Onward and forward - hore ayaa loo soconaayaa

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In such short period of time, Soomaaliya, gaar ahaan Muqdisho, has made a huge progress. Horaa loo soconayaa.

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Xarunta labaad ee wasaaradda maaliyadda.

 

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Ka naxoow nafta waa - Soomaali diidoow silac u dhimo. Cayayaankii rabay inay Soomaaliya iyo Turkiga xiriirkooda xumaado ciil ha u baqtiyaan. Wasiirka gaashaandhigga Turkiga, along with huge delegation, are in Muqdisho now, hosted by ra'iisul wasaaraha for a formal dinner at aqalka ra'iisul wasaaraha.

 

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Arriving in Muqdisho on Wednesday.

 

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Madaxweyne Farmaajo Oo Qaabilay Wafdi Uu Hoggaaminayo Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga Dowladda Turkiga

Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo oo qaabilay wafdi ka socda Dowladda aan walaalaha nahay ee Turkiga oo uu hoggaaminayo Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga dalkaas Mudane Hulusi Akar ayaa adkeeyey muhiimadda xiriirka soojireenka ah ee ka dhexeeya labada dal.

Ujeedka safarka wafdigan ayaa ah sidii dowladda Turkigu u sii dardargelin lahayd taageerada ay u fidiso Soomaaliya iyo inay qiimeeyaan siyaabaha ay ku sii horumarin karaan taageerada Ciidamada Qalabka sida ee dhinacyada tabobarka iyo qalabaynta.

Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa Dowladda Turkiga uga mahadceliyey kaalinta muhiimka ah ee ay ka qaadanayso dib-u-dhiska Ciidamada Qalabka sida, taasi oo asaas u ah in ciidanka Soomaaliyeed ay si buuxda u xaqiijiyaan ammaanka dalka.

Madaxweynaha iyo wafdiga ka socday Dowladda Turkiga ayaa ka wada hadlay dadaallada Dowladda Turkiga ee tabobaridda Ciidamada Qalabka sida iyo sidii loo dardargelin lahaa dhisidda iyo kobcinta qaybaha kala duwan ee Ciidamada Qaranka, gaar ahaan kuwa Dhulka, Cirka iyo Badda.

Wafdiga ayaa dhankooda uga mahadceliyey dowladda Soomaaliya soo dhawaynta diirran ee loo fidiyey, iyaga oo xusay sida ay Dowladda Turkiga uga go’an tahay joogtaynta xiriirka istaraatijiga ah ee kala dhexeeya Soomaaliya.

Wafdiga Dowladda Turkiga ee maanta soo gaaray magaalada Muqdisho ayaa waxa qayb ka ah Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga Turkiga, Taliyaha Ciidamada Turkiga, Saraakiil sare oo ka tirsan qaybaha kala duwan ee Ciidamada Turkiga iyo Madaxa Hay’adda TIKA ee qaabbilsan arrimaha Horumarinta iyo Iskaashiga.

Xigasho

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Diyaaradda Ethiopian Airways oo bilowday duulimaad toos ah oo labada dal

Waxaa Maanta oo Jimca ah markii ugu horreysay muddo 41 sano ah soo Caga dhigatay Gegida Diyaaradaha caalamiga Aadan Cadde ee magaalada Muqdisho Diyaarad Rakaab ah oo ay leedahay Shirkadda Diyaaradaha ee Ethiopian Airways.

Waxaa haatan Garoonka Diyaaradaha Muqdisho ka soconaysa munaasabad kooban oo lagu soo dhoweynayo imatinka Diyaaraddan.

Waxaa munaasabaddan goob-joog ka ah Wasiirka Wasaaradda Gaadiidka iyo Duulista Hawada Soomaaliya,Maxamed Cabdullaahi Salaad (Oomaar) iyo Masuuliyiin kale oo ka tirsan Golayaasha Dowladda Soomaaliya.

Diyaaraddan ayaa Garoonka Caalamiga ah ee  Aaden Cadde International Airport Muqdisha ka dejisay Rakaab Soomaaliyeed oo ka yimid Dalka Ethiopia.

Garoonka Diyaaradaha Muqdisho ayaa indhawaalaba ku tallaabsanayay horumar xagga duullimaadyada caalamiga ah, waxanay tallaabadani qayb ka tahay guulaha isku xirka caalamka iyo kuwa dhaqaale ee ay gaadhay dowladda federaalka Soomaaliya.

