We can't compare docile, supple Xabashi populace to the rigid geeljire mentality of certain maryooleey, who were spearheading the jabhado in 1990. Dalal badan ayaa madaxweynahooda iska tuuray since 1991 - Itoobiya, Rawaandha, Burundi, Koongo, Koongada kale, Musambiig, Angoola, Jamhuuriyada Bartamaha Africa, Jaad and so on. None of them dalkooda dhulka la simay and jabhada qabsaday had greater plans than qabiil meesha ka saarid. USC, SPM and SNM had zero plans for the country. They did not even have had a firm leadership structure. USC militia immediately even started murdering anti-Kacaan intelligentia like the late Prof. Abyan in early '91 because he belonged to the wrong qabiil, yet did not touch the staunch Kacaanist Xuseen Kulmiye Afrax. What kind of misguided jabhad was that?

Khadaafi, you are trying to reason a dying secessionist mabda'. Secessionits haddee aqoonsi heli lahaayeen waxee heli lahaayeen markuu joogay odeygee caabudi jireen ee Sanaawi. Waxee aqoonsi heli lahaayeen sanadihii u dhexeysay 1991-2010 oo Koonfurta aad u qasneyd. Haddeeba jaadkooda iska cunaayeen waayadaas, hadda haka sugin. Dhalinyarta ee maaweelin jireen waala fahmeen filinkooda fashilmay. That is why many of them moved to Muqdisho.

Sida dadka sooyaalka Soomaalida ka qoreen, anigana aaminsanahay: Dowladii Kacaanka inay Jaamacadda Carabta ku biirto sanadkii 1974 dagaalkii '77 oo saansaanteeda loo jeeday ayaa ku kaliftay iyo siiba boqorkii Sacuudiga maamuli jiray xilligaas, Boqor Feysal, oo daacad ahaa, unlike qashinka maanta maamulo.

Waa runtaa. Waa another geeliriyaal mentality. Waa another laheystiyaal isheysta.

We don't have elites. We have qabyaaladist faux national so-called leaders who only see their narrow at-the-moment ambition. Country, people, land and sea damned if they can sell it to highest and gain power.

Why do Carabta always scared and worried about other Muslim nations like Turkiga and Iiraan becoming stronger? Yet they barely lift a finger when it comes to Zionist regime's influence in the region or what Faransiiska is doing in Lubnaan or Liibiya. None of them said anything about the blatant intervention by Faransiiska's president in Lubnaan, especially hand-picking the since-resigned new prime minister in the recent months.

