I was expecting a bigger outcome there ottawa has a large awdalian community eventhough a big portion of that community is from Djiboutian origin and don't relate to Somaliland in any way or form

Dawlada Kenya oo Shaaca ka qaaday inay Aqoonsatay Soomaaliland. Saturday, 21 May 2011 Xukuumadda Kenya ayaa sheegay inay diyaar u tahay inay u aqoonsato Somaliland dowlad ka madaxbannaan Soomaaliya inteeda kale, kaddib markii ay muddo 20-sano ka hor ka ku dhaaqday gooni isku-taaggeeda. Warkan oo lagu qoray shabakadda Presstv ayaa lagu sheegay in kaaliyaha wasiirka arrimaha dibadda ee dalka Kenya Richard Onyonka uu hadalkan ka sheegay shir lagu taageerayay gooni-isku-taagga Somaliland oo Jimcihii shalay oo ka dhacay Nairobi, isagoo ku boorriyay dalalka kale ee Midowga Afrika inay aqoonsadaan Somaliland. Maxamed Saalax oo ka mid ah dadkii shirkaas ka qaybgalay oo Somaliland kana soo-jeeda ayaa sheegay in Somaliland ay u qalanto in la aqoonsado maadaama tan iyo markii ay ka go'aday Soomaaliya inteeda kale ay ka jirtay nabad buuxda. "Waxaan ka shaqeynay inaan nabad ka dhino deegaannadeenna, taasoo bulshada caalamka ku cadaadinaysa inay noo aqoonsadaan dal ka madaxbannaan Soomaaliya inteeda kale," ayuu yiri Maxamed Saalax. Bishan 18-keedii ayaa looga dabaaldagay gobollada ay ka kooban tahay Somaliland xuska sannadguuradii 20-aad ee kasoo wareegtay markii ay ku dhawaaqeen gooni isku taagga, Somaliland xorriyada ka qaadatay gumeysigii Ingiriiska 26, June 1960-kii ayaa waxaa ka jirtay tan iyo markii ay burburtay dowladdii dhexe ee Soomaaliya 1991-kii maamul iyo nabadgalyo. Dalka Kenya ayaa noqonaya dalkii ugu horreeyay caalamka oo aqoonsada Somliland haddii hadalka Onyonka uu noqdo mid ay hirgeliso xukuumadda dalkaas ka jirta oo uu xidhiidh wanaagsan kala dhexeeyo dowladda KMG ah ee Soomaaliya. Togdhnews

Ethiopia opens biding for oil, natural gas production in ****** Comments (18) (Addis Ababa) Ethiopia’s government expects seven foreign and domestic companies to bid for oil and natural gas concessions in the restive ****** basin previously held by Petronas Nasional Bhd, a government official said. A tender for the concessions closes this week and the results are expected to be announced by early June, Ketsela Tadesse, head of petroleum licensing and administration in the Mines Ministry, said in an interview yesterday in Addis Ababa, the capital. One of the eight blocks on offer has proven gas deposits of 2.7 trillion cubic feet, according to Ketsela. “We shortlisted the companies and they have taken bid documents,” Ketsela said. “After evaluation, the results will be disclosed. We hope to finish in two or three weeks.” Petronas, based in Kuala Lumpur, sold the assets in October as part of what it said was a “rationalization exercise.” In May 2010, British geologist Jason Read, who was working for a subcontractor of the Malaysian company, was killed in an ambush in the region. The rebel ****** National Liberation Front, which has been fighting for self-determination in the area since 1984, denied responsibility for the attack. In April 2007, the ONLF attacked an exploration site in the ****** operated by China’s Zhongyuan Petroleum Exploration Bureau, killing nine Chinese workers and 65 Ethiopians. Talks with Petronas about its exit were “amicable” and the state-owned company’s decision to leave Ethiopia had nothing to do with security concerns, Ketsela said. ‘No Problems’ “Companies are currently working in the area with no problems,” he said. “There is a good relationship between them and the local people.” On May 13, a World Food Programme worker was shot dead in the ****** region in an attack the government blamed on the ONLF. One person was injured and two workers are still missing after the attack, Judith Schuler, WFP’s spokeswoman in Ethiopia, said by phone from the capital yesterday. The ONLF said in an e-mailed statement yesterday that government security forces carried out the attack to cover up atrocities in the region. “This is a government that has enshrined basic human rights in the constitution and has been working tirelessly to implement them in every part of the country,” Communications Minister Bereket Simon said by phone from Addis Ababa today. “So I don’t think these accusations from terrorists hold water.” Companies currently prospecting for fossil fuels in Africa’s second-most populous nation include Afar Exploration Co., based in Oklahoma; Ontario-based Epsilon Energy Ltd.; Calgary-based Calvalley Petroleums Inc. (CVI/A); Denver-based Falcon Oil & Gas Ltd. (FOLGF); Texas-based Pexco Inc.; SouthWest Energy (H.K.) Ltd.; Vancouver-based Africa Oil Corp. (AOI); and London-registered Tullow Oil Inc., Ketsela said. Some of those companies are likely to submit bids for the former Petronas blocks, he said. Hong Kong-based SouthWest had announced on Oct. 6 it had taken over the concessions before the government approved the deal. The tender is still “open” for the company, Ketsela said. Source: Bloomberg

