in power without being
elected.
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‘Somaliland Parliament Should Address The Constitutional Crisis’
Says House Speaker Irro |
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Hargeysa, Somaliland, March 28, 2009— The Chair of
Somaliland’s House of Parliament Mr Abdillahi Irro called on the
President of Somaliland and the Chairmen of the two opposition
parties to convene a face to face meeting as soon as possible in
order to discuss the constitutional crisis that has arisen
following the postponement of the Presidential elections.
Mr Irro reiterated his belief that the only way to avert a
crisis is for the elections to take place in time and for the
laws and constitution of the country to be respected and adhered
to.
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Afghanistan, Pakistan Praise Obama Strategy |
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President Barack Obama,
flanked by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Robert Gates, announces a
new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Photo / AP
KABUL, March 28, 2009 - Afghan and Pakistan praised the new
strategy President Barack Obama unveiled on Friday, saying his
emphasis on civilian aid to their countries would be an
effective way to deal with the growing violence from Taleban and
al-Qaida militants.
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Obama's newly
appointed DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano never mentioned
the word "terrorism" during her first testimony on
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INTERVIEW WITH HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY JANET NAPOLITANO
'Away From the Politics of Fear'
Janet Napolitano, 51, is President Obama's new Homeland Security
Secretary. She spoke with SPIEGEL about immigration, the
continued threat of terrorism and the changing tone in
Washington.
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Paradise
Holiday Resort was completely destroyed by fire
Fire fighters arrive at the Paradise Holiday Resort in
Bagamoyo township, Coast Region, today. The Paradise and
neighboring Oceanic Bay Hotel caught fire early today
morning. (Photo by Bernard Rwebangira)
JIANG ALIPO
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Index Number: AFR 52/001/2009
Date Published: 17 March 2009
In the lead up to, during and after the upcoming presidential
and local elections, scheduled for 2009, both the Government of
Somaliland and the international community should pay greater
attention to the overall human rights situation in Somaliland
and consider ways to protect human rights. Amnesty International
has been monitoring,
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Unstable foundations: Somalia's
landscape is a graveyard of memories its Italianate
architecture,
March/April 2009
Somalia is a state governed only by anarchy. A graveyard of
foreign-policy failures, it has known just six months of peace
in the past two decades. Now, as the country’s endless chaos
threatens to engulf an entire region, the world again simply
watches it burn.
When you land at Mogadishu’s international airport,
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I. Introduction
On 14th of March 2008, a group of 8 Somaliland scholars met
at Ambassador Hotel to discuss the issues and circumstances
surrounding the upcoming presidential elections of
Somaliland. The meeting was sponsored by the Social Research
and Development Institute (SORADI). It was moderated by Dr.
Mohamed Fadal,
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Women In Somali Society |
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Written by: Mohamoud Mohamed Aqli
Introduction and objectives
Traditional Somali culture has evolved over time, not only
because of its own inherent dynamism but also through the
exercise of diverse external influences extending from the
early centuries of Islam through the colonial period to the
Cold War, and ultimately to the ‘globalizing’ effects of
international travel and telecommunications.
This Paper on the Role of Women in Somali Society has been
prepared, as a partial fulfillment of my completion of
Gender, Conflict and Peace Building course.
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Somaliland: Why Somali Unity Case Won’t Fly? |
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Dalmar Kaahin
For almost two decades a debate between
supporters and opponents of Somaliland independence raged
over its recognition. But lately, Somali unionists’ unity
assertion is waning away while Somalilanders appear
determined to win their country’s sovereignty. And although
the debate has taken many turns and twists, it may hit rock
bottom soon.
The following paragraphs summarize points made by
both the proponents and opponents of Somaliland
independence.
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Deceitful Relationship Between The United States And The
United Kingdom |
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By Ivan Simic
For decades
relationship between the United States and the United
Kingdom was described as perfect, special and unbreakable.
This unique relationship is best known trough the remarkably
close political, military, diplomatic and cultural
relations. However, when it comes to this unique
relationship, many things are left out and ignored.