Xigasho

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I will never buy or fly with anything Xabashi owned, nevertheless I hope this new route by this airline will lower airfare prices to Muqdisho for Soomaalida.

Kenya Airways will soon start another route as well in the next two months.

And soon I hope Soomaali Airlines in dib loo howlgaliyo.

This should also encourage to expedite Jubba and Daallo airlines to officially merge under one name and company, and buy modern airlines. Otherwise, flying domestically ayee ku soo hari doonaan or die all together. Sheekadii hore ma soconeyso.

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I don't understand why this is worthy celebrating. We are morons.

What's happening with the all officers and troops being by Turks? When will they deployed?

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Taliyaha AFRICOM oo qiimeeyey sida uu arko DF kadib markii Farmaajo uu kula kulmay Muqdisho

Taliyaha ciidadmada Mareykanka ee AFRICOM Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser ayaa la shaaciyey inuu booqasho ku yimid magaalada Muqdisho ee caasimadda Soomaaliya talaadadii shalay ahayd.

Intii lagu guda jiray booqashada ayaa Waldhauser waxa uu la kulmay madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo iyo sarakaiil sare oo ka mid ah ciidamada Soomaaliya.

“AFRICOM iyo dowladda Mareykanka waxa ay taageerayaan dowladda Soomaaliya iyo dadka Soomaalida ah, ayaga oo gacan ka siinaya dadaalka horumar waara iyo xasilooni amni looga hir-gelinayo Soomaaliya” ayaa lagu yiri qoraal kasoo baxay AFRICOM.

“Waxaan ku faraxsanahay xiriirka xooggan ee aan la leenahay madaxweyne Farmaajo iyo dowladdiisa” ayii yiri Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser.

Waxa uu intaas ku daray in “Farmaajo iyo maamulkiisa ay horumar wanaagsan ka sameeyeen Soomaaliya ayna caddahay in hadafkoodu yahay nabad xasilooni iyo horumar ka dhaca Soomaaliya”.

AFRICOM ayaa sheegtay in siyaasadda dowladda Mareykanka ay tahay in Soomaaliya ay ka dhaceen xasilooni siyaasadeed iyo mid dhaqaale.

Dhinaca kale Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser ayaa sheegay in wax kasta oo Soomaaliya ay ka sameeyaan ay ku fuliyaan codsiga dowladda Soomaaliya taasina ay qeyb ka tahay caawimaada siyaasadeed iyo midda dhaqaale ee Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibedda Mareykanka ay ugu talo-gashay Soomaaliya.

Xigasho

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US reopens 'permanent diplomatic mission' in Somalia

Washington announces opening of its diplomatic facility nearly three decades after it closed its embassy in Mogadishu.

The United States has re-established a permanent diplomatic presence in Somalia nearly three decades after it closed its Mogadishu embassy in January 1991, the State Department said.

"This historic event reflects Somalia's progress in recent years and is another step forward in formalising US diplomatic engagement in Mogadishu since recognising the federal government of Somalia in 2013," State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. 

"Our return demonstrates the United States's commitment to further advance stability, democracy, and economic development that are in the interest of both nations," Nauert added.

The US diplomatic mission for Somalia in recent years has been attached to the US Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

"Ambassador Donald Yamamoto and his team look forward to working closely with the people of the Somali federal government to strengthen our already strong bilateral relationship," Nauert said.

The embassy was closed and American diplomats evacuated during the civil war in early January 1991 in the face of violence and the collapse of the Somali government.

The Horn of Africa country has in recent years faced an uprising by the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab armed group, as well as famine and maritime piracy.

While parts of the country are still plagued by violence, a degree of stability in the capital, Mogadishu, has drawn investment from Somalis at home and abroad.

In September, the World Bank approved $80m in grants to Somalia to fund public finance reforms, the first disbursement to the country in 30 years.

The US carries out periodic air attacks in Somalia in support of the UN-backed government and its fight against al-Shabab.

The rebel group withdrew from Mogadishu in 2011, but it retains a strong presence in areas outside the capital.

Aljasiira

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State Department announces re-establishment of 'permanent diplomatic presence' in Somalia

The US has re-established a permanent diplomatic presence in Somalia more than two decades after closing its embassy in Mogadishu, the State Department announced Tuesday.

"This historic event reflects Somalia's progress in recent years and is another step forward in formalizing US diplomatic engagement in Mogadishu since recognizing the Federal Government of Somalia in 2013," department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement.