Egypt seeks diplomatic foothold in Somalia On Dec. 6, a high-ranking Egyptian diplomatic delegation headed by Egyptian Assistant Foreign Minister for African Affairs Sherif Issa visited Mogadishu at a time when Egypt has been taking steps to boost its presence in Africa. The Egyptian delegation began its visit by meeting with Somali Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak to discuss “the developments in Somalia, the regional situation in neighboring countries and its repercussions on stability and security in the African Horn, as well as ways to promote bilateral relations between the two countries. …” read a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry. Abdirizak tweeted, “We discussed bilateral relations. [Somalia] and [Egypt] share a strong brotherly friendship and ties. We wish to further strengthen our relations.” On Dec. 7, the Egyptian delegation participated in the opening of the Somali Partnership Forum. Rokha Hassan, member of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs, told Al-Monitor that the visit reflects Egypt’s desire to boost its ties with Somalia, as the two countries enjoy good historical relations dating back to before Somalia’s independence in 1960. Cairo also established schools there and sent educational and Azhari missions to the country, he added. “But as the Somali civil war became more heated at the beginning of the 1990s and with the instability there, ties between the two countries were at a stalemate, and the Egyptian Embassy, along with other foreign embassies, was attacked at that time. The headquarters of the Egyptian ambassador was moved to Nairobi in Kenya for his security and safety. Their relations have fluctuated ever since,” Hassan said. The Egyptian delegation’s visit comes months after tensions with Mogadishu erupted after the ouster of Egyptian educational missions from Somalia in May as Cairo was accused of collaborating with Puntland without coordinating with the federal government in Mogadishu. Egyptian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez and Egyptian Education Minister Tarek Shawky did not respond to Al-Monitor’s request for comment. Hassan considered the May incident an “urgent situation resulting from a Somali misunderstanding that needed Egypt’s clarification and explanation that communicating with the Puntland region aimed at trade exchange and nothing else.” He stressed that Egypt supports the unity of Somalia and seeks to achieve stability, development and reconstruction there. What is more, in March, Mogadishu did not support Cairo when it rejected a draft resolution presented by the Arab League condemning any unilateral measures that Ethiopia has been taking in the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Mukhtar Ghobashy, deputy head of the Arab Center for Political Studies, linked the visit of the diplomatic delegation to the Egyptian action in Africa under the rule of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. He told Al-Monitor that the visit reflects Egypt's endeavors to play a greater role in Somalia with the aim of mobilizing technical support in the GERD issue on the one hand and to confront Turkish infiltration on the other. Since Sisi rose to power in 2014, the Egyptian policy toward Africa has changed following the damage it suffered due to its absence from the African Union since the failed assassination attempt of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Addis Ababa in 1995. Egypt is now seeking to improve its image in Africa, protect its interests and strengthen its position in the GERD issue. Ghobashy said, “The Egyptian action in Africa focuses mainly on the GERD issue. Yet Egypt is concerned about another issue in Somalia, which is the massive and frightening Turkish infiltration into its territory.” Three days before the visit of the Egyptian delegation, Abdirizak met Dec. 3 with Turkey's ambassador in Mogadishu, Muhammad Yilmaz. Abdirizak said, “Turkey has consistently stood by us. Turkey offers us military assistance, development aid and had provided immediate #COVID19 response.” Hassan commented, “Unfortunately, in recent years, countries such as Turkey were able to infiltrate into Somalia by providing aid, until they managed to establish a military focal point (base) in Mogadishu in 2017. Consequently, Egypt had to boost its relations with Somalia to strike the needed balance.” Ghobashy said the Egyptian delegation may have discussed during its visit to Somalia the establishment of an Egyptian military base in Mogadishu. He explained that Somalia is facing a major challenge with the rise of al-Shabab, which is affiliated with the Islamic State and al-Qaeda. Perhaps Egypt is offering its expertise in confronting such extremist organizations, he said. Meanwhile, the Egyptian armed forces welcomed on Dec. 6 a delegation of the Horseed Football Club, owned by the Somali army, which was taking part in the Confederation Cup. The army provided training venues and health services to the Somali team throughout its stay in Egypt. Omar Mahmoud, chief analyst for the Somalia file at the International Crisis Group, said the Egyptian delegation’s visit comes at a sensitive time for Somalia, as presidential and parliamentary elections are imminent and many international partners are visiting it to assess the situation. Mahmoud told A-Monitor, “I am not sure to what extent Egypt's relationship with Somalia has changed during Sisi's era.” Still, Mahmoud stressed that Egypt wants to maintain its contacts with Somalia as a way to keep a foothold in the Horn of Africa in the context of its ongoing conflict with Ethiopia over the GERD. Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have been engaged in arduous negotiations with Ethiopia over the GERD for a decade, with the aim to reach an agreement on the operation and filling of the dam, which Egypt considers an existential threat to its water security. Mahmoud said, “The GERD crisis has put Somalia in a difficult position due to its relationship with Ethiopia and Egypt, and Somalia tried to present itself as a mediator at some point. However, it does not seem that either side took this seriously.” Mahmoud concluded, “Framing Somali relations in the context of wider rivalries is a destructive strategy for all parties. Somalia should not be an arena for competition between opponents.” Xigasho

