Originally posted by Jaylaani: ^^^^Lol@North Somalia…aren’t you hilarious? According to DUKE and SOO MAAL, Yey is changing all Somalia to the better. Jaylaani don't be narrow minded, and clannish only focusing on tribal affiliation of Abdulahi I know that Somalia is a country of 10 million population not one man. Somalia is a great country, Abduqassim was yesterday's president, Abdulahi is today's president, and tomorrow it is another man (it could be Mr Buubaa). Keep in mind that leaders they come and leave, BUT the country stays!

The Arabs have listened to Somaliland Ali H. Abdulla March 31,2006 The article “Will the Arabs dare to listen to Somaliland?†Published recently at WardheerNews and written by Bashir Goth, a prolific writer with a convincing style of writing is indeed disturbing and alarming. The writer openly calls for the dismemberment of the Somali state and uses the likes of I.M. Lewis to argue his case. Lewis should lobby for the freedom of Northern Ireland from Britain instead of advocating the dismemberment of the land of milk and honey. Our brothers in the northwest have indeed built a nascent democratic enclave and we should all stand up to salute them and congratulate them. They have done a very good job of keeping the peace and the building of democratic institutions, although they have a long way to go. Our great religion Islam, attacked often by Bashir, encourages us to help each other and to be united. It is the obligation of our northern brothers to help their brothers in the South to stop the bloodshed and the anarchy. As we all know, the roles can be easily reversed since clan conflict can flare up anywhere in Somalia in the absence of a strong central government. I also wonder how a guy who identifies with Awdal misses the historic significance of this great state of Axmed Gurey. Although Somalia was not a state in the modern sense, all Somali clans sent armies to Awdal to participate in the campaigns of Axmed Gurey against the Abyssinians. The Yemeni writer Arab Faqih documents these facts in Futux Al Habasha. Most of the clans of present day Somalia participated in these expeditions. Consequently, one can argue rightly that Somalia was united long before the British colonialists came to desecrate our land. In an era when nation states are uniting to form powerful economic blocs, it is sad to hear such calls for further divisions in Somalia. We all know that there are no proven oil reserves in Somalia. There are vague indications and hopes. Bashir is doing his people in the north a disservice if he is building his calls for secession on these unknown reserves. The south will get its act together and it will stand up again on its feet. It is the breadbasket of our country and we need its human resources for growth. An educated person such as Bashir should not miss this important point. It is ironic that an organization that calls for African unity and its name stands for unity, should call for the dismemberment of a member state. I call upon educated Somalis to research the dangerous report mentioned in the article and alert the AU leadership to the ramifications of such reports. It is our duty to stand up to the likes of Iqbal Jhazbhay and I. M. Lewis, a senile relic of the colonial past of Somalia. The article of Bashir demeans nationalism, glorifies division and defeatism, encourages the acceptance of the Jewish occupiers of Jerusalem, admires traitors and treason and puts down our fellow Somalis in the South as incapable of putting their house in order. For him, a freedom fighter is a terrorist; a good Muslim is a Wahabi, a nationalist is non-pragmatic; defeatism is Realpolitik. Let us all reject such convoluted logic. I encourage our brothers in the North to continue building their state peacefully; to advance democratic institutions; to rebuild the economy; to encourage all Somalis in the Diaspora, regardless of their place of birth, to settle in the North and invigorate its economy; to send emissaries to the south and help stem the unnecessary loss of lives; to work on a strategy for dealing with the south when it finally emerges from its anarchic state; to educate its people on the ills of the addictive qat. These cursed leaves drain its resources, ruin its economy, lower the productivity of its workforce and destroy its youth. Finally, I would encourage Bashir to use his writing ability to foster unity. If he finds that difficult, he should look for a different topic to flex his oratorical muscles. Long live a united Somalia built on respect, sharing and understanding. Ali H. Abdulla Ottawa, Canada aliegeh@gmail.com

Three Top Somali Government Officials In Absentia by Hassan Warsame Advice to the Speaker of Somalia Parliament: It has been less than two months since the holders of the three top government posts in Somalia relocated to Baidao and started the process of mending fences, after a protracted conflict. It is unfortunate, however, that they are traveling incessantly out of country, rather than paying attention to affairs at home. They are attending yet another conference in yet another country. How can they justify such frequent travel, when their homeland is so politically and financially bankrupt? Somalia is suffering from a devastating draught and famine at this very moment. It is a country that is in continuous chaos and turbulence—a county that is at war with itself and that has more problems than solutions. It is essentially a country without a functioning government and institutions. Isn’t it fair to ask who obligated them to attend every conference, every country, every time? Other countries send one leader at a time to select out-of-country meetings. For the past year and half, the Somali people have witnessed too many desultory trips by the president and the prime minister, and you, Mr. Speaker, should avoid developing the same habit. The Somali people expect the Speaker to be different. They expect him to exercise good judgment and astuteness. He should not arbitrarily join the traveling circus that chases a ghostly acceptance and respect from the international community. He will receive real esteem, when the world sees his dedication and leadership at home. The Parliament needs strong supervision and the Speaker’s full attention. Furthermore, the Speaker should be developing a clear and concrete roadmap for the Parliament to follow—a roadmap that sets a firm foundation, through a bold and forward-looking strategy of attainable initiatives. The following are only a few of the steps the Speaker should take, without delay, to regain lost momentum and support and to move the Parliament’s program forward: Parliament: 1) Develop, define, and implement the mechanics of the Parliament including its structure, rules, regulations, and procedures. 2) Assert and exercise leadership over the Parliament, articulate a vision and goals for the Parliament, resolve issues before they become crises, and make tough decisions decisively. 3) Appoint a core of competent advisors to assist in dissecting difficult issues. 4) Insist on accountability and transparency from Parliament, committee members, and government officials in general. 5) Establish the means to evaluate and appraise achievements and progress for individual Parliament members, committees, and government institutions. 6) Protect the authority and the independence of the institution of the Parliament from undue government influence, external interference, and violation to its jurisdiction. 7) Ensure that the Parliament’s committees have the materials and technical resources they need to work efficiently and adequately, including skilled staff and training. 8) Make clear to any warlord Parliament members that there will be severe consequences to pay, if they continue to instigate or participate in hostilities, including the loss of their Parliament and government seats and possibly a referral to the international court system. 9) Protect the sovereignty of the Somali nation through the powers invested in Parliament and the legislative process. Government: 1) Exercise oversight of the government, ensuring that the president, the prime minister, the ministers, and all other government officers are accountable to the Parliament and to the Somali people. 2) Nullify all agreements and treaties entered by the government without the consultation and the approval of the Parliament. In addition, negate all appointments unilaterally made by the president and the prime minister. 3) Spell-out the details of the Aden Agreement between you and Mr. Yusuf for the benefit all Somalis particularly your supporters. 4) Close the door to any peacekeeping force to Somalia at this time, because it will automatically open the door for military intervention by Ethiopia. 5) Reject the lifting of the arms embargo on Somalia because it will ignite new hostilities and increase the influx of new and more sophisticated armory into Somalia. 6) Institute a legislation that defines the separation of power and responsibilities between the government and the Parliament. 7) Plan and prepare for the inevitable, the future, beyond Mr. Yusuf and Mr. Gedi. Both Mr. Yusuf and Mr. Gedi are short-timers due to their incompetence and self-destruction. Other: 1) Accelerate the peace and reconciliation process in the Bay and Bakol regions, and in particular, the city of Baidao. 2) Assist with the establishment of a united functioning administration, including a police force in Baidao and the surrounding areas, to serve as the bedrock for the rest of the country to follow. 3) Ensure that a significant portion of any aid given to Somalia is used to bolster the Parliament and to establish public administration and services in Baidao, not only the seat of Somali government, but the city that suffered the most in Somalia’s civil war. 4) Work diligently toward resolving the conflict in Mogadishu, to ensure peace and order in Baidao and the rest of the country. 5) Develop national peace and reconciliation programs and initiate them one city, one district, and one region at a time. 6) Entreat the volunteer efforts of all Somalis to actively support and help the Parliament through the use of their intellectual and professional skills. 7) Invite various Somali groups to Baidao for consultation, in order to amass support and commitment, including elders, educators, professionals, members of civil society, and Diaspora community members. In conclusion, Mr. Speaker, I do not mean to suggest that no amount of travel is worth your time and energy, and I don’t doubt your sincerity and commitment to your country and people. But, the Somali people are longing for tangible change and progress. You are blessed with very talented and capable Parliament members and a host of other Somalis who are ready to help and support you. You must encourage, empower, and inspire them to work with you for the betterment of the Somali nation and people, and you can do this best, by remaining in the country. I was fortunate enough to meet some of the Parliament members, during their visits in the Washington D.C. metro area. I was amazed by their intellect, candor, drive, and patriotism in particular that of two women members—Asha Haji Elmi and Asha Abdalla. I am convinced that either of them can be trusted with the highest offices of our nation. Wouldn’t it have been a pleasant twist to Somalia’s scandalous politics if one of them becomes a future Somali president or prime minister? I am confident that Somalia would have been by far a better place for all of Somalis, including us men. Mr. Speaker, please don’t take it for guaranteed that you will maintain the support of the Parliament members and the Somali people, regardless of how little you accomplish. Work diligently to make progress. Seek their counsel and approval. If necessary, you must regroup, refocus, and reenergize continuously, in order to effectively articulate and execute the people’s agenda and business. Soomaaliya Hanoolaato! Long live Somalia! Respectfully, Hassan Warsame

Sudan president calls to help Somali transitional government Khartoum 28 March, 06 (Sh.M.Network) Sudanese president General Omar Hassan Al bashiir who is now chairing the Arab States Summit in Khartoum thanked the president of Yemen Ali Abdalle Salah for his crucial in the Aden Declaration, which concluded the rift between Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed and the speaker of the Somali parliament Sharif Hassan Shiekh Adan. Gen. Albashir called on the Arab States and the international community to extend a hand of help to the people of Somalia and their Government. He stressed that a peace development in Somalia is important for whole world. The speaker of the parliament, Mr Sharif Hassan and the deputy prime minister of Somalia Salim Aliyow Ibrow represent Somalia in this meeting in Khartoum. This is the 18th summit of the Arab Leaders and it is expected that a very a communiqué about issues concerning Somalia, Iraq and Darfur but already there are concerns about the absence of nine Leaders in the summit including Somali president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed who is touring with Prime Minister Geedi in Europe. Sudan

Stop These Warlords The East African Standard (Nairobi) EDITORIAL March 31, 2006 Posted to the web March 30, 2006 Nairobi Just when the international community thought that Somalia's conflict had been contained, a new wave of violence has engulfed the country. This presents a new international security challenge, which the shaky and now rattled government of President Abdullahi Yusuf and the international community must confront and stop. If nothing is done now, the renewed clan fighting could spiral into a complex regional catastrophe once again. Already, hundreds of victims, mostly women and children, have escaped into Kenya. Thousands more are on the way. Much as this is disheartening to the international community, we should not lose hope in trying to bring peace to this country. Thankless as the warlords might be, concerted and massive efforts should be galvanised, through the United Nations and other agencies, even if it means applying force to rein them in. This ungrateful lot should be made to understand that tolerance, moderation and respect for divergent views is the only way to drive their nation out of the dark abyss, and not war. Period.

