Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Ergeyga Gaarka ah ee Xoghayaha-Guud u qaabilsan Soomaaliya Michael Keating ayaa dhawaan magaalada Muqdisho kulan khaasa kula yeeshay Ra’isul wasaaraha Xukuumada Somalia Xasan Kheyre. Michael Keating iyo Kheyre ayaa kulankaasi uga wadahadlay sida Somalia ay uga gudbi laheyd dhibaatooyika amni darro iyo la dhaqanka qeybaha kala duwan ee shacabka. Michael Keating, waxa uu Kheyre usoo jeediyay inaanu shacabka Soomaaliyeed loo adeegsan awoodo aysan xamili Karin,sida dhibta ay ciidamada ku hayaan shacabka iyadoo dhibaatooyinkii ay wali yihiin kuwo aan waxba iska bedelin. Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre iyo Michael Keating ayaa kulankooda kadib isla gartay dhowr qodob oo uu Kheyre ballanqaaday inuusan ka weecan doonin kuwaa oo kala ah:- 1-Inaan howlaha amniga lagu saleyn 4.5 si looga gudbo amni darro kusii baahda Somalia. Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre ma uusan dhaqan galin qodobkan oo ahmiyad u lahaa xaqiijinta amniga Muqdisho. 2-In dowlada Somalia ay kala qaado awood qeybsiga Siyaasada ee ku saleysan qabiilka iyo Amniga maadaama amniga uusan xiriir la yeelankarin qabiilka. Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre ma uusan dhaqan galin qodobkan waxa uuna howlaha Siyaasadeed iyo tan amni ku saleeyay hanaan khabiil, waana tan la rumeysan yahay inay soo dadajineyso fashilka amni ee xiligan ka jira Muqdisho. 3-In wakhti hore la sameeyo guddiyo u kuurgala suuragalnimada doorasho nin iyo codkiisa ka hor inta aan la gaarin 2020. Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre ma uusan sameyn guddiga ay sameyntiisa kuwada heshiiyen Michael Keating. 4-In DFS ay si toosa howlaha muhiimka ah ula wadaagto QM si ay qeyb uga noqdaan dadaalada lagu hormarinaayo Somalia. Waxa uu Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre qodobkani ka dhigay mid aan ahmiyad u laheyn dowlada Somalia, maadaama dowladu tahay mid ka fogaaneysa faragalinta shisheeye. Qodobada ay ku heshiiyeen Ra’isul wasaare Xasan Kheyre iyo Michael Keating, ayaa u muuqda mid aan weli ka dhaqan galin Xafiiska Ra’isul wasaaraha waxa ayna tani muujineysaa in Xukuumada Somalia ay ka fogaaneyso ku shaqeynta talooyinka shisheeye. Sidoo kale, Michael Keating, ayaa kulamadii ugu danbeeyay ee ka dhacaayay Muqdisho iyo caasimadaha Gobolada dalka ka sheegayay inay muhiim tahay in dowlada Somalia ay dhaqan galiso qodobada lagu wada heshiiyo. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre ayaa goor sii horeysay sheegay in dowlada Somalia aysan dhageysan doonin talooyinka shisheeye ee aan danta ugu jirin Somalia. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Addis ababa (Caasimada Online)-Waxaa maalinimadii shalay magaalada Abu Dhabi kulan weyn ku yeeshay madaxda ugu sareysa ee dalalka Eretria, Ethiopia iyo Imaaraadka carabta. Madaxdan ayaa kawada hadlay arrimo badan oo ku saabsan xiriirkooda, Gobolka, Ganacsiga iyo Dekadaha, waxa uuna wadahadalkan meesha ka saarayaa rajada Somali. Wadahadalka iyo isku soo dhawaanshaha Seddexda dal ayaa la rumeysan yahay in saameyn weyn uu ku yeelan doono Somalia oo dhawaanahaani saaxiib la ah dowlada Ethiopia. Xiriirka Eretria, Ethiopia iyo Imaaraadka ayaa aasaas u noqon kara burburka Somalia waxaana xusid mudan in ujeedka ugu weyn ee Imaaraadku yahay in labadaasi dal loo isticmaalo burburka Somalia. Heshiiska Eretria, Ethiopia iyo Imaaraadka waxa uu imaanayaa xili uusan wanaagsaneyn xilligaan xiriirka Soomaaliya iyo Imaaraadka, iyadoo Eretria iyo Ethiopia lagu indha sar caadinaayo dhaqaale xoogan si ay ugu sahlanaato kala dhantaalida Somalia. Dhinacyada ay labadaasi dal u marayaan burburka Somalia ayaa waxaa kamid ah “Abuurida qalalaaso siyaasadeed , Hub galinta Somalia, Dagaalo Somalia looga furo xuduudaha iyo in la fashiliyo ganacsiga badda”. Imaaraadku waxa uu doonayaa in suuq yari dhanka Dekada ah uu ku rido dalalka Jabuuti iyo Somalia, isagoo xooga saaraya ganacsiga Dekadaha Eretria oo aad ugu dhow Ethiopia. Imaaraadka oo khilaaf uu kala dhexeeyo Somalia ayaa dhisaaya labada Dekad ee Eriteria si hoos u dhac ugu imaado Dekadaha Somalia iyo Jabouti, waxaana xusid mudan in Ethiopia ay horay u isticmaali jirtay Dekadda Dooraale ee dalka Jabouti. Dadka aqoonta fog u leh dalalka isku soo dhawaaday ayaa sheegay in Somalia ay iminka cagta saartay wadada burburka. Gobolka ayaa wixii ka danbeeyay sanadii 2005 cagta saarayay horumar dhan waliba taasi oo mugdi iyo colaad usii abuurtay Soomaalida oo la rumeysan yahay in badankooda loo adeegsado burburinta Somalia. Sidoo kale, Axmed C/risaaq Qamsa waa aqoonyahan Soomaaliyeed oo waxbadan kala socda arrinta gobolka, wuxuuna sheegay in Soomaaliya arrintaan si weyn u saameyn karto. Waxa uu tilmaamay in dalalka gobolka oo horumar sii gaaraya ay Soomaaliyana weli kasoo kabsan la dahay burburkii 1991. Waxa uu sheegay in si weyn u saameyn karto Jabuuti, maadaama dhaqaale badan ka heli jirtay dhanka Ethiopia oo isticmaalayey dekadaheeda. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, dowlada Somalia oo dhex maquureysa xili xun ayaa waxaa la gudboon in xiriir degdeg ah ay la sameyso Eretria si ay u kala dhantaasho halista ay Imaaraadka la damacsan tahay. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Addis ababa (Caasimada Online)-Ra’isul wasaaraha dalka Ethiopia Abiy Axmed ayaa shaaca ka qaada in dowladiisu ay sii adkeyn doonto xiriirka kala dhexeeya dowlada Imaaraadka carabta. Abiy waxa uu sheegay in xalka Ethiopia uu yahay mid ku jira kasbashada dowladaha Khaliijka sida Imaaraadka iyo Sacuudiga. Waxa uu Abiy Axmed cod dheer ku sheegay in la kulankiisa dhaxalsugaha Imaaraadka iyo Madaxweynaha Eriteria ay bilow u tahay horumarka Ethiopia, waxa uuna cadeeyay in Ethiopia ay garaneyso halka ay ka raadin laheyd horumarkeeda. “Ethiopia meel waliba gacanta ayey galin doonta waxaa naga go’an inaan raadino wadada horumarka Ethiopia, anagu cidina duulaan kuma nihin ee waxaanu baadi-goobeynaa waxa naga maqan” Abiy waxa uu sheegay in mudada uu hayo xilka ay Ethiopia ka heshay Imaaraadka dhaqaale xoogan, hase yeeshee uusan heli doonin dowlad u bedeli doonta Imaaraadka” “Halka ay dantu nabido ayaan gacanta galin doona Ethiopia maslaxadeedu waxa ay ku jirtaa garabsashada Imaaraadka iyo Eriteria, waxaanu ogaanay inaanu hormar gaareynin hadii aanu wanaajin Eriteria” Sidoo kale, Abiy Axmed ayaa qiray in muddo kooban ay Imaaraadka uga heleen balaayiin lacag ah waxa uuna talaabadaasi ku muujiyay mid ku khasbeysa danta inay u jilicsanaadan Imaaraadka. Haddalka Abiy Axmed ayaa u muuqanaaya mid mugdi galinaaya heshiiskii kala dhexeeyay Somalia maadaama ay garabsaneyso Imaaraadka carabta. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Addis Ababa Caasimada@live.com

