Covid-19, a china born microbe has become a global deadly contagious syndrome with no distinctive vaccinations. By its magnitude and speed, it has reached almost every single corner of the world and turned as a common consignment to the global nations, developed or undeveloped, healthy or sick, rich or poor__ no one has been spared by this new respiratory strain. Covid-19, is said to be a deadly virus that attacks the human respiratory system and if it succeeds could eventually compromise the peoples’ immune-system resulting in an abated life loses. Apart from the human lives, it has plummeted the global financial markets created a very grim economic outlook that could even be worse than the great depression in 1930s. This invisible enemy has united the global nations to relentlessly confront and defeat, but the question is__ though it will be defeated, will the world ever be the same again in the virus aftermath? Since there are no known inoculations for this viral infection, the global nations have implemented a unified precautionary steps recommended by the World Health Organizations WHO, in collaborations with state health sectors and similar concerned institutions in the best interests to curb and flatten the contagious graph of this global pandemic. These drastic measures and guidelines, like business shutdowns, staying at indoors, social-distancing, hand sanitizing/washing, putting on face-masks/ respirators, working from home practices and disinfecting surfaces and objects are all meant for controlling this deadly outbreak. Ukraine is one of the European countries that hosts a considerable number of Somali refugees among others, the above precautionary steps however, have a direct impact on the lives of the Somali refugees due to the following factors. a) socializing and get gatherings are part our normal lives intrinsically linked to our rich cultural values that inherit us maintain the practice to live under the same roof. But this is different as the numbers in the rented houses in Ukraine are beyond the normal limits, which could be hazardous to the health of the people. b) Majority of the refugees are undocumented laborers and this is the way they meet all their daily lives, both eating and of course paying their monthly rentals. c) Xenophobia and racism are other key factors that constantly impacts the lives of these refugees. They’ve a constant anxiety over a potential mistreatment(s) at the hospitals and healthcare-centers if they’re contracted with this virus, believing that the citizens would be given the highest priority, where even the refugees affairs agencies could not give a supportive hand in the real terms. All in all, the Covid-19 has both health and economic impact over the country and in particular the refugees in Ukraine, where any precautionary practices imposed over these refugees can worsen their lives and even prompt them not afford paying their food and house rentals. Typical episodes have recently been documented in China during the outbreak, where expat communities have expelled their houses due to the default on their rentals. Mohamoud Areb Abdi Freelance journalist Kiev,Ukraine Qaran News

Mogadishu (HOL) - A dodgy report published by two leading Kenyan newspapers asserting that Somalia's intelligence agency is in cahoots with Al-Shabaab militants has been debunked by a senior official at Taaj Money Transfer. Source: Hiiraan Online

HARGEISA (HOL) - The campaign group Amnesty International has called for ‘immediate and unconditional release of Abdimalik Muse Oldon a freelance journalist in Somaliland who is currently serving a three-year jail term. Source: Hiiraan Online

Hay’adda u dooda Xuquuqda Aadanaha ee Amnesty International ayaa ugu baaqaday mas’uuliyiinta Somaliland inay si dhakhso ah oo shuruud la’aan ah ku sii daayaan Wariye Cabdimaalik Muuse Coldoon oo la xiray sanad ka hor maanta oo kale, isagoo adeegsanaya xuquuqdiisa xorriyadda hadalka. Amnesty International ayaa ka walaacsan in saxafiga loo xiray adeegsiga Xuquuqdiisa Aadanaha uu hadda halis sare ugu jiro cudurka faafa ee COVID-19, siday ku sheegtay qoraal ka soo baxay maanta oo Jamce ah. Madaxweynaha Somalilanld ayaa dhagaha ka furaystay baaqyo dhinacyo badan kaga yimid, oo la xiriira in xorriyadiisa la siiyo Wariye Cabdimaalik Coldoon. 1dii Abril 2020, Madaxweynaha Somaliland Muuse Biixi Cabdi, ayaa cafiyay 574 maxbuus oo laga soo qabtay daafaha Somaliland oo uusan ku jirin Wariye Coldoon, Coldoon oo ah Wariye madax bannaan, oo sidoo kale Safamale ah ayaa 17 April 2019 lagu xiray magaalada Burco. Coldoon oo kaliya maahan wariyeyaasha hadda gudaha Soomaaliya ugu xiran xuquuqda hadal, iyadoo hadda uu adduunka fara kulul ku hayo masiibada Coronavirus, waxaa isna maalamada Muqdisho maalmahan ku xiran Wariye Cabdicasiis Gurbiye. Amnesty International ayaa warbixin ay soo saartay bishii Feebaraayo ee sanadkan ku sheegtay in weerarada, hanjabaadaha, dabagalada iyo cabsi gelinta shaqaalaha warbaahinta ay ku sii badanayaan Soomaaliya, oo ah meesha ugu halista badan adduunka ee suxufi ka shaqeeyo. Hay’adda xuquuqda aadanaha u doodda waxay sheegtay in tan iyo (2017) ay diiwangelisay dhibaatooyin isugu jira hanjabaado, kadeed, cabsi gelin, jirdilo, dilal, isku day dil, xarig aan sabab lahayn, dhaleeceyn kale iyo xayiraado helitaanka macluumaadka oo suxufiyiinta ay u getstaan dowladda Federaalka, dowlad goboleedyada iyo Al-shabaab. Soomaaliya ayaa kow ka ah dalalka aan la maxkamadayn kuwa dhibaateynta u geysta saxaafadda. PUNTLAND POST The post Muuse Biixi oo loogu baaqay in uu shuruud la’aan ku siidaayo Wariye Coldoon appeared first on Puntland Post.