Somaliland eyes embassy in UAE May 20th, 2011 Comments Off Self-declared sovereign state commemorates 20th anniversary of its founding By Shakir Noori, Special to Gulf News Published: 00:00 May 21, 2011 0Share Dr Mohammad Omar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland, is embarking on a mission to have his self-declared sovereign state recognised by the international community. Dubai: Somaliland commemorated the 20th anniversary of its founding on Wednesday — a major milestone in itself considering the unfortunate plight of central-south Somalia which plunged deep into a seemingly bottomless quagmire. After the hand-over of power President Silanyo, the new government immediately tackled many of the outstanding problems. It managed to considerably improve the economic prospects through intensified contacts with international partners who agreed to reiterate their support to Somaliland, while maintaining peace and stability in the face of challenges initiated from outside. On the occasion of the state’s founding anniversary, Gulf News interviewed Dr Mohammad Omar, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland. Excerpts: What is your mission in the UAE? First of all it is an invitation of the leaders of this country, especially Abu Dhabi. The aim of our visit is to promote Somaliland as a people and as government in the Arab world. The UAE takes a key decision in the Gulf states and in the Middle East as an international partner of the international community. Is it a political partnership? We are looking for a couple of things: economic cooperation. We have commercial validity of oil and gas in our country and also we have a long coast for fishing and maritime resources. Looking for potential investment. I think many countries are interested in funding. So that we can discuss how we can manage this wealth. We are interested in creating jobs in our country for the young people. Why [is your country] you called Somaliland? We were two independent states since 1960. We were colonised by Italy. We have a legal state. What do you think of Arab countries? This is our first mission and we will [also be in] contact [with] Kuwait which also invited us for this purpose. We [will] talk with the foreign minister [about] the Kuwaiti fund. What do you think is the position of the UAE [about your country's] investment [and] political situation? We’ve had from Emirati leaders [a] very positive position and [they] appreciate that Somaliland is peaceful, stable and democratic state. We are [totally opposite from] Somalia. [How's] your relation with Somalia? We always [wanted to engaged in] dialogue with Somalia government, but the problem is that we [don't] have [a] unified group to dialogue with. There are many groups fighting [for supremacy] as you know, fundamentalists trying to maintain power by force, pirates. When we find one unified group to talk [to], we are willing to talk and dialogue because we want really to have a good relation with Somalia. There are countries [that are similar to] your situation like [south] Sudan or other countries, do you take these countries as examples for you? Why not. Eretria was part of Ethiopia for more than 50 years and then they became independent and also South Sudan which now will be an active member in the international community. Do you feel that you are distinguished by democracy from Somalia? I can say that we have parliament that has been elected by the people. We have three political parties. Our population is about four millions. We have election [every] five years. [How's] your relation with the Arab League? We sent a letter to the Arab League to be a member, but they replied us let us wait for Somalia. The Arab League doesn’t want to create more states. When there will be stability in Somalia, we can discuss that. The priority for us [is the] stability [of our country] then economic development and political diplomacy. What is your relation with surrounding countries? We live peacefully with Ethiopia which [has] about eight million population. We have many treaties with them. Also with Djibouti, good relationships. The other neighbours [like] Somalia we have some problems. Some terrorists and pirates coming to our seas and land [and] cause trouble. What are your main resources? Oil and gas are the most important resources for us. We are now drilling and exporting oil and gas. And many oil countries come to us to exploit. There are many western and Arab and Gulf countries [that] want to fund and invest. We need other countries to come and invest because oil and gas need much money. Which countries do you want to develop relations? We are interested in developing relations with Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. Our aim is to [develop] good relationship with Egypt which is the biggest country in the Arab world. But Egypt wants a big Somalia unified [with] Ethiopia because of the problem [with] water. Ethiopia has a big power on the source of water. We can understand that, but at the same time we want Egypt to understand us also. Therefore I am trying to make contact with Egypt. Do you have political problems to be recognised by the other countries? Our interior politics is very good, with the parliament, the parties and democracy. First we focused on the politics and now we are focusing on the economic level. [Do] you [have] strategic [plans] of unifying with Somalia in the future? The main work of our government is to bring the peace to Somalia because without peace we can do nothing. Then we can negotiate about the other issues [whether] to be [an] independent state or becoming a [federation] like the United Arab Emirates. There are different political options. You cannot negotiate if there is no peace. We have to accept some land as independent states. Does Europe consider you as a key player to stop the pirates in the region? Yes, for this reason I participated in many conferences about piracy in the world. And in particular in Dubai recently. We are useful partners in this issue to fight against piracy. It is no more a Somali problem, but regional and international. So we are working with the international community. Are you getting economic help from other countries? Yes. We [get] some assistance. Many Arab leaders promised to give us tangible help and also to invest in our country. Are you getting recognition from other countries? We have six embassies all over the world and we hope that many countries will recognise us as an independent state. We are like the Palestinians who have many embassies in the world. We are planning to have an embassy in UAE in the future. What do you think of the Arab Spring? We’re worried about that and we have no official comment on that, but the people have the right to change their lives and leaders. What about the Islamic movement in your country? We are Muslims 100 per cent, but beyond religion [we follow a] democratic system. The Islamists are not marginalised, but they have to work in the sphere of democracy. As I’ve mentioned, we have three political parties. Our party is in power and the other two parties are in the opposition but they are in the parliament. Do you think that this revolution will come to Somaliland? No. I don’t think so because we have elections every five years. Our party took power [last] year and perhaps we will lose the next election. That is democracy and the transparency in the politics. What is your model of democracy? We don’t have a special model of democracy, but we follow the basic values of democracy like respecting the freedom of expression and the elections and parties. We have our local democracy which inspired from our heritage. Do you have a cultural strategy? Somali people are part of the Arabic world. The young people are very educated. We want to develop our Arab culture and make Arabic language and culture more accessible. We use English and Somali languages. It is part of our Arab identity. What are your ambitions? First of all we would like to be part of the Arab world, [for] Somaliland [to] work with the Arab [world] against the piracy, terrorism and extremists. Also we want to work with African countries.

