Abdikarim Mohamed Ahmed, 47, has been under medication for four months and is set to be sent home soon. His six children have been living with their mother and grandmother. He has not seen them since he was admitted at Manhal private mental health hospital in Burao, the second largest city in Somaliland. Abdikarim used to be the proud owner of 300 goats and three camels in Oowdayne, 75 km west of Burao, but only 18 of his goats survived the terrible drought. “When I saw my livestock perish, and my children looking at me and I didn’t have food for them, that was when I lost my mind,” Abdikarim told Radio Ergo’s local reporter. Around 150 people suffering from mental illness are receiving treatment in two small private hospitals in Burao – Manhal and Mandaye. Dr Feysal Abdi, a psychiatrist at Manhal, told Radio Ergo that mental disorders are now very prevalent among this community. He said most of the patients were pastoralists from rural parts of Togdheer region, who have experienced the desperation of watching their herds and livelihoods withering in the drought. They have been unable to provide for their families and diminished as a result. Manhal and Mandaye hospitals, both of which opened in the last two years to treat mental health cases, are full to capacity. Abdirahman Ahmed Hassan, manager of Manhal, said there are many more people whose conditions are not being treated. They opened the hospital because of the increasing number of people sleeping on the streets, especially people who lost their livestock and received no help. “We receive four to five people every day, and we cannot accept them. As soon as one patients recovers, we send them home and take in another. The numbers we keep are according to our financial resources and medical capacities,” Abdirahman said. Manhal hospital collects around $2,000 a month in donations from private businessmen in the area. They use the money to pay the costs of treating patients from destitute pastoralist families. Other families from the city pay their own bills. Whilst more than 160 patients have been treated in these two hospitals recently, many families simply do not know what to do with relatives who are suffering apparent mental illness. Jama Yusuf has a shackle on his right ankle chaining him to a tree in the yard of his brother Abdullahi’s house. Abdullahi said they keep Jama there because they fear he could cause harm in the neighbourhood. Four months ago, Jama attempted to hang himself using a piece of cloth. He was saved and taken to hospital, where he spent the last month being treated for severe neck injuries. His relatives buy him drugs from local pharmacies that help to calm his anxiety. He spends most of his time sitting under the tree. Jama, his wife and four children were displaced from War-Ibran, 155 km south of Burao, last October. Only seven of his 157 goats survived the dreadful drought.

Muqdisho (PP) ─ Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Somalia, Xasan Cali Kheyre iyo wafdi uu hoggaaminayo ayaa gellinkii dambe ee maanta ka dhoofay Muqdisho, iyagoo kusii jeeda waddanka isu-tagga Imaaraadka Carabta. Kheyre ayaa martiqaad ka helay Madaxda Imaaraadka Carabta, waxaana bil ka hor magaalada Davos ee Waddanka Switzerland isku arkeen Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda ee dalka Imaaraadka Carabta. Socdaalka RW Khayre ee Imaaraadka Carabta oo todobaadyadii aynu kasoo gudubnay la hadal-hayay ayaa labo jeer dib u dhacay arrimo lagu sheegay kuwo farsamo iyo culeys Madaxtooyada uga imaanayay. Warar Madaxtooyada Somalia ku dhaw ayaa sheegaya in safarka Ra’iisul Wasaare Khayre ay ku wehliyeen wasiiro iyo saraakiil ka tirsan Xarunta Madaxtooyada Soomaaliya. Dhanka kale, Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Somalia ayaa la kulmi doona Madaxda ugu sarreysa dalka Imaaraadka Carabta, isagoo kala hadli doona xoojinta xiriirka labada dal, waxaana dhowaan Madaxweyne Farmaajo, La-taliyihiisa Amniga iyo Wasiirro ka tirsan Xukuumadda ay la kulmeen safiirka dalka Imaaraadka Carabta u fadhiya Muqdisho. Ugu dambeyn, Xiriirka Madaxtooyada Somalia iyo dalka Imaaraadka Carabta ayaa mad-madow ku jiray tan iyo markii Dowladdu ka qaadatay khilaafka Khaliijka mowqif dhex-dhexaadnimo ah, balse waxaa loo arkayay mid u janjeerta dhanka Qatar. PUNTLAND POST The post Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Somalia iyo Wafdi uu Hoggaaminayo oo u dhoofay Imaaraadka Carabta appeared first on Puntland Post.