Guriceel (Caasimada Online) – Faah-faahin dheeri ah ayaa kasoo baxeysa askari ka tirsanaa ciidamada dowladda Soomaaliya oo xalay lagu dilay magaalada Guriceel ee Gobolka Galgaduud. Dilkan ayaa la sheegay inuu ka dhashay kala shaki dhex-maray laba ciidan. Askariga ayaa lagu dilay afaafka hore Hotel Badar ee Magaalada Guriceel, ka dib markii askar ku sugneyd ilinka hotelkaasi, ay rasaas oodda kaga qaadeen gaari uu la socday askarigaasi. Wararka ayaa sheegaya in askarta rasaasta furtay ay ka shakisay gaariga uu saarnaa askari geeriyooday, oo aynaan horey macluumaadkiisa u haynin. Hotelkan ayaa waxaa gelinkii dambe ee Khamiistii la dejiyay wafdi uu hoggaaminayo Madaxweyne Kuxigeenka Galmudug, Cali Daahir Ciid, waxaana ku wehlinaya Xildhibaano iyo Saraakiil ciidan. Warar aan la xaqiijin ayaa sheegaya in askarigaasi uu xilligaa ka yimid hoy ku yaala Magaalada Guriceel, oo la qorsheeyay in la dejiyo wafdiga Madaxweyne Kuxigeenka, qaybtood. Wararka sheegaya in xabsiga loo taxaabay askartii falkaasi ka dambeysay, inkastoo aynaan dhacdadan ka hadlin Saraakiisha Ciidamada iyo Maamulka Degmada Guriceel.

Boosaaso (SMN) – Ciidamada ammaanka Puntland ayaa lagu waramay in ay Qaad badan ku gubeen Boosaaso, magaala madaxda gobolka Bari. Saraakiisha ayaa sheegay in Qaadkaas uu yahay mid si dhuumaaleysi ah lagu soo geliyey magaaladda, maadaama la mamnuucay. Ganacsatada Qaadka ayay uga digeen in ay jebiyeen amarka lagu joojiyey Qaadka maadaama laga fekerayo caafimaadka dadweynaha. Howlgaladda ay ku baadigoobayaan Qaadka sharci daradda ah ayay daboolka ka qaadeen in ay xoojin doonan, maalmaha soo aadan. Puntland ayaa kamid ah maamulada Soomaaliya ee hakiyey ka ganacsiga Qaadka, maadaama uu ka qeyb-qaato faafitaanka Coronavirus. View the full article

Beledxaawo (SMN) – Dab khasaaro hantiyadeed sababay ayaa qabsaday suuqa degmada Baladxaawo ee gobolka Gedo, sidda ay sheegeen goobjoogeyaal. Wallow aan la ogeyn waxa sababay, dabka wuxuu si gaar ah u saameeyay bakhaaro lagu keydiyo raashiinka noocyadiisa kala duwan. Qaar kamid ah ganacsatadii maalkooda uu cagta mariyey dabkaas ayaa muujiyey dareen murugo, wallow ay ALLE waydiisteen bedel wanaagsan. Mas’uuliyiin iyo sarakaiil uu horkacayo Cusmaan Nuur Xaaji Macalimuu, gudoomiye ku xigeenka gobolka Gedo, ayaa tegay suuqa. Saacadihii lasoo dhaafay qaybo kamid ah Gedo waxaa ka da’ay roobab xoogan, waxaana dabkaan la sheegay in uu ka dhashay Koronto, wallow aan la hubin. View the full article

