Democratic constitutions provide legal instruments consisting of petitions and motions to the citizens, including elected officials, to promote public policy, seek justice and accountability, resolve political differences and conflicts, and ensure public participation in the political process. Particularly, the motion of no confidence (motion to vacate the chair) against Speaker of parliament is considered “privileged motion” which means it has a fast track to the floor of parliament for debate and voting. Therefore, the motion against the President, the Speaker and his deputies, and the Prime Minister and his Cabinet can’t be ruled out or limited. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu and the UAE must restore relations for the African Union mission’s successful exit from Somalia. In early April, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stopped its capacity building support for security institutions and humanitarian aid to Somalia. This was due to growing diplomatic disputes between the two countries. The move comes at a time when the international community, in the form of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), is considering its exit by 2020/21. How will the UAE’s withdrawal of its support affect AMISOM’s exit strategy? AMISOM has been in Somalia since 2007 with the mandate to support the government in restoring peace and stability. It does this by building the capacity of state security bodies and reducing security threats posed by al-Shabaab and other militant groups. AMISOM has worked in collaboration with other bilateral and multilateral bodies such as the UAE. The UAE had been supporting Somali government institutions since 2011. It established and supervised the Puntland Maritime Police Force, constructed and commanded a military training centre in Mogadishu, trained hundreds of security forces and paid the salaries of 2 407 Somali government soldiers. The UAE also built the Sheikh Zayed Hospital in Mogadishu and has provided free medical services for roughly 300 patients daily. Somali officials have often praised the UAE for its support. Former president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud acknowledged the UAE’s swift response to the Somali government’s call to support institution building in the security, education and health sectors. Recently Puntland’s President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali also noted how the UAE had helped rebuild the capacity of the Somali National Armed Forces. However, the relationship has deteriorated. On 8 April, Somalia’s security forces intercepted a UAE plane and confiscated almost $10 million in cash at the airport in Mogadishu. This angered the UAE, which immediately ceased its support to Somalia. The UAE said the money was intended for training and to pay the salaries of Somalia’s state soldiers. Relations between the UAE and Somalia have in fact been deteriorating since President Mohamed Abdullahi ‘Faramajo’ Mohamed came to power last year. His government resisted a request for Somalia to join Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain in taking isolation measures against Qatar, amid accusations of the latter sponsoring terrorist groups. Faramajo’s official position over the conflict among the Gulf States was ‘neutral’, but analysts noted his stance as pro-Qatar, because Turkey – Somalia’s ally and largest foreign investor – was behind Qatar, opposing the Saudi Arabia-led allies. The conflict in the Gulf States created divisions among Somalia’s senior government officials. When Faramajo and his supporters sided with Qatar and Turkey, some government officials, especially in the Federal Member States, supported the Saudi Arabia-led allies. When the UAE suspended its humanitarian support in April, Qatar immediately donated 30 buses and two cranes to the Mogadishu city administration – making Faramajo’s pro-Qatar stance more obvious. Mogadishu has also voiced its disappointment regarding the UAE’s engagements in Somaliland, a self-declared independent state since 1991, and Puntland, a semi-autonomous state. The UAE-based DP World has agreed with Somaliland and Puntland to develop and manage their Barbera and Bosaso seaports respectively. The UAE is also building a military base in Somaliland. These deals are seen by Mogadishu as violations of Somalia’s sovereignty. All of this will affect AMISOM’s exit plan, considering the plan’s three conditions. These are: the availability and readiness of Somalia’s security forces to take over from AMISOM; progress in the country’s political processes; and improvements in Somalia’s security and weakening of al-Shabaab. Meeting the first condition requires a stronger demonstration of local ownership and leadership by Somalia’s security forces, as well as sufficiently trained and equipped members. The role of the UAE in such capacity building was huge, despite accusations that some UAE-trained soldiers disobeyed Somalia’s army command structure. AMISOM will probably struggle to fill this gap before the planned exit time, as it has serious resource and funding constraints. The impact of the dispute on political progress is also critical. Somalia is working to achieve universal suffrage for a “one-person, one-vote” election in 2020-21 that requires cohesiveness among all relevant actors in the country. With the souring of relations, the UAE could support groups standing against Faramajo and the Federal Member States, like Puntland. The UAE’s withdrawal of its support and its potentially negative role could weaken the Federal Government of Somalia’s security forces and reverse the small gains that have been made in security. Al-Shabaab and other militant groups could use the dispute and the gaps created in the country’s security forces as an opportunity to strengthen their capacity. In doing so, they could remain a threat in Somalia. Analysts have similar views regarding the impact of the diplomatic wrangle. Omar S Mahmood, researcher at the Institute for Security Studies, told ISS Today that the dispute “could complicate implementation of AMISOM’s exit plan, given that it’s dependent on the coherent development of a Somali security sector’. Commander Abebe Muluneh, head of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Security Sector Reform Programme, says the impact ‘would force AMISOM to stay longer in Somalia, beyond 2020”. The diplomatic dispute between Somalia and the UAE will have a multifaceted impact on AMISOM being able to exit as planned. If this happens, Somalia will remain fragile, and extremist militant groups such as al-Shabaab will use this to continue threatening the country’s stability. It is therefore essential that relations between Somalia and the UAE are restored through diplomatic means, so that the UAE’s support to Somalia’s security forces can be resumed and enhanced. Meressa K Dessu is a Senior Researcher and Training Coordinator, ISS Addis Ababa Source: – ISS Africa

