The sad thing is Egypt as a country has no shame through out history. Jamal Abdulnasir was the only Egyptian to rule Egypt in 2000 years.

Imagine how many schools, clinics, micro dams water wells ..that money may have produced? It is at the end of the day much easier to bring even warlords to heel, if you did something good for the population. Rather than paying some fighters for endless no winner wars.

Which side are you coming from? All swords are on Puntland from facebook, to Mogadishu, to Hargeisa everybody seems to have a "beef" with Puntland. Why? The point that you are accusing Puntland for alliance with Ethiopia against Terrorists was actually agreed upon by all Somalis. Everybody agreed they needed friendly countries to help in the establishment of the TFG. Djibouti, Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia were countries agreed to do it on their own dime, no UN no foreign institutions. Then some group in Mogadishu bulked at the plan and said don't go to Jowhar, don't go to Baidaba we will pacify Mogadishu, no need for these countries help. Sudan and Djibouti had brigades ready and being trained together in Ethiopia. Sudan had already maped and prepared its logistics. The group in Mogadishu came up with ICU, could not wait for TFG which was getting comforable in Baidoua, including international organzations and NGOs starting to work from there, and the rest is history. Now the same group went and chose Uganda instead of Sudan, the same group chose Brundi instead of Yemen. And 12 years later is comfortable with Uganda. Sudan Yemen and Djibouti scarpped their plans and work. It took so many years for Djibouti to even send a battalion.

Some Somalis here at SOL were giving their SOL posting life on behalf of Egypt against Ethiopia. SOL citizen/soldiers Mr. Tillamook and galbeedi come to mind. They refused to accept even the simple fact that "Egypt can sell even the unthinkable for pennies and cowardice" Here you have it, in the open, under light even the blind can see. A country with no moral bottom. A country with no dignity. A country with no shame. No one can embarass Egypt. Congratulation to Somaliland Somalia in which both governments exposed the cowardice and imoral plans of Egypt for the Horn of Africa. Congratulation and thank you both Mr. Farmaajo and Silanyo. Ethiopians will never forget this. You both did from concern of your peoples security, but even that required courage. Now you are vindicated. There were some groups in Mogadishu that tried to accuse Mr. Farmaajo for not siding with Egypt against Ethiopia and allow the Egyptians to have bases in Somalia. Increduciusly some of the reasoning they used was that Egypt is a Moslem country and Ethiopia is not. Egypt is an arab country and Ethiopia is not. The epitom of moral bankruptsy.

Egypt ‘Block Turkey from Airlifting Gaza Wounded Protesters for Emergency Treatment’ By The New Arab Global Research, May 18, 2018 Egypt and Israel have blocked Turkish aircraft from using their airports to transport thousands of Palestinians wounded by Israeli troops during protests in Gaza, Turkey’s deputy prime minister has said. Recep Akdag made the announcement on Wednesday, state-run Anadolu Agency reported, amid a growing rift between Ankara and Tel Aviv over Israeli massacres of Palestinian protesters. Israeli forces killed at least 60 Palestinians and wounded over 3,000 others mostly with live gunfire on Monday during protests against the transfer of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Israeli forces shot dead two more protesters on Tuesday as Palestinians marked the Nakba, or “catastrophe”, commemorating the more than 700,000 Palestinians who were expelled in the 1948 war. Since border protests and clashes began on March 30, 116 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire across the Gaza Strip. Turkey has offered to evacuate the wounded from Gaza for emergency medical treatment. Israel has rejected the request over “security concerns”, local media has reported. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday lashed out at the international “silence” over the Israeli killings. “If the silence on Israel’s tyranny continues, the world will rapidly be dragged into a chaos where banditry prevails,” Erdogan said at a dinner in Ankara. Turkey has withdrawn its ambassador in Tel Aviv for consultations and told Israel’s ambassador to Ankara to leave, also for an unspecified period of time. That drew retaliation from Israel, which ordered the Turkish consul in Jerusalem to leave for an unspecified period of time.

