The Mogadishu government incompetency does not mean Al shabab number that much, Al shabab are just more organized.

The Somalis will cry then when the next drought comes as usual without addressing the major factors. JEDDAH: Somalia has blamed Saudi Arabia for contributing to the decline of 90 percent of the forests that once covered that country. In an official report, submitted to the United Nations, the African country has alleged that one of the main reasons for deforestation is cutting of trees, particularly the mahogany species, to meet the charcoal demand of hookah or shisha smokers in the Kingdom. http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/840166

The audacity of this man, so he has failed to hold elections purposely and now he is trying to beg the same International Community who he said he didn't need their help to hold elections? Keeping in mind all the other problems such as lack of media freedom, attacks against unarmed civilians, nepotism etc. “Waxaa La Gaadhay Xilligii Ay Beesha Caalamku Gar-Waaqsan Lahayeen Masuuliyaddooda..” Madaxweynaha Somaliland Hargeysa(Ramaas)November-22-2015- Madaxweynaha Somaliland ayaa ka hadlay degenaanshaha Somaliland ka hirgalisay mandaqad ammaan darro aafaysay, waxaanu beesha caalamka ugu baaqay inay gaadhay xilligii Somaliland la aqoonsan lahaa, madaama ay muddo 25 sannadood ku siman aqoonsi la’aan ku soo dedaalaysay, kuna dhistay deganaansho iyo dawladnimo. - See more at: http://ramaasnews.com/index.php/News/Waxaa-La-Gaadhay-Xilligii-Ay-Beesha-Caalamku-Gar-Waaqsan-Lahayeen-Masuuliyaddooda..-Madaxweynaha-Somaliland.html#sthash.ieGN2sYb.dpuf

What is fueling this fast growth? Could it be the Ugandan/Burundian/Kenyans/ Turkish and other foreigners are immigrating to it in high numbers. http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/nov/18/where-is-the-worlds-fastest-growing-city-batam-niamey-xiamen

The US State Department opposes the UK Foreign Office on the attempted coup in Hargeisa. The Americans accuse the dissident leader of being close to radical Islamists. Following the attempted constitutional coup on 26 October by the Minister to the Presidency Hersi Ali Haji Hassan (ION 1414), two diplomats at the British embassy in Addis Ababa, Cat Evans and Lizzie Lovett went to meet the Somaliland authorities on 11 November. According to our sources, they asked for the reinstatement of the 13 ministers and deputy ministers who had supported Hersi Ali Haji by resigning. The latter are members or close to the London-based Islamist group ed-Dam al Jadid (new blood), an offshoot of the al-Ittihad al-Islami movement. This faction, which has good relations with the Conservative Party of UK Prime Minister David Cameron, already helped President Hassan Sheikh Mahamoud take power in Somalia. To counter UK’s support to the troublemakers, the US dispatched its Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, to Djibouti on 13 November. The Americans are concerned because they suspect Hersi Ali Haji’s brother, also a member of ed-Dam al Jadid, of being linked to the Al-Shabaab radical Islamists. The latter works for the Somalian funds transfer company Dahabshiil, which is already in the US crosshairs. It suspects it of funding Al-Shabaab and the perpetrators of Somaliland’s attempted coup to overthrow President Ahmed Mohamed Mahamoud, aka Silanyo. Hersi Ali Haji Hassan is also a cousin of Dhabshiil’s founder, Mohamed Said Duale. In mid-November, the latter met with the presidential for Somaliland’s ruling party Kulmiye, Musa Bihi Abdi, to assure him of his commitment to help maintain political stability in Somaliland. Source: africaintelligence.com

Washington and London’s monkey business in Hargeisa http://www.africaintelligence.com/ION/politics-power/2015/11/20/washington-and-london%E2%80%99s-monkey-business-in-hargeisa,108112233-ART