Ethiopia will take a stake in the Port of Djibouti, its main gateway for trade, under a deal reached between the two countries, state media outlets said. Djibouti had been seeking investors for its port since it terminated Dubai’s state-owned DP World’s concession to run the port two months ago, citing a failure to resolve a six-year contractual dispute. The port is a key asset for Djibouti, a tiny state along the Red Sea whose location is of strategic value to countries such as the United States, China, Japan and former colonial power France, all of whom have military bases there. The size of Addis Ababa’s stake was unclear. State-owned Ethiopian News Agency said the agreement, reached at the weekend during a visit by Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to Djibouti, involved the joint development of facilities. In return, Djibouti would have the option of taking stakes in state-owned Ethiopian firms. “A joint committee of ministers would meet to thrash out details,” Ethiopian New Agency said. The government had previously said that the port would remain “in the hands of our country” until it found new investors. Djibouti handles roughly 95 percent of all inbound trade for landlocked Ethiopia, Africa’s second most-populous nation and an economic power in East Africa. The deal with Djibouti follows Ethiopia’s agreement to acquire a 19 percent stake in the Port of Berbera in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland. DP World retains a 51 percent stake there, while the government holds the rest. Ethiopian state companies that Djibouti may look to invest in following the bilateral agreement could include Ethiopian Electric Power and Ethio Telecom – one of Africa’s last remaining telecoms monopolies. (Reporting by Aaron Maasho; Editing by Omar Mohammed and Susan Fenton). Source: – Reuters

Unknown gunmen shot dead on Tuesday a Somali aid worker who worked for the World Health Organization (WHO), her relatives and police said. One of the victim’s relatives named her as Maryan Abdullahi and said she had been shot while visiting. the Bakara market in the capital Mogadishu to buy items for her wedding that had been due to take place next week. Mohamud Ibrahim added that she had been shot by “unknown men armed with pistols” at the market bus stop. The motive for the shooting was not immediately clear and government officials could not be reached for comment. Police said the gunmen had escaped after the shooting. A U.N. worker who asked not to be identified said the woman had been based in Baidoa, a town about 245 km (150 miles) northwest of Mogadishu. Somalia has been in a state of lawlessness since 1991, when warlords overthrew dictator Siad Barre and then turned on each other. Source: Reuters