VIDEO: Somalia signs a memorandum of understanding with European Union Great News Somalia is returning to community of nations after a long absence Congratulations for Somali Government for job well done Jaylayni and odeyweyne don’t be disappointed by the huge success of Somali government in their quest of international support. On the contrary, your clan-faction (Somaliland) couldn’t accomplish in 15 years what Somali government done in 15 months. Because the world is not willing to recognize a clan-state in 21 century- the era of globalization EU Moves Closer to Somalia March 30, 2006, 10 hours, 30 minutes and 21 seconds ago. By Israel Rafalovich Brussels (AND) - The European Union has strengthened relations with Somalia and stepped up aid for the troubled country. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and development commissioner Louis Michel signed a memorandum of understanding with Somalia's president Abdullahi Yusuf; At a press conference in Brussels, commissioner Michel assured Somalis that the European Union had not forgotten their bloody domestic conflict. This memorandum sets out key principles which will govern the cooperation between Somalia and the European Union. It is hoped that Somalia's recently instated transitional institutions will provide the EU with partner for peace in the troubled region. The signed memorandum gives Somalia the political backing it needs and also recognises the transnational government as partner. But despite the transitional government Somalia remains a volatile and dangerous place. In recent weeks the lawless horn of Africa has experienced escalating violence. Last week 90 people were killed in Mogadishu following clashes between rival militia. The European Union executive hopes its latest memorandum will mark an important milestone towards the country's entry into ACP-EU partnership agreement. ACP-EU co-operation is based on a pact known as the Cotonou agreement, pact designed to tackel poverty through economic and trade partnership and improved financial cooperation. The commission has also mobilised a 200 million Euro for the Strategy for the Implementation of Special Aid Somalia(SISAS) and has allocated approximately 10-million per year in humanitarian aid. In April Commissioner Michel presents a 70-million Euro Somalia recovery program to member states. Belgium (AND)

IGAD Vows to Take On Somali Warlords The East African (Nairobi) NEWS March 28, 2006 Posted to the web March 28, 2006 By Fred Oluoch, Special Correspondent Nairobi Leaders attending the 11th head of states summit agreed to deploy a peace mission to the war-torn country with or without the consent of the faction leaders Despite having successfully guided the peace process in Somalia, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) member states have been under pressure to prove that they have the capacity to see through the peace process to its conclusion. That is why last week's decision by the seven IGAD member countries to deploy security forces to Somalia is seen as a bold move. Leaders of Kenya, Uganda, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, and Sudan - agreed at the 11th heads of state summit in Nairobi to deploy peacekeepers in the country with or without the consent of faction leaders. Somali president Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed has been pleading for a regional intervention force to help foster his besieged government. He has also called for the lifting of the UN arms embargo to allow the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), which was formed in Nairobi in 2004, to arm itself. Yet, whereas IGAD succeeded in facilitating conflict resolution forums, the regional body had failed in deploying peace-keepers in Somalia one-and-a-half years since the signing of the Somali peace accord because of strong resistance by armed groups which are opposed to the deployment of troops. The international community has also been lukewarm in committing itself to the post-conflict reconstruction programme, citing internal disagreement. Lacking popular mandate and military superiority to subdue anti-peace elements, the TFG has achieved very little since its formation. Internal differences between President Ahmed and the speaker of the interim parliament Sharif Hassan has made matters worse. The TFG is yet to step into Mogadishu - the designated seat of government as prescribed in the peace Charter - because of security concerns. But analysts now argue that the fact that the interim parliament held its meeting in Baidoa in February is an indication that much can be achieved with serious commitment from IGAD members. The meeting was significant in that it is the first time in 15 years since the war broke out that a parliament has assembled inside the country. As a result, IGAD heads of state have pledged both financial and political support for the security of Baidoa to allow smooth parliamentary sessions in the south-central city, which is regarded as neutral by both factions in government According to the Kenyan ambassador to Somalia, Mohammed Affey, the recent IGAD Summit made considerable achievements since there was renewed political interest and commitment by the region's leadership for the implementation of the agreement inside Somalia. Mr Affey dismissed sceptics who say the latest commitment by IGAD leaders is just lip service for the international audience. "It is worth noting that the last IGAD summit at the presidential level was when President Ahmed was sworn in. Therefore, not much could have been done at that level until the next meeting. The fact that they attended the summit and committed themselves publicly shows that they are keen on the implementation of the programme. But it is upon the Somali people to first put their house in order," he said. Kenya for instance, Mr Affey says, is keen to ensure that the peace pact succeeds given the security implication and has offered to help train manpower and rebuild institutions that were destroyed during the war. So far, the Kenyan and Somali parliaments have signed a memorandum of understanding for the former to chip in with expertise whenever needed. Still, despite the renewed vigour by IGAD heads of state to enforce the Somali peace accord, the deployment of peace-keepers still remains tricky. Various civil society groups supported by some warlords are opposed to the deployment of troops from the frontline states of Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti. They say these countries have been deeply involved in the affairs of the country since the fall of Siad Barre in 1991 and are pushing for their own selfish interests. However, the groups have no problem with troops from Uganda and Rwanda. Some residents of the war-torn country have been expressing strong opposition to outside peace keepers since the coming into being of the TFG in 2004, and more fiercely since February when the African Union authorised an IGAD peace mission to be sent to Somalia. Analysts say the resistance to peace-keepers from the frontline states could be justified because most of these countries declared their willingness to send troops without consulting the Somali people. However, the continued wrangling within the TFG over its location, has hampered the establishment of the national security and stabilisation plan, which is a prerequisite for the deployment of foreign peace-keepers.

Mideast Barbie doll Fulla has been selling like hot cakes Veiled Fulla is Arab answer to Barbie Sartorial evolution of little Muslim girls' toy dolls mirrors broader phenomenon of Islamisation in Arab society. By Malak Labib - CAIRO Move over Barbie, veiled is beautiful. The physical ideal of Muslim girls increasingly includes the hijab, as evidenced by toy shops' best-selling doll "Fulla" and the string of showbiz stars opting to cover up. The dark-eyed and olive-skinned Fulla has replaced her American rival's skimpy skirts with more modest "outdoor fashion" and Barbie's luxuriant blonde mane with an Islamic veil. "Fulla sells better because it is closer to our Arab values: she never reveals a leg or an arm," says Tarek Mohammed, chief salesman at a Toys'R'Us branch in Mohandessin, one of Cairo's more upmarket neighbourhoods. The Arab answer to Barbie has been selling like hot cakes for Eid Al-Adha, the most important holiday in the Muslim calendar, not least because it is cheaper than its American rival, although both are made in China. Fulla is not the first Islamic doll but none of her predecessors have taken the regional market by storm like she has, selling some two million since its creation two years ago by the Emirates-based NewBoy Design Studio. Saudi Arabia's religious police had then just banned "Barbie the Jewish doll", whose "revealing clothes and shameful postures, accessories and tools are a symbol of decadence to the perverted West." Fulla, named after an Arabic word for a type of jasmine, was initially sold in the Gulf in a similar pink box but in more modest attire, such as the traditional abaya overdress and complete with a little prayer mat. "Her wardrobe had to be widened to adapt to the Egyptian market. In other words, she became more modern," said Ahmed, a sales clerk at City Stars, Cairo's largest shopping mall. Fulla can now dress her perfect albeit slightly less busty figure with tight t-shirts and jeans and wear the same colourful head scarves donned by most young Egyptian women today. Fulla also has two female friends, Yasmine and Nada, with lighter hair. But she is still single as no plans appear to be afoot for marketing an Islamic equivalent of Ken, as giving her a boyfriend would be seen inappropriate in conservative Muslim cultures. But a mass marketing campaign, including TV commercials and dozens of by-products ranging from cereals to school stationery, is not the only reason for Fulla's ever-growing popularity. The sartorial evolution of little Muslim girls' toy dolls mirrors a broader phenomenon of Islamisation in Arab culture and society, which is no longer incompatible with hip and glamour. When a wave of Egyptian singers, actresses and belly-dancers first donned the veil in the 1970s and 1980s on the advice of influential sheikh Mohammed Metwalli al-Shaarawi, it often entailed retirement from the spotlight. But Islamic fashion is now something to be cashed in on. In 2002, Egyptian actress Abeer Sabry announced she ended her career to become a more devout Muslim and followed classes by Amr Khaled and Habib bin Ali, two young and very popular Islamic "televangelists". But far from slipping back into anonymity, she was promptly drafted to present an Islamic talk show on a satellite network and says she is now hoping for a veiled comeback on the silver screen. The former star actress, who still wears lipstick but whose hair is neatly tucked under a hijab, admitted she has not yet received any offers but insisted her modern Islamic look will pay off rather than undermine her career. "About 70 percent of Egyptian women are veiled, and women and girls would love to see me in a new movie," she told Al-Wafd newspaper recently.