They will stop it as soon as they both realize are being used by others outside these regions. Somaliland should realize that undermining Puntland in Somalia will work against Somaliland in the end. There is activities a foot to undermine Puntland's place and position in Somalia.

That means we have different criterion of suffering and also who caused who brought this suffering. I do not consider a gas pipeline project as being in favour of Moslems, it actually victimized Moslems. As for Turkey they do in what they think is best interest of their country Muslim or not. For that they do it at a drop of a hat dealing with Isreal. They do more business with Israel, than anyone in the whole area. Syria conflict had nothing to do with religion except religion being used as instrument to do something that is against the religion.

Severe Weather Advisory for Gulf of Aden (Yemen & Somalia) Probable Tropical Cyclone Development, 16 May 2018 Report from Government of the United Kingdom Published on 16 May 2018 Download PDF (927.91 KB) Issued on Wednesday, 16th May 2018 at 0130 local time. Headline A Tropical Cyclone is expected to develop at the eastern end of the Gulf of Aden in the next 24 hours (See Figure 1). This is forecast to track westwards along the Gulf and bring exceptionally high rainfall totals to a usually very arid region. Note – the uncertainty in the track of this cyclone means that we remain unsure whether the heaviest rain (and most severe impacts) will fall in either Southern Yemen, Northern Somalia, and there is a low risk that it may impact upon Djibouti over the coming weekend. Impacts Severe flash flooding and river flooding across the region will lead to a loss of human life, livestock, and the destruction of crops, property and infrastructure. Very heavy rainfall occurring across Western Yemen (linked to, although not directly from the cyclone) is likely to promote cholera infection rates in the weeks ahead.

My friend. This is a bit worn out record. Blaming or making Ethiopia a reason for everything Somalia faces. Has no currency even in Mogadishu let alone in the rest of Somalia. Should you as a Somali want these Somali areas to fight, simply because Ethiopia does not want them to fight? That is not healthy. 6-7 million Somali do not want both these Somali territories to go to war. Period. Ethiopia cannot implement anything among Somalis that is not in accordance with Kililka. If nothing else, the Somali in Ethiopia can gurantee that. And yes no war between them two and no war between Mogadishu and Hargeisa as well. That is the choice of kililka and that is the choice of Ethiopia and Djibouti.

Somali President promises to deliver new constitution 16th May 2018 John Snow President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has promised to ensure Somalia holds the next elections under a new constitutional order. The President made assurance, yesterday, in a speech read on his behalf by the Speaker of the House of the People, Mohamed Mursal Abdirahman, at the end of a three-day national constitutional convention in Mogadishu. He noted that the search for a new constitution had taken too long since it was launched in Djibouti, in the year 2000, adding that the process must be speeded up. Though the review timetable expects the new document to be ready by the end of 2019, President Farmaajo’s administration is determined to complete the process ahead of schedule. “We are determined to put an end the review and finalize Somalia’s constitution by end of 2018. The process of constitutional review has gone on for too long and this is the right time to put an end to it,” the President said. He said the delivery of a new constitution was one of the three key promises that led to his election in February 2017, adding the document would foster unity, bring political stability and enable the country co-exist peacefully with its neighbours. Somalia is governed by a Provisional Constitution agreed in 2012 and the promulgation of a new and permanent constitution is expected to address a number of unresolved constitutional issues including the ‘one-person one-vote’, the future status of Mogadishu and the sharing of powers and resources between the federal government and the federal member states. The Federal Minister of Constitutional Affairs, Abdirahman Hosh Jibril, told the convention, attended by more than 350 delegates, among them, members of parliament, religious leaders and representatives from the federal member states and the civil society, that the team leading the review process had accepted to be accountable to the Somali people. “We are all working to finalize the writing of this constitution and facilitate ‘one-person one-vote’,” Minister Jibril said adding; “I’m one of the oldest people here but I’m embarrassed that I’ve never had the privilege to vote. As a citizen of Somalia, I want to get an opportunity to say that I voted.” The Deputy Chairperson of the Independent Constitutional Review and Implementation Commission (ICRIC), Mohamed Abdalla Salah, presented a timetable that will guide the team deliver a new constitution for Somalia by the end of 2019. “The national convention is calling for the following principles to be the basis for the review process; ownership of the process should be Somali-led and Somali-owned, the review process should be finalized by December 29, 2019,” Mr. Salah observed. A civil society activist, Hoodo Hashi, said it was a great day for the constitutional review process, adding that the final document should be inclusive and agreed upon through consensus. A former administrator, Abdikadir Mohamed Nur Sidii, praised the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for restoring peace in the country, saying it has enabled the convention to finally take place in the country. “Without peace nobody can come here (to Somalia). But AMISOM has done a good job here in Somalia, they brought peace and stability,” Mr. Sidii noted.

