To understand why states provide peacekeepers to multilateral operations I recently analysed what motivated states to join the African Union Mission in Somalia. The mission was deployed to Mogadishu in March 2007 and has been fighting al-Shabaab militants for more than 10 years. It has become the African Union’s longest running, largest, most costly, and most deadly operation. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu (HOL) - The German government will conclude military training in Somalia later this year, its foreign ministry said on Thursday. Source: Hiiraan Online

U.S. President Donald Trump warned Republican lawmakers Thursday against labeling hundreds of thousands of young immigrants facing deportation as "Dreamers," as their advocates call them while trying to keep him from returning them to their native countries. Source: Hiiraan Online

Hargeysa (Caasimada Online)-Maamulka Somaliland ayaa ka hadlay wararka sheegaya in dowlada Imaaraadka carabta ay dooneyso inay dhibaato ka fuliso Saldhigeeda Barbara ee Somaliland. Maamulka ayaa sheegay inaanu ka raali noqon doonin in dowlada Imaaraadka carabta ay duulaan waliba ka qaado Saldhiga Millitari ee Berbera. Sacad Cali Shire, oo ah Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibbada maamulka Somaliland ayaa sheegay in heshiiska Berbera uusan aheyn in Saldhiga laga weeraro dowladaha deriska la’a ah Sida Djibouti, Ethiopia iyo Wadamada kale. Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibbada Somaliland, waxa uu sheegay in Saldhiga laga sameynkaro keliya duqeymaha iyo duulaanka dhinacyada ku lugta leh Argagixisada, iyadoo wixii intaa ka baxsan lagula xisaabtami doono Imaaraadka, sida uu hadalka u dhigay. Sidoo kale, Wasiir Sacad Cali Shire, ayaa dowlada Imaaraadka carabta ugu baaqay inaanu colaad u abuurin maamulka oo uu sheegay inay kala dhigteen Heshiis mideysan. Geesta kale, Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibbada Somaliland Sacad Cali Shire, ayaa shacabka ku nool magaalada Berbera ugu baaqay inay is dajiyaan. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Hargeysa Caasimada@live.com The post Somaliland oo ka hadashay suuragalnimada in Saldhiga Imaaraadka ee Berbera laga fuliyo weeraro appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Shirkaan oo ay si wadajir ah u soo qaban qaabiyeen daladda daneeyayaasha aan dowliga ahayn ee PUNSA iyo Dowladda Hoose ee Garoowe ayaa waxaa ka soo qeybgalay qaar kamid ah mas’uuliyinta dowladda,ganacsatada,aqoonyahanka,culimada,odayaasha,haweenka iyo dhammaan qaybaha bulshada,waxaana looga hadlay qodobo ay kamid yihiin; sidii magaalada dab-demisyo loogu heli lahaa iyo caqabadaha Dowladda Hoose ee Garowe ka hortaagan hirgelinta adeegyada guud ee bulshadu u baahantahay. Sidoo kale shirka waxaa looga hadlay sida lagu gargaari karo qoysaskii ay ka tageen dadkii ku dhintay masiibadii dab ee Garoowe ka kacday 30 bishii tegtay ee Jen,taasoo ay ku dhinteen dad gaaraya 7 qof tiro kalena ay ku dhaawacantay. Duqa Caasimadda Garoowe Xassan Maxammed Ciise(Goodir) oo shirkaan furay ayaa sheegay in magaaladu u baahantahay ilaa 4 dab-demis,islamarkaana ay tahay in la iska kaashado sidii lagu soo iibin lahaa dab-demisyada. Guddoomiyaha daladda daneeyayaasha aan dowliga ahayn ee PUNSA ,Faysal Axmed Warsame(Faysal Qaran) ayaa dhankiisa shirka ka sheegay in isla-xisaabtan loo baahanyahay si loo helo adeegyada bulshada ka maqan,isagoo ku baaqay in afkaarta la soo jeedinaya noqoto mid wax dhisaysa,islamarkaana la-iska ilaaliyo eedaymaha Talo soo jeedin xalka dhibaayooyinka jira,waxaa la go’aansaday. 1-in la qabto guddi ka kooban qaybaha kala duwan ee bulshada oo soo daraaseeya dhibaayooyinka jira iyo mudnaantooda 2-in la qabto shir weyn ay soo qayb galaan bulshada qaybaheeda kala duwan ,iyo Golaha degaanka Garoowe iyo 3-in loo qareemo qoysaska dadkii dhintay,kuwii dhaawacmay iyo kuwii ku xoolo beelay masiibadii dabka ee Garoowe. Halkaan ka eeg sawirrada. The post Daladda daneeyayaasha aan dowliga ahayn ee PUNSA oo soo abaabushay shir looga hadlayo masiibadii dab ee 30kii bishii hore garowe ka dhacday. appeared first on Puntland Post.

