The last Garaad has arrived in LA.

IATA Welcomes Restoration of ‘Class A’ ATC Services over Somalia HIIRAAN.COM Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomes the reclassification of airspace over Somalia and the surrounding...

I guess Somaliland gave them the Somali flag too.

Each major sub- clan has a Garaad and then there is overall Garaad. The Jaamac Siyaad Garaad who was seen as being the most pro'-Somaliland is the one hosting the conference. Other sub-clans with Garaads include Ali Geri, Baharsame, Ugaadhyahan, Barkhad, Hagar, etc.

Tallaabo, as long as pro-union communities' wishes are respected, everything will be fine.

Breakaway bishops threaten split in Ethiopia church The head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Abune Mathias, has called on all bishops around the world to urgently convene in the capital, Addis Ababa, as the church faces a major split. This comes after a group of three bishops announced the formation of a separate church decision-making body. They appointed more than 20 new bishops to replace those working in Ethiopia’s Oromia region and some parts of southern Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church forms Ethiopia’s largest religious group with tens of millions of followers. A previous division in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church, which lasted for nearly three decades, was only resolved in 2018. That time the split was with church members in the US – this time it comes from within Ethiopia. One of the breakaway bishops, Abune Sawiros, said they made the move to save those followers of the church who were led by clergy that was not diverse or inclusive and who did not understand their language. The patriarch called the bishops’ action illegal and other bishops have denounced it as a conspiracy to divide believers on the basis of ethnicity.

Unlawful Bishops Appointment Sparks Uproar in Ethiopian Orthodox Church: Patriarchs Call for Emergency Meeting Unlawful Bishops Appointment Sparks Uproar in Ethiopian Orthodox Church: Patriarchs Call for Emergency Meeting - Addis Insight ADDISINSIGHT.NET Addis Insight

Abiy Government seemed to have endorsed the establishment of Oromo Orthodox Church much something akin to new Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Xaaji, Sool way hadashay oo Hargeysa uma jeeddo. Haddii aad Soomaaliweyn ka tanaasushayn taasi idinka ayay quseesaa laakin Hargeysa yay isku dayin inay cid kale amarkeeda ku qasabto. Aan ku wada noolaano nabad.

Sorry MMA, I thought this deserved its own thread

.A moment in history

He's here in a sea o blue.

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