(Geeddi-socodka Dimoqraddiyadda & Nidaamka Xisbiyada Badan) By Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur In comparison with most of Africa, Somaliland has accomplished the principles and tools of good governance and successful pluralistic democracy. Since its withdrawal from union with Somalia in 1991 Somaliland has made significant advances in attaining security and stability until it has earned being called as an ‘oasis of peace’ in a region beleaguered by conflicts and political instability. Subsequently, elections pushed by principles of democracy have rather become an uncommon ritual. Somaliland has a good track record of conducting peaceful credible elections and peaceful power transfers. Generally, elections form a core part of the common understanding and practice of democracy. In more than two decades of building democracy, elections have become the most critical action of conferring legitimacy to its government administrations in Somaliland. The democratic processes are never compromised and the credibility and legitimization of electoral practices in Somaliland form habitual methods and roots of electoral integrity. As Somaliland declared its sovereignty, independence and voluntarily withdrew from union with Somalia in the grand Burao conference in May 1991 Abdirahman Ahmed Ali (Tuur) and Hassan Essa Jama were elected as interim president and vice president respectively for a term of two years. At the end of President Ali’s term, Mohamed Ibrahim Egal (a veteran politician and statesman) was elected as the second president at the1993 memorable Borama peace and reconciliation conference in a peaceful transfer of power process. The Egal’s administration oversaw the establishment of a model government and the kickstart of post-war rehabilitation, reconstruction and development of the country. The SNM liberation front was officially disbanded as a political movement followed by a successful programme of demobilization of the SNM forces. I n 1997 an indirect non-partisan presidential election contested between Egal (the incumbent president), Suleiman Adan (a veteran politician) and Mohamed Hashi Elmi (a senior SNM leader/politician) was held in which Egal was re-elected as president by a majority (over 70%). As political maturity in Somaliland progressed and developed during Egal’s term a significant progress democratization process was initiated and started with the 2001 constitutional referendum held as a plebiscite for revoking sovereignty from union with Somalia in which 97% of the public voted for. Until 2002 no political associations or national parties existed. An impressive list of polls has been recorded since 2003. The first political party, UDUB (Union of National Democratic Coalition Party) was formed by Egal. On 3rd May 2002 president died and Vice president, Dahir Rayale Kahin, took over the presidency to complete the term. Rayale chose Ahmed Yusuf Yassin as vice president. President Rayale immediately jumped onto the bandwagon of pluralism and a multi-party system. According to the constitution, only three political parties are allowed to prevail in the country at any one time but it (the constitution) also allows the formation of political associations to be registered and to compete for the top three national parties for a specific period. In line with that six political organizations (UDUB, UCID, ASAD, SAHAN, KULMIYE and HORMOOD) were registered on 15 December 2002 to compete for the top three national parties. UDUB, KULMIYE, and UCID were the first three that attracted sufficient support and, hence, became the three national parties. The first DIRECT presidential election took place on 14 April 2003 and Dahir Rayale Kahin (the incumbent president) of UDUB party won the race. However, what remarkably earns to mention is that Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Sillanyo, the opposition candidate, was defeated by the slimmest and the narrowest majority (by just 80 votes) and conceded defeat, a phenomenon that has never been observed in the African continent which is an indication of how politically mature people and committed to Somaliland people are to democratic pluralism. A parliamentary election, closely observed and monitored by international observers, and contested by the three existing national parties (UDUB, KULMIYE, and UCID) candidates took place on 25 September 2001 to elect members of the Lower House of the parliament ‘Golaha Wakiilada’. The Upper House or House of elders ‘Golaha Guurtida’ stands un-elected. A second presidential election which was strongly contested was held on 26 June 2010. Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Sillanyo of the opposition party, Kulmiye, won the race by a majority (49.59%). The outgoing president, Rayale, gracefully conceded defeat and officially handed over the power to the newly elected president on 27 July 2010 in a peaceful fashion. This is interestingly rare experience in Africa. It also made the world envy. So far in mainland Africa, only three states (Benin, Senegal, and Zambia) had their incumbent presidents stood down after being defeated in elections) without violence or political disagreements. As pluralistic democracy matured and gathered momentum, multi-party elections continued in Somaliland. In accordance with the 2011 electoral law, new political associations (UMMADDA, DALSAN, RAYS, WADANI and HAQSOOR) were officially registered to compete with the existing three political parties ((KULMIYE, UDUB, and UCID) to choose the three top national parties. KULMIYE, WADANI, and UCID succeeded to become the three national parties. On 28 November 2012, a local government election was held in which a total of 2,308 candidates from the three parties (including 140 women) contested for 379 seats. The election was witnessed by a 50-strong team of international observers coordinated by Steve Kibble (Progressio organization) and Michael Wallis (Department planning unit, UCL, University of London) together with Somaliland Focus and the international community that worked closely with the National Electoral Commission (NEC) to observe and monitor the elections. The election passed off largely in peace and Somaliland was congratulated for the lively and enthusiastic elections. Another successful presidential election, the third presidential election (the sixth in a row) has been recently held (on 13 November 2017). This election has been the most dramatic one as it was different from the previous ones in a number of ways. A new technology (iris-recognition biometrics) was introduced replacing the old fingerprint biometrics voter registration system. That made Somaliland the most technologically sophisticated state in the African continent and in the world, to use iris-recognition technology. The technology was chosen because of its reliability, flexibility, and standardization. It also boosted the confidence and trust in its capacity to protect fraud and repeat voting. The election was preceded by a three-week campaign with a series of well-orchestrated rallies taken in turns by the contesting parties. The first-ever televised presidential debate in Africa has also held in which the candidates engaged in a town hall-style debate as the event was live–streamed from the capital, Hargeisa whereas the media openly covered and allowed to scrutinize the candidates’ policies and performances. The election was interesting as it kindled an ecstatic and special attentiveness to the outside world due to the political maturity and the dynamics of democratic processes in the country. The international press and media covered the proceedings extensively to the extent the political pundits described Somaliland as the strongest democracy in Africa in general and in East Africa or the Horn region in particular. The election demonstrated strong commitment, responsibility and political maturity of the institutions, national political parties and the people of Somaliland. The election has proven mellowness of a vigorous democratic governance at work. The election has been observed by a 60-strong team of international observers from 27 countries together with international partners (UK, Denmark, USA, Belgium, Demark, Finland, the EU, France, Germany, Holland, Norway, Switzerland, and Sweden). On the day of the election, a high-level delegation from the international community and the international observers visited 350 polling stations in Hargeisa and witnessed the opening, the voting, the closing, and the tallying procedures at stations. The Chief Observer and the chairman of the international observers, Michael Wallis, praised and congratulated Somaliland for the smooth conduct of the voting and the peaceful manner in which the people exercised their rights to vote. The NEC has also been commended for their vital responsibility of managing and coordinating a peaceful conduct of the election. Musa Bihi Abdi and Abdirahman Abdillahi Saylici won with a majority (55.1%) as the president-elect and vice president respectively. The results have been acknowledged and accepted by the opposition candidates. Elections are means to ends and this election strongly affirmed the consistent pattern in democratization and exposed Somaliland. The election has been fascinated by the outside world. It has taken a step further close to de jure recognition. For instance, the Scandinavians particularly Sweden, one of the first EU nations to recognize Palestine and one which has also been toying with the recognition of Western Sahara, has emerged with enthusiasm in eying on Somaliland’s independence and recognition in the near future. This election has acted as a major step forward as it has exposed an encouragingly positive signal to the rest of the world and that it could bolster a strong case for international recognition. The political stance of Somaliland is in stark contrast to those of most African countries and especially with its neighbors. For example, the 2016 INDIRECT presidential election in Somalia has been blemished with controversies, fraught, pervasive corruption, sales of votes, and reliance on abundant external funding and support coupled with instability and insecurity from Al-Shabaab. Even the one-person-one-vote principle which was envisaged in 2012 proved to be remote and a day-dream. Using the 4.5 clan code system which undermines the recognized principles of democracy voters for the president were hand-picked and votes were swapped with huge sums of money. Somalia and South Sudan have been described as failed states; North Sudan as a dictatorship and Eritrea, Rwanda and Ethiopia as police states; Isaias Afwerki, first president of Eritrea came to power in 1993 (the same time as the second president of Somaliland, Egal) is still in power today. In Uganda, Yoweri Museveni is still on the saddle of the power uninterruptedly since January 1986, while Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe has been in power for about 30 years since 1987 as president until he has recently (2017) been forced out of office under pressure. Even Kenya, once the East African region’s most vibrant and competitive democracy, clearly struggled in the last two elections marred by violence, re-election and political disagreements. In other African countries such as Liberia, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Chad to mention some, elections have been disrupted by a flare-up of violence and even with military interventions. Considering the transfer of power, the 2017 presidential election was interesting. The former president, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Sillanyo, though he was entitled to a second term for re-election, stood down while in most of Africa this is quite rare. In the year 2017, Robert Mugabe (in his 90s) of Zimbabwe has been ousted by a military who was in power since 1987; Yower Museveni, a 73-year-old, who was in power since 1986 is still insisting to stay even though according to age he should not be president any more legally; Afwerki in power since 1991 and rather became unremovable while Paul Piya, the 84-year-old president of Cameroon, is standing for re-election; Yahya Jammeh of Gambia was not re-elected after 22 years in power; and Jose Dos Santos of Angola who was in power for 38 years has been removed with difficulty. This shows that Somaliland stands out of the pack (of African states). Somaliland currently ranks high in terms of the indices of democratic performance and could act as a model inspiration for East Africa and wider Africa. The winds of change for Somaliland’s political prospects are now blowing stronger. For instance, two main political parties in Sweden (the Christian Democrats (KD), a center-right party and the Swedish Democrats have instantly responded with optimism to the news of elections in Somaliland. The KD Party express eagerness in Somaliland’s recognition and that should be done in in cooperation with the other EU Member States and that it is teaming up in cooperation with another three national Parties (Moderates, Conservative Democrat, and the Volks Party or Liberal party) to bring about a motion to the parliament whilst the Swedish Democrats Party has taken the extra mile by voicing a radical approach in support of Somaliland’s recognition as it meets all the requirements that a government should have to be a recognised as a country. Additionally, a Swedish journal, ‘VardenIdag’ commented: “Somaliland’s recognition would serve as a good example of what can be achieved when conflicts are resolved with dialogues rather than violence”, a Swedish political activist, Michael Torstensson, vehemently articulated that Somaliland’s prowess in fighting terrorism and establishing a functioning and the most peaceful state in East Africa merits recognition while Professor Paul Wrange (University of Stockholm) stresses that there are no logic obstacles to Somaliland’s recognition and independence. On the other hand, the UK as the strongest partner of Somaliland acknowledges and supports Somaliland’s efforts in commitment to democratic ideals. The UK, a long-standing friend of Somaliland, has a major stake in the success of the elections in Somaliland investing a significant contribution to the planning, preparation and delivering the biometric voter registration used in the 2017 election. Jeremy Carver, a British international lawyer voiced that Somaliland satisfies all legal criteria for its independent statehood and how it conducted success of elections make it deserve to be recognized. Another British politician, Zac Goldsmith (the Conservative Party, East Midlands), has recently remarked in the British parliament in tribute to the election: “With recent events in Zimbabwe and total chaos in Kenya now, will the Prime Minister join me in celebrating the hugely successful elections this week in Somaliland.” David Concar, another British politician, and diplomat (Ambassador for Somalia and Somaliland) unambiguously pointed to the evidence of Somaliland’s impressive records of democratization and pluralism and congratulated the people of Somaliland and the president-elect, Musa Bihi Abdi on winning the contest. James Carver (MEP and UKIP party) forcefully remarked on the recognition of Somaliland in a debate at the EU parliament at Brielle’s and indicated that there are precedents [(the dissolution of the UAR between two independent states between Egypt and Syria; the dissolution of the union between Senegal and Gambia (Senegambia)]. “Somaliland has taken the path of democracy”, Edna Aden Ismail adds. Somaliland deserves international recognition. Somaliland has proven to be a symbol of peace, security, and stability in a region affected by political turmoil. This year’s laudable successful election conducted this year offers food for thought for the African continent in general and for East Africa in particular. This does not mean that there are no challenges for Somaliland. Somaliland’s diplomatic isolation defies it from international recognition and the newly-elected president has no illusions about the complex challenges facing Somaliland (Financial Times, 28th November 2017). The president, Muse Bihi Abdi, vows to serve all Somalilanders alike injustice and pledges to broaden development, strengthen and consolidate peace, security, stability and extend democratization; improve the economic headwinds and pillars of the economy, resources and endowment; seek foreign direct investments; provide basic needs of the society (health care, education, clean water, youth employment etc.). The centrality of international recognition is high on the agenda. It is important to reform the presently sterile talks and negotiations with Somalia and the need for international community’s neutral witnesses and mediators from the international community. Modalities of the negotiations ought to be changed. (Continued)