The US closed its embassy in Mogadishu in January 1991 after the overthrow of the country's President. The US took steps in 2015 to re-establish diplomatic ties with Somalia by reopening its diplomatic mission but basing it in Kenya.

President Donald Trump tapped Donald Yamamoto earlier this year to be the permanent US ambassador to Somalia, a nomination confirmed by the Senate in October. Nauert's statement on Tuesday said, "Yamamoto and his staff look forward" to working with the Somalian government.

The East African nation has been a regular focus of US counter-terror efforts and has been subject to widespread famine in recent years. US military strikes in Somalia have targeted suspected fighters for Al-Shabaab, a militant group linked to al Qaeda, and ISIS.

Just a day before the US said its diplomatic mission had been re-established, US Africa Command announced that US forces had conducted a strike that killed nine militants in Somalia.

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Expectations high for Somalis in Minnesota after U.S. re-establishes permanent diplomatic ties

After 27 years with no diplomatic presence, the move reflects perceived progress despite corruption, al-Shabab. 

Before reporting to the United States' diplomatic mission to Somalia last month, new U.S. Ambassador Donald Yamamoto paid a visit to members of Minnesota's vast diasporic community.

Yamamoto's dialogue here has since taken on new meaning for Somali-Americans in Minnesota — home to the nation's largest Somali community — with news this week that the State Department is re-establishing a "permanent diplomatic presence" in the country for the first time in more than a quarter-century.

"The community feels like we have been heard and we have been listened to," said Jibril Afyare, president of the Somali-American Citizens League, who helped facilitate Yamamoto's visit.

The U.S. described the historic move as a reflection of Somalia's recent progress and an important step toward formalizing diplomatic engagement in Mogadishu, the country's capital, which hasn't had a U.S. embassy since the central government collapsed under the weight of civil war in 1991.

Abdi Samatar, a University of Minnesota professor, credited an increased willingness among citizens to invest in improving Somalia's infrastructure for paving the way for a diplomatic move he described as positive and symbolic. Whether it ultimately proves substantive, Samatar said, remains to be seen.

"Unless there is a seriousness in Mogadishu on the Somali side, this may come to naught in many ways," Samatar said.

Corruption still plagues the government, Samatar said. Transparency International, a nongovernmental organization based in Germany, recently ranked Somalia worst among all countries in its Corruption Perceptions Index, citing "weak public institutions, internal conflict and deep instability."

Continued al-Shabab threat

Meanwhile, the al-Shabab terror group continues to wreak havoc through regular attacks along Mogadishu's principal thoroughfares. A truck bombing killed nearly 600 people last year in Somalia's deadliest-ever terror attack. No group officially claimed responsibility for the bombing, but officials have suspected a link to al-Shabab. Bringing that group under control and achieving a sense of stability will remain a top priority for Somalis abroad and for their relatives in Minnesota, Samatar said.

"I just think the psychological boost for the community will be tremendous if Somalia comes back to be a normal country," Samatar said.

Expectations already are high in Minnesota following the State Department's announcement Tuesday, said Democratic state Rep.-elect Mohamud Noor.

"The road map, I think, depends on the people who are governing Somalia, but there is also a stake we can play in terms of ensuring that there is transparency and there is accountability," Noor said.

Noor was elected last month to represent a state House district that is home to the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, known for its large Somali population. Noor will replace U.S. Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar, who in January will become the first Somali-American sworn into Congress. Both Noor and Afyare said they looked forward to Omar giving the community a seat at the table at a time when diplomacy between the U.S. and Somalia appears ascendant.

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U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., said in a statement that Minnesota's Somali community "has contributed so much to the cultural and economic vitality of our state."

"While significant challenges remain toward achieving security and stability in Somalia, the reestablishment of a permanent diplomatic presence will strengthen our relationship with the Government of Somalia," Klobuchar said.

Until recently, the U.S. ran its diplomatic mission out of neighboring Kenya. The U.S. has sought to re-establish its diplomatic presence in Somalia since 2015, two years after formally recognizing the country's new government.

Afyare said that now that the U.S. has achieved that goal, Somalia has itself taken a step closer to becoming part of the international community.

"Progress is something we are proud of," Afyare said.

Xigasho

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Soomaalida now can get their visas from safaaradda Mareykanka in Muqdisho, albeit the travel ban in force, which could be a temporary ban, but might help those waiting family re-unification and sponsorship, which is not affected by the travel ban. No need to go to Nayroobi.