Thankful the term flawed democracy is really bothering you right, and the term failed Somalia is not bothering you at all

^^^haa dee telefoon na wuxu kula xidhiddha Sheikh atam oo buraha ku jira Midna Xisbal xasuuq bu kula xidhidha Midna al shabaab bu kula xidhiidha

Bileyska Oo Gacanta Ku Dhigay Nin Looga Shakiyey Argagixiso Oo Laga Qabtay Markaska Tabliiqiyiinta Ee Bariga Hargeysa “Ninkan Oo U Dhashay Somaliya Wuxu Sitay Dhowr Moobil, Intii Aan Xabsiga Loo Taxaabin….” Sheekh Caydaruus Daa’uud Hargeysa, July 25, 2010 (Haatuf) – Nin looga shakiyay inuu ka mid yahay ururada Argagixisada ayaa maalintii doraad lagu qabtay masaajidka weyn ee Markaska, kaas oo ku yaala bariga magaalada Hargeysa. Ciidamada bileyska oo ku sugnaa Markaska ayaa gacanta ku dhigay ninkan oo ka soo jeeda dalka Somaliya, isla markaana sitay dhowr Mobil oo uu ku hadlayey. Masaajidka Markaska ayaa waxa xiligaasi ka socday kulanka sanadlaha ah ee Ijtimaaca ee oo ay iskugu yimaadaan kumaan qof oo Muslimiin ah oo ka kala yimaada wadamada Islaamka. Sida uu Haatuf u sheegay Sheekh Caydaruus Daa’uud oo goob joog ahaa markii bileysku qabanayey ninka laga shakiyey, kaas oo sheegay in ciidamada booliska ay qabteen xili uu ninkaasi galay luuq ka mid ah masaajidka kaddibna markii ay ciidankii booliska ee ku sugnaa masaajidku ay u yimaadeen ee ay baadheen ka heleen dhawr telefoon oo ah kuwa gacanta lagu qaato. “Intii aan xabsiga loo taxaabin ninkaas ciidanka ayaa su,aalo waydiiyey, dabadeed waxa ay arkeen in ninku uu hadal adag yahay markii ay weydiiyeen xaga uu ka keenay Mobiladana waxa uu u sheegay dad dhawr ah oo uu magacyadooda sheegay, intaa kaddib dadkii ayey la doondooneen waxaanay aakhirkii So xaqijiyen ciidamada boolisku in dadkan uu sheegay ninkan la qabtey aanay jooginba masaajidka intaas kaddib waxa ay ciidanka amaanku xabsiga u taxaabeen ninkaas” ayuu yidhi Sheekh Caydaruus Daa’uud. Mar aanu isku daynay in aanu la xidhiidho taliska bileyska ee Hargeysa ayaanay noo suurto galin in aanu ku helo khadka tilfioonka. Qabashada ninkan looga shakiyay Argagixisada ayaa ku soo beegmaysa xili laba maalmood ka hadhsan yihiin wakhtigii loo cayimay xilwareejinta labada madaxweyne oo ku beegan maalinta Salaasada ee bishan July tahay 27.

uztaad ninku wuxu yidhi waxad tirahdan gooni isutaagii somaliland wanu ka noqonay oo somaliyanu rabna inan la midowno calashan Ethiopia lugu cabsinaya somaliweyn dabeedna iyada dan idin ictraafi. ka waran haday Ethiopia cabsoon weydo War waxaasi Macquul ma kula eegtahay adiga, suaahsa aan ku weydiye somaliland 19 sannadood bey ka so shaqeyneyse xidhidh yada calaamkla the world is taking us serious now ma diib baad no celinaysa

