Meet the candidate who has worked with the city Council, lived in public housing and wants to be a community voice on the Council. Source: Hiiraan Online

The Somali National Army (SNA) recently recaptured the key town of Ba’adweyn from al-Shabaab terrorists. The SNA has been conducting offensive operations for the past several months. Source: Hiiraan Online

The recent announcement by Ismail Ahmed, founder of the Global money transfer company Wordremit, that he would invest $500 million of his own wealth to support development projects in the Somaliland, his birth place, is the latest pointer to the growing role of Somali entrepreneurs, at home and in Diaspora, to rebuild their country, which has been ravaged by decades of civil war Source: Hiiraan Online

Hordhac Kadib dibad-baxyo aad u balaaran oo looga soo horjeeday dowlada Itoobiya taasoo ay sababtay saluug kadhashay qaabka ay dowladdu u wajahday daruufaha shaqo la,aaneed ee haystay dhalinyarada, isku dhacyo soo noq-noqday oo salka ku hayey diimaha iyo Isirka qowmiyahada kunool Itoobiya iyo damaca dowladda ee ahaa inay balaariso caasimadda dalka oo sababay marooqsiga dhulka shacabka ayaa ugu danbeyn horseeday in 15-kii February 2018-dii is-casilaad lama filaan ah uu ku-dhuwaaqo raysal-wasaare Haila Maryam Desalegn taasoo uu ku wareejiey xilkii raysal-wasaarenimo iyo xilkii hogaamiye-nimo ee Xisbiga Dimuqraadiga Kacaanka Dadka Itoobiya ee loosoo gaabiyo (EPRDF) oo ah xisbi ay ku mideysan yihiin jabhado afar ah oo u dhisnaa qaab qowmiyadeed kuwaasoo kala ah Jabhada Xoreynta Dadka Tigreyda (TPLF), Xisbiga Dimuqraadiga Oromada (ODP), Xisbiga Dimuqraadiga Amxaarada (ADP) iyo Dhaq-dhaqaaqa Dimuqraadiga Dadka Koonfurta Itoobiya (SEPDM) oo ay kumideysan yihiin shacuubta koonfurta Itoobiya oo ahaa jabhadihii xilka ka tuuray kaligii taliyihii Mengistu Haile Mariam. Is-casilaada Haila Maryam Desalegn ayaa durbadiiba horseeday tartan iyo is-kooxeysi ka dhex aloosmay xisbiga EPRDF oo dalka ka talinayey tan iyo 1991-kii. Qowmiyadaha Oromada iyo Amxaarada oo ah labada qowmiyadood ee ugu tirada badan dalka Itoobiya islamarkaana ahaa meelaha ugu badan ee ay kasocdeen kacdoonada kacurtay dalka Itoobiya masuug weyna ka qabay qaabka ay qowmiyada Tigrey-du isku laheysiisay awooda siyaasada, ciidamada iyo dhaqaalaha dalka ayaa bilaabay damacooda ah inuusan dhaafin xilka raysal-wasaaraha ayagoo isku-afgartay inay cududooda isku biiriyaan. Dastuurka dalka oo xisbiyada afarta ah midkasta u ogolaanaya 45 kursi ayaa miradhal kadhigay is-bahaysiga Oromada iyo Amxaarada taasoo uu silama filaan ah ugusoo baxay Abiy Axmed oo aan seexada siyaasada markiihore aad uga muuqan balse ahaa xildhibaan katirsan xisbiga talada haya horeyna usoo qabtay xilal kala duwan oo heer wasiir ah iyo kuwa kale oo dhanka ciidamada ah. Arrintan ayaa durbadiiba shaki iyo walaac ku beertay qowmiyada Tigrey-da oo dareentay inuusan Abiy xeradooda kujirin waxna u dhimi-doono dhaxalkii siyaasadeed ee Males Zenawi. Abiy oo arrintaan dareensan ayaa mudo kooban kadib ku dhawaaqay xisbi cusub oo lagu magacaabo Xisbiga Barwaaqada (Prosperity Party), taasoo muujisay dhamaadkii xisbiga EPRDF. Dareenkii shacabka Itoobiya ee Abiy Axmed Abiy Axmed oo inta uusan qaban xilka raysal wasaaraha doorweyn kasoo qaatay abuurida mashaariic horumarineed oo gobolka Oromada laga hirgaliyay iyo xalinta muranada dhulka ee qowmiyadaha ood-wadaaga ah ee Amxaarada, Oromada iyo Soomaalida xiligii uu ahaa madaxweyne k/xigeenka maamulka Oromada, halka uu si weyn ugasoo horjeestay damacii dowladda dhexe ee ahaa la wareegidda dhulka shacabka ee ku teedsan caasimadda dalka Addis Ababa talaabadaas oo uu Abiy ku muteystay taageero mug-weyn gaar ahaan qowmiyada uu kasoo jeedo ee Oromada oo dagan deegaanada ku xeeran caasimadda. Doorashada kumeel gaarka ah ee Abiy Axmed ayaa durbadiiba waxay yadadiilo galisay dadweynaha reer Itoobiya gaar ahaan da,yarta oo u arkayey shaqsi kajawaabi kara tabashadooda ah inay helaan shaqo, fur-furnaan siyaasadeed iyo in meesha lagasaaro dhaqanka dowliga ah ee kudhisan caburinta iyo cabsi galinta dadka. Abiy oo ah nin dhalinyaro ah haystana shahaadada jaamacada heerka 2aad maadada Isbadalka Hoogaanka (Transformational leadership) ayaa balanqaaday inuu sameyn doono dib u habeyn siyaasadeed, tixgalinta xoriyada mucaaradka, adkeynta midnimada dadka Itoobiya iyo xalinta khilaafka waqtiga dheer dalkiisa kala dhexeeyay dalka Erateriya oo lama filaan aheyd inuu hogaamiye Itoobiyan ah ku dhiirado iskaba-dhaaf shaqsi hogaanka dalka curdin ku ah. Dad badan ayaa Abiy u arkayey shaqsi leh fakar iyo yadadiilo ku qotanta dimuquraadiyad astaamaheedu tahay abuurida xoriyada aragtida, siyaasada iyo diinta. Muwadiniinta Itoobiya ayaa Abiy u sawirtay hogaamiye iskuwadi kara qowmiyadaha kaladuwan ee dalka kunool maadaama Abiy Qudhiisu kasoo jeedo qoys kala diin iyo qowmiyad ah. Talaabooyinkii dhaxalgalka ahaa ee uu nabadda u Abiy qaaday • Sii-daynta kumanaan maxaabiis mucaarad ah oo ay maamuladii kahoreeyay siyaabo kaladuwan usoo xireen iyo cafis loo fidiyay xubno kale oo dalka dibediisa ku maqnaa. • Inay dowladda Itoobiya liiska arga-gixisada kasaartay jabhadihii xornimo doonka ahaa ee kadhisnaa gobolada Oromada iyo Soomaalida islamarkaana u aqoonsatay xisbiyo siyaasadeed. • Baabi,inta xaaladii deg-dega aheyd ( state of emergence) ee ay xukuumadii ka horeysay dalka kusoo rogtay. • Hirgalinta xoriyada saxaafada iyo baraha bulshada. • Alkumida xiriir dhexmara Itoobiya iyo Erateriya taasoo uu ku muteystay bilada shaqsiyaadka nabada ka shaqeeya aduunka ee (Nobel peace prize). • Dib u heshiisiin miro dhashay oo uu ka sameeyey dalalka Sudan iyo Koonfurta Sudan. • Xiriir iskaashi saddex geesood ah oo ka dhex abuurmay Soomaaliya, Itoobiya iyo Erateriya. Caqabadihii Gudaha ee ka horyimid Abiy • Qudbad aad u dheer oo Abiy uu ka horjeediyay baarlamaanka federaalka ah ee Itoobiya dabayaaqadii sannadkii hore ayuu ku sheegay in markii uu xilka qabtay asaga iyo ku xigeenkiisaba ay ururka Tigreyda ee TPLF ku af-duubteen madaxtooyada dhexdeeda ayagoo ka jaray dhamaan xiriirkii iyo maamulkii dalka. • Isku-day qarax lagu doonayey in lagu qaarajiyo oo ka dhacay Addis Ababa xili uu Abiy ka qeyb-galayey iskusoo-bax uu kula hadlayey taageerayaashiisa balse aysan qasaaro kasoo gaarin. • Dilkii fanaankii caanka ahaa ee Hachalu Hundessa oo sida lasheegay lagu doonayey in la iskaga-horkeeno Abiy iyo shacabka Oromada taasoo uu taageero badan ku lumiyey Abiy. • Isku-dhacyo dhanka qowmiyadaha ah oo sababay dhimasho, burbur hantiyeed iyo barakac oo sida uu sheegay Abiy lagu majo xaabinayey maamulkiisa. • Af-gambigii dhicisoobay ee ka dhacay gobolka Amxaarada oo lagu dilay taliyihii ciidamada dalka, madaxweynihii maamulka Amxaarada Ambachew Mekonnen oo doorweyn kulahaa in Abiy qabto xilka Raysul-waasarenimada. • Dib u dhacii bishii August 2020-ka ku yimid doorashadii dalka iyo Tigreyda oo gaashaanka u daruurtay kuna dhawaaqay doorasho gaar u ah gobolka Tigrey, talaabadii baarlamaanka Itoobiya ku hakiyey qoondadii heer federal ee lasiin jiray gobolkaas ayaa ugu danbeyn horseeday dagaal ba,an oo kusoo biyo shubtay guuldaro ciidan, mid sumcadeed iyo eedo waaweyn oo xad-gudubyo bini,aadanka iyo danbiyo dagaal ah kuwaasoo suuragal kadhigi kara in Abiy laga xayuubiyo bilada Nobel Peace Prize lagunasoo-oogo dacwado arrintaas laxiira. Dagaalkan ayaa soo bandhigay habacsanaan ciidamada federaalka Itoobiya oo kamid ahaa tiirarka ugu waaweyn ee isku hayey dalkaas iyo suuragalnimada in gobolada ama qowmiyadaha kale raaci karaan wadadii ay Tigrey-du furtay taasoo Itoobiya u horseedi doonta in awooda dowlada dhexe aad loo yareeyo oo dalku noqdo Conferal System ay awooda yeeshaan dowlad goboleedyada u dhisan qaabka qowmiyadaha. Xiriirka Mareykanka iyo Itoobiya oo isbadalay Tan iyo markii uu meesha kabaxay xukunku militariga ee Mengistu Haile Mariam oo gacansaar dhow la lahaa Ururkii Midowga Soviet-ka, waxaa bilowday xiriir wanaagsan oo dhex-maray dowladii uu hagaaminayey Malez Zanawi iyo Mareykanka oo markii horeba ka taageertay sidii ay jabhadii EPRDF uga guuleysan lahaayeen xukuumadii Mengistu. Xiriirka labadan dowladood waxuu aad u xoogeystay markii uu bilowday waxii loogu magac daray dagaalkii arga-gixisada (War on terror), markaas oo Mareykanku Itoobiya ka dhigay u qeybsanaha Geeska Afrika taasoo Itoobiya lagu siinayey taageero dhaqaale, military iyo af-qabasho hay’adaha xaquuqul insaanka ah, ayadoo lagu abaalmariyey barnaamijka samafalka ee USAID. Sida dad badan ay rumeysan