Dawladda Turkiga Oo Wadda Qorshe Madaxdhaqameedka Loogu Wareejinayo Wada Hadalka Somaliland iyo Somalia Hargeysa(Ramaas)November-19-2015- Dawladda Turkiga ayaa la sheegay inay waddo qorshe wada hadalladii Somaliland iyo Somalia ay ugu bedelayso dhinaca madaxdhaqameedka, islamarkaana damacsan tahay in madax dhaqameed Somaliland ah iyo mid Somalia ahi ka wada hadlaan qaddiyadda la isku hayo iyo masiirka labada dhinac. wada hadallada waxaa hore u metelijiray ergo labada dawladood ka socda oo inta badan xilal miisaan leh haya. Ma jiro wax war ah oo ka soo baxay dhinacyada Somaliland iyo Somalia, balse xogaha laga helayo ayaa sheegaya in qorshahan lagu soo wargeliyay xukumaddaha Hargeysa iyo Muqdisho, islamarkaana maalmaha soo socda la filayo in wakiillo Turkiga ka socdaa arrintan u yimaadaan Muqdisho iyo Hargeysa. warku wuxuu intaasi ku darayaa in Turkigu xidhiidho la soo sameeyay madax dhaqameedyada. Arrintan ayaa imanaysa iyadoo awada xaajoodkii siyaasiyiintu hagaysay burbureen horraantii sanadkan, waxaanu hore u sheegay wasiirkii arrimaha dibada iska casilay ee Somaliland Maxamed Biixi Yoonis, in Somaliland rabto wada hadal ay dawladdo ka baaxad weyn Turkigu goob joog ka noqdaan wada hadalada dambe, maadaama natiijada shirarkii hore hirgali wayday. Siyaasiyiintii Somaliland uga qayb gali jiray shirarkii muddada socday ee somalia iyo Somaliland ayaa iska casilay xukumadda Siilaanyo, waxaa sidoo kale xukumadda dibadda ka jooga xubnihii wakiillada ku jiray ee wada hadalka qaybta ka ahaa, halka guddoomiye xigeenka guurtidu ka yahay xubinta xukumadda ku hadhay guddidii wada hadalka. - - See more at: http://ramaasnews.com/index.php/News/Dawladda-Turkiga-Oo-Wadda-Qorshe-Madaxdhaqameedka-Loogu-Wareejinayo-Wada-Hadalka-Somaliland-iyo-Somalia.html#sthash.8i0CXi32.dpuf

Cali Khaliif iyo Siciid Qorsheel Oo Damacsan Inay Xasarad Ku Fidiyaan Degaannada Sanaag Ee Nabdoon Hargeysa(Ramaas)November-19-2015-Siyaasiga Cali Khaliif Galaydh ee hoggaamiyaha kooxda Khaatumo ee hubaysan ayaa la filayaa inuu gaadho magaalada Nayroobi ee dalka Kenya, isagoo ku sugan hadda magaalada Muqdisho ee dalka Somaliya. Cali Khaliif ayaa halkaas ku qabanaya shir dhawr maalmood soconaya oo uu ku doonayo inuu qoriga dabka leh ee uu la wareego ku gaadhsiiyo gobalka Sanaag. Cali Khaliif oo ay qorshahan ku wada socdaan nin lagu magacaabo Siciid Qoorsheel oo hore wasiir uga soo noqday dawladda Somaliya dhalasho ahaan ka soo jeeda gobalka Sanaag, gaar ahaan bariga Sanaag, waxaanay labadan siyaasi doonayaan inay halkaas ku shiriyaan madaxdhaqameed iyo dadweyne kale oo doonaya inay ku dhawaaqaan in koox qurbaha ka jirta oo lagu magacaabo Maakhir ay ku biirtay kooxda kale ee Khaatumo. Shirkan oo furmi doona 25 bishan November ayaa waxay ku samayn doonaan wax ay ugu yeedhaan maamul ka kooban Sool, Buuhoodle iyo Sanaag taas oo ah inuu Cali doonayo inuu deegaanada nabdoon ee Sanaag bari gaadhsiiyo xasarada uu la dhex joogo deegaanada Buuhoodle. Source-Geeska Africa - See more at: http://ramaasnews.com/index.php/News/Cali-Khaliif-iyo-Siciid-Qorsheel-Oo-Damacsan-Inay-Xasarad-Ku-Fidiyaan-Degaannada-Sanaag-Ee-Nabdoon.html#sthash.PxHiq4pD.dpuf

Nah, they lost their base in Ethiopia.