Muqdisho (PP) ─ Taliska AMISOM ayaa sheegay in ciidamadooda Smalia ku sugan ay ku daaleen dagaalka ay kula jireen muddada tobanka sannadod ah ee ay Somalia ku sugan yihiin, sida uu qoray wargeyska New Vision ee kasoo baxa dalka Uganda. Hadalkan ayaa waxaa sheegay afhayeenka hawl-galka AMISOM, Col. Richard Nyabuti Omwega oo war-fidyeenka kula hadlay Muqdisho, isagoo tilmaamay inay awooddii Al-shabaab hoos u dhigeen, waa sida uu hadalka u dhigaye, wuxuuna sii raaciyay inay weli cabsi ku hayaan amniga Soomaaliya. Sidoo kale, Afhayeenka AMISOM u hadlay ayaa tilmaamay in Al-shabaab ay isticmaalaan miinooyinka iyo inay gaystaan weeraro, isla markaana ay ku yihiin caqabad weyn horumarka Somalia tan iyo markii ay ku dhex-milmeen dadka rayidka ah. Col. Richard Nyabuti Omwega wuxuu carrabka ku dhuftay inay AMISOM ku adag tahay sidii ay Kooxda Al-shabaab.kula dagaallami lahaayeen, isagoo ku daray hadalkiisa, inay adag tahay in laga adkaado Al-shabaab. Dhanka Afhayeenka u hadlay Ciidamada AMISOM ayaa ka hadlay Qorshaha daad-gureynta Ciidamada AMISOM, isgaoo xusay in waddan kasta oo ay ciiddamo ka joogaan Somalia looga baahan yahay inay tirada ciidamadooda yareeyaan sannadka marka uu yahay 2021-ka, xilligaasoo ciidanka AMISOM si kama-dambays ah looga saari doono Somalia oo dhan. Dhanka kale, Afhayeenka ayaa hadalkiisa ku daray in 1,000 ka mdi Askarta AMISOM la dhimi doono bisha Oktoobar ee sannadkan, iyadoo horey bishii December ee sannadkii hore kun Askari laga saaray Soomaaliya. Ugu dambeyn, Wuxuu Afhayeenku tilmaamay inay 21,000 oo Askari haatan hoos-tagaan hawgalka AMISOM ee Somalia, kuwaasoo ka kala socda dalalka Jabuuti, Itoobiya, Uganda, Kenya iyo Burundi iyo shaqaale kale oo ka kala yimid dalalka Masar, Nigeria, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Sierra Leone iyo kuwo kale. PUNTLAND POST The post Taliska AMISOM oo sheegay inuu ku Adkaaday Dagaalka ay kula jiraan Ururka Al-shabaab appeared first on Puntland Post.

Garoowe (Caasimada Online)-Warqad kasoo baxday Xafiiska Hoggaamiyaha maamulka Puntland C/wali Maxamed Cali Gaas, ayaa waxaa shaqada looga eryay qaar ka mid ah Madaxda iyo shaqaale ka tirsan maamulka. Hogaamiyaha ayaa shaqaalaha ugu badan ee uu eryay waxa ay ka tirsan yihiin Wasaaradda Kalluumeysiga iyo Kheyraadka Badda Puntland. Eryinta Madaxda iyo shaqaalaha Wasaarada ayaa la sheegay inay ka danbeysay kadib markii ay ku kaceen falal lid ku ah shaqada Wasaarada. Madaxda iyo Shaqaalaha la eryay oo guud ahaa dhan 7 ayaa waxa ay kala yihiin:- 1–Maxamuud Maxamed Cali (Gabax), Wasiir ku-xigeenka Wasaarada Kalluumaysiga iyo Khayraadka Badda. 2-Cali Xirsi Faarax Maxamuud, Agaasimaha guud ee Wasaaradda Kalluumaysiga iyo Khayraadka Badda. 3-Cabdulqaadir Xaaji Yuusuf Siciid (Fay), Agaasimaha Waaxda Maamulka ee Wasaaradda Kalluumaysiga iyo Khayraadka Badda. 4-Maxamed Siciid Cartan (Balcad), Agaasimaha Waaxda Kalluumaysiga ee Wasaaradda Kalluumaysiga iyo Khayraadka Badda. 5-Cabdicasiis Axmed Jaamac, Xiriiriyaha Gobolada ee Wasaaradda Kalluumaysiga iyo Khayraadka Badda. 6-Cabdi Salaad Maxamuud (Radoofe) Fidiye Wasaarada kalluumaysiga iyo khayraadka Badda. 7-Casayr Yuusuf Maxamuud Fidiye Wasaaradda Kalluumaysiga iyo Khayraadka Badda. Madaxda qaar ee warqada lagu eryay ayaa waxaa lagu eedeeyay isdabamarin, halka qaarna ay ku kaceen falal aan raali galin maamulka ugu sareeya ee Wasaarada. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Garoowe Caasimada@live.com

