Burahadeer, do you have any literature to corroborate your statement.

The FGM practice had been something prevalent in rural areas, but our women in general occupy a preeminent place in our society as they had been purveyors and decision makers of important things in public life. Don't be swayed by the media in concert with the ones who chose to portray their religion and culture unfavorable compared to the ones they embraced in return for fortune and fame.

Seems Calmadow & Berbera ( oil seeps) area have similar land forms. I think a government of national unity should be able to exploit the country's resources. Otherwise, huge projects like these would be a recipe for disaster once the much-advertised prospective oil is discovered.

Nice pic.

Nice read, Mr. Nur. Thanks for sharing it.

Che, Unless you favor the status quo in the south, you won't want the country to still be captive to the extremists whose pattern of harsh rule & behavior has isolated this poor nation from the rest of the world.

Somalia must be rescued by the international community.

It's a tragic situation of epic proportions. At least, for now, aid agencies have secured the waiver from the US Department of state to work in Shabaab held areas and make deals with them on how to access and provide emergency aid. I think that has led to the stalemate prior to the drought/famine. The little fund-raising capacity Somalis had inside and outside the country had already been eroded or complicated by this anti-terrorism provisions. It truly scared not only the agencies working in the area but also individuals and families with good intentions of helping others in need.

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Wednesday, August 03 2011 Waraysi Ku saabsan mashaariicda gobolka Sanaag ee Ururka SDC iyo Sawirada School-ka Degmada Baragaaha Written by Jamac Nuur iyo Nimco Muse (Dhahar) SPR - Dhagaystayaal iyo Akhristayaal, Halkan waxa aanu idin kugu soo gudbinaynaa waraysi gaar ah oo idaacadda Somali Public Radio la yeelatay Mudane Axmed Aadan Gurey oo ah Gudoomiyaha NGO-ga SDC ee mashaariicda ugu badan ka fuliya deegaanka gobolka Sanaag. Waraysigan oo xoogga saaraya mashaariicda Haatan kasocoto gobolka oo ah dhismayaasha dugsiyada waxbarasho ee kasocda magaalooyinka Daara Salaam, Baragaaha Qol, Sibbaayo, Booda,*iyo magaalooyin kale ayaa halkan aan idin kugu soo gudbinaynaa: Dhagayso: Download

Unreliable News. A pure speculation!