I think this is much better information. Maybe some middle level commander from Puntland knew how to start this war. Election or not Puntland has already moved its check points and is functioning, the threat of terrorism is also getting bigger not smaller from the likes of Qatar. No benefit to Puntland to start war now. BTW Morgan is not the blue flower you are trying to make anywhere even with all the change of person he has become. Why not Madoobe put him in his government if he so blue flower in Gedo. There is nothing more Madoobe needs more than complete peace and trust with Gedo.

In deed. I can see that some oil companies in London are watching live what is happening in Somaliland and Somalia. Oodweyne, You should have followed Meles Zenawi: "Any place there is oil, there is trouble. If we give contract to one oil company other oil companies start wars by going to next tribe. If I am the only decision maker, our oil should stay in the ground until we can have the capability to extract and use it ourselves or at least control and do 80% of it ourselves" As if you have not had enough headache by the sea and now you move to oil. Two deadly problems. The sea you cannot help it, you are victim of location, but the oil is your own choice. Let it stay in the ground. Is not worth it.

From drought to flooding: More than a million people struggling as continual rain submerges homes across East Africa Report from World Vision Published on 15 May 2018 15 May 2017 - World Vision is rushing to respond to 1.2 million of people affected by flooding in parts of Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. Continual rains have submerged homes, schools and businesses, displacing more than 700,000 people from their homes, and they are now camped out in tents on higher ground, in schools or other evacuation sites. "Hundreds of thousands of children are at risk. They don’t have food, and the water they’re drinking is dirty. Their schools have been damaged, and their parents’ means of earning an income has been destroyed by successive disasters. Firstly, it was the drought, and now flooding is wreaking havoc and will impact the lives of people for several months to come. Truly, people are struggling to cope,” said Stephen Omollo, World Vision’s Vice President for East Africa. Stephen continued, “Through our multi-country flood response, we are working to ensure access to food, water, shelter, and sanitation. World Vision emergency response teams in partnership with local governments, in-country humanitarian agencies, and communities themselves, are working to address the immediate life-saving needs of the flood affected children and their families.” Somalia In southern Somalia, more than 718,000 people are affected, and 220,000 have been displaced. Flooding has destroyed crops, killed livestock, damaged water and sanitation systems, and it has also disrupted schooling. Cholera cases are expected to rise as flood waters contaminate shallow wells, and pose a major threat to human health. World Vision is distributing shelter kits, blankets, clothes, cooking material and hygiene kits to flood-affected families. Already, in two states affected, 13,600 people have been reached. Another 58,400 people are expected to be provided essential emergency relief items in the weeks to come. In the longer term, World Vision aims to distribute nutrition and food supplies, repair flood-affected schools and set-up emergency health care treatment. Kenya Heavy rains and flooding has displaced about 311,100 people, killed 132 and damaged more than 200 schools. Community water systems have been damaged in several counties, and the number of cholera cases is climbing in the north and east of the country. To those displaced by the flooding, World Vision is distributing blankets, mosquito nets, soap, buckets, cooking pots and food items. Already, in six counties affected, 1,450 families have been reached and another 36,000 people are expected to be provided assistance in the days to come. Ethiopia Flooding in the Ethiopia has displaced 170,760 people, primarily in the southeast of the country. Homes have been destroyed, farmland submerged, crops destroyed, livestock killed and schools inundated with water. There is an urgent need for food, water, health services and core relief items such as temporary shelter materials, blankets and hygiene kits. World Vision is responding in Dollo Ado, where 26,000 people have been displaced. World Vision Ethiopia aims to provide mosquito nets, mattresses, jerricans for carrying water, and cooking stoves to families affected by the flooding. The organization aims to provide more than 14,000 people with assistance in the new few weeks to come. Overall World Vision has been responding to the East Africa Hunger Crisis since 2017, and reached more than 3.5 million people facing food insecurity in the face of drought, conflict and political instability. The organization provided a comprehensive package of assistance that saw millions of those in desperate need receive clean water, food, nutrition support, health care, livelihood assistance, along with access to education and protection activities, with support from private donors, grants from foreign governments and UN agencies such as World Food Programme. "Over the past few years, the intensity of recurring natural disasters in the eastern Africa has worsened by the effects of climate change. With the recent flooding in Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya, millions of people have been affected and thousands displaced. People are living in makeshift shelters without food, clean water or adequate sanitation. Further forecast of rains are amplifying the plight of the already displaced children and their families," says Christopher Hoffman, World Vision’s Humanitarian and Emergency Affairs Director in East Africa. Key figures: Somalia: 718,000 people affected by flooding, 220,000 displaced Ethiopia: 170,000 people displaced by flooding Kenya: 311,000 people displaced by flooding