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Tuesday ruled out his country's compliance with U.S. sanctions on Iran, a move that threatens to exacerbate tensions between the NATO allies. Source: Hiiraan Online

Michael Scott Moore is a journalist who traveled to Somalia to write a book about the history of piracy in the horn of Africa. It did not go as planned. Source: Hiiraan Online

he United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Tuesday called on the international community to support a landmark peace deal signed earlier this month between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Source: Hiiraan Online

Exactly two years ago today, at the front steps of a centretown apartment building in Ottawa, Abdirahman Abdi, a 37-year-old Somali Canadian man with mental health issues, was beaten to death by an Ottawa police officer. Source: Hiiraan Online

Feysal Yusuf and Abdikani Abdi don’t know who might be watching them these days, but it wasn’t college basketball recruiters on the first Saturday morning of July. Source: Hiiraan Online

Ethiopian Airlines Enterprise is emerging as the flag bearer of plans by Africa’s fastest-growing economy to open up to foreign investors after decades as a closed shop. Source: Hiiraan Online

Abu Dhabi (Caasimada Online) – Magaalada Abu Dhabi waxaa ay marti-gelisay shir saddex-geesood ah, kaas oo ay wada yeesheen dhaxal sugaha Abu Dhabi Maxamed Bin Zaa’yid, Ra’isul wasaaraha Itoobiya Abiy Axmed iyo madaxweyanaha Eritrea Isaias Afwerki. Shirkaas, Abiy Axmed iyo Isaias Afwerki waxaa la guddoonsiiyay abaalmarinta madaniga ah ee ugu sareysa dalka Imaaraadka, waxaa xafladda joogay wufuud badan oo ajaanib ah, oo ay ku jiraan safiirro. Dowladda Imaaraadka Carabta ayaa la rumeysan yahay inay ka dambeysay, islamarkaana saameyn weyn ku lahayd heshiiska dhex-maray labada dal ee soo afjaray colaaddii labaatanka sano. Ka hor heshiiskaas, ayaa sidoo kale Imaaraadka waxay 3 bilyan oo dollar siisay dowladda Ethiopia, oo ah saaxib dhow oo ay gobolka ku leedahay. Haddaba maxaa lagu qiimeyn karaa kulanka saddex geesoodka ee maanta Abu Dhabi ku dhexmaray Eritrea, Ethipoia iyo Imaaraadka. Muxuu yahay hadafka xilliga fog ee Imaaraadku uu ka leeyahay Geeska Africa. Su’aallahaasi iyo kuwo kale ayaa waxaa faaqiday Prof. Cabdi Ismacil Samatar, oo barre ka ah Jaamacadda Minnesota. https://www.caasimada.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/8fc45984-9d25-4897-9407-25cd3df9c199_48k.mp3 Caasimada Online Xafiiska Abu Dhabi Caasimada@live.com

