Last year, nearly 100,000 migrants entered Yemen, a country gripped by conflict and the world's worst humanitarian crisis. That's 2,000 migrants entering a warzone per week; nearly 300 a day. Source: Hiiraan Online

Patients from Mandhaye mental health centre in the northern Somali city of Burao, in Somaliland’s Togdher region, have been found roaming the streets since being taken off their prescribed medication due to cuts in funding. For the last six years, Sahra Hassan Jama was getting free medication for her 18-year old daughter at the centre. She told Radio Ergo that she cannot afford the $20 a week the drugs would cost her, so her daughter has been off the medication she was prescribed for five months. Her health has been deteriorating. Sahro’s daughter was discharged from Mandahye centre in 2015 when she was recovering and was prescribed medication at home. The family was able to access the drugs free of charge on an out-patient basis from the center. Sahro owns a small stall selling tomatoes earning around $14 a week. She has seven children. Dr Abdi Sudi, the health centre director, said their medicine stocks ran out in January. Somali diaspora funders had been sending about $2,000 a month to support the centre, after financing from the Somaliland administration was cut. The remittances paid for cleaning, water and electricity bills, as well as pay the doctors. The doctors have been working unpaid since January, when the remittances tailed off. The centre has 15 adults, including five women, living in. Their families are managing to buy their own drugs. Other in-patients had to be sent home because the relatives could not afford the treatment. The doctors say some of them have become very sick and have been found roaming in streets and in markets. Farah Ahmed Diriye, 25, has been ill for two years. His family in Ainaba, 120 km from Burao, brought him to Mandhaye hospital in May. The doctors agreed to admit him but said his family had to buy the drugs. Other patients have been arriving from far off places in Togdheer and cannot be treated due to to inability to pay. The centre has been regularly serving more than 2,000 out-patients Radio Ergo

Somali schoolgirl Rahimo Mohamud, 15, was expecting to sit this month for the important examinations marking the end of her primary education leading onto secondary school. But the tropical cyclone that the northwest of Somaliland have left her uncertain about the immediate future. Rahimo is among the 270 school children in Awdal district’s Lughaya district, who were supposed to sit the exams in one of the designated exam centres in Gargara. The storm wreaked heavy damage in Gargara, and the schools serving as exam centres were destroyed or badly damaged. A total of 14 schools were closed down in Awdal due to the storm damage. The education ministry’s coordinator in Awdal, Jeeke Osman Iye, said a group of experts had been sent to assess the damage to the educational infrastructure and the amount of money and time it would take to rebuild the schools. He said classrooms were destroyed, and furniture and equipment including desks, chairs, chalkboards, and books were all lost. Schools in other parts of Somaliland have already started the exams, but Jeeke Osman said there is still no examination plan for the students in cyclone-affected areas. Rahimo feels very nervous not knowing if they will be referred to another examination centre. She lost her all books and has not managed to prepare for the exams. Here family’s house had its roof damaged but no one was injured. Many other students are in a similar position or worse. Some are displaced, others lost parents or family members. The head teacher of Elmi Gaab Suge School told Radio Ergo that some of his students lost their parents while others have been forced to stay at home. He said the students have all dispersed, although the teachers were ready to help them prepare for the exams. Almost 8,000 primary school students in Lughaya, Baki and other parts of Awdal had their education disrupted by the storm. Radio Ergo

She pants from exhaustion, sweat dripping down her forehead and over a bruise or two as practice finishes. Source: Hiiraan Online

She pants from exhaustion, sweat dripping down her forehead and over a bruise or two as practice finishes. Source: Hiiraan Online

