On 13th November 2017, a presidential election will take place where over seven hundred registered citizens will vote for the man who will rule Somaliland the coming five years. Three presidential candidates representing three political parties are competing for the office of the presidency along with vice-presidential running mates. A twenty one days of campaign ended on 10 November. Each party held campaign rallies one day in all over the country. The country now enters 48 hours of calmness before the voters go to the polling stations to cast their votes. On October 19 2017, the three candidates faced off the first presidential debate, similar debate was faced by the tree vice presidential candidates on October 20, 2017. The tree presidential candidates also met for the final and second debate on November 9, 2017. Those debates was the first ever held in Somaliland. Generally the campaign was peaceful and there were no major incidents. Sixty international observers will be monitoring the election as well as more than six hundred domestic observers. The involvement of clan leaders and clan politics in the campaign rallies have been more evident and publicly shown. Clan elders have been touring around the country to campaign for their respective candidates seeking clan alliances and votes based on clannism. The dominance of clan politics in the campaign diminished the role of issues that matter for the public and increased polarization and divisions. The police stated that they arrested in Hargeisa three people who are accused of paying voter cards from the people. Buying cards have been a concern raised by people. In Sahil region, local government members held a press conference and showed above two hundred cards they collected from the voters and stated that they will use to vote for the ruling party, Kulmiye. The Election Commission has not said anything about this action which is clear violation of the law and could risk the process. The campaign has been concluded peacefully and smoothly, despite occurrences of minor incidents including raids of offices of political parties by supporters.[1] The National Electoral Commission changed campaign rules after the public complained that nigh time outdoors campaigning causes nuisance.[2] However, the Commission decision was largely ignored and parties continued their night time show off. The civil society held two press conferences urging the parties to stop using inflammatory and divisive statements. These came after the presidential candidates of Waddani and Kulmiye exchanged heated remarks that were seen to create tension. Circulation fake news was also another major concern during the campaign period. A fake news emanating from social media sites were later cited by mainstream media contrary to the Media Code of Conduct.[3] Nevertheless, the media including the state media were seen to respect the code of conduct. Kalsan TV, a Somali speaking television based in London, was banned to operate in Somaliland after the Information Minister of Somaliland issued a decision revoking the operating license, accusing the television of being against the statehood of Somaliland and broadcasting false news. The decision of the Minister came after Kalsan aired a video clip showing people scuffling at a ruling party campaign rally in Las Anood, Sool region.[4] On 10th November, the National Electoral Commission ordered the telecommunication companies to shut down social media from13th November until election results are declared.[5] The ban of social media causes outcry from international and local human rights organization who argued that the ban is contrary to the constitution and the international human rights laws. The Commission has not elaborated the grounds and legality of the blockage but stated that is done to avoid rumors and fake news. [1] http://www.bbc.com/somali/41786871 [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahiLATCSQjQ&feature=share [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Y6lPXB9RPL4&app=desktop [4] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_BZ9nfHP80&feature=share [5] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58k1vfuSvvw

To: he Somaliland National Electoral Commission To: The Honorable Ahmed M. Mohamoud Silanyo, President of the Republic of Somaliland Cc: The Presidential candidates: Muse Bihi Abdi, KULMIYE (Peace, Unity and Development Party) Faisal Ali Warabe, UCID (Justice and Welfare Party) Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro, Waddani (National Party) Re: Internet shutdown during Somaliland presidential elections Your Excellencies, We are writing to urgently request that you ensure the stability and openness of the internet. We have received reports that the National Electoral Commission called for social media platforms to be shut down during the upcoming presidential elections. On behalf of the more than 140 organizations from over 50 countries that make up the #KeepitOn Coalition, we implore you to keep the internet on. Internet shutdowns harm human rights and economies Research shows that internet shutdowns and violence go hand in hand. [1], [2] Shutdowns disrupt the free flow of information and create a cover of darkness that shields human rights abuses from public scrutiny. Journalists and media workers cannot contact sources, gather information, or file stories without digital communications tools. Justified for various reasons, shutdowns cut off access to vital information, e-commerce, and emergency services, plunging whole communities into fear. Disruptions also destabilize the internet’s power to support small business livelihoods and to drive economic development. A 2016 study by the Brookings Institution, a prominent think tank, revealed that shutdowns drained $2.4 billion from the global economy between 2015 and 2016. [3] The open Internet has fostered unprecedented creativity, innovation, and access to information and to other kinds of social, economic, cultural, and political opportunities across the globe. The technical means used to block access to information online often dangerously undermine the stability and resiliency of the Internet. Internet shutdowns must never be allowed to become the new normal. Internet shutdowns violate international Law A growing body of findings and resolutions hold that intentional disruptions to the internet violate international law. In July 2016, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed, by consensus, a resolution on freedom of expression and the internet with unambiguous language on internet shutdowns and other restrictions on freedom of expression online. Resolution A/HRC/RES/32/13: condemns unequivocally measures to intentionally prevent or disrupt access to or dissemination of information online in violation of international human rights law and calls on all States to refrain from and cease such measures. The Council sent a clear message that the blocking and throttling of networks, applications, and services that facilitate human rights is unacceptable behavior. Experts from the United Nations, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Organization of American States (OAS), and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), also issued an historic statement declaring that internet “kill switches” can never be justified under international human rights law, even in times of conflict. [4] In November 2016, the African Commission on Human Rights and Peoples’ Rights adopted a resolution on the right to freedom of information and expression on the internet in Africa, which noted its concern over “the emerging practice of State Parties of interrupting or limiting access to telecommunications services such as the Internet, social media and messaging services, increasingly during elections.” ACHPR/Res. 362(LIX) The UN Human Rights Committee, the official interpreter of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, emphasizes in its General Comment no. 34 that restrictions on speech online must be strictly necessary and proportionate to achieve a legitimate purpose. [5] Shutdowns, by contrast, disproportionately impact all users, and unnecessarily restrict access to information and emergency services communications during crucial moments. Shutdowns are neither necessary to, nor effective at, achieving a legitimate aim, as they block the spread of information, contribute to confusion and disorder, and obstruct public safety. Shutdowns are neither necessary to, nor effective at, achieving a legitimate aim, as they often spread confusion and encourage more people to join public demonstrations. Recommendations We respectfully request that you use the important positions of your good offices to: ● Ensure that the internet, including social media, remains on ● Publicly declare your commitment to keep the internet on, and to notify the public of any disruptions ● Encourage telecommunications and internet services providers to respect human rights through public disclosures on policies and practices impacting users. We are happy to assist you in any of these matters. Sincerely, Access Now Bahrain Watch Campaign for Human Rights and Development International Human Rights Center Human Rights Watch Internet Without Borders Kictanet Open Observatory of Network Interference (OONI) OXCON Paradigm Initiative PEN America Right2Know Campaign Sunlight Foundation Notes: [1] An internet shutdown is defined as an intentional disruption of internet or electronic communications, rendering them inaccessible or effectively unusable, for a specific population or within a location, often to exert control over the flow of information. See more at <https://accessnow.org/keepiton>. [2] Anita R. Gohdes, ‘Pulling the Plug: Network Disruptions and Violence in the Syrian Conflict’ (Journal of Peace Research: 31 January 2014) <http://www.anitagohdes.net/uploads/2/7/2/3/27235401/gohdes_synetworkaug14.pdf> accessed 24 March 2017. [3] Darrell West, (Brookings Institution, October 2016) “Internet shutdowns cost countries $2.4 billion last year” https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/intenet-shutdowns-v-3.pdf [4] Peter Micek, (Access Now, 4 May 2015) ‘Internet kill switches are a violation of human rights law, declare major UN and rights experts’ https://www.accessnow.org/blog/2015/05/04/internet-killswitches-are-a-violation-of-human-rights-law-declare-major-un [5] UN Human Rights Committee (UN, July 2011) “General Comment No. 34” http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/docs/GC34.pdf