Kullan looga hadlayay xoojinta nabada ayaa lagu qabtay magaalada Gaalkacyo, waxaana ka qeyb galay Wafdi Wasiiro ah oo ka socda Dowladda Puntland, kuwaasi oo maalmahaan ku ku howllanaa Nabadda Mudug iyo Taliyaha Ciidanka milatariga Sareeye Gaas Cabdiwali Jaamac Xuseen (Gorod) Wasiirada Puntland ee kulanka joogay waxaa ka mid ah Wasiirka Ganacsiga iyo Warshadaha Puntland C/wali Xirsi Cabdille (Indho-guran) Wasiiru-dowlaha Madaxtooyada Puntland Bhrhaan Cilmi (Filig) Wasiiru-dowlaha Kalluumaysiga Puntland Dr C/raxmaan Aw-Jaamac (Kulmiye) Madaxwaynihii hore ee Galmud Iyo Duqa Gaalkacyo Maxamuud Yaasiin (Tumey) iyo Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Mudug Xassan Abgaaloow. Waxaa ujeedada kulanku ahaa in si dhab ah la isaga waraysto waxyaabihii ka hirgalay Qodobadii lagu hishiiyay 18 December 2017 Iyo in la darso sida looga gud-bi karo caqabadaha inta badan Nabadda hor taahan. Kulanku intii uu socday waxaa dhinacyadu isku af-garteen in xaaladda Gobolka Mudug xilligaan ay aad u wanaagsan-tahay. Waxaa kaloo hoosta laga xariiqay in ay hirgaleen 8 Qodob oo ka mid ah Hishiiskii Gaalkacyo, labada qodob ee dhimana aad loogu rajo wayn yahay in la dhamaystiro Alle idankii.

At least five migrants have been shot in the French port city of Calais, after a mass brawl between Afghans and Eritreans. Source: Hiiraan Online

Wasaarada Arimaha Dibada Jarmalka ayaa sheegtay iney joojinayaan tababarkay siinayeen Ciidamada Soomaaliya dhamaadka bisha Maarso ee 2018-ka. Tababarka ay Jarmalku bixiyaan ayaa wuxuu qayb ka ahaa tababarka ay Midowga Yurub siiyaan Ciidamada Soomaaliya kasoo ujeedkiisu yahay in loo carbiyeeyo Ciidamada Soomaaliya sidey mustaqbalka ula wareegi lahaayeen kaalinta Ciidamada Amisom. Jarmalku ma aysan sheegin Sababta keentey iney ka baxaan Barnaamijka Midowga Yurub ay ku tababarayeen Ciidanka Soomaaliya, waxayse sheegeen oo qura iney ciidankooda ay kala baxayaan Soomaaliya ( Muqdisho). Sida Puntlandi xogta ku hayo awalba Jarmalka kama aysan joogo Soomaaliya Ciidan saas u badan oo tiro ahaan Ma gaarayaan toban Askari ( 10 Askari) kuwasoo ah Ciidan ku taqaqusay bixinta tababarka Ciidanka lugta). Wasaarada Arimaha Dibada Jarmalku waxay kaloo sheegeen in laga yaabo iney kaalmeynta ay u fidiyaan Soomaaliya ay ku ekeysiin doonaan Dhinaca kaalmada Dadka Rayidka ah oo qura(humanitarian). Sanadkii hore 2017-ka dabayaaqadiisii ayay ahayd markii Dowlada Maraykanku ay ku dhawaaqdey iney jartay kaalmadii dhaqaale ee ay siinayeen Ciidanka Soomaaliya. Puntlandi Nairobi