Fardowsa Adow Mohamed has not known any other home apart from Hagadera refugee camp since she arrived from Somalia where she was born. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Sida aan wararkeena hore ku sheegnay Madaxeynaha JFS Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa wareysi uu bixiyay kaga hadlay qorsheyaasha horumarineed ay ku tallaabsatay DFS muddadii la soo dhaafay. Waxa uu wareysigiisa kaga hadlay caqabadaha jira, xiriirka laamaha dowladda iyo arrimaha ay muhiimka tahay in loo iftiimiyo shacabka Soomaaliyeed, gaar ahaan heshiiskii dalka Itoobiya. Madaxweynaha ayaa tilmaamay in uu waxqabadkiisa ku saleeyey dhaqan siyaasadeed oo mideynaya shacabka Soomaaliyeed kaas oo ka madax bannaan dano shakhsiyadeed, eex iyo qabyaaladda oo uu sheegay in ay yihiin cudurrada wiiqay dowladnimada Soomaaliyeed. Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya waxa uu adkeeyey Madaxbannaanida iyo ilaalinta qarannimada Soomaaliya, isagoona sheegay in xiriir iyo heshiis kasta ay la galeen caalamka uu ku salaysnaa soo celinta magaca Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya iyo sare u qaadista maqaamka ay ku leedahay dunida. Wareysiga Madaxweynaha oo aad u dheeraa ayaa waxaa siyaabo kala duwan u dhaliilay Xildhibaan iyo Siyaasiyiin ka tirsan Dowlada kuwaa oo aragtiyo is dhaafsan ka bixiyay haddalka Madaxweynaha. Xildhibaan Axmed Fiqi ayaa kamid ah Xildhibaanada dhaliisha ka muujiyay Wareysiga Madaxweynaha isagoo cabiraaya aragtidiisa ayaa waxa uu ka qoray qoraal dheer. Hoos ka akhri qoraalka Xildhibaan Axmed Fiqi uu ka sameeyay Wareysiga dheeraa ee Madaxweyne Farmaajo Waxaan daawaday waraysigii madaxweynaha si buuxda, inkastoo uu u muuqday mid su’aalo uu soo xushay is-weydiiynayey haddana isaga jawaabayey, balse waxey dhaantay aamusnaantii dhici jirtay marka xaalado sidaan oo kale ah dalku galo, waxaa uu hadalkiisu intiisa badan uu ahaa marin-habaabin u badan is-xayaysiin iyo is-faanin u muuqaal eg tii ololaha doorashada uu ku galay oo kale ah, gaar ahaan marka uu ka hadlyayey musuqmaasuqa, kooxaysiga, amniga & siyaasadda arrimaha dibadda iyo dhaqaalaha oo sida uu uga hadlay caksigeeda u jirta, caddaymaheeda la hayo. Madaxweynaha waxaa laga dhowrayay in uu umadda ka dharjiyo heshiiskii degdegta ahaa ee shakiga badan uu ku hareersanaa ee uu la galay walaalkiis Abiy Axmed raysulwasaaraha cusub ee Itoobiya, oo uu ku soo koobay in dekeduhu dhaqaale u baahan yihiin, dhaqaalahaasna aan Soomaaliya iyo Itoobiya midna haysan oo qolo saddexaad laga dhowrayo, oo ah hadal u fasirmaya shirkad ay wada samaysanayaan laba qof oo sabool ah oo qolo kale lacagteeda ku tashanaya. Mudane madaxweyne, Soomaaliya waa la gartay sabool ha ahaato, laakin badda dekedaha laga samaynayo ayey leedahay, Itoobiya oo aad rumaysan tahay in aysan haysan dhaqaale ay dekado ku maalgashatana heshiis ayaad arrinkaas kala gashay, isla markaana aad ku tilmaantay aragtidaas dhaqankii siyaasadeed ee dalka ka jiray oo aad bedeshay, mudane, haddii siyaasadda Soomaaliya lagu eedeynayey Itoobiya in labaatankii sano ee la soo dhaafay ay jahwareerisay, faragalinna ku haysay, aragtidaadu (vision) ma in dhaqaalihii Soomaaliyana iyo dekedaheediina loogu daraa. Aragtidaada cusub iyo dhaqanka siyaasadeed ee aad bedeshay ma in magaalooyinka Soomaaliya qunsuliyado Itoobiya leedahay aad fasaxdaa in laga furo, xataa haddii magaalooyinkaas uusan ku sugnayn hal muwaadin oo Itoobiyaan, mase arrinta midaynta labada dal ayey qeyb ka yihiin oo waxay siinayaan dadka Soomaaliyeed ee deegaanadaas ku nool dokumintiyada iyo kaararka waddaninimo ee Itoobiya. Waxaa lala yaabay mar madaxweynuhu uu ku faanayey in bishii Ramaadaan aan hal qarax dhicin, waa wax fiican, umaddana Allaha ka haayo, ciidankeenuna waa mahadsan yihiin, laakin waxaa muuqata madaxweynuhu inuu dhibaato ku qabay oo malaha hurdada ay ka qasi jireen qaraxyadu ee aysan u muuqan boqolaalka qoys ee reer Muqdisho ee dadkoodii ay jeclaayeen la laayey bishii Ramadaan oo uusan xitaa u quurin inuu u tacsiyadeeyo. Abiy Axmed markii uu Adis Ababa ku noqday waxa uu sheegay in taariikhda colaadaha ka dhexjira Soomaaliyaa iyo Itoobya uu eedeeda dusha uga tuuray hogaamiyaashii hore ee labadaas dal ee kala ahaa AUN Siyaad Barre iyo Mingisto, ayadoo aad moodid kooxaha sax weeye iyo been ma sheegayaasha villa Somalia in ay arintaas buunbuuninayaan, laakin arrimaha labada dal ka dhexjira waa ay ka qoto-dheer yihiin intaas, tusaale ahaan; dagaalkii 77 -78 tirakoobka khasaarihii nafeed ee ka dhashay sida uu u qorayo buugga dagaaladii Soomaaliya iyo Itoobiya ee uu qoray Prof. Faarax Qare, dhimashada Itoobiya 6,133 qof, dhaawaca 10,563, qabasho/lumis 3867, dhanka Soomaaliya: dhimasho 6,453, Dhaawac 2,409, Qabasho/lumis 275. Haddaba haddii taariikhdaas hore ay sidaas tahay, Abiy Axmed xisbiga uu ka tirsan yahay ee Raysulwasaaraha ka dhigtay ee la yiraa: Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) intii uu dalkaas ka talinayey wuxuu Soomaaliya ku soo qaaday duulaankii 2006 -2008, khasaaraha nafeed iyo dhibka ay ka geysteen Soomaaliya wuxuu ku shan jibaarmaa midka 77 -78 dhacay, oo waxaa dhimashada lagu qiyaasaa in ay u dhexeysay 20 – 25kun oo qof, dhaawac aan intaas ka yarayn iyo dad ka badan hal malyan iyo bar oo ku barakacay, welina dhibkaas raadkiis waa jiraa, Muqdisho oo aad maanta ku walaalaysanayso hogaamiyaha xisbigii dadkaas xasuuqay ayuuna dhibka ugu badan gaaray, dhibkaas umadda gaaray iyo kuwii ka horeeyeyba kuma soo gabagaboobayo walaal oo aad tiraahdo kuwii ka danbeeyey, ee waxaa lagaaga baahan yahay aragti hogaamineed oo ka turjumaysa dareenka dadka Soomaaliyeed, wadahadal intaas ka qoto dheer iyo ka xisaabtan wixii dhacay!! Hon. Axmed Macalin Fiqi Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Taliyaha Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliyed Gen,Bashiir Cabdi Maxamed Ameeriko,ayaa isbedel iyo isku-shandheyn waxa uu ku sameeyey taliyayaashii saldhigyada Booliska Gobolka Banaadir. Taliyayaasha uu magacaabay Taliyaha Booliska Soomaaliyed ayaa waxaa ka dhexmuuqda Dumar kuwaa oo booska kala baxay Saraakiil rag ah. HOOS KA AKHRISO QAABKA AY U DHACDAY MAGACAABIDA 1-Gaashaanle Xabad, waxaa loo magacaabay Taliyaha cusub ee degmada Waaberi. 2-Kabtan Raxma Salaad, waxaa loo magacaabay Taliyaha cusub ee degmada Shangaani. 3-Gaashaanle Dhexe Macalin Daahir, waxaa loo magacaabay Taliyaha cusub ee degmada Shibis. 4-Kabtan Saciid oo ahaa Taliyihii Booliska degmada Shangaani, waxaa loo magacaabay Taliyaha cusub ee degmada Boondheere. 5- Gaashaanle Canjeex oo ahaa Taliyihii Booliska degmada Wartanabadda, waxaa loo magacaabay Taliyaha cusub ee degmada kaaraan. 6- Gaashaanle Jimcaale, waxaa loo magacaabay Taliyaha Ciidanka Booliska degmada Xamar Jajab. 7- Kabtan Axmed Baashane ayaa loo magacaabay Taliyihii Booliska degmada C/casiis. 8.Taliyaha Ciidanka Booliska degmada Xamar Weyne ayaa waxaa loo magacaabay Kabtan Maxamed. Taliyeyaashan cusub ee loo magacaabay qaar ka tirsan saldhigyada degmooyinka gobolka Banaadir ayaa waxa ay u badan yihiin dhalinyaradii wax baratay ee ku biiray Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliya. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