Muqdisho (Caasimadda Online) – Cabdulaahi Axmed Cabdulaahi oo ahaa khasnajigii fashilay fadeexadii 17 August, 2016 kuna saabsanayd lacag been-abuur ah oo la keenay Bankiga Dhexe ayaa banaanka soo dhigay siro iyo xog badan oo ku saabsan qaabkii lacagtaas loo keenay Bankiga, dadkii keenay, sababta uu ku muteystay inuu Shaqadiisa ku waayo iyo musuq maasuq ka dhacay dacwadii uu u gudbiyey Maxkamadda Sare. Cabdullaahi ayaa sharaxaad badan ka bixiyey inay aheyd sababtii uu shaqadiisa u waayey badbaadadii uu sameeyey iyo Hantida Qaranka oo uu ilaaliyey. Waxaa wax lala yaabo noqotay in abaalmarin looga dhigay shaqo ka eryid isagoo miciin biday Cadaaladda Federaalka, (Maxkamadda Sare), ujeedkiisuna waxay aheyd inuu xaqiijiyo in shaqaalaha soomaliyeed xuquuqdooda lagu tuman karin iyadoo lagalay casri Dimquraadi ah iyo soomaaliya cusub oo ay tahay in sharcigu shaqeeyo/sareeyo sida uu hadalka u dhigay. Waxaa Guddi Garsoorayaal ah oo Maxkamadda Sare u fadhiisteen qadiyadayda ku saabsanayd shaqo ka joojinta 02.03.2017, waxay ku heleen Guddoonka Bankiga Dhexe in Go’aankaas ay shaqadda uga saareen uu ahaa sharci daro, waxayna xukumeen – in laga celiyo shaqadda, in la siin waayo mushaaraadkii ka maqnaa, kharashkii uga baxay maxkamadda iyo magdhow. waxaa fadhiga Maxkamadda maalimkaas goob-joog ka ahaa xubno Federal MPs, xubno saxaafadda, iyo sharciyaqaano. Guddiga Garsoorayaasha waxay u gudbiyeen Guddoomiyaha Maxmadda sare, waxaa arinta soo farogaliyey Guddoonka Bankiga Dhexe, waxayna codsadeen in Go’aankaas aan la soo saarin wax kasta oo dhaca. Guddoomiyaha Maxkamada sare ayaa si cad ugu sheegay in go’aanka aan la shaacinayn, laakiin uu xal kale u raadinayno sida uu Cabdullaahi ku caddeeyey cod uu si hoose uga duubay oo aad ka dhex maqli karto muuqaalka hoose. Madaxda Bankiga Dhexe … Waxay shaqadda ka eryeen sarkaalkii fashileyey musiibo qaran, waayo maalinkaas waxaa fashilantay shaba-kad lacag faalso abuuraysay oo dhaqaalaha dalka khalkhal galinaysay. Madaxda Cadaaladda … Waxay cadaysteen mowqif yaab leh oo ah inay diidan yihiin in dadku ilbaxaan oo ay bartaan sida muwaadinka uu u raadsan karo Xuquuqdiisa Dastuuriga ah, iyadoo loo marayo dhinaca sharciga. Wuxuu Muuqaalkaan oo soconayo muddo 40 Daqiiqo ah kusoo bandhigay waxyaabo badan oo lala yaabay iyo musuq maasuq ka jiro Maxkamadda Sare iyo Bankiga. Halkaan hoose ka daawo Muuqaalkaan:

Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Fedaraalka Soomaaliya, Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa si rasmi ah u daah furay Shir wareega ololaha nabad galyada Degmooyinka Gobalka Benaadir iyo kaalinta ay ku lee yihiin dhallinyarada. Barnaamikan waxaa Soo diyaariyey Maamulka Gobalka Benaadir oo u Horkacyo Duqa Caasimadda Mudane Thaabit Cabdi Maxamed. Barnaamijkaan aya waxaa Ka Soo Qeyb Galay Haweenka Gobolka Benaadir iyo Dhalinyarada Caasimadda Muqdisho. Ujeedka laga leeyahay shirkaas ayaa ah sidii si wadajir ah looga qeyb qaadan lahaa ololaha lagu doonayo in wax looga badalo amniga Muqdisho iyo sidii looga hortagi lahaa Qaraxyada ee Al-Shabaab ka fuliyaan Magaalada. Halkaan hoose ka daawo sawirada

Muqdishp (caasimadda Online) – Afhayeenka Alshabaab ayaa si degdeg u beeniyay war kasoo baxay dowladda Soomaaliya oo ku saabsan in 81 ka mida Alshabaab lagu dilay weerar ka dhacay degmada Jilib ee Gobolka Jubadda Dhexe. Afhayeenka Howlgallada Alshabaab ee howlgallada C/casis Abuu Muscab ayaa sheegay inaysan waxba ka jirin warka dowladda Federaalka, isla markaana aanu wax weerar ahba ka dhicin degmada Jilib. “Waa been aan sal iyo raad midna lahayn sheegashooyinka cadowga ee ku aadan in ay beegsadeen xarumo ay Mujaahidiintu leeyihiin, Waxaana idiin xaqiijinayaa in aanu jirin wax weerar ah oo ka dhacay degmada Jilib iyo xitaa Jubada dhexe oo uu fuliyey cadowga” Ayuu yiri Sheykh Abuu Muscab. Wuxuu intaas ku daray in dowladda Federaalka ay qarineyso guuldarrooyin milateri oo soo gaaray ciidamadeeda, una bareertay been qayaxan, isagoo sheegay in gobolka Jubadda Dhexe aanay wax weerarro ah ka dhicin. Wasiirka Warfaafinta ayaa maanta soo saaray war ku saabsan in warshada waxyaabaha qarxa lagu farsameeyo ee Alshabaab ku lahayd Jilib lagu dilay 81 maleeshiyo, laguna gubay gaadiid dagaal. Halkaan hoose ka akhriso warbixintii kasoo baxday dowladda Soomaaliya Xukuumadda Soomaaliya: Waxaa la burburiyay xaruntii qaraxyada ee Al-Shabaab

