Safiirka Imaaraadka Carabta u fadhiya Soomaaliya,Mohammed Ahmed Othman Al Hammad ayaa la kulmay la-taliyaha cusub ee Amniga Qaranka Soomaaliya,Abdi Said Ali,sida ay daabacday Wakaaladda Wararka ENA. Kulanka oo ka qabsoomay Xarunta Safaaradda Imaaraadka ee magaalada Muqdisho ayaa looga hadlay xiriirka laba-geesoodka ah iyo habka xoojinta iyo horumarinta danaha labada dal,sida ku xusan qoraalka Wakaaladda. danjire.Al Hammadi ayaa ugu hambalyeeyay la-taliyaha Amniga Qaranka Soomaaliya xilka cusub ee loo dhiibay,wuxuuna u rajeeyey in uu ku guulaysto waajibka loo igmaday. Dhankiisa la-taliyaha Amniga Qaranka Soomaaliya,Abdi Said Ali ayaa taageerada joogtada ah ee dhinacyada badan ee ay siiso Soomaaliya iyo sidoo kale kaalinta ay ku leedahay dhismaha ciidanka Xoogga dalka. Xigasho:-Emirates News Agency PUNTLAND POST The post Safiirka Imaaraadka oo la kulmay la-taliyaha Amniga Qaranka Soomaaliya. appeared first on Puntland Post.

Sida aan horayba u sheegnay Madaxweynaha JFS Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa maanta si rasmi ah u furay shirka Golaha Amniga Qaranka. Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa shirka guddoominayey waxaana qodobada looga hadlaayay ka mid ah, xasillinta amniga guud ee dalka iyo sidii loo sii xoojin lahaa wada shaqeynta hay’adaha amniga ee heer Federaal iyo mid Dowlad Goboleed. Shirka Golaha Amniga Qaranka oo noqonaya midkii 6-aad oo Goluhu yeesho tan iyo markii lagu dhawaaqay, ayaa la filayaa in ay kasoo baxaan qodobbo muhiim ah. Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Xukuumadda Federaalka, Madaxweynayaasha Dowlad Goboleedyada, Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaadir, xubno ka tirsan Golaha Wasiirrada Dowladda Federaalka iyo Taliyeyaasha Ciidamada Qalabka Sida oo ka mid ah Golaha Amniga Qaranka ayaa shirka ka qeybgalay. The post Daawo Sawirro Qurux badan oo laga soo qaaday qaabka uu u qabsoomay shirka Golaha Amniga Qaranka appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Muqdisho, 06 Febraayo 2018: Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa maanta si rasmi ah u furay shirka Golaha Amniga Qaranka. Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa shirka guddoominayey qodobbada looga hadli doonana waxaa ka mid ah, xasillinta amniga guud ee dalka iyo sidii loo sii xoojin lahaa wada shaqeynta hay’adaha amniga ee heer Federaal iyo mid Dowlad Goboleed. Shirka Golaha Amniga Qaranka oo noqonaya midkii 6-aad oo Goluhu yeesho tan iyo markii lagu dhawaaqay, ayaa la filayaa in ay kasoo baxaan qodobbo muhiim ah. Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Xukuumadda Federaalka, Madaxweynayaasha Dowlad Goboleedyada, Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaadir, xubno ka tirsan Golaha Wasiirrada Dowladda Federaalka iyo Taliyeyaasha Ciidamada Qalabka Sida oo ka mid ah Golaha Amniga Qaranka ayaa shirka ka qeybgalay. The post Madaxweyne Farmaajo oo maanta furay Shirka Golaha Amniga Qaranka appeared first on Puntland Post.