Muqdisho (PP) ─ Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaadir ahna Duqa Muqdisho Inj. C/raxmaan Cumar Cismaan [Yariisow] ayaa sheegay inuu ka shaqeyn la’ yahay siyaasiyiin iyo mas’uuliyiin ka tirsan Dowladda. Inj. Yariisow oo muddo saddex bilood ah haya xilka guddoomiyaha gobolka Banaadir, ayaa sheegay in saddexdaas bilood ee uu xafiiska Gobolka joogay uu la tacaalayay madax ka tirsan Dowladda Soomaaliya oo ay uga adeegi la’ yihiin shacabka. Sidoo kale, wuxuu tilmaamay in rag ay saaxiibbo yihiin oo isugu jira Wasiiro, xildhibaanno iyo siyaasiyiin ay xafiiskiisa yimaadaan, iyagoo shacabkii loo shaqeyn lahaa cariiriya. “Runtii muddo saddex bilood ah ayay nagu qaatay si aan xal uga gaarno siyaasiyiin, xildhibaano iyo wasiirro danley ah oo xafiiskeyga soo buuxiya, taasoo keenay inaan u shaqeyn wayno bulshadii aan madaxda u ahaa, balse hadda xal ayaan ka gaaray oo waqti ayaan u sameeyay,” ayu yri gudoomiye Yariisow. Dhanka kale, Duqa Muqdisho ayaa ku eedeeyay xildhibaanno iyo wasiirro ay ugu yimaadaan sidii dad loogu fulin lahaa dano gaar ah taasna ay tahay mid aan xaq ahayn. UGu dabeyn, Hadalkan ayaa imaanaya iyadoo la sheegay in dhawaan uu ka joojiyay guddoomiye Yariisow lacago hotelo loogaga bixin jiray siyaasiyiin ku dhaw-dhaw madaxtooyada, haatanna lagu billaabay dacaayado wax loogu dhimayo shaqsiyadiisa, taasoo laga dareemayo shaqsiyaad aad ugu dhaw madaxda sare ee dalka. PUNTLAND POST

Muqdisho (Caasimadda Online)- Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaadir ahna Duqa Muqdisho Eng,Cabdiraxmaan Cumar Cismaan Yariisow ayaa sheegay in mudo Saddex bilood ah ay la tacaalayaan madax ka tirsan dowladda Soomaaliya oo ay uga deegi la’yihiin Shacabka. Waxa uu sheegay in rag ay saaxiibo yihiin oo isugu jira Xildhibaano,Wasiiro iyo siyaasiyiin ay Xafiiskiisa yimaadaan,iyaga oo Shacabkii loo Shaqeyn lahaa cariiriya. Eng Yarisow guddoomiyaha gobolka Banaadir oo muddo saddex bilood ah haya xilka guddoomiyaha gobolka Banaadir isbedel badana oo dhinaca horumarka ah laga dareemay mudadii uu xilka hayay ayaa sheegay in saddexdaa bilood ee uu xilka hayay uu la tacaalayay madax ka tirsan dowladda Soomaaliya oo ay uga adeegi la’ yihiin Shacabka. Yariisow ma uusan carabaabin ragga uu sheegay inay saaxiibada yihiin oo isugu jira Xildhibaano,Wasiiro iyo siyaasiyiin kuwaas oo uu ku eedeyey inay Xafiiskiisa yimaadaan,iyaga oo Shacabkii loo Shaqeyn lahaa cariiriya, waxaana muuqato inuu jiro loolan cusub oo ku aadan kursiga Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaadir. “Runtii muddo saddex bilood ah ayay nagu qaatay si aan xal uga gaarno siyaasiyiin,Xildhibaano iyo Wasiiro danley ah oo xafiiskeyga soo buux dhaafiyey una shaqeyn waayey bulshadii aan madaxda u ahaa laakin hadda xal ayaan ka gaaray oo waqti ayaan u sameeyey ayuu yri guddoomiye Yariisow.”ayuu yiri duqa magaalada Muqdisho. Sidoo kale duqa magaalada Muqdisho ayaa waxa uu ku eedeeyay xildhibaano iyo wasiiro ay ugu yimaadaan sidii dad loogu fulin lahaa dano gaar ah taasna ay tahay mid aan xaq ahayn. Hadalka Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaadir ayaa ku soo aadaya xilli ay aad u adag tahay in Shacabka adeegyada uga baahda Xarunta Maamulka gobolka Banaadir in ay galaan.