Addis-Ababa (Caasimada Online) – Dowlada Itoobiya ayaa la sheegay inay sii daysay Cabdikariim Sheeq Muuse Qalbi Dhagax oo Sanadkii 2017-kii laga dhoofiyay Soomaaliya, kadib markii dowladda Soomaaliya ay u gacan-gelisay dowladda Ethiopia. Wararka aan helnay ayaa sheegaya in Cabdikariin Qalbi Dhagax uu hadda helay xoriyaddiisa uuna la midoobay qoyskiisa. Sii daynta Qalbi-Dhagax ayaa waxaa shaaca ka qaaday guddiga xuquuqda aadanaha ismaamulka Soomaalida Itoobiya, oo gurigiisa ku booqday, kuwaas oo sheegay inuu caafimaad qabo, islamarkaana waqti la qaadanayo qoyskiisa. Si kastaba, way adag tahay in si kale arrintan loo xaqiijiyo. Sii daynta Qalbi-Dhagax ayaa waxaa si rasmi ah loo xaqiijin karaa kaliya marka isaga uu hadlo, balse arrintan ayaa si aad ah maanta looga hadal hayaa Soomaaliya, iyo baraha bulshada Soomaalida ay isku arkaan. Tallabada lagu sii daayey Qalbidhagax ayaa la sheegay inay qeyb ka tahay qorshaha isbeddelka uu wado ra’iisul wasarae Abiy Ahmed, uuna ku doonayo inuu ku kasbado bulshooyinka kala duwan ee Itoobiya, isaga oo horey usii daayey rag badan oo mucaaradka qowmiyadaha kala duwan ee Itoobiya ka mid ah.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Dalka Itoobiya ayaa sheegay in maanta oo khamiis ah uu bilaabayo soo-saarista Gaas-ka dabiiciga ah ee ku jira deegaan Soomaalida ay degto ee dalkaasi. Qoraal arrintan laga soo saaray waxaa lagu sheegay in ribixa ama faa’idada laga helayo uu dhaafayo 1 billion dollar. Sida ay sheegtay wasaaradda Macdanka iyo Petroolka ee dalka Itoobiya, keyda gaaska ee ku jira dhulka Soomaalida Itoobiya waxaa lagu qiyaasay lix-siddeed billion cubic feet, tayadoodana aad u sareyso. Wararka waxaa ay intaasi ku darayaan in daaweynta qarashka ku baxaya xagga gudaha oo xooggan darteed, heshiis lala galay shirkad Shiinees ah, shirkadda Poly-GCL waxaa ay tubooyinka gaaska geyn-doontaa ilaa Djibouti. Lacagta laga helayo gaaska laga soo saarayo dhulka Soomaalida Itoobiya ayaa la sheegayaa inuu siyaadi doono sanadaha soo socda, mar haddii keyda uu aad u badan yahay. Gaaskan la helay keliya lama dhoofin-doono ee waxaa kale oo loo isticmaali-doonaa in ay isticmaalaan warshaha gudaha. Gaaskan dabiiciga ah ee la helay waxaa ay qeyb ka tahay kor u qaadista dhaqaalaha dalka Itoobiya kaas oo hadda ku jira dalalka ugu dhaqaale kororka badan qaaradda Afrika. World Bank waxaa uu qoraal ku soo saaray in Itoobiya oo wax soo saarka gudaha hadda GDP-ga ka yahay 1.5% in 2025-ka gaari-doonno ilaa 10%. Warar kale ayaa sheegaya in Gaaska dabiiciga ah aanu ku koobnen dhulka Soomaalida ee ay jiraan shirkado ka raadinaya Rift Valley, Gambella, Cafar iyo gobollada Amxaaro. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

At least 15 people are feared dead and more than 60 injured after a night fire, once again, gutted a section of Gikomba in the capital Nairobi on Thursday morning. Source: Hiiraan Online

