Somaliland 'yearns for international recognition' 6 hours 56 mins ago Lord Anderson of Swansea calls on the international community to recognise the autonomy of the Somaliland region of northern Somalia. Skip related content The wind of change is howling around the Arab world. Longstanding autocratic presidents are blown away; monarchs seek to make peace with their people by devising constitutions to limit their powers. In this turbulence there is one outstanding and depressing exception Somalia. There has been anarchy in the country for some 20 years. The internationally recognised Transitional Federal Government controls but a small part of the territory; various warring clans exercise a form of authority elsewhere. An Islamist movement with links to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has rumoured links to the pirates who successfully create havoc among international shipping across an ever-wider swathe of sea. Somaliland is the exception, the former British Protectorate with its capital Hargeisa, where the pirates are imprisoned a haven of stability which has recently held democratic elections. The country yearns for international recognition, having been de facto autonomous for many years. The traditional argument against such recognition has been that of creating a precedent for other disaffected regions in Africa but now Eritrea has broken away from Ethiopia; South Sudan will shortly be independent and there is a spirit of radical constitutional change throughout the Arab world. Somaliland wishes to join the Commonwealth; already its parliamentarians informally attend meetings of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. Surely, now is the time for the British government to revisit the issue and to encourage African members of the Commonwealth to press the African Union to work for international recognition of this remarkable democratic enclave within the classic failed state of Somalia. Donald Anderson was Labour MP for Monmouth from 1966 until 1970 and for Swansea East from 1974 until 2005, when he was rasied to the peerage. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/11/20110321/tpl-somaliland-yearns-for-international-0a1c1a1.html

Waxaa maanta magaaladda laascaanood laga xusay ololaha nadaafada qaranka ee somaliland Oo maanta laga Sameeyay Magaaladda laascaanood SDWO (Laascaanood 17/03/2011) Ololaha nadaafadda oo uu hore u iclaamiyay madaxweyanaha Jamhuuriyadda somalilanmd Mudane Axmed Max'ed Max'ud Siilaanyo in la qabto 40kii cishaba hal mar ayaa si wayn uga dhaqan galay magaaladda laascaanood Olalolaha nadaafadda ee maanta ayaa waxaa lagu arkayay masuuliyiin fara badan oo uu ka mid ahaa maayirka magaaladda Axmed aw daahir X.xassan gudoomiye ku xigeenka gobolka Faytamiin iyo masuuliyiin kaloooo fara badan iyo dadweyneba. Magaaladda laascaanood ooo ay xilligan ka taagantahay abaaro iyo waliba biyo la'aan ayaa waxaa la filayaa roobab in uu ilaahay u shubo maalmaha soo socoda hadii allee idmo maadaama xliligani uu ku beeganyahay xilligiii roobka ama 21ka March oo ah maalinta qoraxdu ku beegantahay dhulbadhaha oo ah maalinta ugu kulul dhulka geeska Afrika.

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Koox Ka Soo Goosatay Ururka Nabadiidka Ah Ee SSC Oo Si Diiran Loogu Soo Dhaweeyay Burco March 14th, 2011 Comments Off Burco (Somaliland.Org)- Xoghayaha Arrimaha bulshada ee ururka nabad-diidka ah ee SSC Kayse Cabdi Yuusuf, oo ay weheliyeen xubin ka tirsan golaha dhexe ee ururkaasi iyo sodameeye qof oo kale oo ka mid ah maleeshiyada deegaanka Widh-widh ee gobolka Buuhoodle ayaa galabta soo gaadhay magaalada Burco ee xarunta gobolka Tog-dheer ka dib markii ay ka goosteen kooxda nabad diidka ah isla markaana ka tanaasuleen falalka nabad gelyo darrada ah ee kooxdaasi ka waddo deegaanada Buuhoodle iyo Sool. Kooxdan soo goosatay waxa si diiran magaalada Burco ugu soo dhaweeyay maamulka gobolka Tog-dheer, waxaana la dejiyay guriga martida ee magaalada Burco. kooxdani waxay wateen afar baabuur oo midi tikniko yahay. Tallaabadani waxay dhabar jab ku noqonaysaa kooxda SSC, iyadoo Xoghayaha arrimaha bulshada ee SSC Kayse Cabdi Yuusuf uu kooxdaasi ka ahaa xubin miisaan culus ku dhex lahaa oo ka mid ahaa qab qableyaashooda ugu caansan, waxaanu ka hawl geli jiray deegaanka Widh-widh oo uu dhalasho ahaan ka soo jeedo. waxa kale oo uu Keyse Cabdi Yuusuf waxa uu hore ugu magacownaa badhasaabka gobolka Buuhoodle ee maamul goboleedka Puntland ee dalka Somalia. sarkaalkan iyo waxgaradka weheliya ayaa la sheegay inay ajiibeen dalabadii Madaxweyne Axmed Siilaanyo ee dhinaca nabadgelyada, waxaana la filayaa inay ka qeyb qaataan shirarka nabadeynta ee la doonayo in lagu soo afjaro dagaaladii ka dhacay deegaanka Kalshaale ee khasaaraha dhimasho iyo dhaawacba geystay. Cumar Maxamed Faarax Somaliland.Org/Hargeysa