Gobol cayn waa gobol cusub oo soo baxay kadib civil war kii sida somaliland, puntland, hiiraan, and jowhar. Gobolka Cayn ka caasimadiisu waa Magaalada Buuhoodle

Somalia’s Prognosis: Leadership Deficit Disease (L2D) Somalia has been ill since its inception as a country. The illness has been progressing slowly, consuming the country and its people; pushing them to the edge of human existence. Among others, the Somali illness has been attributed to tribalism, ignorance, dictatorship, warlordism, arrogance, greediness, and selfishness. While all of the above may be true, I contend that the malady that I refer to as L2D is the single leading ailment responsible for the misery existing in Somalia today. In Somali language, L2D roughly translates to “Bukaan Hoggaan Xumoâ€. Let me define leadership before explaining why I maintain unequivocally that L2D is the leading cause of the dire state of Somalia today. Leadership is the ability to lead, unite, inspire, and guide others towards the achievement of shared goals and objectives. Did the majority of Somalis after more than forty years under various leaders with different leadership styles achieve the simple goal of obtaining basic human needs? Sixty years ago Psychologist Abraham Maslow introduced his now famous Hierarchy of Needs. These basic human needs include physiological such as food, shelter, and water; safety such as moral and physiological security; social and belonging; self-esteem; and self-actualization. Even though we are in the 21st century, the majority Somali people have not yet obtained the most basic human needs – physiological, safety, and security. Indeed, while most of the world’s population is sitting on top of the human needs pyramid, our people are stuck at the bottom fighting for mere survival. Our children, elderly, and women are dying daily due to war, hunger, malnutrition and disease. At this very moment, Somalis are living in dire circumstance and abject poverty with many being killed in a vicious cycle of violence. Suffice it to say, our leaders have failed us miserably in every way imaginable. Those who have vowed to lead us have failed to put forward a vision for our country and our people. They have failed to become the moral authority necessary for the development of the character of our youth and that of our future leaders. Further, they have failed to lead our country to peace, prosperity, and stability as is expected from good leadership. To the contrary, the leadership in Somalia has brought only misery and despair to the Somali people. They fostered a culture of tribalism, corruption, and nepotism. They bred an environment replete with injustice, oppression, wickedness and immorality. They relegated the Somali people to a bare existence where hunger, disease, terror and destruction are the norm. Sadly, Somalia has become an embarrassment to the world under its leadership. The Somali leaders have lost many critical opportunities for effective, strategic leadership since independence. To fully grasp this idea, it is necessary to examine the leadership of Somalia from an historical context. For simplicity, I divided the political life of Somalia since independence into three major stages: The Civilian Rule Era; The Military Rule Era; and the Anarchy Era. Civilian Rule Era – 1960-1969 Leadership had its best chance in this era. Somalia was a new nation. The Somali people were optimistic about the future. There was great hope, energy, and a desire to build a new nation. This was the high time for Somalia to emerge as a strong and independent nation. This was the time to set a firm foundation for the country. It was the time to build onto the spirit and the goodwill of the people. It was the time to demonstrate leadership qualities and to set the tone for the future of the country. It was the time to set the standards for moral leadership built on honesty, integrity, ability, accountability, and fairness. This was the time for the leaders of Somalia to put forward a vision for the people and the country. But the Somali leaders at the time fell far behind the aspirations and the expectations of the people. Mismanagement, greed and selfishness ruled the day. Tribalism, nepotism, and regionalism created an unfair and unbalanced distribution of wealth and power among Somalis. Leaderships wielded government power to advance personal and tribal interests at the expense of the individual and the country. Somalis became cynical of their leaders and their intentions. The rare few good honest leaders turned out to be indecisive or undermanned and overwhelmed by the unscrupulous majority. The leadership deficit during the Civilian Leadership Era has set the stage for the next era of Somali politics – The Military Rule Era. Military Rule Era – 1969-1990 The leadership deficit during the Civilian Rule Era was partially responsible for the Military Rule Era that followed. Most Somalis were not surprised and somewhat relieved when the military took control of Somalia in October 1969. There was an outpouring support from some of the public for the military junta in the early years of its rule. However, the honeymoon with the military rulers was short-lived for most Somalis. The military leadership failed to capitalize on the demise of the Civilian Rule Era and on the dissatisfaction of the people under the civilian rule. The same leadership deficit that beleaguered the civilian rule has surfaced again. In addition, the Somalis have had to deal with dictatorship, communism, and state terror, which were all alien to the Somali culture. Very soon Somalis realized that mismanagement, greed, selfishness, tribalism, and nepotism have blossomed once again but they also lost some of the basic freedoms and security they had taken for granted under the civilian rule. The leadership of the Military Rule Era had many opportunities to establish an effective government and to steer the country toward a democratic future. They could have limited their involvement in the day to day running of the country and established a competent civilian workforce to assist them as a caretaker government. They could have set the stage for the return to a true democratic civilian rule free from tribalism, corruption, and nepotism. They could have formulated an exit strategy rather than allowing the country to collapse into complete lawlessness. The leadership deficit of the Military Rule Era set the stage for the next era of Somali politics – The Anarchy Era. Anarchy Era – 1990 to present The Anarchy Era is the most challenging atmosphere for competent leadership to emerge. Immediately following the collapse of the military dictatorship, Somalia descended into anarchy resulting in a country that is fractured, tormented, and more dysfunctional than ever before. Chaos and lawlessness replaced what little order was left after the Military Rule Era. The militia leaders who fought the military regime turned to warlords and competed for power and domination. Former politicians, religious and tribal extremists, and devious businessmen started jockeying to fill the power vacuum, thus turning Somalia into a series of mafia like fiefdoms. However, even in this turmoil, the warlords still had ample opportunity to reorder their agenda, relinquish power and contribute to the re-emergence of Somalia as a stable viable nation. Former politicians and businessmen also had many opportunities to positively influence the ever-deteriorating situation in Somalia as well. But, the old leadership deficit disease has resurfaced again. The current Somali Transitional Government, dominated by the warlords, is not showing leadership either, and is equally ineffective. Of particular concern is the President of the Somali Transitional Government, Abdullahi Yusuf. He has not shown the ability to lead, unite, inspire, and guide Somalis towards the achievement of shared goals and objectives. He has not formulated a vision for solving Somalia’s problems peacefully or for moving the country forward. He is blinded by the same old problems of tribalism, arrogance, nepotism, and incompetence. Moreover, his administration has the leanings of a dictatorship and authoritarianism. His tenure in office has only resulted in more fighting and in increased tension in many parts of Somalia. The most memorable achievement of his administration during its tenure is the frequent desultory trips he and his prime minister take to Addis and other parts of the world. Will Somalia survive as a nation if we don’t change the course? What will be left of us and what will they become? The leadership models outlined in this article have been tried and have failed. Furthermore, we cannot let the extremists and the tyrants become our voice or position themselves as the alternative to the disgraced warlords. We need to think outside the box and be creative in finding alternative leadership. We need to plant the seeds for new leadership that does not include the tyrants, warlords, fanatics, and self-appointed strongmen. We need not accept the status quo leadership of the very groups who have instigated and profited from the destruction and the demise of our country. Unfortunately, many of the same players are still in control of Somalia and her resources and enjoy the support of the international community to the dismay of the Somali people. History has taught us that support afforded to tyrants and despots for short-term gain increases the likelihood of political and religious extremism with dire consequences for all the parts involved in particular the civilian population of the subject country. Therefore, the Somali people need to team together and demand new leadership. And this would not just be a new government in name alone. This new leadership must emerge from a grass roots effort and have the needs of Somalia and Somalis as its agenda. I am convinced that the leadership deficit disease (L2D) is so severe in the latest Somali Transitional Government that even if the warlords and their President unite they will not move Somalia an inch toward meeting the most basic human needs mentioned above and will only prolong the suffering and the agony of the Somali people. The Somali people have paid a heavy price and have suffered greatly for decades as a result of ruthless, corrupt and ineffective leadership. The critical question now is where do we go from here, and how do we effectively eradicate the leadership deficit disease that had plagued our nation? The good news is that there is a cure. I believe that the spirit of the Somali people is strong and, although it will not be easy, through our collective effort we can replace the malaise and the dysfunction rampant in Somalia today. I believe that we can reverse what I call the “D†plagues that have eaten deep into our flesh, soul, humanity, dignity, and future (D plagues: death, danger, destruction, disease, dysfunction, despair, discord, distrust, division, disintegration, and last but not least the source of all the plagues leadership deficit disease). I believe that we can rebuild a Somalia that can take its rightful place among the nations of the world and can shed away the disparaging gloom perception of us by the world. We need to think beyond the current despots and plan to set the foundation for effective, efficient and ethical leadership. We should never have outsourced the direction and the future of our country and people to IGAD or any other organization or country. We need to find a Somali solution to Somalia’s problems and then seek help from the international community to implement and sustain our solution. We need to commit to a fresh start as a nation, fresh start as people, fresh start as individuals, fresh leadership, fresh energy and spirit, and most of all fresh vigor and devotion to claim back what is rightly ours – our beloved country. To that we will leave the dark past behind us and wake up to a bright new dawn for Somalia and sing to the Somali song lyrics “waabaa baryay bilicsan arooryo baxsan maalin boqran... a bright new dawn have risen, a fantastic sunrise/morning, a celebrated/treasured day…†I encourage all our readers to think about and work hard toward finding a lasting solution to Somali’s chronic leadership deficit. Leadership is about finding intelligent solutions to complex problems. For all those inspiring genuine Somali leaders, finding solutions to Somalia’s problems is your ultimate challenge. This is not to suggest that we take up arms and start another round of fighting with the warlords and the tyrants. Our first priority should be to stop immediately the bleeding of our nation and people and thus stop the perpetrators. We should abandon the appeasement and the engagement of the warlords and their President but try to find an exit strategy for them, convince the international community to support alternative leadership, and then plan for how we can collectively move the country forward. Somalia is ripe for a new generation of leaders with new ideas, approach, style, and vision. This is the time to come forward and step up to the stage to help Somalia’s hour of need. I see a glimmer of hope in an alliance with the Speaker of the Somali Parliament and other non-warlord parliament members. After all, if they stay united for the long treacherous journey ahead and manage to avoid L2D infection on the way, they would create a majority; especially if to take into account the elders, young members, women, and minority members in the parliament. I also see a crucial role for Somali Diaspora communities and civil society in defining the direction of our country. Warlords and extremists have short life span due to the entrenched violence and self-destructive behaviors that engulfs them daily. Our nation, people, identity, and values must find a way to outlast them while we collectively search, discover, and apply cure to the unrepentant leadership deficit disease that has bedeviled our country. In closing, I appeal to my Somali brothers and sisters across clans, regions, gender, and age to unite and work toward the emergence of Somali leadership capable of leading, uniting, inspiring, and guiding us towards the achievement of our shared goals and objectives. This new paradigm must be the driving force if we are not to fail our children and future generations as our past and present leaders have failed us. Poor leadership can be a reflection of its origin – the people. Perhaps this is the time for each of us to examine our morals, our beliefs, our priorities, and ourselves and gets them in order. Somalia will have a better chance of producing strong, effective leaders, and emerge as a strong, vibrant, and dynamic country, if each individual will embrace these ideals, have them manifest in our lives, and then demand nothing less from our leaders. Soomaaliya Hanoolaato !!! Long Live Somalia !!! Hassan Warsame Somali Diaspora Network

marka la eegu xaalada murugsan, malitia hergeysa oo gardaro (ku salaysan qabiil iyo taariikh colonial ah)ku jooga gobolada SSC (Sool sanaag iyo cayn), Waxa radio laascaanood uu hargeysa ka soo doono waa khalad, waayo bahdalidan waa wax la filayey. In maamulmka hergeysa wariye reer laascaanood oo kaliya laga saaray shirka wax weyn ayey fasirasaa!!!

