Haatu;916009 wrote: Very nice. Sometimes there's no need to change a perfectly good leader. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL i suppose abdi iley is among those perfectly good leaders?

QansaxMeygaag;916038 wrote: I salute you; too bad we don;t know each other in real life, I have 3 relatives right now in Hargeisa going about their busness lol. Qansax, in time brother, in time..... again, i'm forced to asked to about the Cheshire Cat? what's happening there?

DoctorKenney;916029 wrote: How do you deport someone from one part of Somalia to another part of Somalia ? This is a disgrace. Faroole is a disgusting individual and he HAS to go waar dhulka waa la ka leeyahay ee huurdada ka soo toos.

^ i'm not an africanist nor am i trying to blurt out my ''prevailing wisdom'' here. i'll give you an example: 1. Somaliland's effective Telecommunication sector vs. Somaliland's apparent lack of infrastructure. all things being considered, there are usually pre-conditions to 'development', in other words certain policies, usually by governments, have to be in place to create conducive conditions before this is realised. this is well documented by all development theorists with all predisposed learnings. laakin, when there is a vacuum of the state, there will always be innovative new methods of overcoming such obstacles. Somaliland has a very competitive and thriving telecommunications sector and yet it still continues to survive without a huge infrastructural investment. conversely, Ethiopia has invested heavily in infrastructural projects and even has designs on the Nile to harness more energy. having said all that, Ethiopia's telecommunications sector isn't as competitive nor as effective as Somaliland and Somalia's. its a case of supply and demand and not so much of over-reliance on an ineffective state controlled enterprise as in Ethiopia. of course, with a weak and cash-strapped government, the telecommunications companies have been able to capitalise on the lack of oversight, public safety records, accountability etc.

Daqane;915968 wrote: Growth with out jobs, growth with out manufacturing, growth in the face of subsidized and closed markets? different countries have followed different models to achieve growth but certainly the view that all economies must through the traditional process of: subsistence> agricultural> manufacturing >services is no longer the prevailing view.

George Ayittey;915957 wrote: The strange affliction of xenophilia (love for the foreign) - George Ayittey They will destroy their own domestic trade and then fiendishly promote foreign trade. They will destroy their own health care system and then seek medical attention or die off in foreign hospitals. They will destroy their own educational system and then send their children to foreign schools. They will destroy their own banking system and then stash their loot in foreign banks. They will harass, jail and even assassinate their own local experts and then spend billions of dollars on foreign experts. They will destroy their own domestic industries and then lay the red carpet out to foreign companies. They will hound and persecute their own domestic investors and then draw up elaborate codes to attract foreign investors. They will destroy their own agriculture and then spend $25 billion to import foreign food. Where is my “Sledge-hammer”? George Ayittey - is a Ghanaian economist, author and president of the Free Africa Foundation in Washington DC. He's also one of my heroes and the intellectual powerhouse behind most of my views for the African century. amazing video. please watch. so inspirational.

What is the African Century? the African century is a term that is used to express belief or the hope that the 21st century will bring peace, prosperity and cultural revival to Africa, or is used to draw attention to the need for such an evolution. Why Africa? Why now? over the next decade, economists expect to see significant GDP growth in Africa and the continent is now widely recognised by investors as an emerging market of tremendous potential. Sub-Saharan Africa is the fastest growing world region at 5.7% per annum (2001-2011). the commodities market has historically been a main driver of African economies, but the agricultural, financial, manufacturing and service sectors are all making good progress, and the African landscape is benefiting from improving education, healthcare, justice systems and new infrastructure. What explains this growth? improving political governance and fiscal controls continue to enhance the African business climate. the geo-political map is also changing: the majority of African countries were in a situation of conflict thirty years ago, now that is only the case for a small minority. a more peaceful context for many Sub-Saharan countries has led to increasing consumer demand not only for basic needs, but also for greater choice of products and services. this demand is being led by an emerging middle-class which includes a new generation of entrepreneurs, often with European or US education and business experience please contribute to this thread with any interesting thoughts, comments, videos and pictures. Al.

The strange affliction of xenophilia (love for the foreign) - George Ayittey They will destroy their own domestic trade and then fiendishly promote foreign trade. They will destroy their own health care system and then seek medical attention or die off in foreign hospitals. They will destroy their own educational system and then send their children to foreign schools. They will destroy their own banking system and then stash their loot in foreign banks. They will harass, jail and even assassinate their own local experts and then spend billions of dollars on foreign experts. They will destroy their own domestic industries and then lay the red carpet out to foreign companies. They will hound and persecute their own domestic investors and then draw up elaborate codes to attract foreign investors. They will destroy their own agriculture and then spend $25 billion to import foreign food. Where is my “Sledge-hammer”? George Ayittey - is a Ghanaian economist, author and president of the Free Africa Foundation in Washington DC. He's also one of my heroes and the intellectual powerhouse behind most of my views for the African century. amazing video. please watch. so inspirational.

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL delusional........? naga daa dee!