Somaliland: Government Suspends Universal TV HARGEISA (SomalilandPress)—Somaliland’s Minister of Information Mr. Ahmed Abdi Habsade today announced the immediate suspension and operations stoppage of Somali own London based Universal television. This order came in the form of press release from the Ministry of Information that was circulated to all the media outlets in Somaliland. It was last October 6th when former Information Minister Abdullahi Geeljire suspended this controversial TV station for its prejudice coverage of Somaliland’s conflict with Puntland. According to Minister of Information Habsade on his press release “Universal TV has made a custom to instigate clan disagreements between the Somaliland tribes in Sool region for its own ratings”. In the most recent incident of the Kalashale conflict between Somaliland forces and local SSC militia Universal TV fallaciously aired images of dead civilians it said were the result of Somaliland forces. However an investigation by the Somaliland government has shown Universal’s pictures to be false and the dead pictures that Universal TV aired on Feb 3rd were from the city of Baidabo in southern Somalia and not from Kalashale conflict. Mr. Habsade goes on to say the station has breached the contract that it has signed with the government of Somaliland on the 19th of October 2010, which was to report facts and stay neutral. In October of last year Universal was temporarily suspended after Somaliland citizens and the government found tangible evidence that the station’s coverage of Somaliland and Puntland conflict was prejudice and far from the truth. Currently there is a large online campaign in Facebook where thousands of Somaliland citizens have signed to boycott Universal TV. Source: SomalilandPress

Xukuumadda Somaliland Oo TV-ga Universal Oo Joojisay Inuu Ka Shaqeeyo Gudaha Dalka March 10th, 2011 Comments Off Hargeysa (Somalilad.Org)-Wasiirka Wasaarada Warfaafinta iyo wacyi gelinta Somaliland Md. Axmed Cabdi Xaabsade, ayaa maanta qoraal uu soo saaray shaaca kaga qaaday in TV-ga Universal ee xaruntiisu tahay London, laga joojiyay inuu ka hawl galo dhammaan gobolada Somaliland oo dhan, ka dib markii lagu eedeeyay inuu ka baxay isla markaana jabiyay anshixii iyo xeerarkii saxaafada u yaalay. Wasiirku waxa uu sheegay in TV-gaasi uu dhaqan ka dhigtay isku *** iyo khal khal gelin lid ku ah sumcada qaranimadda Somaliland. Wasiirku waxa kale oo uu qoraalkiisa ku sheegay in TV-gaasi uu ka baxay balan qaad qoraal ahaa oo madaxda Universal soo saareen 19-kii Bishii October ee sanadkii la soo dhaafay ee 2010-kii oo ay ku sheegeen inay ku shaqaynayaan dhex dhexaadnimo oo ay dabaqi doonaan anshaxa saxaafadda. Md. Xaabsade waxa uu intaasi ku daray in TV-gaasi beeniyay muuqaalo been ah oo ay soo bandhigeen muuqaalo mayd aan ahayn dagaalkii ka dhacay Kalshaalle oo ay ku sheegeen in ciidamada Somaliland ay taangiyo mariyeen dad shacab ah 2/3/20011. sawiradaasi oo ahaa muuqaalkii dagaalo ka dhacay magaalada Baydhabo ee koonfurta dalka Soomaaliya. Wasiirku wuxuu Mulkiilaha TV-gaasi ku wargeliyay in laga joojiyay inay ka hawl galaan dalka Somaliland laga bilaabo maanta oo bishu tahay 10/3/2011. ka dib markii uu xusay in lagala quustay in ay ku shaqeeyaan dheelitirka wararka iyo ilaalinta ashaxa mihnadda Saxaafadda. Qoraalka TV-gaasi lagaga joojiyay inuu ka dhex shaqeeyaan Somaliland waxa loo kala diray Badhasaabadda gobolada iyo Taliyeyaasha qeybaha booliska ee gobolada dalka oo lala socod siiyay inay tallaabo ka qaadaan cidii lagu qabto inay war u dirayso TV-gaas. Cumar Maxamed Faarax Somaliland.Org/Hargeysa

Somaliland oo laga mamnuucay tv ga universal in uu ka hawl galo laga bilaabo maanta ka dib been abuurkii uu sameeyey http://www.togaherer.com/2011/03/10/somaliland-oo-laga-mamnuucay-tv-ga-universal-in-uu-ka-hawl-galo-laga-bilaabo-maanta-ka-dib-been-abuurkii-uu-ka-kacay/