Wasiirka Cadaalada iyo arimaha diinta dowladda Puntland, Saalax Xabiib Jaaamc oo maanta Garowe dib ugu soo laabtay kadib safar uu muddo ugu maqnaa dalka Maraykanka, ayaa sheegay in dadka Soomaaliyeed dhibaato wayn ku qabaan gudashada waajibaadka Xajka ka dib markii kooxo iyo shirkado gaar ah afduubeen Arimihii xajka xujaydna lagu qaaliyey lacagta . Wasiir saalax ayaa Shirkada dulimaadyada Diyaaradaha ee Jubba ku eedeeyey in ay u afduubanyahiin Arimahii xajka oo dhan islamakarkaana ay ugu baaqayaan in ay ku ekaadaan shaqadooda dulimaadka iyo in ay xujayda qaadaan soo saarista Visaha xajkana uu noqdo mid furan oo tartan loo galo si ay xujayda uga yaraato lacagta badan oo aysan dadku awoodin. Halkaan ka dhegayso codka wasiir Saalax. Saaalax Puntlandi.com

London (HOL) - The International Court of Justice has elected a new President on Tuesday. H.E. Judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf, the former Vice-President of the ICJ has just been promoted to the court's top job after a vote decided by a secret ballot. Source: Hiiraan Online

Madaxweynaha Soomaaliland Muusa Biixi Cabdi ayaa ka biya diiday war ay u soo jeediyeen beesha caalamka kaas oo ku aadanay in ciidamada Soomaaliland in ay dib ugu laabtaan deegaanka Tukaraq ee Gobolka Sool halkaas oo ay isku hor fadhiyaan Ciidamo kala taabacsan Soomaaliland iyo Puntland. Madaxweyne Muuse Biixi ayaa sheegay in ciidamada Soomaaliland ee ku sugan Deegaanka Tukaraq ee Gobolka Sool aysan aheen ciidamo duulaan ah laakiin ey yihiin ciidamo ku sugan qeyb ka mid ah dulka Soomaaliland. Madaxweynaha maamulka Soomaaliland ayaa waxaa sidoo kala diiday in uu kala hadlo Madaxweynaha Puntland Cabdi Wali Gaas Colaada ka taagan deegaanka Tukaraq ee Gobolka Sool, wuxuuna beesha Caalamka ka iyo Qaramada Midoobey uu ka dalbaday in cadaadis lagu saaro madaxda dowlada Fedraalka Soomaaliya sidii ciidamada Puntlan ay ugu soo bixin lahaayeen Deegaanka tukaraq ee Gobolka Sool. Dhinaca kale waxaa qaylo dhaan ka imanaysaa maleeshiyaadka uu ku aruuriyay Muuse Biixi inuusan wax mushahaar ah uu san siin bishan la soo dhaafay, waxayna qaadan jireen 29 bisha ama 30 ka bisha, waxayna hada maraysaa 6 bisha oo meel xun ayay la taagantahay, warar xog-xogaal ah ayaa sheegay in qaar ka mid ah maleeshiyaadkaas ay durba ka carareen magaalada Tukaraq oo ay gaadheen hawdka fog ee Qorulugud iyo waxii dhaafsiisan. Source: widhwidh.com

Mogadishu (HOL) - Two people are reported killed on Tuesday after a firefight between the Somali National Army (SNA) and Al-Shabaab militants in Central Somalia. Source: Hiiraan Online

