Addis Ababa 3 20,000 new apartments of social housing in Addis in the pic below.

Addis Ababa 2

Addis Ababa 1

walaalkis;850509 wrote: Its 2012 painted cars with taxi logo is something to be proud of ? It's interesting how we are thinking backwards. + 1

No muslim athletes will partake in the 2012 olympics because it clashes with RAMADAN, wich is 20 hours of fasting int he UK??? Can anyone confirm.??

SOMALIA: Tens of thousands need food aid in Somaliland (IRIN) - About 120,000 people in the coastal, mid- and far western regions of the self-declared republic of Somaliland require emergency food assistance after four years of failed rains, says Mohamed Mousa Awale, chairman of Somaliland's environment research and disaster preparedness agency. "We are calling on the international community to help these needy people to save lives," he said. The most affected areas include the Salel Region localities of Asha-Ado, Lughaya, Garba-Dadar, Gargaara and Waraqa-dhigta where some 450 tons of food aid from Djibouti was distributed on 6 July. "People [have] gathered in the villages after they lost [all] their animals during the four-year drought," said Sa'ad Ahmed Abdillahi, a member of Zaila District Council. Zaila is the capital of Salel in western Somaliland near the border with Djibouti. Abdillahi said thousands of former pastoralists in Salel had migrated to areas such as Abdul-Kadir, Asha-Ado, Cel-Gal and Harirad which previously had some remaining water sources. "Now... there are thousands of families in search of a livelihood. These people have no shelter, food or even medical care." The four-year drought has caused human deaths, too. "We believe that about 500 mothers lost their lives during [childbirth] because they were malnourished and about 1,500 children died from malnutrition in the four years," added Abdillahi. Previously, people were able to cope by exchanging some of their livestock for food. Remittances had also played a role. “Families who have relatives abroad can survive [for] some time, but now it seems that the problem is getting beyond the money that the diaspora Somalilanders send back home,” said Sayid Omar, chairman of the Awdal region-based Africa Youth Development Association. Appeals for help The village of Garbadadar in the Golis mountains, 125km northwest of Hargeisa, is now hosting several hundred drought-displaced families. "We came here to search for a livelihood or get support from the government of Somaliland, citizens or international aid workers because we lost our animals. But we are yet to get any; now we are relying on local people's support," Mohamed Hassan, a father of five, told journalists. "We get some food sometimes, and sometimes we [do] not. We hope the Almighty Allah will help us," said Amina Omar, a mother of three. In a 24 June statement, Somaliland president Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Silanyo) appealed for help in responding to the drought: "It is estimated that up to 20,000 households have been affected. These people require emergency assistance in food, water, medical care and shelter. If we do not respond and attend to their needs immediately, we might lose many of them, particularly the most vulnerable, the young and the old, to starvation and dehydration.” Day-time temperatures in the coastal areas of Somaliland exceed 40 degrees Celsius at this time of year. Somaliland has experienced worsening drought since March. A May-June update by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit expressed concern about the plight of pastoralists with sheep or goats along parts of the Indian Ocean coastline which received poor to no rainfall. A third consecutive failed `Hays’ rainy season (December-February) in the Guban area of Awdal region and in the Waqooyi Galbeed region led to a large outmigration of livestock to the nearby Golis mountains. http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95861/SOMALIA-Tens-of-thousands-need-food-aid-in-Somaliland

Manshallah! That is great news. WHo built/financed it? Is it a private hospital? WHo will run it? But bhat is it with the roof tiles. Rooba ba meesha ma ka da' aa marka hore'. SMH.

In the UK it will be 20 hours of fasting. From 2AM untill 10PM

Only a week away now! Ramadan Mubarak.

What a disgrace:

Muslim states urge Suu Kyi to help end Myanmar violence JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — The head of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) urged Myanmar's pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi Thursday to help end violence against the Muslim Rohingya community in her country. "As a Nobel Peace Laureate, we are confident that the first step of your journey towards ensuring peace in the world would start from your own doorstep," OIC head Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu told Suu Kyi in a letter. Ihsanoglu said the OIC was confident Suu Kyi "would play a positive role in bringing an end to the violence that has afflicted Arakan (Rakhine) state". He urged the newly elected lawmaker to convince the government to accept "an international inquiry into the recent violence, granting free access to humanitarian aid groups and international media" in the western Myanmar state that saw deadly clashes last month between Muslims and Buddhists. The head of the 57-member pan-Muslim body called for the quick "return of the victims to their respective properties", expressing his "deep concern about the unabated and continuous violation of Rohingya rights in Myanmar". In the letter, Ihsanoglu invited Suu Kyi to visit OIC headquarters in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah. Communal violence in June between ethnic Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya left dozens dead and tens of thousands homeless. A state of emergency is still in place after the outbreak of violence, which prompted reformist President Thein Sein to warn it could damage the country's emergence from decades of military rule. About 800,000 Rohingya live in Myanmar, according to the United Nations, which views them as one of the world's most persecuted minorities. Speaking a Bengali dialect similar to one in southeast Bangladesh, the Rohingya are seen as illegal immigrants by the Myanmar government and many Burmese, prompting many to attempt to flee to third countries in rickety boats. AFP PICTURES-PICTURES-PICTURES- WARNING NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART!!!!

