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Garoowe (Caasimada Online)-Wareegto kasoo baxday Xafiiska Hoggaamiyaha maamulka Puntland Cabdiwali Gaas, ayaa waxaa lagu magacaabay Guddoomiyaha gobolka Sool. Wareegtada ayaa waxaa xilkaasi loogu magacaabay Abuubakar Cabdi Geelle, oo bedeli doona Guddoomiyihii hore. Magacaabida Guddoomiyaha cusub ee Gobolka Sool, ayaa imaaneysa iyadoo Gobolka uu ka taagan yahay xiisad dagaal oo u dhaxeysa maamulada Somaliland iyo Puntland. Maamulka Puntland ayaa gacanteeda waxaa ka maqan inta badan gobolka Sool sidda Magaalada Laascaanood.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Hay’adaha amaanka dowlada Somalia ayaa maalintii labaad aan dhaqan galin amar June 09 2018 kasoo baxay Madaxweynaha Somalia Maxamed C/llahi Farmaajo. Amarka Madaxweynaha ee aan wali hir galin ayaa ah in Hay’adaha amniga ay Shacabka usahlaan isu socodka Gaadiidka. Amarka Madaxweynaha ayaa waxaa kamid ahaa in ciidamada dowlada ay furan waddooyinka u xiran ee caqabada ku ah shacabka. Waxaa maalintii labaad amarka Madaxweynaha kadib xiran waddooyinka ugu badan ee magaalada Muqdisho kuwaa oo isticmaalkooda la adkeeyay. Gaadiidka dadweynaha iyo kuwa gaarka loo leeyahay ayaan saakay isticmaali karin Isgoyska Banaadir ee Muqdisho. Ciidanka ayaa gaadiidleyda ku amraya in ay isticmaalaan waddooyinka kale balse aaney mari karaan wadadaan. Sidoo kale, ciidanka ayaa gaadiidka ka celinaya isgoyska Dabka, gaar ahaan kuwa ka imaanaya dhanka Buundooyinka ee raba wadada Makka Al-Mukarrama. Dadka ayaa cagtooda maalaya maadama wax gaadiid ah aanu ka soo gudbi karin Isgoysyada aan soo sheegnay. Sidoo kale, wadayaasha mooto Bajaajta ayaa goordhow magaalada Muqdisho, gaar ahaan Isgoyska KM4 ka dhigay banaanbax ay uga soo horjeedaan xirnaanshaha wadooyinka. Dhinaca kale, xirnaashaha waddooyinka qaar shalay ilaa maanta ayaan la ogeyn sababta rasmiga ah ee ka dambeysa iyo waxa gadiidka aanan u isticmaali karin waddooyinka qaar maadaama uu amray Madaxweynaha. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Jubbaland State leader, Ahmed Mohamed Madoobe has praised Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers for their strategies in fighting Al-Shabab Militants saying the troops disintegrated the militants. Source: Hiiraan Online

Abdullahi Suleiman was just recovering from losing his wife to death before he was dealt another very hard blow, Sunday. He left home in the afternoon for Hargeisa City center to go about his daily chores. His twenty-year-old daughter was in charge. He was looking forward to returning home and breaking fasting with the kids he was now the only parent they had when he received a call. “Three of your children were fatally hit by a speeding car,” he was told by a neighbor who could not find any other way to break the tragic news. “In what condition are they?” were the only words he could utter, each word running over the other in shock. He was told to run to the Hargeisa Group Hospital to find out for himself. The neighbor, of course, knew Abdullahi was not to reach the kids alive but there was no other way anyone could tell a parent of such a tragedy. Words to ease the pain in such a situation are yet to be invented. One trips only over meanigless platitudes that do not sink in or make sense to benumbed senses. Abdullahi reached the hospital. He saw two bloodied bundles covered. Dead. The nurses were struggling with the third. Life left him, too, as soon as he reached by his bedside. Two turned tp three bundles. Where barely an hour ago there were three buoyant lives, now there were three broken masses of bone and flesh. To Abdullahi, a 20-year old, a 15-year old and a 13-year old were gone forever, following their mother to the grave. According to the traffic police, a speeding car hit all three, killing two of them on the spot. Such very devastating road accidents are increasing by the day in Somaliland, claiming hundreds of lives per month. People are calling for more harsh punishments for irresponsible drivers to replace existing loopholes in law and culture. No matter the enormity of the crime committed or callousness, the carelessness that caused it, drivers come out of prison soon after. Prize money changes hands and the handshakes which follow let driver-criminals out. The law must reign supreme. Somtribune

A new poultry processing meat plant opens in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

According to information filtering from a rendezvous confirm that the Federal Government of Somalia and her administered region of Puntland held an anti- Somaliland conference in the town of Baidoa South west region of Somalia. Information reaching the Horn Newspaper from reliable sources concur that the closed door meeting agenda was Somaliland and the recent skirmishes in Tukaraq. During the meeting journalists were kept at an arm length. The president of Jubaland Sheikh Ahmed Madobe advised that they should come up with a unitary decision against Somaliland. The Puntland president Mr.Abdiweli Ali Gaas who also spoke at the meeting stated that the Tukaraq war and Somaliland Military forces have exerted maximum pressure on people who ply the Lasanod/Garowe route. He went on to say that the Somaliland armed forces have exerted pressure on the people of Lasanod who have the same ideology like the people of Garowe. He added that time had come for Somaliland to be attacked using all means possible political, economical and even physical and called on the Federal government to lead the war. The Puntland president revealed that Somaliland has political connections with some rogue politicians in Garowe trying to sabotage Puntland’s interests. He added that the clique of [politicians want to support some politicians who are in favor of Somaliland to run for political seats in Puntland. The South West region of Somalia president Shariff Hassan Sheikh Adam who hoisted the meeting called on a line of communication should be established with Somaliland and it should be asked to withdraw her armed forces from Tukaraq and if Somaliland refuses to comply he said then a decision should be reached. He advised all to go slow on the current state of affairs because Puntland is holding an election whilst her economy is in tatters. Federal government of Somalia president Mr.Farmajo stated that to defeat Somaliland all and sundry should unite. He advised the Puntland president Mr.Gaas to support Somalia foreign policy instead of going alone for instance he cited the Gulf States conflict as an example of where Puntland has deviated. At last the Somalia government was shouldered the responsibility to start a war against Somaliland from different fronts political, economical, military and diplomatic to name a few of the clandestine ant-Somaliland agenda put forward. The participants of the meeting called on Somalia government to exert influence on the US and UN to pressurize Somaliland to withdraw her armed forces from Tukaraq. The meeting was attended by the president of Somalia Mr.Mohammed Abdillahi alias Farmajo who was flanked by his Prime Minister Mr.Hassan Khayre, president of the different Somalia provinces and some rogue politicians from Somaliland graced the event. Before going to press we contacted a Somaliland politician in Baidoa who did not want his name mentioned and asked about the meeting deliberations he refused to divulge details. One of the points from the meeting states that Puntland should be supported with arms to fight back Al-shabab. However political commentators in the Horn region underscored this as legalizing Puntland to receive the arms Somalia receives from international arm dealers.

