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Nairobi, 4
September 2009 – A delegation from UNPOS, led by the UN
Deputy Special Representative for Somalia Charles Petrie,
visited Somaliland this week to meet officials, with a focus
on the continued and strengthened engagement of UNPOS in
Somaliland.
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Hargeysa, Somaliland, September 5, 2009 –
Two journalists were arrested and held for 12 hours on
Saturday while covering a parliamentary session in Hargeysa,
Somaliland, according to a local media rights group and news
sources.
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Ninety per cent of WFP food for Somalia arrives by
sea |
Nairobi, September 5, 2009
– The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is calling
on donors to help avert a looming humanitarian catastrophe
in Somalia, where half the population – or some 3.8 million
people – are in need of assistance.
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Arab
League chief, Amr Moussa |
Cairo, Egypt, September 5, 2009 – Arab League Secretary
General, Amr Moussa, has demanded the dispatch of more
troops to the Somali capital Mogadishu by Arab states.
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By Noor Ali,
Reuters and Boniface Ongeri
Nairobi, September 05, 2009 – The threat of the fighting in
Somalia spilling over into Kenya continues to build up as
militias extend tentacles into North Eastern Province.
Al Shabaab is reaching across the border for sympathizers
and recruits, the chaos in Somalia is spilling over,
fuelling a climate of suspicion in Kenya’s remote
northeastern region.
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A health worker fills in the
registration card at the Child Health Days
campaign site in Gabiley town, Somaliland. |
By Iman
Morooka
GABILEY, Somaliland, September 5, 2009 – Building on the
success of the six-month-long Child Health Days initiative
that began late last year, UNICEF and the World Health
Organization (WHO) have kicked off the second round of a
campaign to reach every Somali community with a life-saving
package of essential services for children and women.
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Mobile, Ala., September 5, 2009 – A week after the 9/11
attacks, a young Muslim at South Alabama University told the
school's newspaper it was "difficult to believe a Muslim
could have done this."
Now, eight years later, he is professing to launch attacks
himself and calling on others to join the fight, as
terror-related charges await him at home in Alabama, FOX
News has learned exclusively.
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Air Force
MQ-9 Reaper takes off from Kandahar Air Base,
Afghanistan, 13 March 2009 |
By Alisha Ryu
Nairobi, September 5, 2009 – The United States is planning
to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles in the Seychelles islands
in the coming weeks to combat piracy. The use of land-based
drones is a new approach to deter ship hijackings in the
region.
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Hargeysa, Somaliland, September 5, 2009 –
A member of Somaliland presidential guard had made death
threats against Mohamed Nur Arrale and Ali Hassan Mohamed in
the presence of the head of Intelligence and head of the
presidential guard on Sunday (August 30), lawmakers told the
press.
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Millions Face Starvation In
E. African Drought |
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NAIROBI,
September 5, 2009 — A sweeping drought across East Africa
has left millions of people at risk of starvation, in a
region plagued by increasingly erratic rainfall,
humanitarian organizations and officials warn.
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Italy Sends Boatload Of 75
Migrants Back To Libya: Report |
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ROME, September 5, 2009 – Italian coastguards on Sunday
turned back a boatload of 75 migrants off the coast of the
island of Sicily, news agency ANSA reported.
The migrants, thought to be Somali, were travelling in a
rubber dinghy which was intercepted by coastguards around 44
kilometers (27 miles) from the shores of the Italian island.
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AU Tackles Darfur, Somalia
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Tripoli,
September 5, 2009 – Delegates from the 52 countries that
make up the African Union gathered on Monday to address
their continent's crises during a one-day summit in Tripoli.
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Al-Shabab Leader Threatens
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Al-Shabaab fighters |
Nairobi, September 5, 2009 – The
spiritual leader of the radical Somali militant group al-Shabaab
has sharply criticized the leadership of Somaliland for
having ties with Ethiopia. The radical leader also called
the brand of democracy practiced in the Somaliland
un-Islamic and demanded implementation of Sharia law.
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Ethiopia: Two Journalists
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Paris, September 5, 2009 – Reporters
Without Borders is stunned by the one-year jail sentences
imposed on two journalists in separate cases brought by the
public prosecutor for the alleged dissemination of false
information. Both journalists have been held in Kalita
prison on the outskirts of Addis Ababa since 24 August. One
the prosecutions concerned an article published in 2004 and
both were based in part on an obsolete law.