yihiin, Itoobiya oo ka macaashaysa mashruucii dagaalka arga-gixisada ayaa dagaal aad u qaraar gudaha Soomaaliya kulagashay Maxkamadihii Islaamka iyo Al-shabaab taasoo sida warbixino badan lagu qoray ay wehliyeen gabood-falo dhanka bini,aadannimada iyo boob hantiyeed oo aysan cidna kula xisaabtamin. Xiriirka wanaagsan ee Mareykanka iyo Itoobiya waxuu horseeday in ciidamada Itoobiya suuq looga sameeyo ama loo daabulo goobaha iyo dalalka looga baahdo ciidamo nabad ilaalin ah oo huwan magaca Qaramada Midoobay ama Afrika. Waxyaabihii badalay xiriirka Mareykanka iyo Itoobiya a) Xiriirka Itoobiya iyo China: xiriirka ay Itoobiya la yeelatay China oo intiisa badan ku qotoma dhisida kaabayaasha dhaqaalaha Itoobiya iyo iskaashiga ganacsiga labada dal ayaa abuuray inay shaki badan ka muujiyo Mareykanka maadaama uusan ku qanacsanayn xiriirka iyo is-dhexgalka xowliga ku socda ee China iyo Itoobiya taasoo warbixino farabadan oo ay soosaareen hay’addo Mareykan ah aad u dhaliileen lacagta amaahda Balaayiinta ah oo ay Itoobiya heshiiska kula gashay China. Mareykanka oo tartan aad u daran uu kala dhexeeyo China ayaa rumeysan in Itoobiya oo ay kunool yihiin dadka labaad ee ugu tirada badan Afrika ay u janjeerto dhanka China taasina ay dharbaaxo iyo abaal-dhac ku tahay. b) Saldhiga AFRICOM ee Djibouti: saldhiga ciidamada Mareykanka ee Jabuuti ee loo yaqaano Camp Lemonnier ee hoostaga howl-galka AFRICOM ayaa wax kabadalay muhiimada ay Itoobiya u laheyd howl-galada Mareykanka ee la dagaalanka arga-gixisada Geeska Afrika. Saldhigaan ayaa sannadihii ugu danbeeyay hayey aruurinta xogaha, isku xirka howl-galada iyo weerarada cirka ee lagu beegsanayo kooxaha qatarta ku ah danaha Mareykanka, taasoo hoos u dhigtay taageeradii iyo muhiimadii faraha badneyd ee lasiin jiray Itoobiya. c) Dhaq-dhaqaaqyada madaxa bananaan ee Abiy kawado gobolka: Abiy ayaa mudada uu xilka hayo ku guuleystay inuu xiriir wanaagsan la sameeyo dalka Erateriya oo waqtidheer wajahayey cunno qabateyn iyo go,doomin ay hogaanka u hayeen dowladaha reer Galbeedka, balse go,aanka Abiy ayaa u sahlay Isias Afwerki inuu xiriir ganacsi la sameeyo Itoobiya taasoo mugdi sii galisay xiriir Itoobiya iyo Mareykanka. Abiy Axmed ayaa sidookale ku guuleystay dhex-dhexaadinta dalka Sudan ee militarigii xilka la wareegay iyo xubnihii kasocday shacabka taasoo aad loogu amaanay Abiy laakiin baalmaray talada iyo cuno-qabateyntii Mareykanka ee xiligaas saarneyd Sudan. Waxaan meesha ka marneyn xiriirkii sadex-geesoodka ahaa ee Soomaliya, Itoobiya iyo Erateriya oo uu horkacayey Abiy. d) Mashruuca biyo xireenka Itoobiya: Itoobiya oo waqti dheer ku howlaneyd dhisida iyo buuxinta biyo xireenkan aadka u weyn ayaa culeys kala kulantay buuxintiisa dalalka Masar iyo Sudan oo u arka inuu aad wax ugu dhimi doono socodka iyo istcimaalka biyaha webiga Niil ee dhankooda halka ay Itoobiya aad uga biyo diiday. Mareykanka oo xiriir naas-nuujin ah la lahaa Masar waxii kadanbeeyay heshiis Camp David ee Masar iyo Israel 1978-dii una arka Masar dal tiir dhexaad u ah amniga Israel ayaa si cad ula saftay Masar kuna canaantay Itoobiya halka ay Itoobiya qaadacday dhex-dhexaadinta uu qeybta ka yahay Mareykanka taasoo muujinaysa heerka uu gaaray kala-fogaanshaha laba dal. e) Is-hortaaga gargaarka samafal ee gobolka Tigrey: kadib dagaalkii gobolka Tigrey iyo eedaymihii loo jeediyay maamulka Abiy oo ay kamid aheyd is-hortaaga gar-gaarka hay’adaha samafalka iyo baaritaanka xad-gudubyada, waxuu Abiy ku macneeyay in hay’adaha gargaarku yihiin basaasiin hubka iyo xogaha u dusiya maamulka Tigreyda. Hay’adaha, sida Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, DRC iyo kuwa-lamidka ah waa hay’ado caalami ah oo ka shaqeeya gargaarka bini’aadanka, lasocodka xad-gudubyada iyo dambiyada dagaalka dabcan laguna xanto inay yihiin aalad lagu cadaadiyo dowladaha iyo shaqsiyaadka baalmara siyaasadaha dalalka reer Galbeedka ah maadaama ay ku abtirsadaan dowladaha sida Mareykanka, Ingiriiska, Denmark iyo kuwa-kale, ogow eedaha ayaga loo jeediyana waa kuwa loo jeediyay dowladahaas, waana kalmado aanan la barxin lagana baaraan-dagin saameynta ay yeelan karaan oo uu Abiy u bareeray. Gunaanad Inkastoo uu Abiy gaaray guulo wax ku ool ah mudadii koobneyd oo uu xilka hayey hadana dagaal sokeeye ee Tigrey ayaa dhawaac weyn gaarsiiyay sumcadii uu kulahaa gudaha dalka iyo dibedaba taasoo ay adag tahay inuu kasoo kabto. Xiriirka Itoobiya iyo dowladaha reer galbeedka oo markiihoreba sii liicayey ayuu dagaalka Tigrey iyo ficiladii kadhashay ceel kusii riday ayadoo Abiy looga fadhiyo inuu kasoo dhalaalo hal-xiraale ah sidii uu iskugu hayn lahaa Itoobiya oo ay Tigrey-du qeyb katahay iyo siduu usoo nooleyn lahaa xiriirkii Itoobiya iyo caalamka. Waxaan meesha ka marnayn dareenka dadweynaha Itoobiya oo si joogta ah baraha bulshada iyo saxaafada kala socday waxii kadhacay Tigrey oo aad ula fajacay in hogaamiye Itoobiyaan ah ciidamo shisheeye u adeegsado dad Itoobiyaan ah kaba sii darane inay yihiin ciidamo Erateriyaan. Fursadaha suuragalka ah ee xiligaan u banaan Abiy Fursadaha hada Abiy gacanta ugu jirta waxaa kamid noqon kara 1. Fursad ku dhisan calool adeyg ayaa ah: Inuu dib u habeyn kusameeyo ciidankiisa soona nooleeyo niyadooda (morale) si ay ugu guuleystaan inay ka hortagaan fiditaanka ciidamada Tigrey-da una go,doomiyaan gobolka taasoo keeni karta in beesha caalamku wadahal furto kuna qasabto Tigrey-da silooga qaado go,doominta inay maamulka gobolka kuwareejiyaan maamul shacab ah, hub ka dhigis lagu sameeyo maleeshiyaadka lana qarameeyo ciidamada kale iyo inuu ugu danbeyn ogolaado baaritaano madax-banaan oo kadhaca goobaha dhibaatadu ka dhacday hadii ay cadaatana loo max-kamadeeyo askarta iyo shaqsiyaadka lagu helo. waana arrin ay aq-balaadeedu adag- tahay balse hirgalinteedu oo ay ugu horeyso dhisida kalsoonida iyo is-aaminaada laba-dhinac ay kasii adag tahay waqtidheerna qaadan doonto waaba hadii ay sidaas wax u dhacaane. 2. Fursad kale ayaa ah in Abiy aqbalo inuu guuldareystay, gafkii dhacayna qeybtiisa hogaamineed dusha u rito asagoo talada ku celinaya baarlamaanka dalka si ay u doortaan hogaan cusub, waana go,aan u baahan geesinimo iyo ka hortagista qataraha kale ee kusoo wajahan Itoobiyada barito. Is-casilaada Abiy waxay qanaaco iyo daawo hordhac ah u noqon kartaa dadka Tigrey-da ah oo tabanaya in lagu gumaaday shaatiga Itoobiya. W/Q: Xamdi Wardheere Maxamed The post Maxuu Abiy Axmed ka badalay xiriirkii Itoobiya iyo Mareykanka? appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Bacaadweyn (Caasimada Online) – Wasiirka amniga Galmudug Axmed Macalin Fiqi ayaa faahfaahin ka bixiyey howlgallo ay ciidanka xoogga dalka iyo kuwa daraawiishta Galmudug ay maanta kula wareegeen dhowr deegaan oo ka tirsan koonfurta gobolka Mudug. Wasiir Fiqi ayaa sheegay inay Al-Shabaab ka qabsadeen deegaano ay ka mid tahay Bacaadweyn, isla markaana ay ku wajahan yihiin deegaano kale oo ay ka mid tahay Camaara oo ku jirta gacanta Al-Shabaab, taas wax ka yar 15-KM u jirta magaalada Bacaadweyn. Ciidamada dowladda Soomaaliya iyo kuwa Galmudug ayaa waaberigii hore ee saakay si nabad ah kula wareegay deegaanada Bacaadweyn, Sabeyno-gowrac iyo Qaycad, kadib markii ay isaga baxeen Al-Shabaab oo maamulayey waayihii dambe. Warbaahinta Al-Shabaab ayaa gabal dhicii galabta baahisay in kooxdu ay dib ula wareegtay deegaanka Qaycad oo ka mid ah deegaanadii laga xoreeyey saakay, balse ma jirto cid ka madax-banaan oo weli xaqiijisay sheegashadooda. Wasiirka amniga Galmudug Axmed Macalin Fiqi oo la hadlayey BBC ayaa sheegay in howlgalkaan uu guuleystay, isla markaana madaxda Galmudug aysan u kala hari doonin xoreynta deegaanada ay gobolladaas ka maamulaan Al-Shabaab. “Howlgalkaan waxaan qorsheyneynay in mudo ah, Galmudug culeys badan ayey soo sareen Al-Shabaab, waxaana ku guuleysanay qabashada deegaanadii aan saakay ku dhaqaaqnay, ciidankeenu waxay kaabiga ku hayaan Camaaro, howlgalkaana waa balaaran yahay, waxuu ka socdaa inta ka dhaxeysa bariga Gurceel illaa Bacaadweyn,” ayuu yiri Fiqi. Wasiir Fiqi oo sii hadlaayey waxa uu yiri, “Howlgalkaan waa mid dhameystiran madaxda Galmudug oo uu ugu horeeyo madaxweyne Qoor Qoor aysan u kala harin, wasiirrada iyo maamullada degmooyinka ayaa qeyb ka ah, marka howlgal noocaan oo kale ah horay nooma soo marin, waxaana dooneynaa in cadawgaan nasoo beegsaday aan sabab u noqono in guud ahaa dadka Soomaaliyeed ay iska xoreeyaan.” Hoos ka dhageyso wareysiga The post Xildhibaan Fiqi oo war kasoo saaray dagaalladii maanta appeared first on Caasimada Online.