Wasiirka arrimaha Dibada iyo iskaashiga caalamiga ah ee Somaliland Dr. Maxamed Cabdilaahi Cumar, ayaa maanta dalka dib ugu soo laabtay ka dib markii uu soo dhamaystay socdaal qaatay maalmo oo uu ugu maqnaa dalka Shiinaha. Dr. Maxamed Cabdilaahi Cumar, ayaa Martiqaad uu ka helay Daldaha shiinaha ku tagay, waxaana masuuliyiiintiisii uu la kulmay ay ka wada hadleen sii xoojinta xidhiidhka labada dalka iyo waxyaabaha ay Somaliland uga baahan tahay in laga caawiyo. Sidaasna waxa lagu sheegay Warsaxaafadeed ka soo baxay xarunta wasaaradda Arrimaha dibada, kaas oo uu nuqul ka mid ahi soo gaadhay Xafiiska wararka ee Shabkada Caalamiga ah ee Hadhwanaagnews, waxaan warsaxaafadeedkaasi u dhignaa sidan Waxaa maanta dalka ku soo noqday Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda iyo Iskaashiga Caalamiga ee Somaliland, Dr. Maxamed Cabdillahi Cumar, oo safar hawleed ku tagay dalka Shiinaha. Socdaal Wasiirka oo ka denbeeyay martiqaad ay xukuumadda Somaliland ka heshay dawladda Shiinaha ayaa waxay ujeedadiisu ahayd sidii loo dhisi lahaa xidhiidh iskaashi oo dhexmara labada dal ee Shiinaha iyo Somaliland oo ku dhisan wax-wada qabsi iyo wadashaqayn dhinacyo badan leh. Wuxuu intii uu joogay wasiirku dalka shiinaha uu la kulmay masuuliyiin ka tirsan dawladda Shiinaha iyo shirkado madaxbanaan oo dalka shiinaha u qaabilsan hawlaha iskaashiga caalamka iyo maalgalinta. Waxaana laga wada hadlay qodobo aasaas u noqon kara iskaashi balaadhan oo labada dhinac dhex-mari kara. Waxay tallaabadani salka ku haysaa siyaasadda xukuumadda ee ku jahaysan balaadhinta iskaashiga iyo waxwada qabsiga ay Somaliland doonayso inay dunida la yeelato. Taasi oo la rajaynayo inay suuragalin karto in Somaliland kor u qaaddo awooddeeda dhaqaale iyo ta wax soo saarba. Sida laga warqabo waxaa Somaliland hadda ka jira baahi loo qabo in maalgalin shisheeya la helo oo abuurta shaqooyin iyo dhaqaale oo uu dalku aad ugu baahan yahay. Waxaa isa soo taraya tirada dhalinyarada aan shaqayn iyagoo leh xirfaddii shaqada, shaqo la´aan awgeed. Hadii ay Somaliland ku guulaysatao hawlgaladan waxaa la qorshaynayaa in muwaadiniinta Somaliland ee shaqaysaa ay kordhi doonto. Arrintaasi oo wax ka tari karta horumarka dhaqaalaha, siyaasadda iyo nabadgalayada. Dawladda Shiinuhu waxay aad u danaynaysaa inay la shaqayso dawladda Somaliland. Ayaa lagu yidhi warsaxaafadeedkaas Ka soo baxay Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibada Somaliland.

Dhanxiir iyo Bugland Maansha Allaah; Alleylehe, madaxweynihii qaranka Somaliland waa kaa muujiyey heerka nabad-jacaylkiisu gaadhsiisan tahay, kol hadduu cidkasta oo ku hawlan sidii ay u qabadsiin lahaayeen Buuhoodle oo nabad ugu bay. Qoladii reer Yurub ee hala is xakameeyo lahaydna ha ogaadaan in Land-tu nabadda jeceshay oo Faroolahan dagaalka ku baaqa talalabo haka qaadaan, haddii kale hadhaw yaanay ku waalan ‘Ciidanka Somaliland ha ka baxaan Garoowe iyo Boosaaso.’ Weger; Adeer, horaa loo yidhi, ‘Miidaamo Dhego maleh haddii malag dhawaaqo!’ Iminka qoladan Bugtland malagood baa galay baan u malaynayaa oo way furaysteen dhegihii ay wax ku maqli lahaayeen, markaa Yurub iyo Afrika toona yaanay is-wareerin ee ha iska aamusaan, arrinkoodana waxa innagaga filan baaqa nabadeed ee Siilaanyo oo ah hordhicii bilowga dagaal cagta lagu marinayo cadawga dalka ku sugan iyo ka duullimaadka ku hanjabayaba.