Madaxweynaha Puntland Cabdiwali Maxmed Cali Gaas ayaa maanta digreetooyin uu soo saaray isku shaan-dhayn ku sameeyay agaasimaal guud iyo agaasimo waaxeedyo ka tirsan wasaaradaha Puntland. Madaxweyne Gaas ayaa digreetada kowaad isku shaan-dhayn ku sameeyay laboagaasime guud labo agaasime waaxeed, kuwaas oo ah, Axmed Cali Shire (keyse) oo ahaa agaasimihii guud ee wasaaradda xanaanada xoolaha ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha guud ee wasaaradda beeraha iyo waraabka, halka Ibraahim Xareed Cali oo ahaa aagaasimihii guud ee wasaaradda beeraha iyo waraabka loo magacaabay agaasimaha guud ee wasaaradda xanaanada xoolaha. Sidoo kale Aadan Caabi Samatar oo ahaa agaasimihi waaxda hotumarinta xoolaha ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda caafimaadka xoolaha, halka Cabdirxmaan Maxamed Jaamac oo ahaa agaasimihii waaxda caafimaadka xoolaha loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda horumarinta xoolaha. Digreetada labaad ayaa madaxweyne Gaas isku shaan-dheyn ku sameeyay agaasime waaxeedyada maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradaha Puntland, kuwaas oo loo kala magacaabay sidatan. Cabdirisaaq Xassan Faarax ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda cadaaladda, diinta iyo dhacancelinta Maxamuud Axmed Saalax ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda caafimaadka Mahad Colaad Maxamed ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda waxbarashada iyo tacliinta sare Cabdicasiis Siciid Bootaan ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda ganacsiga iyo warshadaha Xassan Shire Abgaal ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda Xannaanada Xoolaha Cabdi Axmed Yuusuf ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda qorshaynta iyo iskaashiga Ccaalamiga ah Axmed Cali Gargaar ayaa loo magacaabay Agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda arimaha gudaha iyo dowladaha hoose Axmed Xariir Gaas ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee Wasaaradda haweenka iyo arimaha qoyska Cabdifataax Cali Jaamac ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda maaliyadda Faarax Maxile Jaamac ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda deegaanka iyo isbadalka Cimilada Yaasiin Axmed Rooble ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee Wasaaradda duulista hawada iyo garoomada Cabdirisaaq Jaamac Nuur ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda shaqada, shaqaalaha iyo Ciyaaraha Maxamed Abshir Jaamac ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee Wasaaradda beeraha iyo waraabka Cabdi Cali Yuusuf loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaradda warfaafinta, boostada iyo isgaarsiinta Siciid Maxamed Maxamuud ayaa loo magacaabay agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda Amniga. Akhriso digreetada kowaad ee madaxweynaha Puntland Xeer Madaxweyne Lr.74 ee June 27 2018 kuna saabsan isku shaandhayn Agaasimayaal Guud iyo Agaasime waaxeedyo. Madaxweynaha Dawladda Puntland. Markuu arkay: Dastuurka Dawladda Puntland. Markuu arkay: Aqoontooda, kartidooda iyo waaya aragnimadooda shaqo Markuu latashaday: Madaxweyne kuxigeenka Dawladda Puntland Markuu Tixgeliyey: baahida loo qabo habsami usocodka hawlaha wasaaraddaha Wuxuu Xeeriyey: 1. Waxaa Axmed Cali Shire (Kayse) oo ahaa Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaaradda Xanaanada Xoolaha loo magacaabay Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaaradda Beeraha iyo waraabka. Waxaa Ibraahim Xareed Cali oo ahaa Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaaradda Beeraha iyo waraabka loo magacaabay Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaaradda Xanaanada Xoolaha. Waxaa Aadan Caabi Samatar oo ahaa Agaasimaha waaxda Hotumarinta Xoolaha loo magacaabay Agaasimaha waaxda caafimaadka xoolaha. Waxaa Cabdirxmaan Maxamed Jaamac oo ahaa Agaasimaha waaxda caafimaadka xoolaha loo magacaabay Agaasimaha waaxda Horumarinta Xoolaha. Xeerkani wuxuu dhaqan gelayaa markuu Madaxweynuhu saxeexo, wuuna saxeexay Madaxweynuhu. Akhriso digreetada labaad ee madaxweynaha Puntland Xeer Madaxweyne Lr.73 ee June 27 2018 kuna saabsan isku shaandhayn Agaasime waaxeedyada maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaraddaha. Dawladda Puntland. Markuu arkay: Dastuurka Dawladda Puntland. Markuu arkay: Muhiimadda ay leedahay dar-dargelinta shaqada maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee Wasaarddaha Markuu Tixgeliyey: Talo soo jeedinta wasiiradda iyo agaasimayaasha Guud ee Wasaarddaha Dawladda Puntland. Wuxuu Xeeriyey: 1. Waxaa Cabdirisaaq Xassan Faarax loo magacaabay Agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda cadaaladda, diinta iyo dhacancelinta 2. Waxaa Maxamuud Axmed Saalax loo magacaabay Agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda caafimaadka 3. Waxaa Mahad Colaad Maxamed loo magacaabay Agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda waxbarashada iyo tacliinta sare 4. Waxaa Cabdicasiis Siciid Bootaan loo magacaabay Agaasimaha Waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda ganacsiga iyo warshadaha 5. Waxaa Xassan Shire Abgaal loo magacaabay Agaasimaha Waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda Xannaanada Xoolaha 6. Waxaa Cabdi Axmed Yuusuf loo magacaabay Agaasimaha Waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda Qorshaynta iyo iskaashiga Caalamiga ah 7. Waxaa Axmed Cali Gargaar loo magacaabay Agaasimaha waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda Arimaha Gudaha iyo Dowladaha hoose 8. Waxaa Axmed Xariir Gaas loo magacaabay Agaasimaha Waaxda Maamulka iyo Maaliyadda ee Wasaaradda Haweenka iyo Arimaha Qoyska 9. Waxaa Cabdifataax Cali Jaamac loo magacaabay Agaasimaha Waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee Wasaaradda Maaliyadda 10. Waxaa Faarax Maxile Jaamac loo magacaabay Agaasimaha Waaxda maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee wasaaradda Deegaanka iyo isbadalka Cimilada 11. Waxaa Yaasiin Axmed Rooble loo magacaabay Agaasimaha Waaxda Maamulka iyo maaliyaqdda ee Wasaaradda Duulista Hawada iyo Garoomada 12. Waxaa Cabdirisaaq Jaamac Nuur loo magacaabay Agaasimaha Waaxda Maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee Wasaaradda Shaqada, shaqaalaha iyo Ciyaaraha 13. Waxaa Maxamed Abshir Jaamac loo magacaabay Agaasimaha waaxda Maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee Wasaaradda Beeraha iyo Waraabka 14. Waxaa Cabdi Cali Yuusuf loo magacaabay Agaasimaha Waaxda Maamulka iyo maaliyadda ee Wasaradda Warfaafinta, Boostada iyo Isgaarsiinta 15. Waxaa Siciid Maxamed Maxamuud loo magacaabay Agaasimaha Waaxda maamulka iyo Maaliyadda ee Wasaaradda Amniga. 16. Xeerkani wuxuu dhaqan gelayaa markuu Madaxweynuhu saxeexo, wuuna saxeexay Madaxweynuhu. 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The president of Somaliland H.E Musa Bihi Abdi has sent his heartfelt congratulations to the president of the republic of Turkey Mr.Raccip Tayyip Erdogan for his reelection as the president of Turkey for another five year term. President Erdogan won the election with a landslide margin. This is according to news from Somaliland News Agency which reported that the head of state through his social media platform he congratulated Mr. Erdogan for his steadfastness in improving the economic well being of the Turkish people. President Musa said that the Turkish president has proved that his remarkable good leadership has led to his reappointment. SOLNA

Muqdisho (CaasimadaOnline)-War goordhow naga soo gaaray Xafiiska R’isul wasaaraha Xukuumada Somalia Xasan Cali Kheyre ayaa sheegaya in halkaa uu ka socdo qorsho lagu doonayo in isbedel lagu sameeyo Taliyayaasha Hay’adaha amniga. Wararku waxa ay sheegayaan in Taliyayaasha qaar lagu sameyn doono xil ka qaadis, halka qaarna ay sii heyn doonaan xilka ay u hayaan Qaranka. Taliyayaasha weyn doona xilkooda ayaa waxaa booskooda lagu buuxin doonaa Taliyayaal kale oo la sheegay inay khibrad u leeyihiin howlaha amni ee dalka kuwaa oo muddo fog lasoo shaqeeyay dowladii dhexe ee burburtay. Illo ku dhow dhow Xafiiska Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre ayaa sheega in Taliyaha Booliska Jeneraal Bashiir Cabdi Maxamad lagu helay isdabamarin dhanka gaadiidka iyo qalabka Booliska, halka taliyaha ciidamada Nabadsugida lagu eedeeyay howl gudasho la’aan dhanka shaqooyinka, sida aan xogta ku heleyno. Xogta ayaa intaa kusii dareysa in Taliyayaashasi ay si wada jira iyo si gaargaar ahba ula kulmeen Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre hase yeeshee ay isku fahmi waayen kulamadooda. Sidoo kale, Ra’isul wasaare Xasan Kheyre ayaa la sheegay in labadaasi Taliyayaal uu ka dhadhamiyay u jaleecida dhinacyada mucaaradka iyo mas’uuliyiinta ka tirsan dowlada ee taageerada u ah Xisbiyada kasoo horjeeda Siyaasada dowlada. Si kastaba ha ahaatee,waxaan la saadalinkarin xiliga rasmiga oo uu dhaqan gali doono qorshahaani, waxaase jira in Kheyre uu iminkaba kulamo kala duwan la qaato Jeneraalo horay usoo shaqeeyay kuwaa oo laga soo dhex xuli doono Taliyayaasha imaan doona. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Badhan (Caasimada Online) – Wafti ka socda dalka Imaaraadka Carabta oo shalay booqasho ku bixiyey deegaano ka tirsan Puntland iyo Somaliland, ayaa tagey deegaanka Badhan ee gobolka Sanaag, halkaasi oo ay wada-hadallo ku yeesheeyn. Waftigan ayaa deegaanka kula kulmay Suldaan Saciid Suldaan Cabdisalaam oo ah suldaanka guud ee beesha East Sanaag Clan, ee degta gobolka Sanaag, halkaasi oo wada-hadallo ay kula yeesheen isaga iyo dadka deegaanka. Wada-hadallada ayaa la sheegay inay ku qotomeen sidii Imaaraadka Carabta ay maal-gashi ugu sameysan lahaayeen dekedda magaalada Laasqoray ee gobolka Sanaag. Si kastaba, booqashadan ayaa la sheegay inay aad uga carreysiisay maamulka Somaliland, ee uu hoggaamiyo madaxweyne Muuse Biixi, oo u arkay mid Imaaraadka ku bahdilay Somaliland, oo isaga oo aan la tashana wada-hadal ka galay dekad kale. Deegaanka Badhan ayaa waxaa wada sheegta Somaliland iyo Puntland, mana jirto cid si gooni ah gacanta ugu haysa. Imaaraadka Carabta ayaa horey heshiisyo ula galay maamullada Somaliland iyo Puntland, ayaga oo la wareegay dekadaha Berbera iyo Boosaaso, oo shirkadda DP World ay heshiis min 30 sano ku xaqiiqsatay. Heshiisyadaas ayaa waxaa horey u diiday dowladda Soomaaliya, waxaana kadib laalay baarlamanka federaalka Soomaaliya. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Ceerigaabo caasimada@live.com

A group of Muslim American opinion leaders visiting Turkey expressed satisfaction at the results of Sunday's presidential and parliamentarian elections. Source: Hiiraan Online

Nairobi (Caasimada Online)-Dowlada Australia ayaa baahisay sawirada Haweeney Soomaali ah oo ka tirsan Kooxda Daacish, isla markaana xubin sare ka ah qeybta ku nool Koonfurta Australia. Dowlada Australia ayaa sheegtay in Haweeneydaasi lagu magacaabo Zaynab C/raxmaan Khaliif isla markaana ay kamid tahay ardayda barata Caafimaad. Dowlada ayaa sheegtay in Haweeneydan oo muddo badan si hoose ula shaqeyn jirtay Daacish lagu qabtay Kambaska Jamaacadda (Tafe) oo ku taalla magaalladda dekedda leh ee Adelaide Tafe ee Koonfurta Australia. Haweeneydan lagu magacaabo Zaynab C/raxmaan Khaliif oo 23-jir ah waxaa la sheegay inay Kooxda Daacish kula xiriiri jirtey Online, isla markaana ay sheegtay inay daacad u tahay Kooxda Daacish. Waxa ay sidoo kale Haweeneydan Kooxda u sahashay qorshooyin la doonaayay in lagu weeraro xarumo muhiima oo ay leedahay dowlada, kadib markii ay sawirada xarumahaasi ay la wadaagtay Dacish. Sidoo kale, Zaynab C/raxmaan Khaliif oo iyadoo 14 jir tegtay dalkaasi waxa kaloo lagu eedeeyey inay ku luqeyn jirtey Nashiidada ama Heesaha Borobogaandada ee ay Kooxda Daacish ku baahiyaan Internet-ka marka ay gurigeeda joogto, waa sidaay hadalka u dhigeen. HOOS KA DAAWO SAWIRADA HAWEENEYDA

The United States is the third most dangerous country in the world in terms of sexual violence toward women, according to 548 women’s rights experts polled by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. Source: Hiiraan Online

