nuune;799884 wrote: [ "We have repaired the airport and now international flights can use it. We have discussed with the president and Turkey will also do local flights inside Somalia." . Now that's a clever idea. These hazardous risky planes are reasons why many people and families do not visit Somalia for their holidays. If Turkish airways takes the local routes as well, it will quadrable its customer base and a lot of Somalis will travel with Turkish airways. Kudos to Turkey, In somalia they have a grateful brother.

Abwaan;798497 wrote: lol....ma is tiri adigaa talo u baahan iyo inaadan wax assume-garayn?.....how do you know inaan maqaayad war ka soo qaaday? Haddii aan qof sharaftiisa u bareero inan meel uga dhaco halkaan ma ku caddayn lahaa inaan respect u hayo? I even know naanaysihii C/weli yaraantiisii loogu yeeri jirey waanse ka leexleexanayaa inaan sidaas ugu talaxtago....waayo ma ahan wax habboon...unlike dad madaxda Soomaalida Hebel hotel ito maqaayad ugu yeera oo aan tuhmayo inaad adba garanayso....intaas hakuu ahaato tusaale of how much I know about our PM ee fadlan qof aadan aqoon sidaad caddaysay ha igala dooddin. marba hadaad dhahaysid been buu sheegayaa waxaa kuu fiicnaan lahayd inaad sheekada oo dhan oo dhamaystiran aad nasiiso, adaa afkaaga laga hayaa magaalooy wada joogeen isku iskuulna way ahaayeen marka way is yaqaanaan (taasi waa circumstantial eveidence), iyo anaa aqaan isaga iyo ku wa wasiirada u ah waana iswada garanaynaa, waa arimo kala duwan. Tankale degreegiisiiba hadaad khaladay sheekadaan kalana soow kaama khaldanaan karto?

Abwaan;798477 wrote: Carafaat beeshaada miyaa madaxtinimmo u raadineysaa? Oo beel hubaysan maka dhalan miyaaba? Maxaa hubka idinma soo gaarin miyaa? xitaa madaxweyne iyo maamul-goboleed ma qabtaan? this is just cabbirka Soomaalida badankeed ee maalmahaan socda waaye ee fadlan su'aalahayga halla yaabin:) Samafal ma waxaa maqashay dembiyeda dadka qabyaaladda wax ku difaaca lama qoro? Do you know Abdiweli In person, other than in laguu sheegay inaad isku cid tihiin? Anigu ma aqaan, ma difaacin mana cayn. adiga waxaa dabacad kuu ah inaad qof aad sharftiisa meel uga dhacdo, qof aan isaguba meesha joogin oo aan is difaaci karin markii lagu dhaho war ka joogna waxaad leedahay qabiil baa lagu difaacayaa! amazing Ninyahoow waa iga talo wax aad maqaahiyaha ka maqashay oo aadan hubin qof ha ku xukminin. Diin Islaam iyo mid gaalo mina ma qabto inaad qof aad kutiraahdid booli buu cunaa, xaqdaro kusocdaa, waa beenloow aadana wax cadayna miiska aadan keeni karin.

Amazing how easy its for some to attack people's integrity on hearsays and habar baa dhuustay..marar qaar waxaan is iraahdaa tolloow kuwaan malaaigtii maa ka dagtay Carafaat ma idaan fahmin. Reerkiisa buu meel uu kasoo galiyo la,yahay madaxtinimada somalia, cidlaladaan ay taaganyihiina waa dhibaysaa. Reerkaan Puntland ahna wuu tuhmayaa inay hortaaganyihhin, marka inuu madaxa darbiga ku garaaco miyeena gar ahayn?

Gabadha ha la daayo, with all the cheerleading for Faroole, its in the people's interest that some one is asking questions rather than following to the script. Odayga hadaan wax mucaarada oo su,aala waydiiya la helin, we will have a rich powerful dictator in our hands

I don't think any one should deny the victim's human right and I belive they should have stayed back and exhaust all means to bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice, but politicising it to score a political goal against Faroole and Puntland is wrong. For all we know, the soldiers and the said victims could have had an urgument and disagreement and the soldiers behaved badly. It happened to me while I was there and if I wanted to politicise it, all I needed was give a call to a clan based web outlet who would no time square it to Faroole himself. In every claim there are two sides, we only heard from one side and not from the other, so its wise and fair to refrain from judgement until you know all facts.