HARGEISA– The country’s Vice President attends the commemoration of World Refugee Day held in Hargeisa today. The VP has called on Somaliland citizens to welcome and treat with dignity with all refugees currently staying in the country. He further said that the refugees must respect the local culture and live in dignity and peace in Somalland. Mr. Abdirahman Sayli has urged refugees to refrain from breaking the country’s laws. World Refugee Day is marked on the 20th of June every year around the globe. Somaliland accommodates 19581 refugees staying in the country with the protection of the govt. Majority of refugees in Somaliland are those that have fled from the war torn country of Yemen which has descended into chaos. There are Ethiopian refugees mainly from the Oromo ethnicity.

Wafti uu hogaaminayo La taliyaha arrimaha bulshada Madaxweynaha Somaliland oo maalmihii lasoo dhaafey ku sugnaa magaalada Laascaano ayaa maanta kulan la qaatey qaar ka mid ah Odoyaasha iyo Waxgaradka Laascaano kuwaas oo ay ka wada hadlay arrimo ku saabsan adkeynta nabadgalyadda magaalada iyo guud ahaan Gobolka. Hadalo ay ka jeediyeen goobta qaar ka mid ah Odoyaashii iyo Waxgaradkii kulanka ka qeybgalay waxay ku baaqeen in la joojiyo colaada u dhaxaysa Puntland iyo Somaliland, waxayna si gaar ah fariin ugu direen qabaa,ilka ku nool mandiqada Puntland. Masuuliyiinta ka socday Madaxtooyadda Somaliland ayaa sheegay dhankooda dhawrkii cisho ee lasoo dhaafey inay u joogeen magaalada Laascaano wacyigalin la xidhiidha sideysan saameyn muuqata aysan ugu yeelan lahayn bulshada Gobolkaas arrimaha siyaasada ku lug leh. Maaha waftigii ugu horeeyay oo soo gaara magaalada Laascaanood, waxaana horey u yimid wafti heer wasiiro ah oo uu hogaaminayo Gudoomiyaha Baarlamanka Somaliland tan iyo intii ka dambeysay markii ay gudaha Laascaano kasoo cusboonaadeen kacdoono shacab oo ka dhan ah maamulka Somaliland kuwaas oo sida la rumaysan yahay ka dhashay colaada u dhaxaysa Puntland iyo Somaliland. Daawo. Abshir Dhiirane PUNTLAND POST The post Laascaano:-Odoyaal la kulmay xubno ka tirsan Madaxtooyada Hargeysa. appeared first on Puntland Post.

