Xaaji Xunjuf, you seriously want to invest in agriculture in Ethiopia, thereby producing investments, employment and currency for Ethiopia, instead you could have also invested in agriculture in Awdal, Gebiley, Erigavo, and all those other fertile lands thereby creating employment and investment for Somaliland, and on top of that kill Somalilands lifeline of Berbera Port, tax revenue for Somaliland government and employment generated directly and indirectly through the port? You can’t be serieus

Well I am still not in to party politics and never said things would improve with Wadani, but one has agreed to rules of the game and Kulmiye wants to change the rules of the game, and refusing to organise elections and wants to hold on to power. And we can see how power has corrupted every fiber of Somaliland society

You don’t get it, do you. Yes Somalia didn’t abide by its own agreement, but Somaliland government had more then 7 years to raise the issue. The fact that they are raising it now, when their mandate has ended and should be preparing for elections, shows it wasn’t important to them in the first place and now using populism to distract the public with this and any other issues they can throw at the public for distraction purposes, while they should be preparing for elections as their mandate(yes time) for the job has come to an end.

Timing is important, I am not blaming the people of Somaliland but I am blaming it’s regime that was elected for 5 years, now already in its 7th year, was elected for a duration of time to realize whatever politics, even if was to escalate issue or take any meaningful action. Same thing for so called Aqoonsi, for years the leadership hasn’t done anything significant in that direction. Its just not creditable as they were to busy in that time to robbing the place and using the government as a personal cash cow to fill the pockets of few and use the government as leverage for personal business deals in the last 6 years. And when they mandate (time given in power) has ended suddenly they play any populistic card to distract people from their actions and failed politics of the last 6 years, bombing civilians in las anod, losing the entire region and on top of that destroying the army. And now distracting people with air traffic control, SL getting aqoonsi, and deflecting with the boogie man of Somalia. Please Spare us the theatrics, and don’t think for a second that people’s silence all these years was due to ignorance, but rather of one patience and that seems to have come to an end now given the pressure suddenly one is feeling to produce daily new distractions and detractions. And no Ethiopian flag on the coast, electoral delays and extension, or renewed conflict will change any of the lost time, lost opportunities, it will only lead to greater embarrassment, greater failures and eventually a dead end road.

If you start thinking from their and your clan perspectives, opinions and interests, and you sell own clans native lands to foreign companies because it’s in your clans interest and good according to your own clans perspective. what’s holding back reer Awdal to do the same and sell to whatever foreign entity? Or others for that matter along that long coastal line where many clans have native lands? Where is the national interest markaa, ielen clan interest ayaa badashay national interest? I am just saying try to look at issues from a broader perspective then one’s own, specially when perspectives are one dimensionally clan held, as clans perspectives can change as easily.

Xaaji, Somaliland does even control 8 out of the 23 electoral districts Somaliland itself has identified in its legal frameworks. Next to that there is a reason why u have advocated for Ethiopian base to be put in to Ceel Sheick(the Presidents native lands), as all the other regions wouldn’t accept Somalilands government decisions, hence showcasing that your ‘democratic’ control and sovereignty over all the territories is based on shaky grounds.

Mr.Ilyria, It’s an excellent piece propositioning a rational and way forward based on recongnising defacto political state or status in Somaliland. The key actors or missing link here is SSC-Khaatuma, for their position is key to unraveling the overall acceptable directions of Somaliland(or the North). Approaches comparable who the Arusha agreement should be explored that have helped and played a key role for resolving the conflict between Sudan-South Sudan. For now it seems both Somalia and Somaliland are ignoring the main causes of the dispute, with Somalia thinking that they focus should be on Ethiopia given the limited leverage Somaliland has. Whereas Somalilands thinking is that talks and resolving things with Somalia has no added value to Somaliland, and it’s only Ethiopia and int community that can offer it what it needs. Read this piece below on Somalia’s strategy on the issue. Confirming Somalia’s currency strategy of diplomatically targetting Ethiopia, and thinking that Somaliland has no cards or leverage in the game. I think both sides thinking is wrong, for they are not looking at the key causes and effects and neither portrays the political realities on the ground correctly. https://hiiraan.com/op4/2024/feb/194892/mou_itoobiya_somaliland_vs_somalia….aspx

I think such a solution could be possible, but only after a period (+10 years) of SL collaborating and being part of the Somali state system, and for all politicians in the spectrum be allowed to engage as part of the system and with their communities. Such as was the case in South-Sudan, and agreed in the Arusha agreement. Toban sano ha la wada shaqeeyo in to a Union and then put the question back to the community in terms of directions. Laakinse maanta umadii xero jabhadeed ayee ku xidhan yihiin guarded by a bunch of colonels that only know the barrel of the gun, and putting everyone with own thoughts in to jails. you can’t have a democratic open discussion and decision making in such an environment that is closely emulating fascism.

