Sowdigan cataw iyo baabkii calaacalka bilaabay. "hadii jabhad... hadii maamul goboleeda, hadii Maamulka Garoowe... hadii... hadii... hadii.." kkk Imisa sano ayuunba 'hadii' sugaysaa? Maalin ba maalinta ka sii danbaysa naaqus ayaa si noqonaysa. Waxaan xasuusta waagii aad golohan soo gashay, dardar iyo waxaad lahayd rajo badan. Mida aad sheegtay laaluush lacag lagu bixiyaa. Awoowe, aan ku bayaamiyo runta, Laascaanood 2 million USD oo cashuur ah ayaa bishii ka soo xaroota. Maamul ahaan Waa self-funded. Wixii mashaariic ah ayuunba dawladda dhexe ka caawisa. Kolka 2021 dekadda qalalan ee Gambadhe farta laga qaado, cashuurtu waa ka sii badanaysa. You can take that to the bank. Maamulka Puntland, hadii aanay Somaliland u dul qaadanayn, bari hore ayaa hadhuudhlaha la marin lahaa. Laakin Hargeisa nabad iyo dulqaad ayay intaa ka doorbiday in Garoowe la isku dul qabsado.

Laascaanood Member Parliament Mr. Indho says "This is a different level of game... Garowe needs to sit and watch."

Somaliland's Foreign Ministry indirectly responds...

Those votes are by default 'for sale'. They will sell it to the highest bidder. But these talks are being pushed by the US/Abiye Ahmed. Abiy wants to cement himself as the peace maker/negotiator in the region. He recently made peace deal between different groups and gov't in Khartoum, and previously resolved the border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea. And now wants to focus on Somaliland/Somalia issue. But he just realised that the Somaliland/Somalia issue is a lot harder than it seems. That is why the US is got involved and the US proposed for IOG to lead the talks.

@galbeedi Awoowe, we all know the current state of affairs of the so called 'Unionists'. They are all but done. I remember back in the days when you guys used to publish articles/opinion pieces on Somali Websites. That was your golden days. You are now at your lowest level, I mean you do not exist in the public opinion nor in the corridors of power or politics. You are irrelevant. So I just do not understand what power or even semblance of power you are talking about that the Unionists are hiding for so long? Your best chance for revival of Unionists was Cheeseman, and Cheeseman is being humiliated like no other has previously been humiliated. He is running all over the place, sending letters to Arab League, United Nations, African Union... all coming back 'rejected', 'rejected' etc. The next government in Mogadishu will put the final nail on the Unionists Coffin. Trust me on that. LOL Bahaladda durduurta iyo waxa hayso daacuun, anagaa dawaynee, derbi qudha isugu gee!!!

