Turkiga has had ingrained financial and economic interests in Xabashi land. I am even surprised they even issued a statement like this supporting Soomaaliya, when a citizen of their own is killed by Xasan's own son, who is a fugitive.

Xaaji, Bihi's desperation is not out of concern for Somaliland. It is a political survival. He could have held elections and let the next admin with a full mandate decide.

Take your enemy at their word Dear Somalilanders, are you contemplating you will get back your 20KMs sea shores when the supposed lease period expires? Be prepared to lose all land leading from east #Ethiopia to the sea in 10 years time. You are dealing with a strange beast.

What do you expect?

Uganda ba wa landlocked inta kale haka kiireyo iyaguna ha aqoonsadan., than there wont be any land left for ina biixi to control

There's the problem. He will do more harm than anyone else. It is almost like he wants no one after he is gone. This deal might be another con job. He sold everything he could in Hargeisa. I guess the land and sea were the next logical thing.

Thanks for your input,

ofcourse there are some cartels and Bussines monopoly but the initial Somaliland free market idea was not to have oilachs that own everything surely that is something that can be changed when the time is right , No body wants monopoly we need proper laws and real laws that are implemented by our parliament trade laws for the country. Economic regulations tax regulations etc But the answer is never to give all that was build in Somaliland to destroy it and then put Somaliland under ugandan colonization and carry flowers for Museveni and other Bantus in Africa . i am for constructive critisim but i always i am against dadka yidha nin qawaan oo nin ugaandeees meel ugu xidhan , wax ku darso then everything will be better.

the cost werent as high as they are now Djbouti overcharges them its now 2 billion dollars a year . Meles wasnt as eager as this Galla fellow. Meles never wanted to recognize Somaliland under no circumstance he was afraid that he will lose the grip over the Koonfurians as this would anger them he was keeping the balance not angering one somali against them. He equally kept them divided and they were Beholden to him , I dont know how he did that. How ever it worked for him he had good ties with ina rayaale. Even when rayaale captured laascanood from Adde and abdilahi yusuf , i dont know what he said to Yey and Cadde but he stopped a full blown war between Somaliland and Puntland or puntland chickend out i dont know. Meles also didnt want to recognize Somaliland because that would mean that Somaliland wouldnt need him any more and actually be fully independent and help Somalia come back from the ashes, he cant have that. Some one had to break the cycle and Somalis cant break the Cycle, its so hard for them to compramise they view it as defeat His worse nightmare was if Somalis were having peace talks between them with out general gabre the General he send to Somalia.. I dont think Muuse Biixi at 75 doesnt want to rent parts of Somaliland to Ethiopia because he likes Ethiopia when he was 32 years he was an airforce Pilot bombing Ethiopia during the Somali Ethio war. To liberate the heart land of his people from Ethiopia. But i dont think he has no other choice , he also wants to secure Somaliland place at the world stage for our childeren and grand childeren to have a future among the nations . And i dont think those in the Bunker ever want to see Somalilanders to live as free Somalilanders, so its dillema its difficult its hard its bitter. if this deal goes through i think both sides Somalia and Somaliland wil have regrets why they didnt make deals among themselves and it also affects Djibouti port business it effects every one . Wa labba daran mid dooro Cross road bala maraya. I remember a year or two ago Abiye was preaching Bixii and farmaajo to unite so that he can have a nother noble peace price or what ever he thought he could solve the Somalia and Somaliland conflict . but he couldnt really two years later he is obsessed with having a sea outlet and is willing to give it all up and give Somaliland what it so much desires , but is it worth it For Somaliland recogntion from Ethiopia .What will change really wil the rest of Africa follow or will it remains just Ethiopia. These are all calculations we have to measure.

The ‘ictiraaf’ thing has really confused some, Ethiopia already enters agreements with Somaliland, has a diplomatic mission that reports directly to Addis, has direct flights to Hargeisa. What more ictiraaf than that will Ethiopia bring you, changing the sign board of its Consular Mission to Embassy is that worth selling your land for it.