This piece of writing is NOT news if you have brain; it is opinion of the author

The British motives behind the BBC Somali Service Mohamoud Hassan January 04, 2006 I have worked for the BBC Somali Service from 1967 to 2000. During that period, I have served with various heads of the Service and with almost all the well-known announcers of the Service. For most of that period, we had the late Mr. C.J. Martin as head of the Service until he retired in the late 1970s. Before he came to the BBC Somali Service, he used to run Radio Hargeisa and brought out the first newssheet in British Somaliland- the War Somali Sidihii. We also had Mr. Hugh Walker as head during a brief time when Mr. Martin was appointed as acting Assistant Head of the Africa Service. Hugh walker was a Somali-speaking Englishman who served in the NFD in Kenya. Both Martin and Walker were men who held Somalia and the Somalis dearly deep in their hearts. Mr. Abdirahman Abby Farah, God bless his soul, became a subsequent head of the Service. He was a good Somali father figure, a great diplomat with endearing sense of humour who used to know how to lead the BBC Somali team under his supervision even if there were at times some unruly ones among the flock. All in all, those were the golden happy days of the BBC Somali Service and it seems they are gone for good. How painful therefore to see the once popular Somali Section now the subject of disenchantment and derision among listeners as they all blame its new head. Mr. Martin must be turning in his grave as he sadly watches the demise of his once enviable Somali Service. If the Service could speak for itself, it would have said “Meel aar ka kacay atoor fadhiisay†The subject of my article is not to join the current outcry against the editor of the BBC Somali Section, but to go beyond that and remind our readers that the BBC Somali Service was never meant to be a charitable, benevolent body merely created for the welfare of its Somali listeners, That might be true only to a smaller degree. The overall purpose of the Somali Service, like the BBC Arabic Service and the many other services of the BBC World Service, is to serve Britain’s foreign interest. In other words, the Service is to serve the BBC propaganda, which is sometimes subtle and other times not so subtle. All of us who served in the BBC have willy-nilly participated in that propaganda. If we have tolerated performing this propaganda as a price for keeping our jobs (you might say we were mercenaries), at least we had always resisted any physical harm being done to our country To see the original purpose of the BBC Somali Service, one has to go back to 1957 when the British first established the Service. It was mainly meant for the Somalis who were under the British colonial rule in former British Somaliland with a population of less than a million at the time. It is pertinent to ask oneself why undertake such a project when the British had done absolutely no socio-economic development to speak of in the whole of British Somaliland during the 80 years of their rule? There were hardly any industries, infrastructure, and social services worth speaking of. Indeed, when the British Somaliland gained independence in 1960, the school enrolment ratio in the territory was one of the lowest in Africa let alone the rest of the World. The reason for the establishment of the BBC Somali Service was to counter the president of Egypt, Jamal Abdu Nasir, who was spearheading the freedom of Africa and the Arab World from colonial rule or foreign tutelage and whose popularity was spreading like bush fire in British Somaliland. Radio Cairo’s Arab Voice and its Somali programmes were avidly listened to and Radio Hargeisa was no match for it, least of all when it was derided as a colonial dummy. The BBC Somali Service was never meant to last long but somehow it acquired a life of its own like most other services of the BBC. But one should not forget that the Service has been twice threatened with closure only to be saved at the last minute by friends of Somalia in the British media and the House of Commons. The BBC Somali Service, in promoting Britain’s overall foreign interest, has no doubt benefited its listeners to the extent that it provided news even if these were at times biased. That would have been a small price to pay if the BBC Somali Service had not gone beyond its normal propaganda mission and directly threaten Somalia’s national interest and unity. There were times, in the past and present, when Somalia become the target of brazen BBC hostility. One such time was in the late 1970s and 1980s when Mr. Patrick Gilkes, first working for Focus on Africa and later on made the new head of the Somali Service after Abdirahman Abby Farah retired was a sworn enemy of Somalia. Mr. Gilkes was an Englishman whose father served in Ethiopia during the Second World War and buried there. In addition to that attachment, Mr. Gilkes is married to an Ethiopian wife. He was well-known at the BBC in Bush House as someone more catholic than the pope to the extent of his devotion for Ethiopia more than even ordinary Ethiopians do. In this regard, he spared no effort and time to get Ethiopia’s side of the story accepted in its dispute with Somalia over the occupied Somali territory. And as new anti-Siyad Barre resistance groups sprung up in the North and South of Somalia, Mr. Gilkes covertly and overtly provided support to these rebel movements. His downfall however came when he went too far as the Somali government managed to present incontestable evidence to the BBC that Mr. Gilkes was an active supporter of these rebels, and not an honest BBC journalist dispassionately presenting both sides of the story. It is therefore clear that the BBC does watch its steps where it is dealing with watchful foreign governments. Where there is no government, like present-day Somalia, they have less to restrain them. Somalia has been seen since the 1980’s by successive British governments and the BBC as a country that was destabilising its neighbouring countries such as Kenya and Ethiopia which the British and the West in general prise more than they do poor little Somalia. Many in the BBC top management and the British government are quite happy to see Somalia without a government or even to encourage its eventual break-up. There is more sympathy for Somaliland than Somalia, and some powerful members of parliament and government are pushing for its recognition. That is why the BBC management condones the way the Editor of the service runs the Somali Service. With no functioning Somali government to worry about, the Editor and the BBC can do what they want and afford to ignore listeners’ complaints. Their fear is the emergence of a Somali government that would standup to them. The warlords and the BBC Somali Service are doing a good job to stop that. Mohamoud Hassan A former staff member of the BBC Somali Service

Moving stories: Ayaan Hirsi Ali BBC World Service's The World Today programme is asking migrants who have been successful in their adopted countries how they got to the top of their field. Ayaan Hirsi Ali is an MP for the Liberal Party in the Netherlands, with a brief on immigration. Originally from Somalia, she fled to Holland after her father attempted to arrange a marriage for her. I left Somalia when I six-years-old. I lived in Saudi Arabia for one year, in Ethiopia for one and a half years, in Kenya for 11 years, and I live in the Netherlands now. If I were to say the things that I say now in the Dutch Parliament in Somalia, I would be killed I left Kenya because my father had chosen someone for me to marry. He wanted me to go to Canada, where this man lived. On my way to Canada I made a stop in Germany. I didn't agree with this marriage, so I didn't take the plane - I took the train to Holland. You can say I ran away. When I had finished learning the Dutch language, I thought I would like to go and study. I came from a continent which is torn apart by civil war, and I wanted to understand that. I took political science in college, and that's how I got involved with learning about power, about governments, about institutions, about citizenship - what makes Europe Europe, and what makes developing countries what they are now. I wanted to understand - I came from a country in civil war, and I really wanted to understand why we had civil war and why it was peaceful and prosperous here. I am now a member of parliament for the Liberal Party. My subjects - my portfolio - include the migration of non-Western migrants to the Netherlands, the emancipation of women, and development aid to developing countries. Unfortunately I cannot do this line of work in my country of birth. Somalia is made up of a population which is 100% Muslim. The radical leanings of a huge number of the population is unfortunately growing, and the position of the Somali woman has never been worse than it is now. If I were to say the things that I say now in the Dutch Parliament in Somalia, I would be killed. I wish I could go back, and I would love to go back, even if it's just to see my parents and brother. But I can't go back, because the situation is that I have said things about the Islamic religion, I have said things about my past, I have said things about the Prophet Mohammed and his message about women. By saying these things, I think I would be seeking danger if I went back to Somalia. I'm not intimidated by the threats and the attempts to make me shut my mouth, because living in a rich western European country like this one, I have protection that I otherwise would not have in Somalia or in Africa or in any other Islamic country. So I am going to make use of this huge opportunity - that I am protected and I can say what I want, that it gets published and spread, and that I am a voice in parliament for these women. That's something that people forget, because that means you change the rights of women here. They have these rights, but you make sure they are implemented. I would not change that. I think I wouldn't be able to do that in another country, and I'm not going to allow people to intimidate me. I have memories - my parents lived there, and I have good memories of the weather, of food, of how as a child I played. In a way I identify my childhood with my place of birth. I think that's just about it. The World Today programme would like your comments, to be broadcast on air. If you would like to comment on this story, please use the form on the right.