The former minister of defense in president Silanyo’s administration Mr.Ahmed Haji Ali Adami confirmed that the former president Ahmed Mohammed Mohammud (Silanyo) on three occasions he helped broker peace amongst the warring faction in the El-Afweine saga. He added that the current administration of President Musa Bihi Abdi is ready to finfd a lasting solution to these recurring problems. Speaking to the Horn Newspaper on telephone the former minister also talked about the Puntland/Somaliland war in Tukaraq town and the enmity between Somaliland and Somalia in the battle ground plus the international community intervention in the region this is what he had to say “The people of El-Afwein are brothers from the same father many times before they had misunderstandings and fought a civil war however in both occasion president Silanyo intervened to quell the skirmishes. The former president made peace three times. It is disgusting to see people fighting in the holy month of Ramadan worse still the last then days which is very blessed. President Muse is ready make end to this senseless war.” About Somalia and Puntland the former minister of defense said “Punland and Somalia are kindling the fire of war. Somaliland is peaceful country which has no time to engage to useless conflicts however her hand would not be tied if her sovereignty is compromised by Somalia and Puntland. Even the international community has called on peace in the region however Puntland will not desist in engaging in warmongering activities.” Horn

The government of Somaliland has confirmed that from now henceforth livestock can be exported to Saudi Arabia. This is according to the assistant minister of livestock and fishery development Mrs. Yurub Abib Abdi. The assistant minister stated the livestock trade will continue without hitch. Speaking to Somaliland News Agency (SOLNA) Mrs.Yurub said “The livestock export trade is back and running yesterday to ships left the Berbera International Port destined to Saudi Arabia and Gulf States. The livestock export business is hoped to pick up momentum during the Eid Adha.” She went on to say that she hope the livestock export become a permanent endeavor for Somaliland since talks between the parties involved is ongoing.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Sida ay qoreen wargeysyada kasoo baxa dalka Talyaaniga waxaa la mamnuucay gabi ahaan qaxootiga ajaaniibta ah ee kasoo degi jiray Dekeddaha dalka Talyaaniga. Wargeysyada oo xiganaaya Dowlada Talyaaniga ayaa sheegay in dhaqaale xoogan lagu bixinaayo joojinta Qaxootiga ka yimaada Afrika ee sifaha sharci darada ah ku gala Talyaiga. Wasiirka cusub ee arrimaha gudaha ee Taliyaaniga Matteo Salvini, oo lagu xigtay wargeysyada ayaa sheegay in dowlada Talyaaniga aysan ka raali noqon doonin muhaajiriindanbe. Matteo Salvini, waxa uu diiday in Markab soo badbaadiyay muhaajiriin ay tiradooda dhan tahay 600 oo qof uu ku soo xirto dalka Taliyaaniga. Xukuumadda Malta ayaa sheegtay in hay’ad laga leeyahay dalka Jarmalka oo lagu magacaabo SOS ay muhaajiriintan ka soo qaaday biyaha dalka Liibiya islamarkana sharciyan ay hoos imaanayaan Taliyaaniga. Sidoo kale, Hay’adda SOS Mediterranee ayaa sheegtay in 33,000 oo muhaajiriin ah ay gaaren dalalka Yurub sanadkan iyaga oo sii maray badda.

HARGEISA–Somaliland authority has given the permission for SOMNEWS to resume its operations in the country on Monday. The country minister of information & national guidance, Hon. Abdirahman Abdilahi Farah alias Guri Barwako has issued a cicular from his office lifting the ban on the television and it will be in effect from today. SOMNEWS officials and the minister held face to face meeting which ended in mutual unerstanding that the TV resumes its operation in Somaliland after it has been placed ban on the 29th of May according to the circular.