Yuusuf Garaad's take ------------- Yuusuf Garaad: Somaliland Maxay Ku Falaysaa Midnimo? Waa isbarbardhig ku saabsan matalaadda Dowladda Federaalka ah ee Soomaaliya iyo Dowladda Somaliland. Labada dhinac markii u horreysay ee ay is hor fariistaan waxay ahayd January, 2012. Waxay ahayd Chevening House oo ah meel aan ka fogeyn magaalada London. Shalay ka hor, kulankii u dambeeyay wuxuu ahaa 2014 oo ay labada Madaxweyne ku kulmeen Djibouti. Labada shir mid aniga oo suxufi ah ayaan joogay ergooyinkana gooni gooni ula kulmay. Midka kale, wafdiga Madaxweynaha ayaan ka mid ahaa oo miiska ayaan fadhiyay. Intii u dhexeysay si dhow ayaan ula socday. Marka aan suxufinnimo ku shaqeynayay labada dhinac ayaan xog wareysanayay. Marar kale aniga oo matalaya Soomaaliya ayaan wadahadalka uga qeyb galay Istanbul, Ankara oo ahayd kulan aqoonyahanno iyo Djibouti. Qaar kale qabanqaabada ayaan wax ku lahaa. Is arag aan la shaacinna si hoose ayaan xogtooda u helay. Ku dhowaad dhammaantood waxaa ii muuqata in aan labada dhinac ahayn isku diyaar garow xag macluumaad iyo waliba marka ay noqoto in aan waxba lala harin ee loo bareero dhinaca kale. Waxaan qabaa dareenka ah in ay isa soo hor fariistaan koox taqaanna waxa ay ka hadleyso iyo sida ay u dhigeyso, Iyo koox dooneysa Midnimo ay doonayaan in ay ku helaan “in ay u caqli celiyaan walaalhood.” Istaraatiijiyada Somaliland waa in Soomaaliya ay noqoto laba dal oo koofuriyo Woqooyi ah. Waxay ku bixisay dhiig, kharash fara badan iyo borobagaanda. Waa dacaayad aan kala go’ lahayn oo dadweynaha la gaarsiiyay, laguna celceliyay. Waxaa la hubiyay in shakhsi kastaa ay farriintu gaarto – mid awalba sidaa qabay amaba ka horreeya, mid hadda lagu qanciyo iyo mid lagu celceliyo ugu yaraan ilaa uu ka garaabo. Waxay saaxiibbo ku yeelatay Saxaafadda Caalamiga ah iyo diblomaasiyiinta shisheeye. Xafiisyo u sameysan suuq geynta siyaasadda ayaa la kireystay. Si doodda aan loo kala illoobin, marnabana aanay dadka madaxiisa uga bixin waxaa loo sameeyay astaamo lagu xusuusto. Mid keliya haddii aan xuso waa Taallada ay dayaaradda Miigga ahi saaran tahay ee qof og in aad og tahay sheekadeeda murugada leh aanuu ka caajiseyn in uu mar laba iyo ka badan kuugu soo celiyo. Somaliland shakhsiyaad beey leedahay loo bixiyay mujaahiddiin. Waxay la dagaallameen oo ay ka adkaadeen shakhsiyaad astaan looga dhigay shar oo loo bixiyay faqash. Qof kastaa wuxuu ka qalin jebiyay Iskuulkaas furan ee ku saabsan wixii la soo maray iyo waxa hadda la hasto ee aan la heleen haddii Soomaaliya laga sii tirsanaado. Aqoontaas barashadeeda ma jirto meel ka caagga. Waxaa lagu bartaa xafladaha, xafiisyada, goobaha ganacsiga, guryaha iyo saxaafadda bulshada, waxaana laga dhegeystaa Raadiyaha iyo TV-ga. Iyada oo ay taasi jirto ayaa marka wadahadal la tagayo waxaa la soo xulaa dadka ugu xog ogaalsan, ugu mintidsan, qaarkood ay waxyeello toos ahi soo gaartay oo marnabana aanay suurta gal ka ahayn in uu shaki ku dhasho. Waxaa intaa u wehliya aqoonyahanno u soo diyaariya doodda, mararka qaarna sooba raaca oo ka tirsan ergada. Madasha ayay tagaan iyaga oo ku hubeysan Taariikh si taxaddar leh loo soo xulay, xad gudubyo iyo dhacdooyin fool xun oo dhab ah iyo qaar fasiraad aan sax ahayn laga bixiyay. Iyo wax kasta oo sax ama khalad leh ee ay Somaliland ku gar heli karto kuna caddeyn karto in xalka keliyihi uu yahay in laba dal la noqdo. Intaa waxaa u dheer in shacab iyo Dowladba ay la xisaabtayaan wafdigu marka ay dalka ku laabtaan. Federaalka Soomaaliya waxaa u safta Madax ay ku jiraan qaar ku soo booday ama lagu soo dhex tuuray wafdi baxaya, xilka ay ku magacaaban yihiin awgiis ama si loo buuxiyo 4.5 beesha ay ka soo jeedaan darteed. Mararka qaar waxaa taga ergo mid kasta oo ka mid ah ay tahay markii ugu horreysay ee wadahadalkan uu ka qeyb galo. Xubnahaas waxaa laga yaabaa in qaarkood aanay weligood tegin, akhrin, iskuna howlin in ay si qoto dheer u fahmaan doodda Somaliland waxa ay ku saleysan tahay. In aanay aqoon taariikhda oo dhammaystiran. In aanay la socon dhacdooyinka foosha xun ee hore u dhacay, marka laga reebo in ay maqleen woqooyi waa la duqeeyay. Iskaba daa midda ka sii culus oo ah waxa la soo hor dhigi karo ee ku qancin kara reer Somaliland in ay dantoodu ku jirto Midnimada. Istaraatiijiyada marar badan la isku dayo in lagu iibiyo Midnimadu waa niyad wanaag iyo in la yiraahdo ‘walaalayaal midnimada ayaa ka wanaagsan tafaraaruqa ee midnimada aqbala’. Taariikh, sharciyad iyo dood Soomaaliyeed intaba dad la geli kara Somaliland kuma yara Koofurta. Waxaa ugu badan Soomaalida ka soo jeedda Somaliland ee madax iyo shacab leh ee Muqdisho iyo ku nool kana shaqeysta gobollada oo dhan. Qaarkood sabab kasta ha keentee Midnimada ma iibiyaan. Qaar kalena, fursad looma siiyo in ay qeyb ka ahaadaan wadahadalka ama xataa ay daaha gadaashiisa ka talo bixiyaan. Soo jeedin Soomaaliya waa dal aad u weyn oo ka weyn Ingiriiska iyo Talyaaniga oo la isku daray. Sidaa darteed, qof kastaa arrimaha gobolkiisa ama degaankiisa wuu kaga xog ogaalsan yahay inta kale oo dhan. Labadii Gobol ee midoobay marka uu midkood gooni isu taago, inta u dhalatay ee sidaa taageersan iyo inta diiddaniba, ariinta waa ay uga xog ogaalsan yihiin Soomaalida inteeda kale. Waxaan qabaa in Koofurta laga furo dood Dadweyne oo qoto dheer oo ujeeddadeedu ay tahay in ay sahasho is faham. Dooddaasi waa in ay jawaab u heshaa weydiinta ah cinwaanka qormadan – Somaliland maxay ku faleysaa Midnimo? Madaxda Somaliland iyo shacabka taageersan waa maxay danta ugu jirta Midnimada, ee la tusi karo, la taabsiin karo ayna ku qanci karaan? Su’aashaas jawaabteeda waa in ay dusha ka bartaan ugu yaraan inta siyaasadda ku jirta iyo inta daneyneysa in ay gasho. Iyaga oo intaas yaqaan, ka dib, ayay marka la soo xulo u diyaar garoobi karaan oo ay dejin karaan Istaraateejiyada wadahadalka iyo taatikada ay tahay in la adeegsado.

