Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Madaxweynaha Somalia Maxamed C/llahi Farmaajo ayaa lagu wadaa inuu ka fiirsan doono Hanaanka ay Madaxda Hay’adaha amaanka ku maamulaan Saraakiisha iyo Ciidamada. Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa la sheegay inuu aad u dhaliilsan yahay hanaanka ay Madaxda ku magacaaban Hay’adaha amniga u maareeyaan xuquuqda Saraakiisha iyo ciidamada ka hooseysa. Madaxweyne Farmaajo oo ah Taliyaha ugu sareeya ciidamada Qalabka Sida ayaa ballanqaaday inuu wakhti badan siin doono dabagalka Madaxda ugu sareysa Hay’adaha amaanka oo iyagu lagu eedeeyo inay musuqaan xuquuqda ciidamada xaqiijin lahaa amniga. Madaxweynuhu waxa uu arrintaan la kaashan doonaa Khubaro dhanka amaanka iyo la-taliyayaashiisa dhanka amaanka, waxaana lagu wadaa in lasoo saari doono ciladaha heysta Hay’adaha amniga. Madaxweynuhu waxa uu si aad ah u dhaliilsan yahay laba qodob oo kala ah: 1-Hanaanka loo maareeyo xuquuqda ciidamada sugi lahaa amniga dalka. 2-Kala saarida nin jecleysiga iyo in Saraakiisha Hay’adaha amaanka lagu kala sareysiiyo aqoonta, halka iminka lagu kala sareeysiiyo nin jecleysi. Sidoo kale, Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa lagu wadaa in Seddexda sano ee uga harsan xilkiisa uu xooga saari doono la dagaalanka Musuqa lagu hayo xuquuqda ciidamada, sida laga soo xigtay mas’uuliyiin ku dhow dhow Madaxweynaha. Arrintaan ayaa kusoo beegmeysa xili ay jiraan Kiisas musuq ah oo lagu hayo Taliyayaal, Saraakiil iyo Mas’uuliyiin kale oo xilal haya. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Farmaajo oo ka fiirsanaaya 2 arrin oo dhaqan u noqotay Shaqsiyaadka ku magacaaban Hay’adaha amniga appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Warar dheeraad ah ayaa waxa uu kasoo baxayaa Khilaaf meel xun gaaray oo u dhexeeya Madaxda ugu sareysa maamulka HirShabelle iyo Xildhibaanada baarlamaanka maamulka. Khilaafka oo meel xun gaarsiisan ayaa waxa uu ka dhashay Wareegto uu Hoggaamiyaha maamulka HirShabelle Maxamed Cabdi Waare ku magacaabay Taliyayaal ciidan. Xildhibaanada baarlamaanka ayaa magacaabida Taliyayaasha ku sheegay mid aan loo marin waddo sax ah, isla markaana Hoggaamiye Waare ugu baaqay inuu wax kabedelo hanaanka magacaabida. Xildhibaanada oo ku adkeysanaaya Mowqifkooda ku aadan wax kabedelka hanaanka loo maray magacaabida ayaa Hoggaamiyaha ku wargaliyay inuu wajihi doono xil ka qaadis, waa haddii uu maareyn waayo hanaanka magacaabida. Xildhibaan Nuur Xaashi oo ka mid ah baarlamaanka Hirshabeelle, ayaa sheegay in Hoggaamiye Waare uu xilkiisa ku xiran yahay hadba qaabka uu u maareeyo Khilaafka ka taagan magacaabida Taliyayaasha. Waxa uu Xildhibaanka yiri ‘’ Waare waxa ay badbaadada xilkiisa ku jirtaa kalaabashada Wareegtada uu ku magacaabay Taliyayaasha, haddii ay dhici weyso waxba kama duwanaan doono Cosoble, waayo xiligaan diyaar uma nihin shaqsi Jecleysi’’ Sidoo kale, waxa uu Xildhibaanka sheegay inay diyaar u yihiin isla xisaabtan, iyadoo la maraayo waxa uu qabo Dastuurka maamulka. Dhinaca kale, waxa uu ka digay in Madaxda ugu sareysa maamulka ay maciin bidaan nin jecleysi iyo inay u kala eexdaan Umadda u siman maamulka. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Waare oo badbaadada xilkiisa lagu xiray kalaabashada Wareegto uu soo saaray appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Wareegto kasoo baxday Xafiiska Boqorka dalka Sacuudiga ayaa waxaa xil ka qaadis loogu sameeyay dhammaan Taliyeyaasha ugu sareeya ee ciidamada Sacuudiga. Wareegtada Boqorka ayaa waxaa lagu qeexay in xil ka qaadista ay tahay mid lagu doonaayo isbedel dhanka amaanka ah, iyo in Hay’adaha ay sii maamulaan wajiyo cusub. Wareegtada Boqorka ayaa soo baxday xalay saqdii dhexe waxaana xil ka qaadista lagu sheegay mid la xiriirta fashil dhanka amni oo ku dhacay Taliyayaasha xilalkooda waayay. Taliyayaasha Militeriga ee xilalkooda waayay ayaa lagu eedeeyay inay ka hoos dhaceen heerkii laga filaayay inay ku tirtiraan maleeshiyaadka Xuuthiyiinta Yemen, halka kuwa khuseeya Amniga gudaha ay si bareera ugu fashilmeen inay la socdaan dhaqdhaqaaqa Xuuthiyiinta ku sugan gudaha. Sidoo kale, Boqorka ayaa lagu dhaliilay sida degdega leh ee uu xilka uga qaaday Taliyeyaasha Hay’adaha amaanka, xili ay Xuuthiyiintu ay qorsheynayaan weeraro gudaha ah. Geesta kale, Talada xil ka qaadista Taliyeyaasha ayaa la xaqiijiyay inay lahaayen qoyska Boqorka oo iyagu u muuqda kuwo boholo kusii wada dalka Barakeysan. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Boqorka Sacuudiga oo mar qura xilalka ka xayuubiyay Taliyayaasha ugu sareeya ciidamada appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Gobolka Garada Fuu waa gobolkii ugu dambeeyay ee gobolada Puntland labixiyay ,waxaana uu kulmiyaa sadaxda badood ee kala Ah bada INDIA, Gulf of Aden, iyo Arabian sea . Gobolka Garada Fuu waxaa mara 10 dhabo oo ay isticmaalaan Diyaaradaha ukala goosha Afrika iyo Asia. Gobolkan waxaa daris la ah wadamo ay ka midyihiin Cuman, Imaaraadka Carabta ,iyo dalka Yaman. khayraadka uuleeyahay gobolka Garada Fuu ayaa waxaa ka mid ah, 1-khayraadka kaluunka 2- khayraadka Xabkaha iyo Maydiga, 3-khayraadka Dhuxul dhagaxda iyo khayraadka dalxiiska . Hadaba gobolka intaas oo khayraad ah uu ku jiro oo aan ka soo sheekeenay ayaan lahayn Wadooyin loo maro oo ay dadku kaga faa iidaystaan khayraadka uu Eebe ku manaystay gobolkan,waxaana looyaqaana gobolada gaariwaaga ah ,waana gobolada laamiga ka baxsan oo aysan dowladdi hii Puntland soomaray aysan gaarsiin adeegyadii bulshada ay ubaahnaayeen . Waxaa haatan socda dadaalo lagu dhisayo wado dherer keeda uu yahay 650 kiiloo mtr oo isku xiri doonta Caluula iyo kala beer iyo Deked ay wax kala soo dagaan dadka deegaankaasi . Hadaba Taariiqda gobolkan iyo khayraadkiisa waxaa Puntlandi uga waramay Wasiir kuxigeenka wasaarada Arimaha gudaha iyo Dowladaha hoose ee Puntland C/laahi Xaashi Qoob deero. Halkan ka dhagayso . Wasir Qoob deero

KAMPALA – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni will on March 2 convene a Summit of Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Kampala. Leaders from the AMISOM contributing countries and and the Federal Republic of Somalia are expected to participate at the highest level. The Summit is being convened within the framework of conclusions of a September 2017 meeting hosted in New York by President Museveni on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly. The New York Summit was called to exchange views on the situation in Somalia and the future of AMISOM following the adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution 2372 (2017), whose main thrust was the phased reduction and draw-down of AMISOM troops; and the gradual handover of security responsibilities to Somali National Security Forces(SNSF). The March 2nd Summit in Kampala, will therefore provide an opportunity to further discuss the current situation in Somalia. Focus will be on the continued role of the TCCs/AMISOM in Somalia, a mechanism for sustainable and predictable funding for AMISOM plus inputs to the AMISOM transition plan. Representatives of the African Union Commission, UN Secretariat, the European Union Commission, Regional and Sub-Regional organizations, and representatives of the Five Permanent Members of the UN Security Council. The Summit and will be preceded by a Meeting of Experts and Senior Officials on Tuesday March 27, a meeting of Chiefs of Defense Forces on Wednesday , a Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence on March 1, 2018 . There will also be a Meeting between TCCs and Partners on the same day. Uganda was the first country to deploy troops under AMISOM into Somalia in March 2007. So far, Uganda has provided six AMISOM Force Commanders. Uganda’s Lt Gen Jim Owoyesigire is the current commander. The Ugandan contingent remains the largest contingent in AMISOM with over 6,000 troops based in Sector 1 which comprises of Banadir (Mogadishu), Middle and Lower Shabelle regions. Source: Independent The post Uganda to host AMISOM leaders in key Somalia summit appeared first on Caasimada Online.

STANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday embarked on a five-day tour of west Africa in a bid to ramp up Turkey’s growing influence throughout the continent. Source: Hiiraan Online

Madaxweynaha Maamulka Gal-Mudug Axmed Ducaale Geele Xaaf ayaa maanta ku wajahan magaalada Dhuusamareeb ee xarunta Gal-Mudug. Qaban qaabo balaaran oo lagu soo dhoweeynayo wafdiga madaxweyne Xaaf ayaa laga dareemayaa magaalada Dhuusamareeb. Madaxweyne Xaaf ayaa kulamo la qaadan doono Madaxa xukuumada Gal-Mudug Sh Maxamed Shaakir iyo xubnaha maamulka ee ku sugan Dhuusamareeb. Dhowaan waxaa isku biiray oo heshiiyay dhinacyada Gal-Mudug iyo Ahlusunno oo ku midoobay magaca Gal-Mudug waxaana iminka la sii dhameeystirayaa waxyaabihii lagu heshiiyay. Xasan Maxamed Samatar Cowke Puntland Post The post Madaxweyne Xaaf oo ku wajahan Dhuusamareeb appeared first on Puntland Post.

