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Nairobi, 31 July 2009 – The United
Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) is convening a
workshop for former Somali senior military officials under
the auspices of the Somali Ministry of Defense from 1 – 5
August in Washington DC.
The workshop, which follows a preparatory forum held in
June, will bring together former high ranking officers from
the military, police, custodial and intelligence services
for in-depth discussions on both the historical background
of the Somali security forces, and on the re-establishment
and the strengthening of the capacity of the security sector
institutions in Somalia. .
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NAIROBI, KENYA, August 1,
2009 – In Somalia, where one child in every ten dies before
its first birthday, exclusive breastfeeding in the first six
months would be one of the most effective life-saving
interventions for thousands of children.
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(USAID, DfID (UK), EC, Norway, SIDA (Sweden), Denmark,
Switzerland)
Nairobi, August 1, 2009 -
The donors congratulate the Somaliland people on the
production of a Voter List on 27 July 2009, which is now
ready and available. This represents the culmination of
enormous effort by the stakeholders and an important
opportunity for the Somaliland people.
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Asmara, August
1, 2009 — The Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon,
has recently made remarks in regard to Somalia and the
situation unfolding there on July 23rd. The remarks of the
Secretary General seem to further complicate matters instead
of finding solutions.
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Jamal Ali Hussein on South
African 702 Radio
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Somaliland is an oasis of peace and democratic country in
the troubled area of Horn of Africa, it’s scheduled to host
its second presidential elections on 27th September 2009,
its neigbors Ethiopia and Djibouti had troubles border
relations with Eritrea, but Somaliland remains the success
story in Africa
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Donald Payne and
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Washington, August 1, 2009 - US Congressman Donald Payne
snubbed Somaliland foreign minister, Abdillahi Mohamed Duale,
and met with Dr. Mohamed Omer- foreign secretary of
Somaliland’s opposition KULMIYE party in Washington DC.
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Hargeysa August 1, 2009 Two human rights defenders, Mr Ahmed
Saleban Dhuhul and Mr Sayid Osman Mire have been detained
following their arrest on 13 July 2009 in Hargeysa,
Somaliland, for allegedly inciting clan violence. Ahmed
Dhuhul is a member of the executive committee of Somaliland
Journalists Association (SOLJA) and Sayid Mire is the
Chairperson of SOLJA's third assembly general. Both men work
for Radio Horyaal, the only privately–owned radio station in
Somaliland.
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Hargeysa, August 1, 2009
– Somaliland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Abdillahi
Mohamed Duale was in a working visit in the U.S. during the
period of July 13—24, 2009. The visit was in line with a
periodic review of the relations between the two countries
comprising a follow-up on pending issues and consultations
on areas of mutual interest.
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Ethiopia, Somaliland envisage exploiting Berbera port
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Addis Ababa, August
1, 2009 -
A Ethiopian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs said ongoing talks between
Ethiopia and Somaliland on the use of the port of Berbera
are well in progress.
State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Tekeda Alemu on
Wednesday held discussions with Somaliland Foreign Affairs
Minister, Abdillahi Mohammed Duale.
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EU Ministers Adopted
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Nairobi, August 1,
2009 - The Foreign Ministers of the European Union
adopted at the EU General Affairs and External Relations
Council meeting on 27 July the following conclusions
regarding Somalia:
“1. The Council condemns the armed attacks against Somalia’s
Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and against the UN and
NGOs. It expresses its deep concern over the violations of
human rights and international humanitarian law, and calls
on all parties to the conflict to respect international law.
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SOMALILAND UPDATE: Radio Journalists Arrested Two Weeks Ago
For Allegedly Inciting Inter-Clan Violence in Broadcast
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Hargeysa, August 01, 2009 -
Two Somaliland radio journalists arrested on 13 July for
allegedly inciting inter-clan violence with a broadcast
appeared in court for the third time on Tuesday, Hargeysa-based
Media Rights Somaliland (MeRiS) told the International Press
Institute (IPI) on Wednesday.
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Five Somalis Sentenced to Death In Absentia For Bombs |
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HARGEYSA August 01 2009 - A
court in Somaliland sentenced five men to death in
absentia Wednesday for masterminding suicide bomb attacks in
2008 that killed at least 24 people.