Somaliland forces fight with Puntland soldiers in Tukaraq 15th May 2018 John Snow TUKARAQ, Somalia – Fierce gun fighting has broken out between Puntland and the break-away of Somaliland forces on Tuesday in disputed town of Tukaraq in Sool region, north of Somalia. Tuesday’s clash flared up when heavily armed forces from Somaliland launched an ambush attack on bases manned by Puntland troops, a witness, Nune Mose Mohamed said. Mohamed says heavy weaponries could be heard through the town. “The clash has started earlier today. We heard heavy weaponries as both sides from Somaliland and Puntland are using heavy and slight weapons”, he said. It is too early to say the exact figure of casualty resulted in the fighting. In press conference, Puntland’s Minister of Information, Abdi Hersi Ali “Qarjab” said its troops had repulsed the attack, and warded off the surprise attack by the Somaliland armed forces. Hersi claimed victory over the skirmish, accusing Somaliland administration of starting Tuesday’s fighting in north of Somalia. Somaliland army chief, Nouh Osma’il said that its soldiers had pushed back of the Puntland forces, claiming victory over the clash. He says the breakaway of Somaliland forces had captured several Puntland soldiers alive, adding that battle-wagons had also been taken away. The latest clashes came days after UN’s envoy for Somalia, Michael Keating visited Hargeisa and Garowe towns and met with Somaliland and Puntland leaders to de-escalate the tension and avert bloodshed in Tukaraq town. Mr. Keating urged Somaliland president Muse Bihi to withdraw its troops from Tukaraq, in a bid to return calmness in the town. However, Puntland and Somaliland fought sporadic battles since 2002 over the control of disputed regions in northern Somalia. With reporting by Abdirisak Mohamud Tuuryare from Mogadishu, Somalia