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Madaxweynaha JSL Mudane Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Siilaanyo) ayaa maanta Xafiiskiisa ku qaabilay Wefti balaadhan oo ka kooban 16 Xubnood oo ka kala Socda wadamada Ethiopia, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Jaban, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Uk, Spain, Turkey, USA, Brasil, Wakiilka EU u Fadhiya Djibouti iyo Xoghaynta urur Goboledka IGAD. Madaxweynuhu waxa uu Weftiga uga waramay Horu-marka dhinacyada badan leh ee ka socda Somaliland waxa kale oo uu u sheegay in ay Somaliland Beesha Caalamka ka sugayso Gacan qabasho dhinaca dhaqaalaha iyo aqoonsi, si uu dedaalkan ay Somaliland la timid u noqdo mid xaqiijiya Himillada ummadda. Eng Mahboub Maalin oo ah Xoghaynta guud ee Urur Goboleedka IGAD ayaa isaguna madaxweyanha uga mahad celiyey soo dhawaynta uu weftigu kala kulmay Somaliland waxaanu sheegay in u socdaalka weftigu daba socday safar hore oo Urur goboleedka IGAD Somaliland ku yimaadeen, kaas oo u jeedadiisu tahay xogogaal u noqoshada waxa ay qabsatay Somaliland. Ambassador Renzso Rosso oo ah safiirka Talyaaniga u fadhiya Ethiopia kuna had-laayey magaca safiirada ayaa madaxweynaha uga mahad-naqay soo dhawaynta iyo qaabilaada ay kala kulmeen Somaliland. Safiirku waxa uu sheegay in ay farxad gelisay waxa ay indhahooda ku arkeen oo ah waxa ay qabsatay Somaliland, Dhismaha ka socda, Ganacsiga iyo nabad gelyada ka jirta Somaliland. Weftiga oo booqasho maalina ku joogaya wadanka waxa kulanka ka dib Hotel Mansour warbixin dheer ku siiyey Wasiirka Arrimaha Debeda, Wasiirka Qarshaynta iyo Xubno kale. Dhinaca kulanka waxa madaxweynaha ku wehelinaayey Madaxweyne ku xigeenka JSL, Mudane Cabdiraxmaan Cabdilaahi ismaaciil (Saylici), Wasiirka Arrimaha Debeda, Wasiirka Qorshaynta Qaranka, Wasiirka Macdanta iyo tamarta, wasiirka Arrimaha Guddaha, Wasiirka Duulista iyo Hawada, Wasiirka Shaqada iyo Arrimaha Bulshada, Gudoomiyaha Golaha Guurtida, Gudoomiyaha Golaha waskiilada iyo Gudoomiye kuxigeenka Golaha wakiilada. Dhinaca Weftigu waxay ka koobnayeen sidan:- 1. Ethiopia: Amb. Negash Kibret 2. IGAD Secretarial: Executive Secretary Ing. Mahboub Maalim 3. Belgium: Amb. Gunter Sleewagen 4. EU ( Djibouti): Frederic Roberts 5. Finland: Amb. Leo Olsvirta 6. France: Amb. Jean-Chirstophe Belliard 7. Germany: Nichael Biontino 8. Jaban: Amb. Hiroyuki Kishino 9. Italy: Amb. Renzo Rosso - Alberto Vecchi 10. Netherlands: Sjoerd Smit 11. Norway: Amb. Odd-Inge Kvalheim 12. Uk: John Marshall, Sean Cockburn 13. Spain: Jose Eugenio Thovar Loxano 14. Turkey: Amb. U. kenan Ipek- Elif Okutucu 15. USA ( Bilat )Amb. Donald Booth 16. Brasil: Amb. Isabel Cristina de Azvedo Heyvaert