Could Tupac be living in Somalia? That's the opinion of some, who reckon they've seen the famous rapper some 20 years on from his death. Source: Hiiraan Online

Members of the Ethiopian parliament have been notified to reconvene from their recess for an emergency meeting this coming Friday , according to a local news portal, Addis Standard (AS). Source: Hiiraan Online

The High court on Tuesday upheld Aden Duale's election as Garissa Township MP. The court dismissed Farah Maalim petition.... Source: Hiiraan Online

Boosaaso (Caasimada Online)-Wararka naga soo gaaraya magaalada Garowe ee xarunta maamulka Puntland ayaa sheegaya in 13 ka tirsanaa Carruurtii al-Shabaab ee lagu qabtey dagaaladii ka dhacay Puntland ay ka baxsadeen xabsiga. Carruurtaan ka tirsaneyd al-Shabaab ee xabsiga ka baxsatay ayaa lagu kala qabtay deegaanada Suuj, Garmaal iyo weliba Garacad. Carruurtaan baxsatay ayaa la sheegay in xilliga la qabanaayey ay dagaalka kula jireen ciidamada difaaca maamulka Puntland, waxaana Xabsiga loogu samaynayey wax loogu yeeray dhaqan-calin. Wararku waxay intaas ku darayaan in mid kamid ah Carruurta dib loo qabtey, halka 12 kii kale aan gacan lagu dhigin lamana oga in ay ku jiraan gudaha magaalada Garoowe iyo in ay ka baxsadeen. Sidoo kale, Sarkaal u hadlay Ciidanka Puntland ayaa wuxuu sheegay inuusan kala cadayn karin in carruurtaas Shabaabka ahaa si ula kac ah ooda looga qaaday ama inay iyagu baxsadeen, waxaase uu cadeeyay inay hayaan hal qof oo looga shakisan yahay inuu ka mid ahaa Maxaabiista oo ciidamadu soo qabteen. Xaruntan ay ku xareysanaayeen ayaa waxaa amnigeeda u xilsaaranaa Ciidanka Asluubta Puntland, lamana oga sababaha keenay baxsashadooda. Dhinaca kale, al-Shabaab-ka ka baxsadey halkii amnigooda lagu sugayey ayaa weji gabax ku ah maamulka Puntland waxaana la is weydiinayaa khatarta ay keeni karto arrintan. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Boosaaso Caasimada@live.com The post Tirro al-Shabaab ah oo ka baxsadey Xabsi lagu hayey oo ku yaalay magaalada Garoowe appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya ayaa hadda wadda qorshe kale oo ay ku dooneyso in Muqdisho laga soo galo oo kaliya Labo meel oo kala ah Balcad iyo Afgooye, inta kale ee waddooyin ahna la xiro. Waxaa xirmi doona waddooyin badan oo Labada Shabelle looga soo geli jiray Muqdisho, waxaana sidoo kale la xiri doonaan kuwo qarda jeexyo ah oo magaalada imaanayey. Ulajeedka ayaa ah sida la sheegayo in la adkeeyo ammaanka magaalada Muqdisho, wallow shacabka Muqdisho ay arrintaan u arkaan caqabad weyn oo soo kordhi doonto.

Jabuuti -(Caasimadda Online)- Madaxweyne Jabuuti Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle dhawaan go’aan uu qaatay ku laalay heshiiska maalgashi ee uu dalkiisu kula jiray shirkada DP-World ee dalka Imaaraatka Carabta laga leeyahay ayaa wada hadal qadka taleefanka ah kula yeeshay madaxweynaha maamulka Somaliland Muuse Biixi, isagoona siiyay talo waayeelnimo oo ku saabsan wax loogu yeeray khataraha iyo halista ku dahaahan heshiisyada Imaaraatku lagalo wadamada caalamka, gaar ahaan dalalka dhaqaalahooda hooseeyo. Madaxweynaha dalka Jabuuti Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle oo si hoose uu ugu soo bandhigay Madaxweynaha Somaliland Muuse Biixi wakhtigii uu safarka ku tagay Jabuuti ee xilka Madaxweynaha Somaliland loo dhaariyay ayaa sida la sheegay si hoose farta ugu fiiqay Madaxweyne Muuse Biixi inuu si qoto dheer u darso heshiiska maalgashi ee ay Xukuumaddiis hore la gashay Shirkada Dp-World islamarkaana uu aad uga foojignaado wax loogu yeeray dabinada iyo xarkaha soohan ee ay wadamo badan oo Geeska Africa ku yaala kala kulmeen heshiisyada maalgashi ee dalka Imaaraatka Caraba iyo Shirkadda Dp-World. Warar aan la hubin balse laga helay illo wareedyo lagu kalsoon yahay oo ayaa iftiimiyay in Madaxweyne Muuse Biixi soo dhaweeyey taladaasi waayeelnimo ee uu u soo guntay Madaxweyne Geelle islamarkaana ay hadda ka muuqato taladaasi talaabooyinka hor dhaca ah ee uu hadda qaaday ee uu ku hurgafayo heshiiskaasi Dp-World, waxaanu durba bilaabay oo uu hor dhigay arimo layaab leh masuuliyiinta Shirkada Dp-World isagoo shuruud kaga dhigay inay ugu horayn dhamaystiraan oo ay bilaabaan mashaariicdii ay balan qaadeen ee kale ee ay ka midka ahaayeen Berbera Corridor iyo dhismaha Deked cusub. Warar lagu kalsoon yahay ayaa sheegaya in durba masuuliyiinta Dp-World ka cudur daarteen lacag ay hore u balan qaadeen oo 240-Milyan ahayd oo lagu dhisayay jidka laamiga ah ee Berbera ilaa Wajaale iyagoo sheegay inay bixin karaan oo qudha 80-Milyan arintaasi oo isfaham waa ka dhex abuuri karta Xukuumadda cusub iyo Shirkada Dp-World. Waxa jira xaalado tuhun leh oo ku gadaaman Shirkada Dp-World ee ay Xukuumaddii hore ku wareejisay Dekedda Berbera oo ah isha keli ah ee Dhaqaale ahaan waraabin jirtay Qaranka Somaliland. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Jabuuti Caasimada@live.com The post Xog: Ismaaciil Cumar Geelle oo digniin iyo talo ku aadan halista shirkadda DP World siiyay madaxweynaha Somaliland appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Goobweyn (Caasimada Online) – Safiirka Turkiga ee Soomaaliya Olgan Beker iyo wafdi uu hoggaaminayo ayaa waxay booqdeen deegaanka Goobweyn ee gobolka Jubada Hoose. Madaxweynaha Jubbaland Axmed Madoobe ayaa wafdigan ka socday Turkiga ku casuumay Goobweyn oo ah dhul barwaaqo ah, ahna dhul loo dalxiis tagi karo. Waxaa la socday Olgan Beker ganacsato Turki ah oo doonaya inay maalgashi ku sameystaan deegaanka Goobweyn. Dowladda Turkiga ayaa maalmaha soo aaddan waxay mashaariic horumarineed ka sameyn doontaa magaalada Kismaayo iyo deegaanno kale oo Jubbaland ka tirsan. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Kismaayo caasimada@live.com The post Turkiga oo maalgashanaya deegaanka Goobweyn ee Jubbaland appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Young graduates claim they are being overlooked for the best paid jobs in Somalia by employers favouring Somalis returning from overseas with foreign credentials. Source: Hiiraan Online