This part is about the process of unification between the independent states of Somaliland and Somalia and the fallacies, technical mistakes and legal loopholes in the so-called Act of Union involved. By Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur The Council leaders of Somaliland and Somalia briefly met in Mogadishu during mid-April 1960. They agreed to form a Republic with a parliamentary democratic system of government. In the meeting, they envisaged that both sides would sign a joint contractual agreement (an Act of Union) that would set out terms being a legally binding document for the two independent states in the union. However, it is vital to reveal the technical mistakes and legal loopholes in processing the unification and the fallacies in proceedings of the Act of Union. However, we proceed into this; it is noteworthy to mention first to show the actual events that took place in Somalia as part of the preparation for independence whilst in UN trusteeship. Sultan Cabdiraxman (age 45) and Sultan Cabdilahi (age 57) in London: Unlike Somaliland protectorate, Italian Somalia underwent advanced preparation in terms of administration, management and governance during its ten-year period of trusteeship. Therefore, Somalia appeared to have acquired political maturity and had more consciousness and preparedness than Somaliland as they started negotiations for union. The only ingredient the northerners brought to the table was the public emotional drive and the urge of the people for the union. On the roof you can see from the left UN flag, in the middle new Somali flag and on the right the Italian Flag As Italian Somalia stepped towards final strides of self-governance, the first legislative council or territorial Council was established in 1956 but shortly afterwards timed with the discussions of union with Somalia, Somalia increased the number of ‘deputati’ (parliamentarians) were increased to 90 of which only 29 were elected (the remaining seats were reserved for the SYL party, the main political party). Despite protests and boycotts all other political parties especially those Somaliland and minorities in the South were side-lined in the mainstream politics. The hidden agenda was to rehearse manipulations to establish firm grounds for a majority parliament dominated by the SYL and the SYL to be the single dominant party dominated by the major clans in the south as union state is established with Somaliland. On the midnight of 30 June 1960 Italian Somalia was declared an independent State. The following morning, 1 July 1960, the two independent states (Italian Somalia and the already independent state of Somaliland) united. Somaliland’s independence was short-lived as union took was in effect on the 5th day. That took the British Media by surprise and news headlines referred Somaliland’s step as the rejection of freedom “ ….The Territory that rejected freedom”….. To seal the union the essential formalities were never discussed and legal proceedings were not processed properly. To render the union lawful, a legal binding document was supposed to be agreed and signed by the representatives of the two uniting independent states. As Somaliland became the first Somali territory, out of the five regions of Somali-inhabited lands to become a free and an independent Somali state, it immediately joined the United Nations (UN) and was recognized as an independent state by the 35 members of the United Nations. A historical record was set. The newly independent state of Somaliland was invited by the British Government to join the British Commonwealth of nations made up of independent countries of the British Empire. Unfortunately, Somaliland declined to take the offer. Instead, it sacrificed its independence and membership of commonwealth. It opted for union with the independent Italian Somalia of the South on every day of its independence, 1 July 1960 and the end of UN trusteeship. Somaliland’s union with Somalia was purely voluntary and without strings or conditions attached to for the unique reason based on wholehearted popular vision, converging aspirations and the iron-strong wish of the people. There was a plan for union. Mohamed Ibrahim Egal, the late president of Somaliland, once made a comment indicating that there were no arrangements or plans in place by the politicians from Italian Somalia in relation to the issue of the union. It has been reported that Egal suggested the need to wait for at least 40 days since Somaliland had just given birth to infant child of independence. The truth of the matter, however, was that the union was not imposed on Somaliland either. Rather it was Somaliland that pressed hard for the consummation of the union pushed by the sincerity and wish of Somaliland people though Italian-administered Somalia preferred to delay the unity for a while. Perhaps for months according to Bereketeab (2012:5). That was as enunciated by the Southern politicians after a delegation from the South visited Hargeisa when they sensed that the Somaliland people were in sort of rush to the union and without conditions. Nevertheless, not much attention was given by most of the Somaliland Council members who were themselves under extreme pressure from their people. Garaad Ali Garaad Jama (member of the Somaliland Council) also initially flatly refused the union. On one occasion at the Kairiya of Hargeisa, the Garaad was sternly responded by the crowd with ‘No, Garaad’ when mentioned the period to wait for the union. The Somaliland people were high in the crest of emotional waves for the union. The people were an instrumental factor and the engine force driving their politicians to convince their Somali fellow Somalis in Somalia. But in the South, the Somali Youth League (SYL) party also waged campaigns for the unity sharing a similar concept of Greater Somalia. Somali flag hoisted in Hargeisa. (Pict: via Garanuug, Safia Aidid) The official proposal was from the Somaliland side. It was a kind of a unidirectional push – almost one-way process. On reflection it was madness. Southerners were surprised by that unreasonable mode, i.e., bringing an independent state to another partner with reference to no condition. Their byword “Fratello forunato folle” which in Italian means “the mad fortunate brother” – The fortunate brother (Somaliland) because Somaliland was fortunate to get its independence but again Somaliland people were considered as mad because they were seen as giving away their independence without even a