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Baraawe (Caasimada Online) – Beesha caalamka ayaa ka walaacsan inay doorasho ka dhici karto magaalada Baraawe ee gobolka Shabeellaha Hoose, oo ka mid ah magaalooyinka loo asteeyey deegaan doorashooyinka xildhibaanada golaha shacabka, sida ay ogaatay Caasimada Online. Ilo-wareedyo lagu kalsoon yahay ayaa Caasimada Online u sheegay in xubno ka tirsan beesha caalamka ay qabaan inay halis amni oo xooggan ka iman karto haddii doorasho halkaas lagu qabto, ayada oo ay suurta-gal tahay inay soo weeraraan maleeshiyada Al-Shabaab. Al-Shabaab ayaa aad ugu xooggan deegaano ku dhow Baraawe, waxaana magaalada ku sugan ciidamo aan badneyn oo isugu jira Soomaali iyo Amisom, oo ay adkaan doonto inay Shabaabka iska caabiyaan haddii weerar culus uu kaga yimaado. Baraawe ayaa ah caasimadda rasmiga ah ee maamulka Koonfur Galbeed Soomaaliya, inkasta oo aanu maamulka ku shaqeyn oo uu degan yahay Baydhaba, ayada oo mid ka mid ah sababaha ay tahay halista amni ee magaaladan ka jirta. Xogta aan helnay ayaa sheegeysa in laga fakariyo inaan magaaladaas lagu qaban doorasho, ama la geeyo ciidan xooggan oo Amisom ah, taasi oo u baaqan qarash malaayiin dollar ah. Haddii la go’aamiyo inaan Baraawe lagu qaban doorasho, waxay fursad siin kartaa maammullada Jubaland iyo HirShabelle, oo horey u doonayey inaysan doorasho ku qaban Garbahaarey iyo Beledweyne, balse laga diiday, kuwaas oo ku doodi kara in deegaan doorashooyinka lagu soo wada koobo min hal magaalo, ama laba magaalo, balse aysan sax aheyn in maamullada midba si gaar ah loola macaamilo. “Haddii la go’aamiyo inaan Baraawe lagu qaban doorasho waxay albaabada u furi kartaa maamullada kale ee ku doodaya in deegaan doorashada lagu soo koobo hal magaalo. Haddii lagu qabanayana waxay u baahan tahay qarash badan iyo ciidan dheeri ah, marka waa laba ka darran mid dooro,” ayuu yiri sarkaal ku dhow beesha caalamka oo la hadlay Caasimada Online. Arrintan ayaa hadda aad looga doodayaa, mana cadda go’aanka laga qaadan doono, ayada oo ay soo dhowaatay doorashada Aqalka Sare oo ah tan ugu soo horreysa, xilli guddiyada doorashada ay hoggaan wada doorteen intooda badan. The post Xog: Beesha caalamka oo diidan in doorasho lagu qabto magaalo ka mid ah deegaan doorashooyinka appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Xarunta degmada Godobjiraan Waxaa degmada Godobjiraan ee gobolka Nugaal ka taagan xiisad ka dhalatay wareegtadii dhawaan madaxweyne Deni ku magacaabay maamulka KMG ah ee degmadaas. Maleeshiyo deegaanka iska abaabushay ayaa maanta is-hortaagay xil wareejin la doonayay in ay maamulka cusub kula wareegaan xafiiska degmada, waxaana israsaaseyn aan khasaare ka dhalan dhexmartay ciidamo la socday mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan gobolka Nugaal oo halkaas u tagay xil wareejinta iyo maleeshiyada. Xarunta degmada ayaa gacanta u gashay maleeshiyada deegaanka, waxaana degmada laga dareemayaa xiisad arrintaas la xiriirta, iyadoo aysan jirin cid waan-waan ka dhexwada labada dhinac. Qaar ka mid ah dadka deegaanka oo la soo xiriiray warbaahinta Puntland Post, ayaa sheegay in ay ka cabsi qabaan dagaal labada ciidan ku dhexmara gudaha magaalada. Guddoomiye ku xigeenka labaad ee gobolka Nugaal Xuseen Xaaji Cabdule iyo wafdi uu hoggaaminayo ayaa shalay degmadaas u tagay xil wareejinta xiisada dhalisay. PUNTLAND POST The post Xiisad ka taagan degmada Godobjiraan ee gobolka Nugaal appeared first on Puntland Post.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Maxamed Cali Nuur Ameeriko oo hore u soo noqday Safiirka Soomaaliya ee Kenya, sidoo kalena ah Qoraa iyo Samafale ayaa soo bandhigay Buug uu ugu magac daray “Danjire” oo uu ku soo aruuriyay macluumaadka dibulumaasiyada, xaalada dalka Soomaaliya iyo arrimo badan oo kale. Munaasibad si heer sarre ah loo soo agaasimay oo lagu soo bandhigayay buuga cusub ee uu qoray Qoraa Maxamed Ameeriko ayaa waxa ka qeyb-galay wasiiro, aqoon-yahan, siyaasiyiin, culimo, dhalinyaro iyo marti-sharaf kale. Intii ay socotay munaasibada Buuga Danjire ayaa waxaa si weyn loogu bogaadiyey Qoraa Maxamed Ameeriko buuga cusub ee uu soo bandhigay, kaasi oo ay sheegen inuu wax badan xambaarsan yahay. Wasiir ku-xigeenka Maaliyada, Prof Qaloocow oo ka mid ahaa Mas’uuliyiintii goobta ka hadashay ayaa waxa uu ku dheeraaday muhiimada Buuga cusub iyo faa’iidada uu leeyahay in la aqristo. Afhayeenka Madaxtooyada Soomaaliya, Taliyaha Ciidamada Booliiska Jeneraal Xijaar, Gudoomiyaha Degmada Kaaran iyo Guddoomiyaha ku-xigeenka Midowga Qorayaasha Soomaaliyeed, Najma Maxamuud oo ayaguna munaasibadaas hadal ka jeediyay ayaa ku dheeraaday mawduuca uu xambaarsan yahay Buuga Qoraa Ameeriko oo si gaar ah uga hadlaya arrimo badan oo ku saabsan diblumaasiyada iyo xaalada dalkeena. Sidoo kale waxaa ayaguna dhankooda bogaadiyey qoraaga Dr Xasan Sheikh oo ah fallan-qeeya ka hadla siyaasada iyo Prof Faarax Bursaliid, iyagoona dul istaagay nuxurka uu sito buuga iyo xiliga uu kusoo aaday. Ugu dambeyntiina waxaa munaasibada ka hadlay Qoraaga Buuga, Maxamed Ameeriko oo asagu ku dheeraaday marxaladihii kala duwanaa ee uu soo maray qoraalka Buuga Danjire iyo xaaladaha ku gadaaman buuga sida weyn loo soo dhaweeyay. Maxamed Cali Nuur Ameeriko ayaa waxa uu gaba-gabadii munaasibada gudoonsiiyay Buuga cusub ee qoray Hay’addo, Mas’uuliyiin iyo Shaqsiyaad caan ah oo dalka iyo dadka wax u soo qabtay. Abdihakim Elmi Hassan Cabdixakiin441@hotmail.com The post Danjire AMEERIKO oo soo bandhigay buugga Danjire appeared first on Caasimada Online.