Nairobi (Caasimada Online)-Guddoomiyaha Golaha Aqalka Sare ee Somalia Cabdi Xaashi Cabdullaahi, ayaa magaalada Nairobi ee xarunta dalka Kenya kula kulmay Guddoomiyaha Aqalka senate-ka Kenya Senator Kennedy Lusaka. Guddoomiyaha Golaha Aqalka Sare ee Somalia Cabdi Xaashi, ayaa dhigiisa uga warbixiyay qaabka ay ku shaqeeyan iyo isbedelada ay kusoo kordhiyeen Somalia tan iyo markii la yagleelay Aqalka Sare ee Somalia. Waxa ay labada Gudddoomiye ay isla fahmeen muhiimadda ay leedahay in labada Aqal ay is waydaarsadaan khibradaha. Waxaa kulanka goob joog ka ahaa Hab-dhawraha Golaha Aqalka sare ee Soomaaliya Senator Cabdikaafi Macallin Xasan, Xildhibaan (Kenya) Amina Geeddow Xildhibaan Hore (Kenya) Aden Macalin Cabdullahi, , Eric Ogolo, Madaxda hab-maamuuska Senateka Kenya iyo mas’uuliyiin kale. Intaa kadib Guddoomiyaha Golaha Aqalka Sare ee Somalia Cabdi Xaashi Cabdullaahi, ayaa dhigiisa Kenya Senator Kennedy Lusaka u fidiyay casuumaad si ay booqasho ugu yimaadan Soomaaliya. Senator Kennedy Lusaka, ayaa arrintaas Aqbalay waxa uuna sheegay in isaga iyo Xildhibaano ka tirsan aqalka ay soo booqan doonaan Muqdisho. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, waxaana lagu talo jiraa in dhowaan wafdi hordhac oo ka socda Aqalka Senate-ka Kenya uu soo gaaro Magaalada Muqdisho.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Hub ka kooban shan boqol oo qori, oo uu dalbaday ra’iisul wasaare Xasan Cali Kheyre ayaa soo gaaray magaalada Muqdisho ee caasimadda Soomaaliya, sida ay Caasimada Online xog ku heshay. Hubkan ayaa ka kooban saddex boqol oo bastoolad, boqol AK47 ah iyo 100 BKM ah, waxaana magaalada kasoo dejiyey Saadaq John oo ah taliyaha NISA ee gobolka Banaadir, kaasi oo kasoo qaaday dalka Jabuuti. Wararka ayaa sheegaya in hubkan loogu talo-galay ciidamo cusub oo dhar cad ah oo uu sameeyey ra’iisul wasaaraha, kuwaasi oo sida la sheegay magaalada lagu soo daadiyey dhowaan. Ciidankan ayaa la sheegay inay ugaarsan doonaan Shabaabka magaalada dadka ku degala, hase yeeshee xubnaha mucaaradka ku ah dowladda ayaa sheegay inay ka baqayaan in sidoo kale ciidankan ay dilaan qof kasta oo kasoo horjeeda ra’iisul wasaraaha fikir ahaan. Arrintan ayaa dhinaca kale la sheegay inay khilaaf ka dhex abuurtay talioyaha NISA Xuseen Cusmaan Xuseen iyo Saadaq John, ayada oo taliyaha uusan waxba kala socon hubka iyo ciidanka cusub ee la dhisay. Saadaq John, ayaa sida la sheegay ka amar qaadan taliyahiisa, wuxuuna si toos ah ugu xiran yahay ra’iisul wasaare Xasan Cali Kheyre. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho caasimada@live.com

London (Caasimada Online) – Siddeed (8) xildhibaan oo ka tirsan Baarlamaanka Britain ayaa dawladooda UK ugu baaqay inay u hawlgasho sidii ay Somaliland uga mid noqon lahayd beesha caalamka ee ay aqoonsi caalami ah u heli lahayd. Xildhibaanadan ayaa 26-kii June oo ku beegneyd sannad guuradii 58-aad ee ka soo wareegtay markii ay gobollada waqooyi xorriyada ka qaateen ngiriiska, waxa ay qoraal dheer ku qoreen majalada caanka ah ee Politics Home, waxa ay kaga warameen xidhiidhka taariikhiga ah ee ka dhexeeya Somaliland iyo Ingiriiska, iyagoo xusay inay ka xunyihiin sida aanay shacabka reer Somaliland maanta u haysan xorriyadaas ay heleen 58 sannadood ka hor ee sida fudud uga luntay. Xildhibaanadan oo caan ku ah taageerista qaddiyadda somaliland ayaa kala ah: Clive Betts MP Stephen Doughty MP Zac Goldsmith MP Lord Luce Kerry McCarthy MP Liz McInnes MP Matthew Offord MP Stephen Timms MP Waxa ay xildhibaanadani sheegeen in 58 sannadood laga joogo markii ay Somaliland xorriyadda ka qaaday Ingiriiska, iyadoo ay dalal badan oo Afrikaan ah oo iyaguna wakhtigaas xorriyadooda qaatay ay u dabaal degayaan madaxbanaanidooda, laakiin waxay xuseen inay Somaliland ka duwantahay xaaladaha wadamadaas ay isku wakhti xorriyadooda qaateen, “Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland, xaaladu si ahaan way uga duwantahay. Waxay heshiis midow siyasadeed ah la galeen jaarkooda Soomaaliya ka dib markii ay xorriyadooda heleen, Somaliland waxay xorriyadeedii soo celisay sannadkii 1991” ayay xildhibaanadu ku yidhaahdeen qoraalkooda iyagoo xusay guusha ay Somaliland ka gaadhay mudadaas adkaynta nidaamka dawladnimo”hase yeeshee.” Ayay yidhaahdeen “27 sannadood ka dib, Ingiriiska ama beesha caalamku toona may aqoonsan qaranimada Somaliland. Tani waxay ka hor istaagaysaa dalka inuu ka mid noqdo wadamada barwaaqo sooranka iyo hay’adaha kale ee muhiimka ah ee fududeeya kobaca dhaqaalaha iyo horumarka.” Waxay xildhibaanadani qoraalkooda ku sheegeen inay Ingiriiska joogaan waxna ku bartaan dad badan oo reer Somaliland ah, “Tiro badan oo reer Somaliland ah ayaa wakhtigan ku nool, waxna ku barta Ingiriiska, kuwaas oo ay ku jiraan kumanaan ka mid ah deegaanada aanu metelno oo keliya.”, ayay lagu yidhi qoraalka, waxaanay xuseen in qurbo-joogtani ay xataa door muhiim ah ka qaataan sidii loo abnsixin lahaa xeerar muhiim ah oo xayirnaa, kuwaas oo ay ka mid yihiin xeerka ka hortagga gudniinka fircooniga ah. Xildhibaanadani waxay qoraalkooda ku yidhaahdeen “Ingiriisku waa deeq bixiyaha ugu weyn ee Somaliland. Wuxuu sidoo kale hoggaaminayay 27 wadan oo ku midoobay inay si madaxbanaan u kormeeraan doorashadii u dambaysay ee madaxtooyada ee November. Doorashadaasi oo lagu qabtay qaabka isha bu’da laga sawiro si looga hortago ku labo celinta, waxaanay ahayd doorashadii lixaad ee xidhiidh ilaa 2003 ee ay reer Somaliland kaga qayb galaan hanaanka doorasho ah habka xisbiyada badan oo si caalami ah loo sheegay inay ahaayeen xor iyo xalaal ah.” Waxa kale oo ay sheegeen in Somaliland oo dalkeeda ka hirgelisay naabdgeliyo iyo degenaansho aan gobalka Geeska Afrika ka jirin ay Ingiriiska iyo beesha caalamka u tahay saaxiib, maadaama oo uu Ingiriisku la dagaalamo argagixisada. Xildhibaanada oo Ingiriiska ku canaacanaya sida uu uga gaabiyay Somaliland waxay yidhaahdeen “Haddii xidhiidhka taariikh, dhaqan, dhaqaale iyo amniba ay dhaliyaan su’aasha ah sababta uu Ingiriisku uga gaabiyey in uu xidhiidh rasmi ah la yeesho Somaliland, taas waxa ugu wacan isbedelka ku yimid maqaamka Ingiriisku ku lahaa caalamka. Tani waa xaalad isbedel weyn oo muhiim ah u leh xidhiidhka dibada ee Ingiriiska, gaar ahaan dhanka ganacsiga iyo ammaanka. Waxaa jira heshiis cad oo xisbiyadu u dhan yihiin oo ku saabsan faa’iidooyinka ku lammaan in xidhiidh dhaw lala yeesho wadamada Barwaaqo-sooranka. Qaar badan oo dalalkan kamid ah, sida Somaliland, waa dhaqaale cusub oo soo koraya oo leh dhallinyaro iyo koboc dhaqaale oo sareeya, kuwaas oo aynu hore u wadaagnay luuqad, taariikh, dhaqan siyaasadeed iyo muwaadiniinba. Dawladda Ingiriiska waxaa bishii Abriil u bilowday laba sano oo ay guddoomin doonto ururka barwaaqa-sooranka, taas oo annagana noo noqon doonta fagaare aanu ka sii wadno iskaashiga iyo dadaalkayaga ku biirista ururka barwaaqa sooranka.” Ugu dambayn iyagoo baaq u diraya dawladda Ingiriiska waxay yidhaahdeen “Munaasabadda sannad guurada 58naad ee ka soo wareegtay markii Somaliland xorriyadda ka qaadatay Ingiriiska, oo ah maalinta Somaliland xaqa u siinaysa in ay ka mid noqoto ururka Barwaaqa-sooranka awgeed, waxa aan ugu baaqayaa dawladda Ingiriisku in ay bilowdo geeddisocodkii ay Somaliland kaga mid noqon lahayd beesha caalamka, taas oo fursado, faa’iidooyin iyo barwaaqo dheeraada u ah dalka, muwaadiniintiisa, iyo jaalkiisaba.” Caasimada Online Xafiiska London Caasimada@live.com

