Miyir;979821 wrote: We reject it, Looma dhama:cool: where is the mighty Afro-hashimate? Yes they said Afro-hashimate will not be part of anarchy cycles in post independent Somalia, but one of the other three groups might resort to violence (HAG,SAHAL and RR). 53 years after that prediction still the game isn't over

Newly released documents from 1960 show officials predicted Somalia could descend into violent conflict. British intelligence services warned Somalia could lapse into anarchy and tribal warfare just months before the country gained independence, it has been revealed. Newly released documents from the National Archives also described Somalis as "volatile and opportunist" people whose "deepest loyalty" was towards family and tribe. The secret report prepared by the joint intelligence committee in 1960 said there was a possibility of violence in the East African country. "Their traditional way of life is nomadic and insecure and their character consequently tends to be volatile and opportunist, quick-witted and quick tempered," noted the report on the outlook for the Horn of Africa, dated April 1960. "Although the concept of unity between all Somalis has a great emotional appeal, the deepest loyalty is towards the family and the tribe." Somalia became a federal republic in July 1960, after Britain and Italy granted independence to their two respective sectors of the country. The report noted three key tribal groupings, the ******, the ***** and the Digil-*********. "Any successor Government would be likely to be more nationalistic in character than the existing regime," the report noted. "The posssibility should not, however, be discounted that one of the three groups might resort to violence, and that Somalia might lapse into anarchy and tribal warfare." http://news.sky.com/story/1147056/uk-intelligence-feared-anarchy-in-somalia

New Deal opportunity to recognise Somaliland The New Deal for Somalia, agreed between the country and the international community, including the EU, should be led to the formal recognition of Somaliland, according to the foreign minister. Speaking after a high-level conference on Somalia in Brussels, which was not attended by representatives of Somaliland, Mohamed Bihi Yonis said, however, that political dialogue focussing on the Horn of Africa is welcome. “We are encouraged by the international community’s decision to focus on my region, the Horn of Africa, despite the challenges that they face closer to home,” the foreign minister said. “We hope that the New Deal for the Somali people will sanction a clear and improved framework for international donors’ engagement with both Somaliland and Somalia.” “In applying the New Deal principles, we urge international donors to recognise Somaliland’s unique status,” he said. Since 2008, the EU pledged over €1 billion to the region. On 16 September, it announced a further €650 million aid package to help bring about political stability. In 1991, Somaliland broke away from its union with Somalia. Since then, it has been seeking international recognition of its independent status. The New Deal for Somalia will see international development partners deal with Somalia and Somaliland as a single entity. The special arrangement for Somaliland contained in the New Deal recognises its special circumstances and institutionalises its national development plan, which focusses on economic growth. It also recognises the government as the legitimate authority through which donors and partners will work. “While we are not present in Brussels, we have been working closely with our international donors to agree on a separate plan for our development within the New Deal framework: the Somaliland Special Arrangement (SSA). And we are most grateful for the support which the donors have given us, and their sympathetic approach to the arrangement,” said Mohamed Bihi Yonis. “The Somaliland Special Arrangement is based on our existing national development plan and therefore encourages greater ownership by the Somaliland people over its development.” “For international engagement through the New Deal framework to be successful for the Somali people, it must not politicise development assistance, or prejudice future relations between Somaliland and Somalia. The appropriate platform to discuss a political settlement between us, is the Somaliland-Somalia Dialogue which, thanks to the support of the international community, has contributed to greater mutual trust and co-operation.” “We are fully committed to the New Deal principles and look forward to working with our partners to implement the Somaliland Special Agreement,” he said. source

Well done dr said Ali shire 2 years ago he prepare Somaliland national development plan (NPD 2012-2016) New deal platform realize knowledge and value in this document and they took over 71 project from NPD. It is not about attend or not attend in converse. It is about who but well prepared plan on table.