Anyhow, the one sure way that Somaliland can force Ethiopia to extend full recognition to Somaliland is to abandon the secession altogether, and reconcile with Southern Somalia! But this cannot be done with tricks and manoeuvres. It has to be genuine reconciliation. If Somaliland leaders make statements or even issue veiled threats of wanting to rejoin with Somalia in order to induce Ethiopia, the Abyssinians will call it a bluff and will not budge. But the moment Somaliland gives up on secession and starts genuine reconciliation with the south, a full Ethiopian Ambassador with all his credentials will arrive Hargeisa even before any southern delegation makes to the north! Ethiopia will do this, and will recognize Somaliland immediately if it convinced the reconstitution of the Somali Republic is at work and is real possibility. To prevent that from happening, Ethiopia will hold back nothing. Maxaad tiri

Djibouti and Kenyan delegation to attend the inauguration of Somaliland President-elect Silaanyo HARGEISA (Somalilandpress) — Appointed presidential delegation representing the Republic of Djibouti and Kenya are expected to arrive in Hargeisa later today to attend the inauguration of Somaliland President-elect Ahmed Mohamed Silaanyo on Monday July 26th, local sources said. The Djibouti Delegation consisting of 12 members were appointed by President Ismail Omar Guelleh and will be led by the Minister of Finance, Ali Farah Adnan. Mr Adnan will be joined by Ali Abdi Farah, Minister of Communication and Culture, Mohamed Somali, Chairman of National Initiative for Social Development, Ahmed Hersi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Justice and Hashi Abdillahi Orrah, Senior Advisor to the President of Djibouti. On the Kenyan side, it’s still unclear the number and the exact details about their delegation but sources close to the new administration indicated, the Kenyan delegation will arrive after the Djiboutians. A number of senior ministers is expected to be among those Nairobi sends to Hargeisa. This comes weeks after, former Kenyan Minister for Trade and Industry, Dr Mukhisa Kituyi called on the Kenyan government to re-think its policy towards Somalia and immediately recognize Somaliland (see Former Kenyan minister calls for recognition of Somaliland). A number of senior Kenyan ministers and MPs support Dr Kituyi’s vision including the Prime Minister, Raila Odinga. The newly-elected president, Ahmed Mohamed Silaanyo, a British educated, won 49 percent of the vote in the June 26th presidential elections. The election has being hailed free and fair by international observers, organizations, media, neighboring countries and both by the United Kingdom and the United States. The British PM David Cameron praised the election as “peaceful and credible” and promised to do more. President Dahir Riyale Kahin, who managed around 33 percent of the vote gracefully accepted the defeat paving the way for a peaceful transition of political power. Mr Riyale said he will stay in politics as an opposition leader. The results were endorsed by the Chief Justice Mohamed Hersi Omane on the 11th of July. Ever since Somaliland has been preparing it self for the inauguration of the President-elect. Police and military have been placed on red alert while large security contingents were taken to the border with neighbouring Somalia. Foreign intelligence led by the British have also been pouring into Hargeisa and large Somaliland Diasporas have managed to make their way into the country. Some are here to witness the historical day while others want to get a position in the new government. The al-Qaeda-inspired al-Shabab operating in Somalia have voiced against the elections and urged people not to practice the ‘evil principle’ however more than half a million cast their votes. Silaanyo will face a number of economic, social and security problems. Unemployment is one of the biggest challenges Silaanyo will have to overcome during his term. The region is largely known for it’s endless wars and the failed state of Somalia is just next door. Many Somalis are hoping Silaanyo will engage with Somalia – a country where he once held the Minister of Commerce portfolio. The election was largely financed by a number of EU countries, UK and the United States. The UK plans to send a delegation to Hargeisa during the inaugurations from it’s embassy in Addis Ababa, its unclear if the U.S. will send anyone. Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silaanyo and his Vice Abdulrahman Abdullahi Ismael ‘Saylaci’ will take the oath of office on Monday July 26th for a term of five years. Somaliland gained its independence from Great Britain in June 1960 and voluntarily merged with its neighbour, Italian Somaliland, forming what was known as the Somali Republic. But that union went sour after a short period and Somaliland was forced to take arms against Mogadishu. The regime in Mogadishu collapsed in 1991 and Somaliland declared the restoration of its sovereignty – however no nation has since accepted Somaliland. Somalilandpress | Sunday, 25 July 2010

Ina cigaal inankisi ba qoray somaha

This will be a great ceremony the inauguration of the newly elect president

^^ dee cadawga labaaad wa dahabshil

^^ Somalis by nature don’t like to be told what to do they don’t like oppressors they will fight them just like they did with colonialist and with the Ethiopian invasion in 2006. They shall never bow to a foreign ruler. So I don’t think new troops will solve this issue in Somalia most likely these troops will protect the weak TFG regime like they did previously but a real solution for Somalia I don’t think so.