Kadib kulan ay isugu yimaadeen madaxweynaha dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo iyo gudiga amniga ayaa lagu go’aamiyay in guud ahaan magaalada Muqdisho amaankeeda lagu wareejiyo ciidan milatari ah gaar ahaan guutada 14-ka Octobar oo dhowaan tobabar loo soo xiray. Guutadan 14-ka Octobar ayaa ciidanka xooga dalka kusoo biiray kadib qaraxii isgoyska Zoobe, waxaan loogu tala galay inay noqdaan ciidanka difaaca shacabka sida uu madaxweynuhu horay u sheegay. Amaanka magaalada horay waxaa u sugayay ciidamo lamagac baxay xasilinta-caasimada oo ka madax bannaanaa ciidanka intiisa kale, wallow ciidankan ay wax badan oo horumar ka sameeyeen xaga amaanka magaalada Muqdsiho hadana waa ay ku fashilmeen inay magaalada ka dhigaan mid ka caagan qaraxyada iyo dilalka qorsheesan. Hadaba magaalada Muqdisho ma u baahan tahay ciidan Milatari? Marka aad eegto magaalaooyinka ugu amaanka badan caalamka, sida Tokyo, Helsinki, Singboor Sydney IWM, ma ahan kuwa ay amaankooda sugaan ciidamo militiri ah, xaqiiqidi waxaaba adag inaad aragto iyagoo magaalada gaaf wareegaya, inkasto aysan la mid aheyn magaalada Muqdsiho laakin waa xaqiiqi caalamka ka jirta inaysan ciidamo milatari amaanka magaalada ku tiirsaneyn, mar hadii aysan jirin cadow leh awood muuqata oo soo weerari kara magaalada. Inta badan amaanka magaalooyinka waa weyn ee caalamka waxaa suga ciidamada sirdoonka ee dharcadka loo yaqaan, kuwaasoo meel walba taagan, xariir dhowna la leh boliiska, kana howl badan ciidanka intiisa kale. Dadka inta ay iska ilaaliyaan boliiska in kabadan wax ay ka baqaan ciidanka dharcadka. Sida caadada ah, Ciidanka milatariga ayaa inta badan shaqadoodu tahay sugiga amaanka xuduudaha dalka iyo in loo adeegsado marka ay jiraan baahiyaha gaarka ah. Dadka ku xeel dheer arimaha amaanka ayaa waxey sheegeen in magaalada Muqdisho u baahantahay ciidan sirdoon dharcad meel walba taagan kuwaasoo buuxiyay shuruudihii ciidannimada, cadowguna uusan ka dhex aqoonsan karin dadka kale, si la mid ah ciidamo booliis ah kuwaasoo si dhow ula shaqeeya sirdoonka dalka, kadib waxaa yaraan doonta fursadaha cadowga kusoo dhexgalo shacabka, mar hadii uusan kala garaneyn shacabka iyo ciidanka, maxaa yeelay hadaba cadowga dowlada lagama garto shacabke’e! Isku soo wada duub, dowladda waa inay xoogga saartaa dhisida ciidan sirdoon oo tayo iyo takhasusba leh kuwaaso keeni kara xogta cadowga ka hor fulintooda falka, inta waqti badan lagu bixin lahaa dhisadda ciidamo fara badan oo natiijadoodu noqoto Hal bacaad lagu lisay. W.Q Abdinasir Safaana Email:Safaanahaji@gmail.com Afeef: Aragtida qoraalkan waxa ay ku gaar tahay qofka ku saxiixan, kamana tarjumeyso tan Caasimada Online. Caasimada Online, waa mareeg u furan qof kasta inuu ku gudbiyo ra’yigiisa saliimka ah. Kusoo dir qoraaladaada caasimada@live.com Mahadsanid

Ankara (Caasimadda Online) – Shirkadda Dhismaha ee laga leeyahay dalka Turkiga ee lagu magacaabo Limak Holding ayaa beenisay inay ku lug laheyd dhismaha Safaaradda Mareykanka ee dhawaan laga howlgeliyey Magaalada Qudus sida ay qortay Wakaaladda Wararka ee Anadolu. War Saxaafadeed ay soo saartay Shirkadda Limak Holding gebi ahaanba lagu beeniyey inay shirkadaan ka qeyb qaadatay Mashruucii lagu dhisay Safaaradda Mareykanka ee Jerusalem “ Warbixinada sheegayo inay Shirkadda Dhismaha ee Limak Holding ka qeyb qaadatay mashruuca dhismaha Safaaradda Mareykanka ee Qudus waa mid aan dhab aheyn” ayaa lagu yiri war saxaafadeedka. Sida lagu sheegay war saxaafadeedka Limak Holding ayaa Shirkadda Desbuild oo ah Shirkad laga leeyahay dalka Mareykanka kala shaqeeneysay dhanka dhismaha muddo 5 sano iyadoo u fulisay mashariic badan oo ay ka mid yihiin Dhismaha Safaaradaha Mareykanka ee Baghdad, Beirut, New Zealand iyo Belize. “ Markii lasoo gudbiyey qandaraaska Masharuuca Dhismaha Safaaradda Mareykanka ee Jerusalem waxaan Shirkadda Desbuild ku wargelinay inaysan shirkadda marnaba ka qeyb qaadan Karin howshaas” ayaa sidoo kale lagu yiri war saxaafadeedka. Shirkadda Desbuild ayaa sheegtay dhankeeda inaysan Shirkadda Limak ka qeyb qaadan Mashruucii lagu dhisay Safaaradda Mareykanka ee Qudus. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Hargeysa Caasimada@live.com