Somali militia bleeds guns across Kenya border By KATHARINE HOURELD The Associated Press August 03, 2011 DHOBLEY, Somalia -- Somalis with new uniforms and guns they say were bought by Kenya's government are supposed to be guarding the Somali-Kenya border against al-Qaida-linked militants. But many don't get paid, and some sell their weapons or prey on refugees fleeing famine. This new breed of gunman in an area awash with weapons is making the trek from Somalia's parched landscape even more dangerous for thousands of defenseless refugees. Among the latest victims of the lawlessness were a 13-year-old girl and her two sisters, who fled Somalia with their parents. After the family crossed into Kenya, gunmen stopped their donkey cart, robbed the parents and kidnapped the girls. The three young sisters were gang-raped for two days before being released, the teen told an Associated Press reporter, then buried her face in her shawl. It was not clear if the attackers were members of the border militia or outlaws who had bought their guns. Aid groups operating around the sprawling Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya say many refugees have been attacked by gunmen, some of whom may have come from the so-called Jubaland militia that guards the Somali-Kenya border. Militiamen "come to the refugee areas and disturb them," said Sabik Shakuku, a Kenyan who receives funding from the Pan African Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution. "We have told the government but they have not taken action." Kenyan police arrested three deserters from the border force on Saturday for trying to sell their weapons, said Nelson Tatliti, the deputy officer in charge of the police station at Dadaab. "These are the ones causing problems on the border," he said. A Kenyan government spokesman did not return calls seeking comment. Kenya has long asserted the presence of al-Shabab, an Islamist militant group that controls huge swaths of southern Somalia near its border, is a major security threat - one reason the government would back a border militia. Hussein Mohamed, a commander with the Jubaland force, said Kenya "gives us a lot of help because we are fighting al-Shabab." Clad in a new olive green uniform, he pointed out shoes, vehicles, uniforms and weapons he said were gifts from Kenya. But, he acknowledged, many members of the militia are not paid. "About 60 percent of us get paid," said Mohamed, who was guarding the border on a recent day as a convoy of Kenyan government vehicles thundered past, escorting a local militia leader in a vehicle flying the blue-and-white Somali flag. "The rest must share, or go without," he said. Tens of thousands of people have died in the Horn of Africa drought and more than 12 million people in the region need food aid, according to the United Nations. Some parents arrive at refugee camps in Kenya carrying children so malnourished their swollen heads loll on stick-thin necks. The arms of others are empty, their dead sons and daughters left behind on the road. The loose oversight of the Jubaland border force and their weapons creates an additional hazard for the tens of thousands fleeing hunger and violence in Somalia. Still, the problem is not a new one. Many countries have tried to fund forces in Somalia's long conflict only to find trainees deserting and their equipment in the marketplace after they weren't paid because commanders pocketed their pay checks. Such problems dogged a European Union-funded program to train Somali police, as well as U.S. and Italian-funded programs for Somali soldiers. Now the Italians and the United States insist on paying each Somali soldier $100 in person every month rather than giving money to commanders. In recent months, the Kenyan army has begun trying to tackle some of the problems of the border militia, said a Kenya-based security official. This includes keeping a tight control on ammunition, screening applicants and tracking down deserters, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media. But despite the recent efforts, militia members said they did not know who was paying them, how much or how often. They said wages were irregular and there was little tracking of weapons or ammunition. "Sometimes we get paid and sometimes not," said Said Dahir, a 23-year-old militiaman. "We only get rice for food, so sometimes we go to the refugee camps (to eat) and come back." Six deserters interviewed by AP said they left because they were not paid and food was scarce. Commanders pocketed most wages and only paid men from their clan, said the men, whose last names were withheld to protect them from retribution. The deserters said rifles were changing hands for less than $100, a dramatic fall from the $230 they commanded just six months ago. Some attacks on refugees were carried out by fellow deserters and others were by bandits who bought the weapons, they said. Ali, who said he deserted after two months, described a commander who was compiling a list of men who had deserted with their guns. The list was very long, he said. But most deserters were not thieves, he added. They just wanted food and their guns were their only possession of value. Abdi, a tall, thin 25-year-old, said he had received no pay and little food when he belonged to the guard force. It had taken him 10 days to find someone to buy his gun because the market was so flooded with weapons. After he finally sold it, he said he used half the money to buy a bus ticket to a refugee camp. But on the way, gunmen stopped the bus and robbed him of the rest. Source:AP

This reflects the huge dangers of human rights violations China poses to Africa. At least Western governments can hold corrupt and brutal authoritarian regimes to task better than the former by tying its direct investments and loans to political reform and equitable resource allocation. Whenever China ignores the political and social undercurrents of the failed states it enters deals with on the basis of its bad "non-engagement policy" , the Human Rights Council and International Criminal Court should come in & investigate the charges. This will deter any future bilateral agreements designed to exploit a land whose inhabitants are denied their rights to self-determination. It is akin to what has happened in Congo and Liberia and in colonial times during which powerful empires had established military zones and propped proxies to exploit and rob indigenous resources.

JB, History repeats itself. They have always sided with you Hargeisa and Garowe against Sool and Sanaag regions. However, this one-sided policy support for two submissive regions against the entire and proud Somali Nation won't last or be sustainable in the long run. According to a de-classified document. The takeover (1969 Coup) is likely to endanger the politically courageous attempt, launched two years ago by Sharmarke ( from Puntland) and his Prime Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Egal ( from Somaliland) to ease Somalia's irredentist problems through detente with Kenya and Ethiopia"

lool@JB. No wonder.