Dhuusamareeb (SMN) – Ciidamo huwan ah oo isugu jira Milatariga Soomaaliya iyo Itoobiya ayaa ku baxay degaano ay ka dhaceen colaad beeleedyo. Degaanadaas ayaa ku yaala xadka gobolka Galgaduud uu la wadaago Itoobiya sidda; Furinta Fuure iyo Balicad. Mahad Cumar Muumin, taliyaha hay’adda nabad-sugida iyo sirdoonka Soomaaliya qeybta Galmudug, ayaa hogaaminaya howlgalka. Saraakiisha ayaa sheegay in ujeedka dhaqdhaqaaqooda uu yahay hubinta xaalada degaanka iyo fulinta xabad-joojin lagu dhawaaqay. Dadka degaanka ayaa sheegay in ciidamada ay wateen gadiid dagaal. Maleeyshiyaadka dagaalmay waxaa lagu sameeyay hub ka dhigis iyo kala qaadis. Hoos ka dhageyso warka oo cod ah https://www.radioshabelle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/AQD.mp3 View the full article

Hargeysa (SMN) – Hay’adda Turkiga u qaabilsan gargaarka dibadda ee TIKA ayaa maamulka Somaliland ku wareejisay deeq loogu talagalay ka hortagga faafitaanka fayruska safmareenka ah ee Corona. Agabkaan ayaa lagu wareejiyey Wasaaradda Caafimaadka xukuumadda madaxweyne Muuse Biixi Cabdi. Cumar Cali Cabdullaahi, wasiirka caafimaadka Somaliland, ayaa ka mahadceliyey kaalmada, oo uu xusay in waqtigii loo baahnaa ay heleen. Qunsulka Turkiga u fadhiya Hargeysa, Ali Noyan Coşkun, ayaa sheegay in ay sii wadayaan taageerada shacabka Somaliland. “Waxaan u rajeynayaan wasaarada caafimaadka Somaliland in ay ku guuleysato la dagaalanka cudurka Covid-19,” ayuu raaciyey. Tan iyo markii uu bishii December ee sanadkii hore 2019 ka dilaacay bartamaha Shiinaha, Coronavirus ayaa ku dhacay 2 milyan oo ruux; in ka badan 137-kun wuu dilay, nus-malyuun way ka bogsadeen. View the full article

Garowe (SMN) – Puntland ayaan wali ka dhaqan galin awaamiirta gufdiga wacyi galinta iyo ka hortaga covid 19 oo ku aadan joojinta Qaadka. Magaalooyinka ayaa si caadi ah loogu iibinayaa, iyadoo dadku aysan dhag jalaq u siinin amarada maamulka iyo guddiga intuba. Inkastoo wali Puntland aan lagasoo sheegin xaalad la xiriirta Coronavirus ayaa hadana guddiga wacyi galinta waxa uu si aad ah u adkeeyay amarada ku aadan in deegaanada Puntland aan lagu iibin Karin wax qaad ah oo gabi ahaamba la mamnuucay in lasoo galiyo magaalooyinka Puntland War kasoo baxay kulan ay yeesheen guddiga wacyi galinta Puntland ayaa lagu sheegay in tilaabo waafaqsan sharciga laga qaadi doono cid kasta oo ku xad gudubta awaamiirta maamulka ee la xiriira mamnuucida Qaadka. Wasiirka waxbarashada muumulka Puntland, Cabdullaahi Maxamed Xasan, ayaa sheegay in si dhow ay ula socdaan xaalada maciishada quudul daruuriga noocyadeeda kala duwan, isagoo tilmaamay in ay ka shaqeyn doonan sidii looga hortagi lahaa in marxalada lagu jiro ay sababto qiima koror ku yimaada maciishada. Mr Xasan oo akhriyay warka kasoo baxay guddiga wacyi galinta iyo ka hortagga Covid-19 ee Puntland ayaa ugu baaqay dadka reer Puntland in ay u dhaga nuglaadaan awaamiirta dowladda oo aysan baalmarin taasi oo ay ku jirto maslaxadooda, sidda uu hadalka u dhigay. Puntland ayaa dadaal dheeraad ah ugu jirtay sidii deegaanadeeda ay uga xakameyn lahayd faafida caabuqa Coronavirus oo kiisas la xiriira laga helay magaalooyinka Muqdisho, Kismaayo iyo waliba deegaanada maamulka Somaliland. View the full article