Hargeysa (Caasimada Online) – Raysal wasaare-xigeenkii hore ee dawladda Soomaaliya Ridwaan Maxamed Xirsi, oo dhalasho ahaan ka soo jeeday Somaliland ayaa cafis Madaxweyne ku jooga magaalada Hargeysa ee caasimadda Somaliland. Ridwaan, ayaa la sheegay inuu codsi uu ku dalbanayo saamaxaad u soo qortay xukuumadda Somaliland, taas oo la sheegay in Madaxweyne Biixi ka aqbalay. Warqad fulin saamaxaad madaxweyne ah oo uu qoray wasiirka arrimaha gudaha Maxamed Kaahin Axmed, wuxuu hayadaha ammaanka ee dalka ka dalbaday inay fuliyaan islamarkaana dhaqan geliyaan saamaxadda madaxweyne Biixi u fidiyay muwaadinkan. Ridwaan, ayaa xilkaas raysalwasaare-xigeenka Soomaaliya iyo weliba wasiirka diinta iyo awqaafta wuxuu hayay 17 January 2014 – 6 February 2015, Waa siyaasigii labaad ee dhalasho ahaan ka soo jeeda Somaliland ee sannad gudihiisa Hargeysa ku yimaada cafis madaxweyne. Hore waxa sanadkan Hargeysa u yimid wasiirkii arrimaha dibadda ee Soomaaliya Maxamed Cabdillaahi Oomaar oo isna soo dalbaday saamaxaad. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Hargeysa Caasimada@live.com

Madaxweynaha JFS Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa wareegto ku Magacaabay guddiga Dhaqaalaha Qaranka ka dib markii uu soo saarey Xeer uu ku abuurayo. Xeerka uu Madaxweynaha soo saarey ayaa ku taariikheysan 12 Bishan July, waxaana lagu sheegay in Xeerkaan uu Madaxweynaha soo saarey,isaga oo cuskanaya qodobka 87aad iyo 90aad ee Dastuurka KMG. Madaxweynaha ayaa sheegay in Guddigasi uu abuuray ka dib tallooyin ay u soo jeediyeen Guddiga Dhaqaalaha Golaha Wasiirada iyo Wasiirka Qorsheynta Somalia, waxa uuna sheegay in Guddigaasi uu muhiim u yahay dhismaha Qaranka. Xubnaha Golahaan uu ka kooban yahay ayaa kala ah, Guddi hoosaadka dhaqaalaha Golaha Wasiirada, Madaxda dowlad Goboleedyada, shan xubnood oo la taliyeyaal qaran ah iyo Guddoomiyaha Bangiga Dhexe.

The peace deal brokered earlier this month between Eritrea and Ethiopia startled international observers and delighted residents of both east African nations. After 18 years of military tension and diplomatic isolation, one analyst summed it up well while speaking to The National: “It’s phenomenal”. But two weeks later, the details of the groundbreaking deal continue to emerge. Today’s joint visit to Abu Dhabi by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrean President Isais Afwerki sheds some light on the role the UAE seems to have played in helping both countries conclude a war that claimed more than 70,000 lives. As the two leaders penned the deal on July 9, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation Anwar Gargash tweeted: “Through years of hard work to support…political continuity with Eritrea and Ethiopia, the UAE has become an esteemed partner in the Horn of Africa and is the leader of the Arab presence in this important region”. It followed the Dh11 billion aid package granted to Ethiopia by the UAE last month. This is a victory for quiet diplomacy, the likes of which the UAE has finetuned in the Horn of Africa, a strategically crucial region blighted by decades of conflict. The two leaders, who managed to end a seemingly intractable conflict, were both awarded the prestigious Order of Zayed. Named after the UAE’s Founding Father, it is a rare honour of significant magnitude, recently awarded to Chinese President Xi Jinping, a great and powerful ally. By bestowing this honour on both leaders, this country’s rulers have reaffirmed their hopes and faith in a lasting peace and prosperity in the Horn of Africa, where they have strong alliances. By operating ports in Eritrea, Djibouti and the autonomous Somali regions of Puntland and Somalia, the UAE is able to boost trade and protect the Gulf of Aden. It is, among other things, the UAE’s understated, effective diplomacy that has helped usher in a period of renewed peace in one of Africa’s most war-torn regions. And that is the great virtue of the landmark Ethiopia-Eritrea peace agreement. Traditionally the two foes have taken different sides on regional disputes – including in troubled Somalia – dealing a blow to hopes for regional peace. With the two united in promoting peace alongside the UAE, we can expect a so-called security dividend. Ethiopia now finds itself well placed, for instance, to mediate in the border dispute between Eritrea and Djibouti. Ultimately the peace will be most beneficial for the people of Eritrea and Ethiopia, who are enjoying reintroduced travel, communications, diplomatic and trade links. But behind their joy, quietly in the background, is the delicate role of the UAE in helping bring peace to a neighbourhood sundered by war. Source: The National.ae