Two Androscoggin County residents accused of receiving more than $27,000 in kickbacks for medical referrals and of overbilling MaineCare for interpreter services pleaded not guilty Tuesday to health fraud charges in U.S. District Court in Portland. Source: Hiiraan Online

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s a program that has been in a schools for almost three decades. You may even remember taking it yourself – D.A.R.E. Or maybe you have a fourth- or fifth-grader who is going through the program right now. Source: Hiiraan Online

Brussels (Caasimadda Online)- Soomaaliya waa inay dedejisaa isbeddalada ay ku sameyneyso ciidamadeeda, waxaa sidaas maanta yiri dalalka deeq bixiyayaasha kadib wada-hadal ay ka yeesheen horumarka gaaban ee laga sameynayo in ciidamada laga dhigo kuwo awood u leh inay la dagaalamaan kooxda Al-Shabaab. Sida ay qortay wakaaladda wararka Reuters, Hadalkan kasoo baxay shir madaxeedka Brussels ayaa ku boorinaya dowladda Soomaaliya inay si deg deg ah uga shaqeyso wax ka qabashada arrimaha lagu cayimay warbixintii sanadkii tagey ay soo saareen dowladda, QM iyo Midowga Afrika. Warbixintaas ayaa ciidamada xoogga Soomaaliyeed ku sheegtay “kuwa jilicsan oo leh talis iyo maamul tabar darran”, waxaana ay timid ayada oo ciidamada Amisom ay isku diyaarinayaan inay Soomaaliya ka baxaan sanadda 2020, amniga dalkana ku wareejiyaan kuwa Soomaalida. Ciidamada Afrikan ah ayaa la billaabay in la dhimo sanaddii tagtay, waana kuwa inta badan la dagaalama maleeshiyada Al-Shabaab ee weerarada ku haya Muqdisho iyo magaalooyinka kale. Kuwa taxliiliya arrimaha amniga ayaa ka digaya in ciidamo xoogga oo Soomaali ah la’aantood ay Shabaab dib usoo noolaan karaan. Deeq bixiyayaasha ayaa sheegay in loo baahan yahay in ciidamada Soomaalida lagu diiwaan geliyo habka faraha la iska qaado, loona sameeyo mushaar bixin ku dhisan habka elektorooniga. “Ciidamada Soomaaliya waa inay waqti kooban ku sameeyaan horumar weyn, sababtoo ah waxay dib uga sii dhacayaan, oo ay uga sii dhacayaan waqtigii loo gooyey sanadidi tagtey inay guul ku muujiyaan” waxaa sidaas yiri Joshua Meserev oo ka tirsan machadka daraasaadka Heritage Foundation ee Washington. Hay’adda lacaga adduunka ee IMF ayaa ka shaqeyneysay in la sameeyo hab maamul wanaagsan oo maaliyaded, waxayna qirtay in dowladda Soomaaliya ay sameyneyso isbeddelo la isku raacay oo dusha lagala socdo. Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa billowday hal account oo lacagta dadweynaha ah, si looga hortago xatooyada, waxayna canshuurta iibka kusoo rogtay dekedda Muqdisho iyo shirkadaha isgaarsiinta, sida uu sheegay wasiirka maaliyadda Cabdiraxmaan Ducaale Beyleh. Daqliga dowladda ayaa afar laabmay, tan iyo sanaddii 2012. Dowladda ayaa dhowaan geli doonta barnamaij IMF ah oo socon doona 12 bilood, kaasi oo ay rajeyneyso inuu noqdo kii ugu dambeeyey, dhabbahana u xaari doona in dib loo qaabeeyo deymaha shanta bilyan ee dollar ah ee lagu leeyahay Soomaaliya. “Diyaar ayaan u nahay in kormeer na lagu smaeeyo, IMF waxaan u furnay xisaabaadkeena” ayuu yiri Beyleh oo intaas ku daray “Waxaan sameyneynaa waxa loo baahan yahay inaan sameyno. IMF ayaa sanadkan Soomaaliya u yaaboohi karta lacagtii ugu horreysay muddo 25 sano ah, taasi oo dowladda ay kaga kaaftoomi karto lacagaha kaga yimaada dalalka kale ee shuruudaha siyaasadeed wata. Xigasho: VOA