Muqdisho (SMN) – Dhageystayaasha idaacada Shabelle ee ku taxan website-keena waxaan halkaan hoose idin kugu soo gudbineynaa warka duhur. Hoos riix si aad udhageysato https://www.radioshabelle.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Warka-Duhur-170420.mp3 View the full article

Somaliland:Sterling eyes opportunistic deals by Ed Reed The Odewayne block Given the current state of the oil market, Sterling Energy is becoming more confident in executing a deal with an onshore low-cost operator. The company has $44.9 million of cash and has whittled down its commitments, now holding a non-operated role in a Somaliland block. Holding this cash gives it leverage to acquire production and low-risk exploration, Sterling’s CEO David Marshall said. It has a primary focus on Africa and the Middle East, but would consider new regions for the right opportunity. The company considered more than 50 opportunities in 2019 placing five bids and with a number still under consideration. Last year, sellers had higher expectations of value, which made deals harder. The oil price plunge, driven by coronavirus, has weakened “highly leveraged oil companies, who will see the benefit of partnering with a cash rich entity”, Marshall said. The company expects to benefit from the companies it considered in 2019, in addition to new opportunities. The Somaliland government granted an extension for the Odewayne production-sharing agreement (PSA) in 2019. The block is operated by Genel Energy, which reprocessed the entire 2D seismic data set during 2019, with final products being delivered in January 2020. Sterling intends to review the 2D seismic in the second quarter of this year, while also planning a surface seep study in order to plan next steps. The hope is to determine whether a Mesozoic sedimentary basin is present in the area. Sterling has a 34% working interest in the block, which covers 22,840 square km. Once interpretation work has been completed, Genel may opt to proceed into the fourth exploration period. This will require the acquisition of 1,000 km of 2D seismic and the drilling of an exploration well. Qaran News

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa sheegtay inay is-beddel ku sameyneyso bandow-ga xilliyada habeenii ah saran magaalada Muqdisho ee caasimadda Soomaaliya. Bandowga, oo hadda socday labadii habeen ee la soo dhaafay ayaa waxa uu ka billowdaa 8:00 fiidnimo, wuxuuna ku eg yahay 5:00 Subaxnimo. Hase dowladda ayaa sheegtay inay dib u eegis ku sameyn doonto bandowga. Taliyaha Booliska Soomaaliya Janeraal Cabdi Xasan Maxamed Xijaar ayaa sheegay in maadaama la guda geli doono bisha Barakeysan ee Ramadan ay waxka bedeli doonaan Bandowga inkasta oo uusan shaacin nooca is-beddel. Si kastaba warar ay heshay Caasimada Online ayaa sheegaya in wax laga beddeli doono saacadaha bandowga, islamarkaana laga yaabo in la qafiifiyo xeerarka la socda bandowga. Taliye Xijaar ayaa dhanka kale sheegay in Bandowga dowladda soo rogtay la gaarsiin doono guud ahaan gobolada dalka, waxaana wararku ay sheegayaan in goobaha la gaarsiin doono ay ku jiraan magaalooyinka maamul goboleedyada raacsan dowladda, sida Galmudug, HirShabelle iyo Koonfur Galbeed. Bandowga Muqdisho ayaa loo soo rogay iyada oo uu qeyb ka yahay qorshaha ay dowladda ku dooneyso in lagu xakameeyo faafitaanka cudurka Coronavirus.