Libaax-Sankataabte;792963 wrote: ^^ Maya inadeer. Hala wada xaajoodo oo hala doodo, laakiin yaan la isku xad gudbin. Qofna meeshan uma yimaado in cay laga buuxiyo. Politicians and public figures are a fair game for criticism on these forums. Balse the nomads on this website need to be protected. Nomads should never be insulted, attacked or threatened for giving their opinion on a subject matter, passionate or not. Libaaxoow boowe, adigaa amiir ka ah meesha hadii aad aragtay cay, xadgudub qof qof kale ka buuxinaya wax ka qabo sharciga sitekana la tiigso. Laakiin nin isaguba dagaal ku jira ha la daayo, yaan lala hadlin waa cadaalad daro iyo in la qaato gardaro. Faroole iyo cid kasta oo kale waa la mucaaradi karaa adigoo siyaasadiisa abaaraya, laakiin qof walba ama madax ahaado ama yuusan ahaan wuxuu xaq noogu leeyahay inaan la caayin, sharaftiisana meel looga dhicin hadaadan wax cad haynin. Aniga Faroole dadka siyaasadiisa wax ka sheega baan ugu horeeyaa and my posts in SOL speak for itself, but I see a pure character assisination and down right hatred coming out from certain people and that should be tackled and confronted.

Exclusive: Inside mission to track down Somali pirates http://video.foxnews.com/v/1466494250001/exclusive-inside-mission-to-track-down-somali-pirates/?playlist_id=87485

Sh Sharif Sh Ahmed. No aonther amateur politician PLZ that will be clueless for another five years. Sh Sharif seems to have crack it at last

gooni;792792 wrote: odaygaas libaaxa nool sanka ka taabtay wuu la hadlay barbaarta odoyaasha kale ee soomaaliya ka yimid halasoo dhaweeyo si qalbi furan Meesha miyaa la is shuushaaminayaa mise waa la doodayaa

Abwaan;792673 wrote: All I can tell you is that 20 years have passed since 1990. You need to forgive and forget. Soomaali godob badan bay kala gashay wakhti hore, dhexe iyo dambeba dad badan baana samray ee adiguna cuqdadda iska saar! lol you of all people is accusing some one with Cuqdad? who is constly against one region in Somalia? who's constly exagerating whatever little thing happens in one region in Somalia? who's speculating every unsubtantiated news to foulmouth certain regions and its leaders? Who's negative everything and anything about Puntland, for all its shortcomings Puntland is full of positive things you could give credit for. But you choose to be in the negative in every thread about that region. So tell me who's stuck in 1990? You or me? You can go back to all my posts and find any post I show any cuqdad tendency? its a challenge to you! If some one is stuck in 1990 in this forum is you and if you can prove otherwise,please do so.

Mashallah. Inshallah things will even get better.

Abwaan;792623 wrote: Nothing more than expected of you here. Generalization and Somalis did this and that. Remember there was a meeting in Garowe. Farole wanted to get things his way and when that did nit happen. This was his actions....nothing more than qaraar. Haddii brain jiro pirate Faroole ma daba oroddeen qabiil dartiis ee xor baad ka ahaan lahayd....Xoolaha ayaa inay hoggaansamaan lagu ogaa, not dadka! There you go whatever Faroole wanted or nor is not the point, but I don't expect you to comprehend anything after all you are blinded by clan. You are some one who dont know what you are against or what he's stands for, so debating with you is debating with jeleousy stricken woman, who does not know what she's talking about.

Waryaa Carafaat adiga maad wax ka qabatid Gaalkacyo soo nin Somaliyed ma tihid?