Djibouti’s ruling party has claimed a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, securing almost 90 percent of seats after the opposition largely boycotted the poll. Mohamed Abdallah Mahyoub, a senior member of President Ismael Omar Guelleh’s Union for a Presidential Majority (UMP) and campaign spokesman, told media late Sunday that the ruling party in the tiny Horn of Africa nation had won 58 out of 65 parliamentary seats, an increase of three since the last vote in 2013. The UMP claimed every seat outside of the capital and all but seven seats in Djibouti City with the remainder going to the Djibouti Union for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) Party. There was no immediate figure for turnout from 194,000 registered voters. Guelleh was first elected as Djibouti’s president in 1999. He was re-elected in 2005, 2011, and again in 2016 with no strong challenger. The incumbent won a fourth term of office with 87 percent of the vote. The UMP’s resounding victory came after opposition parties refused to put forward any candidates, saying the elections would neither be fair nor transparent, accusing the election commission of bias. The law stipulates that 25 percent of seats must go to women, an increase from just 10 percent in the outgoing parliament. According to Mahyoub, this threshold was nearly met as 15 women won parliamentary seats, 14 of them from the UMP. Djibouti’s strategic importance Lying on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Djibouti serves as a gateway to the Suez Canal and a chokepoint for oil tankers heading from the Persian Gulf to Europe. Djibouti’s geographical location has made it a favorable spot for foreign military bases. A former French colony until 1977, France maintains a significant military presence. The country is also hosting military bases of the United States, Italy, Spain, Japan and China. Press TV

BERBERA– Government has suspended planned works for the UAE military facility at the port city of Bebera according to local reports. The workers at Berbera airport who were on duty to build the facility which was under construction were told to halt the building of the UAE military facility yesterday morning. Berbera mayor Hon. Abdishakur Idin accompanied by the head of Sahil regional police commander went to the airport and informed all workers to stop the building which was underway until further notice. Who gave the order of the suspension of UAE military facility in Berbera is still unclear as far as the situation is concerned. Former Somaliland administration led by Ahmed Silanyo inked a deal with UAE govt to build a military base in Berbera. It also paved the way for Dubai Ports World to takeover the management of Berbera port for at least 30 years. The UAE and Somaliland authority are locked horns over the terms of the agreement which the two sides signed in the UAE. Somaliland authority argues that the first thing first is repairing and refurbishing of the road linking Berbera to Wajale, known as the Berbera corridor but DPW is dragging its feet as reports indicate. Tog Wajale is a commercial hub which links Ethiopia to Somaliland as Ethiopia, a landlocked country has purchased a stake at Berbera investment to heavily bank on its import and export. The long term plan of DPW is to implement a dry port free zone in Wajale as part of the agreement reached between the two sides. The bone of contention is that the UAE sticks to the Memorandum of Understating signed with former president and calls on the incumbent president Bihi to honor the previous deal.

Madaxweynaha Dawladda Puntland Dr. Cabdiweli Maxamed Cali Gaas ayaa maanta oo ay taariikhdu tahay 26 February 2018 xafiiskiisa kasoo saaray wareegtu lagu magacaabay Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaarada Shaqada Iyo Shaqaalaha Iyo Dhalinyarada Puntland. Xeer Madaxweyne Lr. 27. February 26, 2018, kuna saabsan magacaabid Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaaradda Shaqada, shaqaalaha, Dhalinyarada iyo Cayaaraha Dawladda Puntland. Madaxweynaha Dawladda Puntland. Markuu arkay: Dastuurka dawladda Puntland. Markuu Qiimeeyey: Aqoontiisa iyo Khibradiisa Shaqo. Markuu Tixgeliyey: Tala soo Jeedinta Wasiirka Wasaaradda Shaqada, Shaqaalaha, Dhalinyarada iyo Ciyaaraha Dawladda Puntland. Waxaa Axmed Maxamuud Cabdalle (Tigaana) loo magacaabay Agaasimaha Guud Ee Wasaaradda Shaqada, shaqaalaha, Dhalinyarada iyo Ciyaaraha Dawladda Puntland. Xeerkani wuxuu dhaqan gelayaa markuu Madaxweynuhu saxiixo, wuuna saxiixay Madaxweynuhu. =DHAMMAAD=