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa shaaca ka qaaday inay aragtay warbixinta cusub ee kooxda cunaqabateynta hubka QM ee Somalia ee UN Monitoring Group ay ka diyaarisay dalka Soomaaliya, ayna dib u eegeyso waxyaabaha ku jira warbixintaas. Qoraal kasoo baxay wasiirka warfaafinta Soomaaliya Injineer Cabdiraxmaan Yariisow ayaa lagu sheegay in warbixinta ay ku jiraan arrimo ku saabsan Soomaaliya oo xasaasi ah, islamarkaana walaac abuuray, waxaana ka mid ah: 1 – Adeegsiga sunta kiimikada oo kooxda Al-Shabaab ay billowday inay miinooyinka ku darto 2 – Hub sharci darro ah oo Soomaaliya kusoo qul-qulaya 3 – Kooxda Daacish oo kusii baaheysa gobolka 4 – Dhoofka dhuxusha Soomaaliya oo weli si sharci darro ah u socda. 5 – Iyo kheyraadkii kalluunka Soomaaliya oo si sharci darro ah loo qaadanayo. Si kastaba, wasiirka ayaa sheegay in warbixinta ay sidoo kale ku jiraan arrimo muujinaya guulo la gaaray sida isbeddelka habka maaliyadeed ee Soomaaliya, horumar laga sameeyey adeega dadweynaha, sharciyada baarlamanka Soomaaliya uu ansixiyey, iyo wada-shaqeynta Soomaaliya iyo beesha caalamka ay ka sameynayaan ka hortagga argagixisada dalka. Warbixinta ay aragtay dowladda Soomaaliya ee UN Monitoring Group, ayaa la filayaa in dhowaan ay kooxdan si rasmi ah u baahiso. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Isagoo 32 sano jir ah,ayuu taliye u noqday Booliiskii ugu horreeyey ee Soomaaliya yeelatay markii ay xorriyadda heshay sannadkii 1960,noloshiisana wuxuu ku qaatay ka shaqeynta demoquraaddiyadda iyo midnimada dalkiisa,laakiin waxaa qiimo sare ugu kacay xiriirkii uu la yeeshay Maraykanka. Kadib inqilaabkii uu taageeray Midowgii Soviet ee uu dalka kula wareegay Maxammed Siyaad Barre sannadkii 1969-kii,Maxammed Abshir waxaa la dhigay xabsigii lama’degaan oo uu ku jiray in ka badan 9 sano. Wuxuu khibrad badan u lahaa dagaalkii xorriyadda,sida ay sheegaan dadkii yaqaannay. “Wuxuu ahaa mid kamid ah geesiyaashii xaqiijiyey dhaqdhaqaadii xorriyadda Afrika .Ma jirin saaxiib ka weyn oo aan ku lahayn Soomaaliya”,ayuu yiri Robert Gosende ka soo shaqeeyey safaaraddii Maraykanka ee Soomaaliya sannadihii 1960-dii,sidoo kalena soo noqday safiirkii Maraykanka ee Soomaaliya intii u dhexaysay 1992 ilaa 1993,xilligaasi oo ay Soomaaliya haysatay dhibaatadii banii’aadannimo oo ugu xumeyd. Sannadkii 2001 Maxammed Abshir Hamaan wuxuu u wareegay gobolka Minnesota ee dalka Maraykanka,wuxuuna geeriyooday 25 bishii October ee sannadkaan,isagoo 91 sano jir ah. Waxaa u baroor diiqay abwaannada Soomaaliyeed,hoggaamiyaasha siyaasadda iyo muwaadiniin,kuwaasoo geeridiisa ku tilmaamay”dhammaadka xilli soo maray” dalkooda. Wuxuu ka horyimid taliskii Maxammed Siyaad iyo sidoo kale hoggaamiye-kooxeedadii Soomaaliya soo maray,wuxuuna la soo shaqeeyey saraakiil militari oo caalami ah,ganacsato,siyaasiyiin iyo culimo,kuwaasoo uu la wadaagay fikirkiisa ku aaddan sida nabad looga dhalin karo Soomaaliya. Wuxuu la soo kulmay madaxweynayaashii Maraykanka ee John F. Kennedy iyo George H.W. Bush,wuxuuna dalkiisa ku soo dhoweeyey madaxweyne ku xigeenkii Hubert Humphrey Guddoomiyihii maxkamadda sare Thurgood Marshall. Horraantii sannadkii 1962 ayuu deeq waxbarasho ka helay dowladda Maraykanka,jaamacadda Princeton University. “Wuxuu ahaa dadkii ugu xirfadda badnaa Soomaalida xorriyaddii kadib”,sidaasi waxaa yiri Pro.Axmed Samatar oo diraasaadka caalamiga ah ka dhiga Kulliyadda Macalester College“wuxuu ahaa tusaale loo soo qaato hufnaanta shakhsiyadda iyo il-baxnimada”,ayuu raaciyey Pro,Samatar. Sagaaashanaadkii xilligii fowdada ay ku jirtay Soomaaliya,macluusha iyo dagaalka sokeeye,kadib markii la riday xukuumaddii Siyaad Barre,wuxuu dowlad goboleed u dhisay waqooyi bari Soomaaliya,isagoo nabadeeyey dadkii ehelka ahaa,islamarkaana yagleelay gole isimo oo uu isaga keenay beelaha kala duwan iyo kuwa laga-badanyahay ee goboladaasi,sida ku xusan sheeko ay qortay New York Times sannadkii 1997-dii. “Alle naguma keenee,waan is khilaafki karnaa,laakiin xabad isla dhici mayno“,ayuu jaraa’idka u sheegay xilligaasi. Maxammed Abshir wuxuu la shaqeeyey ciidankii Maraykanka ee soo galay Soomaaliya sannadkii 1993,kadib markii madaxweyne George H.W. Bush u soo diray si ay u ilaaliyaan gurmadk banii’aadantinimo ee loo fidinayo shacabka soomaaliyeed. sannadkii 2003 dowladda Maraykanka ayaa ugu hanjabtay in ay tarxiilayso,taasoo qayb ka ahayd ol-ole ka dambeeyey weerarkii Sep 11 ee lagu qaaday dalka Maraykanka,laakiin lix kamid ah safiiradii Maraykanka iyo ergeydii gaarka ahayd ayaa ka dalbaday xoghayihii arrimaha debadda Maraykanka Colin Powell in uu soo faro-geliyo arrinta,xilligaas Abshir iyo xaaskiisi dhimatay Maryan Muuse Guul Eden Prairie iyagoo haysta wiil yar oo xanuuno kala duwan qaba. Looyar Martin Ganzglass ayaa xilligaasi ka tegay gobolka Washington, D.C.wuxuuna yimid Minnesota,si uu marqaati uga hor furo xaakimkii musaafurin lahaa maxamed Abshir Hamaan oo markaasi wakhti kama dambays ah loo qabtay. “wuxuu ahaa demoquraaddi ee mahayn dagaal ooge“,sidaasi waxaa yiri Ganzglass oo la kulmay sannadkii 1966 muddo dheerna saaxiib lahaa”waxaan rumaysnahay in Soomaaliya aysan habbooneyn in Soomaaliya dib ugu noqoto reer-reerkii iyo qabyaaladdii,dhammaanteen waxaan nahay Soomaaliya waa inaan dowlad si wadajir ah u dhisanno ayuu yiri Maxammed Abshir oo la hadlayey saaxiibkiis Ganzglass. Intii uu ku jiray xabsiga Laanta-buuro oo caasimadda Soomaaliya u jira 55mile,isaga iyo saaxiibkiisa la xirnaa waxay qoraallada loo keeno akhrin jireen inta ay suuliga ku jiraan,sida uu sheegay Ganzglass.Sidoo kale mid kamid ah ilaaladii xabsiga ayaa Maxammed Abshir Hamaan u soo dusiyey kitaab quraan ah,halkaasoo nin saaxiibkiis ah oo la xirnaa uu Mr. Hamaan u dhigay aayado kamid ah quraanka iyo buug laylis ah. Kadib markii xabsiga laga sii daayey bishii June sannadkii 1982 Maxammed Abshir Hamaan wuxuu saaxiibkiisa Ganzglas ku yiri “waxaa laga yaabaa inaad maqashay inaan asal raac noqday.Haa, waxaan ahay asal raac xorriyadda taageera”. Cabdiraxiim Maxammed Abshir wuxuu kamid ahaa afar carruur ah oo uu dhalay maxamed Hamaan intii uu xabsi guriga ku jiray ee aan loo dhaadhicin jeelka. “Ma aqoon sida uu u egyahay aabbahay,keliyaha waxaan aqaannay sawirkiisa” ayuu yiri Cabdiraxiim. Maxammed Abshir Hamaan waa tabar-darreeyey sannadihi ugu dambeeyey,hayeeshee wiilkiisa ayaa sheegay”in uu nolol fiican ku noolaa” gobolka Minnesota,kadib markii uu ka hawlgabay nolosha guud,wixii ka dambeeyey sannadkii 2000 xilligaasi oo la isu keenay kooxihii Soomalida si loogu dhiso dowlad qaran. Wuxuu ka tegay 14 carruur ah,wuuna soo adeegay. xigasho/wargeeska startribune.com PUNTLANDPOST The post Gen.Maxammed Abshir Hamaan wuxuu ahaa nabad sameeye ka soo jeeday dal kamid ah kuwa dagaalku ragaadiyey ee caalamka. appeared first on Puntland Post.

Awil Osman Joblessness among young Somali adults is a chronic issue confronting Somalia. Their unemployment rate is at staggering 67%. And the issue of youth joblessness is exacerbated by the large number of Somali students who graduate—from secondary schools and from tertiary organizations—with skills that are neither appropriate for Somalia nor competitive elsewhere. Nonetheless, this aside, after almost three decades of turmoil—and of protracted conflict, terrorism, and piracy—Somalia is making huge entrepreneurial, socioeconomic, and political strides. This progress is encapsulated in a famous hashtag, popularized in 2017 and known as “#SomaliaRising.” In keeping with the spirit and momentum of this, we turned “Rising” into “iRise”—to demonstrate both how Somalis can improve narrative, and bring our innovative and entrepreneurship ingenuity into play. Our brand name is a catalyst for this hashtag and aims to popularize the movement. The iRise Hub is the first co-working space for technologists, innovators, and members of the business fraternity, giving them a place to collaborate and build local solutions to local problems. Based in Mogadishu, iRise offers incubation services and the best mentoring for local start-ups. Our goal is not to just offer space and services but also create a large community of stakeholders committed to diversifying a war-torn economy. Social networks are often a powerful tool used by tech hubs to build these stakeholder communities. By using social media and blog posts, we engage our community members in various topics, and convey information on the technology and affordable solutions that are available to them. iRise provides an environment where innovators and investors can collaborate in all walks of job-creating. It is widely known that the amount of capital injected into Somalia through remittances is higher than that brought in by development aid. We try to tap into this available capital by placing young digital innovators in the same room as those who are willing to invest. And iRise employees also hold one-on-one meetings with the community members to advise and help them with all their technical and business needs. iRise facilitates equitable access to information for a tech-savvy youth population. We invite the top talent in all industries to give talks and fireside chats in our space, and make it open to all members of the community and public who show an interest in it. This will help young people receive market information that can make their brand or product competitive in Somalia and beyond. iRise also collaborates with Devcon organizers to bring internationally recognise lecturers to Mogadishu. In the digital age, access to information is the most important currency for innovative growth and job creation. We offer training and mentorship to youth on entrepreneurship and innovation, using technology to connect them to potential investors. iRise will collaborate with institutions of higher learning, corporations, and government institutions to increase the chances of young Somalis with tech talent being mentored and employed.

