SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A high-rise tower caught fire late Tuesday in the United Arab Emirates in a city-state neighboring Dubai, a blaze that saw flames rapidly shoot up the sides of the building like other recent incidents that involved flammable cladding. Source: Hiiraan Online

Somalia comes as the 7th country in the world where the cost of 1GB of internet is the cheapest. Source: Hiiraan Online

Madaxweynihii hore ee Soomaaliya Sheikh Shariif Axmed, ayaa sheegay in uu kulan Khadka teleefanka la qaatay Safiirka Ingiriiska u fadhiya Amb Ben Fender. Sheekh Shariif iyo Safiirka Ingiriiska ayaa ka wada hadlay Arrimo kala duwan oo ay kamid yihiin diyaar garowga doorashada la filayo inay dalka ka dhacdo dhamaanka sanadkan 2020/2021 iyo Arrimo kale. Sdioo kale labada dhinac ayaa ka wada hadlay la tacaalista Cudurka halista ee Coronavirus, xiriirka dowladda dhexe iyo maamul goboleedyada, iyo dib u heshiisiinta ay hirgaliyeen maamulada Galmudug iyo Jubaland. War qoraal oo uu soo saaray Sheekh Shariif ayuu ku sheegay in isaga iyo Safiirka Ingiriiiska ay isla soo hadal qaadeen wada-hadallada dowladda Soomaaliya iyo maamulka Somaliland oo soo biloowday xilligii uu Shariif madaxweynaha ahaa. PUNTLAND POST The post Ex Madaxweyne Sheikh Shariif iyo Safiirka Ingiriiska oo ka wada-hadlay doorashada Soomaaliya appeared first on Puntland Post.

Mekelle (Caasimada Online) – Gobolka Tigray ee dalka Itoobiya ayaa qorsheynaya inuu doorashooyin qabto, sida uu sheegay xisbiga maamula, taasi oo horseedi doonta isku dhac dhex mara ayaga iyo dowladda federaalka dalkaas. Itoobiya ayaa bishii March hakisay doorahsooyinka baarlamanka iyo kuwa gobollada ee la qorsheeyey inay dhacaan bisha August, sababo la xiriira cudurka Coronavirus. Weli lama go’aamin waqti cusub, islamarkaana baarlamanka ayaa Talaadadii ku guul-darreystay inay isku raacaan waqti kadib kulan ay yeesheen. Jabhadda Xoreynta Dadka Tigray-ga ee TPLF, oo ah xisbiga ugu weyn gobolka Tigray, ayaa sanadkii tegay ka baxday isbhayaiga EPRDF, kadib markii saddexda xisbi kale ee ku jira ay ku midoobeen xisbi cusub oo lagu magacaabo Xisbiga Barwaaqada ama Prosperity Part (PP). Xisbiga TPLF ayaa sheegay in doorashooyinka gobolka Tigray ay ku dhici doonaan waqtigooda, inkasta oo federaalka uu hakiyey. “Waxaan u diyaar garoobeynaa inaan qabano doorasho, si xuquuqda dadkeena uga ilaalino qaska,” ayaa lagu yiri bayaan kasoo baxay TPLF. Guddiga Doorashooyinka Qaran ee Itoobiya ayaa sheegay inaysan TPLF ka helin wax codsi ah oo ku aadan inay qabtaan doorasho, islamarkaana cid aan ayaga ahayn aysan lahayn sharciyad ay ku qabtaan doorasho noocee doonto ha noqotee. Bayaanka TPLF ayaa xisbiga Abiy Ahmed ee PP ku eedeeyey inaysan dooneyn inay doorasho qabtaan, islamarkaana ay u adeegsanayaan cudurka Coronavirus “cudurdaar ay ku aas-aasaan kali-talis hal nin ah. PP ayaa beeniyey eedeymahaas. “TPLF ma haystaan wax dastruur ku saleysan ama awood sharci ah, oo ay doorasho ku qabtaan. Waxay isku dayayaan inay xasilooni darro ka abuuraan dalka,” waxaa sidaas yiri afhayeenka PP Awelu Abdi. Isbahaysiga EPRDF oo awoodda qabsaday 1991-kii ayaa waxaa xooggiisa maamulayey Tigrayga laga tirada badan yahay, waxaana sanado badan ay awood ku daboolayeen xiisadaha qowmiyadaha ku dhisan ee dalkaas, ayaga oo xirayey cid kasta oo mucaarad ah. Hase yeeshee si-beddeladii uu sameeyey ra’iisul wasaare Abiy Ahmed sanadii 2018 ee dadka siiyey xoriyad ay ku hadlaan, ayaa suurta-geliyey inay banaanka usoo baxaan carrooyinkii sanado badan loo qabay dowladda. Itoobiya waxay hadda qarka u saaran tahay dagaal qowmiyadeed dalku ku hoobto. Dastuurka Itoobiya ayaa xukuumadda siinaya muddo xileed shano sano ah. Muddo xileedka Abiy Ahmed wuxuu dhacayaa bisha September.