Prof. Ismael Mohammud Hurre Bubaa Hargeisa – Prof. Ismael Mohammud Hurre Bubaa a Somaliland politician from the opposition National Party (Wadani) has said that it is perplexing and flabbergasting to hear that Puntland is claiming part of Somaliland legitimate territorial border.It went further to attack Somaliland army stationed inside Somaliland sovereign border town of Tukaraq then announced to the world that Somaliland has attacked Puntland. The Sool Province fiasco, particularly the Tukaraq saga is for the Somalia and Somaliland government to reach armistice not Puntland a mere province of Somalia. He was speaking during an exclusive interview with the Horn Newspaper whereby he also talked about the recent lift of Somaliland livestock export ban by the government of Saudi Arabia. “Somaliland has an international border with many countries, but Puntland wants Somaliland territory through tribal connections. Somaliland and Somalia need to start the talks and a third party like Puntland should not be allowed to interfere with the talks.” About the Saudi lift of ban on Somaliland livestock he said “I welcome the lift of the ban because our economic wellbeing and the fight of inflation is interconnected with the foreign exchange tricking back to the country. The Horn

The UN and IGAD have failed to reach amicable solution to the Tukaraq war pitting Somaliland and the Somalia province of Puntland. According to confidential reports reaching the Horn Newspaper the president of Puntland Mr.Abdiweli Gaas told the UN special envoy to Somaliland /Somalia Mr.Michael Keating that if he wants the peace talks to commence Somaliland armed forces should withdraw their forces from Tukaraq hamlet. The Indian Ocean newspaper last publication wrote that the president of Puntland Mr.Abdiweli Gaas convinced the UN special representative that Somaliland is at fault an attacked Puntland. The Indian Ocean Newsletter further stated that Puntland administration have a far superior foreign policy than Somaliland hence they are always on top of the game compared to the Somaliland foreign minister Mr.Sa’ad Ali Shire who is playing catch up. The UN special representative to Somaliland and Somalia recently toured the IGAD nation’s members to seek their support in quelling the Tukaraq fiasco however Mr.Abdiweli Gaas of Puntland became a dilemma. The IGAD countries want both parties to stop the Tukaraq war unconditionally thence exchange the prisoners of war captured during the fiasco.

Somaliland says that the recent joint agreement aimed at developing ports which Ethiopia and Somalia leaders has nothing to do with Somaliland. This was disclosed by Somaliland foreign affairs and international cooperation minister, Dr. Sa’ad Ali Shire in an interview with Somali BBC services. The leaders of Ethiopia and Somalia stressed that both sides must respect the sovereignty and unity of both countries and SL FM said that it does not concern on somaliland as they were talking about not violating their borders. The FM of Somaliland added that administering Somaliland ports is not a business for Farmajo as he has no control over them. Once asked if Somaliland asked Ethiopia to provide details of the agreement, Mr. Sa’ad said that there is no point of urgency but we will wait and see. Somaliland authority has taken a hard stance on the recent joint agreement reached by Ethiopia and Somalia to developed four key ports in Somalia. It is not clear if Ethiopia has revoked its treaty with Somaliland which acquired shares in the development of Berbera port which Ethiopia, a landlocked country signed the deal with Dubai Ports World. Somalland is self declared state which broke away from Somalia in 1991 but the int’l community turned a blind eye to grant a recognition as an independent state.

The involvement of Middle East actors in Somalia, namely the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Turkey, has reached fever pitch recently, underscored both by external and internal dynamics. Source: Hiiraan Online

HALIFAX - A federal lawyer says a man who was a child refugee from Somalia when he first arrived in Nova Scotia is trying to get Canadian citizenship through the back door despite a violent crime conviction and his possible deportation. Source: Hiiraan Online

June 20 is World Refugee Day, and my thirty-third birthday. For the world’s 22 million refugees, their “special day” is an arbitrary holiday, but so is my birthday. Somalis don’t generally keep track of birthdays—you are born, you die, and in between is..... Source: Hiiraan Online

Verdict: important viewing for anyone politically minded.Most of the stories you hear out of the Horn Of Africa are overwhelmingly negative. But in Somaliland, a state battling for recognition, they have attempted to create something hopeful – a blueprint for the region: a democratic state. Screened as part of ConIFA’s film festival, Somaliland: An Experiment in Democracy covers the 2012 elections. Despite being surrounded by a plethora of states where democracy makes the government shudder, Somaliland was founded as one in 1991, when the central government in Somalia collapsed. It covers the land of the former British Somaliland colony, which merged with Italian Somaliland in 1960. Hargeisa is its capital and this documentary is filmed there. We meet Ali, the head of the electoral commission, in charge of distributing ballots and ensuring the integrity of the elections. There’s a travel ban to prevent voter fraud, as the infrastructure for voter registration no longer exists, and the department controls who gets plates to allow them to bypass this rule – mostly international observers, electoral commision members, journalists etc. The elections in Somaliland break in a 10-year cycle. They are essentially local elections, but the top three parties will be classed as constitutional parties, allowing them to run for the presidency. Sideways Films speak to people on the ground, international observers and political leaders about their hopes for the fledgling state, which is without any international recognition. As one voter explains, democracy is part of Somaliland culture and even tribal politics had a fair deal of democracy.Despite all the hope and the fact that it is the seventh democratic election in the state, the election is not smooth. Ali has a tense several days when 31 number plates go missing and the security at the commision abandon their posts, stations run out of ballot papers, and there’s controversy over the results of the vote.Somaliland’s experiment in democracy may be closer to a success than a failure, but there is some way to go yet. This documentary shows that very well, explaining how the balance is maintained, with the constant threat of democracy breaking, and the usual “failed state” rhetoric always close to being bandied about. The documentary is a real eye-opener into how to run and maintain a free and fair election – something we have a tendency to take for granted in the West, although my one criticism would be that it does not delve into everything in very much detail. We don’t know what the parties really stand for or the effects of the democratic experiment on daily lives. Despite that, it does help give a hopeful view of the country and the region and shows a side to it we rarely see. http://www.thenationalstudent.com/Film/2018-06-20/somaliland_the_experiment_in_democracy_review_a_powerful_and_eye_opening_documentary.html