Somalia launches constitutional review process By Joyce Namutebi Added 14th May 2018 09:39 PM Present were Members of Parliament, religious leaders, civil society and international partners, according to information provided on Monday. Somalis holding copies of the constitution Somalia has launched a constitutional review process at a national convention held in Mogadishu. Present were Members of Parliament, religious leaders, civil society and international partners, according to information provided on Monday. Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire, who led the nation in launching the process, pledged financial and political support to the process to ensure the country gets a new Constitution by the end of next year. He said there was need to finalise the constitutional process to unify the country, promote economic growth and above all deliver a new document for posterity. “I hereby confirm that my government has pledged $3million for the constitution process to be finalized. However, this pledge should produce a Somalia-owned document, Somali thinking, Somali economy, Somali advice and new Somali unity that rebuilds the Somali nation we lost,” Prime Minister added. Somalia is currently governed by a Provisional Constitution, adopted on August 1, 2012, after years of conflict. The federal and state governments plan to have a new document ready ahead of the one-person one-vote elections scheduled for 2020. Khaire said Somalia needs a new Constitution to accomplish the movement towards one-person one-vote to give the population an opportunity to pick leaders of their choice. The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) and head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Ambassador Francisco Madeira, commended the efforts of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and the Prime Minister Hassan for prioritizing the constitutional review process in accordance with Somalia’s Political Roadmap. “As we implement the transition plan and handover more security responsibilities to you the Somalis, this consultation and the subsequent voicing of your opinions on how you, the Somalis, wish to be governed, is the beginning of Somalia taking charge of its responsibilities,” SRCC said. He called for a wide consultative engagement, whose outcome should aim at facilitating a fair and inclusive political process in Somalia. The Minister of Constitutional Affairs, Abdirahman Hosh Jibril, traced the history of the constitution making in Somalia, which began in 2000 in Djibouti and later moved to Nairobi, Kenya, before the eventual adoption of a Provisional Constitution in 2012 through a constituent Assembly. “The agreement which we signed at the Office of the Prime minister last November made us become one united group without any divisions,” the minister said of the tripartite agreement signed by the Constitution Review Commission, the Parliamentary Oversight Committee and his ministry. Jibril said through the tripartite agreement, the Constitution Review Commission is determined to give the people of Somalia a new document as soon as possible so that the next elections in 2020 are held under a new political dispensation. The Speaker of the Upper House of Parliament Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, who also attended the convention, called for an inclusive process to enable the country produce a better document. “An inclusive constitution should be the foundation of rebuilding the government of Somalia,” said the Speaker, adding; “a federal constitution should clearly define the essential elements that are pillars of the rebuilding the country and implementing the federal system of government.” A women’s rights activist, Zahra Mohamed Ahmed, pleaded with the team reviewing the constitution to ensure the 30 percent quota for women was protected and the rights of the people with disabilities enhanced. The three-day national convention is the beginning of a process to give Somalia a new constitution to replace the 2012 Provisional Constitution which was agreed upon by 825 delegates at the National Constituent Assembly.

Hundreds gather in Mogadishu for Somalia's review of its Federal Constitution 0 Monday May 14, 2018 - 20:46:14 in Latest News by Burhan Salad Mogadishu – Hundreds of representatives from Somali society are gathered today in the capital, Mogadishu, for the second day of a national constitutional convention, with the event marking the start of a review of Somalia's federal constitution that will produce a new political charter for the Horn of Africa country by 2019. Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire opened the three-day convention on Sunday. It has drawn more than 350 delegates, among them members of the federal Parliament, and representatives of Somalia’s Federal Member States, religious leaders, civil society representatives and international partners. In his remarks, the Prime Minister said the government and the two houses of Parliament should finalize the review process and bequeath Somalia with a new constitution that reflects the aspirations of the entire nation. "I hereby confirm that my government has pledged $3 million for the constitution process to be finalized. This pledge should produce a Somalia-owned document, Somali thinking, and a new Somali unity that rebuilds the Somali nation we lost,” he said. Somalia is currently governed by a Provisional Constitution that was adopted in August 2012. The promulgation of a new and permanent constitution is expected before the country holds a ‘one-person, one-vote election’ in 2020. The review process will have to address a number of unresolved constitutional issues such as the future status of Mogadishu and the sharing of powers and resources between the federal government and the Federal Member States. Mr. Khaire also called on the convention delegates and the Somali people to work together in a spirit of unity on a new constitution. The federal Minister of Constitutional Affairs, Abdirahman Hosh Jibril, reminded the assembled delegates that Somalia’s quest for a new constitution began at a peace conference held in the Djiboutian city of Arta in 2000. While the constitutional review process is scheduled to finish by the end of next year, Minister Hosh conveyed a plea from Federal President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmaajo’ to expedite the process as much as possible. In his remarks at the event on Sunday, the Speaker of the federal Parliament’s Upper House, Abdi Hashi Abdullahi, called for a clear definition of responsibilities and powers in the federal constitution. "An inclusive constitution should be the foundation for rebuilding the government of Somalia,” the Speaker said. "And a federal constitution should clearly define the essential elements that are the pillars for rebuilding the country and implementing the federal system of government.” The convention was also addressed by the Chairperson of the Somali National Women Association, Batulo Sheikh Ahmed Gaballe, who hailed the opening of the gathering as "a great day” that was needed to prepare for the future of the Somali nation and government.