Dufcadii labaad oo ka qalinjabiyay kuliyada caafimaadka jaamacada hargaysa:- Guddoomiyaha Jaamacada Hargeysa Dr. Xuseen Cabdilaahi Bulxan oo ugu horeyn halkaasi ka hadlay ayaa hambalyeeyay dhakhaatiirta cusub Hargayasa(gabileynews)”-Munaasibad balaadhan oo loo sameeyay 17 dhakhtar oo ka qalin jabiyay qaybta caafimaadka ee jaamacada Hargeysa, ayaa xalay lagu qabtay Huteelka Maansoor ee Magaalada Hargeysa. munaasibadan oo ay soo qaban qaabiyeen maamulka jaamacada Hargeysa, ayaa waxa ka soo qayb galay dad wayne aad u tiro badan oo kala socday qaybaha kala duwan ee bulshada sida aqoonyahan, dhakhaatiir, siyaasiyiin, arday iyo dadwayne kale oo tiro badan, 17-ka arday oo mudada todobada sanadood ah culuumta caafimaadka ka baranayay kuliyadda caafimaadka ee jaamacada Hargey ayaa isugu jiray iyaga oo noqonaya dufcadii labaad ee ka qlin jabisa kuliyada caafimaadka ee jaamacada hargaysa tan iyo muddadii ay jirtay jaamacadasi. Munaasibadii qalin-jabinta loo sameeyey 17-kan arday ayaa waxa ka soo qeybgalay, dad wayne aad u tiro badan oo ay ka mid ahaayeen Guddoomiyaha Jaamacadda Hargeysa Dr. Xuseen Bulxan, Guddoomiyaha Kuliyada Caafimaadka ee Jaamacada Hargeysa, Dr. Diiriye Ismaaciil [irig], Macalimiinta Jaamacada Hargeysa, Wasiirkii hore Arrimaha Dibada Somaliland Edna Aadan Ismaaciil, Dr. Axmed Xuseen Ciise, Eng. Maxamed Xaashi Cilmi, Wasiir kuxigeenka Maaliyada Axmed Nuur, Guddoomiye Kuxigeenka Xisbiga UCID Aadan Maxamed Mirre [Waqaf], Xoghayaha arrimaha Gudaha iyo xidhiidhka Gobolada ee Xisbiga UCID Maxamed Ibraahim Aadan [Qabo], Guddoomiyaha Ururka dhakhaatiirta Dr Axmed Maxamed Gaas, dhakhaatiir badan oo uu ugu horeeyo Dr.Saleebaan Cabdi Guuleed, Qorayaal, aqoonyahan, culimaa’udiin, macalimiin ka socotay jaamacada Kings College ee dalka ingiriiska oo xidhiidh dhinaca wax barashada ah la leh jaamacada hargaysa, iyo waalidiinta ardayda qalin jabinayasay iyo marti sharaf kale. Guddoomiyaha Jaamacada Hargeysa Dr. Xuseen Cabdilaahi Bulxan oo ugu horeyn halkaasi ka hadlay ayaa hambalyeeyay dhakhaatiirta cusub ee ka qalin jabisay jaamacada Hargeysa, kuwaas oo uu tilmaamay inay u soo dhabar adaygeen 7 sabadood oo ay ku jireen halganka barashada caafimaadka, isaga oo tilmaamay inay wax wayn ka tari doonaan baahiyaha dhakhaatiir la’aaneed ee dalka ka jirta “Caawa qalin-jabintaa aynu joogno waxay farxad u tahay waalidiintii iyo