KAMPALA - Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni will on March 2 convene a Summit of Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in Kampala. Source: Hiiraan Online

HARGEISA–The Norwegian envoy to Kenya, Mr. Vabjorn Heines is visiting Somaliland at the moment. The Energy & Mineral Minister, Hon. Jama Mohamud Egal flanked by the director general, Saed Ahmed Jibril on Monday met with the Norway Envoy to Kenya. The minister and the envoy discussed on electricity project which the Norwegian govt is funding it. NIS Foundation has undertaken to implement the electricity projects to remote eastern regions in Somaliland where residents do not have access to electricity will benefit from it. They also talked about other development projects that Norway is carrying out in Somaliland.

By Bashir Goth Somalis have always regarded poetry as the pinnacle of their literary heritage but the elegance of the poetic expression came through singing in folklore dances. Before the arrival of the Arabian oud, the ears of the Somali people were trained to the beat of the African drum. Known as ‘the Nation of Bards’, the people found expression through rhythm and rhyme in dance and singing. Somalis who lived before the 1960s and 1970s watched folklore dances like the xoogweyn, saddexley, dhaanto, hirwo, wilwile and the saylici. This was alongside the light dance songs of Somali women, the heelo-yar-yar, and the lullabies of Somali mothers, the hees carruureed, as well as the ubiquitous hees-hawleed (work songs), which Somali herdsmen, farmers, builders and other workers sang. Abdi Deeqsi Warfaa, better known as Abdi Sinimo, emerged out of this rich background to create balwo, the genre that pioneered modern Somali song. As a young boy, Abdi Sinimo became acquainted with many genres of Somali poetry like the gabay, geeraar, jiib, jiifto and buraanbur. He reached adulthood during the 1930s, a time of change when classical Somali poetry began integrating jiifto quatrains of the dhaanto folk dance, which paved the way for the balwo. Besides the jiifto, the reer-magaal (urban people) also listened to Arabic songs brought from Aden. Known as dunya diwani (دنيا ديواني), or ‘the world is my poetry book’, these songs were played on phonographs by kabacad (clean shoes) groups. They were performed by filling the music breaks with quick and rhythmic handclapping called kasrad. Dunya diwani remained dominant in the years between 1939 and 1943, until balwo was born. In its final days, the Arabic words were replaced with Somali, while the music remained the same. These songs were enjoyed at majlises (kat chewing sessions) where men and women sat and sang together while the girls danced taxriig (a type of Arab dance). In the 1940s, two sisters, Maryan and Khadiija Eyeh Dharaar, became the centre of attention in the town of Borama. It was at this time that Abdi Sinimo, then a lorry driver, fell under the spell of Khadiija, later known as Khadiija Balwo after becoming Abdi Sinimo’s partner in music and one of the first Somali women to partake in musical performance. One day, as he was driving from Zeila to Borama, Abdi Sinimo’s lorry broke down in the desert of Giryaad Dhagaxle near the village of Jidhi. With the help of his apprentices, he pulled the lorry to the shade of a kulan tree. Abdi Sinimo was seen for many days with rolled-up sleeves under the bonnet of the Ford lorry with his young helpers, Kamil and Gaydh. Although passing vehicles provided them with food and other necessities, Abdi Sinimo felt depressed, as he missed Khadiija. He then ordered one of his helpers to bring him an empty kerosene tin from the lorry. He began to beat it like a drum while humming a tune. After some time, he stopped the beating, went into deep thought and, gripping his forelock, uttered the following lines that changed the course of Somali poetry and struck the first note of the modern Somali song in 1943: “Balwooy! hooy balwooy / Waxaa i baleeyey mooyaan” (Balwo! O balwo / I know not that made me suffer). He later created the first Balwo Band in Borama in 1944. Members of the band were Cabdi Deeqsi Warfaa (Cabdi Sinimoo), Koobali Caashaad, Hussein Aare Meecaad, Xaashi Warsame, Khadiija Ciye Dharaar (Khadiija Balwo) and Nuuriya Catiiq. Balwo quickly spread to other parts of British Somaliland but not without resistance from some religious men. Foremost among them was Hajji Manati, who composed many verses in the genre portraying music as sinful and blasphemous. The following lines are some of Hajji Manati’s rebuttal: “Nin waliba balwadii tumayey / Ma taydii baa la baal marayey” (Everyone sings his balwo / Oh, how come my own is ignored?). The second Balwo Band created on the eve of the country’s independence changed the theme of balwo from love and longing to patriotism. Members of this bank included Cabdillahi Xuseen (Dabshid), Xuseen Madar (Suleex), Aadan Cashuur Cumar, Koobane and Farah Sufi Tubeec. But the spread of balwo wasn’t complete until the third Balwo Band used the oud for the first time. Abdi Sinimo also reached another milestone by broadcasting his songs a cappella on Addis Ababa Radio, the first radio broadcast in history of a Somali song. Among the third Balwo Band were Cabdillahi Xuseen (Dabshid), Xuseen Madar (Suleex), Aadan Cashuur Cumar, Aw Muuse Indhamood Kaariye (Shafiiq), Cabdiilaahi Jaamac (Garab Yare), Axmad Aw Ibrahim Aw Cumar (Rodol), Bowki (an Oromo man from Jigjiga), and Arab musician Saalax Kuwaiti Al Cantari. The third Balwo Band disbanded in 1946, but from its ashes sprang up a more sophisticated group by the French name Bons Bras (Good Arms/Hands). The new band made a breakthrough by staging the first modern play called Abiido (Eternity) in a theatre in 1955. Shortly after this, another historic event took place in Hargeisa with the creation of Walaalo Hargeisa (Hargeisa