In a statement, the Federal Government of Somalia declared its objection to the Somaliland Special Agreement (SSA) which was in force since 2013 in which the International Community have been engaging with Somaliland in regard to the Donor funding. The Somaliland Special Arrangement lays out a way forward for institutionalizing on-going Somaliland processes and initiatives within an overarching and equal partnership between the Somaliland government, its people and the international community. Below is the statement from the Federal Government of Somalia: Renewal of the Somaliland Special Agreement

Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki raised hopes of a breakthrough in one of Africa’s most intractable conflicts on Wednesday by describing recent peace overtures from arch-enemy Ethiopia as “positive signals”. Speaking at a Martyrs’ Day event in the capital, Asmara, 72-year-old Isaias said he was sending a delegation to Addis Ababa to understand the position of new Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and “chart out a plan”. It was the first response from Eritrea, one of Africa’s most closed and authoritarian states, to Abiy’s shock pledge this month to honour all the terms of a peace deal that ended a 1998-2000 war between the Horn of Africa neighbours. The conflict drew comparisons to the First World War, with waves of soldiers forced to march through minefields towards Eritrean trenches where they were cut down by machinegun fire. As many as 80,000 are believed to have been killed in total. Disputes over the still-militarised border, in particular the town of Badme, have kept the two sides at loggerheads, with Asmara using the Ethiopian threat to justify its hefty military spending and long-term conscription. However, Abiy, a 41-year-old former soldier who has outlined a series of radical reforms since taking over in March, stunned Ethiopians this month by saying he was prepared to honour international rulings that put Badme, which Ethiopia has refused to cede, in Eritrea. Isaias said the concession, which is likely to meet opposition from hardliners in Ethiopia’s ruling EPRDF coalition, stemmed from the desire of both countries to reach long-term “peace and harmony”. “The positive signals issued in these past days can be seen as an expression of this popular choice. We can say that the positive messages which have been circulating of late are signs of the people’s choice,” he said, according to the official translation of his speech on state EriTV television. “Outside myopic considerations of public relations stunts and advantages, we will send a delegation to Addis Ababa to gauge current developments directly and in depth as well as to chart out a plan for continuous future action.” “CONSTRUCTIVE” There were no further details of the mission, including its date or remit, although Eritrea’s ambassador to Japan, Estifanos Afeworki, described it on Twitter as “constructive engagement”. Eritrea has no diplomatic relations with Ethiopia, although it has an embassy in Addis as part of its representation to the African Union, whose headquarters are in the Ethiopian capital. In parliament this week, Abiy acknowledged that the tensions were inflicting a heavy economic cost on both countries and said Addis should no longer hide this price tag from the Ethiopian people, another stunning departure with the past. Although welcomed across East Africa, Abiy’s concession met opposition from veterans of the war still living in Badme and ethnic Tigrayans living in Tigray province, which lies along the Eritrean border. Some Tigrayans, who have long been the leading ethnic group in the EPRDF coalition that has run the nation of 100 million for more than two decades, are concerned their interests will be hurt if Badme is surrendered. Residents told Reuters a protest had already taken place in the Irob district in Tigray over the decision by Abiy, a member of the Oromo ethnic group, Ethiopia’s largest. After Abiy’s Badme announcement, the Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front, a regional political party that had dominated the EPRDF until Abiy took office in April, came out swinging against any concessions to Asmara. “The Tigrayan People’s Liberation Front will not take part in any process that harms the interests of the people of Tigray,” it said in a statement, demanding that any withdrawal be linked to additional concessions from Eritrea. Source: – Reuters