Daily NATION July 24 2011 Reports from Garowe, the capital of Puntland, 1, 000 km northeast of Mogadishu, indicate that a preliminary accord was reached between the two parties. It added that the talks were organised by community elders and influential people from Puntland, especially from the affected Sanaag and Bari regions. The accord, according to undisclosed Puntland officials, includes cessation of hostilities, removal of ‘aliens’ from the disputed territories and to give the elders a chance to advance the peace talks. Puntland forces and militias led by Sheikh Atam fought bitter wars in and around the township of Galgala at the base of the Golis mountain range, west of Bassaso, the main port town of Puntland.

Someone should teach the UN Monitoring Group for Somalia and Eritrea some geography lessons. I am sure some of its selective experts are die-hard secessionists for the sub-states of Puntland and Somalia. Galgala is located in Bari regoin and it's approximately 25-35 km west of Bosaso. "It would be hard to conceive of two States that offer greater contrasts than Somalia and Eritrea: the former, a collapsed State for over two decades, with no functional national institutions; the latter, possessing the most highly centralized, militarized and authoritarian system of government on the African continent. From a sanctions monitoring perspective, however, the two countries present very similar challenges: in both cases, power is concentrated in the hands of individuals rather than institutions and is exercised through largely informal and often illicit networks of political and financial control. Leaders in both countries often depend more heavily on political and economic support from foreign Governments and diaspora networks than from the populations within their own borders. And both countries — in very different ways — serve as platforms for foreign armed groups that represent a grave and increasingly urgent threat to peace and security in the Horn and East Africa region....... "In March 2010, Atom broke off the talks and resumed military preparations, including — according to eyewitnesses interviewed by the Monitoring Group — building a rough road between strategic locations in eastern Sanaag.6 Atom also continued to accumulate arms and ammunition. Deliveries of weapons were reported in April and May 2010 and in some cases were witnessed at the beach port of Cadcaddow (approximately 35 km west of Ceelayo).7 Local sources told the Monitoring Group that while arms deliveries at that location used to come mainly from Eritrea for the ****** National Liberation Front (ONLF), they now came mainly from Yemen.8 34. Between July and September 2010, the Puntland security forces mounted an offensive against Atom’s militia in the Galgala highlands. Atom’s fighters enjoyed an early advantage, fighting on home ground from prepared positions, employing hit and run tactics and receiving deliveries of arms, ammunition and medical supplies by dhow in late July and mid-September.9 The September consignment was delivered at Durdurdi, a beach port close to Saliid and consisted of approximately 25 metric tons of arms and ammunition, based on reports from local people enlisted to offload the vessel.10" The report contains similar allegations designed to influence international policy and tip the balance in favor on clan/group over another. The Issue of SSC movement is addressed as well. http://www.un.org/ga/search/view_doc.asp?symbol=S/2011/433

Taleexi, Africa is slowly catching up and demanding its political and economic/financial independence. It takes time but African leaders have to push it through layers after layers of policy obstacles designed to exploit or keep the continent in the dark.

Suxuur lagama maarmo weliba markaad soomeysid 16 hours of scorching weather. lol. I was exhausted the first day. Hopefully, the rest of Ramadan days would make us very disciplined and conscious of our shortcomings.

Liibaan, give me an update of the SSC movement - its triumphs and struggles. I know you are insider buddy.

Valenteenah.;737964 wrote: "An educated mind cannot be fooled". I like that. Yes Indeed. Thanks Valenteenah.

'Liibaan';737856 wrote: Masha Allah, excellent job Maakhir University , but where is Maakhir State? Maakhiri people need their own regional state like other Somalis. Maakhir People are working very hard, Xingalool Institute, Maakhir University, Badhan University, Marine Institute in Las Qorey, etc Thanks Liibaan. Makhir State will, God Willing, materialize should the political circumstances permit this to happen. Nevertheless, the region has its own regional administration and municipal governments and it is a very PEACEFUL environment for any would be visitors to experience the unspoiled nature of Calmadow scenes. As you may also recall, Makhir is the only region in Somalia with thriving industries, with a major exporting industry employing over 1500 people.