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We acknowledge that a shift in approach in Somalia will require a change in established attitudes, as well as greater creativity. Failure to do so would not only prolong Somalia’s present agony but actually increase the threat of extremism and terrorism that the Transitional Federal Government is supposed to combat. To sum up, the new strategy in Somalia should move to one of bottom-up conflict resolution and state-building. This would see the country address head on the underlying fractures and do away with the short-term, band-aid approach which has characterized the international community’s efforts in the past. How the Somaliland Diaspora helped The Somaliland Diaspora has played a critical role in supporting State-building and Somali Diaspora could do the same for Somalia. There are at least three ways in which they can help: The first is to continue supporting the economy by means of the remittances to their families. In the case of Somaliland, these funds have been a critical source of investment, without which the country would be in much worse shape. Second, when stability returns, the Diaspora could invest in enterprises which create jobs and so take the unemployed off the streets, helping to consolidate peace and stability and generate economic growth. Third, the Diaspora is a considerable repository of technical know-how which could be harnessed to the benefit of Somalia. In other words, pursue a strategy of ‘brain gain’. For example, the International Organization for Migration has an interesting programme which involves bringing skilled Somalis back to the country for limited periods of time in order to help share their knowledge and skills. Other ways Somaliland can play a positive role In addition to sharing lessons, Somaliland can help to create economic opportunities and promote regional security. First, Thanks to our strategic location, my country offers opportunities for improving the transport infrastructure of the region, in particular better transport links between Ethiopia and the open sea, as well as links into the North-South road corridor in Africa, via the Berbera Corridor. The EU has of course agreed to fund a study about how to develop the Berbera Corridor and improvements are being made to the port itself. Second, every country in the region has a role to play in promoting security. Somaliland is obliged to spend large sums to defend itself against the threat of terrorism. We cooperate willingly with our neighbours and the wider international community - in exchanging information about potential threats. We also enforce the UN arms embargo against Somalia. Meanwhile, we prosecute any Somalilanders guilty of piracy. We also deny bases to pirates in our country and, in practice; our waters are largely free from pirate attacks. Of course we receive international assistance in the security sector. Given more resources we could do more to help. Supporting Somaliland I would like to use this opportunity to say a bit more about the achievements to date of our new government, and how the international community could support Somaliland. Since it came to power in July 2010, the current government has strived to significantly enhance the prospects and opportunities for Somalilanders, and to fulfill the expectations of the electorate. Its achievements so far include: Increasing revenue collection from $40 million to $70 million; Paying civil servants and soldiers a living wage while cutting down on surplus numbers; Making primary education free, and thereby removing the perverse incentive for excessively large classes which have been diluting the quality of the teaching; Drafting new laws on the Budget, Public Finances & Accountability, Procurement and Customs; Building new roads. Establishing renewed positive relations with in the international communities. In the latest Government budget, the allocations for education have increased by 145%, health by 80% and agriculture by 50%. The Government also plans to spend $2 million a year over the next five years building dams to help conserve precious water in our largely arid country. Of course, it is still early days and there is still much work to do. We look to the international community to assist. To be more specific: We need more development assistance and we see our priorities as being health, education, governance, water and security. While we very much appreciate the humanitarian assistance which the international community has provided over the years, it does not promote the long-term growth that we need to lift more of our people out of poverty. Nor does it make the economy more resilient in the face of worsening drought conditions or other unforeseen developments which are beyond our control. Development assistance in these priority areas will allow us to make investments and improvements in the places most at need that will best serve sustainable growth and stability. We are happy that some major donor countries are directly supporting our government. Another area is Foreign Direct Investment. Somaliland wishes to prioritize labour-intensive industries which would add value to Somaliland’s raw materials, such as hides and skins or fish. But for this we need an Investment Promotion Agency which could help market the opportunities both to individuals in the Diaspora interested in purely financial investments and to companies which might be interested in locating business activities in our country. We have in mind a small agency staffed by Somalilanders with business backgrounds and strong commercial networks in the Diaspora. It would proactively market the opportunities, support Government Ministers on their overseas visits and use a variety of marketing tools. The World Bank and UNCTAD are potential sources of technical advice, but such an operation needs funding, including suitable offices and equipment. We also need help in diversifying our exports. Over 90% of Somaliland’s exports consist of livestock which is exported to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other Gulf countries. These exports are highly vulnerable to interruptions, such as embargos on the import of livestock from the Rift Valley, which Saudi Arabia has imposed periodically. We need help to address cattle health issues, gain access to EU veterinary certificates for meat exports and negotiating entry points to the EU market. By helping to consolidate Somaliland economically, the international community will help to reinforce our role as a cooperative partner in tackling extremism and terrorism. It would also help to build strong example for how peace and stability could be achieved in Somalia. Conclusion I believe that the ideas I have outlined today would help create a greater stability in Somalia facilitates legitimate Government and economic growth, and so helps lift more people out of poverty, while also reducing the tendencies towards insecurity. But after 20 years of failed experiments, such a strategy depends on people being realistic, abandoning the current approach to Somalia’s problems and moving towards a bottom-up strategy based on conflict resolution at the local level. At the same time, Somaliland should be supported and strengthened as bulwark against extremism and, more positively, as exemplars of what can be achieved in the same cultural context. Accepting realities, which is the sub-title of this conference, sums it up perfectly. I stand ready to discuss these issues in detail, and in particular to share Somaliland’s own experience of resolving conflict at the local level and building democracy from the bottom up. Meanwhile, Somaliland will continue to support regional and international efforts to eliminate the scourges of terrorism, extremism and piracy from our region. Thank you. Dr. Mohamed A Omar Foreign Minister, Republic of Somaliland.