Emergency IGAD meeting is on in Jabuuti: Madaxweyne Farmaajo oo maanta safar ka ah Muqdisho Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa lagu wadaa inuu maanta oo Jimce ah uu socdaal ugu baxo dalka Jabuuti, xilli xaaladda siyaasadeed ee dalka ay kacsan tahay. Madaxweynaha ayaa Jabuuti uga qeyb galaya shir madaxeedka ururka IGAD, kaasi oo looga hadlayo xaalada gobolka Tigray ee dalka Itoobiya, oo dhowaan ay qabsadeen ciidamada Abiy Ahmed ay dagaal ugala wareegeen ururka TPLF. Shirkaas ayaa waxaa sidoo kale looga hadli doonaa ashtako ay Soomaaliya ka gudbisay Kenya, oo ay ku eedeysay inay faro-gelin ku hayso arrimaha gudaha Soomaaliya, iyo tallaabadii dhowaan dowladda Soomaaliya xiriirka ugu jartay Kenya. Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Sudan Abdalla Hamdouk ayaa Axadii booqasho ku tagay Addis Ababa, waxaa uu sheegay in isaga iyo Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Itoobiya isku raaceen shir degdeg ah oo looga hadlayo dhibaatada ka jirta Tigray. Sidoo kale, wasaaradda arrimaha dibedda Soomaaliya ayaa 13-kii bishan sheegtay “in ayada oo Laga jawaabayo dhambaalka ka dhanka Kenya ee ay Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya u gudbisay Mudane Cabdalla Xamduuk, uu shir madaxeed ku qabanayo Jabuuti 20 December.” Safarka Farmaajo ee Jabuuti ayaa imanaya ayada oo xaaladda siyaasadeed ee dalka, gaar ahaan Muqdisho ay qasan tahay, kadib markii ciidamada dowladda shalay hareereeyeen xaafadaha ay degan yihiin musharaxiinta mucaaradka. Sidoo kale, ciidamada Amniga dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa xalay joojiyey xaflad lagu taageerayay Musharax Madaxweyne Mustaf Dhuxulow oo lagu qaban lahaa Hotelka Afriik oo ku yaalla agagaarka Isgoyska KM4. Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa u muuqata mid go’aansatay inay caburiso oo ay cadaadiso musharaxiinta, waxaana laga digayaa in tani ay horseedi karto isku dhacyo iyo magaalada ay ka dhacaan dagaallo. Xigasho

Are they current images, though?

Secessionist, Maxamed Farmaajo is madaxweynaahaga, diid ama yeel, waa madaxweynahaaga.

What is big deal? Kiikuuyo leader meets kuwa danaha Soomaaliya rabin, dantooda u socdo, sida Faroole iyo Madoobe before Muuse Muqayil.

This why casha sharafta gas loogu siiyey: Ra'iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo heshiis la'aan uga ambo baxaya Puntland Raysal Wasaaraha Soomaaliya iyo wafdi uu hoggaaminayo ayaa maanta ka tagaya magaalada Garowe, iyadoo aysan jirin wax heshiis ah oo laga gaaray khilaafkii dhinaca doorashada ee kala dhaxeeyay Puntland. Raysal Wasaaraha ayaa safar lug ah ugu ambo baxaya magaalada Gaalkacyo, isagoo usii gudbidoona dhinaca Galmudug, halkaas oo kusii sugnaandoono muddo labo cishe. Raysal Wasaaraha wuxuu tegidoonaa Dhuusomareeb, isagoo wadatashi la yeelandoona madaxda Galmudug. Ilo wareed ayaa sheegaya in khilaafka siyaasadeed ee doorashada lagu xallindoono shir kale oo magaalada Muqdisho iskugu imaandoonaan madaxda dowladda federalka iyo dowlad goboleedka. Heshiiskii siyaasadeed ee doorashada ee la galay bishii september ee sannadkan, ayaa lagu wadaa in dib loo furo, iyadoo masuuliyiinta ka doodi doonaan qodobo heshiiska ku jira.