Aged just 16, Abdishakur Mohamed confidently presented his latest work to the Hargeisa book fair, an event that has transformed Somaliland’s literary scene over the past decade. Abdishakur spent four years writing “Ab-ka haleel” (“In the footsteps of our ancestors”), intended as a rebuttal of friends who he says were not “embracing their culture”. “Instead they see it as unimportant, and their Somali identity is in danger,” he told AFP. At the first annual event in 2008, organisers only exhibited a handful of books borrowed from friends and attracted just 200 visitors. Ten years on and literature has taken a prominent place in Somaliland’s culture. New writers have emerged, volumes are being edited, book clubs formed and public libraries opened. The book fair, being held from Saturday July 21 to Thursday July 26, has been a key factor in Somaliland’s embrace of literature. The fair now has international appeal and attracts exhibitors from across the world while helping to raise awareness of the self-proclaimed country’s relative stability in contrast to Somalia. Somaliland broke away from the rest of the troubled Horn of Africa country in 1991 — but has gone without international recognition since. – ‘Here to encourage the young’ – “I come because it’s a space that really allows people from all walks of life, from ambassadors, to politicians, to artists, to thinkers; different people to just come here and share ideas about the future of Somaliland — as well as looking back at the past,” said filmmaker Khadra Ali. “We are here to encourage the young people and tell them the value of writing, whether it’s books, poetry or things related to art,” said author and playwright Yasmin Mohamed Kahin, whose work was exhibited at this year’s fair. Somaliland and Somalia have a long oral storytelling tradition that celebrates poets like Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, known as Hadraawi, who is considered by some to be the Somali Shakespeare. It was only in 1972 that the Somali language was codified by the military government of Siad Barre in an effort to strengthen national identity. But armed resistance to Barre’s increasingly authoritarian rule slowed the momentum of the language’s formalisation. The Somali army subsequently bombed Hargeisa, pushing Somalilanders into exile in Europe and the Gulf as well as to refugee camps in Ethiopia. One visitor to the fair is activist Edna Adan, the 80-year-old former foreign affairs minister and wife of Somaliland’s second president, Mohamed Ibrahim Egal. Adan, who enjoys celebrity status among young people for her activism, recalled her late 1990s visit to the site where the Hargeisa cultural centre that hosts the fair now stands. The complex, comprising a library, gallery and theatre, opened its doors in 2014. “I couldn’t walk in the streets here because the Somali soldiers had laid mines,” she said. Initial efforts to promote books and reading received a “very tepid” response, she said. “But then it took off extraordinarily.” Adan added that every year there were more and more young people inspired to write in Somali, as well as foreign languages including Arabic and English. – ‘The value of books’ – “It introduced young people to the value of books — something they didn’t know before,” she said. Jama Musse Jama, a researcher at the University of Pisa, returned from Italy in 2008 and founded the fair. He had previously assumed that his countrymen did not read because of their strong oral tradition. “But then I came here and I realised that was not the reason. What was missing was the raw material. There were no books circulating,” said Jama. “We forgot who we are. We forgot art, culture, music. You know, in the 40s, 50s, 60s, Somali music used to be one of the best African music scenes. Today maybe young people have no idea what Somali music is.” But Jama insists that “things have completely changed” as awareness of literature and other art forms has grown. Photographer Huda Ali, who in 2017 published an anthology of images depicting Somaliland, agrees. “Ten years ago they were sometimes surprised to see a girl with a camera in the street — it was something very strange to accept. But over time they changed,” she said. A delegation from Rwanda were the guests of honour at this year’s event. Rwandan artist Carole Karemera said that Somaliland, like her own country, had been buoyed by a new artistic “self confidence” after coming close to total destruction. Source: AFP