Kenya ready to recognize Somaliland Submitted by News Editor1 on Sat, 2011-05-21 12:47 world The Kenyan government has expressed support for the recognition of Somaliland, which is an autonomous region of Somalia. Kenyan Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Richard Onyonka said that Nairobi supports the recognition of Somaliland as an independent state and Kenya will encourage the countries of the African Union to officially recognize Somaliland, a the Press TV correspondent in Nairobi reported late on Friday. Onyonka made the remarks in an address to a group of Somalilanders living in Nairobi. Somalilander Mohamed Saleh, who attended the gathering, said Somaliland deserves recognition since it has been relatively peaceful for years. “We have managed to remain stable in a very volatile region and this should push the global community to recognize our sovereignty from the bigger Somalia,” he stated. Somaliland, situated in northwestern Somalia, unilaterally declared independence from the rest of the African country in 1991.

Ilahay Somalia dawlad cadalaad ha u dhaliyo oo nabad ha kala dhex dhigo. ilahay na Somaliland aqoonsiga ay ka raban beesha calaamka allah ha siyo Good night awoow.

Somaliland mashallah

General Duke;721657 wrote: After 20 years of civil war, the Somali Flag still flies high in Puntland Somalia.. why not puntland is part of Somalia

Duke i do not consider Somalia my country nor do i consider Mogadisho my capital so this does not apply to me i was just posting some of the Accomplishments of Somalia as a whole including your clan enclave and things they did well , But you my friend you want the capital of somalia to be moved and at the same time it should be Somalias capital,, As for godane i think he and his organization are part of the problems of Somalia they can be a solution if they want to.