Caydiid iyo Qeybdiid waa maqalnee ee Soordiid ayaa reerka u soo baxsay. Rooble oo u gooyey casho sharaf loogu sameeyey madaxtooyada Puntland Ra’iisul Wasaraaha Soomaaliya Maxamed Xuseen Rooble ayaa caawa u gooyey xaflad casho sharaf sagootin ah oo loogu sameeyey Aqalka madaxtooyada Puntland ee Garoowe, taasi oo ka yaabisay dadka Puntland. Rooble ayaa taa beddelkeeda waxa uu booqasho ku tegay qaar ka mid ah goobaha dadweynaha ee Puntland. Qoraal uu soo dhigay facebook ayuu Rooble ku yiri “Waxaan caawa waqti la qaatay shacabka magaalada Garowe oo aan ugu tagay goobaha bulshadu ku kulmaan iyo xarumahooda ganacsiga. Waxaan kula dardaarmayaa in ay ilaashadaan nabadda iyo horumarka ay haystaan, ugana mahadceliyay soo dhaweyntii diirraneyd ee aniga iyo wafdigeyga.” Ilo-wareedyo lagu kalsoon yahay ayaa Caasimada Online u sheegay in Rooble uu xubno ku dhow u sheegay in haddiiba aysan heshiis siyaasadeed gaarin isaga iyo madaxda Puntland, aysan jirin sabab uu uga qeyb-galo xaflad casho sharaf ah. Si kastaba, arrinta layaabka leh ayaa ah in Rooble uusan madaxda Puntland u sheegin inuusan ka qeyb-galeyn xafladda, islamarkaana uu gooyey xilli la sugayey, sida ay ilo-wareedyo ka tirsan madaxtooyada Puntland u sheegeen Caasimada Online, taasi oo masu’uulyad iyo xushmad darro lagu qeexay. Xafladda ayaa waxaa si kastaba ka qeyb-galay inta badan wafdigii wasiirada ahaa ee Rooble ku wehliya safarka Garoowe. Dhinaca kale, warar ayaa sheegaya in Rooble laga soo amray madaxtooyada Soomaaliya ee Muqdisho, laguna war-geliyey inuusan tegin xafladdaas, kadib markii uu hirgeli waayey qorshihii Puntland looga raadinayey heshiis aysan qeyb ka aheyn Jubaland. Xigasho

Dotard is doing this thinking it might harm xidlhibaanad Ilhaan Cumar. That is how vain he is. Soomaaliya ayee ka soo jeedaa, so pulling his basaasyo and jaajuusyo out of Balidoogle base must hurt her isleeyahay dhooraha. Ruushka would love to get back to big Balidoogle base ay dhiseen toddobaatameyadii, yaa u sheego xoolaha Aqalka Cas fadhiyo. Or perhaps that is what he wants to - to give Ruushka.

Jaadka, like bariiska, needs a lot of water, plus dhul qaboob iyo ciid ama caro ku haboon. The only place lagu abuuri karo jaadka naturally waa meelo ka mid ah Sanaag weatherwise. But I don't know about ciida in that region.

You know, all those 'tolka' running for kursiga are just dividing the votes they will get from xildhibaanada. Cosoble, Xasan Sh., Shariifka, Daahir Geelle oo isku wada tol hoose ah and then there C/raxmaan C/shakuur, Guuleed, Kheyre iyo Dhuxuloow oo tolweynaha ka wada tirsan.

Indeed Mahdi is tolka iska dheh nooh.