It seems that HCTV group "kooxda xidigaha geeska" takes the lead so far. even their video clips are improving comparing those are from London or Minsota. Well done Mohamed bk,Mursal, khadra and Hamda

Nuune no conform that EA arrived in HRG today no pics

Daalo and juba use still 737 to land HRG why E.A

Abti sawtaan taa ka xaal bixiyay tani meel kalay ku socotay ee ma adaa soo galay;)

By Medeshi — with Wardi Xidaar and Rooble Mohamed. Somalilandsun - It is common to see animals eating this green leaves in Somaliland cities . The leaves and the delicate branches make both humans and animals feel high and intoxicated. In Berbera Camels are known for grabbing khat bundles from khat street sellers . Goats and other urban animals also eat the leaves that are left over by humans. These kind of leaves are grown in Ethiopia and are imported daily by land through Wajale crossing. Other types of Khat chewed in Europe such as the Mira are grown in Kenya while Yemen grows its own kind of the leaves. ( Photo : Courtesy of Rooble Mohamed )

Mad_Mullah;978050 wrote: The funny thing is I actually support the independence of Somaliland - as long as they let go of the Makhir/Khatumo lands. Makhir/Khatumo tribes can go where they want, bat they are not united Buhodle chose for khatumo Lascanod and some other villages support for SL. Same happened in Makhir Some villages like dhahar deals with PL and some of them with sl. It is natural same as killil 5 tribes men divided between ONLF and Abdi Illey.

By Katrina Manson in Hargeisa The wreckage of fighter jets and goats nibbling the grass alongside the newly laid tarmac at Somaliland’s small Hargeisa airport hardly suggest the territory is about to become an infrastructure hub for the region. But authorities in the breakaway costal nation in the Horn of Africa say the recently unveiled $10m Kuwaiti-funded makeover of its two airports is just the beginning. They hope the investment will kick-start its efforts to become the new gateway for landlocked Ethiopia’s 92m people, developing connections by road, rail, air and sea in a nation at the meeting point of the African and Arab worlds. More “We believe [developing our export infrastructure] would contribute a lot to the region in terms of our strategic location and help the region’s trade,” says foreign minister Mohamed Bihi Yonis of the territory, which already exports millions of dollars of livestock across the Gulf of Aden to Yemen and Saudi Arabia. In recent months, bottlenecks at ports in Mombasa, Dar es Salaam and Djibouti have highlighted the demand for better infrastructure in a fast-growing region. Ethiopia, a $43bn economy largely closed to the outside world, is growing at 7 per cent a year and keen to develop coffee and leather manufacturing exports. Ethiopia’s vulnerability was exposed after it lost its main access to the sea when Eritrea won independence in 1994. “Ethiopia is the only landlocked country in Africa that has only one export port,” says Lars Christian Moller, the World Bank’s lead economist in Addis Ababa, referring to the small city-state of Djibouti, where Dubai’s DP World runs a huge port operation. “Relying only on one trade corridor makes the management of the political economy of logistics particularly vulnerable to the relationship with the partner country Djibouti,” says a recent World Bank report co-authored by Mr Moller. It counsels Ethiopia to develop transport routes through Somaliland to “diversify Ethiopia’s options and thus improve its negotiating power with transit corridors”. It could also greatly assist Somaliland’s efforts to secure international recognition. Hargeisa declared independence from Somalia when civil war started 22 years ago, but has yet to be recognised by neighbours reluctant to undermine Mogadishu, only now emerging towards a fragile peace. The fact that Hargeisa is officially seen as part of Somalia could yet complicate investors’ efforts to secure insurance and financing. The former British colony has no banks, no access to international finance and survives on a budget that runs only to $125m a year for its 4m mostly nomadic people. It derives much of its income from transport taxes and remittances. Still, Somaliland officials say they hope one day to serve 30 per cent of Ethiopia’s exports, worth close to $1bn a year. They are to meet counterparts in neighbouring Ethiopia for trade talks later this year. “We would start tomorrow if we had the infrastructure ready,” says Suleiman Diriye, director-general at the ministry of finance. Ethiopia’s trade ministry did not return requests for comment. We expect Somaliland to be a growing trade centre in east Africa and are positioning ourselves to meet and cater to the demand - Esayas Woldemariam Hailu, Ethiopian Airlines Jason McCue, a British businessman appointed as an envoy for Somaliland’s independence bid, is trying to assemble a consortium of investors to develop the beachside town of Berbera as a $2.5bn logistics hub, including an oil pipeline when exploration for crude accelerates in Somaliland and Ethiopia. “The economic case for developing Somaliland is just mind-blowing – Berbera port is key,” says Mr McCue, whose Berbera Development Company is tasked by government to select a port developer and operator. Ethiopian Airlines, among the three biggest airlines on the subcontinent, is “very confident” that volumes of passengers and goods via Somaliland will rise, and intends to start a joint venture to develop cargo flights to serve goods transiting the port. “We expect Somaliland to be a growing trade centre in east Africa and are positioning ourselves to meet and cater to the demand,” says deputy CEO Esayas Woldemariam Hailu, who attended the reopening of Hargeisa airport last month. At the airport reopening ceremony, a luxurious private jet delivered Kuwaiti benefactors to the airport, littered as it is with fighter jets. Yet, Hargeisa is long used to such contrasts: goats and Hummers, camels and four by fours regularly share the hot dusty streets. But if proof were needed of the scale of the territory’s ambitions, look no further than the high-powered VIP lounge: Hargeisa’s small, revamped airport has two.