" maalin dhawayd oo aanu bariga u baxnay waxaan maray meel la yidhaahod Shalcaw oo Berbera woxogaa u jirta waxaananu marnay dhinacan Xeebta oo Xiis iyo Maydh ayaa xagan bariga ka soo xiga waana meesha ay ka yimaadeen Madaxwaynaheena iyo Wasiiradii Maaliyada ee ugu badnaa ee Somaliland, waayo Wasiiradeena Maaliyadu marka laga soo bilaabo wakhtigii Marxuum Cigaal (AHN) waxa ay u badnaayeen goboladaas bari, hadana waxaan ka naxay Lacagta ka socotay Shalcaw oo ahayd tii C/laahi Yuusuf, oo Xiis iyo Maydh ayaan tagay oo ay lacagtii C/laahi Yuusuf ka socoto oo Ceerigaabo ayaan tagay lacagtii C/laahi Yuusuf ayaana ka socota. Dhamaan arimahaas oo dhani waa Fadeexad cad oo aynu huursanayno, anigu ma lihi dawladan ayaa khaladka leh ee waxaan leeyahay dhamaan dawladihii dalka soo maray oo dhan waa Fadeexad ay wada jir u wada leeyihiin ilaa taayadii Ina Rayaale, markaa waxaan u arkaa inay tahay Fool xumo wayn iyo ceeb wayn oo Somaliland saaran" C/laahi yusuf kaan uu ku waa shayna maxay tahay?

There is a startling contrast between the productive, can-do attitude of the Somali business community, and the sometimes obstructive, counter-productive approach of the politicians.