I hadn’t thought to book anywhere for our meeting; neither had my interviewee’s handler. The three of us spent an awkward ten minutes trailing from packed pub to crowded cafe, before deciding that time was short and we might as well just get on with it. Source: Hiiraan Online

The UAE (United Arab Emirates) stands accused of trying to buy Somali political support for its business interests. The current crises began when UAE was recently accused of trying bring in enough cash to bribe Somali politicians who would then support UAE goals. The UAE has been a major supplier of foreign aid to Somalia, providing nearly half a billion dollars’ worth since 1993. The UAE supports a united Somalia, with Puntland and Somaliland rejoining Somalia. The Somali parliament opposed a 2017 UAE effort to build and control a new port in Somaliland. The UAE has been trying to change minds in the Somali parliament but denies the bribery changes. The UAE is also trying to get Somalia to take sides in the Qatar dispute. Source: Hiiraan Online

Ethiopia will take a stake in the Port of Djibouti, its main gateway for trade, under a deal reached between the two countries, state media outlets said. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu is a battle-ravaged capital, the epicenter of the over two-decade civil war that scattered millions of Somalis across the world. Once a beautiful seaside city, its lone cathedral, ancient mosques, luxury hotels and government offices now remain empty shells hosting internally displaced people. Source: Hiiraan Online

The role of water crises in conflicts in places like Syria, Nigeria and Iran often feature in media and policy outlets. Many believe that climate change could spark future conflicts. But research shows that most conflicts are driven by factors other than the effects of climate change. Source: Hiiraan Online

Bosaso[Puntland Post]-Madaxweynaha Puntland ayaa shaqadii ka eryay qaar ka mid ah shaqaalaha wasaaradda kalluumeysiga iyo kheyraadka badda Puntland, kadib wareegto ka soo baxday xafiiskiisa. Waxaa shaqadii laga eryey Madaxda iyo shaqaalaha hoos ku qoran:- 1. Maxamuud Maxamed Cali (gabax) Wasiir ku-xigeenka Wasaarada Kalluumaysiga iyo khayraadka badda 2. Cali Xirsi Faarax Maxamuud Agaasimaha guud ee Wasaaradda Kalluumaysiga iyo Khayraadka Badda. 3. Cabdulqaadir Xaaji Yuusuf Siciid Fay Agaasimaha waaxda maamulka ee Wasaarada kalluumaysiga iyo khayraadka badda 4. Maxamed Siciid Cartan (Balcad) Agaasimaha waaxda Kalluumaysiga ee Wasaarada kalluumaysiga iyo khayraadka badda 5. Cabdicasiis Axmed Jaamac Xiriiriyaha Gobolada ee Wasaarada kalluumaysiga iyo khayraadka badda 6. Cabdi Salaad Maxamuud (Radoofe) Fidiye Wasaarada kalluumaysiga iyo khayraadka badda. 7. Casayr Yuusuf Maxamuud Fidiye Wasaarada kalluumaysiga iyo khayraadka badda. 2. Xeerkani wuxuu dhaqan gelayaa markuu Madaxweynuhu saxiixo, wuuna saxeexay madaxweynuhu -DHAMMAAD- Cabdiqani Boos Puntland Post -Bosaso The post Madaxweyne Gaas oo shaqadii ka eryay qaar ka mid ah madaxdii wasaaradda kalluumeysiga appeared first on Puntland Post.