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Garowe (Puntlandi) Warsidaha Puntlandi ayaa raadiyay macluumaad dheeraad ah oo ku saabsan in 10 kamid ah Maxaabiistii Shabaabka ahaa ee ku xirnaa Garowe ay baxsadaan. Maxaabiistaan oo ahaa kuwo loo sameynayay dhaqan celin, da’doouna ay udhexeysay 17,18, iyo 19 jir, kuna xaraysnaa guri kuyaala Garowe, ayaa qeyb ka ahaa maxaabiistii lagu qabtay dagaalkii Suuj iyo Garacad ee sannadkii 2016 ku dhexmaray Puntland iyo kooxda Alshabab. Weriyaha Puntlandi ee Garowe ayaa xidhiidh qadka taleefonka la sameeyay taliyaha saldhiga dhexe ee Garowe Dhamme Maxamuud Muuse Bille, wuxuuuna u xaqiijiyay arrintaan inay jirto, balse ay ciidanka iyo saraakiishu wadaan baariraan xoogan oo lagu ogaanayo sababta ka dambeysa arrintan. Taliyuhu wuxuu sheegay inuusan kala cadayn karin in carruurtaas Shabaabka ahaa si ula kac ah ooda looga qaaday ama inay iyagu ka baxsadeen, waxaase uu cadeeay inay hayaan hal qof oo looga shakisan yahay inuu kamid ahaa iyaga oo ay saakay ciidamadu soo qabteen. Hay’adda Unicef ayaa Carruurtaan Shabaabka ah oo tiradooda guud ahayd 60 horey loogu wareejiyay masuuliyadooda, kadib markii ay dowladda Puntland, si ay dhaqan celin ugu sameyso. Puntlandi.com

Wasaaradda Duulista Hawada iyo Garoomada Puntland ayaa sheegtay in 10 arday ay ku soo baxeen darajooyinkii la rabay ee imtixaanka,islamarkaana ay ku guulaysteen in tababar loogu qaado dalka Turkiga. Wasaaradda ayaa sidoo kale sheegtay in ay jiraan 20 arday oo ku soo xiga,kuwaasoo loo tixgelin doono haddii uu soo baxo tababar kale. Sawirro. Puntlandi.com

WASHINGTON — Somalia's Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has ordered police and intelligence agents to immediately intensify security "a hundred percent" in the capital of Mogadishu after attacks by Al-Shabab killed nearly 40 people on Friday. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho (Caasimadda Online) – Weerarkii Habeenkii Jimcaha todobaadkii la soo dhaafay Al Shabaab ay ku qaadeen nawaaxiga Madaxtooyada iyo agagaarka Xarunta Nabad Suggida ee Habar Khadiijo, ayaa raggii fuliyay waxa ay wateen dareeska ciidamada Booliska Somaliya, hadaba Su’aasha mudan in la isweydiiyo waxa ay tahay Sidee Shabaab ugu suuragashay inay helaan dareeska ciidamada Booliska kuwii ugu dambeeyay? Saraakiil ciidamada Booliska ka tirsan ayaa xaqiijiyay ragga weerarka fuliyay dareeska ciidan ee ay wateen inay ahaayeen kuwii ugu dambeeyay ee ciidamada Booliska la siiyay, ayna ku mareen Dabaaldegii ciidamada ee la qabtay 20-kii December sanadkii 2017-kii. Haddaba iyadoo ciidamada Booliska nin kasta oo ka mid ah la siiyo hal joog oo darees ciidan ah, ayaa dadka waxa ay isweydiinayaan halka ay ka keeneen ciidamada Al Shabaab dareeska ciidamada Booliska. Xoogaga Shabaab ayaa dhaqaalo iyo juhdi badan ku bixiya helida dareeska ciidamada, waxayna adeegsadaan hadba dareeska u fudud ee ay heli karaan, kuna fulin karaan weeraro argagixisinimo. Shabaab waxa ay og yihiin in ciidamada Militariga loo diiday inay hub ku dhex qaataan Magaalada Muqdisho gudaheeda, sidoo kalena aysan heli Karin dareeska ciidamada NISA iyo ciidamada Imaaraadka ay tababareen, taasi bedelkeeda waxa ay xoogga saareen sidii ay ku heli lahaayeen dareeska ciidamada Booliska, waana ay u suuragashay sida ay doonaan haku helaan, ugu dambeyna waa ay ku fuliyeen weerar. Waxaanan jirin isla xisaabtan dhab ah oo ku aadan dabagalka la xiriira halka Shabaab ay ka keeneen dareeska ciidamada Booliska, inkastoo suuragal ay tahay inay tosheen naqshada dareeska sidaasina ay ku heleen. Saraakiisha ciidamada Booliska illaa hadda ma hayaan jawaabta ah sida Shabaab ay ku heleen dareeska ciidamada, laakiin ma jirto cid isweydiisay iyo dabagal dheeri ah oo arrintaasi lagu sameeyay, laakiin Madaxda dowladda ayaa la soo shir tagay inay fashiliyeen weerarkaasi, sidii in furin dagaal ay tahay Magaalada Muqdisho. Dhacdooyinka lidiga ku ah dhanka ammaanka ee Al Shabaab ay ka gaystaan Muqdisho oo ah kuwa hadba naqshado kala duwan u addeegsadaan, ayaanan jirin tixraac iyo dabagal badan oo ku aadan baarista weerarada dhaca iyo xogta laga heli karo, kadib marka weerarka uu dhaco. Caasimada Online