The decision by Ethiopia and Eritrea to abandon war paths for peace and re-establish diplomatic and economic links has gotten everyone’s praise. Kenya, for instance, argued it meant one less problem for the region and “a step closer to lasting peace and stability” in the Horn of Africa. Even the UN Security Council said in a statement: “This represents a historic and significant development with far-reaching positive consequences for the Horn of Africa and beyond.” But that growing rapprochement between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki seems to have angered Djibouti, another of Eritrea’s neighbours. OPEN LETTER Last week, Djiboutian Ambassador to the UN Siad Doualeh wrote an open letter to the UN Security Council to mediate in their border dispute with Eritrea. Mr Doualeh asked for a judicial settlement which would be legally binding to both sides. The border dispute between Djibouti and Eritrea is perennial, starting from the colonial days when the former was under French administration while the latter under the Italians. They have argued over ownership of the area called Ras Doumeira since the 1900s. They clashed in 2008, leading to several deaths. The UN Security Council responded by imposing sanctions an arms embargo on Eritrea over claims Asmara was financing trouble-makers in the Horn. QATAR MEDIATION In 2010, Qatar agreed to mediate the conflict and offered to provide troops as a buffer between the two sides. Both sides seemed amenable to the offer and it somehow quietened the trouble. That was until last year in June when Doha withdrew the troops, in the wake of a blockade imposed on Qatar by its Middle East neighbours. Incidentally, neighbours like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates accused Qatar of financing terrorists, a charge it has denied. BORDER DECISION So how does this affect the Ethiopia-Eritrean deal? First, the conflict over the border means Djibouti and Eritrea are fighting over an area their colonial masters had initially agreed to demilitarise. This could occupy Asmara’s mind when in fact they should be implementing the peace deal officially known as the Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship. Eritrean academic Berhe Habte-Giorgis argues the key cog in the Addis-Asmara deal will be implementing the border dispute between the two countries, something he argues brought all the animosity. “The key factor in the relations between the two countries is the implementation of the border decision. As simple as it looks, the TPLF leadership refused to allow demarcation of the border despite its approval both before and after the decision,” he argued on Friday, referring to the Ethiopian Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front, the party then led by former PM Meles Zenawi when the war began in 1998. Prof Berhe says the refusal to accept the border decision arising from the 2000 Algiers Accord opened windows for Eritrea to be ‘smeared’ with dirt, isolating in internationally. “That was the monkey wrench in the peace process. It started with attempt to reject the Border Commission decision at the UN Security Council, imposition of sanctions on trumped-up charges for allegedly supporting Al-Shabab, and continued to this day using ‘moving goalpost’ series of false charges.” ASMARA SANCTIONS But there is a more prominent reason for Djibouti. Last week, a Djiboutian diplomat lamented Ethiopia was using its position as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council to lobby for the lifting of sanctions on Asmara. Renewed last November, the UNSC imposed restrictions on Asmara until November 2018. The Council partially lifted an arms embargo and exempted humanitarian relief heading to Eritrea but continued an asset and travel freeze on certain leaders. Earlier this month, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters in Addis Ababa that he hoped the sanction regime will be lifted soon. “The sanctions were motivated by a number of events that took place, (but) it is my belief that those events will no longer exist, they will naturally become obsolete,” Antonio Guterres he said. If the sanctions are lifted, admitted Djiboutian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, there could be negative impact on his country. In a brief to his envoys leaked to the media, Youssouf claimed Eritrea was yet to abandon its war-like behaviour towards neighbours and that Addis could be making a mistake to quickly accept it into the fold. In actual sense, Djibouti had gained the most when Ethiopia and Eritrea were fighting, getting 95 per cent of all Ethiopia’s importation deals coming through its ports as Asmara sealed off sea route for Addis Ababa. The peace deal has seen Ethiopia renew interest in importing through Eritrea, which could in the near future deny Djibouti business. In the meantime, Eritrea is still considered failed and is at the tail-end of the World Press Freedom Index published by Reporters without Borders. Source: Daily Nation

Abu Dhabi: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has affirmed that the UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, supports every effort aimed at achieving peace, security and stability across the world. Such efforts are vital to achieving comprehensive and sustainable development for all peoples globally, he said. Shaikh Mohamad’s remarks came during the commencement of the tripartite meeting on Tuesday, at the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi. Earlier, the prime minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmad and the President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki were accorded a warm welcome at the Presidential palace in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday by Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed. Mohamed bin Zayed presents the Order of Zayed, conferred to the President of Eritrea and Prime Minister of Ethiopia in recognition of their work for peace between the two nations. A number of ministers from the UAE and other top government officials were present on the occasion along with the ambassadors of various countries. Eritrea and Ethiopia were at war for almost twenty years before they established diplomatic relations earlier this month. The UAE played a significant role in bringing the two warring nations together. In a tweet on Tuesday, Abu Dhabi crown prince said, “A tripartite summit comprising Eritrea, Ethiopia, and the UAE gets underway in Abu Dhabi.” The bold & historic step taken by the leaders of the two neighbouring countries to end the conflict and open new horizons for cooperation and joint coordination is a model that can be followed in resolving conflicts around the world. Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has welcomed the re-establishment of diplomatic ties between Ethiopia and Eritrea in a statement on Wam on July 9. Shaikh Abdullah said, “The re-establishment of diplomatic ties will have a positive impact on the security and stability of the two countries in particular, and the Horn of Africa in general.” Shaikh Abdullah praised the historic step taken by Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmad and Eritrean Presiden Afwerki, adding that this move represents great political wisdom and courage of the two leaders. Source: Gulfnews.com

Following an intense battle yesterday at the joint US-Somali-Kenyan base near Bar-Sanguuni in southern Somalia, Shabaab has released photos claiming to show its fighters within the base. The photos were first uploaded to its Radio al Furqan website before being republished at more unofficial sites, like Somali Memo and its Shahada News Agency. The al Qaeda branch purported to show its militants walking freely within the base. If the photos are legitimate, Shabaab was able to firmly control the base prior to withdrawing yesterday. However, based on the photos, it appears that the base had a minimal troop presence at the time of the jihadist assault. It is unlikely that American or even Kenyan troops were occupying the base when Shabaab attacked. The photos do appear to show Sanguuni, as Shabaab released a photo of some of its fighters posing with one of the town’s equator monuments. The base and its surroundings also appear to match photos of the base previously released by the Somali military. Yesterday, two suicide truck bombs detonated near the base perimeter just outside of the town of Bar-Sanguuni near the port city of Kismayo. A fierce firefight then ensued following the explosion, as the militants attempted to fight their way into the base. Somali officials said that 100 militants were involved in the attack and that 87 of them were killed. If Shabaab’s photos are indeed confirmed, Somalia severely downplayed the situation and reported false numbers. Shabaab claimed to have killed nearly 30 Somali soldiers in the assault, but no photos of bodies were released by the jihadist group. It is possible that this number is also inflated. An accurate casualty number has so far been hard to verify, however, independent news sources put the number at 12 soldiers killed. The joint Somali-Kenyan-US base in Bar-Sanguuni is the same base in which a US Special Forces soldier was killed in early June. The base was targeted a day later with a suicide truck bomb, but that assault was repulsed. Source: Long War Journal