An international basketball player who moved to London to escape Somalia’s looming civil war has become one of the capital’s latest victims of Covid-19. Source: Hiiraan Online

In June last year, 24-year-old Jihan Ali Mohamud landed in the Somali capital of Mogadishu for the first time in her life. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Ciidamada Booliska ee Gobolka Banaadir ayaa xalay Magaalada Muqdisho ku qabtay nin ka tirsan Ururka Al-Shabaab, ka dib markii uu qarax ka gaystay Degmada Yaaqshiid. Ninkan ayaa bambada nooca gacanta lagu tuuro ku weeraray bar kontorool oo Ciidamada Booliska ku baaraan gawaarida, waxaa intaasi ka dib u suurtagashay inay gacanta ku soo dhigaan ninkaasi, iyagoo markaasi kaashanaya dadka deegaanka. Gudoomiye Kuxigeenka Amniga & Siyaasadda ee Maamulka Gobolka Banaadir, Maxamed Cabdullaahi Maxamed (Tuulax) ayaa caweysnimadii xalay hawlo kormeer ah ku tagey qaybo ka mid ah xaafadaha Degmada Yaaqshiid. Gudoomiyaha ayaana soo kormeeray sida ay xoogaga ammaanka ugu kuurgalaan suggida amniga. Kormeerka ka dib oo uu la hadlay Warbaahinta Qaranka ayuu sheegay in qaraxaasi uu ku dhintay mid ka mid ah askarta amniga, ninkii qaraxaasi gaystayna la soo qabtay. Waxa uu intaa ku daray in horey bambo sidaan oo kale loogu tuuray waaxdaasi, isla-markaana gacanta lagu soo dhigay dembiilihii ka dambeeyay. Maxamed Cabdullaahi Tuulax, Gudoomiye Kuxigeenka Amniga iyo Siyaasadda ee Maamulka Gobolka Banaadir ayaa u mahadceliyay Ciidamada Booliska, iyadoo dhanka kalana uu boggaadiyay sida wanaagsan, ee ay heeganka xilli kasta ugu jiraan. Dhanka kale Gudoomiye Tuulax ayaa Maamulada Degmooyinka kale ee Gobolka Banaadir iyo shacabka ku dhaqanba ugu baaqay inay ku daydaan Maamulka Degmada Yaaqshiid iyo dadka deegaankaba, sida ay isaga kaashadeen soo qabashada ninkaasi. Toddobadkii hore ayay ahayd markii Ciidamada Booliska ay Degmada Shibis ku toogteen nin ku hubeysnaa bambada F1-ta loo yaqaano, xilli uu damacsanaa in uu askarta ku dhibaateeyo. Isla toddobadkii hore ayay ahayd markii Ciidamada Booliska ay laba nin oo Shabaabka ka tirsanaa ku toogteen xaafadda Kaawo Godey ee Degmada Dharkiinley, wax yar uun ka dib, markii ay toogasho ku dileen nin ganacsade ahaa, oo lagu magacaabi jiray Aboorey.