The Speech by the Somaliland Foreign Minister at the Wilton Park Conference. Ministers, Distinguished guests, Ladies & Gentlemen, Thank you for inviting me as the Foreign Minister of Somaliland to participate in this international conference in order to share our experience in piece-making and state-building with you in the search for piece and security in Somalia. We see the invitation as recognition of the important role that Somaliland can play in the regional affairs and as an opportunity to present our national views to the international community. What our attendance also shows is the increasing political maturity in Somaliland and our ability to contribute to the regional stabilization efforts. Achieving international political recognition remains our goal. We meet on a bleak anniversary: it is 20 years since Somalia collapsed into anarchy. Many Somalis have been killed. Huge numbers have been displaced. Development has gone into reverse. Poverty figures are off the scale. The international community has spent enormous effort and large sums of money trying to establish a peace, but to no avail. Meanwhile this failure is largely ignored in the media except when its consequences – such as piracy and Al Shabab– are felt in distant capitals. Surely the Somalis deserve better than this. Surely there is a better way to achieve peace, promote legitimate Government and put Somalia on the road to recovery. I believe that Somaliland’s story can help inform an alternative policy. I want to share with you today our experiences particularly, in conflict-resolution and state-building, in hopes of drawing some lessons about how peace and stability in Somalia could be achieved, and suggest some ways Somaliland and the international community can help. Somaliland’s Peace & State-building Process Somaliland’s success in resolving its internal conflicts and establishing a legitimate, functioning State rests on several factors. First, the end of the struggle resulted in an eventual victory for the Somali National Movement (SNM) after the overthrow of Siad Barre in Mogadishu in January 1991. While the SNM enjoyed widespread support in Somaliland, the war in Somalia ended with no clear victor. This led to the establishment of a number of competing armed groups, none of them powerful enough to overcome the others, resulting in ongoing violence and instability. Second, the conflict-resolution process inside Somaliland between the northern clans was a purely indigenous phenomenon where parties to the conflict were subject to direct pressure from those affected to reach compromises. For example, several reconciliation conferences were held inside Somaliland. Many other meetings were held under trees where the proceedings were visible. But in Somalia, the attempts to resolve the conflict were launched from outside Somalia by an international community with very divergent aims and interests. Attempts to bring the parties together took place outside the country in luxury hotels, conveying a lack of urgency and pressure to reach an agreement, and robbing those whose peace was at stake of any leverage over the proceedings. The resulting message was therefore the reverse - it incentivized participants to delay reaching agreement and enjoy for as long as possible the personal advantages conferred by taking part. Third, the conflict-resolution approach in Somaliland drew on a tried and tested tradition of local methods designed to defuse disputes between neighbouring communities. Clan elders were active participants in the process. Clans often played a mediating role in bringing other clans together and intermarriage was used to seal the bond between rival communities. There was also an important religious element. Meetings usually began with verses from the Koran and a reading of the Hadith by the Sheikh. This helped to set the tone of the negotiations and remind the participants of their religious duties. However, in the case of Somalia, the conflict-resolution approach was essentially a Western model which paid insufficient attention to the African cultural context, thereby neglecting these means so critical to mutual understanding and success. Turning more to State-building, we can see a similar dichotomy between successful local efforts and failed international ones. Somaliland’s democratic processes and institutions clearly show a commitment to maintaining a legitimate form of Government accountable to the people through the ballot box and other feedback mechanisms integral to a stable, law-abiding and transparent government. Having established peace in Somaliland, democratization process followed. First political parties were formed and local elections followed. Presidential elections took place in 2003 and 2010 and then first Parliamentary elections for 35 years were held in Somaliland in 2005. Last week I myself appeared before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Lower House - at their request - to discuss our foreign policy and with particularly focus on the Horn of Africa. Such accountability exists in Somaliland. In contrast, the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Somalia was launched from outside and lacks any real legitimacy because the members of its parliament have not been elected by the communities they purport to serve. Indeed, many parliamentarians never attend its debates. Of course, the security situation is a major obstacle to the normal functioning of the Government. It is all part of the vicious circle which lies at the heart of Somalia’s problems. The failure to establish a legitimate, functioning Government prolongs the instability, which in turn prevents development and intensifies the poverty on which extremism feeds. In Somaliland, the success of our conflict-resolution and state-building efforts has been carefully documented by an independent organization, the Academy for Peace and Development, which is currently led by Mohamed Saeed Mohamed. The Academy should be the first port of call for anyone wishing to understand the indigenous approach to resolving these problems. I know they would be delighted to share their wisdom and to assist with making connections. How can a State be reconstructed in Somalia? Understanding these differences and key elements of success, we respectfully suggest some lessons be drawn in formulating a radically new approach to the question of governance in Somalia, and one which tackles the root causes of the its problems: the failure to use traditional conflict resolution mechanisms at the local level, the lack of a legitimate and functioning government, and appalling levels of poverty. For example, around 45% of the population is believed to live below the poverty line; 1 in 6 children are acutely malnourished; and there are 2 million in need of emergency humanitarian assistance despite two successive good rainy seasons. In our view the approach should be as follows: There should be a sustained effort by political actors inside the country and by the international community to encourage the people of Somalia to adopt a grass roots conflict resolution approach within Somalia. This approach should draw on traditional African conflict resolution methods and upon Islam. Once areas of peace have been established there can then be an attempt to create democratic institutions at the local level. This in turn will facilitate development and help reduce poverty. In parallel, the international community needs to find ways to incentivize local communities to reach agreement together, rather than giving their representatives reasons to procrastinate and other excuses for ongoing conflict. It also needs to abandon its short-term vision and adopt a more realistic timeframe. The attitude of the international community is driven all too often by divergent interests and fixated on seeing Somalia first and foremost as a security problem. This leads to an emphasis on treating symptoms – for example piracy – rather than on solving the underlying problems. The approach should recognize the reality that Somaliland does not see itself as part of Somalia. We withdrew from the voluntary union we went into in 1960. While the international community has not yet politically recognized Somaliland, we are increasingly accepted as credible partner for the international community in many areas. We are not interested in reunion with Somalia. Somaliland is a democratic, independent state that has achieved a lot for its people since 1991 and contributed a lot to the regional and international community and seeks for international recognition.