The popular eldest son of the late Cuban president Fidel Castro committed suicide on Thursday, state media reported. He was 68 years old. Source: Hiiraan Online

Guled Diriye of rap group Malitia MaliMob says U.S. Secret Service agents searched his mother's home in Kent -- a move he believes was because of anti-Trump messages he posted on social media. Source: Hiiraan Online

MIAMI (AP) — Lawyers representing 92 Somalis who sued the U.S. government for a botched deportation flight say they lack privacy when speaking to their clients in a Floridadetention center. Source: Hiiraan Online

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will deliver a rare address to the UN Security Council in Febriary, the council president said Thursday, amid strained relations with the US administration. Source: Hiiraan Online

The Sri Lankan government plans to make a formal request to the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) establish the proposed maritime operations secretariat for suppression of sea piracy off Somalia coast in the country. Source: Hiiraan Online

The High Court has dismissed two petitions challenging Wajir Senator Ali Abdullahi’s (pictured) election. Source: Hiiraan Online

The Amhara regional state in Ethiopia says a number of civilians have been arrested for their role in deadly violence that killed over 20 people in the state through last week. Source: Hiiraan Online

The US Department of State and the European Union have slammed Nasa leader Raila Odinga’s January 30 ‘swearing-in’ and the shutdown of television stations. Source: Hiiraan Online

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, currently serving a ban from the sport, told Reuters on Thursday he is considering legal action against the global football body in an attempt to clear his name. Source: Hiiraan Online

A British Paralympian who plays basketball has said he wants to inspire other young people to take up sports. Abdi Jama, who is from the self-declared republic of Somaliland, fell out of a window at the age of 14 and was left paralysed from the waist down. http://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-42893131/team-gb-paralympian-abdi-jama-on-his-basketball-career