In the world’s only country that hosts both an American and a Chinese naval base, a Dubai firm is engaged in “crisis talks” with Djibouti after the East African state nationalized port facilities less than 10 miles from the Pentagon’s key outpost in the troubled Horn of Africa, amid widespread local media reports that a Chinese firm is in line to take over the contract. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu (HOL) - The main road leading to Aden Adde International Airport remains closed for the third consecutive day following a brief clash between Somali security forces and African Union Mission In Somalia (AMISOM) troops on Friday night. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu (HOL) - Canadian citizens living in Somalia held a ceremony on Sunday to commemorate Canada's 150th anniversary at a well-organized ceremony in Mogadishu. Source: Hiiraan Online

Wasaaradda Duulista Hawada iyo Garoomada dowladda Puntland ayaa maanta shaacisay natiijadii ka soo baxday imtixaan ay dhowaan ka qaadday 242 arday ah oo u tartamayey tababar ku saabsan duulista hawada iyo garoomada. Wasaaradda ayaa sheegtay in 10 arday oo keliyah ay ku soo baxeen darajooyinkii la rabay ee imtixaanka,islamarkaana ay ku guulaysteen in tababar loogu qaado dalka Turkiga,sidoo kalena ay jiraan 20 arday oo ku soo xiga,kuwaasoo loo tixgelin doono haddii uu soo baxo tababar kale. Wasiirka Wasaaradda Duulista Hawada iyo Garoomada dowladda Puntland,Axmed Cilmi Cismaan(Axmed Garaash) oo ka hadlay munaasabadda lagu shaacinayey natiijadii ka soo baxday imtixaanka ayaa sheegay in ardayda la qaatay ay ku heleen aqoontooda iyo dadaalkii ay muujiyeen,isagoo caddeeyay in imtixaanka si hufan oo caddaalad ah loo qaaday. Halkaan ka daawo muuqaalka. Hoose ka eeg magacyada ardayda. PUNTLAND POST The post Yaa ku guulaystay Imtixaankii ay qaadday Wasaaradda Duulista Hawada iyo Garoomada dowladda Puntland? appeared first on Puntland Post.