By allowing the much-needed aid to reach starving Tigrayans, the Ethiopian prime minister may not only save tens of thousands of lives but also prevent his country’s disintegration. Children, who fled the violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, wait in line for breakfast organised by a volunteer, in Mekelle, the capital of Tigray region, on June 23, 2021 [File: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP] Getting aid to the starving in the Tigray region of Ethiopia is not just about saving lives, it is about whether Ethiopia will stay together as a country or disintegrate. When the Ethiopian army fled from the Tigrayan capital Mekelle on Monday, it left the region in the hands of the fighters of the Tigray Defence Forces or TDF (the armed wing of the former governing party, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front or TPLF). Of Tigray’s six million people, more than five million need emergency assistance and, according to the United Nations, 350,000 are already in famine conditions. Pre-school children are most at risk, as their small bodies are unable to last long without essential nutrients. An estimated 30,000 children could perish from hunger over the next few months. And if the aid effort is not resumed – and stepped up – that death toll could easily be 10 times higher. Before abandoning Mekelle, the retreating Ethiopian troops ransacked aid compounds and took all the money from the banks. They also stole communications equipment from the aid agencies. The incoming TDF found a city without even a single day’s supply of food in store. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced what he called a “humanitarian ceasefire”. It made for a good headline, but his statements over the last weeks have made clear that it is no such thing. In fact, he plans to pursue war by other means – blockade. In one speech, reported on June 25, he accused aid agencies of having a hidden agenda of supplying the rebels. Almost immediately, three staff members from the international medical charity Doctors Without Borders (Medecins Sans Frontieres, or MSF) were murdered. The killers are not known but the finger of suspicion points at the government. The announcement of the “humanitarian ceasefire” limited the pause in the army’s offensive action to the farming season, which lasts just three months. That is just enough time to buy new weapons and – Abiy has promised – return to Tigray by force of arms. A ceasefire is usually an agreement between the fighting parties, but this announcement referred to the TPLF as a “criminal junta”. And speaking on June 30, Abiy was candid that the war was now fought against the people of Tigray, who he said had stabbed the army in the back, by siding with the TDF. They will now have time to understand their situation, he said. What he means is that he will blockade Tigray and starve the people into submission. Hunger is a particularly hideous weapon. The anguish of parents watching helplessly as their young children waste away is almost as terrible as the pains of starvation suffered by those children themselves. The memory of famine haunts people for generations afterwards, leaving a long-smouldering hatred of those who inflicted the pain. Ireland’s great hunger of 1845-51 nurtured that country’s independence struggle. Ukraine’s Holodomor – Stalin’s campaign of starvation in the 1930s – left many Ukrainians believing they could never be part of the same state as Russia. Abiy has a choice. He can decide to allow an international humanitarian effort to go ahead in Tigray. This would mean allowing aid convoys to travel along the roads and relief flights to land in Mekelle and the other airports in the region. That could stop the slide into famine and save hundreds of thousands of lives. Allowing humanitarian access would also be the first step towards reassuring Tigrayans that, whatever the political differences between the federal government and the TPLF, they are still valued as Ethiopian citizens. Tightening the blockade sends an altogether different message: your government wants to kill you by starvation. The TDF is well-armed and highly motivated, its young fighters driven by anger at the atrocities inflicted on them. They have just won a series of stunning military victories and acquired a huge arsenal. If aid does not reach them from Ethiopia, they will for sure look for another way to get it. The obvious option is to launch an offensive and clear a road to Sudan so that there can be an unofficial cross-border aid operation. International aid donors are considering that as a last-ditch option because it is unconscionable for a man-made famine on this scale to unfold while nothing is done to stop it. But they also know that a cross-border operation would have political consequences. It would cut Tigray’s umbilical cord with Ethiopia. Tigrayans are so angry at the rape, killing, pillage and starvation inflicted upon them, and government-incited hate speech in the media, that they are demanding independence. Their leaders know this is a hazardous path and want to keep open the possibility of a negotiated settlement that keeps them part of Ethiopia – probably with some form of increased regional autonomy. Abiy’s decision over the next few days may decide which route is taken – humanitarian access and a country that could hold together, or a starvation blockade and national disintegration. Compassion for starving children in Tigray and caring about Ethiopia’s future as a single country come down to the same single choice. A small child’s body wastes away fast. It is not long for Abiy to choose his path. Source: Al Jazeera The post Ethiopia is falling apart, but Abiy still has a choice appeared first on Puntland Post.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Wakiilka Gaarka ee Xoghayaha-Guud ee QM u qaabilsan Soomaaliya, James Swan oo safar ku jooga magaalada Nairobi ee caasimada dalka Kenya, ayaa waxa uu kulan la qaatay Xoghayaha arrimaha difaaca ee dalka Kenya, Monica Juma. James Swan iyo Monica Juma ayaa ka wada-hadlay xaalada amni ee dalalka Afirka, gaar ahaan midda Soomaaliya, maadama ay dowladda Kenya qeyb ka yihiin howl-galka amniga ee dalka, islamarkaana ay ciidamo badan ka joogan gudaha Soomaaliya. Monica oo kulankaas kadib soo saartay qoraal kooban ayaa waxay sheegtay “in kulankii ay la qaatay Swan ay isku dhaafsadeen qaabab loo xoojin karo iskaashiga amniga gobolka,” kaasi oo qeyb ka noqonaya xoojinta amniga guud. Kulankaan ayaa imanaya kadib markii uu Wakiilka Gaarka ee Xoghayaha-Guud ee QM u qaabilsan Soomaaliya uu socdaal kusoo maray dalalka Carbeed ee la rumeysan yahay inay saameyn ku leeyihiin siyaasadda Soomaaliya, gaar ahaan Sacuudiga iyo Imaaraadka oo kala soo hadlay arrimaha doorashada iyo amnigeeda. Safarka Swan ayaa u daaran dar-dar gelinta arrimaha doorashooyinka Soomaaliya iyo taageerada dalalka caalamka, wuxuuna socdaalka Kenya kusoo aadaya xili xal laga gaaray khilaafkii mudada soo jiitamayey ee ka dhaxeeyay xukuumadaha Muqdisho iyo Nairobi. The post James Swan oo dowladda Kenya kala hadlay Soomaaliya appeared first on Caasimada Online.