Somalia: Far from a failed state? With leaders from more than 50 countries and international organisations due to gather this week for the London Conference on Somalia, BBC Africa analyst and Somalia specialist Mary Harper argues that Somalia's business leaders offer reasons to hope for the war-torn country's future. UK Prime Minister David Cameron has managed to convince some of the world's most powerful people, including UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to come to London because Somalia is seen as the world's most comprehensively failed state, representing a threat to itself, the Horn of Africa region and the wider world. Continue reading the main story “Start Quote The conference will focus on three issues that have already had far-reaching and devastating consequences: Piracy, terrorism and famine. But away from the headlines and the stereotypical media images of skeletal children, skinny pirates in tiny skiffs, and gun-wielding Islamist insurgents, their heads wrapped in black and white scarves, there is another side to the Somali story that is positive, enterprising and hopeful. Remarkable things are happening which could serve as models for a new start. It may come as a surprise that, despite coming top of the world's Failed State Index for the past four years in a row, Somalia ranks in the top 50% of African countries on several key development indicators. A study by the US-based Independent Institute found that Somalia came near the bottom on only three out of 13 indicators: Infant mortality; access to improved water resources and immunisation rates. It came in the top 50% in crucial indicators like child malnutrition and life expectancy, although this may have changed since last year's famine. "Far from chaos and economic collapse, we found that Somalia is generally doing better than when it had a state," said the institute. "Urban businessmen, international corporations, and rural pastoralists have all functioned in a stateless Somalia, achieving standards of living for the country that are equal or superior to many other African nations." 'Freewheeling capitalism' Of course many people in Somalia have suffered horribly during the past 20 years of state collapse, but some sectors of the economy, both traditional and modern, are positively booming. Continue reading the main story Phone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) Country 2000 2009 Somalia 1.4 8.1 Eritrea 0.8* 3.7 Ethiopia 0.4 6.0 Nigeria 0.5 49.1 *mainline phone data only Source: UN data It may come as another surprise that two northern Somali ports account for 95% of all goat and 52% of all sheep exports for the entire East African region. According to the London-based Chatham House think-tank, the export of livestock through these ports, and the nearby port of Djibouti, represents what "is said to be the largest movement of live animal - 'on the hoof' - trade anywhere in the world". I recently visited one of these ports, Berbera, in the self-declared Republic of Somaliland, where port manager Ali Xoorxoor told me: "I expect livestock exports from the port to increase dramatically from three million head of livestock in 2011 to 4.5 million in 2012. "This is because of healthy demand from the Gulf, especially Saudi Arabia, and new markets emerging in Egypt, Syria and Oman. The Egyptians are especially fond of our camels, mainly for meat." The livestock trade has exploded since Somalia's government imploded in 1991. One trader told me exports from the northern ports alone is worth more than $2bn (£1.3bn) a year; this does not appear to be an exaggeration, when one considers that just one sheep is worth at least $30 and a camel several hundred. Academic Peter Little found what he described as a "spectacular surge" in cross-border cattle trade from Somalia to Kenya, where cattle sales in the Kenyan town of Garissa, near the border with Somalia, grew by an "astounding" 600% in the years following the collapse of central authority. In his book, Somalia: Economy without State, Mr Little describes how "a freewheeling, stateless capitalism" has flourished in the country. A boutique in Hargeisa, Somaliland selling handbags, lingerie and fashion clothing A trend-setting boutique in Hargeisa is one of several innovative businesses On their way to market, Somali nomads drive their livestock through hundreds of kilometres of harsh, hostile terrain, much of it occupied by militias including the Islamist group, al-Shabab. These nomads know how to negotiate their way through enemy territory; perhaps they have a thing or two to teach Somali politicians and international agencies struggling to get aid to those who need it most. Cold Coca-Cola Continue reading the main story “Start Quote The khat network reaches every corner of Somalia every day of the year and doesn't stop for wars, drought, floods, epidemics, Friday prayers, Ramadan - anything really” Nuradin Dirie Somali analyst Another traditional area of the Somali economy which has thrived in a stateless society, and could serve as a useful model, is the khat trade, worth hundreds of millions of dollars a year. This narcotic leaf, grown in Kenya and Ethiopia, is delivered fresh, with tremendous efficiency, to remote parts of Somalia, including those affected by drought and famine. Special "khat planes", pick-up trucks and people on foot ensure khat gets to market before noon, the day after it is picked. Otherwise, the khat-chewers will not buy it. The local authorities and international aid agencies could learn something from those in the khat business about how to deliver supplies, perhaps of food, medicine and other essential items, to difficult and dangerous areas. As Somali analyst Nuradin Dirie says: "The khat network reaches every corner of Somalia every day of the year and doesn't stop for wars, drought, floods, epidemics, Friday prayers, Ramadan - anything really. "I suggested to the UN that it could make use of khat networks to vaccinate children as this would create an opportunity for 100% vaccination coverages. Khat seller in Somaliland (Photo taken by BBC's Jacques Sweeney) Khat users insist on having fresh leaves to chew - so it must be delivered soon after harvesting "Of course I did not succeed," he says. "I have travelled quite a lot inside Somalia. To little villages and big towns, to far away rural areas and to remote coastal outposts. "Wherever I go, I always manage to get a cold Coca-Cola. If they can store cool Coca-Cola, there is a strong possibility they can handle vaccinations too." Other more modern sectors of the economy are also thriving. Somalia has one of the cheapest, most efficient mobile phone networks in Africa. It is home to Dahabshiil, one of the largest money transfer companies on the continent, which together with other remittance outfits, delivers some $2bn worth of remittances to Somali territories a year, according to the UN. Like the khat traders, remittance companies deliver money to remote and treacherous places all over Somalia. Can-do attitude Some humanitarian groups use these companies to deliver cash-for-food and other forms of assistance; perhaps more use could be made of these pre-existing remittance networks, which link Somalis together, wherever they are in the world, connecting them in a matter of minutes. Camels on the way to market in Somaliland Many Somali camels are exported to Egypt, where they are highly prized There is a startling contrast between the productive, can-do attitude of the Somali business community, and the sometimes obstructive, counter-productive approach of the politicians. Members of the Somali diaspora, and those who stayed behind during the long years of conflict, are doing daring, imaginative and positive things. A group of British-educated brothers from the self-declared republic of Somaliland has built a Coca-Cola bottling plant amongst the sand, anthills and cacti, creating a surreal environment of green lawns, gleaming white walls, glossy red paint, and polished factory floors. A pioneering young woman has recently set up an art gallery in Hargeisa. map Another has opened up a boutique, where smartly dressed attendants sell shoes, handbags, brightly coloured lingerie, and men's and women's clothes in the very latest Somali fashion. A man in Mogadishu runs a Billiards and Snooker Federation. There are also political models and inspirations on offer within the Somali territories. The most striking is Somaliland, which broke away from Somalia in 1991, and has built itself up from war-torn rubble into probably the most democratic polity in the Horn of Africa. It has done this on its own, from the bottom-up, combining the old with the new, to create a political system that gives authority to clan elders as well as those elected by the public. The Somali business community and places like Somaliland have "worked" because they have married the best of the traditional and the modern. Much that has "failed" in Somalia is a result of combining the "bad", divisive things about the traditional clan system with dangerous modern elements, especially weapons. It might be more productive for anyone interested in helping Somalia back onto its feet, including those at the London Conference, to deal with and learn from the business community instead of the politicians. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17080664

