wateva ,, u need to figure out the relevance now ,,,,,, dubaalad is there and we know what it is ,,,,,,,,,

Is that a U turn or what ????????

good point ,,,,, i completely agree with you

Somalia/UAE - Contrary to what pundits say about an Iraq scenario tearing up Somalia, I believe the quick withdrawal of the Ethiopian forces from Somalia and the speedy deployment of African peacekeeping forces with international financial backing will bring peace and stability to Somalia under a strong central government for the first time in 16 years. Everything will of course depend on how quickly the international community moves to extend a Marshall Plan to rebuild the country's government institutions, particularly the armed forces, as well as creating jobs for the people. The establishment of a peaceful and stable government in Southern Somalia will create a favorable political atmosphere for Somaliland. A former British Protectorate, Somaliland annulled its union with Somalia after the collapse of the central government in 1991. Since then it has enjoyed peace and stability under an elected presidency, bichameral parliament, independent judicial system and a vigorous free press. It has also a functioning currency, armed forces and police forces and four universities. Often described as The Little Country That Could, Somaliland has excellent bilateral ties with neighboring states, particularly Ethiopia and Kenya. It has established special friendship with South Africa, Tanzania, Senegal and Nigeria, UK and Germany, however recognition has so far eluded it due to Arab countries' staunch rejection of the dismemberment of an Arab League member state. However, with its brilliant record in building government institutions and maintaining peace and stability with a unique blend of traditional conflict resolving methods and modern democracy, Somaliland has won international admiration as Africa's Best Kept Secret. The main obstacle for Somaliland was to find a negotiating partner with Somalia. Now, with the optimism of the South coming under one recognized authority for the first time, the African Union will have no reason to revert to its ostrich tactics anymore. They will be duty-bound to force the Southern government to sit with Somaliland and work out a permanent solution on Somaliland people's demand for sovereignty. And given the unwavering wish of Somaliland people for their sovereignty under the internationally recognized boundaries of 1960, the only possible outcome of any such talks will be the official secession and recognition of Somaliland. Another unexpected outcome of Ethiopia's close ties with both the TFG and independent Somaliland could be the founding of a Horn of African Economic and Monetary Union in which Djiobuti, Eritrea, and Kenya could eventually join.

waxaan la yaabay kolba qolo ayaa xamar qabsata markaasay somaliland ku soo jeestaan ,,, hadhow marka laga saarana oohintooda iyo baryo xumadooda lagama fadhiyo ,,,,,,,,, waar hoy u kaadiya ,,,,,,,,

come on ,, how come you taking it that easily ??? ,, make sure horta if it is true ,, btw, ciyaalasuuq is not an insult ,,, they are da ones go to da suuqa ,,,like me and you

is just about awareness raising ,, nothing more ,,, we can all do it ,,, and we've got the tools ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

it is not bad to encourage the married couple to have more sex ,,,,,,,,, of course we're not talking about Haram ,,,,,,,,,, come on

hahahahaha ,,,,,,,,,, why pretty dim ?? huh ??

it is better not to shit where you eat ,,,,,, better to be far far away ,,,,

wow wow wow ,,,,,,,,,,, that is a pretty good idea zafir ,,,,,,,,,, may be we should encourage this ,,,,, i agree with you

looooooooooooooooool .......... Val, you are right this time ,,, u just need to figure out how it is relevant to this topic ,,, may be u need to lil bit go back and read da posts ,,,,,,,,,,

If that's the case, how come the US didn't accuse those countries of supporting a "terrorist" movement? How come the US didn't condemn those countries? YES THEY DID ACCUSE THEM ,,,,, didn't you the 60+ page report submitted to the UN ?? ,,,, You better read it ,,,, it was even posted on SOL somewhere ,,,,,,,,,,,,

Anigaa dhamaantood haya ,,,,,,,,,,, lacagta soo qaddin horta

kuwee baanu raadinaa haddaba ,,,,,,,, ma kuwa hore mise kuwa dambe ????

What kind of man do you prefer in your life ?? both physically and the behaviour.

NO ,, I DON'T WANNA SIT ON DA ELECTRIC CHAIR ,,,,, SORRY SXB BUT NICE TRY

i bet this dude jacaylabaro DHoesnt even know the meaning of that word Nice try sxb ,,,,,,,,,,,,, you can't find it like this ,,,,,, waan kaa horeeyaa

where are they ??

