Galbeedi, I don't mind Asad tasting a little of what he likes to dish out, but I am intrigued by Russia's lack of options here. Russia is so powerless when the American bombs start pouring on its client state, but so Machiavellian and powerful against Syrian civilians. It is humiliating for them to be in the middle of an assault like this, specially after threatening some kind of a response.

It is getting juicy by the minutes. Pee gate, illegitimate baby gate, hush-hush money gate. Man there are so many -gates.

OO, if you think that the Central government will give even 10% to the Somali Kilil, then you are not being honest. Ethiopia is hungry and whatever money the central government gives back to the Kilil, it will end up in the dark pockets of the ruling elite.

I bet you @Saalaxis among the crowd.

Indeed it was a circus.

That is a lot of money for Alshabab murderer. I am not sure if this strategy would be any more effective than having AMISOM in the country to defeat Alshabab. It is a waste of effort.

Let us see Russia’s reaction

The Habesha minister said nothing about using the money for development in the Somali Kilil.

ADDIS ABABA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The Ethiopian government on Wednesday announced its plan to generate close to 1 billion U.S. dollars on annual basis from the recently discovered natural gas. The 7 to 8 billion cubic trillion feet (TFC) of natural gas in Ethiopia's Somali regional state was recently discovered by the Chinese firm Poly-GCL. "We are expecting a one billion U.S. dollar revenue from gas export in the first year of operation, anticipating the figure would rise in the subsequent years due to the huge reserve," Ethiopian Minister Mines, Natural Gas and Petroleum, Motuma Mekassa, was quoted by state newspaper on Wednesday as saying. Mekassa also said that due to the expensive nature of the processing procedures an agreement was reached with the Chinese Poly-GCL to install a pipeline and transport the gas to Ethiopia's neighboring country Djibouti. According to Mekassa, the Chinese firm is also expected to build a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant in Djibouti Port so as to process the natural gas and export it to China. He also revealed an ongoing negotiation between the Chinese Poly-GCL and Djibouti's government in the construction of the pipeline and liquefied gas plant, in which the Ethiopian government is helping the two parties reach the final agreement. The gas discovery is a great phenomenon which is expected to make a meaningful contribution in sustaining country's rapid economic growth in the years to come, according to Mekassa. "Ethiopia has witnessed non-oil driven economic growth for over a decade and the discovered gas is essential in diversifying the economy and enlarging natural resources contribution to the country's GDP," he explained. The energy sector is one of Ethiopia's priorities as the country envisaged to become a light manufacturing hub in Africa and a middle-income economy by 2025. Officials at the Ethiopian Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE) on Monday told Xinhua that Ethiopia is presently working to reach 17,300 MW of energy by the end of 2020, from the current 4,280 MW of energy through energy projects in hydro, wind, geothermal and biomass energy.

Couldn't agree with you more. Diaspora losers who can't get jobs in the West all go to Somalia to make money.

Impressive. Thanks.

Not content with an economic and diplomatic blockade, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has revealed a project for a canal that would physically cut off the peninsular Qataris from the Arabian mainland. To add insult to geopolitical injury, the plan also calls for a Saudi military base and nuclear waste dump—on the Qatari side of the canal. Dubbed the ‘Salwa Canal’, the project is to be funded entirely by private investors from the KSA and UAE and executed by Egyptian firms, building on their experience widening the Suez Canal. http://bigthink.com/strange-maps/saudis-threaten-to-turn-qatar-into-an-island

Very much expected. UAE should have concentrated on development project over the years instead of the fake "training" BS they keep repeating they spent money on. Somalis appreciate seeing tangible projects that benefit society as whole. That is what Turkey has done. I hope the UEA learns its lesson and changes strategy in the future. Lacagi Waa Cunis ... is the new Somali saying.

Good job Ilhan for voting against this.

Do you believe that? They are not going anywhere saxib. They have jobs and a comfortable life in Somaliland.

Hopefully, the Hijabi girl makes a good effort to learn Somali while living in Somaliland.

I think some reports already said Alshabab is active in the Awdal mountains

That is a very interesting deflection. Bomb Yemen to the stone age, but come to the rescue of the gassed Syrians.

Trump's will lose if the economic situation in America deteriorates. For now, he is probably going to get another term. His crazy moves are not bothering most whites. He is delivering big on the things they care about.

Madoobe is a devil ummadda loo soo diray. Condolences to Reer Yaroow who have to deal with the bones of their dead relatives desecrated.

As many people said many times, OO is just here to defend his Tigray clan like many Somalis defend their clan. I've never seen him disrespect our core values or Somali people in any way. He is a very civilized person. Telling the truth about past events is not a insult. We have to learn how to hear other opinions without isolationism.

That is crazy. Compare that to the dirty little red carpets Somali politicians spread around dusty air strips.