"The Ethiopian premier said that most of the activists residing in Europe and North America were not condemning their countries for causing global warming by producing carbon emission gases. Mr Meles is the current African Union spokesperson on climate change. Well said ! Knowledge & research is used sometimes as a tool to advance certain interrest or to have dominant bearings on others.

By ARGAW ASHINE, Daily NATION The United Nations has added its voice to the barrage of criticism on Ethiopia’s massive Gibe III hydropower project, calling for work to be suspended until the negative impacts of the dam have been determined. The World Heritage Committee, which establishes sites to be listed as being of special cultural or physical significance, said the dam’s construction endangered the existence of Lake Turkana. The lake, the largest desert lake in the world and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997, sits astride the Kenya-Ethiopian border. In a letter to the Ethiopian and Chinese governments after its annual meeting, the committee underlined the importance of Lake Turkana as an outstanding research area for animal and plant communities. “The area’s rich fossil finds have allowed reconstructing the history of animal species and mankind over the past 2 million years,” the committee report copied to the Ethiopian government read in part. Both Ethiopia and China as members of the World Heritage Committee were asked to fulfill their obligations for the protection of such a site. China is helping fund the building of the dam. The UN body also asked the governments of Kenya and Ethiopia to invite a monitoring mission to review the dam’s impact on Lake Turkana, while encouraging the project’s lenders “to put on hold their financial support” until the committee’s next annual meeting in June 2012. The Gibe III dam is being built by an Italian company, Salini Construction, and a Chinese state-owned bank has approved funding for the project, while its export credit agency is financing the erection of transmission lines. The dam has been the subject of a massive campaign by mainly western rights groups over what they say are negative environmental and social impacts against an estimated 500,000 people in Kenya. International Rivers, a US-based campaign group, said the project may be one of Africa’s worst development disasters” because of the harm it may cause people in the south of the Horn of Africa country. But Ethiopia has categorically denied the accusation and further signed an agreement with Kenya to export electric power. The transmission line connecting the two countries is nearing completion. During an international hydropower summit in Addis Ababa recently, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi defended the decision to expand dam projects. The views of western critics are “ironic” as Ethiopian facilities are “infinitely more environmentally and socially responsible than the projects in their countries, past and present,” he said. Mr Meles articulated his suspicion that there is a conspiracy against hydropower projects in Africa and that those who were advocating against hydropower electricity generation were condemning African and its people to remain in extreme poverty. “They are concerned about butterflies’ lives but not human diseases,” he said. The Ethiopian premier said that most of the activists residing in Europe and North America were not condemning their countries for causing global warming by producing carbon emission gases. Mr Meles is the current African Union spokesperson on climate change. Ethiopia has a hydropower potential of 45,000 Megawatts (MW), the second-largest capacity in Africa after the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the World Bank. Under a five-year plan, the country plans to raise its power generation to as much as 10,000 MW and expand electricity coverage to 75 per cent of the population, from the current 41 per cent.

"Axmed Faarax Cali (Aweys) oo ah Maamulaha Iskuulka* Maxamed Jaamac Primary and Secondary School ahna Wakiilka Dalada JEN ee Gobolada Jubbyinka oo la hadlayey Warbaahinta ayaa waxaa uu faahfaahin uu ka bixyey Howlaha mashaariicda ah ee Ururka Samafalka HIRDA uu ka fuliyey dhismaha Dugsigaasi oo uu sheegay in ay ka mid yihiin ilaa 7 musqulood oo loogu talagaley in ay isticmaalaan Ardeyda iyo Macalamiinta,Berkad Weyn oo ardeydu ay ka cabaan biyo nadiif ah iyo Hal Ceel oo biyaha laga dhaansado. HOL