He is back! Indhacadde oo shaaca ka qaaday in uu difaacayo musharaxiinta mucaaradka General Yuusuf Maxamed Siyaad (Indhacadde) oo wareysi siiyey Radio Kulmiye ayaa shaaca ka qaaday inuu diyaar u yahay inuu difaaco Midowga Musharraxiinta, kadib markii isaga & saraakiil kale loo xilsaaray amnigooda. Indhacadde ayaa sheegay in iyada oo aan la magacaabin xittaa uu diyaar u ahaa ilaalinta amniga xunbnaha musharraxiinta oo si weyn uga soo horjeeda dowladda Soomaaliya. Sidoo kale wuxuu intaasi ku daray in go’aankan uusan u arkin wax qalad ah, islamarkaana horey sidan oo kaleba uu u difaacay Farmaajo, markii uu ahaa musharraxa. “Iyadoo aan nala magacaabin inaan difaacno dadkaas musharaxiinta ah ayaa diyaar u nahay, sida shalay u difaacnay Farmaajo markuu musharaxa ahaa ayaa u diyaarsanahay inaan u difaacno Musharaxiinta.”ayuu yiri Generaal Yuusuf Indhacadde. Ugu dambeyn wuxuu hoosta ka xariiqay in madaxweynaha Soomaaliya uusan boobi karin doorashada, wuxuuna ugu baaqay inuu u turo dadkii shacabka ahaa ee shalay u soo banaan-baxay, markii loo doortay xilka madaxweynaha Soomaaliya. Hadalkan ayaa ku soo aadaya, iyadoo weli walaac xoogan iyo tabasho ay ka jirto doorashada 20/21, taas oo ay ku kala aragti duwan yihiin dowladda iyo mucaaradka. Xigasho

Kiikuuyada waala baacsanaayaa daily, and they are not answering back. Are they really that broke? Is jaad too important for them that causes them to be this silent? Waa wareey. I am just glad dowlad dhexe iska dhicineyso faceeda inay dalkeena ka jirto. _____________________ DF oo qaaday tallaabo kale oo ka dhan ah KENYA iyo xiisadda oo kasii dareysa Wasiirka qorsheynta dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya, Jamaal Maxamed Xasan oo wareysi bixiyay, ayaa sheegay in xukuumadda Soomaaliya ay mamnuucday in shirar lagu qabto caasimada Kenya ee Nairobi, xili ay kasii dareyso xiisada labada dal. Wasiirka ayaa sheegay in shirarka ay dowladda Soomaaliya ka mamnuucday in lagu qabto Nairobi ay yihiin kuwa quseeya arrimaha Soomaaliya, gaar ahaan arrimaha gar-gaarka Soomaaliya, oo hore loogu qaban jiray dalkaas. Waxa kale oo uu xusay in Xukuumadda Soomaaliya ay dadaal badan ku bixisay in hay’adaha gar-gaarka iyo gurmadka kala duwan siiya Soomaaliya ay kasoo guuraan Nairobi, oo markii hore u aheyd xarun ay ka hagaan arrimaha Soomaaliya, sida uu hadalka u dhigay. Wasiir Jamaal ayaa hoosta ka xariiqay in dhaqaalihii badnaa ee ku bixi jiray shirarka Nairobi uu dib ugu soo noqday dalka, taasi oo uu sheegay inay shaqo abuur ka heleen muwaadiniin Soomaaliyeed. Sidoo kale waxa uu guul la taaban karo ku tilmaamay in hadda ay gacanta ku hayaan dhamaan hay’adda ka howl-gala Soomaaliya, maadama ay xarumahoodii Nairobi usoo rareen Muqdisho, midaasi oo dhaqan gashay saddexdii sano ee u dambeeysay, sida uu sheegay. “Hay’addaha caawiya Soomaaliya waxay xarutooda aheyd Nairobi, waxaana dhaqaalo badan ka heli jirtay dowladda Kenya, hadey noqoto Siminaarada iyo shirarka ka dhacaya Nairobi oo ay ku bixi jireen malaayiin dollar,” ayuu yiri. Waxa uu intaas kusii daray “Xukuumadda Soomaaliya waxay ku guuleystay inay hay’addahaas iyo dhaqaalahoodaba usoo wareejiso gudaha Soomaaliya, gaar ahaan magaalada Muqdisho.” Ugu dambeyntii waxa uu sheegay Wasiirka qorsheyntu in sanad kasta ay wasaaraddiisu soo saarto buug uu ku qoran yahay gar-gaarka wadanka soo gala, kaasi oo cadeynaya gar-gaarka ay hay’adaha samafalka iyo Bangiyada ay siiyeen Soomaaliya. Xukuumadda Soomaaliya ayaa hore u amartay Hay’addaha ka caawiya arrimaha gar-gaarka ee xarumaha ku leh Nairobi ay usoo guuraan dalka, midaasi oo si rasmi ah u dhaqan-gashay sida uu sheegay wasiirka qorsheynta qaranka. Arrintan ayaa sidoo kale qeyb ka noqoneysa xiisada ka dhex aloosan Soomaaliya iyo Kenya, oo maalmihii u dambeeyay gaartay meel sarre, kadib markii ay dowladda iclaamisay dagaal ka dhan ah xukuumadda Nairobi, oo ay ku eedeysay inay fara-gelin ku hayso arrimaha Soomaaliya.