Rabi'a Frank, at left, meets once a month in southern Netherlands with a group of Muslim women for prayer. The members of the group found each other on the Internet and also compare stories during their time together. (By Molly Moore -- The Washington Post) Dutch Convert to Islam: Veiled and Viewed as a 'Traitor' A Woman's Experience Illustrates Europe's Struggle With Its Identity By Molly Moore Washington Post Foreign Service Sunday, March 19, 2006; A21 BREDA, Netherlands -- Rabi'a Frank sees her Dutch home town through the narrow slit of the black veil that covers her face. The looks she receives from the townspeople are seldom kindly. On a recent winter afternoon, the wind tugged at her ankle-length taupe skirt, olive head scarf and black, rectangular face veil as she walked to her car from an Islamic prayer meeting in downtown Breda. Two blond teenagers on bicycles stared, their faces screwed into hostile snarls. Other passersby gawked. Some stepped off the sidewalk to avoid coming too near. She tried to act like it didn't offend her. But it did. She knows what they think of Muslim women like her. "If you cover yourself, you are oppressed -- that's it," said Frank, a lanky, 29-year-old Dutch woman who converted to Islam 11 years ago, about the time she married her Moroccan husband. "You are being brainwashed by your husband or your friends." Or, you're a potential terrorist. "Sometimes I make a joke and say, 'Oh, you don't have to be scared of me.' " Other times, she gets so fed up that she yanks up her hand under her robe like it's a pistol and shouts, "Boom!" Frank spoke on a recent day in her living room in this city of 162,000 people near the Netherlands' southern border with Belgium. "They don't have the right to treat me different," she said. "It's like staring at someone in a wheelchair. It's not polite. I'm human, even if you don't like the way I appear." This day-to-day struggle for acceptance on the streets of her home town is one woman's confrontation with a deepening rift in West European societies, where the emergence of a 15 million-member Muslim minority is reshaping concepts of national and personal identity. Some European governments have passed laws they say are intended to help preserve national identity. Critics argue that the measures reflect Islamophobia and fears of terrorism triggered by the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and the subsequent transit bombings in Madrid and London. The Netherlands, with nearly 1 million Muslims, almost 6 percent of its population, is particularly on edge. The 2002 assassination of an anti-immigrant politician, Pim Fortuyn, by an animal rights activist was followed by the execution-style murder in 2004 of the filmmaker Theo van Gogh, who had just released a controversial film seen as anti-Islamic. A young Muslim radical admitted to the killing. A country with a history of tolerance is now adopting or debating some of the most restrictive anti-immigration and anti-Muslim laws in Europe. One proposed measure would ban women from wearing face veils, called niqab , in public. Another would outlaw the speaking of languages other than Dutch on the street. Immigrants must learn some Dutch, pass a history and geography test and, to get a feel for whether they can live in this society, watch a film on Dutch culture that includes two gay men kissing and a topless woman walking on a beach. Geert Wilders, a member of the Dutch parliament, said he was drafting a bill that would ban all immigration for the next five years. "Our culture is based on Christianity, Judaism and humanism," Wilders said in an interview in his tiny office in the parliament building in The Hague. "We should not be ashamed of it. This is who we are and who we should stay." In Belgium, some cities have banned women from wearing face veils and burqas , which cover the entire body and face, in public places. A year ago, France barred women and girls from wearing head scarves in public schools. A London school district has imposed a similar ban. The Path of a Convert For natives such as Frank who have converted to Islam, the hostility is often greater than that directed at immigrants. "They think you are a traitor," said Frank, whose thin, pale face is framed by long blondish-brown curls. "You're not acting like a Dutch girl anymore. "I'm a Muslim, a woman and also Dutch," she continued. "What upsets people is that I'm a Muslim first." Frank can recall the instant she decided to wear a face veil: She had just stepped into Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport last year after making her first hajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, and going to Medina, in Saudi Arabia. They are the holiest sites in Islam. It is more difficult, she said, to describe the evolution that took the former Rebecca Frank to her dramatic decision. It began at age 14 as teenage defiance. She developed a crush on a 16-year-old Moroccan boy named Ali who had moved to the Netherlands as a child with his parents. He was exotic, he was different -- and, to the daughter of a Catholic mother and a Jewish father, he was off-limits. Over the years, as the relationship became more serious, Ali told Rebecca he could not marry her because she was not Muslim, even though he was not particularly religious. It's not about Islam, he explained, it's about culture. Without consulting him, she began reading books about Moroccan culture and Islam. Then she decided to read the Koran. "I felt like, 'This is it,' " said Frank, whose parents were divorced and who, like many teenagers, was searching for an identity. When Ali took her to meet his mother and announced they planned to marry, his mother said she would "break both legs" if he did that, Frank said. Her future husband didn't see his family for the next three months. Her own mother was so upset over the wedding that she brought flowers to the 18-year-old bride, broke down in tears and left before the Islamic ceremony began. Her father did attend the wedding. Clothing as a Statement Like most of her Muslim convert friends, Frank said, she found that the process of fully embracing Islamic thinking and dress was gradual. But eventually the clothing became the outward statement of her identity. "I smiled at all the Muslim women I saw in the streets," she said. "But to them, I was just a plain Dutch girl with brown hair and blue eyes. I wanted to be recognized as a Muslim woman." She changed her name from Rebecca to Rabi'a and began giving lectures about Islam. After she published an article on Islam in a local newspaper, a woman wrote her a letter demanding: "Go back to your own country." "I'm in it now!" she thought angrily. The more Frank studied her religion, the more convinced she became that she should take the final step and wear not only a head scarf but a face veil. "It took me two years to convince my husband I wanted to do it," Frank said. "He really didn't want me to wear it because of the reaction when we go out together." Frank had begun focusing on the words of one of the Koran's foremost ancient interpreters, Rasulullah, who warned that "a woman who reveals her body" violates the tenets of Islam. During her pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia with her husband and mother-in-law, she covered her face in public for the first time. Far from feeling oppressed, she said, she felt liberated. "It's like the song," Frank said. She began softly singing the English lyrics of "The Veil," a popular song on Muslim Web sites. They tell her, 'Girl, don't you know this is the West and you are free? You don't need to be oppressed, ashamed of your femininity.' She just shakes her head and speaks so assuredly. . . . This Hijab, this mark of piety Is an act of faith, a symbol For all the world to see. But on the streets of Breda, covered by her veil, Frank stands out as an anomaly -- a curiosity to some, a freak to others. A few weeks ago, her middle son, 7-year-old Ismail, pleaded with her, "Why don't you take it off? The children are laughing at you at school." "I won't take it off," she insisted. "For me, it's like driving a car without a seat belt." She gazed out her living room window at the street that winds through her suburban enclave of brick townhouses and front gardens browned by winter frosts. "I am a Muslim," she said with finality. "That's my identity."

Qaramada Midoobay oo u Muujiyey Cabdilaahi Yuusuf Madaxweynaha Somaliland iyo Somalia Hargeysa (Jam) – Wafti uu hogaaminayo Eric Laroch oo ah xidhiidhiyaha cusub ee hawlaha gar gaar ee Somalia oo ka kooban 18 xubnood oo isugu jira hay’adaha Qaramada Midoobay, Midawga Yurub iyo dawladda Ingiriiska, ayaa Shalay galinkii dambe soo gaadhay magaalada Hargeysa. Waftiga oo ka soo kiciitimay isla shalay galinkii dambe magaalada Baydhaba ee xarunta u ah dawladda Cabdilaahi Yuusuf ee lagu soo dhisay dalka Kiiniya, halkaas oo ay kulamo ay albaabadu u xidhan yihiin kula soo yeesheen Cabdilaahi Yuusuf, Cali Maxamed Geedi iyo Shariif Xasan, isla markaana uu madaxa waftiga Mr. Eric Laroch waraaqihiisa aqoosniga ku gudoonsiiyey Cabdilaahi Yuusuf Axmed. Eric Laroch oo xilka kala wareegay Maxwel Geylard, waxa uu noqday masuulkii ugu horeeyay ee ka tirsan qaramada midoobay ee waraaqihiisa aqoonsiga u gudbiya masuul sheeganaya in uu madax ka yahay Somalia (Somaliland, Somalia), tan iyo intii ka dambeysay xukuumaddii Siyaad Bare. Sida ay sheegeen ilo xogogaal ahi waxa ujeedada waftigu lagu timaamay in ay salka ku haysaa arrimo ku saabsan dastuurka Somalia iyo sidii la isula meel dhigi lahaa deeqaha Somalia loogaga yaboohi doono shir dhawaan ka dhici doona magaalada Birisalis ee xarunta u ah Midawga Yurub, waxa kale oo ay ilahaasi tibaaxeen in ay waftigu u gogol xaadhayaan heshiis dhexmara dawladda Somalia iyo Midawga Yurub. Hadaba, iyada oo ujeedada safarka waftigu ay tahay mid sidaa u cad ayaan ilaa iyo hadda la garan karin ujeedada dhabta ah ee uu ku qotomo socdaalkan waftigani ku yimi Magaalada Hargeysa. Booqashadan wefdiga oo ku soo beegantay xili ay dalka ka jiraan tuhuno laga qabo Hayada Qaramada Midoobay , kuwaas oo sheegayey inay ku hawlan yihiin fikrado lagu midaynayo Somaliland iyo Somalia, iyaga oo u soo maraya Ururada Bulshada. Sidaas Darteed, waxay arrintani noqon doontaa mid ka mid ah siyaasadaha la sheegay in ay ku curyaaminayaa (hay’adaha qaramada midoobay) qarannimada Somaliland, isla markaana ay mugdi ku gelinayaan Madaxbanaanida Somaliland. Hadaba, maadaama ay sidaas tahay waxa xukuumadda Somaliland la gudboon inay talaabo cad ka qaadto Mr Eric iyo wefdigiisaba, haddii aanay sidaas yeelin waxay noqon doontaa taageero labaad oo Madaxweyne Rayaale iyo xukuumaddiisu ku garab galayaan shirqoolada lagu duminyo madaxbanaanida Somaliland. Maadaama ay jireen tuhuno hore oo ka dhashay waraysi uu wasiirka qorshayntu siiyay idaacadda Horn Afrik ee magaalada Muqdisho, kaas oo wasiirku ku yidhi, “waanu garawsannahay in Cabdilaahi Yuusuf iyo Cali Maxamed Geedi ay yihiin Madaxweynaha iyo Raysal wasaaraha Somaliaâ€. Si kastaba ha ahaatee waxa Maanta la eegi doona talaabada uu ka qaato arintan Madaxweyne Rayaale. Jamhuuriya Online

