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

Dad badan shaki baa uga jiray Game ka cajiibka ah ee uu mandaqada ka ciyaarayo Ra’isulwasaare Abiy Ahmed iyo isbadalada xowliga ku socda ee uu wado, inay yihiin kuwa naga da’ weyn oo aaney ku curan si sahal ah iyo laablakac,balse waxaa Xaqiiq ah inay sheekadu tahay mid laga soo abuuray meelo kale. Sidoo kale maalmahaan waxaan arkayay Doodo iyo falanqeyn dhowr ah oo laga yeelanayo Isbadalka ka socda Ethiopia iyo Saameynta uu ku yeelan karo Soomaaliya, waa goorma goorta lala hadaaqaayo sidaa iyo sidaa waa goor qorshihii oo dhameystiran laga hirgaliyay hareeraheena oo taladiina nalagu darsaday. Waa hubanti in Game-kan iyo Indha sarcaadka filan waaga ah ee ka socdo Ethiopia uu yahay mid ay Shukaanta u heyso Siyaasiyiin dalaaliin ah & Ganacsato Imaaraad ah oo raba inay markale shaar Ethiopian ah u soo gashadaan Dibin daabyeynta iyo duleysiga ilaha dhaqaale ee wadamada Geeska dhaca,Maadaama ay ku fashilmeen isku daygoodii koowaad ee Dekadaha Soomaliya taasina ay ku abuurtay cadaawad gaar ah iyo sidoo kale dharbaaxadii kaga dhacday gacan ku heynta Marsadii Jabuuti. taasina ay ku xambaartay iyo ay Game-kan cusub ciyaarto. Hadaba Waxaan marna shaki ku jirin in Dowlada UAE oo dalaal uga ah wadamada Reer Galbeedka badbaadinta Ethiopia inay iyaduna uga faa’ideysaneyso sidii ay mar un gacanta ugu wada dhigi laheyd Dekedaha Soomaaliya, Asmara, iyo Jabuuti, iyadoo ujeedkooduna yahay inay marka hore Jabuuti badaan Saaxiib la’aan sida uu qorshaheedu yahay dabadeedna ay ka dhigto meel Go’doon siyaasadeed iyo mid dhaqaale wajahda ilaa ugu dambeyn ay Madaxweyne Geelle ku kiciyaan duufaano mucaarad ah oo laga soo abaabulayo gudaha Ethiopia iyo Aretaria , Qowlasatada UAE waxaan daah ka saarneyn inay danahooda siyaasadeed iyo midkeeda dhaqaale ay maanta si sahal ah uga fushan karaan Wadamada Geeska Africa oo ay hadheeyeen qalalaaso siyaasadeed iyo mid dhaqaale,waana tan soo dadajisay isbadalada mucjisooyinka ah ee ka dhex socda Ethiopia iyo Eritrea laguna soo beegay xili ay labada dalba baahi weyn u qabaan xasilooni siyaasadeed,Nabad ku wada noolaansho iyo dhaqaale abuur . Dhinaca kale , Marka laga eego saameynta Soomaaliya iyo isbadalada ka socda wadamada Ethiopia iyo Eritrea waa wax iska cad in ay saameyn nagu yeelanayaan sida saameyn Dhaqaale,Mid Nabadgalyo,iyo mid siyaasadeed oo ah tan ugu halista badan hadii aan la helin Siyaasiyiin iyo Aqoon yahano Soomaaliyeed oo wadaniyiin ah oo Ciyaarta socota la dabaasha kana dabaasha. WAXAAD MAANTA BI’SAAN BIRI HA U SHALAAYINA.!! NB/- Sawirkaan miisaan hala saaro. W/Diyaariyey: Abdulkadir Farah Dulyar

Hargeysa (Caasimadda Online) – Wasiirka arrimaha dibadda Somaliland Dr. Sacad Cali Shire oayaa sheegay in rajo wayn uu ka qabo in la ictiraafo Somaliland isla markaana ay xaq tahay ictiraafka Somaliland. “Rajo wayn baan ka qabaa, waxaan hubaa sida wadkayga aan u hubo in Somaliland la ictiraafayo, waayo waa xaq baadil maaha, Somaliland dooni mayso wax aanay lahayn waxay doonaysaa kaliya waxay leedahay..” ayuu yidhi wasiirka arrimaha dibadda Somaliland Dr. Saca Cali Shire. Sacad Cali Shire waxaa uu sheegay in Somaliland ay ahayd waddan madax-banaan oo waddan kale ku darsamay hase ahaatee uu Xaqsoor iyo wanaag uu ka filaayay ka waayay waddankii ay la midoobeen. Wasiir Sacad waxaa kale oo uu yidhi; “qof walba oo aan la hadlo oo aan ka garaabin (Ictiraafka Somaliland) ma jiro, maadaama aan garowshiyihii haysano waxaa innoo xigaa ictiraafki weeye” Ugu dambeyntii, Somaliland ayaa sannadkii 1991kii sheegtay inay ka go’aday Soomaaliya inteeda kale waxaana ilaa hadda ay adduunyada ka raadinaysaa in la aqoonsado wallow aanay jirin cid illaa hadda si buuxda u ictiraaftay. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Hargeysa Caasimada@live.cim