International observers Press Statement Ahead of Somaliland’s third presidential election on 13 November 2017, a 60-member team drawing on members from 27 countries has fully assembled in Hargeisa, Somaliland’s capital, and will soon start deploying around Somaliland. The international election observation mission (EOM) has been invited by Somaliland’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) and is funded by the British government. The EOM will conduct its observation activities in accordance with the Declaration of Principles for International Election Observation, emphasising the impartiality and independence of that observation. As the third presidential election (following the polls in 2003 and 2010), it is the first poll to use a new voter registration system, which itself marks the first use of iris-scan biometric technology in an African election. The EOM is led by the Development Planning Unit (DPU) at University College London (UCL), and Somaliland Focus UK. This EOM marks the fourth election in Somaliland observed and reported on by DPU and Somaliland Focus since 2005. Arrival of the full team of observers on 8 November was preceded by examination of the pre-election campaign by team co-ordinators, who arrived ahead of the start of political campaigning on 21 October. Since then, the EOM has organised and held successful and well-attended events including public discussions on election observation, female political participation and the media landscape, met stakeholders and organised the many aspects of deploying such a large team. The wider team has undergone several days of intensive pre-deployment training is now well- prepared for the intensity of polling day and the aftermath. The majority will depart Somaliland on 16 November. A small team will remain to observe the post-election period, including the declaration of results. The EOM will publish its final report in the first half of 2018. Says Dr Michael Walls of DPU, chief observer on the EOM: “Preparations for this mission have been intense, and we are very appreciative of the invaluable assistance we have had from so many stakeholders in Somaliland, and from the British government in funding this mission. Now that we are seeing the hard work bear fruit, we are hoping we will see a spirited and peaceful polling day marking another step in Somaliland’s democratic development.” Notes to Editors 1. For further information or to arrange an interview with a member of the coordination team, please contact Conrad Heine (EOM media coordinator) on +252 (0)63 486 5255 or ieosomalilandmedia@gmail.com. Photographs are also available. 2. Somaliland declared unilateral independence from Somalia in 1991 following the collapse of Somalia’s government. It remains internationally unrecognised. 3. The mission is online at www.somalilandfocus.org.uk, @SomalilandFocus and facebook.com/EOMSomaliland2017.

Dawlada Uganda ayaa xaqiijisay inay albaabada u laabtay Jaamacad lagu magacaabo Stanford markii la ogaaday inay bixisay shahaadooyin been abuura oo ay ka qaateen qaar kamida wasiirada Dawlada Federaalka ee Soomaaliya sida uu qoray wargeyska Afka dheer ee New Vision oo kasoo baxa magaalada Kampala. Shahaadooyinkan ayaa loo soo mariyey wasiirada katirsan Dawlada Soomaaliya jaamacad kale oo lagu magacaabo Job-Key oo ku taal magaalada Muqdisho taas oo ay wada shaqayn leeyihiin jaamacada la xiray ee Stanford, waxaana la sheegay in jaamacada Job-key ay iyadu jaamacadan ka dalbatay shahaadooyinkaas. Inkastoo aan ilaa iminka la xaqiijin magacyada wasiirada qaatay shahaadooyinkan been abuurka ayey hadana Warbaahinta PUNTLAND POST waxay bilowday baaritaano dheeriya oo ku saabsan arintan si loo ogaado shaqsiyaadka qaatay shahaadooyinkan galaaftay jaamacada lagu magacaabo Stanford. Maahan markii ugu horay oo ay Dawlada Uganda xirto jaamacad masuuliyiin Dawladaha Afrika siisay shahaadooyin been abuura, Sidoo kale dhawaan ayey ahayd markii loo yeeray guud ahaan ardaydii ka qalin jabisay sanadkii 2011 jaamacada ugu weyn wadankaas oo lagu MAKARERE markii la ogaaday in qaar kamida shahaadooyinkii la bixiyey ay ardaydu natiijooyinkii iibsadeen. PUNTLAND POST The post Uganda oo albaabada u laabtay jaamacad shahaadooyin been abuura siisay wasiiro Soomaaliyeed appeared first on Puntland Post.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Xukuumada Jamhuuriyada Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xasan Cali Khayre ayaa maanta guddoomiyey shir looga hadlayey howlgalka ciidamada ee Shabeelooyinka ka socda iyadoo beesha caalamka ay goob joog ahaayeen. Shirkan muhiimka u ah amniga ayaa waxaa ka soo qeybgalay Ergeyga Gaarka ah ee Xoghayaha Guud ee Qaramada Midoobey, Michael Keating, Ergeyga Gaarka ah ee Midowga Afrika Francisco Madiera, Safiirka Midowga Yurub Veronica Lorenzo, Safiirada UK, US, Uganda, Ethiopia, Italy, China, Kenya iyo Madaxa Bankiga Adduunka ee Soomaaliya. Sidoo kale waxaa ka qeybgalay Wasiiro iyo Guddoomiyaha Guddiga Difaaca Golaha Shacabka Mudane Xuseen Carab Ciise iyo marti sharaf kale. Ra’iisul Wasaaraha oo shirka furay ayaa khudbad ku aadan horumarka dhanka amniga halkaas ka jeediyey isagoo sheegay in shirkii London ee bishii May, dhammaan howlihii lagu heshiiyey ay Dawladda Federaalka sameysey welina wado qorshaha hubinta ciidanka Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed oo qiimeyn lagu soo sameynayey bishii hore welina socota. Wasaarada Gaashaandhiga ayaa khubaro iyo Wasiir ku xigeenka u dirtay gobollada dalka oo lagu soo tiro koobayey ciidamada XDS laguna dhiirigelinayey howlgalka ka dhanka ah kooxaha argagaxisada ah. Ra’iisul Wasaaraha ayaa u sheegay beesha caalamka in Soomaaliya ay diyaar u tahay soo celinta amniga iyo kala danbeynta, ugana mahadceliyey beesha caalamka doorkooda ku aadan xasilinta dalka. RW Khayre ayaa ka codsaday beesha caalamka inay fursadan hadda jirta ee shacabka uu diyaarka u yahay in lala dagaalo kooxaha argagaxisada ah looga baahanyahay inay waxii kaalmo ah si deg-deg ah ula soo gaaraan ciidamada dowlada iyo kuwa AMISOM si loo dar-dargeliyo howlgalada lagu jihaadayo argagaxisada. RW Khayre ayaa u mahadceliyey wadmada ciidamada ka joogaan Soomaaliya iyo sida ay diyaarka ugu yihiin inay kaalin mug leh uga qaataan dagaalada lagula jiro kooxaha argagaxisada ah. RW Khayre ayaa sheegay booqashadii Madaxweynaha ee wadamada deriska ay ay madaxda dalalkaas isku raaceen in la dardargeliyo howlgalada military eek a dhanka ah kooxaha argagaxisada ah. RW Khayre ayaa ugu danbeyntii sheegay in Dawlada Federaalka iyo Dawladaha xubnaha ka ah ay isla meel dhigeen hirgelinta Istraatejiyada Amniga Qaranka oo shirkii Golaha Amniga Qaranka ee Soomaaliya la isla meel dhigay dhammaan qorsheyaasha amniga dalka kuna heshiiyey in si adag looga wada qeyqaato howlgalka dalka looga sifeynayo kooxaha argagaxisada ah. —DHAMMAAD—

Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Xukuumada Jamhuuriyada Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xasan Cali Khayre ayaa maanta guddoomiyey shir looga hadlayey howlgalka ciidamada ee Shabeelooyinka ka socda iyadoo beesha caalamka ay goob joog ahaayeen. Shirkan muhiimka u ah amniga ayaa waxaa ka soo qeybgalay Ergeyga Gaarka ah ee Xoghayaha Guud ee Qaramada Midoobey, Michael Keating, Ergeyga Gaarka ah ee Midowga Afrika Francisco Madiera, Safiirka Midowga Yurub Veronica Lorenzo, Safiirada UK, US, Uganda, Ethiopia, Italy, China, Kenya iyo Madaxa Bankiga Adduunka ee Soomaaliya. Sidoo kale waxaa ka qeybgalay Wasiiro iyo Guddoomiyaha Guddiga Difaaca Golaha Shacabka Mudane Xuseen Carab Ciise iyo marti sharaf kale. Ra’iisul Wasaaraha oo shirka furay ayaa khudbad ku aadan horumarka dhanka amniga halkaas ka jeediyey isagoo sheegay in shirkii London ee bishii May, dhammaan howlihii lagu heshiiyey ay Dawladda Federaalka sameysey welina wado qorshaha hubinta ciidanka Xoogga Dalka Soomaaliyeed oo qiimeyn lagu soo sameynayey bishii hore welina socota. Wasaarada Gaashaandhiga ayaa khubaro iyo Wasiir ku xigeenka u dirtay gobollada dalka oo lagu soo tiro koobayey ciidamada XDS laguna dhiirigelinayey howlgalka ka dhanka ah kooxaha argagaxisada ah. Ra’iisul Wasaaraha ayaa u sheegay beesha caalamka in Soomaaliya ay diyaar u tahay soo celinta amniga iyo kala danbeynta, ugana mahadceliyey beesha caalamka doorkooda ku aadan xasilinta dalka. RW Khayre ayaa ka codsaday beesha caalamka inay fursadan hadda jirta ee shacabka uu diyaarka u yahay in lala dagaalo kooxaha argagaxisada ah looga baahanyahay inay waxii kaalmo ah si deg-deg ah ula soo gaaraan ciidamada dowlada iyo kuwa AMISOM si loo dar-dargeliyo howlgalada lagu jihaadayo argagaxisada. RW Khayre ayaa u mahadceliyey wadmada ciidamada ka joogaan Soomaaliya iyo sida ay diyaarka ugu yihiin inay kaalin mug leh uga qaataan dagaalada lagula jiro kooxaha argagaxisada ah. RW Khayre ayaa sheegay booqashadii Madaxweynaha ee wadamada deriska ay ay madaxda dalalkaas isku raaceen in la dardargeliyo howlgalada military eek a dhanka ah kooxaha argagaxisada ah. RW Khayre ayaa ugu danbeyntii sheegay in Dawlada Federaalka iyo Dawladaha xubnaha ka ah ay isla meel dhigeen hirgelinta Istraatejiyada Amniga Qaranka oo shirkii Golaha Amniga Qaranka ee Soomaaliya la isla meel dhigay dhammaan qorsheyaasha amniga dalka kuna heshiiyey in si adag looga wada qeyqaato howlgalka dalka looga sifeynayo kooxaha argagaxisada ah. PUNTLAND POST The post Ra’iisul Wasaare Khayre oo Shir-Guddoomiyey Shirka Amniga oo beesha caalamka ay goob joog ahaayeen appeared first on Puntland Post.

This picture shows a computer screen displaying the portrait of Somali-born cleric Abdulqadir Mumin, accused of heading the Islamic State group in East Africa An Islamic State faction in Somalia has grown significantly over the past year, carrying out attacks in Puntland and receiving some funding from Syria and Iraq, a report by UN sanctions monitors said Friday. The faction loyal to Sheikh Abdulqader Mumin was targeted by US drone strikes last week in the first US operation targeting IS in the Horn of Africa, US Africa Command said. In the report, the UN monitoring group for Somalia said the IS faction, which was estimated in 2016 “to number not more than a few dozen, has grown significantly in strength” and may “consist of as many as 200 fighters.” Phone records from Mumin showed he was in contact with an IS operative in Yemen who acts as an intermediary with senior IS leaders in Iraq and Syria “though the exact nature of this contact is unclear,” said the report. Former members of the faction who defected in December said the Mumin group received orders as well as financing from Iraq and Syria, the report said. The group captured the town of Qandala in Puntland’s Bari region in October 2016, declaring it the seat of the Islamic Caliphate in Somalia before being pushed out two months later by Puntland forces backed by US military advisers. In February, IS gunmen stormed a hotel in Bosaso, the economic capital of Puntland, and in May the faction carried out its first suicide attack at a police checkpoint near Bosaso, killing five people. “The group showed signs of increasing tactical capabilities during its first attack target a hotel,” said the UN monitors. – Haven for foreign fighters – The UN report raised concerns that the Bari region could become a potential haven for foreign IS fighters as the extremists are driven out of their strongholds in Syria and Iraq. The IS group in Somalia “presents more natural appeal to foreign terrorist fighters than Al-Shabaab,” whose aim is to establish a state government by Islamic law, it added. Al-Shabaab, another Islamist militant group, is affiliated with IS’s global rival Al-Qaeda. The Bari region has attracted a limited number of foreign fighters including Sudanese national Abu Faris who is on the US terror list for recruiting foreign fighters for Al-Shabaab. While the faction is expanding, its fighters appear to be poorly paid or not paid at all. Unmarried fighters receive no salary, while married militants receive $50 per month plus $10-$20 per child, depending on the age. The report estimated that the salary payments were between $3,000 and $9,000 per month, allowing IS leaders “to fund its insurgency on a limited budget”. UN monitors said the faction will likely face frequent defections from poorly paid fighters, a problem that also affects Al-Shabaab. Source: AFP

The International Labour organization released a number of recommendations urging the Somali National government to do more to protect trade unions and trade leaders in the country. The Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) together with the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), filed complaints against the Somali Government accusing it of serious threats, acts of intimidation and reprisals against members and leaders of the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) and the lack of adequate responses by the Federal Government of Somalia to the recommendations approved earlier by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in favour of Somalia´s independent trade union movement against the national government. The complaint was backed by evidence of systematic violations of the rights to freedom of association, interference in internal trade union affairs, intimidation of trade union leaders and members, a smearing campaign against them and the restriction of the unions´ work. The recommendations, approved during the 3311st Session of the ILO in Geneva, Switzerland, were made by the Organisation´s Committee on Freedom of Association following a complaint lodged by NUSOJ, the Federation of Somali Trade Unions (FESTU) and the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) against the Federal Government of Somalia. The Committee urged the government to “rapidly provide information on the measures taken to ensure that the FESTU and the NUSOJ can fully develop their trade union activities without hindrance and that independent judicial inquiries are promptly instituted in the event of any complaints of threats or acts of violence against trade union members and leaders, this in order to fully uncover the underlying facts and circumstances, identify those responsible, punish the guilty parties, and prevent the repetition of such acts” The committee made a number of recommendations that required the Somali government to “provide its reply to the allegations that the Chief Justice, namely Dr Aidid Abdullahi Ilkahanaf, who handed down a ruling in favour of Mr Osman – and against theGovernment’s position – was sacked by presidential decree. It also requests the Government to inform of the current duties of Dr Aidid Abdullahi Ilkahanaf, in particular whether he remained in the judiciary”. The Committee also urged the government to provide explanations for the reasons of the arrest of specific union leaders, assassinations and attempted assassinations against members of the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ). For the third year in a row, Somalia has ranked as the world’s leading country where slain journalists’ deaths go unpunished.

A new type of grass introduced to agro-pastoralists in Somaliland is showing signs of success as a way of keeping livestock fed under drought conditions. The grass seeds, imported from Colombia, are resilient to hot climates and require little water to grow. Seeds were given to 35 families to grow over a two-year period in Arabsiyo, Huluk, Agasmaha, Gal-dawo, El-baxay and Lafta-tiin villages in Gabiley, 45 km west of Hargeisa. According to scientists from the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), the Kenya-based research institute leading the project, the grass is more nutritious for livestock than other local vegetation and reduces the costs to herders of providing livestock feed when drought occurs. “This type of grass, called Barakariya, thrives in hot, dry areas. It is different from local types and it can grow in a week or two. It has other benefits as well as it does not need much water and it can withstand drought. We have introduced it hoping it can bring resilience among the people,” said Dr Mohamed Hassan Mohamud, ICIPE project director. Abdikadir Aw-Mohamud Ahmed planted the new grass to try to keep the remainder of his herd alive. Only eight of his cows survived the drought but he said they are now thriving. “Since I planted the grass the cows are getting healthier and stronger, three of them are pregnant and I can get up to five litres of milk a day. This is all because of the constant pasture the livestock have got now,” Abdikadir said Farhan Ibrahim Yusuf, another agro-pastoralist, told Radio Ergo’s local reporter that he spent $400 feeding his livestock last year and could not afford it again. The new grass has saved him a lot of money. “The cows are producing abundant milk, whenever they eat they become full in no time. They don’t need much now and the grass doesn’t need a lot of labour, it grows as soon as you plant it,” he said. Families can access the grass seeds free of charge from the Ministry of Livestock in Somaliland. Word is spreading to other regions. Dr Mohamed said the preliminary stage of testing the grass has been successful. “We have seen the benefits of the grass and it is doing well in the country. It has saved livestock and it is cheap. We want to spread it to rest of the country based on the success of this phase,” he said. By Hemed Abdiaziz

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) and the presidential candidates of the three political parties have a significant meeting in the NEC headquarters on Saturday. They talked to the media and asked the media questions about the election that will take place on 13/11/2017. The three candidates, NEC chairperson and spokesman, and a large number of officials from the three political parties walked through the streets of the capital city of Hargeisa to show that the presidential campaign ended. The three presidential candidates have vowed to accept poll results and all urged to cast votes peacefully.