Occupational groups... identity? Maal Soo-maal (he who milks...lives off milk/meat) Biyo-maal (he who lives off water... fisher and/or farmer) Tum-maal (welder/blacksmith/mason lives of his 'hammer') Baaji-maal (potter & clayworker) Disscuss.

Slavengedrag. Slave-behaviour.

Go to: www.google.com Go to images and search "Somali Child". See for yourself.

Narniah;849918 wrote: Am I the only one who thinks these 'soldiers' look like mannequins and not human. Toy soldiers. Waa iska xoollo la hogaaminaayo oo marba dhan loo dareerinaayo.

Kuwan isku sheega "Al-shabaab" ha la ogaado inay yihiin dad Soomaali ah oo inaga oo kale ah. Waa iska ayaan darro inay wretched Somalis spilling the blood of other wretched Somalis - whether they call eachother terrorists, "islamists" or traitors.

Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fight Why am I trying to see, when there ain't nothing in sight Why am I trying to give, when no one gives me a try Why am I dying to live, if I'm just living to die tupac ft biggie, "runnin".

REUTERS NAIROBI, July 6 (Reuters) – Somalia’s government accused Kenya on Friday of awarding offshore oil and gas exploration blocks illegally to multinationals Total and Eni because the concessions lie in waters claimed by Somalia. The spat between Kenya and its war-ruined neighbour could complicate the hunt for resources along a partof the East African coastline, rapidly emerging as one of the world’s hottest oil exploration prospects. Somalia’s deputy energy minister, Abdullahi Dool, said contracts awarded for four blocks in deep waters were invalid and the government planned to complain to the United Nations, which oversees maritime border laws. “We are concerned about the lease of blocks,” Dool told Reuters. “I am sure we will lodge complaints.” The blocks are among seven awarded by Kenya last week, three of them to Italy’s Eni and one to France’s Total. They lie in an area long contested by Kenya, East Africa’s biggest economy, and Somalia, wrecked by more than two decades of civil war, split between an interim government and Islamist rebels and serving as the main base for Indian Ocean pirates. Kenya rejected the accusation that ownership of the blocks was contested and said there was no need to hold up exploration. Kenya’s first major oil discovery in March has raised expectations of more to come. “Saying these are not Kenyan blocks is like saying we don’t have a full-fledged government, like we are a banana republic,” petroleum commissioner Martin Heya said. An Eni spokesman said the company would not comment on the challenge to its rights to blocks L21, L23 and L24. Total, awarded block 122, did not respond to requests for comment. Kenya says the maritime boundary, over which there is no formal agreement, should run due east from the point at which the land border meets the coast, like the maritime boundaries of other countries along the coast. Somalia says the boundary should extend perpendicular to the coastline, giving it a big chunk of the waters claimed by Kenya. The dispute mirrors those in other parts of Africa where resources straddle boundaries that were first drawn only vaguely by colonial era map makers. Kenya and Somalia signed a memorandum of understanding in 2009 that the border would run east along the line of latitude, but Somalia, which has lacked an effective central government since 1991, then rejected the agreement in parliament. The quarrel over the oil blocks strains otherwise close ties between Kenya and the Somali government. In fact, Kenya sent troops into Somalia last year to hunt down the Islamist al Shabaab rebels who control swathes of the country. Joshua Brien, a legal adviser with the Commonwealth Secretariat who is advising Kenya on the matter, said no legal boundary can be established until both governments sign a U.N.-approved agreement or move the issue to an international court. “It’s not impossible they could come to a resolution, but the situation in Somalia is so uncertain,” Brien told Reuters by phone from London. An added frustration for Kenya is that it cannot extend its claim to the continental shelf beyond its 200 nautical miles (370 km) of territorial waters until the border spat is resolved. That holds up the award of more exploration licenses.

Dunidii ka habsaanay oo Inaga ugu dambeyna oo Dundumaan dhaqdhaqaaqin ee Dhamantiin dhergi weyney oo Isu dhiibnay dugaag oo Soomaaloo kala daadsan Hadaynaan isu duubin Durki mayno xadaawe Cidna daafici mayno. Cabdulaahi Suldaan Timacadde'

@ the OP: which country will you be doing your studies in?

Study economics. Make sure the degree is a Msc. and NOT a BA. Alernatively study a science subject e.g. Engeneering, pure sciences etc. In any case go for degrees that teach technical skills. leading to better chances of employability. Dont waste your time on Business, accounting, marketing and other such nonsense; you can get those skills by picking up a textbook, doing a masters or a one year top-up degree.

"External Actors in Stateless Somalia A War Economy and its Promoters." ^ Interesting article.

The black stuff on Batalaale beach is heavy mineral sands.

Somalis, "The root of our problem is lack of resources." Discuss. * p.s. I will contribute an elaborate and thought out response when I have more time, Inshallah. It's an interesting proposition though.