Brussels (PP) ─ Shir looga hadlayo amniga Soomaaliya oo uu shir gudoominayo Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Xukuumadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Mudane Xasan Cali Kheyre, ayaa waxa uu ka bilaawday magaalada Brussels ee dalka Belgium. Shirka oo ay ka qeyb gelayaan qaar kamid ah madax dowladaha taageera Soomaaliya, ayaa waxaa looga hadlayaa ammaanka Soomaaliya, tayeynta ciidanka iyo hanaanka ugu haboon ee ciidanka Soomaaliyeed ay amaanka dalka ugala wareegi karaan ciidanka AMISOM. Safiirka Somalia ee Midowga Yurub, Cali Saciid Fiqi, oo ka mid ah xubnaha madasha shirka kusugan ayaa waxa uu sheegay in shirka looga hadlayo guud ahaan hanaanka amaanka dalka, iyada oo si gaar ah diiradda loo saari doono dhismaha Ciidanka difaaca dalka si amaanka dalka ay ula wareegaan. “Kulankan waxaa looga hadlayaa ajandaha bixitaanka ciidamada AMISOM iyo sidii ay ciidamada Somalia ula wareegi lahaa amniga dalka, waxaana uu qorshahan socon doonaa muddo fog, mana ahan mid si dhaqso loo fulinayo,” ayuu yiri Cali Siciid Fiqi. Dhanka kale, Ra’iisul Wasaare Xasan Cali Kheye ayaa isla maanta la kulmay madaxweyne ku-xigeenka Midawga Yurub, Federica Mogherini oo ay ka wada-hadleen xaaladda amni ee dalka iyo sidii Midawga Yurub ay gacan uga geysan lahaayeen qaabka Ciidanka Soomaaliyeed ay amaanka ugala wareegi lahaayeen Ciidanka AMISOM. Ugu dambeyn, shirkan ayaa wuxuu imaanayaa xilli dhawaan ay AMISOM ku dhawaaqday in ciidamadeeda ay si tartiib-tartiib ah uga baxayaan Somalia, isla markaana ay awoodda amni ee dalka ku wareejin doonaan ciidammada Somalia. PUNTLADN POST The post Shir looga Hadlayo Amaanka Soomaaliya oo ka Billowday Maanta Magaalada Brussels appeared first on Puntland Post.

In early April, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stopped its capacity building support for security institutions and humanitarian aid to Somalia. This was due to growing diplomatic disputes between the two countries. The move comes at a time when the international community, in the form of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), is considering its exit by 2020/21. Source: Hiiraan Online

In early April, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) stopped its capacity building support for security institutions and humanitarian aid to Somalia. This was due to growing diplomatic disputes between the two countries. The move comes at a time when the international community, in the form of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), is considering its exit by 2020/21. Source: Hiiraan Online

MOGADISHU, May 2 (Xinhua) -- Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has appealed to the international community to support efforts to help 500,000 people affected by the floods that has displaced close to 175,000 from their homes. Source: Hiiraan Online

Brussels-(Caasimadda Online)-Ra’iisul wasaaraha Soomaaliya Xasan Cali khayre ayaa la kulmay Wakiilka Midowga Europe uqaabilsan Arrimaha Dibada iyo Amaanka Federica Mogherini isagoo ka qayb galaya shir looga hadlaayo Amaaanka Soomaaliya. Kulankan ayaa looga hadlay xaalada amniga dalka iyo sida Midowga Yurub gacan uga geysan karo qaabka dhismaha Ciidanka Soomaaliyeed ee la qorsheynayo in ammaanka dalka ugala wareegaan Ciidamada AMISOM. labada dhinac ayaa kulankooda diiradda ku saaray arrimaha siyaasadda, dib u habeynta iyo qaab dhismeedka Amniga, hanaanka doorashada Soomaaliya ee 2020. Midowga Yurub ayaa ah taageeraha ugu weyn ee howl galka Midowga Afrika ee Soomaaliya, waxaana uu sanadkii ku bixiyaa mallaayiin dollar. Shirka looga hadlayo Amniga Somaaliya ee lagu qabanayo Brussels waxaa soo qaban-qaabiyay Midowga Europe gaar ahaan waaxda ay Madaxda ka atahay Federica Mogherini ee Arrimaha Dibadda iyo Amniga. Shirka waxaa ka qaybagalaya Ergo uu dhiana Soomaaliya Hugaaminayo Ra’iisul wasaaare khayre, Midowga Europe, QM, AMISOM, Midowga Africa, iyo Wadamadda Qaybta ka ah howlgalka AMISOM ee Soomaaliya. Ra’iisul Wasaaraha ayaa maanta kaga qeyb galay xarunta Midowga Yurub ee Brussels shir looga hadlayay ammaanka iyo qorshaha kala guurka AMISOM oo la filayo in ciidanka Soomaaliyeed ammaanka dalka ula wareegi lahaayeen. Bishii December ee Sanadkii tagay ayaa Soomaaliya waxaa ka baxay 1000 Askari oo ka Tirsanaa AMSOM, waxay bilow u ahaayeen qorsha AMISOM ay dalka uga baxayaan. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com

Mogadishu (HOL) - The African Union has hailed the peaceful election of new Lower House speaker, Mohamed Mursal Sheikh, a former Somali Defense Minister. Source: Hiiraan Online