Threat to whom? If you mean the Derg the most potent threat and capable were the Afar Tigray (consider Eritrea out of this snce we are talking about Ethiopia and those who remained in Ethiopia) ONLF was militarily more significant than WSLF, especially the ONLF side that was separate/aginst to some degree to Mogadishu. I wuld say in Ethiopia WSLF was maybe no.5 if you put them in order of effectiveness. That is why the EPRDF has to give them place and respect. No body gives you regard if you are not threat or big potential threat.

Every Somali worth his salt anywhere should not underestimate this issue. How can a Somali in Djibouti, Ethiopia expect the respect and place among the other peoples, if his kins and folks are behaving and acting this way? This is getting beyond nomad water well fights and soon enough vultures from outside of the lands of the Somali are going to take advantage of it so to undermine the Somali.

I don't mean yourself, but why some Somalis see this as: UAE plot against Somalia Ethiopia/Djibouti plot against Somalia Kenya plot against Somalia Before they even check what is the main issue these areas have to address. The first approach should be that whether SFG the hidden forces in Mogaidhu or these open federal states are all Somalis. Depending on their areas and way of life, have different interests and different priorities whether Qatar existed on this planet or not. The folks who do not want to address the issue are going to labels first. If you accuse somebody of being UAE stooge, there is only one explanation, you must be a Qatar stooge. One cannot be more Somali than the other.

I did not realize that it was the only focus of your inquiry. I thought you were trying to see the contribution of the Somali people in Ethiopia to the making of today's Ethiopia. BTW WSLF debris still exist, mostly in Somalia Republic, but some individuals in Kililka as well. Hard to know whether they are organized or not, but from time to time one can see signs of WSLF in kililka politics. Since at one point WSLF had up to 15,000 fighters, its hard to say it has disappeared in thin air. A lot of these fighters are still alive. Even sentiment and nostalgia is enough to be seen from time to time.

I don't think flooding is a useless issue. Remember that its these folks that have to see first hand the daily life of provinces, districts and villages. Good news that China has given money to Flooded areas support. It may not be in your grand strategy, or grand chessboard, but life has to go on. The nomad in some remote hill or river has no idea of your international alliances Qatar or UAE interests.

Criterion used in kililka to know and classify as groups: 1. The number one give away is these folks will be aganst tribal talk in some areas like Mogadishu, but will talk nothing but tribal politics when it comes to kililka. Generally speaking we can agree that kililka is least tribal in its politics by necessity. The Somali people in kililka is only 7% of the population of Ethiopia. Staying together at least in fundamental issues of interest is not only a necessity but only way to survival. 2. The number two give away is these folks have no problem becoming saints of the faith one day and becoming communists the next day depending of the issues. They will tell you with no shame at all that Shiek Aweys and his likes are .....and the very next day will be raining the venom on some Shiek or Imam that practices decency, humanity and fairness. Example: Jawar of Oromo/Ethiopia 1. Started as OLF and was enemy to ONLF 2. Then moved to OPDO and was enemy to ESPDP Kililka 3. Then moved to QERO (Shabab arabic) and still enemy to ESPDP Kililka 4. Now moved to Oromo/Somali Abo liberation Front and still enemy to ESPDP Kililka 5. He becomes best ally one day villain next day to Amhara Now he is completely Qatar. And still enemy to Somalis trying to split with tribes. Through it all there is one target never hidden. The OLF wish of taking the top part of Kililka and connecting to Djibouti. They talk about religion, cities housing, governor being an O, you name it. Throw every mad hoping some will stick. These groups are well trained by the "manual of a revolutionary". One clear sign is they do not care at all the poor that dies either in the streets or in the bushes. That is common sign in color revolutions or rebel fightings. They can be very vulgar one minute and stump decent people or be holier than though next minute and stump the reasonable people. This is all written in the manual for the rebel/anarchists.