Sanguuni (Caasimada Online) – Maktabka warfaafinta ee Xarakada Al-Shabaab ayaa maanta baahiyey sawirada weerarkii lagu qaaday xerada Ciidamada Dowladda Soomaalida ee Baar Sanguuni, Iyadoo sidoo kalena ay soo baxayaan faah-faahino dheeraad ah oo laga helayo weerarka. Weerarkan oo ku bilowday Isqarxin , uuna xigay weerar toos ah ayey ciidamada Al-Shabaab ugu suuragashay in ay si buuxda ula wareegaan xerada, islamarkaana ay halkaas ku dilaan in ka badan 30 askari oo katirsan ciidamada maamulka Jubbaland sida ay sheegteen iyaga. Muuqaalada uu maanta baahiyey maktabka warfaafinta ee Xarakada Al-Shabaab ayaa lagu arkayaa Iyagoo si buuxda gacanta ugu haya xerada, iyo difaacyadii Ciidamada Dowladda oo gubanaya. Ilo wareedyo ayaa sidoo kalena noo xaqiijiyey in qaar ka mid ah meydadka Ciidamada lagu soo bandhigay degmada Jamaame maalintii Shaley, halkaas oo ay isugu soo baxeen boqolaal dadweyne ah oo u daawasho tagay meydadka ay soo bandhigtay Xarakada Al-Shabaab. Haddaba halkaan hoose ka daawo Sawirada:

The UK ambassador to Somaliland and Somalia H.E David Concar is on official tour to Somaliland. Upon his arrival he was ushered to the presidential palace to meet with the head of state. The presidential spokesman Mr.Mohamud Warsame Jama informed Somaliland News Agency the minutes of the meeting. “The president H.E Musa Bihi Abdi held a one on one talks with the British envoy to Somaliland and Somalia. Their discussion touched on the general situation of the Horn of Africa region and in particular Somaliland. They also talked about the kick starting of the stalled Somaliland/Somalia talks so that a lasting solution could be reached between the two warring countries.” The presidential spokesperson revealed. He went on to say that the UK ambassador to Somaliland and Somalia also discussed with president Bihi concerning the parliamentary and council election expected to be held early next year. The president of Somaliland assured the British diplomat that the elections will be held without delay. The head of state asked all countries interested in Somaliland’s democratization process to participate in the elections as observers he singled out Britain to lead the way. President Musa confirmed that the government of Somaliland had already transferred the election monies to the electoral commission. The UK envoy also talked with the president about the fast pace of change in the Horn of Africa and promised to chip in funding of the Berbera to Wajale highway. Ambassador Concar praised Somaliland for cultivating a culture of peace and tranquility. Solna

Somaliland ambassador to the UAE H.E Bashe Awil has revealed that the country relationship with the UAE is at all time high. The envoy revealed this during a press conference he held in Dubai; these are his words “Even though Somaliland as a nation is having many challenges following the country lack of international recognition however this has not stopped Somaliland to engage with other countries. For instance many countries now trust Somaliland as a safe haven for investments and are putting their money in the country. The UAE is one of our closest allies in the region and amongst the biggest investors in Somaliland today.” The dawning of a new era of Somaliland/UAE relationship following the opening of this new trade office in the Dubai the first of its kind Somaliland will have abroad and fully recognized as a government office that will handle investment, trade, political, security and humanitarian issues can be ironed out in this new office. The new office will be known as “Somaliland Trade Office” and will improve the cooperation between the two countries. Somaliland vice president H.E Abdirahman Abdilahi Isasmael (Sayli’i) cut the ribbon to usher the country to a new era of prosperity. Solna

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.” Source: – GulfNews

Royalty have been showing up for this year’s Hargeisa International Book Fair in the self-declared state of Somaliland. The BBC’s Mary Harper snapped this shot of a king and a chief attending the event, one of the largest celebrations of literature and the arts in East Africa: Mary Harper The monarch in the headdress is Ahmed Iman Warsame, King of the Gaboye. Our reporter says the Gaboye are a much-despised minority clan in Somalia. His business card says he is “King of the Horn of Africa” – which may be a bit of an exaggeration! Next to him, wearing a sash, is Chief Abakar Salatin, from northern Bahr el Ghazal in South Sudan. They have been invited to the literary gathering to compare and contrast South Sudanese and Somali royalty.