Nairobi (Caasimada Online) – Dowlada Kenya ayaa lasoo sheegayaa inay ku guda jirto dadajinta marqaati fur ay u sameyneyso Kiiska Badda Somalia oo jawaabteeda laga sugaayo Maxkamadda Caalamiga ah ee Cadaaladda Adduunka ICJ. Dowlada Kenya ayaa la xaqiijiyay in marqaati furka ay ku baadi-goobeyso xubno ka tirsan garabka Mucaarad dowlada oo iminka intooda badan ku sugan magaalada Nairobi. Marqaati furka ayaa la sheegay inay ka harsan tahay Jawaabta laga sugaayo ICJ, waxa ayn xogtu tibaaxeysaa in kiiskaasi la doonaayo in lagu sii qaso dooda ka taagan Badda Somalia. Kiiska marqaati furka ayaa waxaa gadaal ka riixaya Ra’isul wasaarihii hore Cumar C/rashiid iyo C/raxmaan C/shakuur oo la xaqiijiyay in dhawaan ay magaalada Nairobi kula kulmeen Mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan dowlada Kenya. Xeer ilaaliyaha guud ee Kenya Githu Muigai ayaa dhawaan sheegay in Jawaabta Kenya ee Maxkamada u heyso cadeymo xaqiiq ah. Githu Muigai, waxa uu ku dooday in cadeymahooda ay qeyb ka yihiin Documentiyo hore oo muujinaaya in Kenya ay leedahay qeybta Badda ee muranka uu ka taagan yahay. Sidoo kale, Githu Muigai, waxa uu ku goodiyay in cadeymaha ay hayaan aawgood ay Somalia munaasib u tahay inay ka harto dacwada Badda oo ay sii karineyso. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, kiiska Badda Somalia oo iminka maraaya heerkii ugu adkaa ayaa waxaa cabsi laga qabaa in Kenya ay malaayiin lacaga iyo Hanti maguurana ku bixiso cadeymaha la sheegay inay weli ka harsan tahay Jawaabta. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Nairobi Caasimada@live.com

Qardho (Caasimada Online) – Wafti uu hogaaminayay Sayid Maxamed Khaliifa oo kasoo kicitamay dalka Imaaraatka Carabta ayaa si heer sare ah loogu soo dhaweyay magaalada Qardho ee gobolka Bari. Waftigaan ayaa intii ay joogeen waxay kulan la qaateen boqor burhaan boqor muuse iyo cuqaasha magaalada Qardho, sidoo kale waxay hadiyado kala duwan gudoonsiiyeen bqor burhaan boqor muuse, isaguna waxa uu dhankiisa gudoonsiyay hadiyado kala duwan oo ay ku jiraan sawirka madaxweynaha jamhuuriyada federaalka ah ee soomaaliya, iyo sawirada boqorada kala duwanaa ee soo maray boqortooyada beelaha daarood. Sayid Khaliifa oo warbaahinta la hadlay waxa uu sheegay in ay farxad u tahay in uu qardho soo gaaro ujeedada socdaalkooduna ay tahay sidii ay xooji lahaayeen xiriirka dhaqan ee ka dhaxeeya labada shacab iyo labada dawladood, cuqaashii goobta ka hadashay iyo boqor burhaan boqor muuse waxay si isku mid ah waftiga ugu soo dhaweeyeen gudaha dalka soomaaliya. Ugu danbayn Boqor Burhaan waxa uu waftiga booqaasho ugu geeyay gooba kala duwan oo ay ka mid yihiin beerta boqorka halkaas oo loogu lisay caano geel oo dhay , sidoo kale waxay ku dalxiiseen dooxooyinka magaalada oo dhawaan roobsaday.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Safiirka Turkiga u fadhiya Soomaaliya Olgan Bekar, ayaa wuxuu mudooyinkii dambe uu ka waday magaaladda Muqdisho kulamo siyaasadeed, kuwaasoo uu la yeelanayey madax ka tirsan dowladda Federaalka. Shirkii ugu dambeeyay waxa uu la yeeshay Wasiirka cusub ee Wasaaradda Gaashaandhigga ee xukuumadda Soomaaliya, Xasan Cali Maxamed, iyo Taliyaha ciidamadda xooga dalka Sareeye Gaas Cabdiwali Jaamac Xuseen [Gorod]. Illo-wareedyo la socday kulanka ayaa sheegay, in Safiirka uu kala hadlay taageeradda arrimo ku saabsan taageerada uu Turkiga siiyo ciidamada Soomaaliya iyo xaaladda Saldhiga Janaraal Gordan ee Imaaraadka uu faarujiyay. Qoraal lasoo dhigay barta Twitter-ka ay ku leedahay Safaaradda Turkiga ayaa lagu sheegay in Xukuumadda Ankara ay joogteyn doonto taageeradda ciidan Xoogga dalka Soomaaliya, iyadoo usoo marinaysa Wasaaradda Difaaca. Kulanka dhexmaray mas’uuliyiinta ayaa imaanayaa iyadoo dhawaan Madaxweyne Farmaajo uu booqday Saldhigii Imaaraadka maamuli jiray ee Jeneraal Gordan, halkaasoo uu tababar ugu soo xiray Askar cusub oo kusoo biiray Ciidamada. Warar ayaa sheegaya in Wasiirka difaaca iyo Taliyaha Ciidamaada ayaa taageero maaliyadeed u raadinaya Saldhiga Gordan, kaasoo hadda lasoo warinayo inay ka jirta baahiyo badan, oo dhanka dhaqaalaha iyo agabka ah. Turkiga wuxuu hadda gacanta ku hayaan Saldhig wayn oo uu ku leeyahay deegaanka Jazeera ee duleedka Muqdisho, kaasi oo ah midka ugu weyn ee uu dalkaasi ku leeyahay Africa. Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa xusul duub ugu jirtay tan iyo markii Imaaraadku baneeyey Xeradda Janaraal Gordan sidii ay u heli lahayd dowlad ka saacidda kharashaadka ku baxa Saldhigan, walina waxaa muuqata in aysan helin. Xigasho: Garowe Online

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Xog aan ka helnay Xildhibaano ka tirsan baarlamaanka Somalia ayaa sheegaya in Guddoomiyaha Golaha Shacabka Barlamaanka Maxamed Mursal Sheekh Cabdiraxmaan uu wado qorsho xasaanada looga qaadayo Xildhibaano ka tirsan BFS. Xogta aan heleyno ayaa sheegeysa in Guddoomiayaha uu dib u hir galinaayo Go’aan horay uga soo baxay xafiiska Xeer-ilaaliyaha Qaranka Somalia Axmed Cali Daahir kaa oo lagu dalbaday in xasaanada laga qaado Xildhibaano ay kamid ahaayen Xasan Macalin iyo Cabdi Saabir Nuur Shuuriye. Qorshaha uu Guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka kusoo nooleynayo amarka Xeer ilaalinta Qaranka ayaa la xaqiijiyay in loo kaashanaayo Xildhibaano ka tirsan garbka taabacsan dowlada. Xildhibaanada aan xogtaani la wadaagnay ayaa sheegaya in Guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka oo hadda safar ku maqan uu u guda galay arrinta xasaanada, balse ay weli tahay qabyo. Mid kamid ah Xildhibaanada oo aan xiriir la sameynay ayaa sheegay in Guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka ay ka go’an tahay meel marinta dalabka Xeer ilaalinta ee xasaanada looga qaadayo Xildhibaan Xasan Macalin iyo Saabir. Waxa uu sheegay Xildhibaankan oo magaciisa ka gaabsaday sababo amni aawgii in qorshahaani ay mar kale isla dajiyeen Guddoomiyaha Baarlamaanka iyo Ra’isul wasaare Xasan Kheyre oo markiisa hore lahaa fekerka lagu dalbaday xasaanad ka qaadista. Qoraal December 17, 2017 kasoo baxay Xafiiska Xeer-ilaaliyaha Qaranka Somalia Axmed Cali Daahir ayaa lagu dalbaday in xasaanada Xildhibaanimo looga qaado Xildhibaanada kala ah Xasan Macalin Maxamuud oo ah Gudoomiyaha Xisbiga Daljir iyo Xildhibaan Cabdi Saabir Nuur Shuuriye. Xeer ilaalinta ayaa labadani Xildhibaan horay ugu eedeysay inay yihiin Qaran dumis, kadib markii lagu helay kiisas lid ku ah Qaranimada iyo Xilka ay u hayaan shacabka oo qaab khaldan loo adeegsaday. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, qorshaha lagu dardar galinaayo dadaalka lagu soo nooleynaayo xasaanad ka qaadista labada Xildhibaan ayaa dib u bilaaban doonta kadib marka uu Muqdisho kusoo laabto Guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka oo howlo shaqo u aaday dalka Jabouti. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Garoowe (Caasimada Online) – Hoggaamiyaha maamulka Puntland Cabdiweli Maxamed Cali Gaas, ayaa sheegay in Puntland ay gacanteeda kusoo celin doonto dhammaan deegaanada ka maqan ee ku jira gacanta Somaliland. Gaas waxa uu sheegay in Puntland aysan tabeynin Hub ama agab ciidan oo ay kusoo ceshato deegaanada ka maqan, hase yeeshee ay fursado siinayaan maamulka Somaliland oo uu sheegay inay ku adkeysaneyso lahaanshiyaha Gobolka Sool. Sool, ayuu sheegay in adduunka ay ku garanayaan Puntland, balse Somaliland ay dhexda uga soo dhacday. Hoggaamiye Gaas, waxa uu sheegay in Somaliland ay kaalin weyn ka qaadato amni darada ka jirta deegaanada Puntland, waxa uuna cadeeyay inay hayaan cadeymo la taabankaro. ‘’ Somaliland ma beeninkarto inay garab u tahay argagixisada Somalia, waxaanu heynaa cadeymo la taabankaro sidaa aawgeed Puntland wey ku khasban tahay inay iska difaacdo’’ Waxa uu Gaas carab ***** in sababta ay u daneynayaan Gobolka Sool, ay tahay in Hubka iyo gurmadka argagixisada loo soo mariyo Sool, balse ay ka hortagi doonaan dadaal waliba oo lagu hubeynaayo argagixisada, sida uu ka sheegay kulan uu Saraakiil ciidan kula qaadanaayay Garoowe. Sidoo kale, C/weli Gaas ayaa dadka deegaanka ku ah Gobolka Sool uga digay inay garab u noqdaan ciidamada Somaliland oo uu sheegay inay khatar ku yihiin xasiloonida Puntland. Dhinaca kale, Somaliland ayaa ku celcelineysa inaysan diyaar u aheyn dagaal iyo dhiig mar kale daata, halka Puntland ay ka tumeyso durbaanka colaada. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Garoowe Caasimada@live.com