The would-be independent state strikes a contrast with Somalia as a place of relative peace and democratic stability, but international recognition has remained out of reach. Backgrounder by Claire Felter Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi greets his supporters in the city of Hargeisa. Stringer/Reuters Introduction Somaliland has been a self-governing region of Somalia for more than two decades, but its claim of independence is not recognized by Mogadishu or any foreign government. While this has limited Somaliland’s access to international markets, it has not prevented the breakaway state from making steady democratic gains and attracting foreign investment. Some analysts say Somaliland, which has a distinct history and remains more stable than the rest of Somalia, has a strong case for independence. Others fear that international recognition would encourage other secessionist movements in Africa. Where is Somaliland? Somaliland is part of Somalia and the larger Horn of Africa region. It has hundreds of miles of coastline along the Gulf of Aden to the north, and it borders Ethiopia to the south and west and Djibouti to the northwest. Puntland, a semiautonomous state of Somalia that lies due east, disputes some of Somaliland’s territorial claims. What is its political status? Somaliland has sought international recognition as an independent state since 1991. No foreign government recognizes its sovereignty, but many effectively acknowledge the region as separate from Somalia. Some, such as France, the United Kingdom, and United States, as well as the European Union, sent a delegationto observe Somaliland’s 2017 presidential election. The state effectively broke ties with Somalia’s government in Mogadishu after declaring independence. It has held its own democratic elections since 2003, and in 2010 it saw a largely peaceful transfer of power to the opposition Peace, Unity, and Development Party. How did it get here? Somaliland’s history as a distinct region of Somalia dates back to the late 1800s. The territory was a British protectorate until 1960, when it unified with the rest of present-day Somalia, which had been under Italian rule. The merger faced challenges early on, with many in Somaliland rejecting the centralization of power in the country’s south. A rebel group, the Somali National Movement (SNM), emerged in Somaliland in the 1980s opposing the military junta of President Siad Barre, which seized power in 1969. In January 1991, SNM and other insurgent groups ousted Barre, whose forces had killed tens of thousands of Somalilanders [PDF] and destroyed much of the region’s infrastructure. SNM refused to recognize an interim government led by another militia group, and that May it declared Somaliland’s independence, with the city of Hargeisa as capital. It took delegates a decade to thrash out a new constitution for Somaliland, which voters overwhelmingly approved in 2001. The referendum saw a transition from a power-sharing agreement among leading clans to a multiparty democracy. Although some international observers applauded the peaceful vote [PDF], no government recognized the process. What is Somaliland’s case for independence? The Somaliland government asserts that it meets most of the requirements of a sovereign democratic state: it holds free and fair elections, has its own currency and security forces, and issues its own passports. It also says that its independence claim is consistent with a longstanding norm [PDF] of the African Union and its predecessor that colonial-era borders should be maintained. Some analysts also note that Somalilanders are predominantly from the Isaaq clan, and thus ethnically distinctive from other Somalis. “From the Somalilanders’ perspective, they have a completely reasonable argument,” says Bronwyn Bruton, deputy director of the Atlantic Council’s Africa center. “Somaliland is trying to break off from Somalia, which hasn’t been a functioning country in decades.” What is its financial situation? A weak economy and limited opportunities for foreign trade and investment have stifled the government’s capacity to provide services to its approximately four million residents. Somaliland has a gross domestic product (GDP) of about $2 billion, most of which it receives in remittances from Somalilanders working abroad. Its main export is livestock, which it ships to neighboring Djibouti and Ethiopia, as well as to Gulf states, such as Saudi Arabia and Oman. Its GDP per capita, in the hundreds of dollars, is one of the lowest in the world. Meanwhile, the government will be ineligible for loans from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund as long as Somaliland is not an internationally recognized state or reconciled with Somalia. President Muse Bihi Abdi, in an op-ed after his November 2017 election victory, said that Somaliland’s exclusion from international markets “compounds the socioeconomic pressures that Somaliland faces,” and analysts say that an anemic economy puts decades of political progress at risk. Where do negotiations between Somalia and Somaliland stand? Mogadishu has rejected Somaliland’s call for independence, and Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, commonly known as Farmajo, has pushed to renew unity talks, which stalled in 2015. However, Somaliland remains steadfast in its ambitions. Foreign Minister Saad Ali Shire says that while Somaliland is open to collaborating with Somalia on issues such as counterterrorism and food security, the two must agree to “recognize each other as independent African states.” International mediators hope dialogue will soon begin. The United Nations’ top envoy to Somalia, Michael Keating, says the time is right for fresh talks given leadership changes on both sides. “Both Farmajo and Bihi are up for it,” Keating told CFR. Negotiations could focus on common concerns, such as drought and environmental degradation, security and maritime issues, and airspace management, Keating says. But complicating this diplomacy is the tenuous security situation in the rest of the country. For more than a decade, regional military forces supported by the African Union and United Nations have been battling the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. Mogadishu suffered its worst terrorist attack to date in October 2017, when suspected al-Shabab fighters detonated truck bombs that killed more than five hundred people. Meanwhile, a severe drought has put millions at risk of famine. Is there international support for Somaliland’s independence? Many countries have encouraged the breakaway state’s elections and economic development, but none have recognized Somaliland. Some experts say the African Union would have to be the first to do so. “The United States and the UN and all of their allies have worked hard to try to build up the AU and position it as a moral authority,” says Bruton. The bloc, however, fears that formal recognition would embolden other secessionist movements on the continent, such as Nigeria’s Biafra or Morocco’s Western Sahara, to demand the same. Since the creation of a continental bloc in 1963, there have only been two widely recognized border changes in Africa: Eritrea’s split from Ethiopia in 1993 and South Sudan’s independence in 2011. What is Somaliland’s strategic importance? Somaliland is positioned along the Gulf of Aden near the entrance to the Bab al-Mandeb, a major sea-lane through which almost one-third of the world’s shipping passes. Its location has helped the government attract new trade and development deals. For instance, in late 2016, a Dubai firm announced that it would invest nearly $450 million to manage and upgrade the port of Berbera[PDF] and develop a corridor running from there to the Ethiopian border. Ethiopia is reportedly negotiating a share in the deal. The Horn of Africa has also attracted security-related investments in recent years. Djibouti has become a hub for foreign military bases; China, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States all have facilities in the country. Somaliland has followed suit, signing an agreement with the United Arab Emirates in early 2017 to build a military base at Berbera. Council on Foreign Relations