Waagacusb.com Editor - Dahir Alasow who accused of his countrymen as terrorist is facing lagel case and may go to prison The Somali Dahir Alasow, who is accused of his countrymen in Rotterdam in the intelligence have indicated, denies vehemently. Alasow investigative journalist who has been two years living in Breda – Holland. In Somalia, he is not sure his life through his work. In belshop Banadir in Rotterdam were twelve suspected terrorists on Christmas Eve of Somali origin were arrested. Eleven of them at liberty. One is in custody and two others are still suspicious. Alasow respond via e-mail from Nairobi in Kenya on charges of arrested twelve men of Somali origin. They feel tricked by Alasow. One of the suspects, Mohamed R Abdullai would be extorted by Alasow. "But I do not really Abdullai Mohamed R." writes Alasow in the mail. "I do know Mohamed Kahiye Garmashaqo. Garmashaqo Alasow also used in the nickname Mohamed Abdullai R. Garmashaqo is again the owner of Banadir belshop Rotterdam, claims Alasow. "Garmashaqo runs the call shop that actually a front for a company that is sending money, called" Olympic Money Transfer. Mohamed Kahiye Garmashaqo thus send money directly to the terrorist group al-Shabaab in Somalia. Why he would be classed as tipster of the Kenyan and Dutch intelligence service, Alasow is unclear. "I am innocent," he explains. The investigative journalist, as he calls himself, is currently living in Breda and follows a course Capabel Language, a school integration, he writes in the mail. By the attacks on his life, he can not currently return to Somalia. Alasow waagacusub.com runs a successful website that publishes reports about the Al-Shabaab. Source: http://www.bredavandaag.nl/nieuws/41191/2010-12-30/bredase-somalier-alasow-ik-ben-onschuldig

Magacyada maxaabiista maleeshiyada scc laga qabatay iyo guddoomiyiihii udub ee buhodle oo ku jira http://www.geeska.net/content/view/1498/1/