Hargeysa (Caasimada Online) – Xukuumada Somaliland ee uu hogaamiyo Madaxweyne Muuse Biixi ayaa dhawaan ka baxday heshiis ay hore u saxiixday oo mudadiisu dhameyd 30-sanno, kaasi oo huteelka Hargeysa Club loogu wareejiyay labo muwaadin oo maal-galin badan ku sameeyay huteelkaasi. Somaliland ayaa gebi ahaanba ka baxday heshiiskaasi oo sida la sheegay aysan mudadiisu dhamaan, isla markaana si qasab ah kala wareegtay huteelkaasi labo muwaadin oo ay hore uga kireyso, kuwaasi oo ku sameeyay maal-gashi ay kaga baxday dhaqaale badan. Heshiiskaasi ay ka baxday xukuumada Biixi ayaa dhaliyay xiisad cusub oo hor leh, maadama labadii muwaadin ee xukuumadu hore ugu wareejisay huteelkaasi ay aaminsan-yihiin in sifo sharci daro ah loogala wareegay, isla markaana qaab awood sheegasho ah loo isticmaalay. Suldaan Siciid Yuusuf oo kamid ah odayaasha dhaqanka Somaliland, isla markaana kamid ah labadii qof ee xukuumadu hore ugu wareejisay huteelkaasi, ayaa si adag uga hadlay heshiiskaasi ay uga baxday xukuumada Muuse Biixi. Suldaan Siciid ayaa Madaxweynaha Somaliland, Muuse Biixi ku eedeyay inuu wado ‘Dhul boob’, isagoona xusay in markii u horeysay aysan aheyn inay si xoog ah iskugu daydo inay kula wareegto huteelkaasi, iyadoo ciidamo badan ku daad gureysay. Suldaanka ayaa talaabada xukuumadu ugala laabatay huteelkaasi ku tilmaamay mid uu Biixi uga dan leeyahay inuu bur-buriyo kala dambeynta Somaliland, maadama uu sifo sharci daro ah uga baxay heshiiskaasi 30-ka sanno, waa sida uu hadalka u dhigaye. Sidoo kale waxa uu xukuumada Biixi ku eedeyay inay hurinayaan xiisada colaadeeda ee deegaanada Ceel-Afweyn, isla markaana ay xukuumada qeyb ka tahay inay soo noq-noqdaan colaadahaasi oo ay ka dhashaan khasaare badan oo nafeed iyo mid hantiyeedba. Inkasta oo aysan aheyn markii u horeysay ee xukuumada Muuse Biixi ay ka baxdo heshiis mudadiisu aysan gaadhin ayaa haddana waxa talaabadan ka dhalatay xiisad hor leh oo sababi karta in Jabhado kale ay ka abuurman Somaliland, maadama ay hore u dhacday in Jabhado sameeyan Salaadiin hore gaf uga tirsanayey xukuumada Biixi.

Markey arkaan arrimo lala yaabo oo aan horey loo arag oo argagax ku rida, Soomaalidu waxay badanaaba tiraahda “waa adduunyo-geddoon” “waa aakhiru zaman” iwm. Source: Hiiraan Online

Haddii aad weriye tahay kuna sugan tahay Muqdisho aad u taxadir, sababtoo ah hada xaaladdu waa xarig, jirdil iyo hanjabaad, laalin bilooyin kadib sidaan waa iska badali doontaa arrintu. Waxaa laga yaabaa in qeyla dhaanta hay’adaha xuquuqul insaanka, midda beesha caalamka iyo ururada saxaafadda ee dhibaatooyinka weriyaasha ay baajin doonto xariga, jirdilka iyo hanjabaada balse uu bilaaban karo dil. Haddii cadaadiskaan sii socda kuwa weriyaasha dhiba kuma sii dhiiran karaan caburinta balse waxaa laga yaabaa in weriyaasha la dilo, kadibna la sheego in dilkaas ay geysteen kooxo hubeysan oo aan la aqoonin waana halis weyn. Koox hubeysan ayaa dishay, ama dhaawacday ama uu ka badbaaday adigu meel u raac, ma adigaa yaqaana kooxdaas, yaa soo diray, ma baari kartaa waa maya, aad u taxadir siday ku taliyeen mas’uuliyiinta amniga. Weriyaasha iyo warbaahinta waxay soo mareen saddex sano iyo bar oo dab ah waxayna hada ku jiraan xiligii ugu adkaa oo dhanka amaanka ah. Sidoo kale xaaladda Bandowga ah ee guud ahaan saaran dalka ayaa sii adkeyn kartoa xaaladda maadaama aysan weriyaashu ka bixi karin Muqdisho hadii ay dareemaan qatar. Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa saddexdii bishan, maalintii warbaahinta xorta ah waxa uu ballan-qaaday in dowladdiisa aysan u dulqaadan doonin in la dhibaateeyo warbaahinta, hase yeeshee maalinkii xigtay ayaa weriyayaal lagu jir-dilay caasimadda. Dad badan ma rajeynayaan in dhibka weriyayaasha uu sidan iska beddelo, cidda kaliya ee wax ka qaban karta waa deeq bixiyayaasha caalamiga ah oo cadaadi saara xukuumadda, Iyana ma muuqato. AFEEF: Aragtida qoraalkan waxa ay ku gaar tahay qofka ku saxiixan, kamana tarjumeyso tan Caasimada Online. Caasimada Online, waa mareeg u furan qof kasta inuu ku gudbiyo ra’yigiisa saliimka ah. Kusoo dir qoraaladaada caasimada@live.com Mahadsanid