Agaasimihii hore ee hay’adda nabad-sugidda Soomaaliya, Cabdullaahi Maxamed Cali Sanbaloolshe ayaa in uu go’aan shaqsiyan ah ay ahayd ku wareejintii Cabdikariin Qalbidhagax ee ay dowladu u gacan gelisay dowlada Ethiopia. “Golaha Wasiirada ayaa kulan ay yeesheen ayaa waxa ay ku cadeeyeen sababta loo dhiibay Qalbidhagax iyo waxa kalifay, waxaa ka hadlay wasiirka warfaafinta anigana go’aan dowlada aysan ogeyn haddii aan gaaro aniga ayaa la I qabsan lahaa.”ayuu yiri Sanbaloolshe oo wareysi dheer siiyay laanta afka Soomaaliga ee VOA kana leexleexday su’aalaha la xiriira Qalbidhagax. Sidoo kale wareysiga ayaa Sanbaloolshe waxaa uu ku sheegay in warbixintii ay baarlamaanka ka soo saareen arrinta Qalbidhagax ay ahayd mid aan nadaamsanayn. Agaasimihii hore ee Nabadsugida Cabdulaahi Sanbaloolshe oo wax laga weydiiyay arrimaha mucaaradka ka soo horjeeda dowlada ayaa waxa uu ku tilmaamay jahwareer Siyaasadeed; “Waxay u dhaqmayaan inay yihiin wiilal dhalinyaro ah oo qamri laga dharjiyay baabuur dheereysa furaheeda loo dhiibay darbi walbana kula dhacaya dadka ku laaynaya aakhirkiina iyagana ku dhimanaya.” Ayuu yiri Sanbaloolshe. Sanbaloolshe ayaa dhaliilay hab dhaqanka dowlada ee mucaaradka waxana uu ku taliyay in dabeecadaha lagula dhaqmayo wax laga bedelo. “looma baahna in siyaasiyiinta la caburiyo dagaalka Al-shabab lagula jirana loo wareejiyo meel kale wadankana laga dhigo meel dadka lagu caburiyo gacan bir ahna lagu qabto xoriyatul qowlna uusan jirin,”. Cabdulaahi Maxamed Cali Sanbaloolshe ayaa sheegay in xil ka qaadistiisa ay kutimid talo lagu siiyay Dowlada in go’aan ay qaadato si ay ugu kaarto baxdo. Hase yeeshee Sanbaloolshe ayaa soo dhoweeyay booqashadii Madaxweyne Farmaajo ee dowlad goboleedyada Galmudug iyo Puntland hase yeeshee waxa uu shaki ka muujiyay halka ay ka imanayso dhaqaalaha lagu hirgelinayo mashaariicda kala duwan ee Madaxweyne Farmaajo uu dhagax dhigey xilligii uu booqanayay Puntland iyo Galmudug.