Berbera (Caasimadda Online) – Sida ay baahisay idaacada Kulmiye waxaa la hakiyay dhismaha saldhig milateri oo dowlada Imaaraatka carabtu ka waday garoonka diyaaradaha ee magaalada Berbera. Qaar ka mida shaqaalaha madaarkaasi dhismaha ka waday oo ka gaabsaday inay magacyadooda sheegaan arimo amni dartii ayaa sheegay in Axadii shalay maayirka magaalada Berbera ku wargaliyay in shaqada la joojiyo islamarkaana ilaa amar dambe ay soo saarayaan aan la bilaabi Karin dhismaha saldhiga. Warar lagu kalsoonyahay oo aanu ka helayno xukuumada Somaliland ayaa sheegaya in dowlada Imaaraatku aanay fulin balanqaadyo ay la gashey xukuumada Somaliland kuwaasi oo ay ku badalanayaan saldhiga Milatari. Balanqaadyadaasi heshiiska saldhiga ku jiray waxaa ka mid ahaa in la dhiso wadada isku xidha berbera iyo Wajaale iyo in madaar madani ah laga sameeyo magaalada Berbera, balse lama fulin arrintaasi ayaa keentay in la hakiyo saldhigaasi sida ay sheegayaan wararka aanu ka helayno masuuliyiinta dowlada. Wasiirka arrimaha dibada Somaliland Sacad Cali Shire oo hore uga hadlay dhismaha saldhigaasi waxaan uu sheegay in aan la dhiseyn ilaa dowladu Imaaraatku fuliso balanqaadyada heshiiska ku qornaa ee ay wada galeen Somaliland iyo Imaaraatku. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Dhismaha saldhigga Militari ee Imaaraatka ka dhisanayay Berbera oo la joojiyay. appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Madaxweyne Gaas ayaa maanta xafiiskiisa kasoo saaray wareegtu lagu magacaabay Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaarada Shaqada Iyo Shaqaalaha Iyo Dhalinyarada Puntland Axmed Maxamuud Cabdalle (Tigaana) ayuu u magacaabay Agaasimaha Guud Ee Wasaaradda Shaqada, shaqaalaha, Dhalinyarada iyo Ciyaaraha Dawladda Puntland. Puntlandi.com

HARGEISA– President Bihi today received Malaysian Investors in light manufacturing, led by Malaysian Business tycoon and the chairman of Tayyid Quality Meat plant in Burao, Mr. Rethwan Tengku. The president and the investors discussed the possibility of exporting livestock meat to markets in Malaysia.The Malay tycoon set up meat processing plant in Burao the first of its kind in Somaliland since its inception. Investors from China and Malaysia are picking interest in Somaliland due to policies in place concerning starting business.

Digreeto ka soo baxday Xafiiska Madaxweynaha Dowladda Puntland,Cabdiweli Maxamed Cali Gaas ayaa lagu magacaabay Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaaradda Shaqada, Shaqaalaha, Dhalinyarada iyo Ciyaaraha Dowladda Puntland. Madaxweyne,Cabdiweli Gaas ayaa Agaasimaha guud ee Wasaaradda Shaqada, Shaqaalaha, Dhalinyarada iyo Ciyaaraha dowladda Puntland u magacaabay,Axmed Maxamuud Cabdalle (Tigaana) oo horay u ahaa Agaasimaha Dhalinyarada iyo Ciyaaraha ee Wasaaraddaasi. Halkaan ka akhriso digreetada. Madaxweynaha Dawladda Puntland oo Magacaabay Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaaradda Shaqada, Shaqaalaha, Dhalinyarada iyo Ciyaaraha Dawladda Puntland. Madaxweynaha Dawladda Puntland Dr. Cabdiweli Maxamed Cali Gaas ayaa maanta oo ay taariikhdu tahay 26 February 2018 xafiiskiisa kasoo saaray wareegtu lagu magacaabay Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaaradda Shaqada, Shaqaalaha, Dhalinyarada iyo Ciyaaraha Dawladda Puntland. Xeer Madaxweyne Lr. 27. February 26, 2018, kuna saabsan magacaabid Agaasimaha Guud ee Wasaaradda Shaqada, shaqaalaha, Dhalinyarada iyo Cayaaraha Dawladda Puntland. Madaxweynaha Dawladda Puntland. Markuu arkay: Dastuurka dawladda Puntland. Markuu Qiimeeyey: Aqoontiisa iyo Khibradiisa Shaqo. Markuu Tixgeliyey: Tala soo Jeedinta Wasiirka Wasaaradda Shaqada, Shaqaalaha, Dhalinyarada iyo Ciyaaraha Dawladda Puntland. 1. Waxaa Axmed Maxamuud Cabdalle (Tigaana) loo magacaabay Agaasimaha Guud Ee Wasaaradda Shaqada, shaqaalaha, Dhalinyarada iyo Ciyaaraha Dawladda Puntland. 2. Xeerkani wuxuu dhaqan gelayaa markuu Madaxweynuhu saxeexo, wuuna saxeexay Madaxweynuhu. =DHAMMAAD= XAFIISKA WARFAAFINTA, WACYI-GELINTA, HIDDAHA IYO DHAQANKA EE MADAXTOOYADA DAWLADDA PUNTLAND. The post Madaxweyne Gaas oo Agaasime guud u magacaabay Wasaaradda Shaqada iyo Shaqaalaha. appeared first on Puntland Post.