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Dr. Maxamed Maxamud Cali (Fuje) oo ah La-taliyaha Sare ee Wasaaradda Caafimaadka ayaa bulshada u diray fariin wacyigelineed, si gaar ah dhalinyarada Soomaaliyeed maadama ay yihiin da’da uu aad u saameeyay caabuqa COVID-19. Fuje ayaa ugu baaqay dhallinyarada in ay ku dadaalaan dhammaan siyaabaha looga hortago caabuqa, ayna ku nagaadaan guryahooda. Dr. Fuje ayaa halku dhig uga dhigay fariintiisa “ha noqon dilaaga dahsoon/qarsoon’’, wuxuuna baaq dheer u diray bahda caafimaadka guud ahaan, gaar ahaan dhaqaatiirta Soomaaliyeed in ay ka qeyb qaataan wacyigelinta caabuqa maadaama uu ku faafay dhamaan gobollada dalka si loo xakameeyo baahiddiisa. Waxaa uu sheegay in Cudurka Coronavirus uu Soomaaliya si weyn ugu baahaayo , islamarkaana maalinba maalinta ka dambeysa uu soo ridaayo dad cusub. Waxaa uu sheegay in loo baahan yahay in si deg deg ah loo joojiyo in dadka ay isugu yimaadaan goobo ay ka mid yihiin Masaajidda si loo badbaadiyo Shacabka Soomaaliyeed. Waxaa uu xusay in baahi weyn loo qabo sidii wax looga bedeli lahaa dhaqanka dadka oo ku saabsan cudurka Covid-19 si looga hortago cudurka oo kusii faafaya dadka. Waxaa uu sheegay in dadka ugu badan ee Cudurka Covid-19 hadda ugu dhintay Soomaaliya ay yihiin kuwa da’dooda ay ka weyn tahay 50-ka sano.

Somalia is investigating how a private Kenyan plane with coronavirus medical supplies crashed near the city of Baidoa, killing all six on board. Police say the African Express aircraft crashed in flames just before it was due to land in Bardale on Monday. Officials say the crash’s cause is not clear but there has been speculation it might have been shot down. Kenya’s foreign affairs ministry says its investigators have been invited to join the Somali inquiry. The crew was made up of two Kenyan and four Somali nationals. The Islamist militant group al-Shabab has a presence in the area of Bardale, but the town and its airfield are held by Somali government soldiers and Ethiopian troops who are part of the African Union force in the country. Ethiopia’s defence spokesperson has denied its forces had any involvement in the incident in Bardale, which is about 300km (180 miles) north-west of the capital, Mogadishu. Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed, a former Somali defence minister, is quoted by the Reuters news agency as saying that he had spoken to a witness at the airfield who said the plane appeared to have been shot down. Kenya’s foreign ministry has urged Kenyans and other humanitarian aircraft operating in the region to take precautions “in light of the unclear circumstances surrounding the incident”. “The aircraft was about to land at the Bardale airstrip when it crashed and burst into flames,” Abdulahi Isack, a police official, is quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. It had flown from Mogadishu to Baidoa and then continued to Bardale town before crashing. The Kenyan Civil Aviation Authority says it lost contact with the plane at around 16:20 local time (13:20 GMT) – but did not know the exact time of the crash. African Express Airways has told the BBC it has sent a team from Mogadishu to Bardale to help of the local authorities assess the situation and do an initial report on the crash. Source: BBC