In the 1980s during the era of military dictatorship under Siyad Barre, Law No. 54 of September 1970 was an instrument irresponsibly operational used by the security. It contained articles related to the “protection of national security”, “crimes against the state” and mandatory death penalty. The Somali people especially citizens from the North were affected. Detailed personal accounts of some members of the group such as Mohamed Barud Ali and Bashe Abdi Yusuf are recorded elsewhere (in the author’s forthcoming book ‘The Rebirth of Somaliland). The Hargeisa Hospital Group composed of young civil servants, voluntary sector workers, entrepreneurs and businessmen and professionals such as medical doctors, veterinary surgeons and teachers. Most of them were from Hargeisa (RUDM – ragga u dhashay magaalada) but also from the other parts of Somaliland. As a group, they organized themselves as a voluntary self-help group whose sole intention was to improve the deteriorating conditions of the dilapidated Hargeisa General Hospital which was utterly neglected by the government. The hospital fell into longstanding disrepair. There was lack of the basic utilities, far short of the needs of increasing population of the city. As recalled by one of the members, the midwives used to request husbands of the pregnant wives brought to the hospital to switch headlights of their vehicles because of lack of electricity in the hospital so as to carry on deliveries. The group started meeting and discussing issues and immediately staged small initiatives to convalesce the situation of the hospital. But nevertheless, they never belonged to any organized political group. They were just a group of like-minded individuals. What was the reward for groups’ charitable activities? They were all imprisoned allegedly belonging to the SNM opposition and precision of support to its cause. One after the other or in groups, they were put in jail. Ahmed Yusuf Jabane was imprisoned first, two days (on 4th August 1981) Engineer Mohamed Barud Ali was taken from his home in Hargeisa by security officers. He was then in honeymoon. One day while in his business premises, plainclothesmen from the NSS came to Bashe Yusuf Abdi. They took him away to jail. Other colleagues were already in jail before him. In fact, Yusuf was ready at the time as he knew the odd hour visitors (the security) would come at any time for him. The fact that the group was put together as a political group called ‘UFO was simply erroneous. They were 28 in number grouped together as UFO group. UFO was a leaflet written by Ahmed Yusuf Jabane and Mohamed Barud which was secretly distributed and dropped in the streets of Hargeisa. That is how the UFO jargon spread in the public and became associated with the group. The group was in jail at Hargeisa for about a year. Torture of different forms was a routine. On the day of their trial at the security court in Hargeisa, some of them were actually unconscious most of the time. They were unable to move and could barely stand up. The witnesses present at the court were the officers who tortured them in prison. On that day, there was a mass student uprising in Hargeisa whereby life bullets were used to students who were demonstrating against the injustices nearby their schools. The prisoners were literally saved from the firing squad by those very demonstrations by the students in schools. Few days after, the prisoners (20 of them??? ) were escorted to the south to be imprisoned at ‘Labaatan Jirow’ prison, north of Baidoa (between Wajid and Hudur). 14 of the group were put in solitary confinement; the rest had variable jail terms for 7 to 20 years terms. In 1989, after the eruption of civil war in the North and the SNM invasion and after being in the jail for 7 years, all of them were all released by Barre’s order. Who were the members of the UFO group? The names of prisoners and the convictions of the chaotic hasty trial outcome are listed as below with professions/occupations and prison terms: Ahmed Yusuf Jabane (Physics teacher), life imprisonment; 2. Mohamed Barud Ali ((Industrial chemist), Life imprisonment; 3. Mohamed Mohamoud Omar Hashi (Economist/Entrepreneur), 30 years; 4. Abdirahman Abdillahi Haji Aden (civil servant), 30 years; 5. Mohamed Ali Ibrahim (head of self-help schemes, Hargeisa), 25 years; 6. Dr. Aden Yusuf Abokor (Medical doctor), 20 years; 7. Hussein Mohamoud Duale (Berberawi)(Teacher, Biology/Chemistry), 20 years; 8. Aden Warsame Said (Economist/Businessman), 20 years; 9. Yousuf Abdillahi Kahin (Businessman. Farmer), 20 years; 10. Dr. Mohamoud Sh Hassan Tani (Medical Doctor), 20 years; 11. Dr. Abdillahi Ali Yusuf ‘Olad’ (Veterinary Doctor), 20 years; 12. Dr. Osman Abdi Meygag (Medical Doctor), 20 years; 13. Ahmed Hussein Abby (Banker), 20 years; 14. Bashe Abdi Yusuf (Businessman), 20 years; 15. Mohamed Ma’allin Osman (Teacher Biology), 8 years; 16. Mohamed Abdi Ji’iir (Teacher Biology), 8 years; 17. Ahmed Muhumed Madar (Teacher Biology), 8 years; 18. Ali Egeh Farah (Ali Biid) (Engineer/ Manager construction Agency), 3 years; 19. Omer Isse Awaleh (Civil servant Accountant), 3 years; 20. Dr. Mohamed Ali Sulub (Medical Doctor), 3 years; 21. Hassan Abdisalan Aw Ali (Pepsicola Co. worker), released; 22. Hassan Abdillahi Ali (Elgeye), released; 23. Mohamed Abdi Ducale (Ayub), released; 24. Ismail Abdi Hurre (Dheg), released; 25. Ahmed Hassan Madar released; 27. Lt. Colonel Ismail Hashi Madar, released; 28. Said Mohamoud Ibrahim, released. 2 of the prisoners were given life sentences, 2 were sentenced to 30 years imprisonment, one with 25 years 9 with 20 years, 3 with 8 years, 3 with 3 years and 8 were released for lack of evidence and other reasons. The initial charges carried death penalties but charges were changed or dropped for lack of evidence (some of them were of the targeted group of people of the society). Eight of the prisoners were released without charges most of them did not belong to target group’s clan affiliations. After this group, thousands of civilians, civil servants, academicians, and politicians were arrested, tortured, sentenced to long prison terms, life imprisonments and death penalties. In fear of such policies, hundreds of thousands of Somalis fled their homes in the North to seek sanctuary and work in the Middle East, Africa, Europe and North America as migrants and political refugees. On 20th February 1982 after the sentence of the above group, students in the schools in Hargeisa made riots by throwing stones (Dhagax tour). In fact, the students staged a big demonstration on the day of the trial of the group. School children and many of their teachers were imprisoned for their non-violent beliefs and suspect of belonging to an armed band, the SNM. Some of the hundreds of the school children arrested included: 1. Adan Moussa Abdullah; 2. Abdukadir Haji Arap; 3. Abdirahman Abdi Elmi; 4. Amal Jama Ibrahim; 5. Mohamed Mohamoud Ismail; 6. Abdillahi Kayd Mohamed; 7. Anisa Abdi Yusuf; 8. Nasir Aden Yusuf; 9. Faisal Abdillahi Aden. Among the teachers imprisoned were: Abdi Abdillahi; Mahdi Osman and Ahmed Ali Toor. Arbitrary arrests, detentions and unfair trials were common practice in the daily life of the Somali people. Security-related offenses and crimes punishable by death were tried by the National Security Court (NSC) which was shielded from any independent scrutiny. The court tried both civilians and military officers. NSC courts did not form part of the regular judicial system and headed by an army officer and a Cabinet Minister, a member of the Central Committee, General Mohamed Ghelle Yusuf who had no legal training and who was appointed by the president. There was a wholesale denial of due process in the summary proceedings of the court which was more of a military tribunal than a court of justice. Important political trials usually took place in great secrecy. Habeas corpus, the legal recourse in the case of illegal detentions, was abolished in 1970 and there was no right to appeal. Death sentences were only reviewed by the president and was the only who could offer pardon appeals of clemency. To be continued