His former militia all handed themselves to Somaliland. BILI BILI Kooxdii Suldaan Wabar Oo Dhammaantod Isku Soo Dhiibay Xukuumada Somaliland

I don't see any development from the Government in Northern Sanaag and the little development is actually thanks to the local businessmen. If they are not adding anything positive to the area the least Senile Siilanyo can do is less interference.

Yoniz This remote area has always been peaceful for hundreds of years until Senile Siilanyo tried to intervene in the business activities of it, that shows Silaanyo is the problem.Even if Ciro comes to power I will not advocate for too much interference in the area. The mistake you make Yoniz is comparing South Somalia and Northern Sanaag, South Somalia needs more government control however this area has the opposite effect when there is too much interference.

Their wishes is they don't want any state involvement in their port activities unlike Reer Awdal who are barred from even importing oil in Lughaya and Saylac. So in other words they are protecting their assets.

This part of Sanaag always had more autonomy different from other areas, even during Siad Bare's time he didn't dare intervene what was docked from Maydh port and it was under SNM control. So I think it is better to respect their wishes, trying to impose unnecessary taxes and control on their areas won't work. As for Axmed Cadiib he is a former SNM and Army commander, well respected in the area and has lots of support in the city, so it is not good idea to pick fights with him, it is better to leave it to the community to sort out any issues. Siad Bare failed to control what comes through Maydh, what makes Senile Siilanyo think he can http://imgur.com/IwUJxM5

Apparently Senile Siilanyo has been told who the bosses in the city are. There has been recently clashes in Ceerigaabo city in a attempt to catch the man in the military clothes (Axmed Cadiib) since he is the one who imported the weapons from Maydh but his community backed him and thus the JSL Army failed to catch him.

They do have good population in Hargeisa and Gabiley but they are divided that is their downside. It is unlikely for Musa Bixi to win as he is not really popular in Somaliland and doesn't even have the full support of his own community.

He also went to Hargeisa. I wonder why he never goes to Mogadishu, he properly knows it is not safe.

Mr Ano wax dili kara duco qadan mayo kk, what a tool

“Waanu Diidnay Inaanu ka Qayb Galo Meel Qof Loogu Cumaamadayo, Meel Aan Caddaaladdi Jirin..Muuse U Daba Fadhiisan Mayno Xisbiga..” Maxamed Biixi + Muuqaal - http://ramaasnews.com/index.php/News/Waanu-Diidnay-Inaanu-ka-Qayb-Galo-Meel-Qof-Loogu-Cumaamadayo-Meel-Aan-Caddaaladdi-Jirin..Muuse-U-Daba-Fadhiisan-Mayno-Xisbiga..-Maxamed-Biixi-Muuqaal.html#sthash.kd4mgxIX.dpuf

“Shirka Golaha Dhexe ee Kulmiye ka qayb gali mayno wixii ka soo baxana aqbali mayno” Garabka is bahaysiga Mucaridka DHAGAYSO http://waaheen.com/?p=48771