Apophis;915941 wrote: Howdy, Life is the same, more or less. I've decided to stay with Chelsea for four more years...the fans were shouting four more years, four more years , I had to stay. Seriously, life sucks. LOL@four more years. i reckon you're mediocre and you're all hype. ask yourself a couple of questions as to why your life sucks. 1. are you in control of your affairs? 2. are you content with your current circumstances? i think i can advise.........

^ Kigali dubbed one of the cleanest cities in the world. now kigali is growing too and its future looks awesome. well done kagame.

LOL! she'd never be allowed in my harem.

^ C.E.O virturous indeed! g'day Apo, sxb, how are you today? after winning the championships, how has life changed for you? Al.

Haatu;915892 wrote: Alpha, just what exactly do you do in S/land. I know you work for an NGO but what does that NGO do? hi haatu, i'm involved in several business ventures and also have my own public relations company. i'm heavy involved in the soy beans industry and will ship my company's first organically made produce to the UK this month. i'm also an expert counsel for the Somaliland Government on social affair and was recently appointed to direct the The Centre for Social Policy a quasi-public institution tasked with carrying out research. in my spare time, i run two small local charities. i'm also heavily involved in the promotion of the arts.

N.O.R.F;915863 wrote: That Ethiopian coffee was nice. Does anyone import them from Ethiopia JB? how comes you don't ask for my advice on hargeisa? why JB?

^ yes! someone from SOL who is not in hargeisa. who else from SOL is in hargeisa? the last time i had tea with JB, it was a terrible experience. we spoke barely and it was about 4 mins or something. plus he was on his BB, the entire time. it took about an hour for me to get there.

Jacaylbaro;915812 wrote: I want to invite someone for a tea/coffee .... someone form SOL and who is not In Hargeisa. Can you suggest ?? LOL@JB, you could have just said i don't want to have tea with Alpha. who else from SOL is hargeisa except me dee? you coward. the feeling is mutual saxib. i wouldn't have tea with you if your life depended on it.

today wasnt a good day. nothing bad happen but i was involved in a serious argument with someone. this someone is an important figure to me, at least, i thought so. well they're not anymore. LOL

Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaatu, g'day inaadeero, so dhag maha xaladadu? you were first in today congrats! hows school day? hows your sister's atrocious cooking? how's your part time work? Al.

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i just tasted some amazingly fantastic xalwad. really delicious. oh by the way, i hosted a small get to together, here tonight at Al's pad. my guests have left now, well since 9pm. so i'm here all alone in this big house. the next perimeter security check is at 02:00hrs. LOL NO, NO, no...... really, you guys don't have to worry about me and my welfare. its fine and i'm use to it by now, its been almost 2 years and 1 month i've lived alone. LOL OMG, i think i'm going crazy. there's maybe several different personalities currently occupying my person. isn't it any wonder i refer to myself in the third person and sometimes the fourth . i'm not crazy because i know my real friends are here at SOL. you guys should have seen the pathetic people i had over tonight. walahi, its better to be alone than to waste your evening with some really retarded fools. they didn't even know the difference between 'cell' and 'membrane'......not to mention we spent over 40mins arguing over this. all in all an excellent evening here. i even wrote in af-somaali today. goodnight my friends. suckers!

Apophis;915660 wrote: Anyways Alpha, lets ignore this (possibly gay) female for a while and answer me this. Do you smoke? If nein, have you thought about Djarum Black? They're made with cloves and they smell like evening, open fire cooked tea....delicious. not into smoking. so these Djarum, don't they have tar and nicotine? you're really into your cigarettes.

oba hiloowlow;915677 wrote: Salaanta waan ka gadoomay ee adna mid la mid ah iga guddoon. Ina adeerow bufta la hayaa bariisku lama diidin.Lool waar waan ku dhex lumayn hadalkaan. hadalkaan wa kii lagaga hadli jiray xeebaha koonfurta somaaliya .baal ii soo bandhig macnihisa? fadlan adigo mudaan inaadeerow

Waranle_Warrior;915676 wrote: Lool @ Waa dhag xagaan Your Somali has improved a lot ma istiri? seems like yours has declined a lot ma istidhi? its NOT ma istiri. its ma istidhi.

Marksman;915671 wrote: No I'm aware of this being in my blood as well. I'm just more aware of it. From the Netherlands. They're allright over here. I just go crazy when there's phones ringing during a speech and a Somali is just answering it. My friend from Eritrea just went to London for a couple of weeks. He shared that Somalis over there are a whole nother level. Not trying to generalize though. There are bad apples everywhere. couple of things marka hore Markoow. 1. you're from holland LOL! need i say more...... somalis from holland have single-handedly reduced the collective will of the somali race by at least 23%. you've lost all credibility. hollandis somalis are without doubt the worse kind of somalis, i've ever encountered. 20 yrs + of being robbed of your heritage has resulted in your somalinimo being erased TOTALLY. you really ought to leave this thread immediately and express no further views about somali related affairs. 2. ta labaad, how dare you accept the words of a xabashi about your people. don't you know the habashi man hates us. all these euro-kids need dhaqan celis and quick.