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Why Somalia Is
The Worst Place In The World |
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by Michael
Bear
Five reasons why Somalia is the worst place in the world, at
least from a humanitarian perspective. The beaches, tho,
are quite nice:
1. Fully
half the country - roughly 3.8 million people - needs urgent
humanitarian assistance. Yet further proof that eighteen
years without a functioning government is not the most
effective path to peace and happiness.
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Livestock May
Do Better Than Crops, Amidst The Worsening Climate Change |
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OCHIENG’ OGOBO
Nairobi, September 5, 2009 – The stresses of climate-induced
crop failures could be avoided if more small farmers in
Africa also raised livestock, say researchers. Climate
change will result in a 10–20 per cent drop in yield for
crops such as beans, maize and millet in Africa’s drylands
by 2050, researchers from the Kenya-based International
Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the United Kingdom’s
Waen Associates found.
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The Public
Resists Capitulation In The Face Of Arrests, Intimidation |
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Editorial - Police in Somaliland sought to detain Abiib
Diriye Nur, a former minister and prominent SNM veteran, but
his private security prevented the police from entering his
house.
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Al-Shabaab Terrorist Leader Ahmed
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Somalia’s terrorist
group Al-Shabaab
Mogadishu, Somalia,
September 5, 2009 (SL
Times) – The leader of
the Somali terrorist
organization al-Shabaab,
Ahmed Abdi Godane (a.k.a
Mukhtaar Abu Zubeir),
sent a message full of
warnings and threats to
Somaliland. The audio
message was distributed
in Mogadishu on Sept.3.
In a BBC broadcast,
Ahmed Abdi Godane called
Somaliland government an
“apostate
administration” that
instead of serving the
people is a burden on
them. He accused
Somaliland government of
handing innocent Somalis
to Ethiopia and said
such actions have led to
the isolation of the
people of Somaliland
among other Somalis.
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Delegation After
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UN Deputy Special
Representative for Somalia Charles Petrie
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Hargeysa, Somaliland,
September 5, 2009 (SL Times) – Somaliland received a number of
foreign delegations within the last couple of weeks:
Aug. 19, 2009: Ethiopian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs,
Dr Tekeda Alemu arrived in Somaliland.
Aug, 24, 2009: Mr. Nicolas Bwakira, the African Union’s
Representative for Somalia, arrived in Somaliland.
Aug. 29, 2009: Somaliland’s President Dahir Rayale Kahin met in
his office with Britain’s Deputy Ambassador to Ethiopia, Mr.
John Marshall.
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School Exams
Results To Be Released This Month |
Hargeysa, Somaliland, September 5, 2009 (SL Times) – The
Office of National Examinations for Somaliland’s schools
revealed that they had finished correcting the exams of
grade 8 (middle schools) and form 4 (high schools) that
students sat for on June 20, 2009.
Haatuf newspaper asked the head of the National School
Examinations Office, Mr Daud Ahmad Farah, since they had
finished correcting the 2008/2009 examinations, when were
they going to announce the results. Mr Daud Ahmad indicated
that they had just finished the corrections and the results
will be announced sometime in September.
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Counterfeiters Busted In
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Hargeysa, Somaliland, September 5, 2009
(SL Times) – Somaliland police arrested three men for
printing counterfeit money. According to Haatuf newspaper,
the men are: Liban Abdiaziz Mayay, Muhammad Abdiaziz Muse
and Abdifatah Sh. Nur. News of the capture of the alleged
counterfeiters was announced by Police Operations Commander,
Abdillahi Fadal Iman. Police also confiscated the equipments
that the counterfeiters were using to print false money.
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Berbera, Somaliland, September 5, 2009 (SL Times) – The manager
of Berbera’s port, Eng. Ali Omar Muhammad (Ali Hor-hor) held a
press conference on Sept.2, 2009 in which he accused the captain
and crew of the ship M/V Mariam Star of not cooperating with the
port’s efforts to turn off the fire on board the ship.