PRESS RELEASE Coronavirus – Somalia: UNHCR provides critical assistance to flood victims in Somalia amidst the COVID-19 pandemic The second phase of the airlift will commence later this week and target 17,000 people in affected areas including Qardho, Bardheere, Beletweyn, and Berdale GENEVA, Switzerland, May 5, 2020/ — The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency have airlifted vital humanitarian assistance to approximately 8,100 Somalis affected by flooding in South-West,Jubaland and Puntland States this past week. UNHCR is one of the first responders to lead delivery of emergency kits that include jerry cans, soap, blankets, sleeping mats, kitchen sets and plastic sheets to Baidoa, Bardheere and Qardho. During the first phase of the airlift, the FGS provided a cargo plane to deliver essential items from the UNHCR warehouses in Mogadishu to Garowe (destined for Qardho) and Bardheere, while UNHCR airlifted the supplies to Baidoa. The second phase of the airlift will commence later this week and target 17,000 people in affected areas including Qardho, Bardheere, Beletweyn, and Berdale. “We are witnessing multiple emergencies in Somalia, with an exponential rise of COVID-19, Gu flash floods and riverine flooding.” said Johann Siffointe, UNHCR’s Representative in Somalia. “These emergencies must be understood as mutually compounding, requiring ongoing strong cooperation between the international community and governments at the national and sub-national levels.” The 2020 riverine flooding and flash floods caused by Gu season rains are giving every indication that they will adversely impact Somalia at similar levels to the Deyr rains of 2019 when more than 400,000 people were forcibly displaced. So far this year, the regions that have been hit hardest include Bari, Banadir, Hiraan, Middle Shabelle, Galgaduud, Mudug, Gedo, Lower Juba and Middle Juba. The current multiple emergencies are exacerbating the living conditions of Somalia’s 2.6 million internally displaced persons who are among the country’s most vulnerable groups. UNHCR’s response to the latest comes amidst the raising number of COVID-19 cases in Somalia. As part of its COVID-19 response, UNHCR is working in collaboration with the government, UN sister agencies and implementing partners to mitigate the spread of the virus. Activities rolled out by UNHCR include support to the government with the provision of isolation, monitoring, and treatment tents, community awareness raising and engagement, protection monitoring, support to health care centers with medical products and WASH facilities, provision of hygiene products and services, cash assistance to vulnerable families, livelihood programs and advocacy for a nationwide moratorium on evictions. UNHCR is mobilizing additional resources for non-food items and emergency shelter to respond to the ongoing needs. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). SOURCE United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Qaran News

United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) PRESS RELEASE Coronavirus – Kenya: Fighting the shadow pandemic of violence against women and children during COVID-19 UN Women, UNFPA and UNICEF are working closely with Kenya’s national child and gender-based violence (GBV) hotlines NEW YORK, United States of America, May 5, 2020/ — Alongside health impacts, the global COVID-19 pandemic has brought a loss of liberties. Restrictions in movement have affected people’s jobs and livelihoods. Despite the many hardships being faced, freedom from violence cannot, under any circumstance, be surrendered – the right to live free from violence is a basic human right. Yet the most vulnerable members of society including children, women, persons with disabilities, the elderly – are suffering during isolation. Many countries are reporting a surge in cases of domestic and sexual violence, also known as gender-based violence (GBV), as well as violence against children. Kenya is following this trend: a third of crimes reported since COVID-19 arrived were related to sexual violence. To stop this ‘shadow’ pandemic’, we must act now. The United Nations (UN) and the Government of Kenya launched a flash appeal this month, seeking $267 million to respond to the most immediate needs of over 10 million people during the pandemic. Of this, $4.2m is needed to provide lifesaving medical treatment, psycho-social support and legal representation in relation to violence against children and GBV. The gaps in violence prevention and response existed in Kenya before COVID-19. This crisis magnifies these gaps as resources and access to services become even more strained. How can a virus spread violence? The increase in reported cases of GBV and violence against children since the start of the COVID-19 crisis is driven by several factors. Financial hardship due to restriction of movement and curfew affects livelihoods, especially for those working in the informal sector. Confinement at home, under heightened levels of stress, uncertainty, and fear, can produce stressful environments that precipitate violence. At this time, children are at heightened risk of all forms of violence, including violent discipline by family members and emotional abuse. Families in highly pressured situations may also resort to child labor, transactional sex, FGM and child marriage. Removing children from a protective environment such as school, exacerbates these risks. What is the United Nations in Kenya doing about it? The UN’s rights-based response to COVID19 includes strengthening and increasing availability of essential GBV services. To address restricted access to services during isolation, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has collaborated with the Kenya Red Cross Society to sustain clinical management of sexual violence supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) in all humanitarian hubs in the country. UNICEF is working with Kenya’s Department of Children’s Services to continue to provide case management services for girl and boy survivors of violence against children. UN Women, UNFPA and UNICEF are working closely with Kenya’s national child and GBV hotlines, to increase psychosocial support through telephone and chat counselling services. These are often first responders to survivors of domestic violence or violence against children and their role cannot be understated. Data from these helplines is already informing the government’s national response. Assistance is also being given to the Ministry of Health to develop GBV guidelines during COVID19. Public awareness-raising, especially for those most at risk, will be rolled out to promote rights and services. Public engagement is also crucial for prevention, which is why the UN agencies will identify male champions to promote respectful relationships and encourage others to refrain from violence. Where do we go from here? In times of crises, obtaining the most basic hygiene products also becomes a challenge for women and girls. At the county level, ‘dignity kits’ will be distributed to the most affected areas. These kits contain sanitary pads, soap, whistles, and flashlights, so women and girls can protect themselves from violence and maintain a level of dignity during the crisis. Access to livelihood support is an urgent priority for women and children in informal settlements, as sources of income are reduced. Cash transfers or vouchers will be disbursed to avoid social contact and minimize infection. Mental health and psychosocial support services, including safe spaces and online counseling services, remain insufficient. Healthcare service providers require orientation and equipment for survivor-centered support that does not increase risk of infection. UNICEF is calling for child protection workers to be included as an essential service, so they can respond to VAC and GBV cases after the curfew, and for the reactivation of the Child Protection Volunteers scheme, in order to reach out to vulnerable families for prevention, early identification and referral of cases of violence. The only way we can protect the right to freedom from violence is by acting as one. We call on the international community to take note of the surge in violence against women and children and support the mobilization of resources, on government to strengthen protection mechanisms, and on citizens to take action to reduce human rights abuses in their communities. Together, we can prevent this health pandemic from becoming a human rights epidemic. By: Anna Mutavati is the UN Women Representative to Kenya, Maniza Zaman is the UNICEF Representative to Kenya and Demola Olajide is the UNFPA Representative to Kenya. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG). View multimedia content SOURCE United Nations Sustainable Development Group (UNSDG) Multimedia content Qaran News