Faisal Roobleh's take: ------------------ Talk of the Town Part I: An Unfiltered Perspective: The Djibouti Conference As some of you asked me to reflect on the Djibouti talks between Somaliland and Somalia, here is my unfiltered reaction. Although the youngest in age, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia was the elder in the room – that is in perspective and vision. Representing the only empire in the Horn of Africa, and the first populist Cushitic leader, he was comfortable both in his skin and to be among his “brother" Somalis. He laid out the context of the conference which is to achieve a meaningful regional integration. He did not miss to shower praises on the Somalis and invoked the phrase that lately became popular but vague and at times over-used – that Somalis are resilient. The elder host, President Ismail Omar Ghele, always artful in magnanimity and hospitality, a fact not lost on PM Abiy, was tactful to avoid politics in his presentation; he quickly zoomed into the benefits of what Djibouti always promotes - the movement of goods and people with open borders. Most Somalis missed this core value of Djibouti’s but let themselves mesmerized by a pan-Somali song reverberated in the hallways of the conference. Well, there was nothing pan-Somali or Somaliweyn in substance about the conference. Coming back to Somaliland/Somalia, let us look at the form and substance of the conference separately. Form: In the case of Somaliland, President Muse Bihi met the leaders of the two main political party leaders prior to his departure. In a televised meeting at his palace, it is inescapable to see the nodding and body language that lends approval to Mr. Bihi’s departure by both Faysal C. Warabe and Mr. Ciro. One could easily glean from that meeting room that both opposition leaders were well briefed and in turn offered their consent to the President. This was followed by Adna Adan’s well-timed press conference prior to the Somaliland delegation's departure. In that impressive conference, Adan established the record that Somaliland and Somalia have been regularly negotiating since 2014. She went agenda by agenda and through all the dates, leaders, and venues of all the conferences the two sides engaged in. She also never missed an opportunity to remind the world the pains and sufferings Somaliland people experienced in the hands of the former Somali Republic. At times she was so graphic she arose the emotions of Somaliander so as to build mass base for their departure to the talks. Once I finished listening to her speech, she won some kudos in her persuasion. From there I gleaned that the Somaliland delegation will go to Djibouti with a strong theory to make its case. And so it did. Later on this issue. Add to that how Somaliland succeeded to dictate the architecture of the participants – that unionists from Somaliland or even executive leaders from certain clans were off-limits to come to the meeting. That resulted in the absence of key personalities from northern Somalia who believe in the union concept. Even the Foreign Minister who is from Puntland was weeded out of the conference – Mr. Awad had to stay back in Mogadishu. One cannot forget the richness and thickness of the resumes of the delegation of Somaliland. Adding the work and life experience of Salyman Adan (a veteran of Somalia’s higher education), Adana Adan, (former first Lady of Somalia's preeminent politician and founder of the current Somaliland state and an accomplished medical professional in her own rights), Fratoon, educated at Sheikh School, Lafole, UK and MA degree from the US) constituted the core delegation team. President Bihi himself was an army colonel in Somalia's volunteer army and joined Somali National Movement later. In the background, this team was aided by Dr. Mohamed Bihi, a retired and refined senior officer at Africa Development Bank and Osman Sheik, a retired senior officer at World Bank. Taken together, this team possesses close to 300 years of combined work and life experience. Icing on the cake is that they by and large started their struggle for Somaliland in the late 1970s. They have what I call lexejeclo fornor ownership of the Somaliland cause. Following will be Part II and Part III soon including (1) Form for Somalia and substance of and speeches of both sides.