PRESS RELEASE Venture capital investment in Africa soars to record levels in 2020 as global investors demonstrate confidence in key sectors, according to new African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) report Despite decrease in value of VC deals in 2020, African entrepreneurs continued to innovate throughout the pandemic LONDON, United Kingdom, July 6, 2021/ — Volume of total reported venture capital deals in Africa in 2020 rose to 319 from 140 in 2019; Financials remains the most attractive sector for VC investment, followed closely by Information Technology; Despite decrease in value of VC deals in 2020, African entrepreneurs continued to innovate throughout the pandemic. African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) (www.AVCA-africa.org), the pan-African industry body which promotes and enables private investment in Africa, today announced the release of its second Venture Capital in Africa report. Mapping Africa’s startup landscape between 2014 and 2020, the report provides data and analysis on venture capital (VC) deal activity in Africa in 2020 along with information about the types of investors that have participated in those deals. The report also includes case studies covering prominent investments across Central, East and North Africa. Startups in Africa are changing the continent’s economic landscape and creating new market opportunities, having raised a remarkable US$1.1 billion in what was undoubtedly a challenging year for private investment globally. 2020 saw a 2.2x increase in deal volume compared to 2019, corresponding to more than a third of the 933 reported VC deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020. The Venture Capital in Africa Report acknowledges the vital role of technology in driving economic growth in Africa, as 90% of all reported VC deals between 2014 and 2020 were in technology-enabled companies operating across a variety of sectors. Financials accounted for the largest share of VC deals by both volume (22%) and value (26%) from 2014 – 2020, with Information Technology (18%) and Consumer Discretionary (16%) accounting for the second and third largest share of VC deals by volume within the same timeframe. In terms of deal value, Consumer Discretionary sectors accounted for 22% of the total value of reported VC deals in Africa between 2014 and 2020, demonstrating investors’ interest in businesses that are likely to remain resilient during economic crises by responding to pertinent consumer needs. This includes e-commerce platforms which represented 39% of companies operating within the Consumer Discretionary sector that received venture capital funding in 2020. The majority of VC funding in Africa is concentrated in early-stage rounds as seed financing accounted for 33% of the total number of reported VC deals between 2014 and 2020, even though these transactions accounted for only 6% of the total deal value. Series A and Series B funding rounds together accounted for 43% of the total value of early stage deals, and 68% of reported deals were below US$5mn in value. South Africa remains a hub for VC activity in Africa, accounting for 21% of deals by volume. However, Egypt is increasingly gaining popularity among investors, attracting the second highest (16%) share of country-specific deals in Africa in 2020, likely due to the Egyptian government’s prioritisation of policies that encourage innovation and empower entrepreneurs. While FinTech continues to attract a significant share of venture capital funding, the report finds that technology is increasingly playing an essential role in transforming traditional sectors, including Health, Agriculture, Education and Energy, as HealthTech, EdTech and AgriTech demonstrated significant growth in 2020. AVCA Chief Executive Officer, Abi Mustapha-Maduakor, said: “The private sector remains essential towards sustained economic development of Africa, and it is great to see that investors and policymakers continue to believe in the role of small and medium sized enterprises in driving innovation and creating sustainable and inclusive growth on the continent.” She added that this second edition of AVCA’s report on venture capital is timely given the rate at which the startup ecosystem in Africa is growing and attracting diverse private capital from both foreign and domestic investors. “African entrepreneurs are building the future, one innovative idea at a time, and the world is watching. As the pan-African industry body championing diverse private investment into the continent, AVCA will continue to provide important data showcasing Africa as a prime investment destination with ample opportunity for financial return and impact.” Download the report via AVCA’s website: https://bit.ly/3hgNviy Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA). Qaran News

PRESS RELEASE Ethiopia writes letter to UN Security Council protesting Arab League’s meddling on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) H.E. Demeke Mekonnnen sent a letter stating that his country is disappointed by the Arab League for addressing the UN on a matter that does not fall within its purview STOCKHOLM, Sweden, July 6, 2021/ — Ethiopia rejects the unwelcome meddling by the League of Arab States on the matter of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) following the League’s submission of a letter to the UN Security Council and UN General Assembly to intervene in the matter. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, H.E. Demeke Mekonnnen sent a letter to the president of the UNSC on Monday (July 05) stating that his country is disappointed by the Arab League for addressing the UN on a matter that does not fall within its purview. The League of Arab States has a reputation for its unfettered and unconditional support to any claim Egypt has presented on the issue of the Nile, the letter adds. The approach followed by the League risks undermining the friendly and cooperative relations between AU and the Arab League since the trilateral negotiation on the GERD is underway under the auspices of the African Union (AU), the letter adds. The letter notes that the AU, as a common organization for Ethiopia, Egypt, and Sudan, offers the tripartite a platform to negotiate and reach a win-win outcome guided by the conviction of finding “African solutions to Africa’s challenges.” The letter further states that Ethiopia is engaging in the trilateral negotiations in good faith and continuing its utmost commitment to make the AU-led process a success and calls on the two lower riparian countries of the Nile to remain faithful to the ongoing African Union-led negotiation. Ethiopia also reiterates its request for the international community to encourage Egypt and Sudan to abide by the accepted principles of international law on the utilization of transboundary water resources. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of Ethiopia in Stockholm, Sweden. SOURCE Embassy of Ethiopia in Stockholm, Sweden Qaran News

