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  1. Posted

    QansaxMeygaag;916066 wrote:
    So you are Mark-A-Bull of the famous Cagdheer clan?

     

    a small poem for Haatu. hope you like it! :D

     

    a Mark-A-Bull went to Kabul,

    along the way, he bought a Bull,

    one day, along the way, to Dhagaxbuur,

    the bull, came home to the Mark-A-bulls.

    the Mark-A-Bulls took the bull to their buul.

     

    LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

  2. Posted

    QansaxMeygaag;916054 wrote:
    InshaAllah, inshaAllah!

     

    Sorry, I was so busy I forgot, been overwhelmed with work. The Cheshire Cat wants to have lunch before the end of the week. I think I have done my homework, talked to colleagues in HQ on the side discussions they have been having with the cat and feel confident and better prepared now. Will let him talk over lunch, give him a long leash, not disclose what I know, then tie up all the info into a strategy...

    i seem to recall in one of your earlier posts that the Cheshire Cat wasnt always a fat cat. you mentioned he was on the same level as you? can you confirm?

     

    this little prick, now an ex-friend of mine, was down on his luck before i got him a job......you'd never guess what happened next? LOOOOOL

     

    he got the job and wasnt so friendly anymore. he even had the audacity to compare salaries with me.......the guy changed and we fell out. i saw him several years later and he was doing ever so well but still not as good as Alpha. LOOL. i was happy for him but i didn't like how pretentious he'd become? or was i merely jealous? who knows? LOOOOOOOOOOL

  4. Posted

    Haatu;916047 wrote:

     

    Qansax, you didn't notice the clue I have you
    :(

    haatu,

     

    what's this clue you speak off? i'm worried....... are you playing Chinese whispers with Qansax? and more importantly, is Alpha the topic of discussion?

     

    LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

     

    abdi iley waa ileyska dadka, waa abahii hormarka, talaabo kastuu qado waanu laa qadna....:D

  5. Posted

    QansaxMeygaag;916027 wrote:
    I have seen it...very clean and safe, but not all that it is cracked up to be. Nearly died of boredom....

    did you visit the genocide museum? i've always been fascinated by the African mystery that is Rwanda. i even heard the mere uttering of tutsi and hutu is a criminal offense. i can foresee another genocide in Rwanda, its only a matter of time. also radio stations......are they still as popular? LOL.......

  7. Posted

    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.....:D

     

    again, i'm forced to asked to about the Cheshire Cat? what's happening there?

  9. Posted

    ^ 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.

  10. Posted

    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.

  11. Posted

    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.

     

    200px-George_Ayittey_detail.jpg

     

     

     

    amazing video. please watch. so inspirational.

  12. Posted

    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.

  13. Posted

    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.

     

    200px-George_Ayittey_detail.jpg

     

     

     

    amazing video. please watch. so inspirational.

  15. Posted

    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.........

  19. Posted

    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.

  21. Posted

    ^ 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.

  22. Posted

    Jacaylbaro;915812 wrote:
    I want to invite someone for a tea/coffee .... someone form SOL and who is not In Hargeisa.

     

    Can you suggest ??
    :D

    LOL@JB,

     

    you could have just said i don't want to have tea with Alpha. :D 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.