Hargeysa (Caasimada Online)-Hey’adda u dooda xuquuqda aadanaha ee Amnesty International ayaa maanta xukuumadda Somaliland ka dalbatay in xabsiga laga sii daayo Weriye Cabdimaalik Muuse Coldoon, oo maanta oo kale sanad ka hor laga xiray magaalada Burco ee gobolka Togdheer. “Amnesty International waxay ugu baaqeysaa mas’uuliyiinta Somaliland inay si dhakhso ah oo shuruud la’aan ah ku siidaayaan suxufi Cabdimalik Muuse Coldoon oo si sharci darro ah loo xiray, loona hayey mudo sanad ah”ayaa lagu yiri warbixinta Amnesty. 1-dii bishan Abril Madaxweynaha Somaliland Muuse Biixi Cabdi, ayaa cafis u fidiyey 574 maxbuus oo laga soo kala qabtay daafaha deegaanada Somaliland, waxaana la aaminsanyahay in cafiskaasi uu ku yimid khatarta sii kordheysa ee cudurka COVID-19, balse dadkii cafiska helay nasiib darro kuma jirin Cabdimaalik Coldoon iyo kuwo kaleba. 17-kii bishii Abriil ee sandkii 2019-kii oo ay haatan ka soo wareegtay mudo sanad ah, ayaa Cabdimaalik Muuse Coldoon laga qabtay magaalada Burco ee xarunta gobolka Togdheer ee Somaliland, waxaana eedeymaha loo soo jeediyay qeyb ka ahaa dhaleeceyn uu ka tirsanayo maamulka Madaxweyne Muuse Biixi Cabdi oo uu ku baahiyey bartiisa Facebook-ga. Seddax bilood kadib 8-dii Luulyo 2019, maxkamadaha Somaliland, gaar ahaan tan gobolka Maroodi-jeex ee magaalada Hargeysa iyo Rafcaanka ayaa isku raacay in Cabdimaalik lagu xukumo seddax sano iyo bar xabsi ciidan ah, wixii intaas ka dambeeyana waxa uu iska diiday in uu racfaan u qaato maxkamadda sare ee Somaliland, niyad jab kasoo wajahay garsoorka Somaliland awgeed. “Qareenadiisa waxa ay Amnesty International u sheegeen in xariga Cabdimalik iyo xukunnadii ku dhacayba ay ahaayeen cadaalad darro, siyaasadeysan waxaana ka dhalatay in Mubarik Cabdi Ismaciil oo ka mid ahaa qareenadiisii uu iska casilay gabi ahaanba kaalintiisii ​​qareenimo bishii Sebtember ee isla sanadkii 2019-kii, isaga oo daliilaya cabsi gelin iyo hanjabaad uga yimid hogaamiyaasha Somaliland, sida lagu yiri warbixinta Amnesty. “26kii Juun 2019, Amnesty International waxay ku aragtay saraakiil ka tirsan booliska gobolka Maroodi-jeex, maxkamad kadeedis iyo iskudayo ah in laga hor istaago qareen Mubarik in uu galo qolka maxkamadda ee uu joogay suxufiga, waxay aheyd in uu metelo suxufiga. Balse xarigga Cabdimaalik wuxuu ahaa mid sabab la’aan ah, maadaama loo fuliyay amar la’aan, waxaana lagu xadgudbay Qodobka 25 (2) ee dastuurka Somaliland, kaas oo dhigaya in booliska ay qasab ku tahay in ay ka helaan warqad amar qaadasho ka hor inta aan la xirin” ayaa lagu yiri warbixinta Amnesty International. Amnesty ayaa sidoo kale warbixintan ku sheegtay in mas’uuliyiinta Somaliland aysan dhowrin xuquuqda xorriyadda hadalka. “Qodobbada dhibka leh ee ku jira ciqaabta, waa in la tirtiraa lana waafajiyaa dastuurka si mas’uuliyiintu si buuxda u ixtiraamaan. Ilaalinta, kor u qaadista iyo fulinta xaqqa xorriyadda hadalka ee Somaliland.”

Madaxweynaha Dowlada Puntland Saciid Cabdullaahi Deni wuxuu Bulshada ku amray in Lakala fogaado guryahana la joogo si looga hortago Xanuunka Corona Virus ee loo yaqaan [...] Source