Muqdisho (Caasimadda Online) _ Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa dib u soo nooleysay ciidamadii xasilinta caasimadda iyadoo lagu kordhiyey ciidamo cusub oo ka tirsan AMISOM. Ciidamada xasilinta Muqdisho oo la sameeyay xiligii uu taliyaha NISA ahaa Sanbaloolshe, waxaana gaabis weyn ku yimid ciidamadaasi oo maanta lagu dhawaaqay inay howgallo ka bilaabayaan caasimadda, iyadoo lagu kordhiyay ciidamada Booliska AMISOM iyo ciidamada Asluubta Soomaaliyeed. Ra’iisal wasaare Xasan Cali Kheyre ayaa xarunta gaadiidka Booliska ee degmada C/casiis kula hadlay ciidamadaasi ayaa ku booriyey inay xoojiyaan amniga caasimadda, waxaana amarro laga soo saaray ciidamada ka yimaada gobollada Shabeellooyinka inay hub lasoo galaan magaalada. Arrintan ayaa imaaneysa iyadoo ay dhowaan isku dhaceen ciidamo ka tirsan AMISOM iyo kuwa NISA, halkaasoo lagu dilay askar ka mida NISA. The post Sawiro : AMISOM oo lagu kordhiyey Ciidamada Xasilinta Caasimadda & Howlgallo culus oo ka bilaabanaya Muqdisho appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Amira Adawe has just arrived at a Somali-American community radio station in Minneapolis where she hosts a weekly call-in show called Beauty-Wellness Talk. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho ( Caasimadda Online) – Kooxda Alshabaab ayaa shaacisay magaca iyo beesha uu ka soo jeeedo is-miidaamiyihii isku qarxiyey isgoyska KM 0 oo u dhow xarunta NISA ee magaalada Muqdisho. Warbaahinta Alshabaab ee Idaacadda Andalus ayaa baahisay barnaamij gaar ah oo ku saabsanaa weeraradii jimcaha lagu qaaday magaalada Muqdisho, oo lala beegsaday madaxtooyada iyo xarunta NISA. Alshabaab ayaa sheegtay in ninkaasi lagu magacaabi jiray Cabdullaahi sheekh Aadan Sheekh Axmed Guure oo Ku magac dheer( Cadiyatullaah) isagoo ka jeeda beesha Mareexaan ee degto gobolka Gedo oo ah beesha madaxweyne Maxamed C/llaahi Farmaajo kasoo jeedo. Ninkan oo wareysi lala yeeshay ayaa sheegay inuu is-miidaaminta u sameynayo inuu Alle ugu dhawaado, isla markana uu kula dirirayo Gaalada dalka ku soo duushay iyo dowladda dabadhilifka u ah sida uu yiri. Alshabaab ayaa inta badan faafiya muuqaalada, wereysiyo iyo dardaran laga qaado xubnaha ka tirsan ee fuliya weerarrada is-miidaaminta. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Kooxda Alshabaab oo shaaciyey magaca & Beesha Is-miidaamiyihii isku qarxiyey Isgoyska KM 0 ee Muqdisho appeared first on Caasimada Online.