L on the edge of the Horn of Africa, Somaliland is not recognized by the rest of the world. No matter, a book madman decided to bring the world to this isolated territory by creating his ideal library there. How to create the national archives of a country that does not exist? The method is the same as for all the other projects that are born in Somaliland: we start from nothing. Literally, in this case. In 1991, in the rubble of Hargeisa, newly proclaimed capital of Somaliland [le territoire venait d’acquérir par les armes son indépendance vis-à-vis de la Somalie], a seller of camel milk tea and lahoh, spongy pancakes, handed a piece of paper she had picked up from the floor to a customer so he could wipe his hands. Jama Musse Jama was about to roll it into a ball when the text caught his eye. It was a fragment from the media file of a media trial which, ten years earlier, had sent hundreds of members of a student movement to prison. Jama was about to leave for Italy, where he was awaiting a post as professor of mathematics. But he asked the tea trader for permission to collect the rest of the leaves she had collected. Then, he strolled through the other parts of the ruined center to collect as many documents as possible. A window to the world At the time, Somaliland was mainly trying to forget its trauma, wiped out after three years of a merciless civil war, during which the territory had been bombed by the Somali state. Hargeisa was 90% destroyed and the self-proclaimed nation had just declared its independence [jamais reconnue par la communauté internationale]. But Jama figured that someday Somaliland might want to remember. Thirty years later, the papers he picked up in 1991 have become the founding pieces of informal national archives he created in Hargeisa. Like Somaliland, his project is a “tinkered” institution, built from the ground up and almost without any outside help. And like the self-proclaimed republic, which is not recognized by any other nation in the world, its very existence is an act of resistance. THIS COUNTRY IS POOR. MOST OF ITS BUDGET MUST BE DEVOTED TO THE VITAL NEEDS OF ITS CITIZENS, I UNDERSTAND, JAMA EXPLAINS IN MELODIOUS ENGLISH TINGED WITH ITALIAN, AN ACCENT HONED DURING HIS YEARS OF TEACHING IN PISA. BUT WHEN YOU ELIMINATE THE ARTS AND CULTURE FROM THE SOCIETAL EQUATION, YOU ARE ELIMINATING WHAT MAKES HUMANITY HUMAN. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE NEVER GOT THERE IN THIS COUNTRY. ” For the rest of the world, Somaliland is none other than a province of Somalia: a territory, which, according to World Factbook published annually by the CIA, at “Separatist ambitions”. However, in Somaliland there is a government, borders, police, army and currency. The region organizes its elections and collects its taxes. But the international community does not give it any legitimacy, Somaliland is deeply isolated. Most of its inhabitants cannot travel because their passport is not recognized or simply because they do not have the necessary funds. Fifteen years ago, this isolation gave Jama an idea. Why not create an international book fair there? “We should offer people a window on the world, he remembers having thought. And since most people don’t have the opportunity to travel, so the world has to come to them, and books are the best way to get there. “ A book fair and an ideal library His idea was not unanimous. But he ignored these criticisms and, in 2008, organized the first edition of the Hargeisa Book Fair in the skyscraper capital of Somaliland. The theme that year was “Freedom at a Price”, referring to the arrest of a group of journalists the previous year – a disturbing first in the short history of the all-new country. In 2008, the fair attracted 200 people. In the course of the 2010s, this figure increased to nearly 10,000 visitors. Jama did not want to see this enthusiasm fall for the other 360 days of the year. There were few bookstores in Somaliland, after all, and even fewer libraries. And those that existed left much to be desired. Qaran News

