Did you guyz see something different to what I came across. I see normal average pictures from Somalia and mostly pictures of kids in Dugsi quraan. Also I don't believe the pictures were shot in the eighties, they seem recent to me.

This is excellent and bold move from the PM, he's showing that he's not here to appease anyone.

Dumarki iyo Gabdhihi Somalida ahaa maxaa ku diray ragga Somaliyeed. Yaab!

^LOoool, waryaa Xunjuf dadka waa kala yaqaan. Haa Faroole waa raaciyal ghanam.

Stunning scenes and beautiful landscape, love the pictures...

It's not only Somalia but Kenya and Ethiopia as well as parts of South Sudan. But the vast majority of the affected people are Somalis. Dadkaan Allah Subxaanahu Watacalaa ayaa ugargaari kara, ee Allaah haloo baryo, haloo duceeyo roob doonna haloo sameeyo inuu ilaahay siiyo Roob iyo Barwaayo. There is nothing humans can do but that's not an excuse to withhold with little we can do to help them. I agree with you, we should be more generous with donations and other forms of contributions to help ease the plight of our people.

^Abti I thought you were talking more of a controversially offensive issue balse haday sheekadu tahay diallect waa iska caadi, I see you have been diluted so much with political correctness of the western world. Taasu Somalida waa iskaga caadi, maalinkasta Kalluunka waa lagu caayaa Faroole dhib wayna malahan.

Zack, heh? What are the offensive words? Adeer maxaa laga xishoodaa ? Offensive ayaynaa isku si aqoonee ee iska naso Abti.

^Mogadishu web portals propagate lies against Faroole. The President spoke very well and presented credible and strong case as to why its more appropriate to host the conference in Garowe rather than Mogadishu. Lack of counter argument forces the clan media from Mogadishu to fabricate lies and create hate between the people. Mogadishu waa bahalo galeen, that's brutal and painful truth. Garowe is a small peaceful and thriving Somali town, that's another fact. Hadii la oran lahaa Shirka halagu qabto Kampala, Nairobi, Addis or even Tel-Aviv way ogolyihiin laakiin Garoowe maya, 'ARYAA UNUKA GAROWE MAYEELEEYNO' ayay meelkasta lataagan yihiin. Nimankaan wadanka 20-ka sano xayirtay ee kuhayay aryaa UNUKAA MUQDISHO ISKA LEH, nabad, qaranimo iyo dowladnimo madoonaayaan. Somali waa inay intaas garataa oo katashataa.

^Abdul, do you want the time my friend or the year? 1960 or as a matter of fact if you like to hear a different year, 2011. XX, in the Somalia everything is measured through the lenses of the clan. And, Godane and Afgani represent you clan. 4.5 style man. You clan surely needs representation, otherwise will get angry if they were left out without seats in Alshabaab, is that not the case? For that reason Godane fills the boots on behalf of Somaliland, and his clan or in other words Somaliland like this fact very well. Somalidu way istaqaanaa! Mma aha?

Drill out. Drill out the black gold. We all need it. Stop the negativity, no Nigeria or Congo scenario instead use Kuwait, Saudi and the gulf states as examples. It's progress if you ask, its better to have it than not. Carab calool kuusan ayaan iska noqon lahayn, Somalida isdilaysaana shiishada sida loo cabo aya iska baran lahaayeen.

^No, no, no, my friend. You see all Somali problems and struggles are clan-based. Ahmed Godane represents his clan from the North. Godane is very well known, very well supported and much loved in Hargeisa-Burco traingle whereas Al-amriki is well loathed and little known to the Americans from Alabama.

I don't think Somalia has any particular ruler, an ideal libertarian country. It's democracy beyond democracy.

^Some truth in that statement, Godane is part of the south problem that is caused by Somaliland Unlike Somaliland the south is rich, prosperous and beautiful, so its logic everybody hates us including XX.

Lool @NG & Ayoub falling head over heels in ecstasy loooolz, waad kasii hordhacaysaan yaah? Yacni photoshopka yaan la idinka oran photoshop, pre-defence strategy. If not, where is the video clip that a certain somebody was talking about in another thread. I thought it would be posted in this purely flag dedicated thread.

You wasted 40 seconds of my time watching that clip. Can I have my time back please?

It was a good program but not fully comprehensive. Let's see the second and the third part, then we can make a good balanced opinion of it.

^You are at high speed mate, you gota break up with someone first before you start thinking re-uniting with them again. You are still self proclaimed break-away region of Somalia. Ha is dadajin. Zack, what has changed waryee, this sorry state of Somalia has existed for years now, the only we have is whereas before it was Zenawi and Addis its Kampala and Museveni now.

Fadumo Jibril is a good woman. I haven't listened to the lectures but I am eagerly looking forward to it. Kudos to the organisers and collectors.

^No adeer, your outlook of the world is out dates, you need to up date your self. But its pleasure to educate you on here. My advice to you stay away from black Africa lest you are caught by a Muslim fanatics like Boko Haram. Millions of Nigerian youth are enlisting to join this organisation while the christians are fleeing Nigeria for Europe - the greatest problem facing all of west Africa are Boko Haram, its in the news and everywhere, a big threat and they are thriving . Stay where you are son, don't go to Africa, its too dangerous for a spoiled and brainwashed kid like you.

You have nothing XX, keep talkin, all hot air. What matters is what see and the report that came out today in Sudan. Odwayne, you inundated us with Siilaanyo's visit, his travel and delegation. When the day come and we expected you to continue to report the big, you started talking about Shariif Hotel is weak and that his government is protected by Bahuka. Nonesense adeer. Stop diverting the topic, tell us how Shariif Hotel took the limelight and the headlines and the subsequent humiliation of your clan leader.

^Black Africa has more Muslim population than gaalo, that's another fact. Today the most fanatic Islamic organisation in the world, hard liners of greater magnitude, 10 times more fundamentalist than Al-qaeda. An organisation which believes all humans must be slaughtered except Muslims exists at heart of black Africa, the most popular black nation on earth, Nigeria to be more precise, their name is Boko Haram.

^You backyard is nothing, you are told today. You jumped and got excited but you have been proven to be a mere spectator. No need to change or divert the topic from the humiliation the secessionist got from this so publicised visit of Silaanyo. How many more humiliations do you have to suffer as a result of your secession illusions at the hands of many foreigners, Muslims and Christians, whites and non whites alike. Adeer, if you have any decency left in you iska soo dhiiba Mogadishu awalba halkaas ayaa la idinkaga talin jirayeem, or else if you have no shame do continue with this never ending embarrassment.

This is not about African or Arab. The whole region are full of African Arabs. In fact almost half of the continent are African Arab and Muslims in terms of land mass and population.

^Why does the BBC have to write this news in this format. This gives our die-hard secessionist heart attack. They start with Sharif Hotel, then Farole of Puntland and then mention a leader of a break away region Yet the deafening truth comes with headline from BBC: Leaders from SOMALIA... SL waa Somalia. FINITO!