Some parts of the interview is on this artcle on the BBC website http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17120912

The admins need to reign on their their respective freelance pirate miltias. until then the security forces will struggle to keep the peace. I believe the elders should be involved to disarm on these miltias.

Somalia, no need to use brain when you could be without

Recovering-Romantics;792417 wrote: It seems Ethiopia is still playing the spoiler's role. A much wiser move would have been to go after Kismayo and dismantling the support infrastructure of the extreme Arabists within Al Shabab like Godane and his foreign fighters while politically pressuring the Baydabo group led by Abu Mansur and Aweys to the negotiating table. This would have gone a very long way in curtailing the spread of radical ideology in Somalia and disrupting the terrorist infrastructure that oppresses the Somali people. With Baydabo gone, Abu Mansur and his group will become more beholden to Godane and the Arabists and the chances of bringing this bloody war to a more positive conclusion ever more elusive. Well said there. Gven Abu mansur was the only sane person in Alshabab leadership, this will further harden his stance.

Che -Guevara;792442 wrote: lot of speculations Somalis and their conspiracy thoeries. Easy to blame someone, but very hard to prove a guilt.

Abwaan;791489 wrote: For the last time....I have nothing against cid gaar ah....balse I am telling you walow ciddayda, taada iyo mid kale in xaqdarro loogu cammiro ma ogoli....Adiga Soomaalinnimadii xaggee kaa martay aan kaftan hagar ku jirto kugu soo tuuree? Markii Soomaali wanaag gaarto ayaa ciduhuna guuleysan doonaane! Maxaa un keliya doodda naga tusay hal dhinac iyo yaan la dhibsan, arrintan federaalka dan baa ku jirta un baan maqlaa...."Sacabka iyo dheesha haddii aan wax ku jirin maxaa habeenkii lee loo tumaa"? Ma maqashay oraahdaas? Aan ka baxee dooddaydu waa Caddahay sida: Soomaaliya dagaallo ayaa meelo ka socda, nabadgeliyo xumo ayaa jirta, dad badan ayaa ka barakacay goobihii ay degganaayeen, qabiillo ayaa hubaysan, kuwo ayaa ka hub-yar amase aanba hubaysnayn, degaanno ayaa la kala haystaa, hadda....Waddammo ayaa faragelin toos ah ku haya dalka, Al-qaaciida iyo Shabaab oo is biirsaday ayaa dhul badan haysta, Dowlad taag-daran baa ka jirta oo tayadeeduna aad u liidato, siyaasiyiin aan xishoon, dembilayaal qaar yihiin, aan qaar aqoon lahayn baa horboodaya, For all those reasons Federal hadda Soomaaliya kama shaqaynayo. ok. adi iyo ilaahaa. somalinimose anigu ma diidani. wax aan ka jeclahaan lahaa anagoo dawlad ah oo xoog badan saan ahaan jirnay ma leh.

^Waa kaas. Kaas oo kale cuqdadaysan baa laalaab kuu soo maraya. Cidaydu waa Soomaali boowe, ha khaldamin

Abwaan;791475 wrote: Waxba kuuma qabo anigu, I did not call you names....just meel xun baan taabtay sidaan u arko like many aan la dooday over here b4....Let us to disagree! Walaahai meel aad taabatid inaysin jirin. way ba fiicnaan lahayd wax aad aaminsantahy inaan ogaado. Laakiin doodaada meel ay usocota baan garan waayey, waxaa uun kaa muuqata inaadan aaminaad ku qabin reer buntlayn laakiin meesha aad ka imaanayso ilaa hada ma fahmin. Dhib ma leh, mar uun baan fahmi doona ee ha u bixin