MMA, I would not take it that lightly. As long as the constitution is not ratified by all Somalis in Somalia direct or through representatives, its not possible to say one is wrong or right unless based on one's interest. If everyone is working from their understanding, interest and wish of their areas that is the system they want. Federalism is bottom up never top down. Federalism especially in the begining is concensus and compromise. You would never out of hand accept to have Wyoming (400K population) to be eqaul to California (40 Million population)

MMA, Its not true for Addis Ababa. There has been numerous attempts including a group that was killed in a fight while in their rented house. Some examples: Lessons From a Failed Attack in Ethiopia By Scott Stewart An explosion ripped through a residence Oct. 13 in the Bole district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital city, killing two men. The Ethiopian government said the two were Somalis who were in Ethiopia illegally. News footage of the scene showed a pistol, hand grenades and bomb components discovered after the blast. https://worldview.stratfor.com/article/lessons-failed-attack-ethiopia ______________________________________________________________________ Qatar plotted Mubarak assassination in Addis: US file reveals By: Egypt Today staff Sat, Jun. 17, 2017 CAIRO -17 June 2017: The late Saudi Arabian King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz had focused his attention on Qatar. There were several assassination attempts on political and military leaders in the region. Those that took a stance against the Muslim Brotherhood or terrorist groups were targeted. The assassinations attempts came through by way of funding and instigations. Many of these attempts are still well known today. The assassination of the Libyan rebel military chief, Major General Abdel Fattah Younis and the liberal Tunisian politician Chokri Belaid, and the failed attempts such as the attempted assassination of King Abdullah, as well as the former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Beside, U.S Judicial evidence revealed the involvement of Doha. Attempted Assassination of Mubarak In 1995, Egypt directed its accusations of a failed assassination attempt on the life of President Mubarak toward the Sudanese leader Hassan Al-Turabi. President Mubarak was in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, participating in the African Summit. Al-Turabi and Qatar While ties between al-Turabi and Qatar have not been obvious, the former Sudanese leader's relationship with al-Qaeda could hardly go unnoticed. Al-Turabi gave shelter to al-Qaeda's leader Osama bin Laden and other extremists from Arab countries. https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/2/7907/Qatar-plotted-Mubarak-assassination-in-Addis-US-file-reveals _________________________________________________________________________________ Al-Shabaab behind plot to bomb stadium, says Ethiopia By Tesfa-Alem Tekle December 25, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) – Ethiopian security officials on Wednesday said that Al Shabaab, a Somali terrorist group allied to Al-Qaeda, was behind a failed bomb attack in Addis Ababa in October. The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) and the Federal Police said they have arrested five suspects who they says are members of the Al-Qaida’s East African wing. Police told Sudan Tribune that the suicide bombers planned to bomb Addis Ababa stadium when over 20,000 spectators were watching a qualifier for the football World Cup between Ethiopia and Nigeria. A few hours before kickoff, two suicide bombers died after the bomb they were preparing for the attack accidentally exploded at their residence near Bole International Airport. Police say they arrested three other suspects but five suspected bombers who entered the stadium remain manage to escape after aborting their mission. The suspects, who appeared on state television confessed that they were trained and sent by Islamist militant group Al-Shabab to detonate multiple bombs at Addis Ababa Stadium where government officials were in attendance. They said there was also a plan to carryout another suicide bombing targeting the tens of thousands of people who gathered in the Jigjiga town of Ethiopia’s eastern Somali region to mark the 8th Ethiopian Nations, Nationalities and Peoples’ Day which was celebrated two weeks ago. Top government officials including Prime Minister HaileMariam Desalegn were in attendance of the national occasion. "The failed terrorist attempt at Addis Ababa Stadium was one among the number of similar attempts foiled due [to] joint coordinated efforts of the people and government of Ethiopia" NISS said in a statement. https://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article49331

Not sure abut that, but if there was a ratified constitution in place the UAE/Qatar thing would have been handled in a much better way and very unambigeous way.