Sheeko: Saddex nafood (guji-riix) Somali News M/weyne Rayaale "nama khuseeyaan waraaqaha aqoonsi ee aad gaysay Baydhabo, marka dambe ee aad soo noqoto waa in aad soo qaadataa wxii aynu ku wada shaqayn lahayn" Somaliweyn -Hargeysa- 13/03/06 M/weynaha Somaliland Md Daahir Rayaale Kaahin ayaa maanta kulan aan rasmi ahayn kula yeeshay xafiiskiisa wakiilka xog-hayaha guud ee qaramada midoobay Mr Erick La roche oo booqasho laba maalmood ah ku yimi magaalada Hargaysa. Wakiilka oo ka soo kicitmay magaalada Baydhabo waxa halkaasi oo waraaqaha aqoonsiga uu ku gudoonsiiyay C/Laahi Yuusuf Axmed. waxa kulankaasi oo la sheegay in uu M/weyne Rayaale aad uga cadhooday waraaqaaha uu geeyay Baydhabo iyo isaga oo aan wax aqoonsiya u keenin Somaliland. Kulankaasi war uu ka soo saaray Afhayeenka Madaxtooyada Cabdi Idiris Ducaale waxa uu u qornaa sidan; Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland oo kulan aan rasmi ahayn maanta la yeeshay ergayga Qaramada Midoobay ayaa u sheegay inaanay Somaliland khuseyn waraaqaha aqoonsiga ee uu ku wareejiyey C/lahi Yuusuf, Somaliladna aanay ahayn qeyb ka mid ah Somaliya . Mr. Erick La Roche waxa uu Madaxweynaha u sheegay inuu u yimi isbarid iyo inuu wax la qaban doono Somaliland, Madaxweynaha oo ay dareen cadho leh wejigiisa ay ka muuqatay waxa uu wakiilka ku yidhi “layaab ayey igu noqotay in waraaqaha aqoonsiga ee aad u gudbisay Xukuumad meel ay xukuntaa aanay jirin, anigoo ah Madaxweyne la soo doortay, dalkiisana ay u dhan yihiin shuruudihii qaranimo, oo aanay jirin wax muujinaya sinaan anaga iyo Somaliya sidaa awgeed arintaasi shirqool ayaanu u qaadanaynaaye ee marka danbe ee aad soo noqoto waxad la imanaysaa wixii aynu ku wada shaqeyn lahaynâ€. Madaxweynuhu wuxuu intaa ku daray inaanay waxba ka qabin wixii loo qabanayo Somaliya laakiin aanay Somaliland ahayn qeyb ka mid ah Somaliya, shacbigana ilaa ka ugu danbeeya uu difaacayo qaranimadiisa, kalsooniyada fulinteeda uu hayaana ay sidaas tahay. Waxa uu Madaxweyne Rayaale ku baarujiyey wakiilka taakhriidii Somaliland sababtii la midawga Somaliya, dib ula soo noqoshadii Madaxbanaanida iyo wixii dalkan iyadoon beesha Caalamka ka helin caawimo u qabsoomay, waxa kale oo uu Madaxweynuhu uu sheegay inaanay Qaramada Midoobay cid ictiraafin, balse Somaliland ka sugayso kaalmada ay xaqa u leedahay mid horumarineed, Cadaalad & Sinaan aad oo ay Somaliland kula macaamilaan. Wakiilku waxa uu balanqaaday fariintaasi siday tahay inuu u qaadi doono una gudbin doono madaxdiisa, kulankaa waxa y Madaxweynaha ku wehelinaayey Wasiirada Arrimada Debada & Qorsheynta. Wakiilka xog-hayaha Guud oo intii aanu ka dhoofin magaalada Hargaysa oo aan kula kulmay garoonka Diyaaradaha ee Cigaal International ayaa ka gaabsaday in uu waxa wara bixiyo isaga oo yidhi marka aan Nairobi tago ayaan sheegi doonaa wixii aan ku soo arkay deegaanadii aan booqday.

Great News

Cismaal Buubaa xikmad buu ku hadlay ninaan caqli leheen uun baa fahmeen

jaylaani ma xa ya waan baa tahay adoon qof caayin miyaadan ra'yigaaga dhiiban karin!!! Xaqiiqdii haday kaaga dhagtay waxaan jirin ah jabhad qabiil (somaliland;ex snm) oo ku doodasa mustacmarad gaallo xaqdarro ku guumeesanjirtay, ingriis ma soo noqonoyo wax fahan

Xarago, In reality, Your idea of somalilandism is based on who is foe or friend to clan x. Somalia is multi-clan country, where snm (=Somaliland) one-clan faction

IGAD member states to review security situation for somalia March 17, 2006, 2 hours, 11 minutes and 20 seconds ago. By Andnetwork .com African ministers are meeting in Kenya today to review security situation in Somalia and the progress of the Sudan peace process. The ministers from the seven-members Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) will review efforts currently in place to deploy peacekeepers to Somalia a year after it was mandated to do so. "The IGAD Council of Ministers will also deliberate on rationalization of Regional Economic Communities in preparation for the African Union meeting in Banjul, Gambia in July 2006," said a statement from Kenya's Foreign Ministry. "Other matters on the agenda include consideration and approval of programs, projects and the annual budget of the secretariat as presented by the Committee of Experts," it said. The two-day meeting of the ministers from the seven member states will precede the IGAD Heads of State and Government Summit which opens in Nairobi on Monday next week. According to the tentative program unveiled here, the regional ministers are also expected to discuss a request by the League of Arab States to be member of the IGAD Partners Forum (IPF). The regional bloc spearheaded both the Somalia National Reconciliation Conference and the Sudan Peace Process which were successfully concluded with the establishment of the Transitional Federal Government for Somalia and the signing of the Sudan Peace Agreement. The latter led to the formation of the government of national unity in Sudan. The IGAD groups Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia. Source : Shabelle