single condition or a string attached to the union. The decision of Somaliland to proceed into that direction owed much to the animation of pan-Somali ambition and the strong public emotion developed particularly after the Haud and Reserve area was ceded to Ethiopia in 1954 that caused a public outcry. Therefore, independent Somaliland State voluntarily united with Italian Somalia without conditions in a loose fashion. Italian Somalia took advantage of the situation of no conditions which led them to have a free ride approach. That led the union between the two states to occur in a rather loose fashion and in a flawed manner as all necessary precautionary paraphernalia was not taken. Consequently, legal loopholes and cracks became apparent. Northerners accepted the union blindly. A complete southern domination in the government formed resulted: a southern Constitution, a southern capital, a southern flag, a southern President (Aden Abdille Osman) and southern Prime Minister (Abdulrashid Ali Shermarke), and police and military forces commanders both southerners (Mohamed Abshir and Daud Abdille Hersi respectively). All key ministerial portfolios: the Finance (Ahmed Roble), Foreign Affairs (Abdillahi Essa Mohmoud), the Interior (Abdirizaq Haji Hussein) to name but a few. Only Mohamed Ibrahim Egal who was the First Minister (similar to Prime Minister) in the Somaliland government was allocated to a post of a Minister (Defence) from the northern contingent. Other important posts for southerners included the national bank and the commerce. The number of parliamentarians in the National Assembly was two-thirds ((99) from South and a third (33) from Somaliland was not proportionately adjusted while there still were options open to take to address justice and fair-sharing in power. Abdulrizaq Haji Hussein (Interior); Abdillahi Essa Mohamoud (Foreign Affairs); Ahmed Roble (Finance). The lowering down of the British Flag and the hoisting of the Italian flag Before the union, the Somaliland Protectorate cabinet had seven ministers consisted (4 Somalis and 3 English). At independence, the three English ministers resigned and were replaced by Somalis. Therefore, at union stage Somaliland had seven ministers while it had 10 ministers before independence but by uniting, Somaliland got one minister (6.6% of the total of the cabinet), Mohamed Ibrahim Egal (Defence Minister) albeit he sacrificed his position of head of a state. Therefore, the Parliament was dominated by Southerners [(90 seats or 73% for Somalia) and 33 seats or 27% for the North (Somaliland)]. At Union, no Act of Union was agreed and signed bilaterally at all. In sum that makes the union unconstitutional and illegal. Though the union was considered as the first stepping stone for the realization of uniting all Somali-inhabited regions in one nation under a single banner with one flag, the Act of Union was never ratified by the two respective parliaments of the two independent states. It was purely driven by the peoples’ sentiments, emotion, enthusiasm and extreme euphoric behavior and patriotism. The vision and expectation was that the other three regions inhabited by Somali people would soon follow suit and join the two independent entities. As mentioned above the union between independent Somaliland and independent Italian Somalia in the South was pushed only by the people (especially from the public in Somaliland) as pursuit of achievement of the ‘Greater Somalia’ dream bringing together all five territories or parts inhabited by populations of ethnic Somali origin in East Africa, i.e., in the South East of the then Ethiopian Empire, the Northern Frontier District – NFD which was part of the British colony with Kenya, the French colony of Djibouti, the British Protectorate of Somaliland and South Somalia under Italy. During the union, the only constitution in place at the time was the one made for Somalia. Somaliland legislative body had no input into the constitution and knowledge of those activities as well as the prevailing political environment and climate simply because of an emotionally charged public pressure as the push factor. This indicates that the amalgamation of Somaliland and Somalia was more of a nationalist fervor blowing from the North. At the end of May 1960, as part of negotiation prior to amalgamation, Somaliland Council led by Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal made a visit to Mogadishu and met with Aden Abdulle Osman, Abdulahi Essa Mohamoud, Sh Ali Jimale and others. In the negotiations, the Somaliland delegation was adamant to the unification while their counterparts showed reluctance. Even the president of the South, Aden Abdulle Osman insisted that if the union is the case then there will be changes made to the government already in post. Abdillahi Aden Congo who accompanied the Somaliland delegation to Mogadishu reports that Egal was not in hurry and advised that Somaliland had to adopt a cool down position before proceeding to the union. Aden Abdulle Osman himself voiced similar attitudes for different reasons in suggesting that there is a hasty decision is being made by the northerners. Osman even voiced a federation between the two independent states might have been appropriate because of the two different experiences. In the end, those prompts in the discussions were superseded by the emotional wave of the public pressure pushing them from behind (more so strongly on Egal’s team from Somaliland). The final agreement was a union to be forged by 1 July 1960. Between April and June 1960, the Legislative Assembly of Somaliland passed resolutions and submitted an Act of Union draft to the Constituent Assembly of Somalia. On the second day of the independence of Somalia (27 June 1960), the Somaliland Legislature passed a law and made a proposal of their final version of the Act of the Union for further discussions and requested to finalize a single text of Act of Union before the date set for the union, I July 1960). But the variations between the two text versions were never finalized. The two legislatures never met and a joint version of a single text was never put before the National Assembly for ratification. Interestingly, however, A different version of an Act of Union (Atto di Unione) drafted by South Somalia was debated briefly. The truth of the matter was that the Somalia Constituent already approved their version of the Act (Atto di Unione) a day prior to independence. The Northern politicians were not aware of that. Discrepancies