Congressional defense lawmakers officially barred deliveries of the fifth-generation F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to Turkish forces, inserting the ban into the final version of the Pentagon’s budget blueprint for the upcoming fiscal year. House and Senate conferees adopted the legislation, which prohibits shipments of the advanced, multi-role jet fighter to Ankara’s forces until the Pentagon delivers “an assessment of a significant change in Turkish participation in the F-35 program, including the potential elimination of such participation,” defense lawmakers wrote. Defense lawmakers also demanded the immediate release of U.S. Pastor Andrew Brunson, as well as any other “U.S. citizens wrongfully or unlawfully detained in Turkey,” in legislative language included in the defense spending bill, now headed to the White House for President Trump’s signature. Brunson was charged with espionage and having links to terror groups. According to Turkish prosecutors, Mr. Brunson allegedly worked with U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen to overthrow Mr. Erdogan in 2016, and also assisted the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK. The F-35 has been used as a geopolitical pawn between Washington and Ankara, with congressional lawmakers looking to pressure Turkey over its increased military ties to Russia. Last week, a top U.S. diplomat warned Turkey of the “serious downside” to its proposed deal to buy Russian-made anti-missile weapons, saying sanctions levied by Congress over the deal would only be the beginning if Ankara presses forward. The Washington Times

Warbaahinta PUNTLAND POST ayaa soo gudbinaysa wareysi ay la yeelatey askari ka tirsan 14 maxaabiis ah oo ay Somaliland uga qabatey Puntland dagaaladdii ku dhexmarey deegaanka Tukaraq ee Gobolka Sool ka dib xiriir telefonka oo uu lasoo sameeyay mid ka mid ah maxaabiistaasi Wariyaha PUNTLAND POST Abshir Dhiirane. Maxbuuskaan oo diiday magaciisa warbaahinta in laga sheego sababo kala duwan awgood wuxuu sheegay jirdil,hanjabaad iyo dhaqamo kale oo joogto ah in loogu geysto xabsi ku yaala magaalada Hargeysa, taas oo uu ku sifeeyay inay tahay xaalad ka baxsan bini,aadamtinimada iyo sharciga caalamiga ee maxaabiista. Hay,addaha xuquuqul iinsaanka iyo kuwa qaabilsan shuruucda maxaabiista ayuu u direy fariin uu uga codsanayo inay u kuurgalaan tacadi uu sheegay maamulka Somaliland inuu geysto maxaabiis kasoo jeeda deegaanada Puntland gaar ahaan 12 askari oo ku xiran xabsiga weyn ee magaalada Hargeysa oo ah xarunta maamulka Somaliland. Somaliland iyo Puntland ayaa horey u sheegay dagaalladdii ku dhexmarey deegaanka Tukaraq oo ay weli isku horfadhiyaan ciidamo hubaysan oo kala taabacsan inay ku kala qabsadeen maxaabiis ciidan, balse ma jirto ilaa iyo hadda xog dhamaystiran oo laga hayo xaalada ay ku sugan yihiin iyo sida loola dhaqmo maxaabiista labada dhinac kala haystaan. Haddaba hoos ka dhageyso wareysiga Abshir Dhiirrane uu kula yeeshay telefonka maxbuuska kasoo hadlaya xabsiga Hargeysa. Abshir Dhiirane PUNTLAND POST The post Wareysi:-Maxaabiis u dhashay Puntland oo lagu ciqaabo xabsiga Hargeysa. appeared first on Puntland Post.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Wasaaradda diinta awqaafta iyo arrimaha diinta Soomaaliya iyo shirkadaha diyaaradaha ee ka qeyb galaya arrimaah Xajka ee sanadkaan ,ayaa waxa ay hehsiis ka gaareen khilaafkii ka dhashay arrimaha xajka. Ku simaha wasaaradda awqaafta iyo arrimaha diinta xukuumadda Soomaaliya ahna wasiiru dowlaha wasaaradda oo ku sugan dalka Sacuudiga ayaa sheegay in madaxda shirkadaha duulimaadyada ay go’aan ka gaareen khilaafkaas, isla markaana shan shirkadood ay sanadkaan duulimaadyada ka qeyb qaadan doonaan. Laba ka mid ah ayaa loo ogolaaday in ay tagaan Sacuudiga, oo ah kuwii hore xajka u tagi jiray, halka saddexda kale ee ku soo biiray ay xujeyda geynayaan Jabuuti iyo Kenya, halkaasi oo ay ka qaadeyso shirkadda diyaaradaha Sacuudiga. Sanadkaan Soomaaliya waxaa loo ogolaaday in ay ka baxaan 9,300 oo qof. Farxaan Sheekh Maxamuud oo ah sarkaalka safaaradda Soomaaliya ee loo xil-saaray artrimaha xajka, ayaa waxa uu sheegay in shanta shirkadood ay duulimaad labo ka mid ah sida Jubba iyo Daallo ay si toos ah Muqdisho uga qaadi doonaan, halka saddex kale oo kusoo korortay ay geyn doonaan xujeyda Nairobi iyo Jabuuti. Si kastaba murankii ka dhashay arrimaha xajka ayaa sababay in ay xilalkii ku waayaan wasiirkii awqaafta iyo arrimaha diinta iyo maareeyihii duulista hawada. Hoos ka dhageyso wareysiga Farxaan oo dhameystiran https://www.caasimada.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Wareysi-Farxaan-Sheekh-Maxamuud-Sarkaalka-Safaaradda-Soomaaliya-ee-loo-xil-saaray-Arimaha-Xajka-Heshiiska-laga-gaaray-Khilaafka-Xajka.mp3 Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho caasimada@live.com