Jowhar (Caasimada Online)-Warqad kasoo baxday xaafiiska madaxweynaha maamulka Hir-Shabeelle Maaxmed Cabdi Waare ayaa lagu dalbaday in la joojiyo duullimaadyada tayidka ah ee ka dega magaalooyinka uu ka arimiyo maamulka Hir-Shabeelle. Qoraalka ayaa lagu sheegay in aan in duullimaad gaar ah oo aan fasax heysan uusan kasoo degi karin garoomada deegaannada Hir-Shabeelle, waxaana sababta lagu tilmaamay in amarkani la xariiro xaaladda deg dega ah ee dalku galay. “Anaga oo tix gelinayna xaaladda caafimaad ee deg dega ah ee wadanku ku jiro, gaar ahaan dowlad goboleedka Hir-Shabeelle, waxaan ha kinay dhamaan duullimaadyada rayidka ah ee soo aada Hir-Shabeelle, sidaas darteed waxaan idinka codsaneynaa in aad naga tala gelisaan duullimaadyada oo soo dalbada codsi gaar ah”ayaa lagu yiri qoraalka kasoo baxay xaafiiska Madaxweynaha Hir-Shabeelle Waare. Sidoo kale warqadan ayaa lagu cadeeyay in Hir-Shabeelle aysan ogolaan doonin duullimaad rayid ah oo aan fasax ka heysan in uu mar dambe kasoo dego garoomada maamulkan, waxaana la fasaxay oo sidoodii duullimaadyada u sii wadan kara, diyaaradaha sida gurmadka iyo samafalka ee UN-ka iyo AMISOM. “Ma ogolaan doono duullimaad aan heysan fasax gaar ah, ee ay wada gaareen wasaaradda iyo dowlad goboleedka Hir-Shabeelle, duullimaadyada gurmadka iyo samafalka ee UN-ka iyo AMISOM, waxay ku soconayaan sidii hore ay u qorsheysteen”ayaa sidoo kale lagu yiri go’aankan kasoo baxay Hir-Shabeelle.

Todobaadkii hore waxay Warbaahinta Puntlandi.com soo bandhigeen Qorshe ay Xakuumada Federaalku ay doonayaan inay uga faa’iideystaan Xaalada Corona Virus si Xukuumadu ay Wakhtiga u kororsato, [...] Source

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising rent support to assist small and medium-sized businesses amid the coronavirus pandemic. Source: Hiiraan Online