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The Ideological Phase Of The Conflict In Somalia: A Mixed
Picture Of Hope And Despair |
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By Adam Musse Jibril
Nowhere in Africa that Nature and man-made hazards such as
wars and their impact on life and environment are so
critical, so complex, and so intertwined as in this
sub-region of the Horn,
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The Question Of Somali Unity: Does It Matter Anymore? |
By Abdulaziz Al-Mutairi
Unity is a term used in relation to joint ownership of a
nation. It means that all owners/citizens must receive their
interest through the same event or from the same source. It
is one of the requirements needed to determine that a joint
agreement exists. Other unities required to find joint
agreement are unity of time,
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The Firsts And The Vices For The Party Nomination |
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By Omar
Ibrahim Hussein (PHD)
The political climate in
Hargeysa is getting extremely hot. The election is only a
stone throw away. If all goes well, the nation will be
exercising one of its fundamental rights—the right to choice
its own leader. However the actual timing of the date of
election will come from the Election Commission and
therefore will depend on errors of Commission based on voter
registration. .
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Pirates: The Massive Threat To Somaliland |
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Wallaahi waa digniin. Billaahi waa dardaaran.
Dalkayaga ninkii soo doonta. Dakharadaanu gaadhsiin.Dib inuu
uga qoomamayn !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The pirates illegally operate in Puntland coastal area have
enormous threat to Somaliland in term of its social
structure, currency value and youth mentality in near future
unless the government has not taken tight security
measurement.
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Somalia’s
Future? After Somaliland’s Independence |
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The future
of Somaliland rests in hands of its people, and we know that
Somalilanders voted for independence on 18th May 1991
followed by referendum. The Somalilanders winded up any
future reunion with failed state of Somalia, according to
them. However, the future of Somalia remains uncertain,
shaky and undetermined
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Somalia: Al-Qaeda’s Next Battleground |
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London, March 23, 2009 - Al-Qaeda's appeal to
the Somali people to stage an Islamic uprising fell on deaf
ears; however, the militant, violent nature of the appeal
stirs up aversion among ordinary people, who hope that the
new Somali leader will be able to end the 18-year long
anarchy.
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Osama
Bin-Laden |
J.Peter Pham, PhD
March 26, 2009
Last week, al Qaeda chieftain Osama bin Laden interjected
himself yet once again into the ongoing conflict in the
territory of the former Somali Democratic Republic. On
closer examination, the move, like many which the terrorist
mastermind has made,
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Interview: K'naan
From the streets of
Mogadishu to a "N.Y. State of Mind"
Artist
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K'naan
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Hip hop has effectively risen to be the dominant global
youth culture and now the sounds of the world at large have
begun to assert their influence on the music in return.
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SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. , March 26, 2009 - It has been nearly
20 years since Somalia last had a functioning
government. Islamic jihadists now control most of the
country-and sharia is the law of the land. Tens of
thousands of Somali refugees have resettled in America
in recent years to escape the chaos of their homeland,
which is located in the Horn of Africa.
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Jared
Odero
March 26, 2009 09:34 AM
By Dr. Henning Melber
On March 12, 2009 I attended a presentation by Dr. Henning
Melber, the Director of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, in
Uppsala Sweden. He revisited the Sino-African relations
debate at the Institute for Security & Development Policy (ISDP).
I posted his 2008 debate on “Chinese-African Relations
Today” here.
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ISRAEL COALITION: FRAUD OR FIG LEAF ? |
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Dr. Terry Lacey
Development Economist
Labor joining the Likud-led coalition with Yisrael Beiteinu
and the Jewish Orthodox Shas Party is comparable to the
story of Jesus and Lazarus. The twin state was almost dead
and is now apparently walking. But where and how long can it
live ? Is this a fraud or a figleaf ? Or a fundamental
change in direction ?
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Asif Haroon
Raja
Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by
Djibouti to northwest, Kenya on its southwest, the Gulf of
Aden at its east, and Ethiopia to the west. It gained
independence from Italy on July 01,
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