macalimiintii ku soo tabacday ardayda ee mudada dheer ku soo tabcayay gabigayo faxrad ayay noo tahay” ayuu yidhi, waxaanu ku sheegay in dhakhaatiirta cusub ee kuliyadda caafimaadka ka baxay looga baahan yahay inay dadaal u galaan sidii ay dadkooda wax ugu qaban lahaayeen. Guddoomiye ku xigeenka jaamacada Hargeysa Prof. Mubaarik Ibraahim Aar oo isaguna hadal ka soo jeediyay xaflada qalin jabinta ayaa aad ugu dheeraaday muhiimada ay leedahay barashada caafimaadka iyo waxyaabaha looga baahan qofka baranaya, waxaanu sheegay in ardayda doonaysa inay qaataan kuliyadda caafimaadka ay ka dhisnaadaan dhinacyada culuumta sayniska si ay ugu fududaato barashada culuumta caafimaadka ee ay barashadeeda u badheedhayaan ama ay doonayaan inay ka jibo keenaan. Prof Mubaarik Ibraahim Aar, waxa uu kula dardaarmay dhakhaatiirta cusub ee qalin jabisay inailaaliyaan oo ay ku dhaqmaan akhlaaqiyaadka iyo qiyamka ay leedahay dhakhtarnimadu, isaga oo tilmaamay in dhakhaatiirtan looga baahan yahay inay kalian mugle ka qaataan tayaynta iyo kor u qaadida caafimaadka. Waxa kale oo isna munaasibadani ka hadlay Guddoomiyaha Ururka Dhakhaatiirta Somaliland Dr. Axmed Maxamed Gaas oo isna halkaasi ka hadlay ayaa waxa uu yidhi “Waxaan u mahad-celinayaa hay’ada WHO iyo Kings Collage iyo ardeydii wada dheer u soo martay guushan ay caawa haystaan, dar-daaranka aan ardayda [Dhakhaatiirta Cusub] maanta u jeedinayaa waa hawshii maanta ayey idiin bilaabantay, waxaan idin leeyahay bukaanka la saaxiiba, oo wax ku barta waxna ka barta”. Ayuuu yidhi rd gaas, waxana uu u mahad-celiyey dhamaan dhakhaatiirta ka soo qeybagalay Munaasibada, 17-kii dhakhtar ee ka qalin-jabiyey kuliyada Caafimaadka iyo dhamaan dadkii ka soo qeybgalay Xaflada. Waxa iyaguna munaasibada qalin-jabinta ka hadlay Marwo Edna Aaden Ismaaciil, xildhibaan Muxumed Aw Axmed iyo Dr Axmed Maxamed Gaas, dhammaantoodna waxay ku nuux-nuuxsadeen baahida loo qabay dhakhaatiirtan cusub ee soo qalin jabisay, iyagga oo dhanka kalen ku hambalyeeyay dhakhaatiirta ka baxday kuliyadda caafimaadka jaamacada Hargeysa dadaalka ay u soo galeen dhamaystirashada culuumta caafimaadka ee ay dhamaystirteen. Iyada oo geb-gebadii xafladanina abaalmarino lagu guddoonsiyay dhakhaatiirta ka hawl-gala kuliyadda caafimaadka jaamacada Hargeysa iyo ardayda qalin jabisay. khadar Cabdi Muuse Gabiley News Reporter Hargeisa/somaliland