Boqor Burhaan iyo Amiir Sayid Wafdi ka socda Imaaraadka Carabta oo ka soo kicitimay magaalada Dubai ayaa maanta gaaray magaalooyinka Qardho iyo Badhan ee Puntland, waxayna halkaas kula kulmeen isimo. Wadigan oo uu hogaaminayay Amiir Sayid Maxamed Khaliifa ayaa ugu horeyn ka soo degay magaalada Qardho ee xarunta gobolka Karkaar ee Puntlland, waxaana loogu soo dhaweeyay si diiran iyagoo kulamo la qaatay Boqor Burhaan Boqor Muuse iyo cuqaasha magaaladaaas. Dhowr saacadood oo wafdigani ay ku sugnaayeen Qardho, kadib waxay u duuleen magaalada Badhan ee gobolka Sanaag waxay iyana halkaas kula kulmeen Suldaanka guud ee gobolkaas Suldaan Siciid Suldaan Cabdisalaan iyo cuqaal. Wafdigii Imaaraadka iyo Suldaan Siciid Warbaahinta ayaa loo sheegay in socdaalka wafdiga Imaaraadka ka socda ee yimi Qardho iyo Badhan uu salka ku hayo sidii loo xoojin lahaa xiriirka dhaqan ee ka dhaxeeya labada shacab iyo labada dawladood ee Imaaraadka iyo Soomaaliya. Balse warar xog ogaal ah oo ay heshay PUNTLAND POST ayaa sheegaya in wafdiga Imaaraadka ee tegay Qardho iyo Badhan uu daarnaa arrimo siyaasadeed oo la xiriira heshiiskii dekadda magaalada Boosaaso. Wararka ayaa sheegaya in wafdiga Imaaraadka ay isimada kala hadleen sidii loo dhameyn lahaa murankii ka dhashay wareeginta dekadda Boosaaso ee u dhaxeeyay ganacsatada iyo dowladda , kaas oo markii danbe ay soo dhexgaleen isimadu ayna ka gaareen xal ku meel gaar ah oo dhexdhexaad ah. Qaar kamid ah isamada Puntland oo ay hormuud u ahaayeen Boqor Burhaan iyo Suldaan Siciid Cabdisalaan ayaa bishii December ee sanadkii hore soo saaray go’aano ay kamid ahaayeen in Tariifo ay soo saareen si ku meel gaar ah looga dhaqan galiyo dekadda Boosaasl iyo in ay dowladdu soo bandhigto hashiiska balaarinta Dekedda Boosaaso. Sidoo kale waxaa ilaa hadda dekadda Boosaaso oo ay maamusho shirkadda P&O Ports oo qeyb ka ah DP World ka shaqeeya go’aanadii isimada Puntland, iyadoo la laalay Tariifadii ay ku heshiiyeen shirkadda iyo dowladdu, waxaana go’aanadaas xiligaas wada qaatay shirkadda iyo dowladda. Imaaraadka ayaa la sheegay in uu hadda go’aan sadey in isimada Puntlnad qaar ahaan kuwa ka soo jeeda gobolka Bari ay lagama maarmaan tahay in uu la wadaago xogta heshiiska dekadda Boosaaso oo markii hore ku koobnayd iyaga iyo dowladda, maadaama isimada ay leeyihiin shacabiyad badan ayna masiirka Puntland qeyb weyn ku leeyihiin. Sidoo kale waxaa jira mashaariic hormarineed oo Imaaraadku u qorsheeyay in laga hirgaliyo deegaanada Puntland kuwaas oo ay kamid yihiin jidad, iskuulo iyo isbitaalo si shacabku ugu qanco heshiiska dekadda Boosaaso. Heshiiska dekadda Boosaaso oo aan wali la dhameystirin mudana soo socday ayaa noqon doona heshiis seddex geesood ah oo u dhaxeyn doona Puntland, Itoobiya iyo DP Word, iyadoo uu kamid yahay afar dekadood oo dowladda federaalka iyo Itoobiya ay ku heshiiyeen in lawada maalgashado,kuwaas oo laga maalgalin doono Imaaraadka. Imaaraadka ayaa raba in uu qeyb ka noqdo maalgashiga afar dekadood oo Soomaaliya ku yaala oo ay kamid tahay Boosaaso si uu raad weyn ugu yeesho ganacsiga kobcaaya ee ka hanaqaaday geeska Afrika. PUNTLAND POST The post Muxuu ahaa u jeedka wafdigii Imaaraadka ee tegay Qardho iyo Badhan? appeared first on Puntland Post.

Wararka naga soo gaaraya magaalada Laascaano iminka oo ay saacadda Soomaaliya ku beegan tahay abaaro 1:30 saq dhexe oo habeenimo ayaa sheegaya iska hor imaad la isku adeegsanayo hubka noocyadiisa kala duwan oo ka qarxay gudaha magaalada. Qaar ka mid ah dadka magaalada oo la hadlay Warbaahinta PUNTLAND POST ayaa u sheegay inay maqlayaan dhawaaqa rasaas la isdhaafsanayo oo xitaa la isku adeegsanayo hubka waaweyn oo ka socota gudaha magaalada, taasoo sida la rumaysan yahay u dhaxaysa ciidamo ka tirsan Somaliland iyo Dabley hubaysan kuwaas oo ku dagaalamaya agagaarka saldhiga bartamaha magaalada. Dagaalka saqdhexe caawa ka socda Laascaano ayaa noqonaya midkii labaad oo muddo todobaad gudihiis ah dabley hubaysan ay ku weeraraan saldhiga Laascaano, Iyadoona horey uu u sheegtay maamulka Gobolka Sool ee Puntland iska hor imaadkii kan ka horeeyay, balse hadda faahfaahin lagama hayo summadda ay wadaagaan weerarkan iyo midkii ka horeeyay Faahfaahinta kala soco Warbaahinta PUNTLAND POST. The post Dagaal ka socda gudaha magaalada Laascaano ee xarunta Gobolka Sool appeared first on Puntland Post.

Tuulladda Margaaga waa kaam ay daris yihiin degmadda Bacaadwayn ee Gobolka Mudug,waxayna hoostagtaa magaalada Gaalkacyo,waxaa ka jira caqabado haysta ardeyda ku nool Margaaga,kuwaas oo socod dheer subax walba iyo maalin kasta waxbarasho u aada Iskuulladda ku yaala Bacaadweyn oo qiyaastii 7 KM u jirta Margaaga. Ardeyda ku nool deegaanka Margaaga ayaa noqday kuwo maala markey u socdaan iskuulka lugtooda,waxayna tusaale u noqdeen baahida waxbarasho iyo ka cararka Jahliga oo waalidiinta reer Margaaga ku kaliftey inay caruurtooda ula bareeraan khatar dhinaca amniga ah gaar ahaanna ardayda Gabdhaha ah. Arrintaan oo ah mid soo jirtay in muddo ah islamarkaana ay wali ku jiraan Ardeyda ku nool tuuladda Margaaga waxaa warbixin maqal iyo muuqaal ah ka diyaarshey Wariye Mukhtaar Suudaani oo ah suxufi madax banaan oo inta badan u ololeeya soo bandhiga baahiyaha bulshada taagta daran. Daawo warbixinta. Abshir Dhiirane PUNTLAND POST. The post Gobolka Mudug:- Arday lugtooda maasha oo iskuulka u aada masaafo 7 KM. appeared first on Puntland Post.