In space, no one can hear you scream. Where is Goodax Barre from Hiiraan, he knows how to silence them.

Dr. Edna Adan iyo maalintii labaad, schooling the foreign diplomats. Shalaad baratee, waa la shubi jiray. Well done mamma Edna.

Somaliland's President Muse Biixi few words towards the Technical teams that will be deliberating the issues.

President Muse Biixi vs Khaire, the soldier stands tall.

Ethiopia's Government news Agency ---- PM Dr. Abiy Ahmed returns home concluding visit to Djibouti WWW.FANABC.COM Addis Ababa, June 15, 2020 (FBC) – Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed has returned home today concluding his visit to Republic of Djibouti where he took part in the reconciliation between Somalia and...

The Talks have resume again this morning.

Somaliland brings peace, stability, democracy, business and trade to the region. While Somalia brings insecurity, terrorism, division and endless death and despair. Ethiopia's border with Somaliland and Djibouti's border with Somaliland are the most peaceful borders in the region. Both the region and IC will never accept anything that threatens Somaliland's peace, stabliity and progress. You can take that to the bank. The talks will end up exactly what Somaliland wants or else there is no talks. Simple as that.

Pres. IOG PM Abiy Ahmed

EU Rep.

US Amb. Mr. Yamamoto

nonsense.

I do not think anyone expects a final outcome from these talks. The best outcome that comes out is an agreement on the following, which are shared at the United nations level. These include: World Bank/Africa DevBank etc sharing of grants Airspace Passports/Travel documents Maritime control World Trade Organisation Telecommunications ( Country code).

N&N are natoroius in their social media engineering campaigns. These leaks and interviews by Somaliland are meant to counter N&N Fakenews and keep the public opinion, while also working hard at the round table discussions. So far N&N and their social media bots are on the back foot.

The Iron Lady working the Foreign diplomats.

Faisal Rooble, a formerly staunch opponent of Somaliland, has been awed by Somaliland's delivery of its case.

We will give them enough time, as bitter as it tastes, they will have to swallow the only option that is acceptable to Somaliland. Otherwise, we can pull the plug off. This was part of Muse Biihi's speech.

Good start. The talks are between two counties (Somaliland iyo Somalia) as equal entities. And the region, international community as well as interested parties are on board.