Muqdisho (Caasimada Onlin) – Taliska Mareykanka ee Qaaradda Afrika o loo yaqaan (AFRCOM) ayaa Maanta waxaa Taliska Ciidanka xoogga dalka Soomaaliyeed uu ku wareejiyay Gaadiid dagaal oo ka kooban noocyada kala duwan kadib munaasabad ka dhacday Magaalada Muqdisho. Taliyaha ciidamada Xoogga dalka Soomaaliyeed General Odawaa Yuusuf Raage ayaa gawaaridaas kala wareegay taliska Mareykanka ee Qaaradda Africa, waxaana munaasadda sidoo kale goob joog ka ahaa saraakiil ka tirsan AFRICOM iyo xogga dalka. AFRCOM ayaa sheegtay in gawaarida dagaalka ee lagu wareejiyey dowladda Soomaaliya loogu talagalay ciidamada kumaandooska DANAB oo ay tababartay dowladda Mareykanka si ay usii xoojiyaan dagaalka ay kula jiraan kooxda Al-Shabaab oo dagaal kula jirto ciidamada Dowladda iyo kuwa Midowga Africa ee AMISOM. General Odawaa oo hadal ka jeediyey munaasadda gawaarida lagula wareegayey ayaa dowladda Mareykanka uga mahadceliyey gawaarida ay ugu deeqday dowladda Soomaaliya, Taliyaha ayaa saraakiisha Mareykanka ka socday u ballan qaaday in ciidamada DANAB ay gawaaridaan u isticmaali doonaan sidii loogu tala galay Dowladda Mareykanka ayaa ballan qaaday inay sii wadi doonto taageerada ay siiyaan ciidamada xoogga dalka Soomaaliyeed oo dagaal adag kula jiro kooxda Al-Shabaab . The post Sawirro: Mareykanka oo gaadiid dagaal ku wareejiyay DF appeared first on Caasimada Online.