Roiling distrust and petty squabbles will get the country nowhere. If the point is to help the country move forward from Covid-19 and save lives, a government of national unity is the only answer. Presidents are voted in to serve a specified term for a reason: it is called democratic mandate. Whilst it will be a bit of a stretch to reconcile this concept to how things are done in Somalia under 4.5, it nonetheless means everyone has their day in Villa Somalia – no more, no less. No Somali president has ever been successfully re-elected – a statistic that is hard to ignore for some. The prospect of re-election also means one has to defend their record and needs to have something to show for it. This is not something that can be conjured up in one’s final few months in office. Alternatively, there is the tempting short-cut to all of this: term extensions. That is why we have dictators in many parts of the world – term extensions made permanent. However, history shows us what seems like an appealing temptation is in fact a thin edge of the wedge which does not end well. It is therefore important to assess the talk about the possible delays to the Somalia’s elections in this context. In the midst of Covid-19, attention has understandably shifted to whether this is the right time to hold country-wide elections when a virulent virus is raging. Provisions in the recently enacted, albeit imperfect, national election law provide for scenarios for this. A key one of these scenarios is a “national emergency”. For many, Covid-19 fits the bill and extension-enthusiasts seem to be delighted. Underlying all of the discourse about the term extension are four assumptions: (a) a country that is stable (b) country-wide one-person-one-vote elections are feasible; (c) Covid-19 impact is managed well and the government will use any extension appropriately; and (d) the international community can referee if needed. None of these assumptions holds true of course. Here is why: The country is not stable A sense of stability is often necessary to hold elections. Implicit in this assumption is that the government of the day (ideally) controls the country, or at least a good proportion of it that can provide electoral legitimacy if elections were held. It is no secret that most of what was bequeathed to this government, in terms of controls over cities, roads and towns, have reverted back to terrorists in the last few years. Everyone has to fly to towns a few miles away from the Mogadishu as the only way of dodging terrorists’ road blocks. Much more arguable is indeed whether the government has much control over Mogadishu itself. A large proportion of terrorists’ income is derived from the city under the government’s noses. Terror courts operate openly in Mogadishu and orbital districts are no-go areas for the government. In such circumstances, where is the stable country in which free and fair elections can take place? The one-person-one-vote unicorn The enterprise of the National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC) has so far been focused on trying to sell the impossible: a one-man-one-vote unicorn. This is largely to keep the budget flowing. There has never been a realistic assessment of the feasibility of elections. NIEC cannot do much to plan for elections independent of coordinated government efforts to claim territory from terrorists to make people feel safe to vote. This gulf between reality and the unicorn plan does not surprise anyone and there was never any urgency to plug it. The NIEC envisioned long ago that there was nothing they could change and stopped trying to do anything meaningful. Slanted official announcements are intended keep the show on the road to help spend more budget. This means the one-man-one-vote election premise is another unicorn that everyone knows does not exist. There is no logic in delaying elections that everyone knows were not going to happen anyway. Covid-19 impact Covid-19 is the main reason a national emergency provision might be invoked to delay the elections. It is a course of action that would have made more sense had the government been trying its best to save lives or mitigate the hit to people’s economic well-being. The reality is we have neither. The only thing worse than doing nothing is a confused mess and that is precisely what the people of Mogadishu are experiencing now. No one knows who is charge in the city. As the virus rages, everyone, including hundreds of thousands of refugees in camps in Mogadishu, are left to their fate. If all that is happening is either wilful blindness to the risk of Covid-19 or simple incompetence laid bare again, the need for change of leadership becomes more urgent than ever. It follows if those currently at the helm were left to carry on longer than their time, an important chance is missed to save the country from the effects of Covid-19 and its ruinous economic impact. In the circumstances, a term extension will simply be a perverse outcome. International community Whenever you hear about a Somali problem, the cry for the “international community” to intervene is never far behind. Most Somalis have an almost infantile dependency on foreigners and believe foreign countries are rainmakers which have Somalia’s national interest at heart. Muddled thinking, political incompetence, naivety? Take your pick. The “international community” acts out of national security or economic self-interest reasons, and not because they have Somalia’s national interest at heart. History will favour those that recognise only Somalis can solve Somalia’s problems (Hanad Shisheeye iyo Doqon Sokeeye Lama Aamino). Rather than allowing “Qabyaalad” and “Xukun Jaceyl” driving the country into another dead end, we need to pause for thought and put the country first. Don’t wait for the “international community” to provide a template on what to do. If you can’t think for your country, you should not be there at all in the first place. Put the people’s interest first The combined challenges of political disarray, terrorism, mistrust and Covid-19 would require compromises from all sides. The alternative is bloodletting and the country sauntering into oblivion. Today’s temptation to use electoral law provision or plain jiggery-pokery to force through a delay will result in tomorrow’s tragedy. History repeats itself first as tragedy, then as farce. We have been here before. The biggest danger now is getting distracted from the task at hand by being preoccupied with delays to elections that everyone knows will never happen in the format envisaged. The most important priority should be on dealing with Covid-19. If a delay to the elections (under whatever shade of colour) becomes necessary at some point, then that will be the time to start planning for a government of national unity and agreeing on someone with integrity (who is independent of both government and opposition camps). It may even be the time to try one of our many capable female leaders as a caretaker president or prime minster. Putting the country above one’s ambition or self-interest requires painful political sacrifices on all sides. The alternative does not bear thinking about. You can contact Abdi Ali @ abdirahman.ali3@gmail.com Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Caasimada Online. For publication please email your article caasimada@live.com. Thank You