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. Photos released by Shabaab purporting to show its forces occupying the Bar-Sanguuni base: Source: – Long War Journal

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all travel to Somalia, including Somaliland except for the cities of Hargeisa and Berbera to which the FCO advise against all but essential travel. Any British nationals in areas of Somalia to which the FCO advise against all travel should leave. Any British nationals in Hargeisa or Berbera who are not on essential travel should leave. Any British national visiting Hargeisa or Berbera should exercise a heightened level of vigilance and take care in public places where people gather. Monitor local and international media to avoid any demonstration or disturbance taking place. Leave any area of unrest quickly and don’t attempt to watch or photograph it. Terrorists are very likely to try to carry out attacks in Somalia. There is a high threat of kidnap throughout Somalia. Terrorist groups have made threats against westerners and those working for western organisations. There is a constant threat of terrorist attack in Mogadishu and terrorists continue to plan attacks against westerners in the rest of Somalia including Somaliland. On 14 October 2017 a large truck bomb exploded in central Mogadishu (Hodan District). This was Somalia’s deadliest ever terror attack with over 300 killed and hundreds more injured. Terrorist attacks could be indiscriminate, including in crowded places, high-profile events, events involving government officials and in places visited by foreigners. Due to their use by government officials, hotels are considered legitimate targets by terrorist groups. See Terrorism There is a high threat of maritime crime in the territorial and international waters off Somalia and attack remains a significant threat in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. See Sea travel All areas across Somalia are suffering food shortages resulting in the displacement of thousands of Somali people including those caused by Tropical Storm Sagar in the north and flooding in the south. See Local travel The consular assistance we are able to offer British nationals who are in Somalia (including Somaliland) is severely limited. The British Embassy in Mogadishu does not provide consular services. If you’re in Somalia (excluding Somaliland) and need urgent help from the UK government (eg if you’ve been arrested or you’re concerned about forced marriage), contact the British High Commission in Nairobi. If you’re in Somaliland, you should contact the British Embassy in Addis Ababa. If you’re in the UK and are concerned about a British national in Somalia (including Somaliland), call the FCO on 020 7008 1500. FCO

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

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed welcomes Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, June 26 2018. Picture: REUTERS/ TIKSA NEGERI CAIRO – 24 July 2018: Ethiopia are set to play Eritrea in a friendly soccer match, the state-affiliated Fana news agency reported on Monday, weeks after a dramatic end to a 20-year old war between the two east African states. The match would be played in late August in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, the agency said on its twitter feed. The match is part of attempts by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to sweep away a generation of hostility between the nations since signing a peace deal last month. Triggered by a border dispute in 1998, the conflict killed more than 80,000 people. At least 350,000 people living along the border on both sides were uprooted and forced to flee. Leaders have visited each other, and last week Eritrea reopened its country’s embassy in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia’s national carrier Ethiopia Airlines last week made its first flight to Asmara in two decades and was greeted by dancers waving flags and flowers as families separated by the war and the ensuing hostilities made an emotional reunion. Source: – Reuters

Yemen is close to famine after a 25 percent increase in levels of severe hunger this year and an offensive on the main port city of Hodeida, a lifeline for millions, humanitarian organizations warned Monday. Thousands more people have been displaced by the conflict and many are having to skip meals and beg on the streets, they said, with an estimated 8.4 million people already on the verge of starvation. “We perceive the country to be sitting on a knife edge in terms of famine — it could tip at any time really,” Suze van Meegen, spokeswoman for the Norwegian Refugee Council, told Reuters by phone from the capital, Sanaa. “The desperation we are seeing is becoming greater — more people are begging in the streets.” The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said four in every 10 children younger than five were now acutely malnourished, and put the number of people displaced since the Hodeida offensive began at 200,000. “Averting famine in Yemen will be contingent on the ability of WFP and other humanity agencies to reach the populations in need to sustain humanitarian assistance,” said Stephen Anderson, Yemen country director for the WFP, by phone from Sanaa. The United Nations said last year there were “famine-like” conditions in parts of Yemen, but that not all the criteria had been met. For famine to be declared, more than 20 percent of the population must be unable to feed themselves, with 30 percent or more of children younger than five suffering acute malnutrition and doubling in the rate of mortality, the U.N. said at the time. The offensive on Hodeida was led by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and launched the largest battle in a conflict that has killed more than 10,000 people. The war has caused the world’s most urgent humanitarian crisis, with 22 million Yemenis dependent on aid. Van Meegen said it was calm in Hodeida city, but heavy fighting south of the city was causing civilian deaths and driving people from their homes. The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Iran-backed Houthi movement had previously closed the port, the country’s main entry point for food, fuel and humanitarian supplies. In June, WFP was able to bring in three ships containing enough food for six million people for one month. Anderson said the prospect of the ports closing again was a “major concern.” Source: VOA

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. Source: Hiiraan Online