The Task, Services and the Challenges Before our Newly Elected Local Councillors Sunday, 4th July 2021 Councillors are elected by their local community to represent community views on council, provide leadership and make sure local needs are met. They do this by directing a council’s affairs, allocating resources for the benefit of the local area, developing policies and reviewing the council’s performance in relation to delivering services and other matters. A councillor’s role is important. The decisions a councillor makes and the services provided by councils can impact on our lives, our local community and our local environment. Being a councillor can be rewarding because it provides an opportunity to: • make decisions that help people within the local community • influence the long-term, strategic direction of a local community • learn new skills such as public speaking and advocacy • Work with a diverse range of people on a wide range of issues. Being a councillor can also be challenging as councils need to: • balance community needs and priorities, some of which are at odds with each other • Work within a limited budget and a complex set of laws. Councils control certain activities within their areas such as waste removal and disposal. Councils also have the power to order people to do certain things such as demolish a building or restrain any harming companion animals like dogs, cats etc. They can also order people to stop doing things, such as running a business in a residential area or creating a noise nuisance. Local Councillors are mandated by law to render services to the people in their localities as stated in the constitution, article 112, and the Regions and Districts Law, article 20. The services one could expect from immediate local government include solid waste management, street-lighting, sewage system, drainage facilities and, to some extent, the provision of primary education and health services. Apart from delivery of services, local governments are mandated to administer land management and planning issues (spatial and strategic) as well as revenue collection and public expenditure management at the district level. However, in this part of the world -Somaliland, the situation is quite different; local governments provide only a small portion of the legally-mandated services, because they are seriously constrained by limited resources, fiscal disparities, and an inadequate legal framework. Inevitably some decisions a council makes are not popular with some members of the community. While having quite a bit of autonomy, if a council acts outside of the law it may be found by a court to be acting beyond its power. A council may also be liable for actions carried out negligently that result in damage or injury to people or property. This can often result in financial loss to the council. Councils therefore need to take care to exercise their powers properly and in accordance with the law. When a council has to make a decision involving a value judgment, it must do this fairly and without bias so that everyone whose rights and interests are affected is given the chance to express their views before the decision is made. As well as the Local Government Law there are a number of other laws that councils are responsible for enforcing or complying with. Things councils need to consider when carrying out their responsibilities • to provide directly or on behalf of other levels of government, after due consultation, adequate, equitable and appropriate services and facilities for the community and to ensure that those services and facilities are managed efficiently and effectively • to exercise community leadership • to promote and to provide and plan for the needs of children • to properly manage, develop, protect, restore, enhance and conserve the environment of the area for which it is responsible, in a manner that is consistent with and promotes the principles of ecologically sustainable development • to have regard to the long term and cumulative effects of its decisions • to bear in mind that it is the custodian and trustee of public assets and effectively plan for, account for and manage the assets for which it is responsible • to engage in long-term strategic planning on behalf of the local community • to exercise its functions in a manner that is consistent with and promotes social justice principles of equity, access, participation and rights • to facilitate the involvement of councillors, members of the public, users of facilities and services and council staff in the development, improvement and co-ordination of local government • to keep the local community and the Central government (and through it, the wider community) informed about its activities • to ensure that, in the exercise of its regulatory functions, it acts consistently and without bias, particularly where an activity of the council is affected • to be a responsible employer. In reality councils do far more than this. They pursue their community’s visions and ideas, provide leadership, and express local ideas and concerns about important issues to other levels of Government. They have more divined responsibilities mentioned on the Local Government law Particularly Xeerka Is Maamulka Gobolada iyo Degmooyinka JSL. (Law No: 23/2002) which has been revised and Signed by the President of Somaliland in 2007. A community also often looks to its council to protect it from potential natural dangers, and for support in times of need. Councils and their Functions The duties and tasks of the councils are clearly stated in the Regions and Districts Law 23/2007. It includes the following: • Promotion of economic growth and development, including initiation and implementation of development programmes and projects at the local level; • Promotion and care of the social welfare, such as education, health, water, electricity, sanitation; • Care and welfare for the environment, forestation, and animals and economic infrastructure, in collaboration with relevant sector ministries; • Generation, mobilization and allocation, including accounting, for the use of public resources; • Inspection of new buildings, and those that are being renovated or require demolition, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works and Housing; • Provision and maintenance of public infrastructure, e.g. construction, improvement and care of roads inside the towns of the district, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works and Housing; • Promotion of participatory planning and community participation in local decision making; • Establishment of sub-committees as required. (Regions and Districts Law, 2007) Apart from these legal provisions, the ability of local governments to provide all these services is undermined by limited resources and absence of viable and just subsidiary plans. Services and functions should councils provide Councils provide a very wide range of services and functions. Broadly, these may be grouped into five categories: 1. Planning for Strategic development 2. Providing and Maintaining Infrastructure 3. Protecting the Environment 4. Supporting Community Development 5. Safeguarding Public Safety Examples of services that fall into each of these categories are below. These represent a sample only. Councils provide other services which are listed in Law No: 23/2002. – Providing and maintaining infrastructure Providing an appropriate and affordable level of infrastructure is one important contribution a council makes to its community. For example, councils provide and maintain local roads, bridges, public car parks, footpaths, sporting fields, parks and art galleries. Councils must consult with their local community about providing and maintaining these public assets. – Planning for sustainable development Councils have a major role in providing long-term strategic planning for a local government area as well as town planning, zoning and sub-divisions. In addition councils are responsible for processing most development applications, for building site and compliance inspections, building regulations and connections to water and sewerage. – Protecting the environment Councils have a role in helping to protect the environment. They regularly assess the state of their local environment, provide environmental programs and use their regulatory powers to prevent pollution or restore degraded environments. They carry out activities such as garbage collection and recycling, street cleaning, regulating parking, controlling dogs and cats (or ‘companion animals’), controlling noxious weeds, regulating pollution and building control. – Supporting community development Councils regularly consult with and assess the needs of their community with a view to supporting community development. They provide a range of services, including some aimed at groups in the community with special needs. Community services include libraries, swimming pools, playground facilities and child care centres. – Safeguarding public health Councils help maintain high standards of public health and reduce the risk of exposure to a wide range of diseases through activities such as food shop inspections, waste disposal, pest and vermin control and hazardous material containment. The Challenges before the Newly Elected Councillors: The challenges that the councillors are presently facing are countless and complex in nature. They include capacity concerns, limited resources, over-staffing and service delivery issues and many more mentioned some as follows 1. High Population: Somaliland’s liberalised economy has attracted a high number of businesses to the Regional Capital Cities particularly the Capital of Hargeisa. Those businesses have attracted a high number of potential workers and their families to the city. Unofficial estimates put the daytime population of Hargeisa in the 1 million to 1.5 million range. 2. Corruption: Corruption is a global problem, but over the last fifteen years in particular, the officials of the now defunct Hargeisa, Burao and Borama City Councils have been particularly corrupt. Public property has been disposed of for personal gain and millions of Dollars have been siphoned off into personal accounts. 3. Garbage: The A Grade Cities include the Capital of Hargeisa generates an estimated 500 to 800 tonnes of garbage daily, but has capacity to pick up less than ¼ a day. This has caused garbage to accumulate in neighborhoods, on street corners and in local markets with resultant health risks and other environmental concerns. 4. Potholes: Most of City streets were constructed in the 1950s and 1970s. The majority have never undergone any repairs or renovations since then. The city’s roads outside the central business district are heavily potholed and in a high state of disrepair. 5. Sewer service: Due to rapid population expansion, general disregard of proper urban planning and failure to adhere to existing construction guidelines and failure to make sewer system leads to the City population to extremely health risks. 6. Construction: The economic boom has led to a mushrooming of both commercial and residential construction. However, due to either (a) total disregard of existing laws governing construction or (b) selective and lax enforcement of those laws, many buildings are built in road reserves, in gazetted wetlands and often without following established construction specifications. On a regular basis, buildings under construction collapse, killing or injuring construction workers, bystanders or both. 7. Traffic management: Due to poor planning and lax enforcement of existing traffic regulations, combined with crumbling infrastructure, the traffic jams in Hargeisa are particularly chronic, intractable and a drag on the country’s economy. 8. Health services: Due to selective and lax application of existing public health laws, many public eating places lack health licenses or regular health inspections. 9. Environment: There has been no effort to mitigate the environmental degradation visited upon the city by the rapid population explosion, including the destruction of green spaces and wetlands. Noise pollution and smog are also of particular concern. 10. Stray livestock: Stray cattle, goats, dogs, cats and chicken are common in the Cities. These animals pose traffic and other environmental concerns, but are also a health risk. 11. Management of markets: The management of the city’s markets is a highly controversial topic, but for the councillors it is very important to have knowledge about it. 12. Financial Management The local government financial management practices were a very old fashioned manual system – and often an erroneous one. 13. Poor Methods of Revenue Collection and Infringed Sources of Revenue : Since Somaliland has not, until today, created an up to date database system of collecting revenues of taxable sources for example, agriculture and commercial sectors, it is therefore a challenge for Somaliland Local Government to facilitate smooth financing strategies. It is unless the local government places a more advanced collection system, while it aims at creating new financial sources. 14. Limited Resources The availability of adequate resources is understandably a paramount concern in almost every institution – and local governments are not exceptions. Despite the fact that grade A districts can be regarded not only solvent but some of them are relatively well off, the vast majority (grades B, C&D) do not generate sufficient revenues to cover operational costs and provide social services. If one could closely look at local governments’ budgets, the inevitable finding would be that revenue collection is very low in all of them and, to make matters worse, most of the generated revenues are used just to cover operational costs. Inter-governmental fiscal transfer is another source of income for most of the local governments. But it is not systematic, predictable, and it often takes months to get this fund released to the respective districts. This uncertainty of timing regarding the transfer of the grants from the central government, that appear not to follow a regular disbursement schedule, compromises to some extent the ability of local governments to plan their recurrent expenditures and operations. Central government transfers are meant to be financed with developmental projects; however, this remains unverified and unchecked. 15. Low Capacity and Demoralized Staff As explained above, most of the elected councilors did not have a clear understanding of how councils work; thus, their functions as leaders, negotiators, facilitators, planners, and advocates for local development and policy making, were severely undermined. Similarly, the existing local governments have an acute shortage of qualified man-power, and they are unable to discharge their functions effectively and efficiently. Nevertheless, their performance has gradually improved. The technical capacity to adequately and strategically plan district activities was often non-existent or very weak at the district level. Some UN agencies such as UN-HABITAT at an early stage, and the United Nations Joint Programme on Local Governance (UN JPLG), at a later stage, trained most of the councilors and local government staff on relevant modules, so that they can carry out their functions more appropriately. This effort, however, needs to be sustained through a permanent training cycle. attention, as it grossly affects the health and well-being of the society. It is, therefore, imperative that premier consideration should be given to better ways of waste management. This includes the availability of adequate sanitary infrastructure. Councillors, on their part, should pass by-laws imposing fines on those who are behaving unscrupulously and throwing garbage in every place they can find. This should be embedded in an aggressive and sustained civic education programme, educating citizens on their rights and responsibilities. Citizens should also contribute to the betterment of their environments and, in this regard, properly dispose of garbage. Local governments should also capitalize on the willingness of the local communities and systematically plan and finance quick impact projects that are sustainable and beneficial to all. The recent practice of local governments in enhancing service delivery capacity should therefore be sustained and strengthened. 16. Lack of Community Awareness : Somaliland is one of the few countries with lack of community awareness on tax payment. Majority of the people also do not like paying because the countries’ history never advocated for the importance of paying taxes. Additionally, the locals in Somaliland fear for their contribution to the local government citing corruption and minimal evidence of the use of revenues. Majority of the locals believe that their money would go directly to individual pockets with not clear structure put in place 17. Improved Oversight Role of the Central Government Though local governments are autonomous, the law also gives the Ministry of Interior the oversight role related to the performance of local governments. Presently, the Ministry of Interior is over-loaded, since it is responsible for national security, coastal guard, immigration issues, as well as local governments. One would not expect a close oversight role from such an over-burdened national institution. In order to enhance institutional development of local governments as well as service provision capacity, Ministry of Local Governments should be established. Since the Ministry of Interior is over-burdened, and often preoccupied with issues other than the enrichment of local governance, the creation of a separate entity that sets the required legal framework and formulates relevant policies is much needed. The proposed ministry can take care of additional national tasks, when and as required, but its primary focus should remain on local government development. Some skills, knowledge and attributes which will help the New Councillors While you don’t need any special formal qualifications to be a councillor, having or being able to develop the following skills, knowledge and attributes will help the Councillors in their role Good communication skills This includes good listening and interpersonal skills, public speaking skills, the ability to accept alternative points of view as well as the ability to negotiate, mediate and resolve conflict. Good problem solving and analytical skills This includes being able to get to the bottom of an issue and to think of different ways to resolve it, including advantages and disadvantages of each. Good teamwork skills This includes being able to work with others in meetings and on committees and being able to complete any tasks on time that you agree to do. Good organisational skills This includes being able to plan and manage your time, keep appointments and deadlines, make priorities and manage stress. Knowledge or understanding of strategic planning and financial planning and reporting processes This includes strategic management and understanding the budgetary process and financial reports. Ability to engage with your community This includes why this is important and ways to consult such as through meetings, the media, the internet, public forums, debates and surveys. Knowledge or understanding of social justice principles This includes why it is important to make sure all people in the community are treated equally, have the right to be heard and are able to participate in public forums and events if they choose to. Groups of people whose voices are not always heard include the Aboriginal, people with a disability, older people, women and young people. Knowledge and understanding of local government functions This includes, for example, land use planning, environmental management or community development and services. Understanding of relevant State Government legislation This includes, for example, the Local Government law 1997 and the Environmental Laws. Leadership qualities This includes, for example, attributes such as energy and optimism, motivation, resilience, confidence, assertiveness, strategic thinking, advocacy, networking, active listening and negotiating. Ethical and accountable behaviour This includes being able to follow a code of conduct that involves, among other things, acting in the best interests of the community as a whole, transparent decision-making and accountability. By: Abdi Halim Mohamed Musa BA (Economics), MBA, Msc in Finance E-mail: halimusa4@gmail.com Qaran News