A dispute between Puntland and Somaliland over the contested areas of Sool and Sanaag risks escalating into open war. The UN, supported by states with influence on the two sides, should renew diplomatic efforts to broker a ceasefire and press both to enter negotiations. Somaliland troops march past during a parade to mark the 22nd anniversary of Somaliland’s self-declared independence from the larger Somalia, in Hargeisa on 18 May 2013. REUTERS/Feisal Omar What’s new? The self-declared republic of Somaliland and Puntland, an autonomous Somali region, are engaged in a perilous standoff over long-contested areas Sool and Sanaag. After repeated deadly clashes since the start of 2018, both sides are using incendiary rhetoric, are massing forces in the contested areas and have shunned UN diplomacy. Why does it matter? An escalation would likely herald a protracted conflict with devastating consequences for northern Somalia and the potential to fuel further instability across the country. It could provoke enormous displacement and create space for the Islamist Al-Shabaab insurgency and a small local Islamic State branch. What should be done? The UN should renew its mediation, with the Somali government and Ethiopia, which enjoys ties to Puntland and Somaliland, backing those efforts. Priorities are brokering a ceasefire and ensuring both sides commit to withdraw troops, allow in humanitarian aid, quieten inflammatory rhetoric and conduct future talks to resolve the dispute. I. Overview A longstanding military standoff between Somaliland and Puntland over the disputed Sool and Sanaag regions is in grave danger of escalating. Both sides are reportedly massing large numbers of troops close to Tukaraq, a strategically located town that has become a front line in the battle for control. The tempo of artillery and mortar shelling around the town appears to have increased since 22 June 2018. Leaders on both sides have stepped up inflammatory rhetoric. Efforts to mediate have petered out. Both Somaliland and Puntland have enjoyed relative peace and stability for nearly three decades as war plagued the rest of the country. Somaliland declared itself independent from Somalia in 1991 though no country formally recognises it as such. Puntland is a semi-autonomous federal state of Somalia, with its capital in Garowe. A confrontation between them would have disastrous consequences for much of northern Somalia but also risks contributing to instability across the country. It also could play into the hands of the Al-Shabaab insurgency or even the Islamic State (ISIS) branch in Puntland. African and Western leaders, seemingly caught off guard by the looming confrontation, should take urgent steps to head it off. The United Nations mission in Somalia, which had been mediating between the two sides, should renew those efforts. Ethiopia, which enjoys close ties to both Somaliland and Puntland and has helped calm previous disputes, should throw its weight behind UN efforts; others with influence, including potentially the United Arab Emirates and Western donors, should do the same. Mediation should focus on quickly brokering a ceasefire and seeking an agreement that would entail both sides pulling forces out of contested areas, guaranteeing access for humanitarian assistance to populations in those areas and submitting to a longer-term process, including third-party mediation, to find a durable solution to the dispute. In tandem with the mediation, the UN mission also should support local peacebuilding initiatives in both disputed areas, involving clerics and local clan leaders to initiate bottom-up reconciliation efforts, which have proven successful elsewhere in Somalia. II. The Recent Escalation and its Potential Costs Since 1998 Somaliland and Puntland have vied for control of the Sool and Sanaag regions, together comprising a neck of land stretching from the Gulf of Aden to the Ethiopian border. Thus far, 2018 has been an exceptionally violent year in this contest, with about twenty armed clashes recorded since January. A battle on 8 January saw Somaliland forces overrun Tukaraq, a town held by a small Puntland force, straddling a major highway and trade corridor that links Sool and Sanaag to eastern Ethiopia. The fighting left dozens of soldiers dead on both sides. The capture of Tukaraq, which coincided with an extensive tour of Puntland by Somali federal government President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmajo”, was seen as a warning from Somaliland to the Somali government against getting involved in the contested areas. On 15 May, tensions again spiralled into violence. A militia loyal to Puntland launched an attack on Somaliland army positions around Tukaraq. This time, intense fighting reportedly killed close to a hundred combatants, including fighters from both sides, making it the deadliest confrontation the conflict has yet seen. The loss of Tukaraq in January and the heavy casualties incurred since have gone down badly in Puntland. Politicians and the public have directed recriminations not only at the Somaliland government in Hargeisa but against the administration of Puntland President Abdiweli Gas. The president is under increasing pressure to act, especially given elections later this year that he hopes to win. The recapture of Tukaraq appears to be a priority. During the first weeks of June, Gas has chaired a series of meetings to mobilise support for an offensive; during the latest, he delivered an address to the state parliament in which he vowed to “liberate” all areas “occupied” by Somaliland. By ratcheting up such expectations, the president is taking a huge gamble. In the short term, he gains political capital, especially as the public mood hardens against Hargeisa. But a failed offensive would risk a serious backlash that could doom his re-election prospects. If Gas’s rhetoric is increasingly bellicose, so, too, is that of Somaliland leader Muse Bihi, who said: “If they want war we are ready. I will teach them the lesson that I taught [Siad Barre]”.Indeed, the two sides’ public statements suggest both are confident in a quick military win. They are likely miscalculating. Their militaries are almost equally matched in combat strength, equipment and experience so risk getting bogged down in a protracted conflict with enormous costs (perhaps Somaliland has a slight edge but unlikely enough of one for a decisive victory). Prolonged fighting would likely trigger mass displacement, compounding what has long been a humanitarian emergency in Somalia. Such a war would sow new instability in the region, exacerbate inter- and intra-clan frictions and perhaps allow jihadists active in remote coastal and mountain enclaves the opportunity to recruit and extend their reach. Puntland is particularly vulnerable to upheaval in the event of a lengthy war with Somaliland. Its forces are overstretched, fighting low-level but costly local insurgencies in the Galgala mountains along the northern coast; securing restive frontiers around Galkayo, south of Puntland in Somalia’s north-central region; and policing towns periodically targeted by a local ISIS branch and Al-Shabaab. War with Somaliland would force it to fight on multiple fronts, particularly because its rival potentially could stoke existing conflicts in an attempt to further sap Puntland’s military resources. For its part, Somaliland also has struggled to contain pockets of discontent in recent years. President Bihi’s administration has faced a recurrent inter-clan conflict in Ceel Afweyn, in Sanaag region, that pits two major branches of the Isaq clan – Bicido/East Burco Clan and Saad Yonis/Habar Yonis – against each other. The conflict’s roots lie in a long-running East Burco Clan versus Habar Yonis feud that intensified during the 2017 election, which Bihi, backed by a East Burco Clan-led alliance, won. That election increased regional and sub-clan rivalries, with much of the opposition to the Bihi administration now concentrated in the east, especially in Burco, Somaliland’s second largest city. Such local opposition to Hargeisa could expand into more serious political instability were the conflict with Puntland to escalate. For Somaliland a conflict with Puntland also could tarnish its hard-won regional and international reputation as a stable and well-run polity. The crucial donor support upon which Somaliland relies for its development is predicated not only on sustained progress in governance, but also on its restraint in and peaceful resolution of conflicts. A war over Sool and Sanaag risks eroding Somaliland’s standing abroad. III. The Long Road to Tukaraq The conflict over Sool and Sanaag has been gestating for decades. It owes its genesis, in large part, to the collapse of Somalia’s central state in 1991. Somaliland and Puntland went their own way but were at political odds, with the former unilaterally declaring independence in 1991 and the latter founding itself in 1998 as a federal state notionally loyal to a unified Somalia (though at the time no internationally recognised central government existed). The chaotic carve-up of territory in Somalia left large areas contested, beyond even the nominal control of either Somaliland or Puntland, with clans in those areas, including the Sool clan and East Sanaag Clan in Sool and Sanaag, aggrieved and disempowered. Both Somaliland and Puntland staked claims to these areas – with Somaliland’s bid based on boundaries drawn when it was a British protectorate, and Puntland’s on kinship ties between its largest clan, the Puntlandersten, and the two main clans living in Sool and Sanaag, the Sool clan and East Sanaag Clan. All three of these clans are part of the larger Darood/Harti clan family. This gave Garowe an advantage as it struggled against Hargeisa to win the loyalty of the Sool clan and East Sanaag Clan. For many years Puntland and Somaliland saw their competition as political. Both invested in better relations with the two clans, including paying two sets of “civil servants” to run parallel administrations, though allowing them a large degree of autonomy in running their affairs. Both Puntland and Somaliland co-opted senior Sool clan and East Sanaag Clan clan leaders by offering them high-level positions in the governments in Garowe and Hargeisa. But as the contests over the disputed territories intensified, pressure mounted on the two clans to pick sides. Political co-optation thus had a dangerous side effect, splintering the Sool clan and East Sanaag Clan clans and complicating the task of managing discontent in Sool and Sanaag. That failure both catalysed the militarisation of intra-clan conflict in the region and made it easier for local spats to escalate into fighting between Somaliland and Puntland forces. Beginning in 2007, Somaliland launched a series of military offensives to expand its authority eastward, seizing a string of towns and villages in Sool. The captured locales include Las Canod, Sool’s provincial capital. Presidents Gas and Bihi continue to invoke history and self-defined principles of territorial integrity to press their claims to Sool and Sanaag. In addition to clan ties, Puntland projects itself as a champion of a unified Somalia. In a 23 June speech in Puntland’s parliament, Gas rejected the validity of colonial cartography as an arbiter of the conflict, adding it was Puntland’s “sacred duty” to “liberate” the contested regions through force. For their part, Somaliland leaders defend the British-drawn boundaries and assert their “right” to administer what they regard as sovereign territory. Sool and Sanaag, they argue, have long been part of Somaliland.Both sides thus characterise the dispute in stark terms, seeming to leave little room for compromise. IV. Averting War Somalia’s foreign partners appear to underestimate the risk of conflict in the north. They tend to assess the north’s stability in reference to the south – a low bar that may have meant warning signs slipped under the radar. That the crisis has deteriorated almost to the point of open war speaks to a number of realities. Outside powers have mostly preferred “positive” narratives that oversell the north’s recovery – and that of Somalia more broadly – and downplay risks. Leaders in both Puntland and Somaliland appear wedded to brinksmanship and believe they have little incentive to make peace. Local and international mediation systems are disjointed and mostly reactive. A marked exception was the early warning role played by the special representative of the UN secretary-general for Somalia, Michael Keating. This, combined with Keating’s shuttle diplomacy between Garowe and Hargeisa, temporarily helped de-escalate tensions. Both sides subsequently rejected his overtures. But renewed efforts by the UN envoy, with clear statements of support by the Somali government and behind-the-scenes diplomacy by influential outside powers, likely offer the best means to de-escalate the looming confrontation. President Farmajo, to his credit, has made repeated appeals for both sides to show restraint. Alone he lacks sufficient leverage to persuade them to step back, particularly as his relations with both Hargeisa and Garowe are strained. But Farmajo’s voice is important. He should continue to call on both sides to avert war, press for UN mediation and avoid giving any sense that Mogadishu supports Puntland’s belligerence (his statement on 26 June 2018, Somalia’s Independence Day, struck precisely the right tone). He also should redouble efforts to smooth his own relations with President Gas and resume dialogue with Somaliland, suspended since 2017.Ethiopia, arguably, is the one country with longstanding ties to and real leverage over both Puntland and Somaliland. Addis Ababa’s past interventions were instrumental in brokering temporary truces. This time, however, Ethiopia has appeared reluctant to get involved, possibly due in part to the complexity of the crisis – its inter- and intra-clan conflicts, colonial borders and secession issues – and in part to wariness that an intervention could be perceived by Somalis as meddling and inflame anti-Ethiopian sentiment. That said, Ethiopia’s new prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, has stepped up the country’s diplomatic engagement in Africa and beyond. Somali leaders and foreign diplomats largely welcomed his visit to Mogadishu in June as an ambitious but promising attempt to recalibrate Ethiopia’s traditionally troubled relations with its eastern neighbour. Prime Minister Abiy has his hands full with his reform agenda, security concerns and a still unsettled transition at home, efforts to make peace with Eritrea and calls for his intervention in other regional crises, notably by bolstering Ethiopia’s role in mediating South Sudan’s civil war. Tasking him with resolving a conflict in northern Somalia that may appear less strategically significant might be a tough ask. But the implications of an escalation around Tukaraq for the stability of Somalia as a whole should be of concern to Addis Ababa. Prime Minister Abiy should lend his country’s heft to efforts by the UN, pressing Garowe and Hargeisa to allow for a renewal of UN efforts. The UAE, which after Prime Minister Abiy’s June 2018 visit to Abu Dhabi appears to have reinvigorated its cooperation and relations with Ethiopia, and maintains close ties with both Puntland and Somaliland, could also help defuse tensions. An escalation would clearly be detrimental to Emirati interests, likely upsetting Abu Dhabi’s significant investments in both Somaliland and Puntland. For now, a visible Emirati role might not make sense, given friction between Abu Dhabi and Mogadishu (though relations may improve, as some reports suggest Abiy is mediating between the Emirati and Somali governments). Even now, though, the UAE and other states could discretely encourage Puntland and Somaliland leaders to accept UN mediation. The immediate goal of any mediation should be to quickly broker a truce. Parties should tone down provocative rhetoric, pull combat forces out of contested areas, particularly around Tukaraq, allow in humanitarian aid, and submit to a process of third-party mediation, without precondition, to find a longer-term solution to the dispute. One option for the latter might be the African Union Border Programme, which is part of the African Union (AU)’s Peace and Security Department and which has a full-fledged team that arbitrates and demarcates disputed borders. Though in principle this applies only to borders between states, AU officials have expressed a willingness to play a role. According to one senior AU official: “We have called on the Somali government and written a note verbale to appeal to them to utilise the AU Border Programme tool to resolve internal border disputes. If they give us a try we can turn that border into one of cooperation and not conflict.” Beside renewing its mediation efforts, the UN mission should initiate local peacebuilding efforts in both disputed areas. Such efforts should involve clerics and local clan leaders to initiate grassroots reconciliation efforts, which have helped bridge divisions and curb violence in other parts of Somalia. V. Conclusion Puntland and Somaliland are sliding toward a protracted conflict with enormously destabilising consequences for not only northern Somalia but the country as a whole. War is still avoidable, but to forestall it both sides need to take a step back, dial down their rhetoric and allow for mediation led by the UN. Their long-running dispute over Soog and Sanaag regions will inevitably take time to resolve. But the priority today is for the two sides to de-escalate, arrive at some modus vivendi and accept a mechanism for determining that status. The alternative is a war in northern Somalia that would be extremely costly to both sides, tarnish their international reputations, worsen an already grave humanitarian predicament and undercut efforts to counter Al-Shabaab and the small, but deadly ISIS branch in Puntland. ICG