Kismaayo (Caasimadda Online) – Wararka naga soo gaarayo Magaalada Kismaayo ee Xarunta Maamulka Jubbaland ayaa sheegayo inuu halkaas ka dhacay kulan ay yeesheen Xildhibaanada maamulkaas oo kusoo dhammaaday muran iyo is faham darro. Kulankaan oo ay soo xaadireen ilaa 50 Xildhibaan oo ka tirsan Baarlamaanka Jubblanad ayaa wuxuu ujeedkiisa ahaa in laga hadlo muran ku saabsan xagga qaadashada Baasaboorada ee Xildhibaanada maamulka Jubbland. Xildhibaanada Maamulkaas ayaa lagu amray inay soo maraan shuruucda iyo wadooyinka ay dadka Shacabka ah ku qaataan baasaboorada oo ah in la maro Xarunta dowladda dhexe iyo Dambi Baarista, waxayna Xildhibaanada Jubblanad ku doodeyn inaysan arrintaas sharci aheyn isla markaasna waxay ka dhawaajiyeen inay yihiin Xildhibaano Xasaanad leh oo aysan macquul aheyn in loola dhaqmo sida dad shacab ah. Kulanka baarlamaanka markii la rabay in la furo ayaa waxaa ka dhashay muran iyo Khilaaf weyn oo keenay in kulanka la isku fahmi waayo, waxayna qaar badan oo ka tirsan Xildhibaanadaas saxiixeen mooshin deg deg ah oo laga keenay Golaha Wasiirada. Saxiixa mooshinkaan iyo Magacyada Xildhibaanada ayaa la hor geeyey Guddoonka Baarlamaanka, waxaana laga codsaday in muddo 15 Maalim gudahood ay golaha Wasiirada ku hor imaadaan Baarlamaan si wax looga waydiiyo sharciyada cusub ee lagu soo rogay Xildhibaanada. Ugu Dambeyntii kulanka ayaa la isku mari waayey, wuxuuna kusoo dhamaaday fashil keenay inay Xildhibaanada isaga baxaan shirka amar la’aan. Wxii warar ah ee kusoo kordha waan idinla socodsiin doonaa Insha Allah. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Kismaayo Caasimada@live.com

Militeriga Maraykanka ayaa sabtida maanta shaaciyey in xubno ka tirsan mintidiinta Al-shabaab ay ku dileen duqeyn cusub oo diyaaradahooda drone-ka ay ka fuliyeen Soomaaliya. Bayaan uu soo saaray Taliska Ciidanka Maraykanka ee Afrika ayaa lagu sheegay in duqeynta habeenkii jimcaha lagu qaaday degaan ka tirsan Shabeellaha Hoose oo qiyaastii 32km Waqooyi kaga beegan caasimadda Soomaaliya ee Mudisho. Hawlgalkaan ugu dambeeyey ayaa lala kaashaday dowladda Soomaaliya,sida bayaanka lagu xusay. Duqeynta jimcihii xalay,ayaa ahayd tii 23 aad ee militariga Maraykanku ka fuliyey Soomaaliya tan iyo bilowgii sannadkaan,waxaana duqeymahaasi lagu beegsaday Al-shabaab iyo Daacish,iyadoo maamulka madaxweyne Trump uu sannadkaan ballaarriyey hawlgallada ka dhanka ah mintidiinta xagjirka ah ee Soomaaliya. Dhinaca kale Wasiirka Warfaafinta Soomaaliya Cabdiraxmaan Cumar Cismaan(Yariisow) ayaa qoraal uu soo saaray ku sheegay in ugu yaraan 81 xubnood oo ka tirsan al-shabaab lagu dilay hawlgal ciidanka Soomaaliya ka fuliyeen degmada Jilib ee gobolka Jubbada Dhexe. “waxaa labo weerar oo gaar ah laga fuliyay degmada Jilib gaar ahaan xarunta qaraxyada, waxaana loo adeegsaday miinooyin la geliyay xarumahaas, kadibna la qarxiyay, waxaana ka dhashay khasaare xoog leh,sida ay noo sheegeen Hay’addaha Ammaanka waxaa halkaas lagu dilay 81 maleeshiyo”,ayuu yiri Yariisow. PUNTLAND POST The post In ka badan 80 xubnood oo Al-shabaab laga dilay appeared first on Puntland Post.

The self-proclaimed state of Somaliland, which broke away from neighbouring Somalia more than a quarter century ago, will vote for a new president on Monday. The self-proclaimed state of Somaliland will vote for a new president on Monday, hoping to continue a series of democratic transitions of power that sets it apart from its troubled neighbour Somalia. The northern territory, which is more tribally homogenous and stable than the rest of Somalia, broke away in 1991 and has been striving to attain international recognition ever since. Three candidates are running for the state’s top office, seasoned politicians Muse Bihi of the ruling Kulmiye party and opposition candidates Abdirahman Iro and Faysal Ali Warabe, who was defeated in previous elections in 2010. Elections are meant to be held every five years, however the poll was delayed for two years due to drought and other technical issues. Incumbent Ahmed Mohamud Silaanyo is not seeking re-election. Campaigning wrapped up on Friday after weeks of rallies around the region for Somaliland’s third democratic election. The vote is set to be the most sophisticated yet with some 700,000 voters registered using biometric eye scanners which will identify them before they cast their ballots. “The sophisticated equipment which was used to register voters reads the eye of the individual and it’s the first time such equipment is used in elections,” said Yonis Ali Nur, spokesman for the national electoral commission. He said social media will be suspended during the counting of votes amid concerns of interference from outside the borders of the semi-autonomous state and speculation over results. “It is very difficult to control social media and the overall media but we have requested the communication companies to temporarily suspend the social media platforms,” said Nur. The ban will go into effect after polls close at 6:00 pm (1500 GMT). Human Rights Watch bemoaned the move to curb social media in a statement Friday, saying that if Somaliland authorities were concerned about fake news and social unrest they should “disseminate accurate information and discourage violence”. Somaliland writer and activist Barkhad Dahir, said the election was crucial to proving the state’s democratic credentials. “It is not only the election itself and the leader but the process and the fairness, the international community is looking at us and if we are smart enough, we will vote smoothly to show we are a democracy,” he told AFP. Somaliland, a former British protectorate, won independence in 1960 but days later joined with Somalia. In 1991, after years of bitter war with the government in Mogadishu, it declared independence from the rest of the country. While anarchic southern Somalia has been riven by years of fighting between multiple militia forces and Islamist violence, Somaliland has enjoyed relative peace. The one-person-one-vote democratic election process in Somaliland stands in stark contrast to that in Somalia, which elected a president earlier this year in a limited electoral process that saw handpicked clan elders choosing delegates who were allowed to vote. AFP

HARGEISA–Justice & Welfare party (UCID) chairman, Hon. Faisal Ali Warabe has escaped an assassination attempt last night. Hon. Faisal was attending a function that his justice and welfare party held at Admas Inn hotel in Hargeisa. As reports confirm that an identified assailant got in the hall through the window where the function was taking place and he was subdued by attendees and security forces. The assailant was determined to assassinate the chairman and told that he was sent from Mogadishu, the capital of war torn Somalia. He admitted that he was sent from Somalia along with woman to assassinate SL opposition leader.The man has further confessed that their mission was to take the life of Somaliland’s UCID chairman. Police launched an immediate investigation on the incident. Somaliland is prone to terrorist attacks once the country is holding its third democratic presidential elections on 13th Nov. 2017. The country tightened its security so as the polls will be held in a peaceful manner where voters will cast peacefully to elect their leader.