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As Somalia struggles with numerous security challenges, there have been quite some promising improvements, namely the ongoing security sector reforms program. Source: Hiiraan Online

The Somali health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 79 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 835. Fawziya Abikar, the health minister said a majority of the cases, 38, were detected in Banadir, an administration area which covers the capital, Mogadishu, while 22 were found in Jubaland state, 11 in Koonfur Galbeed and eight in regional Puntland state Abikar said three patients succumbed to the deadly disease, bringing the total number of deaths as a result of the respiratory disease to 38. She said 14 patients recovered from hospitals in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries to 75. The minister said 62 of the latest cases were male while 17 others were female. The latest cases come amid concern about the sharp surge in the number of confirmed cases in Somalia due to limited capacity to contain the spread of the virus because of the fragile healthcare system. Somalia has instituted measures to contain the possible spread of COVID-19 including closing schools, banning large gatherings and suspending international and domestic passenger flights. View the full article

When the firearms control draft legislation got approval in parliament in January of this year, the government announced that the Federal Police Commission will organize a National Firearms Control Division to enforce new legislation across Ethiopia. Source: Hiiraan Online

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Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Wasaaradda waxbarashada hidaha iyo tacliinta sare ee xukuumadda Soomaaliya ayaa war-saxaafadeed kasoo saartay kulan ay wada qaateen wasaaradaha waxbarashada heer federaal, heer dowlad goboleed iyo maamulka gobolka Banaadir. Kulankaas waxaa lagu sheegay war-saxaafadeedka in lagu gorfeeyey saameynta uu cudurka Coronavirus ku yeeshay geedi socodka waxbarashada iyo sida laga yeelayo imtixaanka shahaadiga ah ee sanadkan. Illa afar qodob ayaa laga soo saaray kulanka dhex maray wasaaradaha waxbarashada dowladda federaalka, dowlad goboleedyada iyo maamulka gobolka Banaadir, kuwaas oo ay isku raaceen dhinacyadu, waxayna kala yihiin qodobadaas. In imtixaanka shahaadiga ah, fasalka 12aad ee dugsiga sare ay mas’uuliyadda diyaarintiisa iyo qaadistiisa ay leedahay wasaaradda waxbarashada heer federaal, iyada oo la kaashaneysa heer dowlad goboleed iyo gobolka Banaadir. Imtixaanka shahaadiga ah, fasalka 8aad ee dugsiga dhexe inay mas’uuliyadda diyaarintiisa iyo qadistiisa leeyihiin wasaaradaha waxbarashada ee heer dowlad goboleed iyo gobolka Banaadir, iyaga oo la kaashanaya wasaaradda waxbarashada heer federaal. In go’aan laga gaari doono sida iyo goorta la qaadi doono imtixaanka labada heer ee 30-ka bisha Juun 2020, iyada oo go’aankaas lagu saleyn doono, sida ay xaaladda dalku noqoto iyo sida uu caalamku uga adkaado xanuunka saf-mareenka ah ee Coronavirus. In laga wada shaqeeyo la iskana kaashado badbaadinta goobaha waxbarashada dalka, iyada oo xoogga la saarayo ilaalinta mustaqbalka waxbarashada dalka, iyo raadinta xuquuqda macalimiinta Soomaaliyeed mudada dugsiyada waxbarashadu ay Coronavirus dartiis u xiranyihiin, macalimiintaas oo an aaminsanahay inay laf-dhabar u yihiin waxbarashada dalka. Ugu dambeyntii qoraalkan waxaa lagu yiri, “Wasaaradaha waxbarashada heer federal, heer dowlad goboleed iyo gobolka Banaadir waxay uga mahad celinayaan dhamaan bahda waxbarashada qeybeheeda kala duwan, fulinta talooyinka bahda caafimaadka dalka, iyo ka qeyb qaadashada wacyi-gelinta bulshada, sidii looga hortegi lahaa cudurka fas-mareenka ah ee COVID-19.”

