Blue, my family is originally from Hawd and Mudug, all entirely ethnic Somalis. I think the question is who are the "ethnic Somalis" and how diverse is the genealogy. I will try the other service and see the result.

Blue, I used ancestry.com. I know few other Somalis that did the test. The breakdown in terms of ethnic percentage was more or less similar. It is small sample, but I am beginning to believe are simple a mix of Bantu, North African and Middle Eastern.

47 percent Bantu (South Eastern Bantu) 39 percent Middle Eastern 12 percent North African 2 Percent others. The site links you with people that have familiar genealogy, most were Somalis and one person is half Oromo and half Somali. Mooge, I am related to reer Boqor.

I am apparently a mix of Bantu, Middle Eastern and North African [berber]. Go figure. The test is basic, it is not very detailed.

Added to this chaos, there is reported in the military. Oromo and Amhara soldiers are turning on Woyane officers. Many local police have simply switched sides.

In the past few months, troops in the following locations were sent back to Ethiopia: Gal'ad. Burdhuhule. Garasweyne. Rabdhure. Budbud. Moqakori. Adan Yabal.

Ethiopians vacated El-Ali, more to follow, reported in fighting among Ethiopian soldiers inside Somalia.

Pland has the misfortune of being neighbor with people who are either crazy or simply irresponsible and erratic.

Blue, it's almost guaranteed a Somali will have other ethnicity. I was surprised when I found out mine.

By Ethiomedia October 10, 2016 HARAR, Eastern Ethiopia - A TPLF army commander in charge of major towns in Eastern Ethiopia has been shot dead by one of the soldiers under his command. Major Atsbeha Asghedom, chief of army operations in Harar, Haramaya, Awadai, and Dire Dawa, was killed by one of the Oromo soldiers under his command, according to an Amharic news report by journalist Kinfu Assefa. Meanwhile in Dilla town, capital of the protesting Gedeo zone, a police commander was killed by Agazi government security forces, local residents have told the media. Known for their cruel measures, the Agazi special security soldiers entered Dilla after the town went through three days of destruction to looting and burning, and summarily executed Mr. Kebede, the Gedeo zone police chief. The vicious attacks spearheaded by Gedeo citizens in Dilla, Wonago, and Fesseha Ghenet were aimed at attacking the Amhara and Guraghe people, and were directed to carry out the crimes by ruling party cadres, local sources said. The Amhara and Guraghe families have fled the area with many taking shelter in the wilderness. Agazi is at the moment taking extrajudicial measures, sources said, and its arrival in the town after three days of war and destruction was the create the feeling of a "savior" among the people, who already know that it was the government and ruling party that it was stirring ethnic hate and conflict in the country. Government and party officials fled the towns in Gedeo and were staying in Awassa, a major city in almost all of southern Ethiopia.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37600225

Tallaabo, unfortunately this generation of Somalis are not blessed with those traits. So, it is better to have two or three stable Somali lands than one big failed Somalia. But I do hope Somalis unite in the long run, if not under one state but possibly integrate economically and politically, some sort of union with sovereignty.

We, Somalis, are too lazy to build a wall. next option?

One would think you would welcome an Independent Somaliland

Al-Shabab is not as strong as people make it out to be, they are just more organized and determined. Galmudug can stop; they just chose not to, let's be honest about that.

Galbeedi, The Tigre is genuinely fearful of the Amhara, as crazy as it might sound Somalis and Tigre might be forced by necessity to be allies along with Afars (necessity does wonders sometimes), in other words numerically inferior nations that could be overwhelmed by Oromo and Amhara will have to swallow their pride and set their differences aside, at-least for awhile. There are moments that define history, in our case it was loss in 77, the coup, Barr'es attack on Mudug and Waqooyi Galbeed, and the night when northerners were rounded up and killed in cold blood. The event that took place today might be just moment for Ethiopia, You are right the shanta might finally be free though they might not be under one state. I can see Ileys exerting his power with the help of the Woyane, but where will the ONLF fit in this?

Should Ethiopia fall apart, would Somalis be able to take advantage of the situation? We have never been the ones to take advantage of an oppurtunity. Should they lose power, TPLF will declare independence and Oromo are for secession too.

The International media is saying dozens, but people on the ground say the number is much higher. Woyane regime is beginning to unravel as people are no longer fearful. Several Ethiopian bases in Somalia have been dismantled in the past three months; soldiers are heading to Oromo and Amhara regions.

Everyone is setting up shop in Somalia. Alla Ha Unaxariisto intii dhimatey. Galmudug needs to address these issues. It is not acceptable that attacks are planned and orchestrated from their domain.

http://www.dailysabah.com/war-on-terror/2016/09/30/turkey-sets-up-first-african-military-base-in-somalia

Those talks were part of a MoU the two countries signed in 2009 to specifically deal with the dispute through negotiations and with guidance from the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf. Kenya agrees that there had been two meetings in 2014 up to July 2014, but which were only at “technical level” and meant to boost confidence between the two sides that there was a solution on the horizon. The said that meeting which was to happen in August failed because Kenya did not show up citing, in court documents, that its delegation would not be assured of safety. Somalia accused Kenya of a no-show without explanation, but Nairobi argues even the third meeting was only about “bridging the gap of differences between the two sides. http://www.nation.co.ke/news/Kenya-denies-Somalia-s-claim-on-maritime-boundary-dispute/1056-3390446-fxx69g/index.html

That's mostly true. Kenya presented another document by Fowsia; in it, the parties seem to suggest that they will agree on framework or methods of settling the dispute. We have to be very vigilant! Something new from Kenyans http://www.hiiraan.com/news4/2016/Sept/117781/kenya_and_somalia_plan_free_visa_pact.aspx

It's also worth remembering the Norwegians and their companies jump ships when the issue came to light. Don't negotiate or sign anything without your lawyers being present