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Livelihoods at risk as drought worsens in western Somaliland |
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Draught Worsens |
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IJARA, August 01, 2009 - A prolonged drought is causing
large-scale livestock deaths, increasing the vulnerability
of residents living in the mid-western Gabiley region of Somaliland, local
officials say.
"We have not experienced such drought before," Mohamed Ahmed
Abdi, Gabiley governor, said. "Before, the drought affected
either the people on the farms, or the animals, but now it
is affecting [both]."
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US: Clinton Should Stress Human Rights on Africa Trip |
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Seven-Nation
Visit Should Urge Accountability and the Rule of Law |
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New York, August 1, 2009 –
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should emphasize human
rights on her seven-nation trip to Africa, Human Rights
Watch said yesterday in a letter to Clinton.
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US Prepared to Give Further Aid to Somali Government |
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By David Gollust
Washington, August 1, 2009 -
The State Department's top Africa envoy said Thursday the
Obama administration is prepared to provide more military
help to Somalia's embattled Transitional Federal Government,
the TFG.
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U.S. Dismayed With Somaliland
Developments |
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Press Release By U.S.
Embassy in Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya, August 3, 2009 – The United States government is
profoundly dismayed with the recent developments in Somaliland,
particularly the decision by President Riyale and the National
Electoral Commission to discard the recently-completed voter
registration list. We believe the list forms a sound basis for
use in the elections scheduled for September 27. We have
directly urged President Riyale to reconsider his decision.
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The Decisions Of The NEC And The President Are Unlawful And
Damaging To The Conduct Of The Election And To The Interests Of
Somaliland |
Statement (Bayaan) by UDAA and other Somaliland Diaspora groups
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at the end of the statement
August 3, 2009
Events to
date
Like many
other Somalilanders at home and abroad, we have watched with
increasing dismay the long saga of the presidential election
which has been postponed four times from its constitutionally
ordained period of
April 2008.
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Somaliland Sentences Terrorists |
Hargeysa Court
Hargeysa, Somaliland,
August 1, 2009 (SL
Times) – Hargeysa’s
regional court sentenced
five terrorists to death
in absentia. The five
terrorists are Ahmed
Abdi Hussein, Abdifatah
Abdillahi Guleed, Ahmed-nur
Muhammad Mahmud, Osman
Yusuf Odowa and
Abdillahi Yusuf. They
were sentenced for
involvement in the three
coordinated suicide
bombings in Hargeysa.
Two other terrorists,
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Leaders Of House Of Elders And Parliament Oppose Election
Commission’s Decision To Suspend Voter List |
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Chair of the Guurti(Left)
Suleiman Mohamud and Speaker of the Parliament, Abdirahman
Erro |
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Hargeysa,
Somaliland, August 1, 2009 (SL Times) – The Chairman of the
House of Elders, Mr Suleiman Mohamud Adan and the Speaker of
Parliament, Mr Abdirahman Muhammad Abdillahi (Irro) issued a
joint statement in which they expressed their strong
disagreement with the election commission’s decision to suspend
the voter registration list for the presidential election. Here
are the main points in their statement:
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Upper House Debates Election Prospects |
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Somaliland's
Upper House "Guurti" |
Hargeysa, Somaliland, August 1, 2009 (SL Times) – The Upper
House debated the coming presidential election and some of
the related problems. During the discussion, the Chairman of
the Upper House, Mr Suleiman Mohamoud Adan (Saleebaan Gaal)
warned against government employees getting involved in
political issues. He gave as an example Mr Jeex, a director
in the ministry of planning who said that Interpeace is not
registered with the ministry of planning. Mr Suleiman
Mohamoud Adan also advised the Upper House members not to
take the side of any of the political parties and to be
neutral.
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Himilo And Norwegian Singer Arrive In Somaliland |
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Hargeysa, Somaliland, August 1, 2009 (SL Times) – Tanya, a
singer of Norwegian origin who sings in Somali arrived in
Somaliland on July 27, 2009. She was accompanied by the
singer Muhammad Adan Ali (Himilo). The fact that Tanya was
wearing clothes showing a design of Somaliland flag when she
got off the plane in Hargeysa drew the attention and
appreciation of many Somalilanders. The two artists were
warmly welcomed by officials from the ministry of tourism.
