Somaliland:Former President Dahir Kahin Expected To Return Somalilandpress HARGEISA (SomalilandPress)—Reports coming from Hargeia are saying that former President Dahir Riyale Kahin is expected to return to the country after three months vacation in Europe. Mr. Riyale Kahin who is currently in London, UK is expected to return in time for UDUB party’s convention that is expected to begin next month. Source close to opposition party UDUB have confirmed to us that the party will undergo new transformation after it was defeated in the recent election which Kulmiye party has gained the presidency. On another note, UDUB party has recently named eight members committee that will be handling the affairs of the party. Ever since the party lost the recent election to Kulmiye party, UDUB has been in disarray; where by any party member was able to call himself the party spokesman or the party leader. Few of the individuals whom have been named into these committees are Mr. Hussein Ali Duale who is the former Minister of Finance and who will be the chairman to administer the party’s political affairs. Mr. Osman Abdullahi Egal who was the party’s campaign manager has been named Director of Finance for the party and his Vice Director Mr. Ali Mohamed Waran Adde who is the former Aviation Minister. To sum it up this new shakeup of the party is being seen as a first step towards become a legitimate opposition party that may be able to content with Kulmiye, after UDUB’s defeat at June 26th election in which President Silaanyo of Kulmiye party has won.

The daily assasinations of dignitaries, officials and businessmen is very sad indeed.

Originally posted by Al-Haji Abtigiis & Tolka: The only thing good about Oodweyne's post above is that he is alive and back to SOL. We heard he was wounded fighting Colonel Sabarey's gallant SSC forces. It is good to know he is well. Can you firm that its true that ONLF was for powersharing with Zenawi in the '90? And now its against powersharing? What happened? what changed?

ONLF was for power sharing with Tigrey's?? So why are they against Somali's who work together with Tigrey's and have peace in their own region?

Famous somali star Raxma Ruuxi Hambalyo Somaliland

US living Somali singer Roda Wacan

Somaliland National anthem(live)

A/Hakin Sumuni Maamul Saxan

Somaliland's biggest starsUbax Fahmo iyo Sahra Ileys

Somali star Abdijabaar Al Khaliiji

Mujaahadida Sahra Halgan Hadagan Somalilaneey

Somali all stars.

Song by the best Somali singer Maryan Mursal

New song by Nimco Yaasin and Qaboojiye

New Song dedicated to President Silaanyo

Post your Somaliland wadani songs here. My all time favorite.

Borama Marathon

Seylac, Somaliland.

Originally posted by Che -Guevara: Looks like Zenawi is taking a page from Mengiste's book. Zenawi has used many pages that Mengistu was known for. Divide and rule. Mengistu did it with the Oromo's in Ethiopia, Zenawi with the Somali's. Also people in the somali community now fears eachother, dont trust eachother, they patrafied for eachothers kin, full of spies and as side effect, everyone trust the Xabashi's in the goverment. Just like the Oromo's, dont trust eachother.

Sxb, every child sooner of later returns home. So will all lost children of Somaliland return one day. Accept we didnt expect them to be back so soon, anyhow its a pleasant surprise.

Originally posted by Allamagan: Lol@wax ma fahmisiin! U right, devided we fall united we stand. This too applies to secessionists better they stop this iyo dadka aad iska dhex faqooqeysaan! Sxb, Somaliland can afford to choose its own path and it has choosen its own path of indepedance. Because they do have the peace, freedom and self-determination. Therefore they do not need to give up something which they already have (peace, freedom or self-determination). If you want Somaliland to give up on seld-determination or independence, what will you give them in return? die politischen realiteit is einfach

Self-determination of peoples is a fundamental principle. No argument there. The question is if you should pursue self-determination through a peacefull way or through an armed struggle. And I belief it would be more effective in this case particular case if self-determination would be pursued through other ways then an armed struggle by a very small group, while others enjoy the fruits of peace abroad. And those who enjoy peace at home should be carefull calling for wars, which they are not fighting themselves.

This is a campaign by the Ethiopian goverment to cleanse the land from certain ethnicities. Very sad, wallahi. That's why I am saying unite with all Somali people in that region and you will stand stronger together. Or continue fighting with your small sub sub clan for O-gadenia, and you will be divided and isolated from all other somali's and eventually cleansed from your lands. Do you know the number of Oromo's in Jigjiga is increasing day by day and they will form soon the majority of that city? Never mind, waxba ma fahmisiin.

Love the new Dhaanto

Ethiopia Relocates 150,000 People in Eastern Somali Region in Five Months By William Davison - Nov 29, 2010 2:36 PM GMT+0100 Bloomberg The Ethiopian government has relocated about 150,000 people in the eastern Somali region to more fertile areas in the past five months, the Minister for Federal Affairs said. Scattered households have been brought together into villages to raise their “quality of life,” Shiferaw Teklemariam said in an interview today in the capital, Addis Ababa. In the next seven months, another 70,000 households, or 350,000 people, will move into “communes” in the arid region, Shiferaw said. Similar programs are taking place in other states. About 45,000 households will be moved in Gambella, almost three-quarters of the population; 45,000 in Benishangul Gumuz; and 50,000 to 80,000 in the Afar region. “It’s a very ambitious program,” Shiferaw said. “We don’t want anyone to be left behind” as the government targets economic growth of between 11 percent and 14.9 percent, he said. The projects in the western Gambella and Benishangul Gumuz regions are three-year schemes to improve service provision, while the one-year programs in the Afar and Somali regions are primarily to resettle people in less arid areas near the Wabe Shebelle and Awash rivers, Shiferaw said. The policy in Somali region was not designed to assist the government’s campaign against ethnic Somali rebels, although “it may help in the long run,” Shiferaw said. Neither is it related to the national plan to lease 3 million hectares (7.4 million acres) of “untouched” land for large-scale agriculture over the next 5 years, he said. “Some people think the communes are to clear land to give to someone else, but this is not the case,” he said. “We have excess land for investors.” People won’t be forced to move and have the right to return home, Shiferaw said. The government will not claim their old plots for at least two years. To contact the reporter on this story: William Davison in Addis Ababa via Johannesburg at pmrichardson@bloomberg.net.