Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Israelis are entitled to live peacefully on their own land in an interview published on Monday in U.S. magazine The Atlantic, another public sign of ties between Riyadh and Tel Aviv appearing to grow closer. Asked if he believes the Jewish people have a right to a nation-state in at least part of their ancestral homeland, Mohammed bin Salman was quoted as saying: “I believe the Palestinians and the Israelis have the right to have their own land. But we have to have a peace agreement to assure the stability for everyone and to have normal relations.” Saudi Arabia – birthplace of Islam and home to its holiest shrines – does not recognize Israel. It has maintained for years that normalizing relations hinges on Israeli withdrawal from Arab lands captured in the 1967 Middle East war, territory Palestinians seek for a future state. “We have religious concerns about the fate of the holy mosque in Jerusalem and about the rights of the Palestinian people. This is what we have. We don’t have any objection against any other people,” said Prince Mohammed who is touring the United States to drum up investments and support for his efforts to contain Iranian influence. Increased tension between Tehran and Riyadh has fueled speculation that shared interests may push Saudi Arabia and Israel to work together against what they see as a common Iranian threat. “There are a lot of interests we share with Israel and if there is peace, there would be a lot of interest between Israel and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries”, Prince Mohammed added. Saudi Arabia opened its airspace for the first time to a commercial flight to Israel last month, which an Israeli official hailed as historic following two years of efforts. In November, an Israeli cabinet member disclosed covert contacts with Saudi Arabia, a rare acknowledgment of long-rumored secret dealings which Riyadh still denies. Saudi Arabia condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel last year, but Arab officials told Reuters at the time that Riyadh appears to be on board with a broader U.S. strategy for an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan still in its early phases of development. Reporting by Stephen Kalin; Editing by Robin Pomeroy Source: – Reuters

The army has refuted reports of a possible al-Shabaab attack on Kampala just days after four UPDF soldiers under AMISOM were killed and six others injured in battle which left 30 suspected al-Shabaab militants also dead. The army Spokesman Brigadier Richard Karemire on Monday assured Ugandans of safety as UPDF continues to mourn the loss of their soldiers. “As we continue to mourn the death of our four gallant soldiers in AMISOM, the public is assured that there is no any possible attack on Kampala as some media houses like …….have alleged. UPDF assure the public that Kampala is safe,” said Brig Karemire on Monday evening. He further noted that the six soldiers injured in the attack are now stable. Heavily-armed Al-Shabaab militants attacked an African Union military camp outside Mogadishu on Sunday, killing four Ugandan peacekeepers. Local sources said a massive blast was heard in the Bulomarer district, around 150 kilometres (93 miles) south of Mogadishu, and fighting broke out after dozens of heavily armed al-Shabaab militants stormed the base. Brigadier Karemire on Sunday said that 30 al-Shabaab militants had been killed, while the Islamists claimed in a statement to have killed 59 Ugandan soldiers. The Al-Qaeda linked al-Shabaab was pushed out of the Somali capital in 2011 — and subsequently other towns and cities — by soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). But the Islamists still hold sway in large parts of the countryside and launch regular gun and bomb attacks on government, military and civilian targets in Mogadishu and ambushes on military convoys and outposts. East African leaders contributing to the 22,000-strong AMISOM force last month called for the United Nations to reconsider plans to withdraw troops by December 2020, saying the timeline was unrealistic and could lead to a reversal of gains. Source: – Daily Monitor

Dowladda Uganda ayaa sheegtay in afar kamid ah saraakiisha ciidankooda lagu dilay weerar Alshabaab kusoo qaadeen oo ka dhacay gobolka Shabellada hoose. Sida lagasoo xigtay afhayeenka ciidanka Milatariga Uganda, saraakiishaan ayaa qeyb ka ahaa howgalka Amisom, waxayna naftooda ku waayeen weerarkii degmada Buula Mareer ka dhacay. Uganda ayaa sidoo kale sheegtay inay iyaguna dileen in ka badan 30 Shabaabkii weerarka soo qaaday. Waxaa kaloo ay sheegeen inay gacanta ku dhigeen hub iyo rasaas sidoo kalena ay burburiyeen sideed gaari oo ay labo kamid ah ay qaraxyo ku xirnaayeen. Warbaahinta gudaha ayaa soo bandhigtay sawirro lagasoo qaaday goobtii uu weerarku dhacay halkaas oo lagu arkay maydad badan oo Shabaabku ka carareen iyo Saanad ciidan. DAAWO SAWIRRADA.