and differences appeared between the two texts of the two versions. The process did occur as Somaliland legislature suggested earlier (that the two governments need to agree to a unified version to form a single Act which was supposed to be presented for approval by the joint legislatures. Therefore, although the ratification process for the union was hitherto verbally agreed, the official agreement was not practically implemented. In addition to that the legislature Council of Somalia, without consultation with Somaliland legislature, added a new clause in the constitution – the election of a provisional president (by the National Assembly). On 1 July 1960, the two legislatures met briefly to elect a provisional president for the Union Republic. Neither a signed document nor an agreed Act of Union was still in place. On 1 July 1960 at 7.00 am, a provisional president, Aden Abdulle Osman, for the Somali Republic (the union of the two governments). The president immediately signed a ‘Decree’ entitled the “Law of Union of State of Somaliland and Somalia”, a version that was again never discussed before or agreed. The decree signed by the president had much less substance than what the stipulated Act of Union would have contained. The decree was never presented to the National Assembly to be asserted and converted to a law. It was a clear breach of Article 63 of the constitution. The law was neither agreed, publicized nor promulgated. It had not been passed by the National Assembly. As stated above in the first parliamentary session of the union government, the president-elect, Aden Abdulle Osman, was nominated on the 5th of July 1960 and chose Abdulrashid Ali Sharmarke who formed the southern-dominated a government of 16 Ministries. In reiteration, the union of Somalia and Somaliland, despite its political implementation at every level of government and in every sphere of society for more than thirty years, had not been legally validated. It was clear that it was the people from the North only who were the major actors, the power and dynamism pushing to the union. It was the people from the North who actually forced the union upon the South so precipitously without effective and substantial negotiations and who overwhelmingly without question accepted the Southern proposals. Elections came afterward new governments came to power but unfortunately, the imbalance of power-sharing was never addressed. In the 1964 elections, Aden Abdulle Osman was re-elected as president and he nominated Abdulrizaq Haji Hussein for the premiership. As the union of the two states was formed (formation of the Somali Republic), the country was virtually functioning as two countries though under one flag. Two administrative systems (Italian and British), two customs and taxation systems, two official languages (Italian and English) and two educational systems were running in parallel. There was no harmonization between the two administrative systems inherited from two different colonial regimes for lack of proper plan and preparation. What is more interesting to mention was that the National Assembly was formed before any Act of the Union was signed for lack of respect of the constitution in place. For instance, Article 1, paragraph 2 of the final provisions of the constitution showed the new National Assembly to be in existence after signing the Act of the Union which would then elect a provisional President. The process of formulation of the Act of Union was therefore utterly incomplete. The procedure of union was scrambled and topsy-turvy. Thus, the formation of the National Assembly was based on illegality. The representatives of both legislative councils did not sign any bilateral agreement which indicates that the two legislatures never discussed the issue of the union. This fact gives more support for the existence of legal anomalies surrounding the union itself that in turn shows how the Somalia and Somaliland were loosely formed for more than thirty years. On 31 July 1961, an utterly new version of an Act of Union was brought before the General Assembly for approval. This was retrospective act as a remedial measure, but otherwise, an illegal act, to rectify the anomaly. The trick was that the National Assembly was dominated by a majority party, mostly unelected deputies in the view of a majority vote to pass the motion. However, such action was prohibited by the provisions of the Article 10(1) and Artcile10 (2) of the Act of the Union, the draft which was not discussed. First Somali Republic President in 1960, the late Adan Abdulle Osman Moreover, after the union was established, the SYL (the majority party in the parliament or the governing party, decided to hold a constitutional referendum in the country. Up until then, there was no unified constitution. The constitution that was available for the country was the one prepared for Somalia during the trusteeship period which based on the Italian Penal Code. It was written in Italian. At that very juncture, the representatives from the North sensed the illegality of the entire constitution as most of the conditions forwarded by them were not fulfilled. The principal party from the North (Somaliland), the SNL, campaigned against the ratification of the constitution of the country. In 1961 a constitutional referendum was held in the North and people voted with an overwhelming majority against its ratification. The people in Somaliland voted against this (Hargeisa, 69%; Burao, 66%; Berbera, 69%; Erigavo, 69%). It was in October 1963 during the preparation for the 1964 general elections, after the split of SNL and USP and SYL parties, Egal and Sh Ali Jimale from the South formed a new alliance party, the Somali National Congress (SNC) Party against collusions the dominant SYL. As yet there was no unified constitution as Somaliland made no input into the one in hand before and later on Somaliland political parties’ votes against it. Besides that, as the election approached it (the constitution in hand) was written Italian and was still not translated into English. The only input the northern politicians made at a later stage was the article related to the elections by adding “ ….. Civil servants should not take part in the election and if they do so wish they should make resignations six months before the elections”. In Somalia, a diffuse corruption, misappropriation and inflation of the number of people voted for the constitution was not uncommon. Vote rigging and inflation of voters’ population