Brothers Band). It was formed by Abdillahi Qarshi, the first Somali to play oud while singing, and Hussein Aw Farah, a composer and playwright. The situation at the height of struggle for independence demanded a new mode of expression to educate the people and rouse them to fight for their freedom. This new mode came in the form of the ‘Jowhara Luul’ song, which John William Johnson described as having become “a sort of ‘Marseillaise’ to the general public”. This forceful expression of musical patriotism – performed with an oud, drum, reed flute and handclapping – is also considered to have started the heello genre, a further modernised version of balwo. ‘Jowhara Luul’ was the collective work of a new generation of balwo aspirants: Abdillahi Maydhane (Fajac), Abdillahi Huseen (Dabshid) and Omar Subagle. Walaalo Hargeisa The Walaalo Hargeisa group further elevated the heello genre and Somali music in general on the back of the patriotic tide. Heello made use of patterned refrains sometimes sung by male and female choirs. Walaalo Hargeisa and later the first official band of Radio Hargeisa produced some of the biggest names of Somali music of all time. They are credited with the addition of the flute, violin and tambourine to the traditional drum and initiating the qaraami genre, which has become a generic name for classic Somali music, mostly performed with the oud and drum. Waaberi and the golden days of Somali music Somali music again progressed in the 1970s with the creation of the Waaberi Group of Radio Mogadishu, which comprised famous names of the Hargeisa Group and a new generation of singers and composers from all parts of the country. The Education Ministry’s ensemble, Iftin, and military and police music groups all had their lasting input on the Somali music bonanza of the 1970s. Private ensembles such as Shareero and Dur-Dur Band blended Arab music, American jazz, Afrobeat and reggae with Somali music. And according to Brian Simkowitz, the curator of Awesome Tapes from Africa (ATFA), “the way Somali musicians internalised and renegotiated American soul music and jazz is striking … The land’s geographic location at a crossroads of so many worlds has contributed to a unique flavour”. Radio stations in Addis Ababa, Djibouti, Cairo, London, Moscow and ‘Peking’ featured Somali music and poetry, while Somali artists toured Sudan, Egypt and Nigeria. Among the country’s greatest female singers were Magool, Maandeeq, Dalays, Hibo Nura, Maryan Mursal, Fadumo Qasim, Sahra Ahmed, Khadra Dahir, Baxsan, Amina Abdillahi and Saado Ali. Leading male singers were Mohamed Suleiman, Omar Dhuule, Osman Gacanlo, Mohamed Ahmed, Ahmed Ali Egal, Ahmed Naji, Saleh Qaasim and Hassan Adan Samatar, as well as the Mooge brothers. The crowning moment of Somali music and artistic expression came with the participation of Waaberi at the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC ’77) in Lagos, Nigeria. The band’s performances at the festival were some of the most admired and memorable. With the collapse of the Somali state in 1991, Somali music and artists were among the worst affected. The onerous task of preserving and collecting Somali music largely fell on the shoulders of conscientious individuals such as the late Maryam Omar Ali (Ariyette) who digitised and categorised the more than 9 000 songs and plays she collected over the years and gifted these to Amoud University. The Redsea Cultural Foundation at the Hargeisa Cultural Centre also played a role in the preservation. It claims to have salvaged the largest single collection of Somali music. A great deal of preservation was, however, done by the staff of Radio Hargeisa and Radio Mogadishu, who risked their lives and stayed put despite the war to save priceless collections of Somali music. Conclusion From its groundbreaking origins in balwo, modern Somali music of the late 20th Century phased through many genres including heello, waddani, qaraami, benadiri, jazz, reggae and others. Although music will continue to be created by Somalis wherever they set foot in the world, it is undeniably the music of the 1960s through the 1980s that remains the epitome of the potential of Somali music, as it encapsulates the collective musical memory of the Somali people. References The Concise Garland Encyclopedia of World Music, Vol. 1, Routledge, 2008 Man’s Work and Leisure, Nels Anderson, University of New Brunswick, Canada, 1974. Heelloy: Modern Poetry and Songs of Somalis, John William Johnson, Indiana University Press, 1998. Magool: The Inimitable Nightingale of Somali Music, Bashir Goth, Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies: Vol. 14, Article 5. Battling on Two Fronts: Introducing Maryan Omar Ali, Ahmed I. Samatar, Macalester College, Bildhaan: An International Journal of Somali Studies Somali Music Between Maryan Ali’s Refined Taste and Al Shabab’s Philistine Manners, Bashir Goth. A Short History Of Modern Somali Music (www.okayafrica.com/audio/somali-music-history) Somali Music And Poetry: A Threatened Tradition (https://theculturetrip.com/africa/somalia/articles/somali-music-and-poetry-a-threatened-tradition/) Interviews conducted by the writer, Bashir Goth. Source: music in africa

The RAKGAS execution of the production sharing Agreement (PSA) with government of Somaliland, seems in doubt. The PSA launch starting with an awareness raising campaign in the target area of Sahil Region failed to take-off as slated in Berbera. Without prior warning the participants awaiting launch of the campaign including businessmen, local leaders and ordinary citizens were left stranded at the venue following failure to appear by the Somaliland minister of Energy and minerals Jama Egal. Though he did not give any reasons for delay in launch of the awareness oil exploration campaign minister Jama Egal left the venue as abruptly as he had arrived Speaking to the press a number of disappointed participants pointed launch failure to a few greedy but influential persons who will not accept any people and national oriented development unless they hold a profitable stake. Ras Al Khaimah Gas Company LLC popularly known as RAK GAS was granted the PSA by the immediate past administration of President Ahmed Mahmud Silanyo for the exploration of Block SL9 and SL12 respectively and to facilitate the start the of the Explorations & oil extraction operations by the UAE owned company in the country which was due to commence in March 2014. So one would not be haunted by queering on what is happening on the execution of the PSA having been due in 2014.