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Hargeysa, Somaliland, August 1, 2009 (SL Times) – Muhammad Mooge
festival, named after the legendary singer Muhammad Moge Liban,
ended this week. The festival went on for five days at the
Workers Hall in Hargeysa. The festival included plays, poetry
and several different kinds of entertainment. One of the plays
was by Abdi Muxumed (Abdi-falaash) and was about traditional
knowledge and raising children.
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Buroa, Somaliland, August 1, 2009 (SL Times) – Ileys, a private
school in Buroa, Togdheer region, celebrated the beginning of
the new academic year. The occasion took place at the University
of Buro and was attended by a large number of people, including
elected officials, students and parents.
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Amoud’s 8th Graduation Ceremony |
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Borama, Somaliland, August 1, 2009
(SL Times) – Amoud University celebrated the graduation of the
8th batch of students. The graduation ceremony took place in
Amoud University campus. 147 students graduated from various
colleges, including those of agriculture, law, management and
medicine. The ceremony was attended by the minister of state for
education, the vice minister of education, the governor of Awdal,
Amoud University administrators, students, parents, and
representatives of FC Denmark, ADT, and the European Union.
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Woman Given Fine And Suspended Sentence For Importing Alcohol |
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Borama, Somaliland, August 1, 2009 (SL Times) – A Somaliland
expatriate woman was prosecuted for importing alcohol into the
country. As reported by Haatuf newspaper’s Awdal correspondent,
Mr Muhammad Omar Sheikh, the name of the woman is Suleekha Abdi
Awad and is 29 years old. She was tried in July 22 for bringing
into the country 140 liters of alcohol which was in 98
containers, and was given a 6 months suspended sentence (no jail
time) and a fine of 3 million Somaliland shillings.
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Erigabo’s Shifa Hospital Expansion |
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Erigavo, Somaliland, August 1, 2009 (SL Times) – The Mayor of
Erigavo, Mr Ismacil Haji Nur, put the foundation stone for a new
wing to be added to Shifo hospital. The project is being funded
by an organization called Manhal and is estimated to cost
$30.000. This is not the first time that Manhal contributes to
Shifa hospital. Manhal already played a part in establishing the
hospital in the first place.
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Somaliland Expels Interpeace Officer, President Vows Election
Without Voter Registration Process |
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Ruben Zamora, officer working
with Interpeace |
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Hargeysa, Somaliland, August 1, 2009 (SL Times) – Somaliland
government have expelled a foreign officer working with
Interpeace, as President Dahir Riyale vowed to hold elections on
time without voter registration.
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Al-Jazeera staff threatened in Yemen |
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New York, August , 2009–The Committee to
Protect Journalists is concerned about the safety of Al-Jazeera
staff in Yemen after an unknown caller threatened to kill the
satellite broadcaster’s bureau chief on Sunday.
Murad Hashem, Al-Jazeera’s bureau chief in Sana’a, told CPJ that
on Sunday morning an unknown caller contacted his office and
left a threatening message with his secretary that said:
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KHARTOUM, August 1, 2009 - A female Sudanese
journalist facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers in public in
violation of the country's strict Islamic laws told a packed
Khartoum courtroom Wednesday she is resigning from a U.N. job
that grants her immunity so she can challenge the law on women's
public dress code.
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Jeremy Grace
Creative Associates
1. Introduction:
a. Creative is independent of Interpeace, the donors, etc
b. Three person team consists of
i. Myself (a registration and electoral systems process expert)
ii. Patrick Quirk (Creative’s technical manager)
iii. Dr. Ben Bavarian (independent expert on biometric systems
development and implementation)
iv. Working with Jeff Fischer (EPP Director at Creative
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THE SOMALILAND INDEPENDENT SCHOLAR’S GROUP 4TH POSITION
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(Hargeysa,
Somaliland)
I. Introduction
On 17th of July 2009, a group of 12 Somaliland scholars met at
Haraf Restaurant to discuss the question: What would a further
delay in the Presidential Election mean to Somaliland? The
meeting was sponsored by the Social Research and Development
Institute (SORADI).
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Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Saturday , August 1, 2009
FOR more than a decade, much of Africa has been moving
forward. Economic growth is rising, poverty is falling and
democratic governance is spreading. But the global financial
crisis threatens to undo this progress by reducing
investment, exports and aid just as they should be expanding
to build on these successes.
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Refugees fleeing Somalia were tricked into coming to Nepal.