occurred. For example, the population of people voted in some small towns and villages of Adan Yabal and Wenla-Weyn was extra-ordinarily inflated The term ‘Adan Yabalism’ became a popular political term in elections due to association with vote rigging and the interestingly enough the total number of people who voted in the South (Somalia) was more than the entire population of Somalia. That also acted as one of the ingredients that sparked mistrust and lack of confidence among the people from the North at the very early stage. As such the first seeds of dissatisfaction were sown at the outset of the union. Politicians and civil servants from the North sensed the all-out undermining and discrimination of the north (Somaliland) and its regions. Tensions hyped up among the people of Somaliland who were yesterday forcing the union with emotions. Expectations dried up, they saw the union as a non-deserving and Somaliland expectations were nulled. It was in the same token that one of the famous Somaliland poet, Ahmed Ismail Deria (Qasim) highlighted the following lines in one his popular poems: Ahmed Ismail Deria (Qasim) “Namaydaan abaalmarine waana ambinaysaane (You did not pay reward us but made us lost, Afarteeda naas baan lahaa ubadka deeqsiiye (I was hoping that milk from its four teats would suffice for the children), Ma afurin agoonkii wadiyo kii usha u sidaye (The orphaned camel boy and its carer has still not broken his fasting), NFD dhankeedaan lahaa u amar-ku-taagleeye (I expected to drive it (the she-camel) towards NFD), Adisababa gee baan lahaa ayda doogga lehe (I wanted to take it (the she-camel) to the green pasture), Iliilaha Jabuutaan lahaa aayar soo mariye (Across the narrow gorges of Djibouti I wish to take it cautiously). [(Ahmed Ismail Dirie (Qasim)]. Soon after the union, it was clear that the governments were undermining the progress and development of the regions in Somaliland and policies against the port of Berbera contained for their export-import businesses, the major traders and enterprising companies began moving to Mogadishu to be close to the only center of power. The companies such as Jirde Hussein and sons Co,; Yusuf Iman and Co.; Haji Ibrahim Osman Food (Basbaas); Abdillahi Omaar and Co.; Mohamed Rashid Ali Ismail (Bergeye) and others all immediately relocated their businesses in Mogadishu. The emotional drive that led the people of Somaliland to join their brothers in Somalia all of a sudden took a twist to the opposite. That resulted in the U-turn of the public opinion. Consider how famous Somalilander poets read the politics of the south and how they passed messages and feelings of the peoples’ of Somaliland as they lost hope. “Gumeysigu hashuu naga dhaceen gurayay raadkeeda (The she-camel took away by the colonialist, the one I wanted to recover), Gu’yaal iyo gu’yaal badan hashii gama’a noo diiday (years and years we did not sleep for its absence), Goobtay istaagtaba hashaan joogay garabkeeda (Wherever it (she-camel) stands I was nearby), Guuraha habeenimo hashaan gabi walba u jiidhay [The one (she-camel) I made travels by the dark nights], Gacmaa lagu muquunshee xornimo noogumay garane [It (the she-camel) was forcefully taken waway, it was’t taken for sake of independence), Goortuu sidkeedii galay galabtay foolqaaday (When it reached final term of pregnancy and we started to deliver), Iyadoo candhada giijisay oo godol ku sii daysay (As the udder was swollen with pre-parturium milk and ready for milk let-down), Garaad nimaan lahayn bay la tahay waad ka gaagixine (To a mindless it (the she-camel) he will stop it from producing milk), Hashaan gaadda weynow libaax uga gaboon waayay [The one (the she-camel) that I did not let for the fierce male lion], Inaan gorayacawl uga tagaa waa hashoo gudhaye (That I let it (the she-camel) for an ostrich is as if it becomes dry (milk less). (Abdillahi Suldan Timaade). To Be Continued

Madaxweynaha Dawlada Puntland Dr Cabdiwali Maxamed Cali ayaa gudoomiyaha gobalka Sool u magacaabay Abuubakar Cabdi Gelle oo kamid ahaa dhalinyarada ku nool magaalada Laascaanood ee sida aadka ah u diidan joogitaanka magaaladaas ee maamulka Soomaaliland. Abaabukar ayaa maalmo kahor shir jaraaid oo uu ku qabtay magaalada Laascaanood si aada uga hadlay dhibaato uu sheegay inuu maamulka Soomaaliland ku hayo dadka Gobalka Sool, isagoo si adag u sheegay inay dadka gobalkaasi yihiin qayb kamida Puntland. Gudoomiyaha la magacaabay wuxuu gudoon u noqon doonaa gobal ay collaado ka taagan yihiin ayna isku hor fadhiyaan ciidamada Puntland iyo kuwa Soomaaliland, waxayna dadka falanqeeyaa arimahan ka taagan gobalkan sheegayaan in magacaabista Abaabukar tahay mid uu asiibay madaxweyne Gaas maadama uu yahay shaqsi aad u fir-fircoon isla markaana ay aad ugu weyn tahay Puntland, isagoo si aada baraha bulshada ugu qori jirey qoraallo uu ku taageeraayo Puntland. The post Madaxweyne Gaas oo gudoomiye cusub u magacaabay gobalka Sool appeared first on Puntland Post.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Xukuumada Federaalka ah ee Somalia ayaa la xaqiijiyay in isbedel ay ku sameysay xiriirka kala dhexeya dowladaha saaxiibada la’ah. Xukuumada ayaa iminka dib u bilowday dadaalada ay ku cusbooneysiineyso heshiisyada ay horay u gashay Xukuumadii hore, si loo sii xoojiyo xiriirka Somalia iyo dalalka kale. Heshiisyada ay Xukuumadu cusbooneysiineyso ayaa waxaa kamid ah habka wada shaqeeneyd, sharciyada lama gudbaanka ah sida in dowladaha saaxiibada la ah Somalia aysan la tacaamuli karin jiho aan ka aheyn dowlada Somalia. Heshiisyada ugu badan ee dib loo cusbooneysiinayo ayaa meesha ka saaraya in heshiis uu dhexmaro dowlad Goboleedyada iyo dowladaha saaxiibka la’ ah Somalia. Waxaa jira Heshiisyo kale oo ay dhaliilsan tahay dowlada Somalia, kuwaa oo dhaawacaaya awooda Qaranimo ee Somalia, waxaana lagu wadaa in dib loo habeeyo Heshiisyada Somalia kala dhexeeya caalamka intiisa kale. Wasiirka arrimaha dibadda Somalia Axmed Ciise Cawad, ayaa horay u sheegay in wasaaradiisu ay waxbadan ka bedeli doonto nidaamyada ay ku shaqeysay wasaarada xiligii isaga ka horeysay. Axmed Ciise Cawad, ayaa sheegay inay muhiim tahay in dib loo soo nooleeyo xiriirka Somalia kala dhexeeya adduunka intiisa kale, iyadoo la maraayo waddooyin sharci ah. Sidoo kale, Axmed Ciise Cawad, ayaa tilmaamay in Wasaaradiisu ay ka shaqeyn doonto sida lagu soo celin lahaa xiriirka dibadda iyo Somalia ay gaarto heer ay ku gali karto heshiisyo heer caalami ah. Dhinaca kale, dowladihii hore ee dalka soo maray ayaan culeyska saari jirin xiriirka, markii laga reebo baadi-goobka mashruucyo lagu abuurayo dhaqaale. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Madaxweynaha dowlad goboleedka Jubbaland,Axmed Maxamed Islaam oo boqasho ku tegay degaanka Gosha oo ay howlgalka ka wadaan ciidamada Jubbaland iyo Federaalka ayaa bogaadiyay hawlgallada ciidamadu Al-shabaab uga saarayan dhulka weli gacantooda ka harsan Mudane. Axmed Madoobe ayaa booqashadiisan ku maray dhulka ay ku dagallameen ciidamada Soomaalida iyo Al-shabaab,waxaanu ku amaanay ciidamada hawgallada ka dhanka ah malayshiyaadka Al-shabaab oo la sheegay in halkaas laga saaray. madaxweynaha Jubbaland ayaa intii uu ku jiray booqashadiisa kulan la qaatay Saraakiisha howlgalka hogaaminaysa isagoo ku boorriyay in ay laba jibaaran dagaalka lagu xoraynayo degaannada weli AL-shabaab gacanta ku hayso. Wuxuu sheegay in wax walba oo taakulo ah loo dhamaystiray ciidamada islamarkana hada ay si hagar la’aan ah u gudanayaan howshii loo igmaday,isagoo dhinaca kalena saraakiisha ciidamada ugu baaqay in shacabka iyo dadka maatada ah loo turo inta uu dagaalku socdo. PUNTLAND POST The post Madaxweynaha Jubaland oo booqday degaanno laga qabsaday Al-shabaab appeared first on Puntland Post.

When Hanab Ahmed's 18-year-old son Mohammed did not come home for lunch or answer his phone, she feared that he - like several other teenagers who had disappeared from their neighbourhood - had set off for Europe, risking kidnapping and death. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Waxaa soo baxaaya warar hoose oo sheegaya in Hay’adaha amaanka DFS ay tuhun ka qabaan cidii ku lug laheyd Qaraxyada ka dhici jiray magaalada Muqdisho. Hay’adaha amaanka ayaa tuhunka ugu badan la sheegay inay ka qabaan in Dowlada Imaaraadka carabta ay door ku laheyd Qaraxyada ka dhacay mgaalada Muqdisho bilihii lasoo dhaafay. Baaritaano la sameeyay ayaa lagu xaqiijiyay in Imaaraadka uu garab u ahaa maleeshiyaadka Al-Shabaab ee aadka uga soo horjeeda jiritaanka Qaranka Somalia. Mid kamid ah Saraakiisha ka qeybqaatay baaritaanka ay sameeyen Hay’adaha amaanka dowlada Somalia ayaa sheegay in magaalad Muqdisho uu ka istaagay Qaraxyadii looga bartay tan iyo markii Somalia laga saaray Diplumaasiyiinta iyo Saraakiisha Imaaraadka. Sarkaalkan waxa uu sheegay in Saraakiisha Imaaraadka ka joogay Somalia ay siyaabo kala duwan ula shaqeyn jireen Kooxaha Xagjirka ah, waxa uuna sheegay in xerada Gordon ee uu Imaaraadka ku tababari jiray ciidamada laga soo saray Kiimikada Qaraxyada iyo Miinooyinka noocyada aadka u culus. Sarkaalkan oo xaalado amni uga gaabsaday isticmaalka magaciisa ayaa sheegay inaanu Muqdisho ka dhicin Qarax tan iyo markii ay isaga baxeen Imaaraadka. Nuqul kamid ah haddalkiisa ayaa ahaa ‘’Baaritaano dhowr ah ayaa dabcan la sameeyay waxaa inoo soo baxay tuhun ah in Imaaraadka ay waxbadan ka ogeyd falalka amni darro ee ka dhacaayay Muqdisho sida Qaraxyada’’ ‘’Dowladu ma sameyn talaabo dheeri ah hadana amnigu waa mid sugan, taasi waxa ay noo muujineysaa in tuhunkii jiray uu rumoobay’’ ‘’Waxaa tuhunka xoojiyay Kiimikada laga sameeyo Qaraxyada, Miinooyinka tanka weyn iyo Hub nagu cusub oo laga soo saaray xerada Gordon ee uu Imaaraadka ku tababari jiray ciidamada taasi waxa ay cadeyn u noqon kartaa in Imaaraadka uu caawin jiray Kooxaha xagjiriinta ee kasoo horjeeda Nabadda’’ ayuu yiri Sarkaalkan oo inoo waramaayay. Waxa uu intaa raaciyay in xitaa in Saraakiisha AMISOM ay arrinta noocaasi ka muujiyeen tuhun, kadib markii ay is lahaaden Kiimikada ay isticmaali jireen Shabaabka iyo tan laga helay xerada Gordon ee uu Imaaraadka ku tababari jiray ciidamada. Sidoo kale, shakiga ayaa waxaa sii xoojiyay hanjabaado ay dowlada Imaaraadka carabta hawada u marisay Dowlada Somalia oo aan weli ka adkeen amaankeeda, waxaana xusid mudan in hubkii ku jiray xerada Gordon maalmo ka hor inta aysan Imaaraadka ka bixin Muqdisho si sharci darro ah loogu dhex fasaxay magaalada. Si kastaba ha ahaatee, Dowlada Imaaraadka oo caqabad u aragta Heshiisyada ay ka joojisay dowlada Somalia ayaa ka shaqeyneysa sida ay uga aargoosan laheyd dowlada. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Hawlgal xooggan oo lagu sugayo amniga ayaa xalay ka bilowday magaalada Garoowe ee caasimadda dowladda Puntland. Booliiska ayaa xalay baaritaan ka sameeyay inta badan xaafadaha Garoowe,waxaana saraakiishu sheegeen in hawlgalkan lagu baacsanayo dhalinyarada amni-darrada iyo dhaca ka geysta magaalada,islamarkaana gaadiidka looga fiiqayo bacah beersolka oo waayadan dambe aad u soo batay. Taliska Booliska gobolka Nugaal ayaa sheegaya in hawgalkii xalay lagu soo qabtay dhalinyaro ku jiray falal amni-darro ah,sidoo kale gaadiid badan laga fiiqay bacaha madoow ee muraayadaha lagu dhejisto. Hawgalkan ayaa ku soo beegmaya iyadoo ay Ciidda Soonqaad ka harsan yihiin maalmo kooban,waxaana taliska Booliisku xaqiijiyay in ay sii soconayan hawgaladan lagu sugayo amniga caasimadda. PUNTLAND POST The post Hawgal xooggan oo ka bilowday magaalada Garoowe appeared first on Puntland Post.

Bannaan-baxyo looga horjeedo waddooyinka xiran ee magaalada Muqdisho ee caasimadda Soomaaliya ayaa la sheegaya in ay maanta ka socdaan isgoyska 4km iyo waddooyinka ku xeeran. Wadayaasha mootooyinka Bajaajta oo halkaas isugu soo ururay ayaa kala xannibay isu-socodka gaadiidka dadweynaha,waxaana ciidamada Amniga Muqdisho ay isku dayayaan in ay xoog ku kala cayriyaan debad-baxayaasha,sida ay wararku sheegayaan. Qaar kamid ah wadayaasha mootooyinka Bajaajta oo Warbaahinta la hadlay ayaa sheegay in ay ka cabanayaan,waddooyinka xiran ee magaalada iyo sababta loo fulin waayay amarkii madaxweyne Farmaajo ee ahaa in la furo dhammaan waddooyinka xiran ee magaalada. Wadayaasha ayaa sheegaya in ciidamada Amniga ay subaxii oo keliyaha waddooyinka furaan,balse ay galabtii dib u xiraan,waxayna ku adkaysanayaan in aanay debad-baxyada joojin doonin ilaa dalabkooda loo fuliyo. PUNTLAND POST The post Debad-baxyo looga horjeedo waddooyinka xiran oo Muqdisho ka socda appeared first on Puntland Post.