Somaliland’s chief diplomat comes to London. I hadn’t thought to book anywhere for our meeting; neither had my interviewee’s handler. The three of us spent an awkward ten minutes trailing from packed pub to crowded cafe, before deciding that time was short and we might as well just get on with it. So it was that I ended up interviewing the foreign minister of Somaliland by the fridge in the corner of a Westminster sandwich shop. This is not the normal place to find a chief diplomat – but Dr Saad Ali Shire seemed content enough. “If we were officially recognised, I’d be surrounded by security and so forth,” he pointed out. “I wouldn’t be free.” But then, Somaliland (estimated population 3.5 million) is not like most countries. Officially, indeed, it isn’t a country at all. There are half a dozen territories around the world – Palestine, Turkish North Cyprus, Western Sahara and so forth – whose independence is not universally recognised, or is recognised only by other equally unrecognised states. But Somaliland is unique: the only territory whose independence is recognised by no other state, yet which functions as one all the same. It exists de facto, just not de jure. Somaliland was briefly recognised once before: for five days in June 1960, what had been the British Somaliland Protectorate became a sovereign state. On 1 July, however, it joined with Italian Somalia, to its south and east, to form the Somali Republic, a hairpin-shaped territory along the coast of the Horn of Africa. Officially, that state still exists. But in 1991, as the southern half of the country descended into civil war, the northern half broke away. Today, the former British protectorate styles itself as Somaliand, and is, Dr Shire claims, “exceptional in the region. It has maintained peace and security and a democratic process that is unique in that part of world.” It’s so far held three presidential elections, each largely peaceful, and each of which has brought a new president to power. In 2003, the runner-up ultimately conceded despite losing by just 80 votes – albeit after a quick trip to the country’s supreme court. (The country is far from perfect, of course: a poet was recently jailed for “anti-national activity”). Why has democracy taken hold in Somaliland, when it’s struggled in so much of Africa? Shire credits tradition: its nomadic tribes “are very democratic. There’s a culture in which people accept the authority of their elders”. He suggests another reason, too. The fledgling state spent the first decade of its existence focusing on internal reconciliation, rather than moving immediately to hold an election. Its unrecognised status meant it had to do all this without international aid – though Shire suggests this had its upside. “There’s no free money,” he says. “Once you take money, there’s a timetable: three months, six months… We said no: we’re going to stay here until it’s finished.” The most recent election was held last November, and saw President Muse Bihi Abdi elected with 55 per cent of the vote. At time of our meeting, he’d already met leaders in neighbouring Djibouti and Ethiopia, and was planning a broader tour of Africa. But the country’s lack of official status remains a problem, his foreign minister told me. Somaliland’s passports are not recognised, which “makes life very difficult for our business people”. (Shire, having lived in London for many years, travels on a British passport.) It also makes it harder to attract both international aid and risk-averse private investment. That in turn holds back the country’s economy. “In most developing countries,” Shire notes, “infrastructure is financed through soft credit from institutions like the World Bank. Because we can’t access this, we can’t build.” Much of Shire’s business in London the week we met was concerned with raising the country’s profile. He did several interviews with the BBC and other broadcasters, and met with the Somalian all-party parliamentary group at Westminster, too. (Britain has had a Somali population since the 19th century, though the vast majority has arrived since the civil war that began in 1991.) “Basically, it’s my job to sell Somaliland.” But recognition, he adds, is always an objective. “We’re climbing the ladder towards statehood. I think the international community is sympathetic.” The British government has hinted that it’s willing to support the cause – but it doesn’t want to be first out the gate, for fear it’ll be accused of re-colonising its former territory. Shire clearly finds this frustrating. “Our position is that you shouldn’t make decisions on the basis of what people will say, but by what’s right or wrong.” For the moment, though, the difficulty the territory seems to face is, paradoxically, that it’s currently doing OK. In a world with no shortage of conflict, an unrecognised but functional state just isn’t at the top of anyone’s to do list. “We don’t get attention because we’re peaceful,” Shire jokes. “Perhaps we should cause a crisis.” BY JONN ELLEDGE Statesman

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Somalia should accelerate reforms of its army, its main foreign backers said on Wednesday after discussing slow progress in transforming the graft-ridden force into one capable of fighting al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants. Source: Hiiraan Online