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Kathmandu, Naples
By: Sebastian Meyer
August 1, 2009 -
At over six feet tall, with his dark skin, dressed in a
full-length white tunic topped by a skull cap, ‘Abdi’ stands
out on the streets of Kathmandu.
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Briefing on Secretary Clinton's Upcoming Trip to Africa |
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August1, 2009
MR. WOOD: Okay. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome. Today we
have for you Assistant Secretary of State for African
Affairs Ambassador Johnnie Carson. He’s going to speak to
you about Secretary Clinton’s upcoming trip to Africa.
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Why Somalia Is In Need Of An Effective Government |
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Abdillahi Dool
Amid the killings and the plethora of bad news trickling out
of Somalia daily, once again for the second year running,
Somalia has landed on top of Transparency International
corruption index. The question on everybody’s mind should
be: How did impoverished and stateless nation end up on top
of this shameful index?
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The Bum and the Khat Affect (Short Story) |
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By: Rooble Mohamed
In khat circles there is a well known argument that once a
man finishes chewing he suddenly gets an uncontrollable urge
to be with and around beautiful women (they call it the kac
sii tuf theory).
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Foreign Troops Should Leave Somalia |
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By Andrew Bast
Somalia has become synonymous with the term “failed state.”
Even now, after nearly two decades of civil war and a
dismaying string of failed foreign interventions, the end of
the country’s long humanitarian catastrophe seems no closer.
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Missing Minn. Somalis: Aspiring Fighters Or Dupes? |
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FILE - This undated photo released by the family at
a news conference in Dec. 2008 shows Burhan Hassan
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MINNEAPOLIS, August 1, 2009 — Even the federal prosecutors
who charged a 25-year-old Minnesota man with aiding
terrorists admit he didn't know he was signing up for jihad
when he accepted a free trip to Somalia.
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Petronas To Drill First Well In Ogaden |
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By Kaleyesus Bekele
Addis Ababa, August 1, 2009 – The Malaysian oil and gas
giant, Petronas, is to start drilling the first exploration
well in the Ogaden basin.
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Reliability and Credibility of AllAfrica.com News Coverage
in Somaliland and Somalia |
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AllAfrica Global Media is a multi-media company
headquartered in the United States and Africa. Growing
rapidly, AllAfrica’s web site logs over six million monthly
page views and the company is the largest electronic
distributor of African news and information worldwide.
Clients include Comtex, Lexis-Nexis, CNN, Reuters Business
Briefing, Financial Times Information, CompuServe, Bloomberg
and iSyndicate, and for wireless devices, OmniSky and
AvantGo. AllAfrica Global Media is highly reputed news
company.
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What Is It in a Name? |
Mohamed A.
Awale
Ever suspected shortages of namesake for the new born Somali
babies in Diaspora? Will you call your little son and
daughter Ugaso and Guled respectively? In extreme cases, how
about other exotic and super-religious brands like Abu
Mansur or Turk for that matter? It all depends.
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Somaliland: Understanding the crisis |
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By
Abdirahman Sheikh Hassan
Somaliland is in the midst of the worst political crisis
since 1994: an in-apt president in the Palace; tribal
violence in the west of the country; a dysfunctional
parliament across the street; and a confused and confusing
opposition scattered in Hargeysa, Burco and in the Diaspora.
While at the start of the decade Somaliland was broad of its
successes and was looking forward to a political life acted
and shaped by political parties, the violence in
Ceelbardaale may mark the beginning of the end of the "peace
and milk" era. From the current political realities that
Somaliland finds itself in 2009, one is safe enough to
conclude that our experience of the past two decades was
useless at best.
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Somaliland Recognition: Troubled Waters Ahead |
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Yusuf H. Adam
Somaliland was an independent State
Somaliland has been seeking independence for 18 years. Peace
and stability are now threatened by both internal and
external forces.
Somaliland received its independence from Britain on 26 June
1960 and was immediately recognized by 35 states. Mr.
Mohamed Ibrahim Egal became the first Prime Minister of
Somaliland and headed the first Cabinet of Ministers which
comprised of four elected Ministers including: Garad Ali
Garad Jama, Ahmed Haji Duale (Keyse), Hajji Yusuf Iman and
Haji Ibrahim Nur. According to historians Prime Minister
Mohamed Egal was hit with a Pepsi cola bottle on his neck by
a person when he requested for a delay in the unity process
with Italian Somalian.