January - After Saudi Arabia last month surprisingly lifted its damaging 2001 ban on the import of live livestock from the Horn of Africa, a lucrative export trade has been revived. But this has sent Djibouti and non-recognised Somaliland into a new fight over becoming the region's leading export harbour, with Djibouti even expelling Somalilander diplomats. Apart from Djibouti, Somaliland's city of Berbera is the only port on the northern coast of the Horn able to serve land-locked Ethiopia, with its large trade on a regional scale. The small state of Djibouti - which has its greatest revenues from its port facilities - is best connected with the Ethiopian hinterland; by road and train, but relations between Djibouti and Addis Ababa are not always the best. With the December lift of Saudi Arabia's 5-year livestock import ban from the Horn region, trade passing through the ports of Djibouti and Berbera are expected to boom. Before the ban was announced in 2000, livestock was among the main export goods from Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia/Somaliland. As soon as the ban was lifted, Djibouti authorities announced that their diplomacy had plaid a vital part in achieving this aim. The Saudis and other Arab nations officially had imposed the ban in 2001 after an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever among cattle, but critics claim that the outbreak had never occurred on the Horn. Also the exceptionally long ban indicated that it was rooted on protectionist policies. Several diplomatic efforts to have the ban lifted failed throughout the years, creating a crisis for the regional livestock industry. Livestock constitutes the backbone of the Somaliland economy and is essential to most rural communities in Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia, with Saudi Arabia historically being the main market. Djiboutian diplomats claimed they were to be thanked for the lifting of the Saudi ban. Djibouti had launched several proposals to assure animal health for exports to Arab nations. Therefore, the nation's Foreign Ministry held in December, other countries in the region should award Djibouti by using its port facilities to export livestock. Djibouti would now become a regional "hub for livestock exports," the Ministry said in a statement. At Djibouti port, the Ministry claimed, quality would be assured due to the August 2004 establishment of a quarantine centre with a veterinary clinic and laboratories. These modern US$ 6 million facilities would assure that another regional livestock would be avoided in future. Shortly after these statements, President Ismail Omar Guelleh inaugurated a new port terminal worth US$ 40 million, mainly aimed at serving Ethiopia's trade. Neighbouring Somaliland however for long has been suspicious on Djiboutian efforts to secure a monopoly situation for its port. Two years ago, Somaliland authorities accused Djibouti of trying to control its economy following a proposal by Djibouti aimed at making its ports a gateway for Somaliland's livestock exports to Arab Gulf countries. Somaliland's Berbera port is seen as the country's greatest potential for economic development, and only last week, port authorities disclosed they had made a purchase of US$ 640,000 worth of dock loading and stacking equipment used for lifting goods and container freight - one of the first major investments for around 20 years in this port. Answering the Djiboutian initiative to capitalise on the lifting of the Saudi ban, Somaliland authorities in December banned the sending of home-grown cattle to Djibouti for re-exportation. Somalilander livestock heading towards Saudi Arabia was to be shipped out from Berbera, authorities ordered. With its modest investments in the Berbera port, Somaliland also hopes to gain a part of the Ethiopian livestock export market. Ethiopia is not uninterested, as it currently has better ties with Hargeisa than with Djibouti, following the latter's low-profiled support for the defeated Somali Islamists. Underlining the seriousness in the harbour fight between the two neighbours, Djibouti immediately expelled Somalilander diplomats in what has been described as a tit-for-tat reaction. No country, not even Djibouti, officially recognises Somaliland, which nevertheless has diplomatic stations in most countries of the region. Indeed, without securing transit revenues from other livestock exporters, Djibouti is to gain little from the Saudi ban lifting. The Djiboutian livestock industry is in a deep crisis after years of drought. According to the US agency Famine Early Warning System Network (FEWS), the 'Heys/Dada' rains - which are essential for the viability of coastal dry season grazing areas - performed poorly also in November 2006. "These rains serve a vital function in the migration cycle of pastoralists," the latest FEWS report on Djibouti warned, noting that pastoralists were facing a crisis. "Successful recovery for pastoralist communities requires prevention of distress livestock sales and continued restocking over several consecutive seasons," the US agency added. Also in Somaliland and Ethiopia, the last few years have not been the best for pastoralists, but in large parts of these two countries, relatively sound stocks of livestock are still present, ready for exportation to the Saudi market. Exports of Somaliland livestock has started already. In late December, the first consignment of over 400,000 livestock heads were supposed to be exported to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to coincide with the Hajj, whose rituals require that every pilgrim kill one sheep as a sacrifice. Reportedly, almost a quarter of these sheep had however been smuggled to Djibouti for re-export to Jeddah. Berbera port authorities have yet to report how many went through their facilities. Also Djibouti port authorities rapidly reported cattle export successes after the ban was lifted. Only four days after the lifting, over 10,000 livestock heads - of unclear origin - were shipped to Saudi Arabia. The port has been made ready to receive "thousands of animals on a daily basis originating from bordering countries," Djibouti port authorities state optimistically.

New York, January 3, 2007—Police in the northern self-declared republic of Somaliland stormed the offices of the Somali-language daily Haatuf late Tuesday and seized two journalists over an article alleging corruption by the president’s wife, according to local media reports and local journalists. Managing editor Yusuf Abdi Gabobe and editor Ali Abdi Dini have been held for questioning at the offices of the Criminal Investigation Department in Hargeysa, according to the newspaper’s associate editor Rashid Mostafa. He said about 40 police stormed the newspaper offices and did not show arrest warrants. Police Commissioner Muhammad Sangade Dubad was quoted by government-owned Radio Hargeysa as saying that the journalists were arrested over an article on Tuesday “insulting the president of the republic of Somaliland and his wife.” The article alleged the president’s wife had embezzled government property, according to Mostafa. “It is outrageous that dozens of police officers should storm the offices of a newspaper and haul away two journalists for writing about a public figure,” said Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. “We call on the authorities to release our colleagues Yusuf Abdi Gabobe and Ali Abdi Dini immediately.” The journalists were allowed visitors, but their cell phones and a camera from the newsroom were taken away, according to Mostafa. Somaliland declared independence from the rest of Somalia in 1991, but has never been internationally recognized. It has maintained relative peace and stability while southern Somalia has sunk further into violence and chaos.

So Taliban ,, i guess you want to hear only what you want to believe huh ?? ,,,, Djibouti, Eriteria, Egypt, Yemen, etc. they all supported ICU one side or another ,,,, believe it or not that was da situation ,,,, I'm glad now Egypt is begging Ethiopia for a lil mercy ,,,,,,,,,,,, damn it they should know this before ,,,,,

may be you were in a jail or something during this period ,,,, YES they did support them politically and financially ,,,,,,,,,, not only egypt but almost all the Arab countries

no they are not the same thing believe me ,,, far far away from each other ,,,,

Waddanka Ethiopia ha dhisato hadii aynaan inagu heshiinayn oo aynu duminayno ,,,,,,,,,,,,