The defeated Tigreys and their supporters in certain Western countries are planting news like this, I guess. Diplomats back claims Eritrean troops have joined Ethiopia conflict A US official and other diplomatic sources have backed accusations that Eritrean soldiers are fighting alongside Ethiopian troops to help Abiy Ahmed’s government in the war on the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), complicating an already dangerous conflict. The claims made to Reuters, which interviewed several unidentified diplomats in the region and a US official, follow mounting allegations by Tigrayan leaders that Eritrea, long a rival of Ethiopia, had joined with Ethiopian forces against a common enemy despite denials from both nations. According to some accounts, thousands of Eritrean troops have joined the conflict during the last month of fighting, while Tigrayan forces have admitted rocketing the Eritrean capital, Asmara. While refugees crossing into Sudan have also made similar claims, confirmation has been complicated by the lack of access for outsiders, including media, and the cutting of communications to the region. Earlier this month the regional president of Tigray, Debretsion Gebremichael, accused Eritrean forces of mass looting. According to the report, evidence of Eritrean involvement cited in the US view of the month-long war includes satellite images, intercepted communications and anecdotal reports from the Tigray region. “There doesn’t appear to be a doubt anymore. It’s being discussed by US officials on calls – that the Eritreans are in Tigray – but they aren’t saying it publicly,” the US government source, who has been privy to the internal calls, told Reuters. The latest allegations follow an incident on Sunday when a UN security team attempting to visit a camp for those displaced in the fighting reportedly encountered uniformed Eritrean troops during an incident in which they were shot at and detained. Troops suspected of being Eritrean have also allegedly been spotted in the regional capital Mekelle, said a resident and two diplomats in touch with the city’s inhabitants. Some were reported to be in Eritrean uniforms, one of the diplomats said. Others wore Ethiopian uniforms, but spoke Tigrinya with an Eritrean accent and drove trucks without license plates, the resident told Reuters. The US assessment creates a potential policy predicament as Washington views Ethiopia as a major ally in the volatile Horn of Africa but accuses Eritrea of severe rights abuses. A senior diplomat from another country concurred, saying “thousands” of Eritrean soldiers were believed to be engaged. The US state department did not confirm the US conclusions, although a spokesman said it would view any proven Eritrean involvement with great concern and that its embassy in Asmara was urging restraint to officials. Contacted on Saturday, Eritrea’s foreign minister, Osman Saleh Mohammed, said: “We are not involved. It’s propaganda.” Claims by all sides are near-impossible to verify because most communications to Tigray are down, and the government tightly controls access. Abiy won a Nobel peace prize last year for making peace with Eritrea, but the presence of Eritrean troops on Ethiopian soil would alarm western allies. Ethiopia hosts the African Union, its security services work with western allies, and its troops serve in peacekeeping missions in South Sudan and Somalia. Eritrea has for years faced accusations of large-scale rights abuses, including jailing opponents and forcing citizens into lengthy military or government service. It accuses western powers of smear campaigns and luring Eritreans abroad, which they deny. Ethiopia-Eritrea ties were mostly icy under the TPLF-dominated government that ruled Ethiopia for nearly three decades in increasingly autocratic fashion before Abiy took office in 2018. The TPLF claims to have killed and captured large numbers of Eritrean troops in the last month, but has provided no evidence. It has fired rockets into Eritrea at least four times, the US state department says. Eritrean troops are believed to have entered Ethiopia in mid-November through three northern border towns: Zalambessa, Rama and Badme. The diplomatic sources and the US government source did not have information on the numbers Washington believes have crossed, nor on their weapons or role in the war. Ethiopian officials have accused the TPLF of manufacturing fake Eritrean uniforms to bolster their claims and increase pressure on the government to accept international mediation. The TPLF denies this. The Guardian