On the night of March 22 this year, a convoy of ten 25-tonne trucks carrying sugar smuggled from Somalia was stopped by Kenya Police Reservists (KPRs) on a smugglers’ route in Wajir East constituency. A stand-off ensued after the drivers and loaders refused to open the cabin doors as they made frantic phone calls. The eight KPRs stood their ground and refused to let the vehicles leave. But not long after they received a phone call, reportedly from a senior police officer, that made them change their minds. The truck drivers, it emerged, contacted a notorious smuggler who enjoys the protection of local officials and secured the intervention of the senior police officer. The Standard has obtained an audio clip of the telephone conversation in which the officer is heard instructing the KPRs to negotiate with the smugglers and let the vehicles through. “Elewana na huyo mtu na uache hizo magari (reach a agreement with the smuggler and let the vehicles through),” said the senior officer. One of the KPRs said they were ordered not to interfere with the convoy. A smuggler in a refugee camp who spoke on condition of anonymity said about 60 lorries, each carrying 500 sacks of sugar (each weighing 50kg) cross the Kenya-Somali border at Dobley every week. Other contraband Usually, the trucks, popularly known as ‘miguu kumi’ (10 wheels), ferrying sugar and other contraband come from Diif, Somalia, some 40km from the border. The cartels use 165km of dirt road routes from Diif-Ibrahim Ure-Hambalash-Wajir town of Wajir South, and in Wajir East. Konton-Riba-Qarsa-Riba-Wajir (185km). A two-week investigation by this reporter established other popular sugar smuggling routes are the border towns of Liboi, Mandera, El Wak and Hullugho. “We don’t know what these vehicles are carrying. They may be transporting arms and even facilitating the crossing over of terror operatives,” said one of the KPRs. The Government has posted an additional 200 KPRs in centres along the porous Kenyan-Somalia border to beef up security but such interference by senior Government officials has undermined their operations. Sugar smuggling is a multi-billion-shilling business. High-level connections with the security apparatus, politicians and other institutions has ensured a thriving and untouchable syndicate. Once the trucks loaded with smuggled goods get to the border, the Kenyan dealers, who have established illicit relationships with Government officers and security agents, intercede. Five cartels led by a Hassan control the Wajir market. They pay the officials huge bribes so the trucks are allowed to cross the border. Hassan tried to bribe this reporter and his colleague with Sh100,000 each and when they rejected the bribes, he issued death threats. The journalists were helped by two KPRs to flee. They reported the matter to the county police commander. North-eastern Regional Commissioner Mohamud Swaleh promised to follow up the matter. One of the KPRs who aided The Standard’s investigation has since been deprived of his gun and suspended. “As an officer manning the porous border, I am now unarmed and have received numerous death threats from the cartels. I have also heard county security heads are planning to take my colleagues’ guns. I will pay with my life. We cannot allow sugar cartels to destroy our peaceful nation”, said the KPR. Smuggling has been a thriving business along the Kenya-Somalia border since the fall of Siad Barre’s regime in the 1990s. It has created an ‘untouchable’ community of millionaires, mainly Kenyan Somali traders, who are protected by a ragtag army. Corrupt Government officials receive huge kickbacks to let the goods in. Sugar production Kenya’s annual sugar production is 500,000 metric tonnes against a consumption of approximately 800,000 metric tonnes. The shortfall of 300,000 metric tonnes ideally should be plugged with imports from the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa region. It is this deficit that smugglers exploit. The smuggled sugar is cheap – by more than half the price of the commodity produced locally. The cost of sugar production in Kenya is about $600 (Sh51,000) per metric tonne, which is way above the average production cost of $400 (Sh34,000). Given the high cost of production, local sugar retails for up to Sh120 per kilo. The smuggled sugar costs as low as Sh50 a kilo in the towns of Wajir, Garissa and Mandera. Shops in Wajir are awash with goods from Somalia, whose quality has not been certified by the Kenya Bureau of Standards. This serves to knock Kenyan-made products off the market. The cheap sugar imports enter Somalia via the ports of Kismayu, Bosaso and Mogadishu, and mainly originate from Brazil, having been packaged in Dubai. Besides sugar, smuggled rice comes to Kismayu from Pakistan. Following frequent incursions by Al Shabaab militia into Kenya, a number of security border posts have been closed down. This has led to major security gaps at the border. Due to the increased sugar imports to Kenya during the last six months, retail prices have fallen slightly compared to the same period last year as reflected in the price of sugar in North Eastern region. The smuggling is perfected by cartels that operate from refugee camps through links with their clans in Kismayu. They raise money and send it to their relatives in Somalia through forex bureaus locally known as ‘hawalad’. After receiving the money, their contacts in Somalia load the ordered quantities of sugar onto waiting trucks for onward transportation to the border points. These brokers usually have good contacts and are highly trusted by Government and security personnel because of their long-established relationships. Bribes amounting to between Sh100,000 and Sh130,000 are paid to be shared among Government officials and security agents along the smuggling routes in northern Kenyan counties. Our investigations established there are about 25 organised brokers in the three counties whose responsibility is to ‘smooth’ the way for incoming trucks as soon as the drivers report their departure from Kismayu. The Kenyan brokers and many Somali nationals with illegally acquired Kenyan identification documents usually drive around in four-wheel drive vehicles with tinted windows. Preferential treatment They enjoy unlimited access to many security areas and get preferential treatment at police stations and Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) offices. They move in and out of police stations, customs and KRA offices to pay bribes so that their vehicles are allowed to cross unimpeded. The vehicles travel in convoys of 10 to 20 lorries at night, when there is less movement along the routes, getting through security roadblocks uninterrupted and unchecked. Is Kenya totally unable to rein in this illegal trade? The challenge is not lack of enough of officers to deal with the unscrupulous merchants. The challenge is corruption, lack of patriotism and indiscipline among the officers deployed in the region. And as a consequence of illegal imports of arms and ammunition, banditry has remained rampant in the region for many years. Further, the illegal trade in charcoal and sugar is believed to be funding the activities of Al Shabaab. Abdiraman Hussein, a member of Peace Committee in Wajir, says the smugglers also bring in firearms and ammunition hidden underneath the smuggled foodstuff. They take advantage of the fact that Kenyan security officers do not inspect their vehicles. These firearms are later used in crime in Kenya. Asked about the smuggling of sugar, Wajir Police Commander Steven Ngetich said: “I have just heard about your encounter with the sugar cartels and KPRs. We will launch an investigation but so far, we don’t have a conclusive report that we can make arrests.” Source: Standard Digital