GetBudget Depletion: Coronavirus against Institutional Weaknesses The government budget for this year might be dwindled by the Coronavirus impact on the economy as claimed by the ministry of finance. Not the coronavirus but weak Institutions with the responsibility to manage the economy, including the finance ministry and the central banks are to blame the debilitating budget and the economy for contracting. The country has been losing every year an estimated $550 million in collecting taxes by the inefficiency of the finance ministry. It has also been compounded by the central bank’s inability to have an effective monetary policy to respond to the cashless economy. The bank needs to look into the last financial crisis in 2007 that forced the USA Treasury, the Bank of England and the Eurozone to adopt quantitative easing program. However, do the weak institutions have the skills and knowledge to manage feeding huge cash into the economy to foster growth? Or do the institutions have the ability and efficacy to pursue the world financial institutions, including the world bank, the IMF and other international financial bodies to provide with loans or grants or both to stimulate the economy? It is strongly believed that the institutions (ministry of finance and central bank) lack the capacity to engage with international financial institutions. In response to the institutional ineffectiveness, the international funders over the years prescribed Somaliland economic empowerment policy. That was claimed to resource the required skills to the departmental government officials to satisfactorily carried out their work. Nicholas Kay, the former UN envoy to Somalia and Somaliland claimed in interviews he gave about the economy, governance and among many other issues the inadequacy of officials to manage resources. He elaborated that every government departments he had met very few but all did not have the right skills to do their job. With this in mind, he said that poor people could not be helped to lift them up out of extreme poverty. Nevertheless, I estimated that the country for the first quarter of this year to have lost an estimated $125 million based on my studies on economic activities. That would have created employment opportunities and provided a decent public service, including free education and health. Businesses, both large and small, have claimed to have experienced falling sales and also property prices have been falling over the past years. Finally, it is intuitional weaknesses and not the coronavirus for the economy to have slowed down. Ahmed Abdi Isse Social Scientist As per usual the opinions expressed in this articale are those of the author and do not reflect the opinions of qarannews.com Qaran News

PRESS RELEASE Coronavirus – Somalia: Update of COVID-19 as of 5th May 2020 MOGADISHU, Somalia, May 5, 2020/ — New cases confirmed: 79 Benadir: 38 Jubbaland: 22 South West: 11 Puntland: 8 Male: 62 Female: 17 Recovery: 14 Death: 3 Total confirmed cases: 835 Total recoveries: 75 Total deaths: 38 SOURCE Ministry of Health & Human Services, Federal Republic of Somalia Qaran News

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Wasaaradda Caafimaadka Xukuumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa xaqiijisay in gobalka Banaadir, Jubbaland, Koonfur Galbeed iyo Puntland, laga diiwaan geliyay xaalado cusub oo COVID-19 ah. Wasiirka Caafimaadka iyo Daryeelka Bulshada SoomaaliyaFowsiya Abiikar Nuur ayaa warbixinta maalinlaha ah ee xogta Feyruska Karoona waxay ku caddeysay in 79 xaalado cusub oo la diiwaan geliyay ay ku kala suganyihiin gobalka Banaadir (38) Jubaland (22) Koonfur Galbeed (11) iyo Puntland (8). Wasiirada Caafimaadka Soomaaliya ayaa sheegtay in 14 qofood ay ka bogsadeen cudurka, 3 bukaanna ay u geeriyoodeen. 62 kamid ah bukaannada la xaqiijiyay waa rag, 17-na waa haween. Tirada xaaladaha COVID-19 ee xaaladaha COVID-19 ee dalka laga diiwaan gelisay ayaa gaartay 835 waxaa bogsootay 75 Ruux. 38 ruux oo kale ayaa u geeriyooday. Marwo Fowsiya Abiikar Nuur ayaa ugu baaqday mawaadiniinta Soomaaliyeed in aysan qarsan Cudurka oo ay tagaan xarumaha lagu daweeyo si ay isu baaraan hadii ay isku arkaan astaamaha cudurka lagu garto. PUNTLAND POST The post Kiisaska Karoona ee Somaaliya oo gaaray 835 appeared first on Puntland Post.