Iska daaya odayga hal maalin ha iska yara farxee;) hargaysaa qaylada ka badisay oo uu ku daalay, markaasuu gacalkiisii reer berbera iyo xaafadiisii Burco uu uga qaxay. Airportkii baa fashilmay, batroolkii baa cararay EU baa Burusol kaga soo qaylinaysa. Isna dhufays buu ka galay.

Daawo Sawirada:Madaxweyne Siilaanyo Oo Xadhiga Ka Jaray Kuliyad Cusub Oo Lagu Tababari Doono Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliliand Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyada Somaliland Md.Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud (Siilaanyo) ayaa maanta xadhiga ka jaray Kuliyada Cusub oo lagu Tababari Doono Ciidanka Qaranka Somaliland.

Siciid1986;977721 wrote: Way dadaaleen qolada PR -ku hadayna odayga biyaha ku dhac aanay odhan sida qoladan marka

STOIC;977610 wrote: While this is a good news and good progress, I still couldn't believe the report Heritage institute of policy( the Aynte dude) put out few months ago about Somalia higher education (sorry that Institute lumps all Somalia together as they are anti-secession). The report clearly indicated that there were only three PHD holders at the University of Hargeisa.Now I maybe a bit bias and perhaps ribbing a bit here. How can the graduates from this university matriculated in Western Level Graduate school if they don't have enough doctorates( not the Somali Bachelors-degree doctor). I personally know the president of the University (Dr. Gas) and I'm sure I hope he finds this an area that needs attention if they want their graduates accepted for post-graduate spots Stoic I don't know which one you trusted most: self made Heritage institute Vs universityworldnews and international institutions. Even I'm not sure if that is important because they gave mostly under graduate. and they don't do almost no research work. they work with this low budget http://www.huniversity.net/2011/images/docs/budget.pdf and their result is fantastic http://www.huniversity.net/2011/images/docs/uoh_2012.pdf