General Duke;721650 wrote: XX: You can indeed laugh adeer, unlike you I have more relatives inside Mogadishu today than anywhere else in the entire world. However much one dislikes the politicians, factions and fake religious groupings. I have never hated the Somali flag, Somali a and my beloved people in that city.. But you want the capital to be moved to your clan enclave right regardless of your jacayl for xamar.

Awoow imaad fahmin duke wa ninki odhan jiray caasimada xamar halaga wareejiyo ,Maantana wuxu leeyahay Caasimadu wa xamar lolz.

bilan;721642 wrote: If majority of the people in SL think like XX and Saalax I do not want to be united with them either. Mashallah intasu uun ba la idinka rabay now if all the koonfurians think like you there won't be any problems

it's mostly people who own business in Ethiopia some people who study there others have jobs there

who are the ssc people , does that include you africa own, or do you mean the garaad clan?

Dadkii Isu Soo Baxa Sameeyay Waxay I Tustay In Dadka Aan u Soo Dhimanaynay Yihiin Dad Dhiig Leh” May 20th, 2011 Mujaahid Axmed Mirre Oo Ka Hadlay Aqoonsiga Somaliland London (Somaliland.Org)- Mujaahid Axmed Mirre Maxamed ayaa sheegay in shacbiga ay qaranimadooda ilaashanayaan haddii la aqoonsado iyo haddii kale. Waxa kale oo uu ka hadlay isu soo bixii 18-kii May ay jaaliyada Somaliland ee ku dhaqan wadanka Ingiriisku ay ka hordhigeen Guriga Baarlamaanka dalka Ingiriiska. “Somaliland qaranimadeeda way ilaashanaysaa haddii la ictiraafo iyo haddii kaleba kana daali mayno qaranimadayadda, Horta Anigu ma nihin dad waxa ka dhiman qariya, khudbadii u dambeysay Madaxweynuhu wuu ku sheegay wixii dhinaa. Waxa naga dhiman kaabeyaashii dhaqaalaha, waxa kale oo naga dhiman shaqo abuurkii,”ayuu yidhi Mujaahid Axmed Mirre oo maanta ka hadlayay Laanta Af Soomaaliga ee BBC-da oo uu ka qeyb galay dood lagaga hadlayay waxyaabaha Somaliland u qabsoomay labaatan sano guuradii ka soo wareegtay dib ula soo noqoshadii madax banaanida Somaliland. Axmed Mirre oo hadalkiisa sii watay wuxuu yidhi “Waxaanu leenahay walaalahayaga Soomaaliya waxaynu ahayn walaalo oo anagaa (Somaliland) xornimada idiin keenay markii aanu dawladnimada idinka hor qaadanay sanadkii 1960-kii. Markii la burburayna idinkaa dhaxalkii aynu wada lahayn qaatay oo waxba nagamaydaan siinin. Md. Axmed Mirre waxa uu si weyn u bogaadiyay dadweynaha reer Somaliland ee ku dhaqan wadankan Ingiriiska ee 18-kii may isu soo baxa aqoonsi raadiska ah ka hordhigay aqalka baaralamaanka Ingiriiska isagoo arrintaasi ka hadlayayna wuxuu yidhi “Jaaliyada Somaliland ee wadanka Ingiriiska ku dhaqan isu soo bixii ay soo bandhigeen iyo yuhuuntoodii waxay I tustay in dadka aan u dhimanayay ay yihiin dad dhiig leh oo dadkooda u adeegaya. Dadkii isu soo baxay c iyaar umay soo bixine’e waxay adduun weynaha dareen geliyeen in Somaliland ay muddo labaatan sanadood ah samraysay oo ay xaq u leedahay in la ictiraafo. Dadkaasi waxay Guriga baarlamaanka Ingiriiska u hor-tageen waxa weeye waa dalkii Somaliland mustacmarada u ahayd waxa laga doonayaa inuu noqdo dalka ugu horeeya ee aqoonsada maadaama oo uu garanayo xuduudaha iyo taariikhda.” Mujaahid Axmed Mirre oo la weydiiyay waxyaabihii Ururkii SNM ka abuurmay waxa uu yidhi “Ururkii SNM wuxuu ahaa urur ka dhashay cadaalad daradii dalka ka taagnayd, cadaalad darradaasi oo baahday ayaa qof walba meeshiisa ku gaadhay. Markii la bixin waayay Odayaashii, Hooyooyinkii iyo ubadkii ee la xalaashaday wax kasta oo xaaraan ahaa ee wax ma yaqaankii laga dhigay wax yaqaan, waxyaqaankiina laga dhigay wax ma yaqaan, cadaalad darradu markay baahdo waxay burburisaa ummadda oo dhan horta markaa SNM waxay ka dhalatay Cadaalad darro.” Cumar Maxamed Faarax