Suldaanka Hargeisa will be financial capital city of east Africa

SOMALILAND: 17 medical doctors graduate HARGEISA (Somalilandpress) — A graduation ceremony was held in Maansor Hotel on Friday for 17 general medical practitioners who graduated from the University of Hargeisa (UoH). Speaking at the graduation ceremony Dr Bulhan Hussein, the Chancellor of UoH, congratulated the new doctors and their parents. The Chancellor expressed appreciation for the efforts of the students and for their sacrifice and dedications over the years. The group is the second patch to graduate from the University since it’s rehabilitation after the war with neighboring Somalia. Dr Edna Adan Ismael and Prof. Mubraik Ibrahim Aar were among many who addressed the attendees. The two stated the importance of having new doctors in Somaliland – a country where basic health indicators are among the worst in the world. Dr Diriye Ismael Irig, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at university of Hargeisa cited the 17 graduates consisted of 12 males and 5 females. The faculty was established in 2003 with 75 students with 15 graduating last year. The students have been undertaking intensive courses in obstetrics and gynaecology, paediatics and psychiatry, urology and general surgery, general medicine and palliative medicine for the past six years. A number of students are currently under taking advanced medical training including the first ever Somali trained heart surgery in which they collaborating with Addis Cardiac Hospital, the first hospital for cardiovascular diseases in East Africa. In order to improve the student’s clinical skills, Somaliland universities and medical associations have requested assistance from the international community. So far Somaliland universities have developed partnership with Kings College Hospital (KCH), UK, the Australian Doctors for Africa (ADFA) and a number of other Western institutions. Somaliland hospitals have as well developed ties with leading organizations in the Arab world including the UAE and Kuwait Red Crescent societies. Local students: In March 2009 Emeritus Professor David Allbrook, Dr Gary Hastwell and Dr Rod Thelander travelled to Hargeisa - ADFA A surgical team from the UAE recently donated their time to perform free cataract eye and cochlear implant surgeries through a partnership between Kuwait based Al-Manhal Islamic Societies’ al-Manhal Hospital (ex. Hargeisa City Hospital) in Hargeisa and UAE’s Red Crescent Authority (RCA). On the same week, the al-Manhal hospital became the venue for the first ever laser surgery in the country which was performed by local and Yemeni doctors to treat gallbladder and internal organs diseases in the liver and intestines of ten patients. The new recruits is expected to make a difference in Somaliland’s poor health system. The attendees included Mr Ahmed Nur, Vice-Finance minister, Dr Ahmed Hussein Isse, Abaarso Tech, Eng. Mohamed Hashi Elmi, senior Kulmiye Party member, Mr Adan Mohamed Mire, Vice Chairman of UCID Party, Dr Ahmed Mohamed Gas, Somaliland medical association, Dr Suleiman Abdi Guleid, teachers from Kings College, guests and other dignitaries. Somalilandpress | Saturday | 24 July 2010

its gabadh not gabar, kuwan waligeen ma afsomalganu u dhigi uun

So no deportation happened according to you and you never handed over your blood brothers to the TPLF regime, fair enough I rest my case