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Somalia's
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Mogadishu,
Somalia, September 5, 2009 (SL Times) – Sheikh Sharif who is
known for already using the terrorism issue to gain support from
the US and other western countries (never mind the fact that he
played a big part in spreading terrorism in Somalia when he was
the head of the Islamic Courts Union, a terrorist organization)
is also trying very hard to milk the piracy issue. He has
already put together a few hundred members of his clan militia
in Mogadishu and is calling them “Somalia’s Maritime Forces” (Ciidanka
Badda Somalia), which is no more than an income raising scheme
for himself and his acolytes.
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Egypt Caves In To Pirates |
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Cairo, Egypt,
September 5, 2009 (SL Times) – The BBC Somali Service reported
on Aug.31, 2009 that the Egyptian government decided to return
the Somali pirates it was holding back to Somalia. The pirates
were caught and brought to Egypt when the ship they were holding
for ransom was rescued.
The Egyptian government did not explain why it decided not to
try the pirates who were caught red-handed at the scene of the
crime. Right after the rescue operation, Reuters (Aug.15, 2009)
reported “Somali pirates found seven dead colleagues floating in
the ocean on Saturday and vowed to take revenge against Egyptian
fishermen they say killed them during an escape, an associate of
the pirates said.”
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Las Anod Building Its Biggest
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Las Anod, Somaliland, September 5, 2009 (SL Times) – The city of
Las Anod is in the process of building its biggest mosque. So
far, the first floor was finished. According to Hassan Dirie
Jama of Afnugaal.com, the mosque was originally built more than
70 years ago but its reconstruction began earlier this year. The
construction of the mosque is managed by a committee.
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Former Election Commission Member
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Hargeysa,
Somaliland, September 5, 2009 (SL Times) – Ahmed Muhammad Haji
Bidar, a former member of Somaliland’s Election Commission
passed away on Sept.1, 2009. The cause of his death was a heart
attack. Mr Ahmed Muhammad Haji Bidar was nominated to the
election commission by UCID party but he eventually lost his
membership in the election commission due to differences with
other members of the commission.
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War Is Justified And Can Be Won, Brown Insists |
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Injured people by a NATO airstrike are brought to a
hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Photograph: AP |
London, September 5, 2009 -
Gordon Brown on Friday insisted that the mission in Afghanistan was
not doomed to failure, but was instead based on "realistic,
achievable and justifiable goals".
Seeking to rally the British public, the prime minister used a
lengthy speech to the International Institute for Strategic
Studies to make clear that Britain cannot walk away from
Afghanistan.
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the speech, timed to coincide with a new phase marked by the
Afghan presidential elections, Brown admitted: "This has been
the most difficult of summers," but said the war was designed to
prevent attacks launched on Britain and the rest of the world.
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Five Killed As Police Face Syringe Protesters In Chinese City |
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Chinese troops have been deployed on the streets of
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BEIJING, China, September 5, 2009 – The
latest unrest in western China has left five people dead and 14
hurt, a deputy mayor said Friday.
The deaths and injuries were in the city of Urumqi, said Zhang
Hong, the city's deputy mayor.
Demonstrators have clashed with police in Urumqi for two days
amid a strange string of syringe stabbings. Some Han Chinese
demonstrators have taken to the streets to demand better police
protection and a crackdown on ethnic Uyghurs, who are blamed for
the attacks.
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The “One Laptop per Child” scheme,
which has sent over a million US$100 laptops to children in the developing
world, has been criticized by researchers who found that, unless they are
introduced with care, they become little more than distracting toys in the
classroom.
The study, conducted in Ethiopia, revealed that students wanted more content on
the laptops and teachers were not adequately trained on how to make use of them.
The OLPC scheme was launched in 2005 to provide each child in the developing
world with a low-cost laptop to encourage “self-empowered” learning. More than
one million laptops have been distributed.
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two burnt fuel tankers, near Kunduz, Afghanistan.(Associated Press /
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By M. Karim Faiez and Laura King
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, and Istanbul, Turkey, September 5, 2009 – In
an incident that could seriously undermine the central aim set forth by the new
American commander in Afghanistan, dozens of Afghan civilians were killed and
injured early Friday in an airstrike by NATO-led forces on a pair of hijacked
fuel tankers, according to Afghan authorities.