Saalax;721621 wrote: 1 thing might i add we all know what happened to that ex USC warlord Cusmaan Cato when he was a MP in the TFG he arrived in Hargeysa and though it was part of Somalia mamuu ku sheega TFG and he wouldn't be deported lol. Maxa ka racay he was straight away deported by the Interior minister of Somaliland. Making it clear we mean it business we don't mess about. i was in hargeysa wagaas it was 2005. during the summer Ismacil adan cismaan Former interior minister ba Airportka ka celiyey the poor cismaan caato wuu naxay marki la mustafiriyey he owns some ganacsi in Somaliland wuxu is yidhi hawlahagi iska wado lolz.

General Duke;721619 wrote: ^^^What the hell is Xunjuf Xaji gartay.. Dee afsomaligaad agnaan ka tahay

Saalax;721595 wrote: Djbouti city is also a somali city, so is Ali Sabah. That is like saying what is the difference between Hobyo & Ali Sabah. Well you need to cross a different border to enter the territory controlled by the respective sides with your little visa/passport or whatever it is either Sland or Djib. excellent point

Dervish;721607 wrote: the biggest irony of this whole forum is the fact that the word Somaliland is an error in need of spellcheck when typing it. An error one must edit linguistically and figuratively. Somaliland makes sense Dhulki Somalida ardu al Somaal what the hell is Somalia, Somali gartay ,, what the hell is the A part?

General Duke;721599 wrote: Mogadishu is sure the capital of Somalia and will become once again the beacon of light. As for the secessionist, they ahve no argument..

Somalilanders celebrate 26 june that's a great day the day My Country was free From British imperialism and the bitter war and struggle we went trough to make Somaliland an independent state will always be remembered the thing is that Somaliland it's independence didn't last for long a long period after 5 days, it was wrongly united with the then Somalia UN trustship and the two new countries, decided to go by the name of the Somali republic. the two states that united in 1960 one was considered (Somaliland) to be just a one of the many provinces of the Regime in Mogadisho in 1961 the Somaliland struggle for independence started after a failed coup d'état attempt by Somaliland officers in Somaliland. The day 18 may day is the day the people of Somaliland decided that the statehood that was lost in 1960 shall be brought back to it's people and the failed union was dissolved it's actually the day we corrected the error of the past, that's why it's so important to me and 4 Million Somalilanders.

A_Khadar;721587 wrote: Referendum in all somalis every corner including NFD, Og, dJabuti, s/l and south. For sure, union will prevail and all somalis will unite and live happily ever after.. howe about this? lool

Referendum in Somaliland is a thing we should all welcome From lawyacade all the way to yoocade.

A_Khadar;721567 wrote: I rather be ruled from where all somalis united regardless of their clan and people can simply reconcile instead of creating mini state made out of emotion and angry. A city with full of Ciil iyo cuqdad and every where you turn, you hear, "F****sh" did this and did that.. Anint want live and have anything to do with that kind of city. Give a credit to that ruin city of Muqdisho, with its current lawlessness, you won't feel foreigner no matter which region of Somalia you're from, but Hargaysa, Buro and the mini tulloos in between, all you hear is clan names left to right.. <O:p</O:p Why emphasizing more that Hargaysa is the home for all somalilanders but muqdisho can't be home of all somalis including hargaysawis.. <O:p</O:p Somalis never united in Mogadisho NFD people never united with Mogadisho Djibouti People never united with Mogadisho Somaligians from Ethiopia never united with xamar. Somalilanders withdrew from Mogadisho Union Mogadisho became the home of one clan , one clan took your houses and chased your entire clan all the way to the jungles of kenya till the day of today they still own majority of the property that once belonged to you Yeah indeed you are very much welcome there Somaliland former president was an nss officer and ruled Hargeysa for 8 years hs interior Minister was Called Faqsh and that was his nick.

A khadar , Salax is right Koonfurians don't have honest Politicians and they are not sincere about Somalia every one knows that . The MPS can be bribed the politicians are mainly Puppets