Dear reader, I don’t know who is me yet, I have to discover myself again. A hole needs filling in my wisdom tooth. Yesterday was a painful memory, today is dark and there is no a promising tomorrow. But anyhow, as a Somalilanders, we have no other choice, either we live and learn together as brothers, or perish together as fools. Dear reader, I am not a member of any organized political party but I am a Somalilander and a democrat. Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before. As Somalilanders, our mission in life is not merely to survive but to thrive ; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. The purpose of Art is washing the dust of daily life off our soul. But we are not willing to die several times. I have great bad memories and scary nightmares of the late vampire that will stay with me long my life. Time and memory are true artists; they remold reality to the heart’s desire. Mr. President, democracy must be build through open societies that share information. When there is information sharing, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse of power, there is corruption, there is subjugation and indignation. During the Silanyo Regime the Government was so bloated and infested with fraud, deceit, corruption and abuse of power. Uninterrupted history of thievery, bigotry and crooked politicians have betrayed the working class. Pocketing the profit and every penny of the national budget and have treated us like sheep. Sir, from the Roman Empire to the Soviet Union, nations do not fail due to external threats but because of internal weakness. Corruption and failure to manifest the values and ideals they espouse were the main causes. Mr. President, corruption is worse than prostitution. The later may endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariable endangers the morals of the entire country. The cancer that demands our urgent attention is corruption and the Mother – In – Law from Hell ( Tribalism ). Anyone in a position of power is either corrupt or assumed to be corrupt. If we want to survive we must weed out corruption by building strong system of justice that the people can trust. There are also three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the healthy father, the healthy mother and the healthy teacher. So fighting corruption is not just good Governance, but it is Jihad, Self – Defense and Patriotism. The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. Leaders who empower others. A successful leader is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him. Mr. President, Bill Gates said, when stop chasing the wrong things; you give the right things to catch you. The universe does not give you what you ask for with your thoughts; it gives what you demand with your actions. Imam Ghazali said, declare your Jihad on thirteen enemies that you can’t see. They are, egoism, arrogance, conceit, selfishness, greed, lust, intolerance, anger, lying, cheating, gossiping and slandering. Remember ! Selfish – desires make slaves out of kings and patience and Self – Satisfaction makes kings out of slaves. Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praise of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation. To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate. Close the prison doors and open the school doors. Because one book, one pen, one child and one teacher can change Somaliland. Mr. President, Failure is a great teacher, and I think when you make mistakes and you recover from them. You treat them as valuable learning experiences. In life there is always failure, and there is always disappointments and loss. But the secret behind it is to learn something from those mistakes, and somebody must held responsible and punishable for the mistakes that has been done. So that none of those holes and vacuums happen again. It is not fun if you always bang your head against a Brick – Wall all the time, as we do always. Simply because, in youth we learn; and in old – age we understand. We must prepare for the unknown and expect the unexpected, by studying how others in the past have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable. Our own False Doctor, Mr. Sacad Ali Shire, you are a Plant – Weed that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows. You did more harm than good to Somaliland. I think your education background is from the Evil – Empire in Mogadishu where patriotism and nationalism are dirty fellow which should be thrown out of doors. I assume you and the previous Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somaliland Mr. Maqaam Sare, who is nowadays stationed in Mogadishu are from the same school. You both have loaded the country with debt and doubts. Dear reader, if you listen to the press – conference related to their fake and deceptive company that bears his name and the name of that Spoiled – Child called Basha Morgan. You will continue laughing up to death, until milk comes out of your nose. The tongue is small but few can hold it. The function of education is to teach us to think intensively and critically. Education plus strong personality and amiable character can be fruitful combination; and can be the wick in which liquid fuel is drawn to flame and ignite the candle of education. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. But education without personality is totally useless and end up in vain. Dear reader, Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. An investment in knowledge to a person with strong personality pays the best interest. Dr. False, you and your shadow Mr. Maqaam Sare are cheap brokers that are betraying the whole nation. Dear reader, the best Jihad is to say the word of justice in front of an oppressor and corrupt ruler, and say it on his face. During my life span I made decisions that I regret, but I keep it up to now in my memory as a reference. When you are an infant, you don’t learn walking by following rules. You learn walking by doing and by falling over. That is why I hate studying but I love learning. Learning is more beautiful. That is why I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship. I told my thirteen years old son, Ismail; not to worry about his grades at school, but to enjoy learning. Because Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn’t finish college. Dear reader, Sheikh Google is my best friend as well as my worst enemy. It is fabulous for research, but then it makes you addictive. It teaches you, to put all the play and learning into childhood, all the work into middle age and all the regrets into old age. Then at last, the Tombstone will be your Diploma. Also I have learned a lot from listening. A single conversation across the table with a wise man like Mr. M. White is better than ten years mere study of books. I learned long ago, never to wrestle with the pigs. Especially African ones. Because you get dirty, and besides that, the pigs likes it, likes you to end in that way. Dr. False, you and your Gang Mafia shouldn’t go through life with a Catcher’s Mitt on both hands. For the love of God, you were supposed to throw something back to those poor peasants that have placed their destiny in your hands. Dear reader, Jerks are not heartbreakers only; they are fools with good taste. Mr. False Doctor, Feel ashamed . You are not a Billiard – Table. You made the dish angry. Dear reader, the hardest job assignment for Somalilanders today, is learning nationalism without seeing a nationalist politician; to learn honesty without seeing an honest leader. Dr.False, the lay man on the street whom you consider him as ignorant and insignificant is the one who had learned bliss from your grief and knowledge from your gloom. Because of his Evil – Eye, that is why your Instant – Cash – Machine did not recognize your Pin – Code. That is why your personal account is in red ink. Dear reader, anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or at eighty. And anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young. I am most proud of the blessings Allah has bestowed upon me, in my life. He has given me the patience and the vision to see truly that you can fall down, but you still could get back up again and stand up on your feet. Hopefully, I will benefit from my previous mistakes and have the opportunity to strengthen and improve the next thing I do. Dr. False, as a lettered man and a believer in Islam, the second life in heaven can be glorious; if you practice now, how to live in total harmony with Allah. Only arrogant fools like you who adorn money and gold, Continued on next Week only thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning. Continued on next Week Mr. President, in life there is always failure and there is always loss and disappointments. But the secret behind it is to learn something from the loss, and somebody must held responsible and punishable for the crime. So that none of those holes and vacuums happen again. Otherwise, we are a counterpart and we are all sailing on the same boat with those corrupt jerks. Mr. President, it is very sad to hear that some Mafia Gangs were hoarding and wasting millions of dollars, of the donor’s and Tax – Payer’s money for more than thirteen years. At the same time they were intentionally feeding us with the wrong assumption and false information concerning the Water – Project of Xunbo Weyne. Until Honorable Suleiman Yusuf Ali Gore announced the Bombshell. This is an eye witness that the Shia of the East and the Wahabist in the West are more patriot and more honest to their country, than the Sunni in the Centre. Dear reader, History repeats itself; and that is what the deceased Cali Garad Jamac and Xaji Ibrahim Noor did in 1960. It is more disgrace and disgusting that up to now, no one is accountable for this horrible mischief and jeopardy. That is shame and a question crying for an answer. Mr. President, it is good to remind you that in your campaign – Trailer speech, you have promised that in the future, you won’t imprison a delinquent boy for years; for stealing a mobile phone. While big politicians run away with stealing millions of dollars that this poor and helpless country is badly in need of. Life is not fun when you always are banging your head against a Brick – Wall, from now and then. Remember ! In youth we learn; and in old age we understand. Mr. President, prepare for the unknown by studying how others in the past, have coped with the unforeseeable and the unpredictable. Dr. False, you are a Plant – Weed that has mastered every survival skills; except for learning how to grow in rows. But we are aware that you are smart enough to make the trees pregnant. Dear reader, Somaliland is full of men of educated derelicts who shamefully failed to fulfill their duty obligations, like our own False Doctor, the Minister Of Foreign Affairs. Our False Doctor, please note that who has studied but does not think, is lost. Who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. Remember ! Learning and innovation go hand in hand. But the arrogance of success’s disadvantage is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow. But that would be at ones peril of his life and career. Mr. False Doctor, hell with your Fluid Intelligence. Mr. President, if you can’t let the bully jerks see the light, let them feel the heat. Because they have no hearts and their conscious is dead. Mr. President, in the past, leadership meant muscles; but today means getting along with people. When you stop chasing the wrong things, like muzzling the freedom of speech; you give the right things a chance to catch you. Good leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality. It is not about the next election, it is about the next generation. Dr.False, you are assigned to better the lives of others; not an opportunity to satisfy your personal greed and lust. My Poor Doctor, if you use your mind to study reality, you won’t understand either your mind or reality. If you study reality without using your mind, you will understand both easily. Dr. False, don’t limit your child to your own learning; because he was born in another different time. Self Claimed Presidents: My personal view is that your action is a high treason, an insult to Somaliland and it is a collaboration with the enemy. Simply because you can oppose the political agenda of Musa Bihi but you can’t oppose the will and the determination of the whole nation. You are acting like the International Community who advocate the freedom of a sixteen years old girl against the custody of her parent; while ignoring the Self – Determination and will of a whole nation, called Somaliland. It is an insult to the whole Nation. They are showing their selfishness and dictatorship image. Simply they love themselves more than anything else. They are building castles on the air. Anyhow we are all born mad. And some remain so. Guys, Somaliland needs no editing. Thank you in advance. Mr. False Doctor, thank you for being totally ugly. Yusuf Deyr, Hargeisa, Somaliland.

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. Friday’s attacks were the first by Al-Shabab in the capital since October when a truck bomb killed more than 500, and an attack on a hotel two weeks later claimed the lives of at another 30 people. “Security is the utmost priority,” Khaire said. “We will not tolerate the killing of our people. We will not be demoralized by one or two explosions. It’s important you end insecurity in Mogadishu.” Internal fighting Last year, the government formed the Mogadishu Security and Stabilization Forces, who were instructed to raid homes suspected of being hiding places for militants and to erect checkpoints without warning. But the effort had several setbacks, including the deadly truck bombing and the firing of two security chiefs in the aftermath of the bombing. There were also incidents where security forces working with the stabilization force clashed after mistaking each other for Al-Shabab. Khaire warned the security forces to avoid such mistakes. “You must avoid every step that could lead to internal fights between yourselves,” he said. “We do not have any more time for an enemy among us who is dressed to take the lives of Somali people. You must be watchful every night.” Incident under investigation In another setback, African Union Mission in Somalia peacekeepers were involved in a shooting that led to the death of at least one Somali soldier Friday evening. Six other people were wounded, including two soldiers and a senior legal adviser to the Somali justice ministry. The shooting happened after an AU military convoy approached a checkpoint near the airport that was manned by Somali troops. But Somali forces on orders to check all vehicles entering the airport stopped the convoy, according to an incident report. An argument ensued, and shooting erupted. Dahir Amin Jesow, a member of the Somali parliamentary committee on security and internal affairs, discussed the issue on Sunday. He told VOA Somali that AMISOM troops fired on Somali forces. He said the Somali forces were expected to stop vehicles approaching the airport, including AMISOM, because of the security lockdown. “We suspect that Al-Shabab is capable of obtaining vehicles similar to AMISOM’s, which they may have seized during attacks on peacekeepers, like the attack in El-Adde,” Jesow said. “Therefore, it was a matter of caution by the Somali troops to stop them since the convoy was headed for the airport.” AMISOM officials could not be reached for comment. In a press release, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira, head of AMISOM, confirmed that the peacekeepers were involved in an incident at the checkpoint. He said the troops involved in the incident were transporting civilians injured in the Al-Shabab attack to an AMISOM hospital. Madeira said the incident was now under investigation by the Somali government and AMISOM. Hearts and minds Officials say Somali troops and AU forces will have to improve security in Mogadishu if they are to earn the support of the public who doubt the two groups can stop Al-Shabab attacks. Khaire echoed the need to win public support and has urged the soldiers to show compassion. “When you enter their homes, be courteous,” he said. “When you speak to them in the streets, show good conduct and discipline. Don’t be kind to the enemy, but be compassionate to the people.” The new commander of the police, Gen. Bashir Abdi Mohamed, told Khaire that new operations started effective Sunday night. He said operations will be carried out every night. Source: VOA The post Somali PM demands intensified security 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 facilitated by 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. Source: International Policy digest The post Somaliland Needs a New Approach with Somalia appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Somaliland National Electoral Commission (NEC) traveled to Nairobi in order to meet with donor countries that assist the country on elections. They are due to submit their plan on holding the upcoming parliament and municipal elections slated to take place in 2019.