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XIDHITAANKA MASAAJIDADA IYO CAABUQA CORONAVIRUS-19 Sida aynu kala socona dunida inteeda kale cudurkan ila hadda tallaal iyo daawo lagula taacaalo midna lama hayo. Waa sadheeye daafaha dunida aafeeyey oo xawaare aan la koobi karin ku socda. Ummad muslim ah haddaynu nahay waa in aynu la jaanqaadnayaa talooyinka iyo tusaalooyinka Hay’adda Caafimaadka Dunida ee (WHO). Talooyinka Hay’addu bixisay waa isu imaatinka oo la yareeyo; qalabka sanka iyo gacmaha oo la xidho; farxalka oo la badiyo, iwm. Maanta dalalkii ugu awooda badnaa ayaa la daala dhacaya siday u xakamayn lahaayeen faafitaanka cudurkan dilaaga ah. Waa kuwaa qiray siduu Nebi Muxamed(NNkHA) ku taliyey 1400 oo sannadood ka hor. Salaaduna waa tiiirarka Islaamka ta ugu muhiimsan. Aadamaha marka salaadiisu sugnaato ayaa inta kalee cibaadaduna sugnaataa. Waxaynu ka warqabnaa in Xaramaynkii- Makkah iyo Madiinaba- lagu taliyey in dadku guryahooda ku tukadaan salaadaha si loo yareeyo faafitaanka cudurkan. Masaajidada waxa buuxiya baniaadamka Alle caabudaya. Haddiiba ay noqotay in la badbaadiyo aadamihii masaajidada camireyey iyadoo awooda la saarayo fayodowrka, culimadu ummadda xaq ugu ma laha in ay yidhaahdaan sidii hore ayaa salaadaha masaajidada loogu tukanayaa. Haddii ummaddii cibaadeysanaysayba cudurkani dabargooyo, waa ayo cidda salaad tukanaysaa? Culimooy ummadda jahawreerka ka dayaa. Maanta ma aha maalintii la goolaaftamayey. Ha loo hoggaansamo cidda aynu talada dalka u igmanay oo ha loo daba fadhiisto. Diinteena suubani waa fududeeya ee yaan dadka khuraafaad lagu wareerin Waynu ognahay awoodeena dhaqaale in aanay innoo saxaamay so gadashada qalabka caafimaad ee lagaga hortegeyo caabuqa COVID-19. Markaa waxa inagu waajib ah in inta aynu awoodno an hirgelino oo talooyinka Guddiga Qaranka ee arrintan u xilsaaran iyo hadba khubarada caafimaadku iyana wixii talo ah lagala kaashado; wixii intaa dhaafsan waa in gargaar iyo gurmad caafimaad caalamka weydiisano- Sidaa hadaba muuqata. Rabi ha inaga babaadsho aafadan dunidii halaakaysay. Axmed Cali Ibraahim Sabeyse April 16, 2020. Qaran News

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Muqdisho (SMN) – Sheekh Bashiir Axmed Salaad oo xubin ka ah Guddiga Qaran ee ka Hortagga Covid-19, oo xalay ka hadlay Muhiimmadda uu Islaamku siiyay raacista awaamirta dowladda, ayaa shacabka Soomaaliyeed ugu baaqay inay u hoggaansamaan awaamiirta lagu xakameynayo faafitaanka cudurkaan halista badan, si bulshada ay u hesho daryeelka ay u baahantahay. Gudoomiyaha Majmaca Culimada Soomaaliyeed ayaa ku baaqay in dadka guryohooda ay ku ekaadaan si looga baaqsado, ayuu yiri, halista faafida Covid 19, isagoo tilmaamay in loo bahanyahay in dadku guryohooda ay ku tukadaan Wadaadka ayaa sheegay in diinteena ay fursad inoo siisay in aan ka gudubno wax kasta nafsadeena ku dhibi karno dadka kalane aan ku dhibaatayn karno. Culimadda ayuu xusay in ay soo jeedinayaan in qofka isku-og cudurka aysan u banaaneyn in uu Masaajidka yimaado iyo goobaha kale lagu kulmo, si loo yareeyo dhibaato ka dhalan karta in si fudud uu kufaafiyo cudurka “Waa in dadku nafsadooda ay ubaqaan,” ayuu sii raaciyay hadalkiisa Sheekh Bashiir Axmed Salad Waxaa sii xoogeysanaya walwalka laga qabo faafida Covid 19 oo horay dowladu ay usoo saartay amaro loogu gol leeyahay xakameynta caabuqaas. View the full article

Dowlad goboleedka Hirshabelle, ayaa shaaciyay in ay hakiyeen dhammaan duulimaadyada Rayidka ah, ee tegi jiray magaalooyinka maamulkaas Hirshabeelle. Qoraal ka soo baxday xafiiska madaxweynaha Hirshabeelle Maxamed Cabdi Waare, ayaa lagu shaaciyey in la joojiyay dhammaan duullimaadyada rayidka ah ee aada magaalooyinka Hirshabeelle. Balse, waxaa qoraalka lagu sheegay, in duullimaadyada gurmadka iyo samafalka ah ee Qaramada Midoobay iyo AMISOM ay u fasaxan yihiin degaannada Hirshabelle, islamarkaana sidii hore u sii socon doonaan. Sidoo kale, Hirshabeelle waxay sheegtay in aysan ogolaan doonin duullimaad aan fasax ka haysan maamulkooda. PUNTLAND POST The post Hirshabeelle oo joojisay dhammaan duullimaadyada Rayidka ah appeared first on Puntland Post.