SECURITY COUNCIL REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO COMPREHENSIVE SOMALIA SETTLEMENT; WELCOMES ‘ ADEN DECLARATION’, FIRST SESSION OF TRANSITIONAL PARLIAMENT In Presidential Statement, Council Reiterates Urgent Need For Rapid Finalization of National Security, Stabilization Plan The Security Council today reaffirmed its commitment to a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the situation in Somalia and commended the efforts of the President of the Transitional Federal Government, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, and the Speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, towards reconciliation and dialogue, particularly the signing of the Aden Declaration on 5 January 2006, which culminated in the convening of the first session of the Transitional Federal Parliament at Baidoa, Somalia, on 26 February. According to a statement read out by César Mayoral ( Argentina), its President for the month of March, the Council welcomed and supported the Parliament’s first session and looked forward to sustained sessions, as Somali leaders sought to peacefully resolve differences. The Council also reiterated the need for a rapid finalization of an agreed national security and stabilization plan, including a comprehensive and verifiable ceasefire agreement, as well as plans to restore public safety and security institutions and to implement disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. The Council also welcomed the African Union Summit decision of 25 January 2006, including the possible deployment of an Intergovernmental Authority on Development Peace Support Mission to Somalia, to be followed by a an African Union Peace Support Mission. On the basis of such a mission plan, it stood ready to consider an exemption to the arms embargo imposed on Somalia by Security Council resolution 733 (1992). However, the Council condemned the increased flow of weapons into Somalia and the continuous violations of the United Nations embargo. It further reminded all States of their obligations to comply fully with the measures imposed by resolution 733 (1992) and urged them to take all necessary steps to hold violators accountable. Continuous violations prevented the establishment of a stable and secure environment and undermined the efforts of those seeking to establish peace in Somalia. The Council remained seriously concerned over the continued intermittent fighting and armed violence, kidnapping and other use of force, particularly in recent incidents in Mogadishu, the capital, and other parts of Somalia which had caused loss of lives among innocent civilians and had the potential to undermine the current progress achieved by the leaders of the Transitional Federal Institutions. The Council called on all parties to cease all hostilities and resolve their differences peacefully. Taking note of resolution A.979 (24) of the International Maritime Organization’s biennial assembly adopted on 23 November 2005 and concerning the increasing incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships off the Somali coast, the Council encouraged Member States with naval vessels and military aircraft operating in adjacent international waters and airspace to take appropriate action to protect merchant shipping, particularly the transportation of humanitarian aid. The Council also expressed its growing concern over the situation of 1.7 million Somalis in a state of humanitarian emergency or suffering from serious malnutrition, severe livelihood distress and rising civil and food insecurity. The Council urged all Somali leaders to ensure complete and unhindered humanitarian access, as well as provide safety and security guarantees for humanitarian aid workers in the country. The meeting began at 1 p.m. and ended at 1:15 p.m. Presidential Statement The full text of presidential statement S/PRST/2006/11 reads, as follows: “The Security Council reaffirms all its previous statements and resolutions concerning the situation in Somalia, in particular the statement by its President of 14 July 2005 (S/PRST/2005/32) and 9 November 2005 (S/PRST/2005/54). “The Security Council welcomes the report of the Secretary-General of 21 February 2006 (S/2006/122), and reaffirms its commitment to a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the situation in Somalia and its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of Somalia, consistent with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. “ The Security Council commends the efforts of the President and the Speaker towards reconciliation and dialogue, particularly the signing, with the facilitation of the Government of Yemen, of the Aden Declaration on 5 January 2006, which culminated in the convening of the First Session of the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) inside Somalia in Baidoa on 26 February 2006. The Council encourages all leaders and members of the TFIs to continue their efforts towards inclusive dialogue and consensus-building within the framework of the TFIs and in accordance with the Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic adopted in February 2004. “The Security Council welcomes and supports the convening of the First Session of the TFP and looks forward to sustained sessions of the TFP as Somali leaders seek peacefully to resolve their differences. The Council calls on the TFP to promote peace and reconciliation in its work towards implementing the Transitional Federal Charter and encourages the members of the TFP to use this opportunity to address key issues of national concern. In this regard, the Council urges the members of the TFIs to continue to organize their work in accordance with the Transitional Federal Charter, such as the formation of independent commissions and parliamentary committees, which will provide a framework for addressing the complex and divisive issues of the transitional period. “The Security Council reiterates the urgent need for a rapid finalization of an agreed national security and stabilization plan, to include a comprehensive and verifiable ceasefire agreement, as well as plans for the restoration of public safety and security institutions, and the implementation of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. “The Security Council reiterates its strong support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and calls upon all Member States to provide their full and active support in this regard. “The Security Council remains seriously concerned over the continued intermittent fighting and armed violence, kidnapping and other use of force, particularly in recent incidents in the capital Mogadishu and other parts of Somalia, which have caused loss of lives among innocent civilians and have the potential to undermine the current progress achieved by the leaders of the TFIs. The Council calls on all the parties to cease all hostilities and resolve their differences peacefully in the spirit of the Aden Declaration through the framework of the TFIs. “The Security Council expresses its growing concern over the situation of 1.7 million Somalis in a state of humanitarian emergency or suffering from serious malnutrition, severe livelihood distress and the rising civil and food insecurity in parts of southern Somalia. The Council urges all Somali leaders to ensure complete and unhindered humanitarian access, as well as provide guarantees for the safety and security of the humanitarian aid workers in Somalia. The Council emphasizes the importance of the international commitment and coordinated support for improving the humanitarian situation. “ The Security Council commends the neighbouring countries, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the African Union (AU), the League of Arab States, the European Union (EU), the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and concerned Member States for their keen interest and persistent efforts in support of the peace, reconciliation and recovery process in Somalia. The Council encourages them to continue to use their influence in support of the TFIs, in particular to help them in their efforts to move ahead on the key issues of security and national reconciliation. “ The Security Council welcomes the AU Summit decision of 25 January 2006 on Somalia, including the possible deployment of an IGAD Peace Support Mission to Somalia (IGASOM), to be followed by an AU Peace Support Mission. In the event that a national security and stabilization plan includes the need for a peace support mission, the Council reiterates that it expects the AU and IGAD to work out a detailed mission plan in close coordination with and with the broad consensus of the TFIs and consistent with the national security and stabilization plan. The Council stands ready to consider an exemption to the arms embargo imposed against Somalia by Security Council resolution 733 (1992) on the basis of such a mission plan. “The Security Council takes note of resolution A.979 (24) adopted on 23 November 2005 at the twenty-fourth session of the International Maritime Organization biennial Assembly, concerning the increasing incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in waters off the coast of Somalia. The Council encourages Member States whose naval vessels and military aircraft operate in international waters and airspace adjacent to the coast of Somalia, to be vigilant to any incident of piracy therein and to take appropriate action to protect merchant shipping, in particular the transportation of humanitarian aid, against any such act, in line with relevant international law. In this regard, the Council welcomes the communiqué of the IGAD Council of Ministers’ meeting in Jawhar on 29 November 2005, which decided to coordinate its strategies and action plans to face this common challenge in close collaboration with the international community. The Council further urges cooperation among all States, particularly regional States, and active prosecution of piracy offences. “The Security Council takes note of the annual report of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia (S/2005/813) and the mid-term briefing of the Monitoring Group on Somalia to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992). The Council condemns the increased inflow of weapons into Somalia and the continuous violations of the United Nations arms embargo and further reminds all States of their obligations to comply fully with the measures imposed by resolution 733 (1992) and urges them to take all necessary steps to hold violators accountable. Continued violations of these measures prevent the establishment of a stable and secure environment and undermine the efforts of those who seek to establish peace in Somalia. “The Security Council reaffirms its full support to the peace process in Somalia and welcomes the commitment of the United Nations to assist in this regard. In this connection, the Council encourages the TFIs and the international partners to reinvigorate the Coordination and Monitoring Committee (CMC) in the interest of a more effective international engagement in the peace, reconciliation and recovery process in Somalia.†Background Before the Council was the Secretary-General’s report on the situation in Somalia (document S/2006/122) covering the period since his last report (document S/2005/642) of 11 October 2005, and focusing particularly on the Aden Declaration (document S/2006/14) signed in Yemen on 5 January 2006 by Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of the Transitional Federal Government, and Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, Speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament. It details the developments that led to the Aden Declaration. It also provides an update on the security situation and on the humanitarian and development activities of United Nations programmes and agencies in that country, with a special focus on the serious humanitarian situation created by the drought in southern and central Somalia. With regard to the Transitional Federal Institutions, the report states that for most of 2005 the situation in Somalia was characterized by the political impasse within the leadership, particularly between the President and Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi of the Transitional Federal Government, based in Jawhar, and the Speaker and some ministers, based in Mogadishu, over such issues as the seat of Government, security and the deployment of an Intergovernmental Authority for Development/African Union peace support mission. The Secretary-General observes that the signing of the Aden Declaration created encouraging prospects for reconciliation among the leaders of the Somali Transitional Federal Institutions. Those leaders face complex political and security challenges. The peace process remains fragile, especially as it relates to implementation of the Aden Declaration. In addition, the report notes, Somalia is once again the victim of the forces of nature, with the deteriorating food security situation presenting serious humanitarian challenges. If the drought continues, the humanitarian situation will become worse and the internal security situation will deteriorate. As food resources diminish, requiring alleviation by external aid, the competition for these scarce resources will increase, leading to increased inter- and intra-clan fighting, hijacking, looting of convoys, extortion and demands for “protection feesâ€. According to the report, the international community should continue supporting political reconciliation efforts, especially with regard to the preparation and convening of the Transitional Federal Parliament as envisioned in the Aden Declaration. Reconciliation efforts are likely to foster improved security and, thus, humanitarian access, particularly in southern Somalia and in Mogadishu, where the operational environment is extremely volatile. Improved access will enable the increased presence of aid agencies in areas where there are presently very few, thus, enhancing their capacity to respond to growing needs.

