Turkey's İbn Haldun and Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) have reached deals with Qatari and Djiboutian universities, respectively, for educational cooperation. Istanbul's İbn Haldun signed a cooperation protocol with Qatar's Hamad Bin Khalifa University and İTÜ announced that it will help found engineering schools at Djibouti University. Speaking after a signing ceremony with Hamad Bin Khalifa University President Dr. Ahmad M. Hasnah, İbn Haldun President Recep Şentürk said Qatar has been "a visionary country" in the Islamic world and had strong similarities in terms of its well-preserved Islamic culture. "This deal covers the exchange of academics and students and conducting joint education programs, workshops, symposiums and panels. We will have a joint diploma program, too, and cooperate in other areas our respective universities have expertise in," he said. İbn Haldun, which offers education in Arabic in addition to Turkish and English, hopes to benefit from the deal, Şentürk said. "It will be a bridge between Turkey and the Middle East and enable us to jointly conduct studies on the Gulf and Middle East," he said. Şentürk cited huge interest in Turkish language in Qatar and said Qataris would certainly benefit from the cooperation protocol. Hasnah said students were already excited to be in Turkey and study with their Turkish counterparts. "Together, we will develop new ideas," he said. In Djibouti, İTÜ inaugurated electrical engineering and construction engineering departments at Djibouti University at a ceremony attended by Turkish and Djiboutian officials. İTÜ helped creating curriculum and shared experience in teaching foreign languages https://www.dailysabah.com/education/2018/03/22/turkish-universities-reach-out-to-djibouti-qatar-for-cooperation

Macallin Beddel is quite the orator.

Suldaanka, that may be so, but don't be surprised if the Somali government still has few tools at its disposal to pressure DP World to get the signature it requires from Mogadishu. In the end, DP World will just do that.

But why did ours change so fast? Usually, true cultural shift takes generations to manifest.

The last time I brought up Aidid and the missed opportunity of not letting him govern the country, many SOLers didn't agree. I think there is something unique about the old generation of Somali politicians that is quite nationalistic and fascinating.

I think DP World is deliberately trying to push these photo-ops to show it is not listening and is busy implementing the agreement in defiance of Mogadishu.

To build on Oodweyne's culture talk, let us ask each other this question:

I think it is the other way around. The Somali rebels wanted to free the country from "masiibo lasoo direy". Of course, they did not succeed in giving the Somalis a better life, and all their success and failures is judged through clan prism depending on who is doing the talking. But I agree, the initial steps of these rebels were necessary. I personally see it a great cause to remove a dictator who is bombing his own people with mercenary South Africans. It is even a greater cause to remove religious terrorist from our land. I would seek the help of Isreal to erase Al-shabab and ISIS from my country if I could.

As much as we debate about past politicians, there is something unique about the old generation of Somali politicians that is quite missing in today's generation. It is refreshing to hear young rebel leader with the audacity to tell powerful Mengistu to his face that Somalia is indivisible, after all others declined to go on record. Somali's territory is indeed sacred. Watch this fascinating clip.

Barwaaqo, is that actually Abiy's account or fake? If you read the comments, people are saying the account is fake.

Galbeedi was right about AAA. He is already showing signs of political immaturity.

Abiy is basically a Tigrayan in terms of attitude, alliance, upbringing and loyalty.

Ethiopia's ruling coalition has elected Abiy Ahmed (Oromo) as its new chairman, according to state media. The announcement on Tuesday by state broadcaster FANA means that Ahmed is now expected to succeed Hailemariam Desalegn as Ethiopia's prime minister.

What is the Somali government going to do about the new revelation on the heels of Kenya annexing more land? In normal country, the legitimacy of "Jubaland" through Somali government's official recognition as "dowlad goboleed" would be rescinded and Madoobe jailed for treason. But we all know that is never going to come, so we the people are stuck with the status quo until a better day arrives.

I don't know the man personally, but he look like a decent guy. Good on him!

Who are the Ethiopians with the Turkish roots? The Hareris?

I agree Farmaajo doesn't make many appearances and Kheyre seems to be conflicted and out of control at times. At this point in time, with parliamentary crisis underway, the country is effectively without a functioning government. That is why the army was deployed at Villa Somalia today to guard the presidential palace. Security is going out of control while the morons are busy debating how to bring each other down.

The hurtful words of the idiot caused so much pain for so many. Mr. Bihi must fire him. Watch this proud sister get very emotional about the hurtful words of the minister.

It was about time.

OO, how does oil revenue get divided? Is it controlled by the Somali Kilil or Addis? If the Somali Kilil doesn’t control revenue from whatever hydrocarbon that is extracted, expect a renewed civil war.

Long, but covered a lot of topics.

Culusoow is accused of orchestrating some qalalaase siyaasadeed in Somalia behind the scenes so it could be politically motivated.

Ethiopian youth are showing great interest in a Turkish studies project launched by the Yunus Emre Institute and there is huge demand for additional courses. Three major learning institutions -- Addis Ababa, Wollo and Mekelle universities -- have been taking part in the project since March, teaching Turkish to 900 Ethiopian students, and there are plans to extend it due to strong demand. Emine Ciftci, who works as a lecturer at Wollo University, told an Anadolu Agency correspondent that she has taught the Turkish language to 470 people. "All of my students are studying engineering and are eager to learn Turkish because they plan to work with Turkish companies in Ethiopia. They believe that knowing Turkish will help them get into the business easily," she said. Ciftci said the hospitality of Ethiopians and their keen interest in the language are helpful to her work and stay in the country. Kubilay Han Kalkan, a Turkish lecturer at Addis Ababa University, said they registered 110 students for this academic year because they have a limited number of classes dedicated to the project. ''There is huge additional demand for the courses. We always have new students registering for the next class,'' he said. The Yunus Emre Institute’s goal is to promote Turkish language and culture to people living thousands of kilometers away from Ankara, Kalkan said, adding his department will accept a higher number of students next year. Hussein Idris, a graduate student of sociology at Addis Ababa University, said he is very happy to be doing well with his Turkish lessons and hopes to pursue his graduate studies in Turkey. He expressed his love for Turkey and its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, saying he closely follows news about Turkey and Erdogan. "May Allah grant a long life to Erdogan. I always pray for him. I want Turkey to have a strong relationship with the Horn of African countries Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea," he said. Yildiz Cetin, a Turkish lecturer at Mekelle University, said they are teaching Turkish to 320 students this semester. "The lessons are very productive. Students from departments like law, accounting and social sciences are taking our courses." Cetin said the students have already learned about Turkish culture from Turkish drama series and there is growing demand to be allowed to celebrate Turkish Day at the college. "There is an amazing level of interest from the students, and we are trying to meet the demand. Students are competing to visit Turkey and attend summer school," he added. The Yunus Emre Institute has launched Turkish studies projects in 46 countries and at 85 universities. Eighty-five Turkish academicians are working with the projects and taught 4,785 people Turkish last year. The institute is planning to enable successful students to take summer courses in Turkey. https://aa.com.tr/en/africa/ethiopian-students-keen-on-learning-turkish/1098003

Garoowe looks much better than I imagined.

Not really unless you want to throw Oromia and Afaria under the bus. The seaway belongs to other "qowmiyado". The closes Habeshia access to the sea for Axum, Makelle and other Habeshia heartland will be in Eritrea. Habeshia may still claim they won Berbera (20%) but their investment will be worthless by then.