Horta Jirde Xuseen reerkiisa sartuu Xamar ku lahaa ma iska gadeen? Savoy Centre ka hadlaayaa. Waagii ugu xumeyd xataa lama burburin oo sideeda u dhisneyd.

Maxkamada sare ee Puntland oo mudaysay dacwad ku saabsan xildhibaano xasaanada laga qaaday Maxkamada sare ee dowlad goboleedka Puntland ayaa mudaysay dhegaysiga dacwada u dhaxaysa xildhibaano katirsan Puntland oo sheegay in sifo sharci darro ah xilka looga qaaday iyo xeer ilaaliyaha guud ee Puntland oo kusoo oogay dambiga xasaanada ay ku waayeen. Maxkamadu waxay sheegtay in dacwadu billaabandoonto tobanka bisha 12-aad oo ku beegan maalinta sabtida ee soo socota, iyadoo ka dhicidoonta magaalada Garowe ee caasimadda Puntland. Sideeda xildhibaan ee dacwada qeybta ah ayaa horey ugasoo horjeestay xukunka lagu riday, iyagoo sheegay in guddoonka barlamaanka uu ku xad gudbay sharuucda dastuuriga ah ee tilmaamaysa habka xildhibaanku ku weyn karo xubimadiisa. Go’aanka maxkamada ayaa kusoo aadaya, xilli sidoo kale xildhibaanadan ay dacwad u gudbiyeen dowladda federalka Soomaaliya iyo beesha caalamka, iyagoo dacwadooda ku sheegay in madaxweyne Deni uu a afduubay madax bannaanidii golaha sharc dajinta.