The government of Somaliland has spoken about the recent visit by Ethiopia’s PM Mr.Abiy Ahmed to Mogadishu, Somalia whereby bilateral agreements were signed by both parties. The minister of information culture and national guidance Mr.Abdirahman Abdillahi Farah Diriye (Guri-Barwaqo) who spoke to the media today confirmed that Ethiopia/Somalia agreements is not binding to Somaliland which is an independent country. “Ethiopia is a sovereign country and has the right to sign agreements with whomever it wishes that’s not our business; in this respect that agreement won’t affect Somaliland wellbeing whatsoever.” The minister of Information stated. The minister of information cleared the air about the inclusion of Berbera port to four ports the government of Somalia and Ethiopia agreed to construct and develop he said “There some things we have to use logics to reason for instance Somaliland, Ethiopia and the UAE signed a tripartite agreement in Dubai. Hence there is no other agreement in the name of Berbera port that Ethiopia will sign with Somalia. They should not confuse people everybody knows Somalia and Somaliland are to separate countries Somalia is Somalia and Somaliland is Somaliland.” When asked about Somalia and Ethiopia point of agreement that stated both countries should respect the independence and the politics of the other he had these to say “Politically that agreement does not concern Somaliland, for example the man dreaming about Somaliland and what is inside his mind we cannot judge but the unity they are talking about is the Somalia’s regions such as Puntland,Jubaland and others this does not pertain Somaliland.” Minister Guri-Barwaqo went on to answer the uttering of the Somalia information minister who said that the Mogadishu administration is not against the tripartite agreement between Somaliland, Ethiopia and the UAE. He went on to state that Somalia regime is opposed to other countries signing biteral agreement with Somaliland. However the UAE cannot cancel an agreement reached with Somaliland to jump to another bandwagon and sign with Mogadishu. Speaking about the ports signing deal by Mogadishu Mr.Guri-Barwaqo said “If Somalia is signing new agreement with the UAE leasing her ports the likes of Kismayo, Barawe or even Mogadishu that is their prerogative. Nevertheless the Berbera agreement has been signed between Somaliland and the UAE and is here to stay.” Minster Guri-Barwaqo said that Somalia did not wake up from the slumber now and Mr. Farmajo his administration officers were all aware of the agreement. Furthermore the government of the UAE cannot sign another agreement with Mogadishu since the Somaliland/UAE memorandum is binding.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia / ANKARA, Turkey - Malaysia’s new government plans to withdraw all Malaysian troops from Saudi Arabia, according to recent remarks by Defense Minister Mohamad Sabu. Source: Hiiraan Online