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Wasaaradda diinta awqaafta iyo arrimaha diinta Soomaaliya iyo shirkadaha diyaaradaha ee ka qeyb galaya arrimaah Xajka ee sanadkaan ,ayaa waxa ay hehsiis ka gaareen khilaafkii ka dhashay arrimaha xajka. Ku simaha wasaaradda awqaafta iyo arrimaha diinta xukuumadda Soomaaliya ahna wasiiru dowlaha wasaaradda oo ku sugan dalka Sacuudiga ayaa sheegay in madaxda shirkadaha duulimaadyada ay go’aan ka gaareen khilaafkaas, isla markaana shan shirkadood ay sanadkaan duulimaadyada ka qeyb qaadan doonaan. Laba ka mid ah ayaa loo ogolaaday in ay tagaan Sacuudiga, oo ah kuwii hore xajka u tagi jiray, halka saddexda kale ee ku soo biiray ay xujeyda geynayaan Jabuuti iyo Kenya, halkaasi oo ay ka qaadeyso shirkadda diyaaradaha Sacuudiga. Sanadkaan Soomaaliya waxaa loo ogolaaday in ay ka baxaan 9,300 oo qof. Farxaan Sheekh Maxamuud oo ah sarkaalka safaaradda Soomaaliya ee loo xil-saaray artrimaha xajka, ayaa waxa uu sheegay in shanta shirkadood ay duulimaad labo ka mid ah sida Jubba iyo Daallo ay si toos ah Muqdisho uga qaadi doonaan, halka saddex kale oo kusoo korortay ay geyn doonaan xujeyda Nairobi iyo Jabuuti. Si kastaba murankii ka dhashay arrimaha xajka ayaa sababay in ay xilalkii ku waayaan wasiirkii awqaafta iyo arrimaha diinta iyo maareeyihii duulista hawada. Hoos ka dhageyso wareysiga Farxaan oo dhameystiran https://www.caasimada.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Wareysi-Farxaan-Sheekh-Maxamuud-Sarkaalka-Safaaradda-Soomaaliya-ee-loo-xil-saaray-Arimaha-Xajka-Heshiiska-laga-gaaray-Khilaafka-Xajka.mp3 Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho caasimada@live.com

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Waxaa caawa magaalada Muqdisho lagu dilay Sarkaal sare oo ka tirsan ciidamada Sirdoonka iyo Nabadsugida Qaranka Somalia. Dilka Sarkaalkan oo ka dhacay suuqa-bakaaraha gaar ahaan Boosteejada laga raaco gawaarida Dadweynaha ayaa waxaa geestay Seddex maleeshiyaad oo ku hubeysnaa bastoolado. Sarkaalkan oo lagu magacaabi jiray Ismaaciil Ciriiri, ayaa mar soo noqday Taliye ku-xigeenka NISA ee degmada Waabari, waxa uuna hadda ka tirsana Taliska NISA ee degmada Hodan. Xiliga la dilaayay waxa uu Sarkaalka watay gaari nooca raaxada ah ee loo yaqaan Prado, waxa uuna kusii jeeday xaafada Balaagsi. Goob Joogayaal ayaa soo sheegay in dilka kadib ay goobta isaga carareen dhalinyaradii Bistooladaha wadatay ee beegsatay Sarkaalka Nabadsugida katirsan. Si Kastaba ha ahatee dhalinyarada bistooladaha la cararta ayaa dilal qorsheysan waxa ay ka fuliyaan degmooyinka Gobolka Banaadir, waxaana arintan barbar socda howlgalo ay wadaan Ciidamada Dowladda oo lagu baadi goobao Shabaabka Muqdihso weerarada ka geysta. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Wasiirka Qorsheynta iyo Maalgashiga Xukuumadda Soomaaliya Jamaal Maxamed Xasan oo maanta ka qeyb galaya shir caalami ah oo looga hadlayo waxbarashada dalka oo lagu qabtay magaalada Muqdisho, ayaa si qoto dheer ugu hadlay waxbarashada iyo qorshaha dowlada ugu degsan. Wasiirka ayaa tilmaamay in magaalada Muqdisho ay ku yaallaan iskuulo waxbarasho oo tiro badan, kuwaas oo tayadooda waxbarasho aysan gaarsiisaneen heerkii looga baahnaa xilligan. “Dowladdu waxay bilowday qorshe ay arimahaas wax ugu qabaneyso, waxaana jiri doona tallaabo lagu yareynayo iskuullada tirada badan ee magaalada Muqdisho ku yaalla.” Ayuu yiri wasiir Jamaal. Wasiirka Qorsheynta iyo Maalgashiga Xukuumadda Soomaaliya Jamaal Maxamed Xasan ayaa yiri ”baaritaan ay sameysay Wasaarada Qorsheynta waxaan ku ogaanay in dadka Soomaaliyeed 40% ay wax aqrinkaraan waxna qori karaan, halka 90% dadka Soomaaliyeed ay fursad u heli karaan in ay waxbartaan sidaas daraateedna sanadka 2020-ka Qorshaha dowlada u dagan in uu yahay in dadka wax qori kara waxna aqrin kara in la gaarsiiyo heer aad u sareeya.” Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com