Somalia-Kenya frosty relationship: Who could be provoking who here? The recent Kenya Somalia diplomatic spat where Somalia President Mohammed Abdullahi Farmaajo recalled his envoy from Nairobi, brings to the Farmaajo administration’s displeasure at what he terms Kenya treating Somalia like a “foster child” and not an equal partner. On November 29, Farmaajo recalled his ambassador to Kenya, Mohamud Ahmed Nur for “consultation.” He also ordered Kenya’s envoy to Somalia, Lucas Tumbo, to return to Nairobi, in what Mogadishu said was undue “interference” in the internal affairs of Somalia. At the centre of the diplomatic spat is Jubbaland President, Ahmed Mohamed Islam, commonly known as Sheikh Madobe, who sources say always reneges on agreements after making calls or visiting Nairobi. The Farmaajo administration believes Sheikh Madobe has been working closely with Kenyan intelligence for “ulterior “motives. Sheikh Madobe recently announced soon after landing in Kismayu from Nairobi that Jubbaland will not hold the elections for senators that were was scheduled for December 1-10, until Mogadishu withdraws its troops from Gedo. Mogadishu then accused Nairobi of having influenced Sheikh Madobe to go against the September election agreement with the view to destabilise the election process, but Kenya’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs immediately termed the accusations false and “regretful”. “Kenya continues to support the people of Somalia in their quest for peace and stability, as well as making a meaningful contribution towards re-establishment of institutions of political governance,” said the statement. Nairobi instead said all political players in Somalia should remain true to their political commitments, avoid distracting actions and constructively ensure timely implementation of the elections calendar, which will mark another critical phase in the post-conflict reconstruction efforts in Somalia. But Information minister, Osman Dubbe, did not hide Villa Somalia’s displeasure. He told journalists in Mogadishu three days later that Nairobi is becoming the hub of the opposition which seeks to overturn local agreements. Perceived opposition “Since independence, Somalia has never hosted any Kenyan opposition,” said Mr Dubbe. He accused Nairobi of economic sabotage by destroying Hormuud Telcom telecoms masts, and “restrictions on air transport and not affording Somalis working in Kenya same treatment as they receive in Somalia.” Farah Maalim, a former Deputy Speaker of the Kenya National Assembly said that the Kenyan forces in Somalia under the African Union Mission in Somalia, could have improved the relations between the two countries by engaging in social activities such as building schools, hospitals and vaccinating the livestock of the local population. “Currently, the Kenyan forces are seen as more concerned with defending Sheikh Madobe and keeping him in power. But Kenya should know that Somali people always unite against perceived enemies and President Farmaajo is currently exploiting this perception for the sake of elections,” said Mr Maalim. He said Farmaajo’s rejection of Kenya’s entreaties to settle the maritime dispute out of the International Court of Justice has earned him some mileage as a “Somalia nationalist.” Omar Mahmood, the International Crisis Group senior analyst on Somalia, concurs saying that in 2016, Farmaajo campaigned on a nationalist platform against then incumbent, Sheikh Hassan Mahmoud, who was openly being supported by Ethiopia. “Some in the opposition note a similar playbook by replacing Ethiopia with Kenya, given that Nairobi has not enjoyed good relations with Farmaajo,’’ said Mr Mahmood. The ban of Kenya’s miraa (khat) exports and flights has come to play. On November 18, Somalia Deputy Prime Minister, Mahdi Mohamed Guled, said that Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto had said in August that the country will negotiate with Somalia on the ban on miraa after elections. Mr Maalim says this was interpreted to mean a post-Farmaajo regime. But Kenya has accused Somalia of double standards of banning Kenyan flights citing Covid-19, yet Ethiopia’s khat exports are allowed in Somalia. Somalia banned international flights in March, including Khat cargo planes. The ban on khat exports is hurting the livelihoods of thousands of farmers in Kenya. Xigasho

What kind of jaad is this? Garaabo? Nigerian haddana afaaraha jaadka mee soo galeen. Mar dhawayd ayee burcadbadeed sheeganaayeen. ___________ Dulles CBP seizes 678 pounds of Nigerian Khat U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than 678 pounds of khat shipped in air cargo from Nigeria at Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday. While examining air cargo on Sunday, CBP officers discovered foil-wrapped bundles of a green leafy material that was concealed within 18 boxes of a variety of “African fabric.” Officers suspected the plant material to be khat and requested that CBP agriculture specialists examine the material. CBP agriculture specialists submitted samples to a U.S. Department of Agriculture botanist who confirmed the plant material as khat (Catha edulis). Officers seized the khat, which weighed in at 312 kilograms, or 678 pounds and 13 ounces. The khat has a street value of about $85,000. The shipment was destined to an address in Essex County, N.J. “This seizure of khat illustrates how our thorough inspections of international cargo helps to keep illicit and dangerous products out of our communities,” said Casey Durst, Director of Field Operations for CBP’s Baltimore Field Office. “Narcotics interdiction remains a priority mission for Customs and Border Protection and a responsibility that we take very serious.” Khat is typically grown in East Africa and the Arabian Peninsula and is chewed for its stimulant effect. The World Health Organization classified khat as a drug of abuse in 1980. The Drug Enforcement Administration classifies cathinone as a schedule 1 drug – the most restrictive category used by the DEA, and cathine as a Schedule IV controlled substance. Read more from the DEA on Khat, and on the DEA Khat Fact Sheet. CBP officers screen international travelers and cargo, and search for illicit narcotics, unreported currency, weapons, counterfeit consumer goods, prohibited agriculture, and other illicit products that could potentially harm the American public, U.S. businesses, and our nation’s safety and economic vitality. CBP seized an average of 3,707 pounds of dangerous drugs every day across the United States last year. Learn more about what CBP accomplished during "A Typical Day" in 2019. Xigasho