Security council reaffirms commitment to comprehensive Somalia settlement; welcomes 'Aden Declaration', first session of Transitional Parliament SC/8662 Security Council 5387th Meeting (PM) In Presidential Statement, Council Reiterates Urgent Need For Rapid Finalization of National Security, Stabilization Plan The Security Council today reaffirmed its commitment to a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the situation in Somalia and commended the efforts of the President of the Transitional Federal Government, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, and the Speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament, Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, towards reconciliation and dialogue, particularly the signing of the Aden Declaration on 5 January 2006, which culminated in the convening of the first session of the Transitional Federal Parliament at Baidoa, Somalia, on 26 February. According to a statement read out by César Mayoral ( Argentina), its President for the month of March, the Council welcomed and supported the Parliament’s first session and looked forward to sustained sessions, as Somali leaders sought to peacefully resolve differences. The Council also reiterated the need for a rapid finalization of an agreed national security and stabilization plan, including a comprehensive and verifiable ceasefire agreement, as well as plans to restore public safety and security institutions and to implement disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. The Council also welcomed the African Union Summit decision of 25 January 2006, including the possible deployment of an Intergovernmental Authority on Development Peace Support Mission to Somalia, to be followed by a an African Union Peace Support Mission. On the basis of such a mission plan, it stood ready to consider an exemption to the arms embargo imposed on Somalia by Security Council resolution 733 (1992). However, the Council condemned the increased flow of weapons into Somalia and the continuous violations of the United Nations embargo. It further reminded all States of their obligations to comply fully with the measures imposed by resolution 733 (1992) and urged them to take all necessary steps to hold violators accountable. Continuous violations prevented the establishment of a stable and secure environment and undermined the efforts of those seeking to establish peace in Somalia. The Council remained seriously concerned over the continued intermittent fighting and armed violence, kidnapping and other use of force, particularly in recent incidents in Mogadishu, the capital, and other parts of Somalia which had caused loss of lives among innocent civilians and had the potential to undermine the current progress achieved by the leaders of the Transitional Federal Institutions. The Council called on all parties to cease all hostilities and resolve their differences peacefully. Taking note of resolution A.979 (24) of the International Maritime Organization’s biennial assembly adopted on 23 November 2005 and concerning the increasing incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships off the Somali coast, the Council encouraged Member States with naval vessels and military aircraft operating in adjacent international waters and airspace to take appropriate action to protect merchant shipping, particularly the transportation of humanitarian aid. The Council also expressed its growing concern over the situation of 1.7 million Somalis in a state of humanitarian emergency or suffering from serious malnutrition, severe livelihood distress and rising civil and food insecurity. The Council urged all Somali leaders to ensure complete and unhindered humanitarian access, as well as provide safety and security guarantees for humanitarian aid workers in the country. The meeting began at 1 p.m. and ended at 1:15 p.m. Presidential Statement The full text of presidential statement S/PRST/2006/11 reads, as follows: “The Security Council reaffirms all its previous statements and resolutions concerning the situation in Somalia, in particular the statement by its President of 14 July 2005 (S/PRST/2005/32) and 9 November 2005 (S/PRST/2005/54). “The Security Council welcomes the report of the Secretary-General of 21 February 2006 (S/2006/122), and reaffirms its commitment to a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the situation in Somalia and its respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity, political independence and unity of Somalia, consistent with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. “The Security Council commends the efforts of the President and the Speaker towards reconciliation and dialogue, particularly the signing, with the facilitation of the Government of Yemen, of the Aden Declaration on 5 January 2006, which culminated in the convening of the First Session of the Transitional Federal Parliament (TFP) inside Somalia in Baidoa on 26 February 2006. The Council encourages all leaders and members of the TFIs to continue their efforts towards inclusive dialogue and consensus-building within the framework of the TFIs and in accordance with the Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic adopted in February 2004. “The Security Council welcomes and supports the convening of the First Session of the TFP and looks forward to sustained sessions of the TFP as Somali leaders seek peacefully to resolve their differences. The Council calls on the TFP to promote peace and reconciliation in its work towards implementing the Transitional Federal Charter and encourages the members of the TFP to use this opportunity to address key issues of national concern. In this regard, the Council urges the members of the TFIs to continue to organize their work in accordance with the Transitional Federal Charter, such as the formation of independent commissions and parliamentary committees, which will provide a framework for addressing the complex and divisive issues of the transitional period. “The Security Council reiterates the urgent need for a rapid finalization of an agreed national security and stabilization plan, to include a comprehensive and verifiable ceasefire agreement, as well as plans for the restoration of public safety and security institutions, and the implementation of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration. “The Security Council reiterates its strong support for the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and calls upon all Member States to provide their full and active support in this regard. “The Security Council remains seriously concerned over the continued intermittent fighting and armed violence, kidnapping and other use of force, particularly in recent incidents in the capital Mogadishu and other parts of Somalia, which have caused loss of lives among innocent civilians and have the potential to undermine the current progress achieved by the leaders of the TFIs. The Council calls on all the parties to cease all hostilities and resolve their differences peacefully in the spirit of the Aden Declaration through the framework of the TFIs. “The Security Council expresses its growing concern over the situation of 1.7 million Somalis in a state of humanitarian emergency or suffering from serious malnutrition, severe livelihood distress and the rising civil and food insecurity in parts of southern Somalia. The Council urges all Somali leaders to ensure complete and unhindered humanitarian access, as well as provide guarantees for the safety and security of the humanitarian aid workers in Somalia. The Council emphasizes the importance of the international commitment and coordinated support for improving the humanitarian situation. “The Security Council commends the neighbouring countries, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the African Union (AU), the League of Arab States, the European Union (EU), the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) and concerned Member States for their keen interest and persistent efforts in support of the peace, reconciliation and recovery process in Somalia. The Council encourages them to continue to use their influence in support of the TFIs, in particular to help them in their efforts to move ahead on the key issues of security and national reconciliation. “The Security Council welcomes the AU Summit decision of 25 January 2006 on Somalia, including the possible deployment of an IGAD Peace Support Mission to Somalia (IGASOM), to be followed by an AU Peace Support Mission. In the event that a national security and stabilization plan includes the need for a peace support mission, the Council reiterates that it expects the AU and IGAD to work out a detailed mission plan in close coordination with and with the broad consensus of the TFIs and consistent with the national security and stabilization plan. The Council stands ready to consider an exemption to the arms embargo imposed against Somalia by Security Council resolution 733 (1992) on the basis of such a mission plan. “The Security Council takes note of resolution A.979 (24) adopted on 23 November 2005 at the twenty-fourth session of the International Maritime Organization biennial Assembly, concerning the increasing incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in waters off the coast of Somalia. The Council encourages Member States whose naval vessels and military aircraft operate in international waters and airspace adjacent to the coast of Somalia, to be vigilant to any incident of piracy therein and to take appropriate action to protect merchant shipping, in particular the transportation of humanitarian aid, against any such act, in line with relevant international law. In this regard, the Council welcomes the communiqué of the IGAD Council of Ministers’ meeting in Jawhar on 29 November 2005, which decided to coordinate its strategies and action plans to face this common challenge in close collaboration with the international community. The Council further urges cooperation among all States, particularly regional States, and active prosecution of piracy offences. “The Security Council takes note of the annual report of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia (S/2005/813) and the mid-term briefing of the Monitoring Group on Somalia to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992). The Council condemns the increased inflow of weapons into Somalia and the continuous violations of the United Nations arms embargo and further reminds all States of their obligations to comply fully with the measures imposed by resolution 733 (1992) and urges them to take all necessary steps to hold violators accountable. Continued violations of these measures prevent the establishment of a stable and secure environment and undermine the efforts of those who seek to establish peace in Somalia. “The Security Council reaffirms its full support to the peace process in Somalia and welcomes the commitment of the United Nations to assist in this regard. In this connection, the Council encourages the TFIs and the international partners to reinvigorate the Coordination and Monitoring Committee (CMC) in the interest of a more effective international engagement in the peace, reconciliation and recovery process in Somalia.†Background Before the Council was the Secretary-General’s report on the situation in Somalia (document S/2006/122) covering the period since his last report (document S/2005/642) of 11 October 2005, and focusing particularly on the Aden Declaration (document S/2006/14) signed in Yemen on 5 January 2006 by Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, President of the Transitional Federal Government, and Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, Speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament. It details the developments that led to the Aden Declaration. It also provides an update on the security situation and on the humanitarian and development activities of United Nations programmes and agencies in that country, with a special focus on the serious humanitarian situation created by the drought in southern and central Somalia. With regard to the Transitional Federal Institutions, the report states that for most of 2005 the situation in Somalia was characterized by the political impasse within the leadership, particularly between the President and Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi of the Transitional Federal Government, based in Jawhar, and the Speaker and some ministers, based in Mogadishu, over such issues as the seat of Government, security and the deployment of an Intergovernmental Authority for Development/African Union peace support mission. The Secretary-General observes that the signing of the Aden Declaration created encouraging prospects for reconciliation among the leaders of the Somali Transitional Federal Institutions. Those leaders face complex political and security challenges. The peace process remains fragile, especially as it relates to implementation of the Aden Declaration. In addition, the report notes, Somalia is once again the victim of the forces of nature, with the deteriorating food security situation presenting serious humanitarian challenges. If the drought continues, the humanitarian situation will become worse and the internal security situation will deteriorate. As food resources diminish, requiring alleviation by external aid, the competition for these scarce resources will increase, leading to increased inter- and intra-clan fighting, hijacking, looting of convoys, extortion and demands for “protection feesâ€. According to the report, the international community should continue supporting political reconciliation efforts, especially with regard to the preparation and convening of the Transitional Federal Parliament as envisioned in the Aden Declaration. Reconciliation efforts are likely to foster improved security and, thus, humanitarian access, particularly in southern Somalia and in Mogadishu, where the operational environment is extremely volatile. Improved access will enable the increased presence of aid agencies in areas where there are presently very few, thus, enhancing their capacity to respond to growing needs. For information media • not an official record

Brother Xoogsade, I couldn’t agree with you anymore, you are absolutely right Qabiil dowlad ma noqdo. That is what the entire world knows. Sharafta la iskama qaado. Xikmad oo dhan 3 eray bey ku dhantahay – Qabiil dowlad/qaran manoqdo, hadey dadi sida dad kale fahmi lahaayaan xikmadaas 16 iskamay lumen laheen The rest of Somalis will stand by them morally and by any other means necessary although these somalis can not be intimidated and in fact can stand on their own. So Suldaan, for these two indomitable facts, Brittish Somaliland to be reborn as it was designed by the brittish is difficult. You will either negotiate a new deal(and take what is only yours landwise) or remain with the rest, either way, the Majority(the rest of Somalis) decides the future. Although, in reality the people of North-Central Somalia (The SSC region) can unitarily defend themselves against the aggression of northwest, as waajib the rest of Somali people are obliged to help defender (the madluum brother) against the aggressor (tha daalim brother) as Allah the Almaighty says “9. If two parties among the Believers fall into a quarrel, make ye peace between them: but if one of them transgresses beyond bounds against the other then fight ye (all) against the one that transgresses until it complies with the command of Allah; but if it complies then make peace between them with justice and be fair: for Allah loves those who are fair (and just). 10. The Believers are but a single Brotherhood: So make peace and reconciliation between your two (contending) brothers; and fear Allah, that ye may receive Mercy. †In Surah Al-Hujaraat -The Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments Xaq maaha in qof muslim ah lagu qabsadu dhulkiisa waayo gaalla xaduudbeenaad eys samaysay dardeet, Galllo saa tidhi Ilaahay aakhiro idinkama akhrisanayo Somaalidu waxay horey tidhi ninka daalim ka ah ayeey geeridu dhibasaa I can say in no uncertain terms that no outsider can decide whether brittish Somaliland becomes independent or not. Somalis only will and can decide that. the world has laregerly abandoned this as somali issue and it shall remain so for the forseeable future. You are right Xoogsade, Somalis only will and can decide the destiny of any part of Somalia; no foreign country can interfere with Somalia’s internal affairs at least in public, its Russia that recognized the former soviet republics, its Indonesia that recognized east timor, its Ethiopia that recognized Eritrea, its Russia only can recognize Chechneya, Its India only can recognize Kashmir, Its China only can recognize Taiwan, Its only Somalia can recognize northwest (Somaliland). Suldaan, tell me a single country on this "Magnificent Earth" (refer to your location) who are in agreement 100% of everything?? I personally do not know if such country ever existed or will ever exist. Yet few maps show anywhere called Somaliland, instead indicating a larger country called Somalia, to the east of Ethiopia and Kenya. In real world, we know there only one country called Somalia (and there no country called Somaliland, other than the one-clan faction based in Hergeysa). Therefore Suldaan you are hypocritical and you shoot yourself in the foot, Somalia is country like any other with people who have diverse opinions, but what matters is the will of the majority of people (of Somalia). The huge majority of Somali people want united Somalia, and whole world stands beside Somali people and supports the territorial integrity of Somalia. The former British colony is past history and no one can return the dark colonial history no matter the cry the weep of the orphans – history is like a dead body. No region/clan can oppress and colonize another, it’s against the norm of 21 century, there is something called democracy, freewill, North-Central Somalia will stay free and glorious and will not accept colonization from the one-tribe—faction based in Hergeysa of northwest Somalia. First, Somali people never recognized the former British Somali colony, no one consulted with Somali people when European colonizers draw the invented the illicit border. In Contaryry, Somalia was created by Somali people themselves (made in Somalia) thus Somalia is legitimate state Second, Former british colony ceased to exist 1960, former British colony is not anymore an entity, therefore Somalia is a country with 18 region, and not two regions (british colony & Italian colony) Third, if truth be told Somali civil war (tribal feud) was between clan-lords ( and was not between british colony vs Italian colony), SNM(now Somaliland administration) is one-clan faction fought Siad Barrre In the name X against Y clan, NOT in the name of north or British colony. As result SNM is hostile and anti of some regions/clans of former british somaliland Fourth, the current clannish faction based in Hergeysa (a result of the civil and one-clan faction), doesn’t represent in no-way the former British colony, I really did not understand as to what you meant by when you said "Lastly, are you aware that if you insist on this secession and the rest of Somalis decide they don't want any war on this issue, Dhulka in taako taako loo cabbiri doono? Oo aa keli laga yaabo inaa noqotaan hadhoow? Care to expand more? Of course greedy daalim would not understand to hold accountable Waxaa xaqiiqi, in riyo been ah iyo hanjabeed af uun ah inay daraawiish - the people of north-central Somalia (the scc regions) waxba ka qaadeen. Nimankii daraawiishta ee casharka lama ilaawaana siiyey super-power (british empire) kii wagaas rag ey dhaleen ayaa maanta ayguna u diyaar ah inay la dgaalamaan guumeestaha africaanka ah ee rabo inuu ku xaq ******u jaarkiisa. Castro, Waa labo wajiile always playing the devil’s card