2018 opens a new cycle in Somaliland’s foreign policy. The result of the 2017 presidential election showed that hardliners won the election. By hardliners, it means that a senior leader from the military wing of SNM won the election by a majority of 55%. Many analysts agree that the election result implies that there will be changes in the foreign policy, although the foreign minister retained his position, changes in the presidency demonstrates a new desire to shift the policy, while the foreign ministry executes the policies that are initiated by the president. However, analysts are looking to the extent it will be shifted and its effect on the dialogue between Somaliland and Somalia. Despite the fact that the dialogue was a proposal from the ruling party, Bihi seems to oppose the policy of opening a dialogue with Somalia as his stated positions were during the election campaign. His main argument was that until Somalia recognizes the ‘independence’ of Somaliland, Somaliland is not ready to negotiate with Somalia. Dialogue with Somalia was not an option before the Bihi’s predecessor Silanyo came to office in 2010. The fundamental test that Bihi would face is setting up a policy towards Somalia that includes the official dialogue, while in fact there was an absence of approach to negotiating with Somalia since the talk commenced, due to various reasons. In fact, a dialogue with Somalia was not on the table when Somaliland participated in an international conference hosted by the United Kingdom back in 2012, but it suddenly appeared in the communiqué. Four months after the conference, representatives from both sides met in London to establish ‘a framework for future talks,’ without a prepared strategy. This first round of talks was facilitatedby the United Kingdom, in the presence of representatives from the European Union and Norway. After seven official meetings between representatives from the two countries, the dialogue failed and Somaliland suspended any formal talks with Somalia. New reports suggested that several European countries are interested in playing a mediatory role in the talks. Somaliland welcomes this new initiative and Foreign Minister Shire made public that Switzerland will host official talks between the two countries, as Turkey, which facilitated four out of the seven official meetings, had huge political, economic, security and strategic interests in Somalia, and Somaliland accused Turkey of lacking neutrality among the two sides. Ankara’s involvement in the dialogue played a role in the failure of a productive dialogue. During a phone call between Bihi and Farmajo with the initiative of the Center of Humanitarian Dialogue, the two presidents agreed to restart the talks between Hargeisa and Mogadishu for a meeting between the two leaders at the earliest opportunity and new reports suggest that Djibouti is hosting the first official meeting between the two presidents in early March. Foreign ministers of both countries had a sideline meeting during the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to discuss the prospects of a meeting between the two presidents. While the foreign ministers were meeting, Somalia was on the other hand campaigning for Abdisalam Hadliye from Somaliland to become the new Secretary General of IGAD, the Horn of Africa regional bloc. Although this effort ended unsuccessfully, it can undermine the trust needed for both sides before the negotiation officially starts. Although President Bihi has not publicly announced his plan for the negotiation, he met with the opposition parties leaders last week in an attempt to discuss the upcoming meetings. Statements from the presidency and from the opposition party leaders reiterated that they discussed how to prepare the negotiations, but they do not offer a clear plan for the dialogue. President Bihi needs to clearly study the significant issues that caused the negotiation to collapse in 2015, while the two governments have not reached an agreement. He also has to recognize to negotiate from a position of strength, due to the facts on the ground in Somalia. One of the important things to mention was that Somaliland has not had a clear strategy to come to the negotiation table. Two things that are supporting this argument are that the government has not clearly decided to create a framework for the dialogue, and its members who participate in the meetings usually change from one meeting to another. Although the foreign minister was assigned to lead the negotiation team, others from various agencies that are not in charge of foreign affairs usually attend the meetings, while the agenda on the table usually does not relate to their responsibilities. Members from the parliament and opposition parties also attend the meetings, which can be a challenge to the checks and balances of the system. Another thing to mention is that there were new faces in every meeting, and maybe these members are not briefed before coming to the negotiation table. Evidence of this is that in every meeting, both sides have a talk about new issues, while not focusing on implementing those that have been agreed in the previous meeting. In order to have a successful dialogue with Somalia, President Bihi needs to appoint a special envoy who leads the negotiation who works independently and reports back to the president. A timeline is another important thing that President Bihi has to make. Facilitators from the international community should be countries who do not have a significant interest in the two countries which can help to build trust, which is essential for the dialogue. Another thing to have in mind is Djibouti’s involvement as a mediatory role, which was raised by Foreign Minister Shire this week. Analysts and some politicians have a suspicion that Djibouti is biased in favor of Somalia when it comes to the future of the Horn of Africa, especially in the Somali Peninsula, due to its economic and security interests. Gulied Jama and Yacqub Ismail

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Mogadishu (HOL) - The Somali government has issued an ultimatum to the military soldiers based in the outskirt of the capital city not to carry heavy weapons inside the city's streets. Source: Hiiraan Online