Somaliland nation cannot handle corrupt Politician to rule it, we see in the era of UDUB regime 2000-2010 what they did to Somaliland nation. Somaliland had made a lot of success under past president silaanyo administration and later elect his successor MUSE BIHI as the Somaliland president 2017. Somaliland surprises the world and earn global praise after the nation elect MUSE bihi. In the other hand the opposition party leader waddani Abdirahman irro his campaign sign is “although I can usurp power with tactics, I say elect me without any hesitation!”!!. Therefore Somaliland nationals won’t allow the incumbent president to handpick a corrupt junta to rule Somaliland for the next generation. Our mentality guided by moral principles. It is our morality to tell us what is right or wrong. Morality means manner, character, and proper behavior. To begin with the subject article, in the event any person who knew IRRO started from the days of Somalia siyad barre regime in 80’s and till today, they will respond in a same manner which is IRRO a person difficult to understand, difficult to compromise, he believes that, he should all the right while others deserve no right. That’s why he lost the past elections. The entire Somaliland living in the region’s are united against IRRO today in view of his attempts to divide his nation who are brothers, sister, aunts, cousins, father in laws, mother in laws, sister in laws, brother in-laws and tens of types of other kinship. I am in the opinion that above 95 % of Somaliland society share with what I have explained in the above, the nation elect a leader like MUSE BIHI because they know the oppositions what they up to, H.E. MUSE BIHI truly believes in democratic ideals, not the pithy lip service paid to it by detractors. A man not only highly educated in the Western discourse, but a true wise man in the best tradition of our people. A man his entire life is a testament to honesty and decorum and decency. MUSE BIHI he was the choice and this nation and beat IRRO by 80,000 vote, Somaliland needs a new paradigm. Somaliland needs a new dynamic Politian in order to move on and that’s why they elect H.E. MUSE BIHI. IRRO turned out to be a great chief “Aqil” a failed national leader since he ruled the parliament 2005. He permitted his own cronies to wallow in the same troughs. Corruption undermines democracy and good governance by flouting or even subverting formal processes. Corruption erodes the institutional capacity of government if procedures are disregarded, resources are drain off, and public offices are bought and sold. Corruption undermines the legitimacy of government and such democratic values as trust and tolerance. Political corruption is the use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain. An illegal act by an officeholder constitutes political corruption only if the act is directly related to their official duties, is done under color of law or involves trading in influence. To be honest no buddy knows what he wants IRRO ?sometimes his tactics and nothing but double face policy, his party make problems and standoffs to delay any upcoming elections, and we saw back in 2015 !. IRRO always scare to run in any election and that’s what happens in 2017 when he fails. IRRO today controlled by others in his destroy party seems not fit to rule or to be the next president. The Somaliland people have come a long way in the past two decades. Somaliland is also a sea of calm in a region infested with terrorism, famine and clan and tribal driven conflict. IRRO is nothing but broken promises, he came short on people’s expectations. He failed to rule the parliament and become weak nothing but (pay me) to pass a law!. majority of Somalilanders went for a change and they deserve for a better life .the Mr. speaker IRRO well not be that choice for the next term 2022, Indeed it is the time for a new generation to take the helm of Somaliland leadership and supported ,that road is MUSE BIHI current president will plan it . and IRRO needs to resign and send himself back to his retirement home in Finland!.We all waiting for his resignation from the waddani and make a new candidate in the future!. By Mukhtar Elmi mukhtarcilmi@hotmail.com

A Somali military court on Tuesday sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of carrying out an October truck bombing that killed over 500 people, the deadliest attack in the nation’s history. Colonel Hassan Ali Shute found 23-year-old Hassan Adan Isaq guilty of heading the Shabaab terrorist cell behind the October 14 terror attack. He also sentenced a second man to life in prison in absentia for being a member of the Al-Qaeda aligned group and procuring the vehicle used in the attack, while a third was given three years in jail for allowing the truck to pass freely through a roadblock. Two others were acquitted. “The first defendant is sentenced to the death penalty, life imprisonment for the second defendant who is absent, and three years in army prison for the third defendant,” Shute ruled. No date was given for the execution, which will be by firing squad. The huge truck bombing in a busy part of the capital Mogadishu triggered outrage around the world. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the government and experts blame the Shabaab. AFP