ANALYSIS By Simon Allison In Somaliland, most politicians are known by their nicknames. So President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud is 'Silanyo,' which translates to 'skinny lizard' - a throwback to his youth when he was tall and slim. President Silanyo is not skinny anymore, however, and nor should he be president - his term in office was supposed to expire on 26 June 2015. But after the scheduled elections were repeatedly postponed, Silanyo is still in charge, and no one is particularly surprised. Although Somaliland is famed for its regular, peaceful elections - an oasis of peace and democracy in a region usually associated with authoritarianism and conflict - almost every election in its history has been subject to lengthy delays. Somaliland's last parliamentary elections, for example, were conducted in 2005, meaning that the current crop of representatives have served for five years longer than intended. The last presidential election (won by Silanyo), was originally scheduled for March 2008, but only took place more than two years after. True to form, then, Somaliland's upper house of parliament - the Guurti, or House of Elders - unilaterally extended the term of Silanyo's internationally unrecognised government by 22 months, over the protests of opposition parties. This habit of delaying elections illustrates the fragility of Somaliland's progress. For more than 20 years, Somaliland has been the quintessential good news story in the Horn of Africa, proof that stability, development and relatively good governance is possible in the region. Its successes contrast sharply with the repeated failures of governments in Somalia, of which Somaliland is technically a part. However, there are signs that Somaliland's famed unity and stability are beginning to crack: small warnings that all is not right in the self-declared republic. The major shadow is Somaliland's continued failure to receive any form of recognition from the international community. Somaliland views itself as an independent, sovereign nation, but this view is not officially shared by anybody else - and now Somalilanders are getting impatient. 'The lack of recognition and development is an impediment on all issues related to development and aid. It might trigger hostilities of some kind. We have a lot of unemployment; a lot of poverty. People can't wait forever. We don't know what to expect,' said Foreign Minister Mohamed Bihi Yonis in an interview with the Institute for Security Studies. Yonis' argument is that the dream of international recognition is a powerful unifying force in the territory, and that this unity could fracture once it becomes clear that the dream is unattainable. For now at least, recognition for Somaliland is simply not on the international agenda. The African Union (AU) is firmly behind the Somali Federal Government in Mogadishu - and weary of encouraging other secessionist movements across the continent. Other countries are following the AU's lead. 'Even if we wanted to recognise Somaliland, we couldn't as long as the AU doesn't,' commented a western diplomatic source in Addis Ababa. Another potentially destabilising factor is the changing nature of Islam in Somaliland. Over the last two decades, the Salafist school of Islam - more radical and puritan than Somaliland's traditional Sufism - has become more popular and extremely influential. 'Salafism is a very serious threat. It's not obvious or openly organised as a political wing, as it is in most Muslim societies. Somaliland is not an immediate hotspot. But it will become one if the democratic system is not seen to work,' said Dr Hussein Bulhan, President of Hargeisa's Frantz Fanon University. Bulhan worries that that radicals may seize on Somaliland's failure to organise timeous elections, and its failure to obtain international recognition, to push for a different system of government entirely. Not all commentators agree, however. 'Political Islam is a very important issue. We are not an island. Political Islam in the Middle East has an influence in Somaliland. But political Islam is not unified, and extremism of any kind has not had any space here,' said Mo Farah, Executive Director of Somaliland's oldest think tank, the Academy for Peace and Development. 'It could be a long-term challenge, but not in the coming 20 to 30 years. We don't see any formal political structure that these groups might represent. They have a great influence in business and education, but less in politics.' Somaliland's biggest existential threat, however, remains Somalia proper - at least in the eyes of the territory's political and civil society leaders. 'The foremost threat is that Somalia still thinks that Somaliland belongs to it. Somalia may try and get Somaliland back by force once it is stronger, and this would be a popular decision for any government in Mogadishu,' said Guleid Ahmed Jama, a lawyer with the Human Rights Centre. There is little sign of this happening in the near future, however, as Somalia's government remains weak and dependant for its authority on the African Union Mission in Somalia. It is, however, a long-term issue for both Somalia and Somaliland - and one that neither side is eager to address. Turkish-brokered peace talks have gone nowhere, with neither side offering a compromise position. Somalia insists that Somaliland is part of its sovereign territory, while Somaliland insists on full independence. As Somalia gets stronger, this issue is only likely to become more serious. Somaliland's reputation for stability and democracy is well deserved, earned the hard way over more than two decades. It's important to remember, however, that the territory's progress is not irreversible, and that Somaliland still needs all the help it can get if it is going to maintain its positive trajectory. Long may the good news story continue. Simon Allison is an ISS consultant. For a more in-depth analysis of Somaliland, see the recent ISS East Africa Report, Somaliland at the crossroads: Protecting a fragile stability. http://allafrica.com/stories/201510281560.html

That is airstrip.

<cite> @Tillamook said:</cite> The old saying that "even rats abondon a sinking ship" comes to mind.? However, the politics of these calculated resignation are plain for anyone to analyze...expect these same rat-like ministers to soon join either Wadani or Ucid! Silanyo being the old rapscallion that he is, wants to make sure that the Kulmiye that Bixi inherits is one hollow and toothless political party once his term extension ends, since Mr Silanyo had reached an agreement with Mr Bixi some months ago-- that, in exchange for Bixi's support for a term extension, Silanyo would in turn support Bixi to become the next head of Kulmiye.

<cite> @Mooge said:</cite> siilaanyo is done niyoow. he will leave office disgraced. i was surprised xirsi had trouble with him. loool. i thought xirsi was his guide. lol He was but he got enough of Silanyo. Silanyo popularity is very low at the moment in all over Somaliland.