Former Kenyan minister calls for recognition of Somaliland. Written by Daily nation on-line Jul 23, 2010 at 06:18 PM Text of commentary entitled “Need to re-think our policy towards Somalia” by Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, former Kenyan minister published by Kenyan privately-owned newspaper Daily Nation website on 18 July; subheading as published In the recent past, two events have occurred in lands far apart which force Kenya to re-think its policy towards Somalia. First, the people of Somaliland, the self-declared autonomous region formerly called British Somaliland, held a very credible election last month which was won by the opposition. Second, came the traumatic bombings that killed and maimed hundreds of people in Kampala with the Somali group Al-Shabab rushing to claim responsibility. These two events are bound by the reality of the failed state in Somalia and even worse the failed response by the international community to the shame that is Somalia today. Kenya must read the line and make a firm stand in the national interest. At independence in 1960, British Somaliland voluntarily joined the Republic of Somalia in the hope of peace and development. When all they got was the brutality of the Siad Barre regime, they declared independence in 1991. The response was painful and remains enshrined in the mass graves of Malko-Durduro near Hargeysa. They picked up the pieces and, while the rest of Somalia descended into chaos, the people of Somaliland have sustained dialogue in modelling a democratic system balancing between clan elders and elected chambers of parliament. Visiting Select Committees from the House of Commons (2004) and the Kenya National Assembly (2006) have applauded the progress made. Trying militants Today Somaliland has fashioned an effective administration regularly collecting due taxes, arresting and trying militants bent on disrupting the peace, patrolling the Gulf of Eden to keep pirates off its shores, and operating efficient air and sea port facilities at Berbera. Despite their best efforts, the people of Somaliland remain constricted because the world has refused to recognize their statehood. Arguments about sanctity of independence boundaries run hollow in the face of cases like Ethiopia-Eritrea and failed federations like Senegambia. The sick state of Somalia requires no further pretence at sanctity. More crucially, incremental solutions to the mess that is Somalia require solidarity with successful Somali peace initiatives. There is none better than Somaliland. Kenya should lead other regional players in recognizing and strengthening the Republic of Somaliland as a frontline counter to the violence spewing out of Somalia. This is the least we can do for a country that gave us the **** immigrants of the post World War II that played a key role in the spread of African entrepreneurship in the hinterland of pre-independence Kenya. In the wake of the Kampala bombings, President Museveni has vowed strong response in Somalia. It is important to see Uganda`s predicament in its context. President Museveni committed Ugandan soldiers to the peace initiative of IGAD. Since then, three major things have emerged which require a total re-think of the Africa Union and IGAD approach to Somalia. First there is no peace to keep in Somalia and the AMISOM forces are pretending to offer security to an interim government that is permanently on life support. The idea of a green house for the transitional government to grow before being let out to pasture has failed as the government in Mogadishu remains a cacophony of foreigners of Somali origin who fly in from Nairobi, Australia, Canada and Scandinavia for cabinet meetings and fly back home. If government is wilting in the green house, when will it grow capacity to govern without Burundi and Ugandan soldiers? Secondly, the alternative to the TFG in Mogadishu left on its own remains absurd and disruptive. Al-Shabab wants us to appreciate it on the basis of its ability to spread pain and shock, and its recent declaration of a fatwa on democracy. The third thing is the recent coming into force of the Common Market for East Africa. This has entailed a commitment by the member countries to grow the protocols on foreign and defence cooperation into unified policy on regional security and foreign relations. Somalia accords them the earliest opportunity to think and act together. This is the time for Kenya and the rest of East Africa to tell Uganda “you shall not walk alone”. The strategic interests of East Africa are tied to secure maritime trade off the shores of Somalia. Illicit trade in small arms and the threat of terrorist acts can be better dealt with in Somalia than at our porous borders. Firm decisions founded on clear measurable and achievable goals must inform the way forward as we join our brothers in Uganda in mourning the innocent lives that have been lost so meaninglessly.

There are about a handful democratic countries in the African continent. Most African countries are authoritarian regimes as the map indicates. And there is also one totally failed country.

This is part of an older problem: the refusal of a defeated incumbent to accept defeat and bow out. Refreshingly, it does sometimes happen, as in Somaliland earlier this month and in Ghana in the past decade. But President Robert Mugabe refused to go in Zimbabwe after a clear verdict in an election in 2008 and President Mwai Kibaki refused to go after the elections in Kenya in 2007. Both leaders sparked widespread violence in their countries, thanks to their determination to cling to office; both eventually had to accept power-sharing agreements with the opposition