Muqdisho (Caasimadda Online) – Wasiirka Warfaafinta, Dhaqanka iyo Dalxiiska ee Xukuumadda Soomaliya Eng, Cabdiraxmaan Cumar Cismaan Yariisow oo la hadlay Warbaahinta Qaranka ayaa ka warbixiyay howlgallda ka dhanka ah maleeshiyaadka Al-Shabaab ee laga fuliyay qaar ka mid ah Gobollada Dalka. Wasiir Yariisow ayaa xusay in ciidamada Xoogga Dalka oo kaashanaya kuwa saaxiibada ay howlgallo ka fuliyeen Gobollada Shabeelaha Dhexe, Shabeelaha Hoos iyo Jubbooyinka ayna jiraan Khasaaro loo geystay maleeshiyaadka Al-Shabaab oo ku dhuumaaleysanayay qeybo ka mid ah Goboladaasi. “Howlgallada waxaa garab socda weeraro qorsheysan oo ay fulinayeen hay’adaha amniga, waxaana labo weerar oo gaar ah laga fuliyay degmada Jilib gaar ahaan xarunta qaraxyada, waxaana weeraro loo adeedsaday miinooyin la geliyay xarumahaas, kadibna la qarxiyay, waxaana ka dhashay qasaaro xoog leh,sida ay noo sheegeen Hay’addaha Ammaanka waxaa halkaas lagu dilay 81 maleeshiyo, waxaa kaloo jirtay in jidka loo galay gaadiid dagaal oo ay wateen maleeshiyaadka Al-Shabaab kuwaasi oo doonayay inay falal argagixiso ka geystaan Gobolka Gedo” ayuu yiri Eng, Cabdiraxmaan Cumar Cismaan Yariisow. Mudane Yariisow ayaa ayaa sidoo kale sheegay in Weerarradaasi ciidammada geesiyaasha ah ay qaadeen in lagu burburay Agab badan oo Qaraxyada laga sameeyo, sida TNT, RDX, Potasium Nitrate, sodium nitrate iyo sawaariiq lagu qiyaasay ilaa Laba ton iyo Hub kale oo ay ku jireen Gaadiidka dagaalka, macluumaadka la helay ayaa muujinaya in Jab xooggan ay ku naqdeen weerarraas Al-shabaab lagu qaadey. Howlgalladan waxaa si taxadar leh u fuliyey ciidammada Soomaaliya oo si nabad ah ugu soo laabtay xarumihii ay ka tageen. Wasiirka Warfaafinta, Dhaqanka iyo Dalxiiska ee Xukuumadda Soomaliya ayaa markale uga mahadceliyay shacabka Soomaaliyeed sida ay u garab taaganyihiin ciidamada qalabka sida, isagoo ku ooriyay inay sii labo jibaaraan.

The National Electoral Commission ordered telecommunication companies to block social media from 13 November 2017 until election results are declared. Somaliland will hold a presidential election on Monday, 13 November. Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and other social media sites will be blocked. The Commission said the shutdown is necessary to avoid rumours and spread of fake news. Twenty-one days of campaigning ended yesterday. The voters will go to the polling stations on Monday. Human Rights Centre today submitted a petition to the Supreme Court to challenge the decision banning social media. “There is no legal basis for the Commission to shut down the social media. We are very concerned by this new development which will set a bad precedent,” says Guleid Ahmed Jama, the chairperson of Human Rights Centre. “In a democratic country, you do not shut down social media on an election day. It is neither reasonable nor legal. This will limit freedom of expression, freedom of media and access to information. We call on the National Electoral Commission to withdraw its order and let the people exercise their fundamental freedom of expression,” he adds. “We see the decision of the Commission unconstitutional and ultra vires,” he adds. Legally, the Supreme Court has the power to decide the constitutionality of the decision.

Muqdisho (Caasimadda Online) – Hadal-haynta ugu weyn laga soo bilaabo Xarunta QM, AU-da iyo Taliska AMISOM waxay tahay Qorshaha lagu daad-gureynayo Ciiddanka AMISOM ee Somalia joogta 10-kii sanno ee la soo dhaafay. Daad-gureyntaasi ayaan lagu fasiri Karin Taatiko Milliteri oo lagu digo roganayo, maadaama Hawlgalkaasi noqday mid aan wada fulinin Istaratijiyadii loo dhidbay, laguna bixiyey Miisaaniyad Dhaqaale oo fooqul-caqli ah. Madaxa AU-da ugu qaabilsan Hawlgalka AMISOM, Ambassador Madiero ayaana isbuucii hore ka shanqariyey in Ka-bixitaanka Ciiddanka AMISOM bilaaban doonto dabayaaqadda bisha soo socota ee December. Ilaa 22,000 Askari ayaa qeyb ka ah Hawlgalka AMISOM, iyadoo Ciiddanka ugu badan ka socdaan dalka Uganda, waxaana ku soo xiga Jabuuti, Ethiopia, Kenya iyo Burundi, kuwaasi oo dagaal aan dhamaad lahayn kula jira Xarakadda Alshabaab. Haatan oo Hawlgalka AMISOM la sheegay inay dhimi doonaan Ciiddankooda ayaa waxaa isweydiin mudan Cidda lagu beddeli doono ? Marka laga Aragti qaato Hawlgalkii Milliteriga Maraykanka :The Unified Task Force (UNITAF) waxa uu ahaa Hawlgal loogu talagalay Rajo Soo-celinta Somalia, kaasi oo lagu taageerayey dadkii Soomaalida ee macluusha iyo dagaalladu wehelka u noqday. Ciiddanka UNITEF waxay Hawlgalkooda bilaabeen bishii December 9-dii ee sannadkii 1992-kii, waxaana Ciiddanka Maraykanka hoggaaminayey laga saaray Somalia, gaar ahaan magaalladda Muqdisho, bishii March 4-dii ee sannadkii 1993-dii, kadib, markii ay culays dagaal kala kulmeen Maleeshiyaddii Marxuum Jeneral Caydiid. Dagaalkaasi waxa uu galaaftay Kumanaan qof oo Soomaali ah iyo tiro ka mid ah Ciiddankii Maraykanka iyo kuwa dalalkii ku wehlinayey Hawlgalkaasi. Xusuusta Hawlgalkii UNITAF ee taageerayey Hawlgalkii UNSOM LABO ayaa lagu xusuustaa Iska horimaadkii UNITAF iyo Maleeshiyadda Marxuum Jeneral Caydiid ku dhex maray Xaafado ka tirsan Muqdisho iyo Diyaaradihii Black Hawk ee la soo riday, laguna dilay 18-Askar Maraykan ah.. Hawlgalkii UNITAF waxaa lagu beddelay Hawlgalkii QM ee UNSOM labada bishii March 1993-kii, waxaana Hawlgalkaasi la soo gebagebeeyey bishii March ee sannadkii 1995-kii. Haddaba,marka laga tusaala qaato Xilligii Kala Guurka ee Hawlgalladii UNITAF iyo UNSOM LABO waxaa la dareemi karaa inay AMISOM ku socoto Toobiyahaasi, isla markaana lagama maarmaan noqotay in la dejiyo Qorshaha Xilliyeysan ee Daad-gureyntooda, taasi oo laga dhawaajiyey inay bilaaban doonto dabayaaqadda bisha soo socota ee December ee sannadkan. Khubarada Milliteriga Caalamiga ayaa rumeysan in Hawlgalka AMISOM ku fashilmay Maalgelintii loo qoondeeyey si ay Alshabaab uga guuleystaan, balse ay ku hungoobeen Hawlgalkaasi 10-sanno kadib. Inkastoo aan Oraah Diplomaasiyadeed lagu shaacinin inuu Hawlgalkaii AMISOM fashilmay, haddana waxaa iska cad inay Beesha Caalamka ku tag-beeleen Hawlgalka AMISOM ee aan dhamaadka lahayn. Sidoo kale, Dowladaha ay Ciiddanka AMISOM ka socdaan ayaa bilaabay Shax kale, waxayna Dowladaha Uganda iyo Jabuuti sheegeen inay soo diri doonaan Kumanaan Askar ka madax-bannaan QM iyo AMISOM. Ciiddankaasi ayaan la ogeyn Istaraatijiyadda iyo Fasaxa Hawleed ee ay ku hawl-geli doonaan, waayo Qaraarkii Golaha Ammaanka ee QM ee tirsigiisu ahaa 2373, waxa uu dhigayey dhimista Ciiddanka AMISOM, balse laguma qeexin in lagu bedelo Ciiddamo kale oo ka madax bannaan AMISOM. Khubarada ayaa rumeysan inuu jiri karo Qorshe ay Taliska Milliteriga Maraykanka u jooga Afrika ee AFRICOM iyo Dalalka Geeska Afrika kula wareegi karaa Hawlgal kale marka AMISOM laga wada daad-gureeeyo Somalia. Si kastaba ha ahaatee,Hawlgalkaasi Cusub ee La-dagaalanka Alshabaab.ayaan la saadaalin karin maxsuulka ka soo bixi doona. Xigasho: DALSAN Caasimada Online Xafiiska Beydhabo Caasimada@live.com