Mohammed Ahmed Othman Al Hammadi, UAE Ambassador to Somalia, today met with Ahmed Isse Awad, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia. Source: Hiiraan Online

In the second half of January, Kenya marked the anniversaries of two tragedies our soldiers have suffered in Somalia. On the 15th we marked two years since al Shabaab sacked an African Union Mission in Somalia military camp in the town of El Adde. Source: Hiiraan Online

Cabdiraxmaan Bayle wasiirka maaliyadda ee Dowladda Somalia wuxuu wali wadaa inuu kordhiyo canshuurta lagga qaaddo dadka ku nool hal-magaalo (Muqdisho), horta immisa magaallo ayuu wasiir u yahay ?. Dadka caasimadda ku nool in cashuur laggu kordhiyo ma diidana laakiin midii hore loogga qaadi jiray wax ma loogu qabtaa?, lacagta Muqdisho kasoo xaroota 15% ayaa laggu celiyaa magaaladda inta kale yaa qaata ?. Hadda Hotel-adda Muqdisho waxaa loo qeybiyay wargelin sheegeysa in qofkii ay 1$ koob shaah uga iibiyaan iney ku dalacaan $0.05 oo canshuur ah , 2 jeer intii Farmajo madaxweynaha ahaa waxaa la kordhiyay lacagaha lagga qaado dadka alaabta ugga soo dagto Dekadda Muqdisho ,sidoo kale haweenka ka ganacsadda Dahabka Jajabka ah ee reer Muqdisho canshuur xad dhaaf ah ayaa la saaray 3 bilood ka hor, ma xumma in Dowladdu ay canshuur qaaddo iyo iney kordhiso laakiin madaama go’aankan uu hal magaalo saameynaayo maxey ka faa’iidayaan dadka magaaladaas ku nool ?. Hadii waddo 200m ah lagga dhisaayo Muqdisho waxey Dowladdu kaalmo ka rabtaa caalamka, hadii qashin jid lagga qaadayo caalamkey garab ka rabtaa, amniga beesha caalamka lacag ku bixisa, caafimaad lacag la’aan ah ma jiro, waxbarasho ,koranto iyo biyo nadiif ah midna lagama hayo Dowladda, hadanna wasiir Beyle labbo bilood kadiba lacag cusub ayuu ku dalacaa dadka reer Muqdisho. Horta wasiir maxaa u hor taagan tahay in Muqdisho wixii kasoo xarooda lagga siiyo 25% meesha ay hadda ka qaadato 15%, oo hadii ay taasi kuggu adag tahay ma kari weysay inaadan lacag dambe ku kordhin dadkeedda, bal hadda midaan cusub ee aad soo kordhisay maxaa adeeg ah oo ay caasimaddu ka heli doontaa? , waa lacag kordhin aan la sheegi karin waxa ay ka faa’iidi doonaan dadka laggu kordhiyay. Muqdisho waa magaalo dilan, waxaa illa quman madaama hal magaallo wax laggu kordhinaayo mar walba in Dowladdu ay ku dadaasho in dadku ay magaaladda ka dareemaan lacagta lagga qaaddo in wax looggu qabtay. Wasiir Bayle wuxuu dhowaan sheegay in daqliga Dowladda uu 80% kasoo xarooddo Muqdisho, waxa ay dad badani aaminsan yihiin in hadii magaaladda Muqdisho laggu celiyo 50% waxa kasoo xaroodda iney wax badan iska badali doonna heerka ay maanta joogto. Waxaa Qoray: Cabdulaahi Cismaan Faarax raafac22@gmail.com The post Canshuur kordhin aan adeeg kordhin waddan (wasiir Bayle iyo dadka reer Muqdisho) appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Three of Kenya's largest private TV channels remain off the air, despite an order by the country's High Court suspending a shutdown. Source: Hiiraan Online

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German military will stop participating in a European Union training mission in Somalia at the end of March, a Foreign Ministry official said on Thursday, expressing frustration at the pace of progress. Germany has about five soldiers taking part in the training mission alongside 15 from other EU countries. The decision to end Germany’s participation in the program, which began in 2010, was first reported by Der Spiegel magazine. “The development of a Somali national army is moving forward only very slowly, in part due to deficits in political and institutional structures, as well as equipment gaps among trained Somali soldiers,” the ministry official said. Berlin is now looking at how to bolster its engagement in civilian security in Somalia and supports a shift recommended by an EU strategic assessment to focus more on providing advisory help, a concept currently being discussed in Brussels. The United States last year decided to suspend food and fuel aid for most of Somalia’s armed forces over corruption concerns. Source: Reuters