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Sida aan wararkeena shalay ku sheegnay waxaa fashilmay wadahadalkii laga dhexwaday Guddoonka baarlamaanka Somalia iyo Xildhibaanada Mooshinka wada. Fashilka wadahadalka ayaa soo degdegay kadib markii garabka taabacsan Guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka Somalia Jawaari ay ka weecdeen qodobo loo jideeyay si xal waara looga gaaro buuqa ka dhashay Mooshinka. Wadahadalka u muuqda inuu fashilmay ayaa soo bilowday maalinta sabtidii aheyd ee la baajiyay kulanka codka loogu qaadi lahaa Guddoomiye Jawaari, waxaana shalay ilaa xalay soo baxaayay in wadahadalka uu ka socon waayay Jawaari iyo garabkiisa. Waxyaabaha wadahadalka raja beelka ku riday ayaa waxaa kamid ahaa in Xildhibaanada Jawaari ay weli Hoteelada Muqdisho ku qabanayaan kulamo lagu duraayo Madaxda dalka iyo Xildhibaanada Mooshinka kawada Jawaari, halka garabka kasoo horjeeda Jawaari ay xiisada hakiyeen wixii ka danbeeyay tallo soo jeedinta Madaxweyne Farmaajo ee lagu hakiyay kulanka Sabtigii lasoo dhaafay. Xildhibaanada garabka Jawaari ayaa ku goodinaaya in carqalad ka sameyn doonaan kulanka lagu balansan yahay maalinta bari oo ku beegan Arbaco, waa haddii Hoolka baarlamaanka la geeyo wax khuseeya Mooshin. Dhinaca kale Xildhibaanada difaacaya Gudoomiyaha Golaha Shacabka, ayaa ka digaya suurtagalnimada in maalinta berri ah Baarlamaanka la horkeeno Mooshinka laga soo gudbiyay Gudoomiye Jawaari. Waxa ay ku goodinayaan in carqaladooda ay sii socondoonto inta uu taagan yahay Mooshinka Jawaari, hase ahaatee waxaan goodintaasi ka jawaab celin Madaxtooyada Somalia, oo rajo ka qabta in xal un loo helo xiisada taagan. Xildhibaanada qaar ayaa warbaahinta ka sheegay in Mooshinkooda uu yahay mid sax ah, maalinta Arbacada oo Berri ku beegana Baarlamaanka ay horgeynayaan si codka kalsoonida ah loogu qaado Gudoomiyaha Baarlamaanka dalka Maxamed Sheekh Cismaan ‘’Jawaari’’. Sidoo kale, Xildhibaanada Diafaaca baarlamaanka ayaa ku doodaya in la wado qorshe kulan hoosaasin ah inuu berri qabsoomo, waxayna sheegayaan haddii taasi ay dhacdo inay ka cabsi qabaan dalka inuu galo marxalad cusub oo foodo ah. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, waxaa aad looga cabsi qabaa in xiisada soo rogaal celisay ay kusoo baxaan Beesha Caalamka oo iminka laga dalbaday in xal u helida xiisada ay u madax-baneyso Madaxtooyada Somalia. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Xildhibaano ka tirsan baarlamaanka Somalia ayaa daboolka ka qaaday inuu soo rogaal celiyay Mooshinka ka dhanka ah Guddoomiyaha baarlamaanka Somalia, Maxamed Sheekh Cusmaan Jawaari. Xildhibaan Cabdi fitaax Axmed oo ka mid ah Xildhibaanada baarlamaanka ayaa sheegay in xiisada ka taagneyd Mooshinka ay dib ugu soo laabatay halkii ay horay u taagneyd. Waxa uu Xildhibaanku sheegay in Madaxda ugu sareysa ee dalka laga doonayo inay xoojiyaan dadaalada lagu doonaayo in lagu xaliyo xiisada soo rogaal celisay, waxa uuna si cad u sheegay in arrinku uusan aheyn mid sahlan. Xildhibaan Cabdi fitaax Axmed waxa uu intaa ku daray inay jiran xildhibaano yar oo fowdo ka dhex wada baarlamaanka Somalia, kuwaas oo doonaya in ay qabtaan kulan cod gacan tag ah loogu qaado Mooshinka gudoomiye Jawaari taasina ay ka digayaan. ‘’Waxaan ka digayaa inaan dalka lagu sii hogaamin boholo mugdi ah, waxaan ku baaqayaa in wadada saxda ah loo maro Mooshinka, si loo samatabixiyo dalka’’ Sidoo kale, Xildhibaan Cabdi fitaax Axmed, waxa uu sheegay in wakhtigaan ay ka digayaan in fowdo Siyaasadeed ay ka dhacdo kulanka Arbacada, islamarkaana Madaxweyne Farmaajo laga doonayo in xiisada Siyaasadeed ee taagan uu xalka keeno. Haddalka Xildhibaan Cabdi fitaax Axmed, ayaa imaanaya xili mar kale uu soo rogaal celiyay Mooshinka Guddoomiye Jawaari, wallow garabka iminka wada fowdada uu yahay kan Jawaari. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Taliska Ciidanka Mareykanka Africa ee loo yaqaan AFRICOM ayaa sheegay in duqeyn ay ku dileen Horjoogayaal ka tirsan al-Shabaab. Taliska ayaa sheegay in Duqeyntaasi ay gelinkii dambe ee Axadii ka dhacday meel u dhow degmada Ceelbuur ee Gobolka Galgaduud, isla markaana ay ku dileen shaqsiyaad ay aad u baadi-goobayeen. Qoraal kasoo baxay taliska ayaa waxaa lagu sheegay in duqeyntaasi lagu dilay Shan Horjooge ka tirsan al-Shabaab, isla markaana duqeyn taasi aysan wax khasaara ah kasoo gaarin dad shacab ah. Todobaadkan weerar dhinaca Cirka ah oo ka dhacay degaanka Kaamjarroon ee Gobolka Jubada hoose ayaa lagu dilay dad rayid ah iyada oo ilaa hadda aysan jirin cid qaadatay mas’uuliyadda weerarkaas. Sidoo kale, Taliska Ciidamada Mareykanka ee howgallada kawada qaarada Afrika ayaa kor dhiyay weerarada duqeymaha ah ee ka geystaan qeybo ka mid ah gobolada Soomaaliya. Dhinaca kale Mareykanka ayaa sheegay inuu sii wadi doono talaabooyinka la xiriira Duqeymaha ay fulinayaan ee horey loo ansixiyay, si loo ilaaliyo ammaanka Muwaadiniinta Mareykanka iyo in la joojiyo khataraha Argagixisada. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Israelis are entitled to live peacefully on their own land in an interview published on Monday in U.S. magazine The Atlantic, another public sign of ties between Riyadh and Tel Aviv appearing to grow closer. Source: Hiiraan Online

The army has refuted reports of a possible al-Shabaab attack on Kampala just days after four UPDF soldiers under AMISOM were killed and six others injured in battle which left 30 suspected al-Shabaab militants also dead. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Abaanduulaha ciidamada xooga dalka Cabdulaahi Cali Caanood ayaa shaaca ka qaaday in maleeshiyaadka al-Shabaab cashar lama ilaaban ah loogu dhigay dagaalkii ay AMISOM kula galeen deegaanka Buula-mareer oo hoostagta degmada kuntuwaarey ee gobalka shabellaha Hoose. Abaanduulaha ayaa sheegay in weerarkaasi Buula-mareer laga war hayay islamarkaana ay ciidamada dowlada iyo kuwa AMISOM fashiliyeen. Cabdulaahi Cali Caanood, waxa uu intaa raaciyay in tirada guud ee dagaalka looga dilay al-Shabaab ay tahay 66 maleeshiyo oo ay ku jiraan Horjoogayaal dhowr ah, halka dhankooda waxyeelo ay kasoo gaartay ilaa iyo Seddex Askari oo dhaawac ah sida uu hadalka u dhigay abaanduule Caanood. Abaanduule Caanood, ayaa sidoo kale wuxuu sheegay Shabaab in xerada ay ku soo weerareen ilaa Saddex gaari oo midi uu soo gaaray ilinka hore ee xerada, iskuna qarxiyay, uuna dhaawacay Hal Askari, balse labada kale lagu qarxiyay meel aanan u dhaweyn xerada, sida uu hadalka u dhigay. Dowladda Federaalka ayuu sheegay in Saddex Askari ay ka dhaawacmeen oo haleelay qaraxa, kuwaasi oo hada xaaladooda caafimaad lala tacaalayo, diyaarna ay u yihiin in ay dalkooda u adeegaan. Abaanduule Caanood, wuxuu kaloo tilmaamay in dagaalka al-Shabaab looga furtay hub gaarayay 30 qori, kuwaasi oo kala ah 12 Qori AK-47 ah 20 Qori PKM ah iyo qori Dhashiiko ah. AMISOM iyo Ciidanka Dowladda oo isku dhinac ah iyo Shabaab guulo ayay ka sheegteen dagaalkan , kadib hadalo ay isku mariyeen warbaahinta, balse ma jirto ilo madax banaan oo xaqiijinaya sida ay wax uga dhaceen halkaasi. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, Cabdullaahi Cali Caanood Amaanduulaha ciidamada xooga dalka soomaliyeed ayaa sheegay in dhawaan dagaalka saf mareen ah lagu qaadi doono dagaalamayaasha al-Shabaab kaasi oo looga saarayo deegaanada iyo degmooyinka ay kaga suganyihiin dalka. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Mogadishu (HOL) - Sixty-six Al-Shabaab militants have been killed and three vehicles including Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive device (VBIED) were destroyed following simultaneous attacks on bases of AU and Somali forces Bulamarer town, Somali military confirmed. Source: Hiiraan Online

Toronto-based Somali Canadian poet Naeema Hassan recently posted a video in response to Punish A Muslim Day on April 3rd, offering support to Muslim women who face the threat of Islamophobic violence daily. Source: Hiiraan Online

ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia's new prime minister, Abiye Ahmed, promised on Monday to push through democratic reforms in an effort to end three years of unrest that first erupted in the province of Oromiya from where he hails. Source: Hiiraan Online

In a dramatic about-face, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Monday evening that he was freezing a new agreement with the UN refugee agency that would have seen thousands of African migrants Source: Hiiraan Online

In a result that comes as no shock to Egyptians and the rest of the world, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has won the presidential elections with 97 percent of the votes, final results showed, securing another four-year term. Source: Hiiraan Online

That isn't Photoshop in the photo above – that's a real phytoplankton bloom in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen and Somalia. Source: Hiiraan Online

MOGADISHU, April 2 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people including six members of an extended family were killed in a roadside blast in Bula-burte district in Hiraan region of central Somalia on Monday. Source: Hiiraan Online

“Had you come a day earlier, you’d have seen us loading camels onto ships heading to the Middle East. Somalia as a whole has the world’s largest number of camels, at six million,” said Ali Esmail Mahmoud, Head of Operations at DP World Berbera, as he took visiting journalists on a tour of the port. Source: Hiiraan Online

On the night of March 22 this year, a convoy of ten 25-tonne trucks carrying sugar smuggled from Somalia was stopped by Kenya Police Reservists (KPRs) on a smugglers’ route in Wajir East constituency. Source: Hiiraan Online

Villanova has its second national championship in three years after a 79-62 victory over Michigan.The Wildcats went 31 years between their first title in 1985 .... Source: Hiiraan Online

Xildhibaan Axmed Macalin Fiqi oo kamid ah Xildhibaanada Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya ayaa sheegay in maalinta Arbacada ay la mid noqon doonto sabtigii islamarkaasina Baarlamaanka la horgeeyn doono Mooshin Sharci daro ah sida uu sheegay. Xildhibaan Fiqi ayaa sheegay in madaxweynuhu uu ku guuldareeystay in uu xaliyo khilaafaadka ka dhexjira Baarlamaanka iyo Xukuumada. Waxa uu sheegay in shacabka Soomaaliyeed Shan bari laga lumiyay islamarkaasina aanay muuqan ififaalo meesha looga saarayo khilaafaadka Jira. Xildhibaano katirsan Baarlamaanka Soomaaliya ayaa sheegay in maalinta Arbacada ah uu dhici doono kulanka Baarlamaanka ee codka kalsoonida loogu qaadayo Gudoomiye Jawaari. Hoos ka Daawo Xildhibaanka. http://puntlandpost.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Xildhibaan-Fiqi.mp4 Xasan Maxamed Samatar Cowke Puntland Post Muqdisho The post Xildhibaan Fiqi ” Madaxweynuhu waa ku Fashilmay Xalinta Qilaafaadka Dalka” appeared first on Puntland Post.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Xildhibaanada kasoo horjeeda Mooshinka laga gudbiyay Guddoomiye Jawaari ayaa shaki badan ka muujiyay Kulanka Golaha Shacabka ee la filaayo inuu qabsoomo maalinta Arbacada ee fooda nagu soo heysa. Xildhibaanada oo isku magacaabay ‘’Badbaadada Baarlamaanka’’ ayaa sheegay inaanu waxba iska bedelin khalalaasihii laga soo gudbay ee laga cabsi qabay inay dhacdo Sabtidii lasoo dhaafay, balse ay u muuqato in loo weeciyay maalinta Arbaca ee nagu soo fool leh. ‘’Haddii magaca Qaranka la ilaalinaayo maaha in maalinta Sabtida ay u ekaato maalinta Arbacada macno ma sameyneyso maalmaha dhiman ee dhexda ku jira, waa un wakhti Soomaali ka lumay’’ ayuu yiri Fiqi oo kamid ahaa Xildhibaanada welwelka ka qaba in Kulanka Arbacada soo socda lagu dulqabto codeynta Mooshinka. ‘’Waxaan ka walwalsanahay in Madaxweyne muddo Seddex asbuuc ku dhow ka aamusnaa xiisada oo hadda u gacanqaaday xalinta uu hadana sideeda kusoo gabagabeeyo xiisada, waxa ay taasi keeni kartaa calaamad su’aal’’ Xildhibaanada ‘’Badbaadada Baarlamaanka’’ ayaa waxaa hadalkooda laga dheehankaraa inay aad uga walwalsan yihiin in Kulanka la filaayo inuu furmo maalinta Arbacada uu isku rogo mid lagu qaadayo codka kalsoonida Guddoomiye Jawaari. HOOS KA DAAWO MUUQAAL MUUJINAAYA WALWALKA LAGA QABO KULANKA ARBACADA

HORDHAC Allaah ayey mahad oo idili usugnaatay, nabadgalyo iyo naxariisi Nabigeena Muxammad ah korkiisa Allaha yeelo. ROBERT MUGABE VS ZANU-PF Intaa kabacdi, dadka arimaha siyaasada lasocda, waxeey wada ogyihiin dhacdadii ka dhacday dalka Zimbabwe, oo aheyd in kadib markii lagu wada kacay madaxweeynihii horee dalka Zimbabwe: mudane Robert Gabriel Mugabe, maadaama uu madaxweeyne-kuxigeenkiisii (Emmerson Mnangagwa) naftiisa ulacararay dalka Koonfur Africa, kadib markuu isaga baqay xaaska madaxweeyne Mugabe (Grace Ntombizodwa Mugabe), oo in eey xilka Madaxweeynenimo kadhaxasho rabtay seeygeeda, ayaa ugu dabeyn ciidamada dalka talada lawareegeen, una bandhigeen in uu si sharaf leh xukunka uga tago, maadaama uu yahay hogaamiyihii xoriyada dalka, eeyna dhibeeyso in eey bahdilaan odeygaa taariikhdaa weyn dalka kuleh. Waxeey uballanqaadeen in eey waxbadanoo wanaajin ah meel usaarayaan, sida: mushaarkiisa, caafimaadkiisa, amniga isaga iyo qoyskiisa…. Iwm, balse dhanka kale, haduu iska diido in uu xukunka kadago, waxeey usheegeen ineey codka kalsoonida kala noqonayaan baarlamaanka dhexdiisa. Maadaama isla ururkiisii ZANU-PF ee xukunka ku hayey, go’aansadeen in eey codka kalsooni-kalanoqoshada uqaadayaan, mudana odeyga is adkeeynayey, ayuu ugu dambeyn markuu ogaaday in aanu kabadbaadeeynin, marba hadii xitaa ururkiisii kacodeeynayo, ayuu isgaroowsaday, isna casilayoo xukunkii kadagay, intii baarlamaanka dhexdiisa lagu bahdili lahaa, illeen nin weeyni geeridiisa wuu yaqaanaaye. ZUMA VS ANC Waxaa jirtay dhacdo taa iyana la mid aheyd, oo kadhacday dalka Koonfur Afrika, kadib markii madaxweyne Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma, lagusoo eedeeyey musuqmaasuq waalli ah, oo aheyd in qoyskiisa, qaraabadiisa, iyo asxaabtiisa eey aad uga macaasheen qandaraasyada dalka, dhaqaale xooganna kasameeyeen. Ururada mucaaradka wax weey kaqaadiwaayeen intuu heystey taageerada ama dulqaadka xisbigiisa ANC ee talada dalka haya. Ugu dambeyn isla ururkiisii ANC, ee kursiga madaxweeynenimada saaray, kuna hayey ayaa go’aansaday in eey kacodeeyndoonaan marka codka kalsooni-kalanoqoshada laqaadayo. Madaxweyne Zumo muduu is adkeeynayey, balse markeey ucadaatay in hade Baarlamaankoo dhan, oo ANC-dii kujirto codka kalsooni-kalanoqoshada uwada qaadayaan, ayuu isna go’aansaday in uu xilka katagoo iscasilo, intii baarlamaanka dhexdiisa lagu bahdili lahaa. JAWAARI VS KHEYRE IYO 193-XILDHIBAAN Go’aanka ah in uu Madaxweyne Farmaajo soodhexgalo, saacadihii ugu dambeyey “Aakhiru-Saac” ee laqaban lahaa kulankii Baarlamaanka, ee codka kalsooni kalanoqoshada ah, ee 193-Xildhibaan ugu qaadi lahaayeen Jawaari, iyadoo dagaal siyaasadeedoo faraha looga gubteyna raga ishayyaahi isla soomareen, wax sahlan ma aheyn. Saaxiibkii RW kheeyre iyo xitaa mustaqbalka siyaasadeed ee MD Farmaajo ayuuna halis weyn galinkaraa. Gaar ahaan Raysalwasaare Kheeyre. Bal xaaladan aqristoow qiimee: Dagaal adag ayaad gashay (Kheeyre), ninkii aad dagaallameeyseen (Jawaari), feer iyo faralaab ayaad iskala daasheen, markii goomanka idin wada barareen kadib, ayaa dhexda leysqabsaday. Wixii la isla raftaba, alleeylahe waad lagaday, markuu kuuliicay, oo aad dhulka usiiwado, ayaa saaxiibkaa (Farmaajo) idinkala qabtay, ama markaad dhulkaba dhigatay ayuu kuugadiyey! Bal kawaran marka, illeen waxa dhacay waa sidaa siyaasad ahaane. Madaxweeyne farmaajo waxaan rajeeynaya in uu kadharagsan yahay, fahmi karana in dagaalka kadhexeeya Jawaari iyo Kheeyre meel xun gaaray. Hadii soo dhexgalida MD Farmaajo darteed uu Jawaari kubadbaadana, waloow xaalku “Hakin” oo kaliya yahay, hadana cajalada mooshinnada dhanka kale ayey mudo kooban dibadeed urogmaneeysaa, taasoo ah in laga takhaluso RW Kheeyre iyo xukuumadiisa marka hore, marka taa lagu guuleeystana, waxaa xigidoona sidii Farmaajana looga takhalusi lahaa.Waa hubaal kalahari maayaan, illeen qorshuhu waasidaase. Waxaa warbaahinta qaar sheegtey, in inta aanu Madaxweeynaha Aakhiru-saaca hakinin kulanka baarlamaanka, ee codka kalsooni-kalanoqoshada loogu qaadi lahaa, uu Jawaari laxiriiray Madaxweynaha, kana codsaday in uu kulanka Baarlamaanka hakiyo, oo wadahadal iyo heshiis lamid ah kii Mugabe iyo Zuma uu dhacay, oo ahaa in si buuq iyo dhib la’aan ah uu isucasilayo, sidaana lagu heshiiyey, oo kulanka baarlamaanka laguhakiyey, balse markii kulankii lahakiyey, ayuu ugabaxay ballantii Madaxweynaha, illeen markii horaba in kulankaa uu kabadbaado ayaa hadafku ahaa’e. Qoraal uu Jawaari kubeeninayo in uu iscasilayo ayuuna degdeg usoosaaay. Madaxweeynuhu wuxuu qaatay go’aan siyaasad ahaan is haligid ah (Suicidal decision), waxaana go’aanka wada eebsankara saaxiibkii RW Kheeyre, kadibna isaga Madaxweeynaha ah. Maadaama kulankii halista ahaa uu Jawaari kaarto khayaano iyo qob-moos uga badbaadayna, wuxuu fursada uu hadda heysto galinayaa, siduu dhaqaale iyo ballanqaadyo Xildhibaanada ugu kala furfuri lahaa, isagoo kaashanaya saaxiibadiis CCC Sharmaarke, CC Shakuur, Fiqi, Mahad-Salaad, Odawadaa iyo inta kalee xildhibaannada Damjadiid. Waxaase dhanka kale iyagana hadda iyo koow haabhaabanaya gudoomiye kuxigeenka 1-aad: Muudeey, RW Kheeyre iyo Xildhibaanadii taageersanaa, oo fursadi ugu jirto in eey kulan qabanqaabiyaan inta aan xildhibaannadii taageersanaa lakala furfurin. Markastuu waqtigii laqaban lahaa kulanka siidheeraadana, waxeey fursad weyn utahay Jawaari iyo kooxdiisa. Gudoomiye Jawaarise wuxuu MD Farmaajo udhigay, duruus lama illaawaan ah. Khayaanadan mid la mid ah, hore ayuu Shariif Xasan ulasoo dheelay, xilligii xulista xubnaha baarlamaanka. Qoraa: C/Qaadir Maxamed Cismaan (Cabdiboqor). Maamule-Kuxigeenkii hore ee Kulliyada Maamulka Iyo Dhaqaalaha, isla Kulliyadaana Macallin/Bare ka ahaa. Al-Madinah International University abdulkadirphd@hotmail.com. Minnesota-USA. Afeef: Aragtida qoraalkan waxa ay ku gaar tahay qofka ku saxiixan, kamana tarjumeyso tan Caasimada Online. Caasimada Online, waa mareeg u furan qof kasta inuu ku gudbiyo ra’yigiisa saliimka ah. Kusoo dir qoraaladaada caasimada@live.com Mahadsanid

Homeless mother-of-three, Nimo, fled to Indonesia from Somalia after Islamists killed her family, but with prostitution as the only way to survive, she tearily says her life in Jakarta is "much harder" than her war-torn homeland. Indonesia has traditionally been a transit nation for asylum seekers but in recent months the UNHCR has been meeting with refugees to tell them they'll probably never be resettled somewhere else. That means people such as Nimo face the prospect of spending much longer in the country than they first anticipated. And, for many women, it means working as they'd never imagined - in the sex trade. Melbourne-based Human Rights Law Centre spokesman Daniel Webb says the suffering of refugees on our Australia's doorstep exposes the cruelty of the government's obsession with so-called deterrence. "The people our government secretly turns back or frightens away don't just vanish off the face of the earth - they're being forced to suffer elsewhere," he tells AAP. Nimo, a 32-year-old Somalian refugee, was forced into hiding after the local refugee community discovered she was working as a prostitute. Some in the conservative Muslim neighbourhood threatened her harm for betraying Islam's teachings. The homeless mother says she's ashamed of the work and is often beaten by men. "I would like to stop but I have no options," Nimo tells AAP. "If I don't there will be no food for my family." Nimo has fallen through the aid safety net. Some two-thirds of the 13,800 asylum seekers and refugees in Indonesia are dependent on aid or live in government-run immigration detention centres, according to the UN Refugee Agency. They're not allowed to work or access social security. Many sleep in the streets near Jakarta's already-full immigration detention centre or queue - day after day - at the UNHCR office seeking help. Others drift from one boarding house to the next begging for food. Some sleep on the steps of a local mosque. "I could never have imagined this life before," Nimo says. "There is no hope. I have children and I am a prostitute. This is a really bad life. It's much harder than Somalia." Nimo fled Somalia with her children after Islamists stoned her younger sister to death and then turned their guns on the rest of her family. She was shot during one attack. Her 10-day journey through Dubai and Kuala Lumpur, and across the Malacca Strait, ended after a two-day bus ride to the Indonesian capital in 2015. Her appeals for help from NGOs and the UNHCR have been refused. During a recent interview - to discuss her sex work - no assistance was offered. Instead, she was lectured about breaking local laws, and the health risks of prostitution. UNHCR Indonesia representative Thomas Vargas says recent humanitarian emergencies - such the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh - mean money earmarked for Indonesia is being redirected. "When there are those types of flashpoints, that's where the limited funding the UNHCR has globally goes," he tells AAP. For refugees in Indonesia, aid is now even harder to come by. "You have limited funding and you have to help the neediest. That's the harsh reality. It's a very tough situation," Vargas says. At night refugee women living on the street risk sexual violence. Refugee Suad, 27, lives in a tight network of laneways near Jakarta's central shopping district. The Somalian says men regularly try to force refugee women to go with them for sex. "When we sleep on the street, West African businessman come to this area. They threaten us and touch us and we are powerless to stop them," she tells AAP. "If you don't say yes they say they can beat you. But I say no, I'm a Muslim, I can't do it. I am hungry and I want money, but I can't do that." Fear of being labelled a prostitute or shunned causes many women to hide their abuse. Suad's family was killed by a bomb in Mogadishu. She says she was abducted, raped and held captive by militants. After she escaped a local mosque raised the money needed to pay people smugglers. Suad says in Somalia rape victims are often accused of being prostitutes and are sent away so as not to shame their family or community. But now, out of desperation, she's now considering going with men. "When you don't have food, when you don't have shelter, life becomes very hard and that is the only option," she says. Mr Vargas says "survival sex" is common among refugees who don't receive aid or have family to protect them. "When you are not able to make a living you resort, unfortunately, to these types of survival techniques and that's a risk refugees have here," he admits. Asylum seekers and refugees across the archipelago are protesting their treatment. But the fact is the UNHCR deals with 65.6 million refugees and forcibly displaced people globally.

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Young and outspoken Abiy Ahmed has been sworn in Monday as Ethiopia’s prime minister, amid hopes he will be able to quell the sustained anti-government protests that have rocked Africa’s second most populous nation. Abiy was elected by Ethiopia’s parliament, succeeding Hailemariam Desalegn who resigned in mid-February as a result of widespread protests that have taken the lives of several hundred people, mainly in the restive Oromia and Amhara regions. “This is a historic moment,” said Abiy in his inaugural address to Ethiopian lawmakers. “This is high time for us to learn from our past mistakes and make up for all the wrongs done in the past . we understand there are a lots of problems that need to be solved with great urgency.” Abiy apologized for the deaths of civilians in the violent protests. He said his administration will strive to solve grievances by discussion rather than by force, provide more space for opposition parties, fight corruption and focus on respect for rule of law. The new leader said he aims to open up a fresh dialogue with arch-foe Eritrea and called upon Ethiopia’s diaspora to more actively take part in the country’s affairs. Abiy is the first Oromo politician to become Ethiopia’s prime minister since the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front came to power in 1991. It is hoped he will be able to bring an end to the protests that have been raging since late 2015 to press for wider political freedoms and the release of opposition figures. The Oromo people, the largest ethnic group of Ethiopia’s 100 million people, have long felt marginalized both politically and economically. A former Lieutenant Colonel in the army and head of Ethiopia’s Science and Technology ministry, Abiy, 42, has a reputation as an effective orator and reformer. Many welcomed the new leader. “I think this is a very important step toward the overall democratization and stability of the country,” said Kiya Tsegaye, a lawyer and political analyst. “But he needs the support of the people around him, especially top party officials to implement his reform measures.” Prominent opposition leader Merara Gudina expressed cautious optimism over Abiy’s election, saying the future of Ethiopia’s peace and stability depends on the policies of the incoming leader and his party. “What he aims to achieve depends on what his party allows him to do,” Merara said, adding that Abiy was elected by Ethiopia’s ruling party and not directly by the population through a general election. “But still it goes without saying that a change in personalities within the leadership may bring changes in terms of bringing better ideas that may ultimately lead to national reconciliation.” Ethiopia’s Olympic gold medalist runner, Haile Gebrselassie, said the peaceful transfer of power is a win-win situation for all Ethiopians. “The new leader’s election has answered many Ethiopians’ questions,” Haile told The Associated Press, saying that Abiy should implement his pledges without delay. “His inaugural address today has the ability to bring together not only Ethiopians, but countries in the region as well.” Abiy will be Ethiopia’s third prime minister since the former military junta, the Derg, was overthrown in 1991. Ethiopia in February declared its second state of emergency in two years amid the ongoing protests that effectively crippled transportation networks and forced the closure of businesses. On Saturday, Ethiopian officials said that more than 1,000 people have been detained since the latest emergency rule was put in place. The U.S. Embassy in the capital, Addis Ababa, commended the peaceful transfer of power, saying it is the first time a living leader has handed over power in Ethiopia’s recent history. “We stand ready to support the government’s rapid implementation of democratic and economic reforms and look forward to the lifting of the state of emergency,” the U.S. embassy said in an email sent to The Associated Press. ___ This story has been corrected to show that the new prime minister’s name is spelled Ahmed, not Amhed. Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Source: – AP