Waxaan daawaday muuqaal uu soo duubay hogaamiye diimeedka dagaalama Shiikh Xasan Daahir Aweys kaas oo hadda xabsi guri ku ah Muqdisho, qodobadda muuqaalkiisa qofba si ayuu u fasiray laakiin anigu waxaan kusoo koobay 7-daan waxyaabood wixii laga baran karay hadalkii Ina Daahir Aweys. 1-Baaq iyo digniin ka socday Farmaajo Xasan wuxuu ku cel celiyay inuu u duceynaayo Farmaajo iyo shacabka, wuxuu si aan gambasho laheyn u sheegay in loo baahan yahay inuu hogaankiisa ka dhigo mid Islaami ah, wuxuu qiray inuusan dagaalku dhamaan doonin ilaa laga helo Dowladd Islaami ah ayna dalka u dambeyn doonaan kuwa dagaalka wado ee raadinaaya Xukunka Islaamiga ah. Wuxuu ku yiri “labadda nin ee ka adkaatay bal dib u eeg waa ilmo Shiikh waa Xasan Shiikh Maxamuud iyo Shariif Shiikh Axmed, laakiin markii ay xukunka qabteen ayey diintii ka cabsadeen iney wax ku maamulaan kadibna Alle ayaa garabkooda ka baxay, adna is jir yuusan Alle ka garabkaaga ka bixin. 2-Waqtiga uu hadlay Xasan Daahir Hadalka Xasan Daahir wuxuu soo baxay iyadoo beeshiisa lagu eedeynaayo iney isku hor goysay inuu shaqeeyo taliska madaxweyne Farmaajo, wuxuu duray dadka Farmaajo ku hareereysan oo laga yaabo inuu ula jeedo Ra”iisul wasaare Kheyre iyo xukuumadiisa, wuxuu yiri” dadkii wanaagsanaa ee wax kuu qaban karay banaanka ayey joogaan ee doono, kuwa hadda kula jooga adiga umbey wax ka rabaan ee waxba kuma tari karaan” qodobkaan wuxuu u muuqday inuu Xasan codkiisa ku biiranayo dadka qaba in isbadal lagu sameeyo xukuumada jirta. 3-Inuu Somaliland sii fogeynaayo Xasan wuxuu amaanay qaabka uu Farmaajo uga hadlay arinta Somaliland ,laakiin wuxuu kaloo muujiyay in Somaliland aad loo dulmiyay, wuxuu hadalkiisu u muuqday mid dhahaya hala dhageysto Somaliland oo sidey rabto haloo sameeyo madaama qalad laga galay, hadii sidaas loo qaato waxa ay Somaliland rabto waxaa ugu weyn waa iney noqoto dal madaxbanaan. 4-Mowqifkiisa oo aan is badalin Mr Aweys wuxuu sheegay inuusan u xirneen dambi gaar ah balse uu u xiran yahay qadiyadiisa ah in dalka lagu maamulo sharciga Islaamka, wuxuu sheegay inuu 1968dii bilaabay inuu raadiyo in dalka diinta Islaamka lagu xakumo wuxuuna yiri “Waxaan is bar bar dhigay inaan xor ahaado oo aan mowqifkeygii ka tanaasulo iyo inaan xirnaado oo go’aankeyga ku taagnaado, waxaan qaatay inaan mowqifkeyga ku taagnaado oo ah raadinta Dowlad Islaami ah. 5-Dagaalka Al Shabaab oo uu xalaal ka dhigay Xasan Daahir wuxuu sheegay in isaga, Al Shabaab, Ahlu Sunnada goboladda dhexe iyo dhamaan culumadda Soomaaliyeed ay isku mowqif ka yihiin raadinta Dowladd Islaami ah oo ka dhalata Somalia, wuxuu madaxweyne Farmaajo ku qilaafay hadalkii ahaa “Al Shabaab Dowladd ma rabaan lamana yaqaano waxa ay u dagalamayaan” Ina Aweys wuxuu sheegay in Al Shabaab ay rabaan Dowladd laakiin ay rabaan Dowladd islaami ah, wuxuu fududeeyay dagaalkooda isagoo sheegay in hadii mar hub la qaato uu qalad dhici karo laakiin dagaalkoodu uu yahay iney xukunka la wareegaan, wuxuu ku baaqay in lala hadlo oo sida ay rabaan laga dhageysto madaama uu qabo inuu dagaalkoodu hadaf lee yahay. 6-Ciidanka Dowladda oo uu maskaxda ka badalay Xasan wuxuu diray fariin toos ugu dhaceysa ciidanka Dowladda Somalia taas oo aheyd iney hubiyaan waxa ay u dagalamayaan, wuxuu sheegay inaan aaqiro waxba looga heli doonin dhul loo dagaalamo, wuxuu tusaale usoo qaatay hadal dhex maray 1977dii isaga iyo Jen.Maxamed Cali Samatar oo ahaa taliyihii xooga dalka, Xasan wuxuu yiri Cali Samatar waxaan ku iri “Ilaahey qoomiyadaha kalama jecla, ma jiro ilaahey xabashi neceb oo Soomaali jecel, qofka naftiisa iyo maalkiisa waxa uga muhiimsan maleh, maxaa abaal gud ah oo aaqiro u jira qofkii dhul u dhinta, Ilaahey wuxuu abaal marin u balan qaaday kuwa dhinta iyagoo ilaahey dartii u dagaalamaya” Hadalkaas wuxuu Xasan sheegay iney ciidankii ku raaceen lagana horyimid qorshihii uu watay Cali Samatar. Qodobkaan wuxuu kusoo aaday xili ciidamadda Dowladda Somalia loo diyaariyay iney dagaalo qaadaan balse tani waxey shaki galin kartaa mowduuca dagaalkooda, ma aqaano ujeedada uu Mr Aweys kala ahaa arintaan. 7-Farmaajo iyo Xasan Dahir oo isku dhowaa 2011kii. Xasan wuxuu yiri wax badan kaama aqaano Farmaajoow laakiin mar ayaan teleefoonka ka wada hadalnay 2011kii markii aad xilka ka dagtay, xiligaas Xasan wuxuu ahaa wadaad dagaalama oo duurka ku jiro, tuhun ayaa meeshaas ka dhalan kara, waxaa u baahan in la ogaado waxa ay wadaagi kareen labadda nin madaama uu Farmaajo xilka ka tagay Xasana uu dagaal kula jiray Dowladdii xiligaas jirtay. Gunaanad Qudbadda Xasan Daahir oo 40 daqiiqo soconeysay ayaa soo baxday xili dalku uu ku jiro xaalad xasaasi ah waxaana laga yaabaa in laga mudnaa in hogaamiye nuucaan ah loo ogolaado inuu hadlo waqtigaan oo kale waxaa kaloo macquul noqon kartay in hadalkiisa tafaftir Dowladeed lasoo marsiiyo madaama uu Dowladda maxbuus u yahay. Waxaa Qoray : Cabdulaahi Cismaan Faarax Raafac22@gmail.com

Benaadir Blood Service iyo Maamulka gobolka Benaadir ayaa Maanta daahfuray qorsho lagu abuurayo adeega Dhiigga ee Gobolka si bukaanada lagu daawenayo isbitaalka loogu helo xilli walba dhiig. Howlaha adeega Dhiigga ee Gobolka banaadir ayaa ujeedku yahay sidii loo heli lahaa adeeg Dhiig bixinta hadii ay timaado baaahi, waxaa howlahaa wada dhalinyaro ka baratay culuumta caafimadka jaamacaddaha dalka ayagoo gaashanaya maamulka Gobolka Banaadir. Dhalinyarada bilaabay howlgalka dadka lagu ogaanayo nooca uu yahay dhiigooda ayaa ka bilawday Magaalada Muqdisho, waxaana sahlanaanaysa qofkasta in la ogaado dhiigiisa markii ay timaado baahi waxaana loogu diiwaan gelinayaaa lambaradooda si markaasi loola xiriiro. Gudoomiyaha adeega dhiiga ee Banaadir Ahmed Abdulkadir Mohamed ayaa sheegay waqtiga la aas aasay ururka Banaadir Blood Service horaantii sanadkan. Sidoo kale wuxuu sheegay in uu yeelan doona Gobolka Benaadir xarun degma walba isbitaal walba keyd adeeg dhiig ah. Agaasimaha caafimada ee Gobolka Banaadr Dr. Abdullahi Hassan Mohamed ayaa daahfuray howlaha adeega dhiiga ee banadir Blood Service, wuxuu sheegay in uu Bankigii dhiiga uu Meesha ka baxday waqtigii dowladii dhexe la waaayay, kadib waxaa la sameeyay isku dayo badan in dib loo soo nooleya bankiga dhiiga wayna suurta geli weyday, wuxuu aad usoo dhaweeyay dhalinyarada baratay culuumta caafimadka oo ay sameeyeen adeega dhiiga ee Gobolka Benaadir wuxuuna sheegay in uu garab buuxda siin doonaan mamulka gobolka benadir.