In the Name of Allah, the Most Magnificent and the Most Benevolent: Thanks to Allah that made us possible to commemorate 58 years of Independence. I would like to extend warm greetings to the dignitaries from the embassies, neighboring countries, UN staff, and other distinguished guests. The chairman of the House of Elders(Guurti), the chairman of the House of Representatives, Chief Justice, Former vice presidents, top brass official of UCID and WADDANI and KULMIYE Parties, Ethiopian Ambassador to Somaliland, Turkey envoy, Djibouti envoy and EU officials: May the Peace, Mercy and Blessing of Allah be Upon You. I hereby extend my congratulatory message to the people of Somaliland on this occasion of commemorating 58 years of Independence from Britain on the 26th June, 1960. As a result, many countries recognized Somaliland as a state at that time. I am also indebted to the security forces that stood up to defend their country in the hardships. I would like to point out some few lines on this historic day – 26th June. Somaliland was under the British Protectorate whilst Somalia was colonized by the Italians. Then, our country, seeking the unity of all the Somali people, in the Horn of Africa, united with the Somalia under the colony of Italy on 1st July, 1960. I would like to remind you that Somaliland parliament carried out a debate on 27th June, 1960. They agreed upon the unification with Somalia unconditionally. Only two members – Mohamed H Ibrahim Egal and Garad Ali opposed that decision and suggested further consultations. On that day, zealous women and children were encouraging the unity as they also refuted against anyone who lambasted the unity. Consequently, 30 years of animosity and hostility started for Somaliland hailing people, but fortunately Somaliland reclaimed its sovereignty on May 18th, 1991. After the rebirth of Somaliland, Somalia perpetrated calumnious hostilities against the people of Somaliland. Apart from the defamatory animosities and interference, Somalia confronted the world in helping Somaliland. As you aware of, last week, the PM of Somalia wrote a letter requesting to suspend the aid of International Community over Somaliland. The regional state presidents all Somalia have also endorsed the decision and wrote the same letter to the world asking the same demand. We are mystified about the contradictory statements – Somali people must be united – unity is sacred and at the same time igniting fracas and skirmishes, writing up letters against donating Somaliland. Ladies and Gentlemen You have recently seen the incumbent president of Somalia Mohamed Abdillahi Farmajo and his regional president Abdi Weli rejecting the borders demarcated by the colonialists. A defined border is what Africa is built on. Farmajo and his colleagues claim a country with one ethnic group – if each ethnic group rules his region, I cannot speculate the image of the Horn of Africa and how it will look like. Fresh chaotic wars will start. Ladies and Gentlemen, I want pose a pertinent question to President Farmajo and the president of Puntland region: if you want rule an ethnic group hailing from the same clan, are you eligible to rule Mogadisho or Somalia currently? Ladies and Gentlemen, The unity of greater Somalia failed and it is a place of no turn. The tentative solution is to live with peace and cooperate. Through good neighborhood and cooperation, both our countries will achieve tangible developments. Somaliland security forces are still inside 75 km within their borders. They experience fresh skirmishes – we are still asking why? The retort is that Abdi Wali is going to get a 2-year extension on election. That is not the right way of thinking and pondering – what about those losing their lives! Ladies and Gentlemen, We are altruistic about the residents of Lasanod, Garowe, Hargeisa, Qardho and Somali people at large – we are exhausted about war. We strongly believe that contentions are tackled through in-depth discussions and negotiations. Ladies and Gentlemen, Conflicts have been in existence since time immemorial – it is why a government is built – it is why security forces are recruited. I want to reveal you that the Grand Conference in Ga’an Libah is not threat to Somaliland – it will yield pleasant product for Somaliland. I was not a member and I have not seen the agenda, but due to my experience, the participants of that Conference are those who struggled and sacrificed themselves for the sake of the Republic of Somaliland. I reiterate; the yield will stress that the unity of Somaliland is of paramount, the independence is untouchable and that the controversial matters should be grappled with around the negotiating table. Ladies and Gentlemen, Another major in-wait issue is Eel-af-Weyn Peace Conference. We’ll dispatch from Hargeisa to participate the conference. We have experienced far greater contentions (vendettas) but we have successfully tackled with them. The conference will commence on 1st July, and we are very hopeful on the outcomes. Ladies and Gentlemen, Opposition parties eager the development of the country. We all like our country – we differ on ways to tackling tasks. Opposition parties do not come with slanderous and defamatory statements against their country and I appreciate that. I urge them to work out the unity of the people of Somaliland. The citizens should not also expect negative outcomes from the opposition parties. Ladies and Gentlemen, We have experienced natural disasters: prolonged drought, stormy cyclones, unemployment, and low economic income. We have done dramatic job to tackle those most pressing issues. On 1st December, we’ll embark on the expansion of Berbera Port and Berbera Corridor Project. The feasibility study of Berbera Corridor has been commenced on. Also, the surveys and pilot studies on the sea have been undertaken. Ladies and Gentlemen, The free zone in Berbera will also be put in place very soon. You – the people of Somaliland – should welcome the investors. Investors are very clever people. They want inject us robust investment. They want us stand by them. We want be civilized people to make use of these investments. We need to reach mutual benefit for both sides. We are in dire need to learn and discover ways of swapping interests and sharing common things with the outside world. Furthermore, investors need a free, vast land, quality roads, water, electricity, skilled labour, a legal license, a force that maintains its security. All these need consecutive trainings. Ladies and Gentlemen, We welcome the recently appointed PM for Ethiopia Dr Abby Ahmed and his dramatic changes in the Horn of Africa. The new PM has opened a new page for the history of Ethiopia after bolstering relations with most the rival countries. We condemn in the strongest terms for the terror attack that occurred during the rally of supporting the PM in Addis Ababa. The same condemnation goes to the barbaric attack in Las Anod town committed by a Garowe supported militia. Ladies and Gentlemen, I want also extend my congratulations to Djibouti people for their Independence Day which is dated on 27th June. To sum up, I am very grateful for the security forces. We must always stand up for them. We must combat them. We all know that security forces tighten the security of this country. At the moment, they are on the front line of the defense because Garowe administration is preparing fresh war to make use of this celebration. We support our troops morally and materially. They deserve to be respected and deemed as heroes. United We Stand Divided We Fall, Always Hands in Glove

Street Children in Somaliland: The Neglected and Unwanted To make matter worse, there are weak governmental institutions and other public agencies that are mandated to be responsive to the needs and priorities of street children. Somaliland has a wonderful history with great achievements in the profile of democracy and the dynamics of socio-economic and political development since 1991. With all these, as urbanization takes place, the number of street children have been increasing thus remain threatened, isolated and neglected in this contemporary society where every social problem is concerned but needs of street children are not addressed. Much of what we now know as street children in Somaliland was caused by family breakdown which weakened family functioning and the overall structure of the family. In other cases, children join street children when both families and children fail to fulfill socially and religiously constructed family roles in the society. Further, street children often face huge social, physical and emotional problems which not only affect the biological systems of the street children but also leave psychological consequences that take all their developmental stages. It is very common to see large number of street children is endangered by the society attacking them to harm since they are powerless and their voices are never heard. Moreover, they are weakened by the extreme weather conditions and it is because of these that some of them remain unhealthy, and die of different diseases. To make matter worse, there are weak governmental institutions and other public agencies that are mandated to be responsive to the needs and priorities of street children. As a result, the condition of street children is not considered as new and emerging social issue which can result the development of gang groups that can disturb peace and stability which is one of the foundations of Somaliland existence. Besides, young girls are also part of the street children that are more vulnerable and often face sexual and emotional violence from gang groups, men and sometimes are exploited in enforced prostitution, forced pregnancy and sexual slavery. In recent years, these children are used by gang groups and smugglers to rob and sell illegal drugs in the black matter. To address the growing risks of street children, transformative and collaborative approach to support street children which gathers together youth-led organizations working on the protection of children; government agencies aiming to safeguard children and youth; and child care and rehabilitation services. Programs encompassing education, health, social protection and child protection are regarded to be the most effective responses that can lower the stress of street children. Some voluntary youth networks like Save a Street Child Foundation and many others paid close attention to street children by distributing clothes, connecting them to rehabilitation centers and seeking further contributions for them. Mohamed Rashid Economy of Somaliland Source: African Exponent