Waxba ha ku isku qarin qiiqa, Iyo Kala faquuqinta umada cidna xal uma aha, fashilka Somaliland ma qariniso

It’s not all of beesha dhexe, but mainly Xaaji Xunjuf and some of Xabashi lovers that made it divisiveness in to business, the rest are silent for various reasons. Kala-qeybinta, Kala-fogeynta iyo kala-kaxeenta ayee ganacsi ka dhigteen.

The only enemy Somaliland has its the regime and its supporters, who have made it a sports to cause enmity between the people since it’s became obvious they empty politics have failed, surely you can’t deny that.

Xaaji, focus on the news, Is it true that MP Mahamed Khadar is beaten up and arrested by your the regime.

Kulmiye 15 years ago, paralysing the country with the largest demonstrations ever to demand elections and refusing a year extension for DAHIR Riyale. And today they are saying anyone demonstrating is a security threat and enemy of the country?

Xaaji iminka ma waxa leedahay aun Abdillahi Yusuf ayaa Xabashi keenay magaalo madaxda Muqdisho sida dowlada Federaalka loo fadhisiiyo, taas ayaa marka SL regime u noqonisaa justification iney yaduna Xabashi u isticmaasho weerarka Khaatuma. dad joogaa deegaankoodi? Bal na fahansii caqligan, iyo sidan wax isku bar bar dhisid?

Parliament pushed back against the regime and refused firing the Electoral Committee members.

Go to ‘Lama Xamar’ restaurant in Xamarweyne, kasoo horjeedka gobolka.

It seems that Ethiopia might needs its soldiers closer to home, rather then deploy thousands on Somali borders areas.

I don’t think his toll have much of influence on him. Laakin Ingriis aya laga yaaba ina wax laga maqlo .

You know quite well that nearly every Somali opposed this back then, even on this Forum and vilified his government for it, in fact this backfired giving birth to AS, HAG politics, dowladii Asmara, suicide bombings, and many other negative repercussions. So don’t try using aun AY government as excuse to justify something that one cant even grasp of its consequences.

Xaaji, this is well be a war of Somali’s against Xabashi’s. Even if they remain across the border it’s a tactic of support and declaration of war by Xabashi stooge. SSC Khatuma better start asap to raise man and money from broader Somali population, incl many people from Somaliland will fight on the right side of history as this will be a Xarbi for survival of the Somali people and Somali territory in the North.

Too early to make a total scoring yet, but I see improvements in some areas and deterioration in other areas. One area that really raises concerns is corruption and transparency, where Somalia seems to have glided further downhill.

Your selective memory of history is quite perplexing as you only seem to remember the 80’s. And not the massacre and killings during the inter-Habro war in the 90’s and the Las Anod war last year, both instigated and committed by the same colonels.

What do you think of this plan, and do you think it will succeed?

Xaaji, If you read my post. It’s about Wadani and how they accepting current directions and have failed to enforce pathways to elections.And I also mentioned when Kulmiye was in opposition and Riyaale was given a year to organise elections, they threatened civil war, Xirsi even started mobilising militias in Burco when he was fired from the electoral committee, they called Riyale a liar while addressing Parliament and did many other things to undermine, pressure and extort the government. Muse was given two years additional term, and still there is no clear pathways to elections. A proper opposition party would have never accepted that and would have shut down the entire country till democracy is restored with a clear pathways to elections.

Farmaajo’s political grade's Foreign affairs/int standing +++ Inclusive politics ++ Security architecture + State building and inst strengthening + collaboration federal institutions (read FMS) - - -reconciliation and peace building - - Constitutional and Institutional reform - Corruption and nepotism -