Education is only hoop I have for this troubling region of Horn of Africa

Matthew Newsome14 September 2013 Issue No:287 British, Canadian and African universities have been partnering with the University of Hargeisa, in the breakaway state of Somaliland, to boost the institution’s international credibility and the recognition of its qualifications. Although international recognition has yet to be conferred on Somaliland since it separated from Somalia in 1991, its largest university – which has 6,500 students and is located in the capital city of Hargeisa – has been seeking foreign partners to supply higher education to Somaliland students. In early 2013, Hargeisa University signed an agreement with Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University, in terms of which the Edinburgh-based university would accept Hargeisa's degrees and diplomas as valid qualifications. The deal also involved Heriot-Watt helping to invigilate Hargeisa’s distance learning examinations, and offering scholarships to Hargeisa students. “Our latest agreement with Heriot-Watt University, for it to invigilate our distance learning exams, really helps to give our efforts recognition, which we hope will lead to increased levels of acceptance of our students wishing to study overseas,” Dr Abdi Hussein Gass, president of the University of Hargeisa, told University World News. This followed an October 2012 decision by the University of Cambridge to recognise educational certificates from Somaliland. And Hargeisa medical students have been helped since 2006 by King's College London. For instance, they have their final exams monitored and administered by King's College London’s school of medicine. These initiatives have helped to improve Hargeisa University’s credibility, encouraging other international universities to collaborate with its staff and students – it has 200 teaching staff. Contributing to development Among the most popular courses currently offered by the University of Hargeisa are bachelor degrees in business administration, medicine, law and engineering. The university has also just introduced a nursing degree, with a key aim being to improve Somaliland’s maternal healthcare, according to Gass. “In order to reduce infant mortality and improve the health of mothers it is necessary to upgrade the skills of our undergraduate students,” he said. Somaliland’s social care sector is expected to benefit in future thanks to a new agreement between Hargeisa and Ottawa. Canada’s Carleton University is launching a new social work programme this month, helping Hargeisa to improve its teaching materials, and offering cooperation in research projects and opportunities to exchange staff and students. In early 2013, Hargeisa signed a similar agreement with Kenyatta University, Kenya’s second largest institution, for the future recognition of its qualifications. Kenyatta also agreed to make applications on behalf of Hargeisa for funding from European Union capacity-building programmes – which Somaliland universities cannot currently access because of the region’s unrecognised legal status. “The University of Hargeisa appreciates assistance to help continually improve our standards as a competitive East African institution,” Gass told University World News. One of the greatest deterrents for potential foreign investors in Somaliland is the dearth of domestic professionals able to implement financial reporting in line with international standards. A new partnership between the university and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, or ACCA – the global body for professional accountants – aims to help improve business conditions in Somaliland. The university joined ACCA in 2011 and now has the authority to certify accountants from Somalia and Somaliland through a campus-based ACCA exam centre. “By joining the ACCA international body for examinations, the University of Hargeisa has an important role to play in developing Somaliland’s capacity for financial reporting,” said Gass. Challenges Despite these advances, the expansion of the university’s educational programmes has been challenged by a lack of resources, partly because of the international community’s failure to recognise the breakaway region as a country independent from Somalia, despite that fact that it has exercised de facto independence since 1991. Subsequently, the country has also been ineligible for financial support from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. “Libraries are poorly equipped to meet the current educational and research needs: there is a shortage of educational materials, computers, furniture and small teacher-student conference rooms,” commented Gass. “The lack of recognition has created problems for the whole country with the lack of aid, finance and insurance. No lecturers are going to go to Somalia, which Somaliland is [part of] officially,” said Richard Sills, chair of the Darlington Gacmadhere Foundation in the UK, which promotes educational opportunities for Somalilanders. Over and above steps towards international recognition, what Hargeisa really needs is comprehensive recognition of its work and courses. Gass explained: “Our students cannot attend most international universities because University of Hargeisa degrees are not recognised by many international universities. Eid Ali Ahmed, a UK-based special advisor and consultant to Hargeisa, added: “It is difficult, or not even feasible, to have visiting professors and lecturers from international universities. If scholarships are secured for students and lecturers, it would be difficult to obtain visas to travel.” The university has a limited annual scholarship programme, for 30 students. The Somaliland government contributes USD16,000 to this annually, while the university is expected to generate an additional USD55,000 each year. The outstanding amount is to be generated by the university’s fundraising efforts. The most important thing is to keep contact with the international university community, said Richard Sills of Darlington Gacmadhere. “The international community can help universities in Somaliland like Hargeisa by setting up exchange lecturers and by having exams set by international universities. This raises standards and the exam results would also be more likely to be recognised overseas.” Despite the challenges that come with being a university in involuntary exile from the rest of the world, the mood on campus is positive. “The future of Hargeisa University appears brighter because of the new wave of partnerships with foreign universities. The momentum we have is increasing and we are confident it will generate more learning opportunities for our students,” said Gass. http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20130913163728177

Alpha Blondy;977506 wrote: you need this. i'll see if i could get a pdf version, abtiyo. More info needed, Soon grand will be available for food entrepreneur from IFAD

Its known specially north africa has the biggest underground water sources. Libya will export water beside oil in short future.

Abdt dadkii aaway ma casar (late afternoon) ayaad wax sawiraysay xiligii la yidhi "Nin waalan iyo walo-wayn baa suuqa socda"

metta;977334 wrote: We have famines for god sake in 2013. We need to stop making babies at the moment until we fix our situation are you really Somali? mmmm what u Qoladaadu adeer

Tallaabo;977286 wrote: Hargeisa is already half Oromo True when you add some laandheere who originated from oromo and now seems them selves from Arabia

Mad_Mullah;977234 wrote: Somalia does not have overpopulation. We have the exact opposite. Unable to build cities because of our small population (too much room too little people). 27 million by 2050 is beautiful. Yee and how many Oromo's will be 2050 in our country. If Ethiopia grows from 90 to 250 million. Iska eeg yaanu daadku ku qaadine D;)

Compare this with Nigeria, Libya, Angola, chad,Togo and Equatorial Guinea all African countries with rich natural sources en poor development