Africa's year of elections The democracy bug is fitfully catching on Africa is in the throes of election fever. But more voting does not necessarily mean more democracy Jul 22nd 2010 EnlargeBURUNDI has just had one, as has Guinea. That came hot on the heels of the semi-autonomous region of Somaliland’s, which followed Ethiopia’s. Rwanda is bracing itself for one at the beginning of next month, and after that Tanzania, Chad and several others are due to follow. By the end of December a score of sub-Saharan Africa’s 48 countries should have gone to the polls for an assortment of local, regional and national elections. Kenya is also holding a vital constitutional referendum on August 4th. This is a big year for African voters. The electoral calendar has never been so crowded. Indeed, elections have become a normal occurrence on a continent once better known for the frequency and violence of its coups and civil wars. Since the late 1990s the number of coups has fallen sharply (see chart), whereas the number of elections has increased, sometimes in the unlikeliest of places. The west African country of Guinea is an encouraging example of a possible new trend. After two decades of dictatorial rule by Lansana Conté, the army seized power after his death two years ago. So far, so predictable. But the story took a new twist. The coup leader was attacked and injured by one of his aides, enabling other members of the junta to promise a return to civilian rule after elections they vowed not to contest. The first round of a presidential poll was held peacefully on June 27th; a run-off is expected soon. .Related items Burundi's election: Pretty squalid Jul 22nd 2010Several factors explain this surge in enthusiasm for the ballot box. Would-be voters, anxious to make their often corrupt and arrogant politicians more accountable, are exerting fiercer pressure. For example, Nigerians expressed fury at the way the ruling People’s Democratic Party conducted the charade of an election in 2007. As a result, the government has had to make concessions over the running of the election due next year. The recent appointment of Professor Attahiru Jega as head of the Independent National Electoral Commission has raised hopes that his organisation will be truly independent of political control, rather than just a cog in the ruling party’s re-election machine. Nigeria’s coming election will be scrutinised across the continent. Pressure for improvement comes from beyond the continent, too. Gone are the days of the cold war when West and East propped up their favoured dictators for geostrategic reasons. Nowadays a lot of aid money and diplomatic support are tied to progress in governance and democracy. Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, for example, held the country’s recent election as part of a peace deal with the country’s southern rebels, brokered largely by the United States in 2005. Countries such as Ghana and Mali have every incentive to stay democratic to get billions of dollars of aid from America’s Millennium Challenge Account, started in 2002. This requires countries to prove a commitment to good governance and elections if they are to get the money. Africa’s own regional groupings, notably the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), have also started punishing member states that fall prey to coups. But the news is by no means all good. A cursory look at several recent polls shows that too often they are travesties. In Burundi the incumbent, Pierre Nkurunziza, won unopposed with 92% of the vote (see article). In Ethiopia those opposed to Meles Zenawi’s ruling party won just two of parliament’s 547 seats. And in Sudan’s election Mr Bashir won against an opposition that had largely boycotted the event. In the language of international election observers, many of these elections fall “below international standards”; in plain English, they are rigged to ensure that the incumbent or his ruling party cannot be ejected by the voters. Moreover, though even the nastiest leaders now feel obliged to hold elections, they are also getting more adept at fixing them. In Sudan, for instance, the regime manipulated every stage of the electoral process long before the actual voting, from the census in 2008 to keeping the opposition off the television screens just before the vote. Mr Zenawi has become similarly expert, passing laws before the poll to muzzle dissenting voices and hamper opposition. This is part of an older problem: the refusal of a defeated incumbent to accept defeat and bow out. Refreshingly, it does sometimes happen, as in Somaliland earlier this month and in Ghana in the past decade. But President Robert Mugabe refused to go in Zimbabwe after a clear verdict in an election in 2008 and President Mwai Kibaki refused to go after the elections in Kenya in 2007. Both leaders sparked widespread violence in their countries, thanks to their determination to cling to office; both eventually had to accept power-sharing agreements with the opposition. Moreover, elections are often a poor guide to a country’s overall state of democracy and civil liberties. The mere number of elections can be deceptive. Our accompanying map of Africa shows how countries rank in terms of democracy, initially measured in 2008 on a broad range of criteria by the Economist Intelligence Unit, a sister organisation of The Economist, but updated to include more recent data from a variety of sources. The number of coming elections is cause for hope. But the advance of African democracy remains patchy. Too often the big men still find a way to stay put, whatever the voters may want. 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These troops are not occupiers they are temporarily peacekeeping forces protecting the hotel government in vila somalia

The tfg needs peacekeeping troops from Africa there won’t be any Ethiopian troops in Somalia