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How Somaliland Could Win The Upcoming Election |
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Asalaamu calaykum
To all my fellow citizens and Somalilanders. I am here to
send you my message and on my heart faithfully that the time
to make Somaliland people dream alive is coming soon Insha
Allah. The election will held on September 29 .it is great
honor for me to take this opportunity and give a precious
time to discuss how to success our coming election. I will
try my best to discuss more on the current issues in our
country.
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Home Sweet Home, Somaliland My Home. |
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Salaam All,
To Somalilanders worldwide
The recent announcements made by Congressman Donald Payne
regarding the issues involving Somaliland have concerned me
so much so that I had to write. I have been further troubled
by the current situation in our homeland. I am not a writer
as per say but rather a young man with a lot of pride in his
belly; pride for his country; pride for his people and proud
of his history. Though my age may say that I am not wise
enough to comment on these issues and ideas presented below
I write this piece out of emotions and feelings I have for
the betterment of my people.
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Secretary-General’s Special Representative, Briefing
Security Council, Appeals For Immediate International Action
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Date: August 1,
2009
SC/9719
Security Council
6173rd Meeting (AM)
"If not now, then when? If the Council does not act, then
who will?" asked Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, Special
Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, today
as he called on the international community to take
immediate action to stabilize the situation in that country.
In a briefing to the Council, he said that, while Somalia
was, indeed, a difficult case, challenges should not be a
reason for inaction. As the Council considered Somalia for
the second time in a month, the Transitional Federal
Government was repelling multiple attempts to overthrow,
while trying to overcome two decades of international
scepticism.
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Alarm Over Somalia's Child Soldiers |
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Mogadishu, August 1, 2009 – For years, warlords have
conscripted children to fight in bitter conflicts over
money, power and land. The BBC Somali service's Mohamed
Mohamed reveals widespread alarm that the practice is now
becoming entrenched in Somalia.
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Two terrorist organizations
conducted merger talks in Somalia on Friday, as
al-Qaeda-backed jihadist group Al-Shabaab and international
terrorist organization Hizbul Islam (Party of Islam) discussed
uniting as one entity to wage jihad against the Somali
government and its allies. This would be a treacherous
development for not only Somalia and its people, but a major
strategic setback for the international community.
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Camel Milk Products |
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M. Saadat Noury
In recent years various camel milk products are prepared and
marketed throughout some parts of the world, i.e. Somalia,
Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, etc. The
products like yoghurt, cheese, ice-cream and chocolate made
from camel milk are now commercialized in many countries in
Asia and Africa and those products are getting their way
into the European and American markets very rapidly
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Girma Gizaw
Sunday, August1, 2009
After all, the cats are out of the basket in the open. At
least, corruption in Somalia, at the expense of the
humiliation, pain and death of hundreds of thousands of
innocent Somalis sacrificed and exchanged for cash by the
UNDP, The Somali Transitional Government and the new cat in
town, known as AMISOM had formally established the Joint
Corruption Team (JCT) as clearly and officially published in
their July 25th 2009 declaration as published in various
internet sites including Hiiran Online,
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Hargeysa: Of Goats And Great Hope |
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Hargeysa city
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By Fiona Moola
August 1,2009
Hargeysa is a city where the streets have no names and the
houses have no numbers. But no one here is lost. Of course
this precludes a postal system; but snail mail seems
particularly passé. Hargeysans are at the cutting edge of
the information age and are highly connected both locally
and globally.
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Summaries Of
Statements Made To The Security Council Meeting On Somalia |
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Department of Public Information • News and Media
Division • New York |
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NOTE:
FOLLOWING ARE SUMMARIES OF STATEMENTS MADE TO THE
SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON SOMALIA.
Background
The Security Council met this morning to consider the
situation in Somalia. Members had before them the report of
the Secretary-General on that country (document S/2009/373).
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President Issayas Reaffirms his own place in the world |
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The Ethiopian Ministry
of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in its “A Week in the Horn” report
of July 24, 2009, raised issues concerning the visit of
Kuwait's’ Prime Minister, situations in Somalia and the non
aligned movement, Issayas’s reaffirmation of his own peace
in the world, Ethio-Sudanese cooperation, Nile Basin
initiative annual meeting in Egypt and additional
humanitarian requirements for June-December 2009.
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