“Where I Stand”, Prof. Ibrahim Meygaag Samatar My name is Ibrahim Megag Samater. I was a Cabinet member of the Siyad Barre regime for nine years and then his Ambassador in Bonne for one year. In 1981, I defected from his regime and sought asylum in the US. After a few years, I became active in the liberation movement against the dictator, becoming one of the leaders of the Somali National Movement (SNM). Even though my official job was the representative of the movement in North America, more than half of my time was spent in the field among the elders and militants, risking my life several times. My last task in the SNM was as chairman of its Central Committee. My most exhilarating moment in that struggle was in Burao, May 1991, when as chairman of the Central Committee, I had to announce officially the decision of the people of Somaliland to restore their sovereignty. After the Borama Conference in early 1993, I was elected as a member of the House of Representatives. But, I immediately resigned to pick up the pieces of my life, which I have sacrificed so much during the struggle. Since then, I have been mostly silent on political issues. I feared that my words would be misinterpreted. I had no intention to create any problems for my people. One can only give so much if you are sincere. Now that I have been away for so long and I am not in any competition for a political post, it may be about time for me to speak. In thus speaking, I am not in the business of personal attacks and condemnations. I intend to stick to the higher field of principles and morals. What I want to do here is a statement of principles. It is mainly for the younger generation to whom the future belongs. These are simple words of principle from a retired man. This statement as such, is simply to clarify for citizens of Somaliland where they are going and what their future is to be and where they are to go from here. The future is theirs and the decisions are theirs. All I want to do now is to state in a concise manner what the outlining principles should be as I see them. I am outlining here some major issues of principle of which the wider public should know of every “politician’s” position. Without further ado let me list some of these issues of principle. I-On Somali Unity This was an issue of great importance for all Somalis everywhere and anywhere during the struggle for independence. The goal was to unite all the Somali territories that have been divided by the colonial masters. As a young high school student, I was one of those who were totally absorbed by that issue. As a student and later as a responsible adult, I fought for that cause. We all know the story now. To unite all Somalis and their territories became impossible in the present state of the international arena—There is no need to go into details. Now, Djoubti is an independent country, the Somalis in Ethiopia and Kenya are trying to get their luck and rights in those countries where they live. We were then left with the union of Somaliland and Somalia alone. Even though Somaliland, before 1960, had more economic trade and other relations with Djoubti and Ethiopia, it opted for unity with Mogadishu for the sake of that larger cause. It was not to be and yet the union between Hargeisa and Mogadishu became sour. The union kicked off without real negotiations and sound legal foundations (this was the fault of the people and leadership of Somaliland). It started with inequality with Somaliland being treated as simply a backyard province rather than a country, which sacrificed its sovereignty for the sake of larger unity. As long as the democratic system was in place people entertained the hope that change for the better was possible. But after the military coup a slow process of recolonizing Somaliland by Somalia began until, in the later years of the regime, it culminated in total suppression, destruction, and attempted genocide. In such conditions, resistance was inevitable. In 1991, the resistance succeeded, the regime disintegrated, Somaliland restored its sovereignty, and Somalia ran into uncontrollable mayhem which is still continuing. What needs to be done now is : Somalilanders should stick to their sovereignty Those in Somalia have no choice but to accept that sovereignty When Somalia reaches that stage the two states should become friendly and work out their relationships in a fraternal manner and after that work on a more rational relationship in the Horn of Africa. The different governments that succeeded one another in Somaliland were all dedicated to seeking recognition from the international community, as was the general public. In order to forestall this issue, with which we all concur, from becoming a bone of contention between those contending for power, let us make it a collective effort in which the executive, the legislative bodies, the political parties and civil society associations all take their part. This is a process that has already started but it needs to be formalized and structured. This approach led of course by the executive will enable us not only to take initiatives in the countries we consider vital, but also to be present in every international and regional meeting or conference where Somali issues at large are being discussed, without becoming one of the Somalia factions. Up to now our public were suspicious that the leadership may reach an accommodation, which undermines the sovereignty of Somaliland and as such the various governments were prevented from making our voice heard in such forums. The new collective approach should dispense with that suspicion and may even enable us to gain some friends in Somalia for our cause. When and if the opportunity arises we may also be of some help in their reconciliation. This will also speedy up the attainment of our recognition. I believe Somaliland has reached a stage that is beyond fear on this score. http://www.jsltimes.com/%E2%80%9Cwhere-i-stand%E2%80%9D-prof-ibrahim-meygaag-samatar

Somaliland budget increased by 70% in 2011 compare to 2010 JAMHUURIYADDA SOMALILAND Republic of SOMALILAND Xafiiska Af-hayeenka Madaxtooyada JSL Date: 03/02/2011 War-Saxaafadeed Fadhigii maanta ee Golaha Wasiirada oo Ka Qabsoomay Qasriga Madaxtooyada JSL Gudoominaayeyna Madaxweyanha JSL Mudane Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Siilaanyo Waxa lagu Ansixiyey Miisaaniyad Sannadeedka 2011 oo Dhan 527,720.451,857 taas oo 70% ka badan tii sannadkii Hore ee 2010. Miisaaniyadan Waxa ku jira Korordhsiimada Mushaharka Shaqaalaha iyo Ciidamada oo 100% Waxa kale oo ku jira Markii ugu Horaysay Mashaariic Horu-marineed, Sidaasana loogu Gudbinayaa Golaha Wakiilada oo ah Hay’ada Shirci ahaan Ansixinta Rasmiga ah leh. ALLAA MAHAD LEH Cabdillaahi Maxamed Daahir ( Cukuse ) Af-hayeenka Madaxtooyada JSL. Finance Minister Engineer Mohamed Hashi Elmi

Hambalyo ciidanka qaranka sanadkiisa ku gaadha badhaadhe iyo barwaaqo iyo idinkoo soo xidha xuduuda somaliland

Anagu somalia dooni mayno xumaana u gaysan mayno heerkii laba dawladood iyo xuduud baa naga dhexeeya

3. Waxa kale oo uu Wasiirku Cadeeyey in Halkii Berigiii hore ay Dawlada Somalailnd ay ka heli jirtay 40% Gar-gaarka loogu Tallo-galay Somaliland iyo Somaliya in loo bedelay Inay Somaliland Hesho 62% Kaalmada Dhaqaale ee ay Dawlada Ingiriisku Somalialnd iyo Somaliya Siiso. :cool: