By Ahmed Abdi A Somaliland court in Hargeisa on Sunday gave prison sentences to 3 members of disabled people for holding an unauthorized protest. The three were sentenced to two-years and a half in prison and fined 3000,000 Somaliland Shilling for damaging the prestige of the country in front of International observers, according to Judge Suleiman Jama Handule of Hargeisa District Court. Judge Handule said, “The three, non-members of the SNDF, Somaliland National Disability Forum, were arrested as they were spreading misinformation during International Day of Persons with Disabilities celebration for an illegal protest to defame the nation.” They were convicted of defamation and spreading false news in relation to their billboards. Director of Human Rights Center Guleid Ahmed Jama said the three defendants were exercising constitutional rights and criticized the court’s conviction. The conviction of the three protesters has caused public outrage locally and many people took to social media to express shock and anger and called for their immediate release. They were convicted of defamation and spreading false news in relation to carrying signs reading “equal rights of the disabled people,” tweeted one of them. The defendants could not get a lawyer who would defend them against the case.

Sida qorshuhu yahay Ra’iisul Wasaare ku xigeenka Turkiga,Hakan Çavuşoğlu ayaa booqasho rasmi ah oo laba maalmood qaadanaysa todobaadkaan ku tegi doona dalalka Suudaan iyo Soomaaliya. Qoraal lagu daabacay bogga Wasaaradda Arrimaha debadda dalka Turkiga ayaa lagu sheegay in maalinta talaadada ah uu Mr.Çavuşoğlu magaalada Khartoum kula kulmi doono dhigiisa waddanka Suudaan,Bakri Hassan Saleh,iyagoo ka wada hadli doona xoojinta xiriirka labada dal iyo iskaashigooda. Ra’iisul Wasaare ku xigeenka Turkiga ayaa sidoo kale booqan doona Jasiiradda Suakin ee dalka Suudaan,halkaasoo uu ka socdo mashruuc muran xooggan dhaliyay oo dowladda Turkigu maal-gelinayso. Mashruucan ayaa lagu doonaya in Jasiiradda Suakin looga sameeyo xarun dalxiis oo ay maamusho xukuumadda Turkiga,balse dalalka Masar iyo Sacuudiga ayaa arrintaasi ka carooday iyagoo Turkiga ku eedeeyay in uu halkaasi ka dhisayo saldhig militari oo halis ku ah amnigooda. Jasiiradda Suakin oo ku taalla xeebta galbeed ee Badda Cas,ayaa 261nautical miles u jirta Jeddah oo ah magaalada labaad ee ugu weyn dalka Sacuudiga. Dhinaca kale Ra’iisul Wasaare ku xigeenka Turkiga,Hakan Çavuşoğlu ayaa Arbacada booqasho ku imaanaya magaalada Muqdisho ee caasumadda dalka Soomaaliya,isagoo la kumi doona madaxweyne Farmaajo iyo Ra’iisul Wasaare Kheyrre,sida lagu xusay qoraalka lagu daabacay Wasaaradda Arrimaha debadda Turkiga. Kulanka ayaa diiradda lagu saari doona xoojinta xiriirka walaalnimo ee u dhexeeya labada dal ee Soomaaliya iyo Turkiga,arrimaha Amniga iyo deeqaha turkigu siiyo Soomaaliya,sida ay sheegtay Wasaaradda Arrimaha debadda Turkiga PUNTLAND POST Cabdiraxmaan Ciise Cumar The post Ra’iisul Wasaare ku xigeenka Turkiga oo Arbacada booqasho ku imaanaya Soomaaliya. appeared first on Puntland Post.

President Donald Trump railed against the investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election Saturday night into Sunday, sending off a stream of tweets attacking the FBI, CNN, Source: Hiiraan Online

Kala aragti duwanaanta soo kala dhex gashay ganacsatada Muqdisho iyo Dowladda Federaalka oo sababtay xiridda suuqa Bakaaraha maanta, waxay caddayn u tahay in Ganacsatadu ay dantooda keliya fiirsanayaan, ee aanay dan ka lahayn hooyada iyo aabaha u ordaya inuu helo quuta yoomka carruurtiisa maalintaas. Waxaa hore u jiray in Dowladihii hore ay canshuurta Dekedda iyo Garoonka Muqdisho, tusaale ahaan, ay madaxdii wakhtigaas joogtay kulahayd saami goonni ah oo ay iyaga keliya qaataan, canshuurtana laga qaadi jiray ganacsatada iyada oo kuwa kalena laga dhaafo. Musuqmaasuqa baaxadda intaas le’eg leh wuxuu god ku riday adeeggii ay heli lahaayeen bulshadu, waxaana lagu naas nuujin jiray dad gaar ah oo xukuumadihii hore saamayn kulahaa. Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya waxa ay bilowday in ay dardar geliso hawlaha canshuur qaadista, si loo hagaajiyo adeegga Bulshada sida caafimaadka, waxbarashada, biyaha, korontoda iyo jidadka. Balse taas beddelkeeda Ganacsatada ayaa bilaabay inay ka hor yimaaddaan in si dhab ah loo qaado canshuurta, oo markii hore lagu bixin jiray qaab aan daah furneen ama musuqmaasuq ku jiro. Laakiin markii uu xilka qabtay Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa bilaabay in si caddaalad ah loo qaado canshuurta kadib dib loogu celiyo dadweynaha si loo gaarsiiyo adeeg. Waxaa la wada ogyahay in Ganacsatada Muqdisho ay siiyaan Alshabaab canshuur qasab ah ama baad ah oo loo yaqaan (Zakawaat), taas oo ay ku bixiyaan qaab qarsoodi ah, waxa ayna ka qeyb qaadataa lacagtaasi koboca awoodda argagaxisada Alshabaab. Haddaba haddii Ganacsatadu ogolyihiin in ay Alshabaab siiyaan canshuur aad u farabadan misana ay diidayaan canshuurta yare e Dowladda, yey u shaqeeyaan ganacsatadu mase la oran karaa waxay kasoo horjeedaan Dowladnimada iyo in waddanka la horumariyo. Dad badan ayaa qaba in ganacsatada diiddan canshuurta ay yihiin kuwa dano gaar ah ku waayaya haddii ay bixiyaan canshuurta balse aan fiirinayn danta guud ee bulshada. Canshuurta oo si sax ah loo bixiyo waxay dan ugu jirtaa Shacabka oo ah ka faa’iidaystayaasha koowaad, maadaama ay helayaan taas beddelkeeda adeegyada asaasiga ah. Dowlad ka shaqeysa ma jirto adduunka oo aan canshuur qaadin, dadweynaha dalalka horumaray waxay bixiyaan canshuur si ay Dowladdooda ula xisaabtamaan waxa ay u qabatay iyo waxa ay ka gaabisay. W/D: Xuseen Faarax Muuse muuse123@gmail.com The post Canshuurta oo la bixiyo yaa dan ugu jirtaa, Dowladda mise Shacabka? appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Xaaladda abaareed ee ka jirta deegaanada Puntland ayaa soo xoogaysanaysa kadib markii abaartii Sima ay saamayn xooga dalka ku yeelatay iyadoo deegaanada qaarkood aysan si wanagsan uga curan roobabkii Guga. Agaasimaha Hay,ada Maarinta Masiibooyinka Puntland HADMA Cabdulaahi Cabdiraxmaan Axmed Cayrow ayaa ka warbixiyey heerka abaareed ee ka jirta Puntland waxaa uu tilmaamay in xaaladda abaartu ay tahay mid adag. Gudoomiyaha ayaa sheegay in kormeer ay kusoo sameeyeen ilaa 210 deegaan oo ka tirsan Puntland ay kusoo ogaadeen inay ka jirto xaalad abaareed saamayn ku yeelatay dadka reer guuraaga ah. Gobalada,Bari,karkaar sanaag hay,laan Nugaal Qaybo kamid ah iyo deegaanada ku teedsan xeebaha ayuu sheegay in ay yihiin meelaha ugu daran waxaana uu intaa raaciyey in dadku ay u baahan yihiin cunto iyo Biyo. Halkaan Ka Dhegeyso Codka. CayrowMP3 Puntlandi.com

TEHRAN, Iran — A commercial plane crashed on Sunday in a foggy, mountainous region of Iran, killing all 66 people on board, the state news media reported. The Iran Aseman Airlines plane went down near its destination, the city of Yasuj, about 485 miles south of the capital, Tehran. Mohammad Taghi Tabatabai, a spokesman for Aseman Airlines, told state television that everyone aboard the ATR-72, a twin-engine turboprop used for short-distance regional flights, had been killed. It was carrying 60 passengers, including one child, and six crew members, according to The Associated Press. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear. The Iranian Red Crescent said it had deployed people to the area, and the authorities said they would be investigating. The fog prevented rescue helicopters from reaching the site in the Zagros Mountains, state TV reported. Mr. Tabatabai said the plane had crashed into Mount Dena, which has an elevation of about 14,500 feet. News reports said the plane disappeared from radar screens 50 minutes after taking off from Mehrabad International Airport in western Tehran, which mainly serves domestic flights although it also has some international routes. Under decades of international sanctions, Iran’s commercial passenger aircraft fleet has aged, with accidents occurring regularly in recent years. The sanctions have prevented the oil-rich country from updating its fleet, forcing it to use substandard Russian planes and to patch up older jets far past their normal years of service, drawing on spare parts bought with increasing difficulty on the black market. Most Iranian planes, including the 727, are forbidden to operate within the European Union. In 2014, a locally built Iranian passenger plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Mehrabad airport, killing 39 people and reviving questions about the safety of an aviation sector left hobbled by international sanctions. The plane was based on a relatively obscure Ukrainian design that had been involved in previous Iranian air disasters. The Sepahan Air regional airliner, bound for Tabas in eastern Iran, went down in a residential area shortly after takeoff at 9:20 a.m. In November 2006, an Iranian military plane crashed at Mehrabad airport, killing all 38 people on board, including 35 members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, state television reported. The Antonov 74 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, the director of the airport said. The plane had been headed to Shiraz in the south of Iran. Earlier that year, a plane carrying 147 passengers caught fire while landing in northeastern Iran, killing 29 of the 148 people on board and injuring 47, state-run television reported. The plane, a Russian-made Tupolev-154, apparently blew a tire while landing in Mashhad, slipped off the runway and burst into flames, the governor of Khorasan Province said. After the landmark nuclear deal with world powers in 2015, Iran signed deals with Airbus and Boeing to buy scores of passenger planes. The ATR 72 involved in the crash on Sunday, a French-Italian short-haul aircraft, was introduced in the late 1980s. The Aseman Airlines fleet’s aircraft were delivered from 1993 to 2009. Aseman Airlines is a semiprivate carrier based in Tehran that specializes in flights to remote airfields across the country. It also flies internationally. Source: – NYT The post Iran plane crashes into mountain, killing all 66 aboard appeared first on Caasimada Online.

After meeting with security, humanitarian and government officials – including Puntland President Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas- in Puntland, the top United Nations humanitarian official in Somalia has warned Somalia to remain vigilant against the threat of drought while commending the relief effort in 2017. “We took stock, together with [Puntland’s] leadership, of the drought response as it has been so far, looking back to what has been a good year in terms of close cooperation and a very successful drought relief effort,” the UN’s Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Peter de Clercq, said in Puntland’s capital, Garowe, on Saturday. “At the same time, we talked about the remaining challenges because we are not out of the woods yet by any stretch of the imagination,” he added. In 2017, drought-related famine was averted through the efforts of Somalis and their international partners. However, the risk is not yet overcome as there are 5.4 million people in Somalia needing life-saving humanitarian assistance Mr. de Clercq – who also serves as the Secretary-General’s Deputy Special Representative for Somalia and the UN Resident Coordinator – was in the Garowe on Saturday meeting with humanitarian and security officials to discuss cooperation on drought response in the region, especially in the difficult to reach area’s. “The situation is very serious, particularly in Sool and Sanaag. And we have talked about how we can best reach the people in Sool and Sanaag in terms of providing them with the assistance that they deserve that will keep them from being affected by this drought and possibly falling into famine. And we are hopeful that there will be a way forward on this,” Mr. de Clercq said. Source: Hol The post Top UN humanitarian official in Somalia warns ‘we are not out of the woods yet’ on drought appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Muqdisho (PP) ─ Wasaaradda Caafimaadka Somalia, ayaa war qoraal ah oo ay maanta soo saartay ku caddeysay inay soo xaqiijisay in suuqyada Muqdisho lagu iibiyo cunnooyinka loogu talo-galay carruurta nafaqa-darradu hayso ee aan loogu talo-gelin in la iibiyo. Qoraalka wasaaradda ayaa lagu xusay in cuntooyinka Gar-gaarka ah ee lagu soo arkay suuqyada Muqdisho ay ka mid yihiin Buskut, Saliid, Digir, Hadhuudh iyo mal-maatooyinka nafaqada leh ee RUSF iyo RUTF. Iyadoo ay wasaaraddu amar ku bixisay inay ciidamada amniga Somalia ay soo qabtaan shaqsiyaadka caadeystay inay iibiyaan cuntooyinka samafalka loo keenay dalka. Dhanka kale, Iyadoo iibinta cunnooyinka gar-gaarka ay caadi ka tahay guud ahaan Muqdisho ayaa qoraalkan loo arkaa in Wasaaradda Caafimaadka ay u qaaday culeys ka yimid hay’adaha samafalka, kaddib warbixinno ay qaar ka mid ah warbaahinta caalamku baahisay. Haddaba, AKHRISO Qoraalka kasoo baxay Wasaaradda Caafimaadka; PUNTLAND POST The post Ganacsatada iibiya raashinka loo siiyo shacabka Soomaaliyeed oo la amray in lasoo xiro appeared first on Puntland Post.

Police have foiled a major terrorist attack after fighting off gunmen, killing one and arresting two others after which they found a cache of arms including 36 grenades and five automatic rifles. The officers also detained the terrorists’ car which was rigged up with explosives. Initial investigations showed the car was headed to Nairobi where the terrorists planned to use it as a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), simply a bomb on wheels. Further investigations showed the car was assembled by Al-Shabaab experts in El-Adde, Somalia. Following the Thursday evening gunfight in Merti, Isiolo County, a major police operation is underway in the city with the aim of arresting the terrorists’ accomplices. BOOKED HOTEL An initial report shared among security agencies and seen by Nation says the terrorists had probably booked a hotel room because they were carrying a key, which indicated the name of the hotel a room number. The Nation cannot name the hotel because of the ongoing security operation. According to the report, there were five terrorists in the car when police officers spotted it. “Our officers spotted a Mitsubishi sport car registration number KBM 200D hidden in a thicket. The team alighted from their vehicles and approached. One of the occupants came out while shooting at the officers. The officers returned fire killing the unidentified gunman instantly. Four of the occupants tried to escape,” it said. ARMED TERRORIST ESCAPES The report added: “Two (terrorists) were apprehended while two are at large among them one armed with Ak47 rifle.” Police also identified those in custody as Kenyans, going by the national identity cards they were carrying. They are Abdimajit Hassan Adan, 24, and Mohammed Nane Kenyan, 23. Another ID card belonging to Jirma Huka Galgalo was also found. Photographs of the terrorists’ vehicle after it was dismantled showed it was rigged up with 18 IEDs. If detonated, the impact would be devastating because explosion would be powerful enough to bring down a storey building, according to a security official who spoke to Nation on condition of anonymity because he is not authorised to divulge details of an ongoing investigation. Also found in the car were the five AK 47 rifles with 36 fully loaded magazines – each magazine carries 30 bullets. Also, there were “36 unprimed hand grenades, 18 IEDs and three millitary knives.” AL-SHABAAB FLAG A black flag similar to that used by extremist jihadists and other paraphernalia associated with Al-Shabaab were also found. Police also took a motor cycle registration number plate KMEE 180R and ignition keys. The operation was led by Merti Deputy County Commissioner Maiyo Julius, Police Commander Gifinalis Barasa and his Administration Police counterpart Hussein Ibrahim. The senior officers were from a security patrol in Yamicha when they spotted the terrorists and pursued them. With intensified war against Al-Shabaab in Somalia where Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) are operating under the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom, militants have been sneaking into Kenya to carry out attacks on soft targets. On Friday, three teachers were killed after gunmen attacked Qarsa Primary School in Wajir County. ROAD EXPLOSIVE On Wednesday, an Al-Shabaab terrorist was blown up after an explosive went off while he planted it on a road in Lamu County. The 3.25am incident happened between Sarira and Kolbio, a stretch regularly used by security units patrolling the Boni enclave. Six hours later, three other terrorists were killed by military personnel who were patrolling the route. KDF Spokesman David Obonyo said the patrol unit “found the body of the militant approximately three kilometres from Sarira following suspected premature explosion of an improvised explosive device he was trying to place on the road”. Three AK 47 rifles, 236 bullets and bomb-making materials were recovered thereafter, he added. Colonel Obonyo also said other terrorists escaped with injuries. “KDF appeals for any information on any individuals seeking medical assistance in the area and also thanks the locals for their continued cooperation with the security forces,” he said in a statement. Source: – Daily Nation The post KENYA: How police foiled a major terror plot appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Muqdisho (PP) ─ Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Benaadir ahna Duqa Muqdisho Mudane Cabdiraxmaan Cumar Cusmaan (Eng. Yarisow) ayaa kulan la yeeshay Guddiga Ganacsatada Gobolka, waxana ay ka wada hadleen sidii xal maan-gal ah loogu heli lahaa khilaafka ka dhashay canshuuraha. Guddiga Ganacsatada iyo Guddoomiyaha ayaa isla falan-qeeyey cabashada ka dhalatay canshuuraha laga hir geliyey Gobolka Benaadir, iyagoo isla qaatay in guddi qiimeyn ah loo saaro sidii xog ururin dhammeystiran loogu sameyn lahaa cabashooyinka ku aaddan canshuurta. Sidoo kale, kulankan ganacsatada iyo Maamulka Gobolku waxa uu hoosta ka xariiqay in canshuurtu ay tahay waajibaad saaran cid kasta oo dalka ganacsi ku leh ama wax la soo dagta, muhiimna ay u tahay dawladnimada. “Masuuliyad gaar ah ayaa naga saaran ilaalinta duruufaha shacabka Gobolka Benaadir. Si taas la mid ah waxaa dhammaan ganacsatada saaran waajib qaran oo ah bixinta canshuuraha, haddiise cabasho ay timi waa in laga shaqeeyaa sidii aan xal munaasab ah ku gaari lahayn oo dan u ah dadka iyo dalkaba,” ayuu yiri gudodomiyaha gobolka Banadir. Ugu dambeyn, Guddoomiye Yarisow waxa uu sheegay in ay joogteynayaan kulamada ay la qaadanaya ganacsatada, tallaabadaas oo asaas u ah wada shaqeynta xoogan ee ka dhaxeysa ganacsatada iyo Maamulka Gobolka Benaadir. PUNTLAND POST The post Maamulka G/Banaadir iyo Ganacsatada oo ka Wada-hadlay Cabashooyin la xiriira Canshuuraha appeared first on Puntland Post.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Waxaa sii kordhaaya nadaafad daro ka taagan Qaar ka mid ah Wadooyinka ku yaalla Magaalada Muqdisho, kuwaa oo eersanaaya dadaal la’aan ka jirta dhanka maamulka Gobolka Banaadir. Waddooyinka ugu badan ee magaalada Muqdisho iyo goobaha lagu ganacsado sida Suuqa Bakaaraha ayaa Saldhig u noqday biyo cagaartay oo ka dhashay qashinka iyo biyaha ay Maqaayadaha soo qubaan. Biyaha iyo Qashinka ugu dan ayaa iminka buux dhaafiyay Suuqa Bakaaraha oo hoostagta Degmada Howlwadaag gaar ahaan Wadada Masjidka Xareed ee Aada isgoyska Baar Ubax ayey jarta wasaqda ka dhalatay Nadaafad Darada. Waddooyinka aan kor kusoo xusnay ayaa fadhiisi u noqday biyo cagaartay oo midabkooda isbedelay, islamarkaana waxa ay waddaasi noqotay mid lagu soo guro qashin badan. Wadda Xareed ayaa muhiim ah u ah Isku socodka dadka iyo Gaadiidka, waxa ayna isku xirtaa waddooyin badan oo halboole ah. Qashinka iyo Biyaha fadhiya waddooyinka Gobolka Banaadir ayaa qeyb ka ah mas’uuliyad darada heysata maamulka Gobolka Banaadir oo iyagu qaada dhaqaalaha ugu badan ee ku jira gacanta shacabka. Maamulka Gobolka Banaadir ayaa saldhig u noqonaaya xil kasnimo la’aan waxaana xusid mudan in waddooyin kabadan 13 ay yihiin kuwo ay jareen wasaq iyo biyo sababay cuduro kala duwan. Sidoo kale, waxaa jajaban waddooyin aad u farabadan oo ay shacabku ku bixiyaan lacago canshuur ah, hase ahaatee waxa ay dadku is weydiinayaan halka lagu bixiyo lacagaha canshuurta marba haddii uu arinku sidaa yahay. Qaar ka mid ah shacabka ayaa sheegay in waddaasi horay lagu sameeyay dayactir, islamarkaana la saaray waddo laami Balse nasiib daro ay weyday maamul daryeela, halka maamulka hadda jira uusan iska xil saarin mas’uuliyada ka saran nadaafada. Maamulka Gobolka Banaadir ee uu Hoggaamiyo Eng. Yariisow ayaa ka badan’la xaflado iyo xarig ka jarista xarumo Degmooyin oo la dayactiray Inta badan maamulada degmooyinka Magaalada Muqdisho ayaan iska xilsaarin ilaalinta Nadaafadda Wadooyinka dib u dayactirka lagu sameeyay. The post Daawo Sawirro muujinaaya mas’uuliyad darada Maamulka Gobolka Banaadir & Wasaqda tuban wadooyinka! appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Sarkaal u dhashay dalka China oo hogaaminayey howlgal sannadkii hore lagu soo badbaadiyay markab ganacsi oo burad-badeed ku af-duubtay Gacanka Cadmeed, ayaa la guddoonsiiyay shahaado sharaf halyeeynimo,sida ay sheegtay Warbahinta Gudaha. Hawlgalkaasi lagu soo badbaadiyay markabka ganacsi ayaa sidoo kale lagu soo qabtay saddex kamid ah burcad-badeedda Soomaalida. Ku xigeenka duqa magaalada Fuzhou oo ka tirsan gobolka Jiangxi ee bariga dalka China,ayaa Arbacadii gurigiisa ku booqday sarkaalka oo lagu magacaabo Gong Kaifeng,wuxuuna ku ammaanay guulaha uu ka gaaray hawlgalkaasi,sida lagu qoray bogga Thecover.cn 15 April ee sannadkii hore,Mr.Gong iyo 15 kamid ah saaxiibadiisa oo ka socday unugga gaarka ah ee ciidamada baddda China ee loo yaqaanno “Dragon Commando”ayaa soo badbaadiyay markab xamuul ah,kadib markii burcad-badeed ku weerartay Gacanka Cadmeed. Markabka lagu magacaabo OS35 ayaa ku gooshayey calanka Jasiiradda Tuvalu,xilliga ay weerartay burcad-badeedda,isagoo markiiba caawinaad weydiistay ciidanka badda China. sarkaalka Gong Kaifeng ayaa lagu bogaadiyay sidii geesinimada lahayd ee uu burcadda uga soo furtay 16 shaqaale u dhashay dalka Philippines oo saarnaa markabkaasi. Hawlgal lagu badbaadiyay markabka ayaa lagu tilmaamay kii ugu horreeyay ee noociisa ah ee ay burcad-badeedda Soomaalida qaadeen ciidanka badda waddanka China. Xishasho: South China Morning Post PUNTLAND POST The post Sarkaal Chinese ah oo shahaado sharaf lagu siiyay Soomaali uu soo qabtay. appeared first on Puntland Post.

It is nearly more than two decades since Somaliland got its independence from the rest of Somalia in 1991. Somaliland followed path to political, social and economic recovery and further enhanced institutional re-arrangement which marks the start of its democratization process until today. With abundance of minerals and other forms of natural resources, Somaliland has been poorly performing institution building for natural resource management despite absence of strategic priorities to harness their natural wealth for the achievement of national development goals and sustained prosperity. However, in regard to Somaliland national vision 2030, natural resources of oil, gas and coal have not been critically highlighted as means Somalilanders can achieve this vision and other national development plans. Indeed, answering the above question needs deep and real concern through the lens of natural resource governance. According to NRGI (Natural Resource Governance Institute, 2015), the following set of challenges may hinder Somaliland to potentially benefit from its process of natural resource discovery carried out by some foreign companies. 1. Geological Information Lack of public geological information in Somaliland in times of natural resource discovery and extraction of mineral rocks results the government and Ministry of Energy and Minerals to have shallow knowledge on areas disseminating geological information to the public. This happens because the country does not have all required research tools and technicalities to deliver such grand information. Lack of such information gives chance to other foreign companies to hide the results of the discovery and spread of false information which can mislead the both people and the government. 2. The resource curse The resource curse (also known as the paradox of plenty) which is always regarded as failure to use the resources extracted for development aspects may also take place because Somaliland has no comprehensive plan on how to use all the revenues from the extracted resources and minerals to drive development goals of the country. Present political coalitions between the different clans can also fuel existence of resource curse since economic stability and overall governance processes are at profound threat to few elite groups. 3. Social and environmental challenges Balancing the country needs for development and environment surrounding the discovery and mining area becomes absolutely impossible in Somaliland due to limited collaboration of extractive companies with Ministry of Environment and Rural Development for biodiversity, water and land protection. It is known that extractive industries including Genel Energy, Rakgas and others companies are threatening the environment in many different ways such as degradation, seismic disturbances, water contamination, air pollution and biodiversity loss. On the other hand, discovery process may cause destruction of cultural heritage sites which are fundamental for the local communities and can lead to conflict between the local people, and extractive companies. These social and environmental impacts are not addressed by the government. 4. Weak Institutional Capacity Ministry of Energy and Minerals, Ministry of Environment and Rural Development and the Ministry of Finance have no capacity to operationalize rules designed for the natural resource management. These institutions are weaker for the fact that they are unfamiliar with resource governance, environmental protection, and revenue management and it is easy for the ministers to take large sums of cash from the extractive industries. This explains that resource revenues can be managed outside the normal revenue collection process that Ministry of Finance employs at the same time Somaliland Central Bank has no remit to deliver its desired goals as the country is in serious economic crisis of inflation and unemployment. In some cases, government officials and politicians from these institutions purposefully create regulations that can facilitate their clans and/or families exploit resource wealth as this became popular during Silanyo Regime. 5. Dutch Disease Large natural resource revenues may sometimes weaken other sectors of economy, especially export-based livestock and hides among the export commodities resulting inflation and exchange rate appreciation of dollar over Somaliland shilling. Indeed, the country is threatened by serious inflation which the current administration lacks the capacity to stabilize this economic illness. Natural resources are the opportunity to reach country’s development goals together with other exporting commodities that can be used to build the future of present and future generations in a sustainable way. Somaliland cannot guarantee well-management of resource revenues as both current and previous governments have weak financial institutions that can control financial crisis. These economic pathologies can be minimized by firstly strengthening public financial institutions and establishing public investment institution (not like Somaliland Investment Company in Dubai) which is transparent and publicly owned. 7. Conflict Somaliland has background of clan resistance and inter-clan conflict which mainly based on resource distribution and geographical dominance including the most recent clan clash of Ceel-Afwayn fight which claimed the lives of more than 10 people. While the country has this clan conflict, extractives have their own instability if the country has no absolute unity which is absent from Somaliland as the country is seeking international recognition. Since 1990, oil-producing countries have been twice as likely to have civil wars compared with non-oil-producing countries. The country lacks political stability in terms of geopolitical, social and economic situations which can lead to devastating conflict that is fuelled by unfair extractive revenue allocation. 8. Democracy Somaliland is among African countries with fragile democratic institutions and it is even worse than these countries due to its political coalitions of clans which encourages corruption, fraud, resource exploitation, and favoritism. These impacts are even harmful to Somaliland’s democracy profile that started in 1991. As a result, politicians and government officials are not responsive to citizens’ demands but become more interested in clan investment, illegal investment companies and other laws which are not in line with the constitution. In specific, when the revenues from natural resources are not engaged with citizens through transparent media platform, it is easier for the government officials including the line ministries to misinform the citizens with contradicting and unclear information which is danger to transparency, accountability, inclusiveness and rule of law. In short, Somaliland will not fully utilize extractive industries as resource-rich countries like Chile, Botswana and Malaysia do, partially because the country has no experience in natural resource management for sustainable development despite presence of poor political and contextual vulnerabilities. The author Mohamed Rashid Hussein is a leading Columnist, Humanitarian and Social Worker, Sustainable Development Practitioner Email: mohamedrashid402@gmail.com + 252 63 4002027 + 252 63 316 6739

Xildhibaan Maxamuud Abuukaate oo ka tirsan golaha shacabka ayaa ka hadley is mariwaaga u dhaxeeya ganacsatada Gobolka Banaadir iyo wasaaradda maaliyadda, kaasoo ku saabsan canshuurta dheeriga ah ee lagu soo rogay ganacsatada. Xildhibaan Abuukaate ayaa sheegay in wasaaradda maaliyadda aanay xaq u laheyn inay canshuur dheeri ah ka qaado gobolka Banaadir oo kale, isagoo xusay in looga baahan yahay in magaalooyinka kale ee dalka ka qaado. “Maalmahan waxaa socotay in ganacsatada lagu soo rogay canshuurta la yiraahdo Iibka oo ka baxsan canshuurta caadiga ah ee kastamka dekeda, sida aan wada ognahay wasaaradda waxaa ay wasaarad u tahay dalka oo dhan,waxeyna ku qurux badan tahay in canshuurta laga wada qaado si siman dalka oo dhan”ayuu yiri Xildhibaan Abuukaate. Sidoo kale Xildhibaanka Maxamud ayaa soo jeediyay in canshuurta Iibka ee lagu soo rogay ganacsatada loo wareejiyo Maamulka Gobolka Banaadir, si adeegyada bulshada ugu fuliyo, isaga oo arrintaasi ka hadlaya waxaa uu yiri “Waxaaan soo jeedina Canshuurta Iibka ee lagu soo rogay Ganacsatada in loo wareejiyo Gobalka Banaaadir, si adeegyada lagama maarmaanka ah uu bulshada ugu qabto, maadaama Gobolka Banaadir ay wali matalaadiisa maqan tahay” Ganacsatada Gobolka Banaadir ayaa maanta sameeyay shaqo joojin, iyadoo la xiray Ganacsiga Suuqa weyn ee Bakaaraha, waxaana Ganacsatada ka cabanayaan canshuurta Iibka ee lagu soo rogay alaabta laga soo dejiyo Dekeda oo ay sheegeen in laga qaado ka hor inta aanay goobaha ganacsiga geyn, taasna ay khasaare ku tahay. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post “Ma ahan in canshuurta ay gaar u ahaato gobolka Banaadir” Waxaa sidaas yiri… appeared first on Caasimada Online.

On 16 October 2011, Kenyan troops crossed the border into Somalia. The official reason was that Kenya’s national security was threatened by the Somalia-based Islamist militant group, Al-Shabaab. The terrorist group had in fact carried out a number of cross-border raids during the months preceding the operation. There’s still considerable disagreement about the reasons for Kenya’s military action in October 2011. More than six years after Nairobi made the drastic move, Kenyan troops are still in Somalia and Al-Shabaab is still considered a threat to Kenya. Numerous terrorist attacks have been carried out by the Somali group, including the deadly siege on the Westgate shopping mall in 2013. There are a number of possible explanations as to why the Kenyan authorities made the decision to engage Al-Shabaab in Somalia. These range from trying to prop up the Kenyan army’s image, to currying favour with the West, to making the north east of the country safer. Some strategies have proved more successful than others. Proving a point One possible explanation for the action is that the Kenyan Defence Force was eager to show that it could actually fight a war. In the run up to the action, the Kenyan military had been stung by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s mocking remark that it was a “career army” ill-equipped to face a guerrilla insurgency. Added to this were Kenyan concerns about Uganda’s growing military footprint in Somalia which could threaten the self-perception of the KDF as a superior military power in East Africa. So crossing the border deploying troops in Somalia was part of an exercise to enhance the image of the KDF in the eyes of the population in the midst of allegations of corruption. Some reports have also suggested that some senior officers expected that the Kenyan troops committed to Somalia could eventually join the African Union Mission in Somalia. The countries contributing to the mission at the time were Uganda, Burundi and Djibouti. The integration of Kenya into the mission would have meant that some, if not all, of the costs of the military action would be funded by international donors. In these Kenyan officers’ calculation, joining the mission would mean the government would have to find less from the national budget. Combined, these factors gave the Kenyan army a strong institutional interest in crossing over into Somalia. The Somali connection Nevertheless, the then Kenyan president Mwai Kibaki appeared initially to have been hesitant to approve the invasion. He seems to have been persuaded to go ahead by the Minister for Internal Security George Saitoti, the Defence Minister Yusuf Haji, the Chief of the Defence Forces Julius Karangi and the head of the intelligence Services Michael Gichangi. An important decision maker in this group was Yusuf Haji, an ethnic Somali. Haji was known to be behind the idea of establishing a state, Jubaland, inside the borders of Somalia close to Kenya. Jubaland is a potentially rich region with lush rangelands and farmlands as well as offshore oil and gas deposits. Haji was also known to back the push to unite his Ogadeni clan scattered across northern Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. Leading academic and expert on Kenyan politics David Throup has argued that “personal economic and political interests of senior Kenyan politicians and soldiers from Northeastern Province’s Ogadeni Somali community” were decisive factors in the decision. Economic and military aid from the West There is a third factor. Since the 1998 bombing of the US embassy in Nairobi, Kenya has been perceived as a strategic ally of the US in its counter terrorism efforts on the continent. As a result, the country has become one of the largest recipients of Western foreign aid and security assistance on the continent. Despite the close relationship between the West and Kenya, in the years leading up to 2011 Washington had become increasingly critical about Kenya’s inability to implement political and economic reforms. Towards the end of 2011 Nairobi was facing the possibility of Washington reducing its assistance. Kenya’s incursion could therefore be seen in the context of a country propping up its image as a reliable ally in the global war on terrorism. Nairobi was keen to present the intervention as part of the ongoing Western-led war on terror. A crucial official argument was that the invasion was an anti-terrorist operation. Making the northeast safe A fourth explanation is Kenya’s desire to make the vast semi-arid north-east safe for tourism and foreign direct investment. Further south lies Lamu, the focal point of the country’s most ambitious infrastructure project. Violent attacks by al-Shabaab in the north-east would not only keep the tourists away from the region but also deter potential foreign investors. There are also great expectations related to oil exploration and to the establishment of huge transportation systems linking Lamu port with the Kenyan and South Sudan oil fields and the 80 million people in the Ethiopian market. Outcomes Only a few months after the Kenyan army started the incursions into the southern part of Somalia, a billion dollar deal with South-Sudan was signed. And less than half a year after October 2011, Kenya announced the discovery oil for the first time. If the main reason for the incursion was to make Kenya safe from al-Shabaab and attract foreign direct investments, the impact is less obvious. There has been some foreign investment, but far from enough. If the main driver was to improve the Kenyan army’s image, it can be described a success. The defence force has enhanced it’s standing in the Kenyan population. 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Magaalada Qardho ee xarunta gobolka kar kaar waxaa maanta lagu qabtay kulan bushada degmada Qardho iyo tuulooyinka hoos yimaada looga wacyi galinayay cudurka halista ah ee Sonkorowga ama Macaanka. Dhaqaatiirta ku sugan magaalada Qardho oo kulankan wacyi galinta ah isugu yeeray bulshada ayaa sharaxad kabixiyay sida lagu ogaan karo qofka qaba xanuunka macaanka ah. Dhaqaatiirta ayaa kula taliyay dadweynihii kulanka ka soo qayb galay in qofka qaba xanuunkan uu u tago dhaqtarka ugu dhaw iskana cabiro barasharka dhiigiisa isagoo helidoono adeeg caafimaad oo bilaas ah . Dhaqaatiirta ayaa sheegtay in cudurkan xalka ugu dhaw ee uu qof ku uu kaga bogsoon karo ay tahay 1-in qofka uu cuntadiisa wax ka badalo iyo in qofka uu iska ilaaliyo walwalka ama istarayska. Hoos ka dhagayso codka dhaqaatiirta. Codka dhaqaatiirtab qardho Puntlandi.com

Gudiga doorashooyinka madaxa banaan ee dalka ayaa maalmahanba gobolada dalka kawaday wadatashi ku aadan qaabka ugu haboon ee ay udhici karo sanada 2020ka doorasho kaduwan kuwii horay dalka uga dhici jiray taas oo laguna soo doortay madaxda haatan talada haysa iyo kuwii ka horeeyay. Gudoomiyaha gudiga doorashooyinka Xaliimo Yarey ayaa warbaahinta u sheegtay in 2020 ka aysan wax dowr ah kulaheen doorashadan Odayaasha dhaqanka. Hoos ka Dhagayso. Codka dhaqaatiirtab qardho

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Dalka soomaaliya sanada 2020 ka waxaa lafilayaa in ay ka dhacdo doorasho qof iyo cod ah, taas oo ay ku rajo wayn yihii shacabka iyo Dowladda Fadaraalka Soomaaliya oo uu hogaamiyo mudane Maxamed C/laahi Farmaajo. Gudiga doorashooyinka madaxa banaan ee dalka ayaa maalmahanba gobolada dalka kawaday wadatashi ku aadan qaabka ugu haboon ee ay udhici karo sanada 2020ka doorasho kaduwan kuwii horay dalka uga dhici jiray taas oo laguna soo doortay madaxda haatan talada haysa iyo kuwii ka horeeyay. Gudoomiyaha gudiga doorashooyinka Xaliimo Yarey ayaa warbaahinta u sheegtay in 2020 ka aysan wax dowr ah kulaheen doorashadan Odayaasha dhaqanka. Hoos ka Dhagayso. Z0000001 - My Recording

Garowe (Puntlandi) Wasiirka caafimaadka dowladda Puntland. Dr. Cabdinaasir Cuuke, ayaa maanta dhagax xarunta tababarka shaqaalaha Puntland, taasoo noqondoonta xaruntii ugu horeysay ee lagu tababaridoona shaqaalaha caafimaadka iyo dhammaan shaqaalaha kale. Xaruntaan cusub ayaa laga dhex dhisayaa gudaha dhismaha wasaaradda caafimaadka, waxaana wasiirka dhaga dhiga ku wehliyay agaasimaha guud ee wasaaradda , Dr. Cabdirisaaq Xirsi Xasan, agaasimaha waaxda caafimaadka aas aasiga ah, Cabdirisaaq Xirsi Xasan iyo masuul kale. Wasiirka caafimaadka Dr. Cuuke, ayaa sheegay xaruntaan cusub in looga bixidoono baahiyihii badan oo loo qabay goob u gaar ah tababar shaqaalaha. Waxaa uu sheegay wasaaraddu caafimaad inay halkaan ku qabandoonto tababarada wasaaraddu siiso shaqaalaha caafimaadka. Dhismaha xaruntaan waxaa iska kaashanaya wasaaradda caafimaadka iyo hay’adda GIZ ee fahdhigeedu yahay dalka Germany, waxaana ay qeyb ka tahay mashruuca kor u qaadista caafimaadka hooyada iyo dhallaanka iyo horumarinta nafaqaynta Soomaaliya, kaasoo ay maalgalinayso dowladda Germany. Puntlandi.com