Cadaado (Caasimada Online)-Waxaa weli taagan Khilaafka ka dhex jira madaxda maamulka Galmudug ee weli ku kala sugan magaalooyinka Cadaado iyo Dhuusamareeb. Khilaafka Madaxweynaha Galmudug Xaaf iyo ku-xigeenkiisa Carabeey ayaa cirka galay kadib markii Madaxweyne ku xigeenka Galmudug uu dhawaan ka furay magaalada Cadaado kalfadhiga xildhibaanada Galmudug. Kalfadhiga ayaa waxaa Carabeey usoo xaadiray tiro aan dhameystirneyn taasoo sii xumeysay Khilaafka Madaxda, waxa ayna labada Gole la kala safteen Madaxweynaha iyo ku xigeenkiisa. Madaxweynaha Galmudug Xaaf ayaa dhankiisa Magaalada Dhuusamareeb ka wadda qabanqaabadda Magacaabista Golaha Wasiiradda maamulka Galmudug, waxaana qorshahaasi is hortaag ku sameeyay ku-xigeenkiisa oo ku sugan magaalda Cadaado kana soo horjeeda magacaabida Wasiirada. Khilaafka labada mas’uul ayaa waxaa sii ololinaay Wasiirada iyo Xildhibaanada Galmudug oo wararka u kala qaadaya labada mas’uul, waxaana aad usii kordhaaya Xildhibaanada marba dhibac ku biiray. Xildhibaanada oo intooda badan ka macaasha Khilaafyada ayaa u muuqanaaya inay sii ololinayaan Khilaafka hadda taagan. Carabeey oo ah Madaxweyne ku xigeenka iyo Gudoomiyaha Baarlamaanka ayaa wali ku doodaya in Madaxweyne Xaaf uu hareermaray Dastuurkii Galmudug ee la sameeyay 2015-kii. Sidoo kale, Madaxweyne Axmed Ducaalle Xaaf ayaa ka dhaga fureystay eedaha kaga imaanaya Madaxda Galmudug ee ku sugan Cadaado. Dowlada Somalia ayaa wali wada dadaalada lagu xalin lahaa Khilaafka, inkastoo Hogaamiye Xaaf uu aad uga soo horjeedo tallooyinka Dowlada Somalia. Ma cadda sida uu xaalku noqon doono waxaana aad looga cabsi qabaa in Khilaafka uu sababo burburka Galmudug. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Cadaado Caasimada@live.com

Qahira (Caasimada Online)-Ra’isul wasaaraha dalka Ethiopia Abiyi Axmed ayaa qasriga dalka Masar kulan kula qaatay Madaxweynaha Masar C/fatah Al-Sisi oo casuumaad rasmi ah u sameeyay. Socdaalka Ra’isul wasaaraha dalka Ethiopia Abiyi Axmed ee dalka Masar ayaa qaadan doona mudo laba cisho ah, waxa ayna Masar kawada hadleen Xiriirka labada dal iyo Khilaafyada biyaha ah ee u dhexeeya labada dal. Ra’isul wasaaraha Ethiopia, Abby Ahmed Ali, ayaa madaxweynaha Masar u sheegay in Ethiopia ay garabsaneyso Masar, waxa uuna kulanka ka sheegay inaanu jiri doonin Khilaaf labada dhan ah. Abby Ahmed Ali, waxa uu Madaxweyne Al-Sisi ka dalbaday inuu Ethiopia ka cafiyo xurguftii kala dhexeysay iyo is qabqabsiga ka dhashay Biyaha Niilka. Abby Ahmed Ali, waxa uu Al-Sisi hortiisa uga dhaartay magaca rabbi inuusan dalkiisa marnaba waxyeeli doonin Saamiga Masar ee Webiga Niil. Abby Ahmed Ali, waxa uu sheegay inuu la socdo in Masar ay ka walaacsan tahay dhismaha biyo xireenka loogu magac daray dib-u-curashadda Ethiopia, hase ahaatee uusan saameyn doonin. Abby Ahmed Ali, ayaa hadalkaasi ka jeediyey shir Jaraa’id oo ay isaga iyo Madaxweynaha Masar C/fataax Al-sisi xalay kaa oo ka dhacay Qasriga Qaahira. Abby Ahmed Ali, waxa uu xalay ka qeyb galay Munaasabad Afur ahayd oo uu Madaxweyne C/fataax Al-sisi ugu sameeyey Qasriga Madaxtooyadda ee magaalladda Qaahira. Sisi waxa uu yiri ‘’Masar Khilaaf danbe ugama imaan doona Ethiopia waxa aanu wacad ku marayaa in Ethiopia ay faraha kala bixi doonto saamiga Biyha Niil ee Masar’’ Madaxweynaha dalka Masar, C/fataax Al-sisi waxa uu soo dhaweeyey Niyadsamida uu muujiyey Ra’isul wasaaraha Ethiopia oo booqasho 2 maalmood ah ku jooga Masar. Sidoo kale, Afhayeenka Madaxtooyada Ethiopia ayaa sheegay in labada Mas’uul ay isku raaceen in lagu wada noolaado nabad galyo, isla markaana meesha laga saaro Khilaafka Wabiga Niil.

Kismaayo (Caasimada Online)-Hoggaamiyaha maamulka Jubbaland Axmed Madoobe ayaa booqday deegaanada gosha oo ay howlgal ka bilaawen ciidamada Jubbaland iyo kuwa xooga Dalka halkaas oo lagu wiiqay awooda Al-Shabaab. Hoggaamiyuhu waxa uu tagay dhamaan deegaanadii ugu danbeeyay ee laga saaray maleeshiyaadka Al-Shabaab, waxa uuna ciidamada ku booriyay in ay u dhabar adeegan howlgalka ka dhanka ah Al-Shabaab. Hoggaamiyuhu waxa uu isla deegaanadaasi kulan kula qaatay Sarakiisha howlgalka hogaaminaysa isagoo amaanay sida ay howsha u wadaan. Waxa uu Madoobe sheegay in wax walba oo taakulo ah loo dhamaystiray ciidamada isla markaana hadda ay si hagar la’aan ah u gudanayaan howshii loo igmaday. Saraakiisha ciidamada ayuu faray inay ka fogaadan waxyaabaha niyad jabinkara ciidamada dagaalka kula jira Al-Shabaab. Sidoo kale, Axmed Madoobe ayaa deegaanadaasi kusoo arkay goobo dhowr ah oo ay gubeen maleeshiyaadka Al-Shabaab, halkaa oo saldhig u aheyd ciidamada iyo guryo ay ku noolaayen dad shacab ah. Si Kastaba, Jubaland ayaa dagaal xoogan kula jirta Shabaabka ku sugan Duleedka Kismaayo, iyadoo Jimcihii weerar xoogan oo ka dhacay Deegaanka Baar Sanguuni lagu dilay askari Mareykan ah iyo 4 Somali ah, Waxaana weerarkaas ku dhaawacmay 4 Askari oo Mareykan ah. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Kismaayo Caasimada@live.com

Amnesty International on Friday accused the Ethiopian government of not doing enough to prevent escalating ethnic violence in some of its regions. Oromia, the country’s biggest region, is home to Ethiopia’s largest ethnic group, the Oromo. And groups of Oromo youths have been targetting thousands of Amhara, the country’s second-largest ethnic group, in recent months, with 20 people being killed in attacks since last October. “The Ethiopian government must take action to prevent these brutal attacks on the Amhara community, who have been targeted due to their ethnicity and now face being made homeless,” Joan Nyanyuki, Amnesty International’s East Africa director, said in a statement. Amnesty said that this week, Oromo youth groups had surrounded Amhara homes, beating residents, and looting property. “But residents say the authorities have done nothing to stop them,” the statement said. Ethiopia is divided into ethnically demarcated federal regions. But inter-communal conflicts has become common in recent months, particularly in Oromia. Last year, a spate of ethnic violence along Oromia’s shared border with neighbouring Somali region left hundreds dead and at least 1.1 million displaced, according to the United Nations. Fighting has also been ongoing since April between neighbouring communities in Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region, which the UN says has displaced around 427,000 people. While Ethiopian state media reported in January that the government had allocated 500 million birr ($18.1 million, 15.4 million euros) to help people displaced by conflict, Amnesty accused new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of not doing enough. “Ethiopia’s new government has been making great strides to improve human rights in the country, but the pattern of ethnically motivated violent attacks and displacement is being shamefully ignored,” Nyanyuki said. After taking office in April, Abiy, an Oromo, called for peace in a visit to the Somali regional capital, saying the fighting between the two peoples was “contrary to the Ethiopian culture and a shameful spot in our history,” according to state media. Source: – AFP