Jabuuti iyo Guinea oo ciidamo u diraya Muqdisho Warkii 23-Jul-2010 iyo Qormadii: Maxamed Cismaan Dalalka Jabuuti iyo Guinea ayaa balan qaaday in si deg degleh cutubyo ciidamo ah ugu diri doonaan magaalada Muqdisho ee dalka Soomaaliya, si ay u xoojiyaan ciidamada Midowga Afrika ee AMISOM. Balanqaadkan wuxuu kasoo baxay shirka magaalada Kambala ee dalka Ugandha uga socda wadamada Midowga Afrika. Madaxa Guddiga Midowga Afrika Mr.Jean Ping ayaa saxaafada maanta u sheegay in dalka Guinea uu shaaca ka qaaday in hal Batalyan uu diyaariyey in loo soo diro dalka Soomaaliya si ay ugu biiraan ciidamada AMISOM. Sidoo kale dalka Jabuuti oo lix bilood kahor diyaariyey hal batalyan oo ciidan ah ayaa sheegay in ciidamadaasi sida ugu dhakhsaha badan loogu diri doono magaalada Muqdisho. Qorshihii AMISOM ee nabad illaalinta ayaa ahaa in askar gaareysa 8000 la geeyo dalka Soomaaliya, xiligan ayey magaalada Muqdisho ku sugan yihiin ciidamo ka badan 6000 oo kasoo kala jeeda dalalka Burundi iyo Ugandha. Hadii ay ciidamadan ka socda Jabuuti iyo Guinea la keeno Muqdisho, tirada askarta AMISOM ayaa ka badaneysa 8000, arrintan ayaa kamid ah qodobada ay dalalka Midowga Afrika ka shirayaan, waxaana lagu wadaa in qorshihii hore ee 8000 askari la bedalo, isla markaana ciidamada la geenayo Soomaaliya laga dhigo 10.000 (toban kun oo askari). Jean Ping Madaxa Guddiga Midowga Afrika ayaa sheegay in sidoo kale la doonayo in wax laga bedalo awooda ciidamada AMISOM, ayadoo horey hawsha AMISOM ay ahayd nabad illaalin iyo difaacida dowlada Federaalka, balse Midowga Afrika ayaa hada doonaya in awood dheeraad ah ciidamada AMISOM loosiiyo inay duulaan ku qaadi karaan kooxaha mucaaridka ah. Kulanka Midowga Afrika ee ka socda magaalada Kambala ee xarunta dalka Ugandha ayaa kusoo beegmaya asbuucyo kadib weeraradii bambaano ee lala beegsaday makhaayado ku yaal magaalada Kambala 11kii bishan xili ay dadku daawanayeen ciyaartii Finalka ee Koobka Adduunka, weeraradaasi bambaano oo ay sheegteen kooxda AL Shabaab ayaa waxaa ku dhintay 76 qof. Maxamed Cismaan info@afnugaal.com

The problems with most Bunbunilanders is that they put all their focus on the individual that brings forward a new mind-set and suddenly they concentrate all their energy at the person that brings forward the question about a particular sensitive issue concerning how the pirates treat the onlf folks in their clan state . My simple question was why does our mr Somalia deport his own people to Ethiopia and even does it with a big smile on his face are those Ethiopians blackmailing you Mr Somalia. You can tell us there is no need for you to respond in a way that is almost paranoid . You act like Its Xaji xunjufs fault that these problems keep on happening in your home. Now let’s go back to the topic the Buntland Administration tortured and locked up a clan elder probably being accused of having links with Alqeada or sympathising with the onlf struggle . The pirate boys were well aware of the situation in the onlf region its quite sad and also remarkably that you indeed puntlanders treat your own Blood Brothers in such way just to please your Supreme master in Adis ababa

Its seems mr faroole the upper chief of the pirates can’t do anything right deportation of Ethnic Somalis from their own Country. Puntland claims to be part of Somalia but considers Somali citizens as refugees with in their own country and deports these innocent civilians because the security situation of bossaso has been deteriorated. Also he has taken no measures against irhaabi related terrorist unities in the galgala region looks like faroole is becoming an incompetent leader and slowly by slowly he is tearing puntland apart.