The predawn strike in a remote part of northern Kunduz province, near the border
with Tajikistan, killed more than 70 people, most of them civilians, according
to Afghan police, provincial officials and doctors. Dozens of villagers suffered
serious burns in the massive fireball ignited when the tankers were hit, they
said.
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OCHIENG’ OGOBO & CHRISTINA
Scientists have developed improved methods for identifying a bacterium
devastating banana crops in East Africa, where the fruit is a staple part of the
diet and an important part of the rural economy.
Their research was published in the journal Plant Disease last month last month.
Until now, banana Xanthomonas wilt (BXW) virus was diagnosed by symptoms alone.
These include a progressive yellowing and wilting of leaves, premature ripening
of fruit, brown discoloration of fruit and pale yellow ooze coming from cut
surfaces, said Leena Tripathi, the study’s lead author.
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London, demanding Somaliland to be recognized as an
independent state by the British government, March
17, 2004. (David Bebbe/Reuters) |
By Tristan
McConnell
Hargeysa, Somaliland, August 5, 2009 — This
month in a country that doesn’t exist an election is due to be
held to choose a government that will not be recognized. This is
not a hypothetical puzzle, it is the actual state of Somaliland.
Somalia is the world's most glaring example
of a failed state: For the past 18 years Somalia has not had a
functioning government and has been marked by widespread
violence and chaos.
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By Paul I. Adujie, New
York
No wise military commander would attempt in good sense, to feed
a battalion or a brigade with the same amount of food which is
only sufficient to feed a platoon.
This is just as no intelligent farmer would in all good
judgment, attempts to feed 200, 000 chickens or 200, 000 cows,
with the same amount of grains which would satiate just 100
chickens or 100 cows. Otherwise, such military commander will
have a very hungry brigade, battalion and such a farmer, would
have malnourished livestock of whether chickens or cows.
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The best
efforts of the world’s navies and a fractured
Somalia are unlikely to prevent it |
Alan
Jamieson
In the religious wars that plagued Europe during the 16th
and 17th centuries, the aim was to achieve states confessing
only one religion. In the nationalist conflicts that racked
Europe from the late 18th to the mid-20th centuries, the aim
was to achieve ethnic homogeneity.
Judged by these parameters, Somalia should be one of the
world's most perfect states – 99 per cent of its population
is Sunni Muslim and more than 90 per cent is ethnic Somali.
Yet Somalia's reputation is as the world's No. 1 failed
state. Clearly, religious and ethnic homogeneity are not
enough to overcome humanity's perverse capacity to find
differences worthy of slaughter.
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Ethiopia - Conditional Union Of Independent Nations |
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Fayyis Oromia*
To get rid of the TPLF regime, there is no other way as an
alternative to the re-organization of an alliance like AFD
(Alliance for Freedom and Democracy)! Now it seems there is
a hint to do it. As I heard from an interview given by Obbo
Daud Ibsa in VOA Afaan Oromo program, certain liberation
fronts are working together as an alliance: OLF, ONLF, SLF,
BPLM and GPLM. It is a good restart. Such an alliance is the
only way forward. MEDREK aka Forum for Democratic Dialog,
FDD, at home and TIBIBIR aka AFD in Diaspora, including the
cooperation as well coordination of these two alliances, is
the best method to get rid of the dictatorial regime!
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Increase Your Knowledge About Modern Technology And Islamic
Banking |
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Presented by: Farhan Mohamed Eggeh- Part 2
We have seen in our previous article how Islamic banking
system works, also we pointed out the most various types of
transactions, which is the most important the bank operates
the first we already seen, the second one is as follows:
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Somaliland’s Foreign Policy Still Active Despite Internal Disputes |
While intense political disputes have created high level anxiety
and concern about the future of the country, there is one area
that shows Somaliland is not suffering from total paralysis.
That area is foreign policy. Two events that took place this
week highlight this: Foreign Minister, Abdillahi Muhammad
Duale’s visit to Djibouti and the press conference given by
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Said Muhammad Nur.
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Midnight Forever – Part III: The conclusion
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Dr. Abdishakur Jowhar
(abdijowhar@yahoo.com)
Introduction: On July 11, 2009 four prominent
Somaliland citizens were kidnapped from a public highway and
later on massacred in a tribal ritual. On August 6, 2009 Ali
(Marshall) Gulaid died in a car accident on his way to
Berbera.
I dedicate this article to the loving
memory of the 4 victims of the Somaliland’s 7/11 whose
murder will unite a nation to defeat lawlessness
Cali Maxamuud Nuur AKA Cali Bagaashle
(Businessman)
Daauud Xaashi Jaamac (Engineer)
Mawliid Xasan Omar (Businessman)
Cali Aw Omar Barre(Educator)
And in loving Memory of Ali Gulaid
(Marshal)
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Africa’s Curse Descends On Somaliland |
By Jawahir Yussuf H. Adam
Is Somaliland’s brave attempt at democracy foundering? The
international community has refused recognition of
Somaliland and condemned it to its own fate. The African
Union and the UN refuse to understand that the people of
Somaliland have decided to reclaim and restore their
sovereignty. Forcing them to join an increasingly barren and
violent Somalia will be futile.
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Somaliland; Trouble Times: Is There A Solution? |
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Mowlid Ali Hure
A decade ago Somaliland was seen as young progressive
country beginning to rid itself off the shackles of the past
troubles. However, Somaliland now enters uncharted
territory, with reminiscence of the past looming. The
question is where did it all go wrong and what happen to the
aspirations of the people? In such short article it is not
possible to numerate and analyze all the causal factors that
might have regressed Somaliland’s progress, nevertheless, I
will attempt to highlight few, which I consider to be the
main causal factors as a nonpartisan observer.
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An Open Letter To Somaliland All-Party Parliamentary Group |
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Westminster Parliament
London, U.K
Dear Friends of Somaliland,
Somaliland is sleep walking into self-destruction. There is
no other culprit but its President. It needs a quick
unreserved salvation. It calls for its friends to help shake
its leadership into sense, to bring President Riyale to come
back to rule of the law. Media is cracked, political
activities denied, while the ruling party is singing and
dancing all alone and with the meager wealth of this nation.
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A Constitutional Solution To The Political Crisis In
Somaliland |
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By
Mohamed Farah Hersi
Introduction
In the early
1990s, “it was hoped that the introduction of new
constitutions with a two-term limit on power would consign
the ‘big man’ syndrome of African politics to history.” The
political culture on the continent has transformed
considerably since the end of the Cold War. Conversely, the
attraction of power remains a strong motivating factor for
many leaders. Undeniably, current years have witnessed a
number of heads of state attempting to extend their tenure
beyond the constitutionally permitted number of terms, or
uphold power via a back-door strategy of hand-picking a
docile successor and remaining in the powerful post of the
chairman of the country’s dominant political party.
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Ethiopia Backs Somaliland President Dahir Riyale Kahin |
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By Dalmar Kahin
The recent visit of the Ethiopian delegation to Hargeysa,
Somaliland capital, may be disguised as a routine diplomatic
tour to strengthen the relationship between Somaliland and
Ethiopia, but the rosy pictures painted by Hargeysa could be
misleading. In fact the visit could be a prelude to a
devastating political storm gathering momentum in
Somaliland.
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Losing The Faith In The System |
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Part II
To opposition party’s roles and responsibility for the
current crisis
Meatier Ganda said “intolerance itself is a form of violence
and obstacles to the growth of true democratic spirit
Kulmiye and UCID are the only registered opposition parties
in Somaliland. The opposition parties are legitimate
institutions that have obligations and rights in the
political mainstream, without them no democratic system is
prevailed across Somaliland.
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Somaliland Bashers: Clean Up Your Mess |
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By Ismail Hassan
There are numerous individuals and groups who endeavor
constantly and tirelessly to undermine the inevitable
recognition of Somaliland. These individuals/groups are
predominantly from Southern Somalia—the most dangerous place
on earth. As rationality commands, these Southerners should
have spent their time and energy cleaning up their mess and
putting their home in order.
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Analysis: Who Is Fighting Whom In Somalia |
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NAIROBI, September 5, 2009 – Somalia has
experienced conflict since 1991 when the late President
Mohamed Siyad Barre's government was overthrown by
opposition forces. Up to 2006, the fighting was largely
between clan-based warlords clashing over territory and
resources. In the process, one of the worst humanitarian
crises in the world was created.