An outbreak of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) in North Eastern counties has left at least 13 people dead. Hundreds have survived the haemorrhagic disease that leaves victims bleeding from most parts of their bodies including the eyes, ears, nose and mouth. Blood is also passed through patients’ faeces and urine A week ago, Marsabit County residents were cautioned after the disease broke out in neighbouring Wajir. Those who died are said to have consumed infected meat. Samples of the meat were tested by veterinary officers and found to contain the RVF virus. According to County Director of Public Health Adano Kochi, RVF broke out in Marsabit in 2006. Other outbreaks were reported in 2016 and 2018. A total of 234 suspected cases have been discovered since the first outbreak, with about 13 deaths reported so far. The outbreak has been blamed on prolonged rains leading to heavy flooding and stagnant waters, which create a conducive breeding environment for the Aedes and Culex mosquitoes, the main vectors for transmission of the disease. Human beings are infected through livestock when one comes in contact with body fluids or eats animal products like meat, milk and blood from sick animals. Abortion, mostly among sheep and camels, haemorrhage and fever are among the signs of Rift Valley Fever in animals. For the past three weeks, the county has experienced increased cases of abortion in camels, goats and sheep. A total of 14 camels died in Funanyatta and Bori in Moyale, while 12 camels aborted. There are reports of more cases in Badanrero, Amballo, Ittir, Kargi, Olturot, Loglogo, Korr and Laisamis. Residents in affected areas have been advised to feed only on inspected livestock products including meat, milk and blood. According to the county government, Moyale is hardest hit by the outbreak. In North Horr sub-county, North Horr, Balesa, Demo, Shuur and Maikona are the most affected. The veterinary department this week rolled out plans to enhance surveillance, institute ring vaccination, increase public awareness, quarantine livestock, restrict home slaughter and close livestock markets to control the spread of RVF. The department said prolonged heavy rainfall and increased vegetation had led to increased vector breeding, and urged residents to sleep under treated mosquito nets to avoid infections from the deadly mosquitoes. Marsabit County Director for Veterinary Services Boku Bodha said residents were at a higher risk than Mandera and Wajir locals because animals in small stocks were being ferried using all means of transport from Wajir and Mandera to the Moyale markets. “Our main challenge now is to handle and control movement of livestock from the affected areas as already thousands are currently being transported from areas bordering Badanrero, Bute, Buna, Basir, Lakole, Rahmu, Daandu, Qofole and the wider Wajir and Mandera counties,” he said. “Slaughtering of livestock en masse during the Idd celebrations likely posed a greater risk for residents.” Mr Bodha added that the only animals not affected by RVF were poultry and donkeys. Speaking to The Standard in Marsabit town after dispatching surveillance teams to the border sub-counties of North Horr, Laisamis and Moyale, County Chief Officer for Health Jaldesa Dima urged residents to be vigilant to help prevent the disease from spreading. He told pastoralists in Marsabit not to take their animals along the borders to minimise chances of their livestock being infected. In the last two weeks, 1,800 head of cattle have been tested for the disease in the three border towns. On Thursday, the county government resorted to provisional quarantine and ring vaccination of livestock to curb any spread of RVF. This came a day after a resident tested positive for the disease after an analysis by the Kenya Medical Research Institute in Nairobi. The patient was one of two who were admitted to Marsabit County Referral Hospital a week ago. The county government admitted it had challenges handling the disease due to lack of sufficient field and laboratory equipment, and trained medical and public health practitioners. T he last major RVF outbreak was reported in 2006-2007, at the end of a prolonged rainy season. About 160 people died while the livestock sector lost about Sh4 billion. According to Wajir County Veterinary Director George Kiprono, RVF was first identified in 1931 during an epidemic among sheep on a farm in the Rift Valley in Kenya. Source: – Standard Digital

A travel advisory to 13 countries has been issued by authorities in the UAE, while warning Emiratis against travelling to three countries including Qatar, Lebanon and the mountainous area of Karabakh. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation made the announcement in line with the start of summer holidays, warning travellers to steer clear of some countries due to reasons ranging from politics to security and health concerns. Regional destinations include war-torn Yemen and Syria, which authorities have warned against travelling to since 2013 due to security situations, alongside Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ukraine, Somalia, Nigeria and the Republic of South Sudan. Caution for travel to Libya and Iraq was released in 2012 and 2013 respectively. The travel advisory for the Democratic Republic of Congo, released in 2016, is among the latest, followed by Madagascar in 2017 due to the plague. Brazil is the newest country to be on the list, having been added in February this year due to security concerns. Source: – Arabian Business

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online) – Dowladda Imaaraadka carabta ayaa uga digtay muwaadiniinteeda inay u safraan Soomaaliya, maadaama weli amnigu yahay mid khatar ah. Qoraal kasoo baxay Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibedda iyo Iskaashiga Caalamiga ee dalkaasi ayaa lagu sheegay in digniintaasi ay tahay mid si toosa ugu socta dhammaan Muwaadiniinta kuwa heysta dhalashada, waxaana la sheegay in digniintaani ay tahay mid la cusbooneysiiyey oo la xiriirta dhinaca Socdaalka iyo Amniga. Wasaarada arrimaha dibadda ayaa u sheegtay dadkeeda, haddii ay Somalia tagaan inaysan heli karin Amni iyo Socdaal ku filan maadaama ay weli jiraan Xiisado Siyaasadeed iyo Caafimaad darro baahsan, waa sida hadalka loo dhigay. Muwaadiniinta ayaa lagu wargaliyay inaysan heli doonin caawinaaddii ay u baahnaayeen marka ay dhibaato la kulmaan, sidaa aawgeed looga digaayo inay ka feejignaadan u socdaalida dalal ay kaalinta koowaad kaga jirto Somalia. Digniintan ayaa lagu sheegay in weli xaaladda amniga Soomaaliya uusan ahayn mid xasillan maadama ay weli weerarro soo qaadayaan ururrada argagixisada, isla markaana ay jiraan cabsiyo joogta ah. Sidoo kale, Wasaarada arrimaha dibadda Imaaraadka ayaa muwaadiniinteeda uga digtay u socdaalida dalal ay kamid yihiin Qatar, Brazil, Lubnaan, Syria, Afganistan, Pakistan, Yukrayn, Nigera, Koonfurta Suudaan iyo Madagaskar. Dowlada Imaaraadka oo waayadan la hadal hayay inay kaalin weyn ka qaadato amni darada sida Qaraxyada ayaa digniinteeda kusii xoojineysa shakiga amni darro ee laga qabay, maadaama al sheegay inay garab u tahay Al-Qacida. Sidoo kale, digniinta Imaaraadka ayaa u muuqneysa arbushaad iyo qalqal galin amni oo ay dowlada Imaaraadka ku heyso Somalia, iyadoo loo maraayo saxafada. Talaabadan ay dowlada Imaaraadka muwaadiniinteeda uga digtay u socdaalida Somalia ayaa ku soo beegmeysa xili uu meel xun gaarsiisan yahay Khilaaf Siyaasadeedka Somalia iyo Imaaraadka oo xalintiisa lagu fashilmay. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com