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Maanta anigu qasaare ma joogo isna qoomamayn maayo, taageerayaasha waddani na khasaare ma joogaan. Dad badan ayaa ka xumaaday go’aankaygii aan iskaga casilay xilkii gudoomiyaha Waddani ee dalka Maraykanka iyo xubinimadii xisbiga Waddani sababtu na waxay ahayd mar hadii aanu xisbigu garanyn xisbi-yahanadiisa, raga ay dhab ka tahay siyaasada xisbigu, mucaaradnimadu, iyo wali ba aniga oo u arkaayay in xulashadii musharaxiinta xisbiga lagu saleeyo xisbinimo iyo hal-adayg, markii taladii, himiladii xisbiga ba la afduubay ayaan go’aankii qadhaadhaa ee aan xisbiga kaga baxay qaatay. Gudoomiye Cirro iyo hogaanka ba hore ayaan ugu sii sheegay inay tan maanta dhacday dhici doonto, alx ilaahay baa igu simay in hadalkaygii rumoobay. iyadoo aan wali la dooran shir-gudoonkii golaha wakiilada oo aanu maanta jamaal ahayn nin codkiisii la baal maray xisbiga, hadana waxaa xaaraan ah inuu sawir la soo galo madaxwaynaha, inuu gooni uga baxo xildhibaanadii kale ee xisbiga u soo baxay. Anigu waan la socday labadii usbuuc ee u danbeeyey, waa markii la baad ee uu madaxwaynaha la kulmo, laba jeer ba midna salaan iyo booqasho ugumuu tagin, madaxwaynaha na ismay aqoon oo may ahayn laba nin oo guri ood ku kulmay, sida ka muuqata sawirka waxaa weheliya jamaal waa siyaasiyiintii deegaankiisa, suldaan Maxamed Bare iyo xubno qurba-joog ah, taas baana cadayn u ah inaanay jirin wax la yidhaa salaan baan ugu tagay. Danta qaranku waa ma dhaafaan ayuu yidhi Jamaal…. Cajiiib waxaa galabta sheeko leh, nacasnimada guuleed gadhku kaaga soo baxay. xukuumada madaxwaynuhu hogaaminaayo, golayaasha qaranka iyo xisbiyada siyaasadu waxay u abuuran yihiin danta qaranka, waxaa lagu tartamayaa waa aragtida mid kasta goonidiisa u arko danta qaranku halka ay ku jirto, danta qaranku maaha mid qof ku xidhan ama mid jamaal ku xidhan ama mid madaxwaynaha iyo qof kale ku xidhan, danta qaranka maaha waxa aad madaxtooyada u tagtay ee waa dan kuu gaar ah bulshadii codka ku siisay na kuma matashid dantaada gaarka ah. waxaa la yidhi findhicilku ma xaaraan baa mise waa xalaal? soo hadal qaadkiisa ayaa ba xun, xisbi mucaarid ah oo tartan adag ku jira ayaan ka soo baxay, xisbigii uu la tartamaayay na dhuumasho ayaan ugu tagayaa wax meesha qabta maaha, waxaan ogahay in labadii maalmood ee la soo dhaafay ba uu xisbigu gaadh ka hayay laakin duunyaa la raacaa oo la soo hooyaaye dadka la raaci karo, xitaa codka hadii uu siiyo C/risaaq Khaliif maaha mid abaal loogu qabo, sharaf, sumcad, dadnimo, aaminaad iyo kalsooni danbe oo xisbi iyo dadkii codka siiyay mid na uu u hayaa ma jirto. nin baa lagu yidhi waa heedhe ceebtan aad ku dhex jirto maad iska daysid, dabadeed wuxuu ku jawaabay. Haddii uu roob afarta jiho ba iska soo qabsado, meesha aad maraysaa na tahay ban cidlo ah oo geed aad gasho lahayn, gurigii aad roobka ka gali lahayd na kaa durugsan yahay balse aad orod miciinsato laakin roobkii kugu soo daato adiga oo aan gurigii aad ka gali lahayd gaadhi, dabadeed dharkaagii aad xidhnayd kugu qoyaan, orodka miyaad sii wadaysaa ilayn waatan oo waad qoyan tahay mise waad iska tal-talaabsan doontaa. jawaabtu waxaa weeye haddii ba aad qoyday oo roobkii kugu da’ay waxba ha cararine qunyar iska soco, waxaa taa ka dhigan hadii ba aad ceebawday waxba kolba dhan haw soo cararin jamaalow ee halkaas aad ku ceebawday iska joog. Iyadoo dhir geedo ah ninkii beer ka dhiganaayay- iyo kii u soo dhoofi jiray sow makala dheera Ninka dhiisha caaniyo qoryaha dhilaya soo qaada- iyo kii dhismaha uun layimid sow ma kala dheera Ninka dhigan walaalkii u shubay dhiito iyo caano- Isaguna dhibaatada la rabo sow ma kala dheera? Ninka gogosha dhigay ee martida dhab ugu sheekeeya- iyo kii in uu dhaco u yimid sow ma kala dheera dhabadoo mugdiya kaad dartiis dheelmad ugu jiiday- isaguna dharaar kaaga tagay sow ma kala dheera. Abwaan Yaxye. Ibraahim Adam Aw Qoobey (Ibraahim dheere). Qaran News

Maxkamada Sare Ee Somaliland Ayaa Gabi Ahaanba Laashay 20 Dacwadood Oo Murashaxiintii Cabanayay Ay Maxkamadd Sare Ee U Gudbiyeen.Geesta kalena Maxkadda Ayaa Aqbashay Natiijadii Hordhaca Ahayd Ee Kominshanka Doorashooyinka Somaliland Hore U shaaciyeen. Qaraarka Maxamkad oo Faahfaahsan Halkan ka akhri:- Qaran News

Guddiga doorashooyinka Federaalka ee heer Puntland ayaa maanta magaaalada Muqdisho ku doortay guddoomiye iyo guddoomiye ku xigeen cusub. Guddigan ayaa qaabilsan maamulidda doorashada xubnaha labada Aqalka ee Baarlamanka Soomaaliya ee laga soo doorto degaannada Puntland. Guddoomiyaha guddiga ayaa loo doortay Cabdikariin Muuse Maxamuud oo keligiis u tartamay xilkaas kadib markii uu helay dhammaan 11-kii cod. Sidoo kale guddoomiye ku xigeenka guddiga ayaa loo doortay Caynaanshe Yuusuf Xuseen kaas oo isna helay 11-ka cod ee xubnihii wax doortay. PUNTLAND POST The post Guddiga doorashada heer Puntland oo guddoon cusub doortay appeared first on Puntland Post.

Beledweyne (Caasimada Online) – Ciidamada amaanka dowlad goboleedka HirShabeelle ayaa maanta howl-galo culus oo lagu xaqiijinayo amaanka ka bilaabay deegaano ku yaalla duleedka galbeed ee magaalada Beledweyne ee xarunta gobolka Hiiraan. Wasiirka amniga gudaha dowlad goboleedka HirShabeelle, Maxamed Kheyre oo asagu hogaaminayey howl-galkaas ayaa waxay ka sameeyen oo ay ciidamadu ku sifeeyen siduu sheegay deegaanada Baali, Burjada Ciinta, Doon-Maleeyka oo 25-KM dhanka galbeed ugu bageen magaalada Beledweyne oo maalmihii u dambeeyay ay ka taagneyd xiisad xoogan. Maxamed Kheyre ayaa markii uu soo idlaaday wajiga koowaad ee howl-galka ku bogaadiyey ciidamada amaanka howlaha sugida amaanka ee ay ka wadaan magaalada Beledweyne iyo deegaanada ku teedsan. Waxa uu faray in la dar-dar geliyo howl-galada lagu sugayo amniga, xili uu maalmo ka hor dagaal ku dhex-maray magaalada Beledweyne ciidamo taabacsan maamulka iyo kuwa daacad u ah Jeneraal Xuud. Magaalada Beledweyne oo kamid ah goobaha loo asteeyay inay ka dhacaan doorashooyinka labada Aqal ee baarlamaanka Soomaaliya ayaa waxa uu maamulka HirShabeelle ku howlan-yahay sidii looga dhigi lahaa meel nabdoon oo ka maran xiisadaha dagaal ee maalmihii dambe ka taagna. Howl-galadaan ayaa waxay imanaayaan xili maalmihii lasoo dhaafay magaalada Beledweyne ay ka taagneyd xiisad u dhaxeysa maamulka HirShabeelle iyo jabhada Jeneraal Xuud, ayada oo magaalada ku dagaalameen ciidamo kala taabacsan, inkasta oo xiligan uu dagan yahay jawiga guud ee magaalada. The post Wararkii ugu dambeeyay ee xiisada ka taagan Beledweyne appeared first on Caasimada Online.

MOGADISHU (HOL) - Somali opposition has called for the resignation of President Mohamed Farmaajo over multiple reports that Somali nationals who were on military training in Eritrea were deployed to fight in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. Source: Hiiraan Online

(SLT-Hargeysa)-Maxkamada Sare Ee Somaliland Ayaa Gabi Ahaanba Laashay 20 Dacwadood Oo Murashaxiintii Cabanayay Ay Maxkamadd Sare Ee U Gudniyeen. Maxkadda Ayaa Aqbashay Natiijadii Hordhaca Ahayd Ee Kominshanka Doorashooyinku Hore Ugu Dhawaaqeen. Source