In 2006, Islamic groups in Mogadishu fought fierce battles
against a combined force of the warlords and defeated them.
The groups, known as the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC),
initially enjoyed considerable civilian and business support
from a community fed up with insecurity in areas controlled
by the warlords, including the capital.
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Gaddafi's Forty Years In Power Celebrated With A 'Gallery Of
Grotesques' |
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By Daniel
Howden in Tripoli
The celebrations marking Colonel Gaddafi's 40th anniversary
as Libya's dictator lit up the Tripoli sky last night as a
number of international pariahs, described by one diplomat
as a "gallery of grotesques", gathered to enjoy a lavish
parade, dance spectacles and fighter jets streaking
overhead.
The celebration was meant to be the crowning act in
Gaddafi's rehabilitation on the international stage, but the
Libyan leader's respectability, already undermined by the
controversy raging over the release of the only convicted
Lockerbie bomber, was further eroded by accusations that a
notorious Somali pirate leader was among the VIPs in
attendance.
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Dr.
Terry Lacey
They say dinosaurs came out of the sea, adapted and got
bigger. Now a new generation of would-be dinosaurs -
newspaper managers, are developing web feet, to avoid
extinction. Will newspapers still help make history, or
become history?
Journalism Online, which offers to help news organizations
to make money on the web, was launched in April by three US
media executives who announced recently that publishers
representing 176 dailies, 330 non-dailies and global news
sites, mostly from the US and Europe, had agreed to
affiliate to it. (The Northern Star 14.08.2009).
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Minnesota: Creating A Safe Space For Young Muslims
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Minnesota: Creating A Safe Space For Young Muslims
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A Somali
group wants to help quell youth violence by building a
recreation center that's culturally sensitive to Muslims.
Minneapolis-St. Paul, USA, September 5, 2009 – A plan to
create what could become the first recreation center in the
country designed to comply with Muslim religious beliefs is
gaining steam in the Twin Cities.
The proposal for a $48 million Muslim Youth and Recreation
Center comes from Somali Youth Action of Minnesota, a new
nonprofit organization working to reduce youth violence.
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KALUNDI SERUMAGA
Kampala
“The vulgarised version of national integration goes like
this: ‘We are Ugandans and we all have equal inherent rights
to all parts of Uganda’.....We NRM members cannot undermine
our vision and programme by associating ourselves with the
vulgarized versions..... Genuine integration must include
scrupulous respect of everybody’s rights to the land of
their heritage.......”
With this bald statement - described by one leading
newspaper as a “tribal bombshell” - contained in a July 15
letter offering “guidance” to his minister, President Yoweri
Museveni took the country he heads several steps further
towards either federation or disintegration, depending on
how the various other players exploit this monumental
climb-down.
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Report Of The Au Chairperson On The Tripoli Special Session
(Summit) |
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Enhancing
Africa’s Resolve And Effectiveness In Ending Conflict And
Sustaining Peace
I. INTRODUCTION
1. At its 13th Ordinary Session held in Sirte, Libya, from
1st to 3rd July 2009, the Assembly of Heads of State and
Government of the African Union (AU) adopted decision
Assembly/AU/Dec.266 (XIII) on the holding of a Special
Session on the Consideration and Resolution of Conflicts in
Africa. In that decision, the Assembly:
- took note of the invitation by Brother Leader Muammar
El-Gaddafi on the holding of a Special Session of the
Assembly of the Union in Tripoli, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, on
31 August 2009, on the margins of the celebrations marking
the 40th Anniversary of the Libyan Revolution; and
- accepted with appreciation the invitation to this Special
Session, which will be devoted to the consideration and
resolution of conflicts in Africa.
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The Curse Of Africa's Colonial Borders |
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Ghana’s first President and Pan
Africanist Kwame Nkrumah. Africa’s artificial
borders, in Nkrumah’s vision, stood in the way of
continental unity. FILE |
Nairobi,
September 5, 2009 – Some 38 years after his death, Ghanaians
have finally decided to honour the memory of their first
President, Kwame Nkrumah with a national holiday on
September 21 this year, which incidentally would have marked
the 100th anniversary of his birthday.
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