it is a great shame that you parade around rape victims and attribute their recovery to foreigners. what dignity do these people have. i just hope the savage who attacked this poor girl has been brought to justice.

Qatar has lost value in the eyes of the world in recent years. they abuse migrant workers as they host the most superficial world cup in living memory. its meddles in other countries affairs. its currently facing its greatest diplomatic crisis. its a small and evil emirship. the list could go on. but if this is a reminder of what we Somalis can take note off, i would like to remind you that such flashy, hollow and aesthetically appalling structures will not heal the years of social crisis, internal strife, clan-based politics.

low level behaviour. these people have no understanding of protocol. this is not diplomacy, its fan behaviour.

i've been watching this embassy with concern. first Coldoon, now Mo. their desperate eagerness to present our cultural and sports stars as part of their political games is pathetic.

I'd love to know what you thought of Silaanyo before this fake news.

Let's concentrate on the real issue here, which you're skirting around.

its very obvious the 'villa silaanyo' has been photoshopped. in any case, Silaanyo has a number of properties he's built up through his long public service career. your deep-seated hatred for Somaliland and its progress, has you producing this sort of nonsense. there are more effective ways to hate something or someone.

Salaax, you have been found to be a fake Somalilander, you cannot speak for anyone.

i agree with the Suldan on this. provocation will not be tolerated. its very clear there's a deliberate attempt to undermine the sovereignty of Somaliland.

i thought Beyle did quite well in 2017.

Happy New Year! I wasn't able to locate my own "happy new year thread" since the search functions on this site have been minimised with the recent changes. Happy New Year guys. its hard to believe I've been on this site for 10 years lol.

the Somaliland magical negro.

a great move by the Somaliland authorities in curbing dhaqan xumo and other related social ills. Somaliland is a last bastion of Somali culture.

there's a leadership failure in Somalia. it's good to see people are finally getting around to this fact.

i just wouldn't be surprised if a Somalilandiidst koonfurian was behind this staged nonsense.

Somaliland is here to stay and will not crumple with or without your support. if your support is/was conditional on the alleged treatment of a social media minor celeb, then it was shaky all along.

you'd be hard pressed to find a government that arrest its own elected officials.

@Tallaabo why do you care about a mad man?

i noticed in the video there's a generational difference of opinion. almost all the young people are in favour of the Yoocadda. Few old guards are cautious. when it's time to go, we will go there in peace.

cities in the Somali territories are growing at a very fast rate, i can understand your concerns.

Tolow how is land size measured in Garowe? it's important to establish that first before making any decision. similarly it's worth knowing how the local municipality Dowlada Hoose ee Garowe works, there's probably all sorts of laws to comply with. it's a small but very built up city with restrictions. so i wouldnt be surprised if its expensive. this is a great way to increase govt power and to control the land market but one ought to be wary of speculation too. there's an entire industry for get-rich-quick-schemers and speculators. my Puntlander mate was telling me that Amal Bank facilitates the purchase of land, look into that too. these sorts of investments are really the first steps towards development. go for it Che.

i thought his speech was very impressive. just wanted to extend a warm thanks to Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud Silaanyo. im very sad to see him go. he'll certainly go down as the president that linked our past with our future. Somaliland 4 life. Masiixi bixi - guul iyo gobanimo

This is a misleading title. He's a hardworking gentleman. Let's avoid posting defamatory statements about people you do not know personally.

not really surprised. the image they have of Somalia is mostly true. you can't demand respect when you're at the bottom of all the global indicators.