Sheikh Mohammed Yusuf – pictured speaking in the community about FGM Every Friday, Sheikh Mohammed Yusuf goes to Goof Mosque in the district of Erigavo, Somalia, where he is Imam. After noon prayer, he leads the Friday Khutbah, a sermon for the community. Sheikh Mohammed Yusuf is a well-respected figure, and when he speaks, people listen. One Friday, Sheikh Mohammed Yusuf stood up, took the microphone, and started a conversation about female genital mutilation (FGM) – a subject considered taboo to speak about by most Somali men. Among girls between 15 and 19 years old in Somalia, 98% have undergone FGM, a deeply rooted traditional practice widely accepted as both physically and psychologically harmful. The majority of girls are cut before they turn 14 years old. Men in the country simply do not talk about FGM in public – and many do not even discuss it with their wives. Yet they expect women to take responsibility for ‘cutting’ their girls before they can get married. To help tackle it, CARE has been organising seminars and workshops for 70 religious leaders, including Islamic scholars, across Somalia and Somaliland. The aim of these workshops, which are funded by the UK Department for International Development, is to review and analyse religious texts, such as the Qu’ran, and examine their stance towards harmful practices such as FGM and early child marriage or forced marriage. After taking part in one of these seminars, Sheikh Mohammed Yusuf said: To abandon FGM was inconceivable to us because we thought it was a religious obligation. After several workshops, seminars, and research, we started to change our perception of these customs and accepted that it could be subject to debate. We were cautious. We really wanted to know if female circumcision was a religious obligation. It was then confirmed that FGM was harmful to women’s health and that it was not at all obligatory in Islam. Feeling a deep personal transformation, he decided to instruct his congregation about the terrible impact of FGM on women and girls. It was the first time Sheikh Mohammed had ever spoken on this subject – and he did it in public. Not only does FGM have nothing to do with Islamic religious obligations, he said, but due to how harmful it is to women’s physical and mental health, it should in fact be prohibited by Islam altogether. While the Imam was talking, most men in the mosque left, leaving just a handful of younger men behind. At first, Sheikh Mohammed was disappointed. The first Khutbah against FGM hadn’t gone well. Had he done the right thing? But when he left the mosque, he found a large group of women outside, reflecting in silence. They had been listening carefully to his words, and started to thank him and praise him. This made him feel that he was surely headed in the right direction – and inspired him to start an ongoing campaign against FGM. Now, every Friday, he leads weekly awareness-raising sessions in his community on the rights of women in Islam. And people in Erivago are slowly starting to mention FGM in public. This is largely thanks to these workshops – because where respected figures like Sheikh Mohammed lead, the community follows. Men are now realising that FGM is not a religious obligation but a harmful, unnecessary practice – and they are being supported to make changes in their communities. Sheikh Mohammed said: Talking about FGM is very difficult, because for men it is a taboo to talk about these things. But I will continue to speak up. I feel it is my duty to educate my people about such awful traditional practices against women. Care Int’l

By: Amira Mustafe HARGEISA– The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative to Somalia Mr Steven Lauwerier is visiting Somaliland. Mr Lauwerier met on Tuesday Somaliland’s Vice President, Abdirahman Abdilahi Ismail aka Sayli’i and discussed the speeding up of Joint Programme on Local Governance in Somaliland. Mr. Steven and Sayli’i talked about the drought that is hard hitting in rural areas in Somaliland. The two sides have also discussed health and nutrition maternity project which Unicef is about to implement in the country. Mr. Steven has commended Somaliland’s strides that it took in the right direction in terms of progress.

Muqdisho, 06 Febraayo 2018: Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo ayaa maanta si rasmi ah u furay shirka Golaha Amniga Qaranka. Madaxweyne Farmaajo ayaa shirka guddoominayey qodobbada looga hadli doonana waxaa ka mid ah, xasillinta amniga guud ee dalka iyo sidii loo sii xoojin lahaa wada shaqeynta hay’adaha amniga ee heer Federaal iyo mid Dowlad Goboleed. Shirka Golaha Amniga Qaranka oo noqonaya midkii 6-aad oo Goluhu yeesho tan iyo markii lagu dhawaaqay, ayaa la filayaa in ay kasoo baxaan qodobbo muhiim ah. Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Xukuumadda Federaalka, Madaxweynayaasha Dowlad Goboleedyada, Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaadir, xubno ka tirsan Golaha Wasiirrada Dowladda Federaalka iyo Taliyeyaasha Ciidamada Qalabka Sida oo ka mid ah Golaha Amniga Qaranka ayaa shirka ka qeybgalay.

Wasiirka Cadaalladda iyo Arrimaha Diinta Puntland Saalax Xabiib Xaaji Jaamac oo maanta kasoo degay Garoonka Diyaaradaha magaalada Garowe ka dib socdaal uu kaga yimid dalalka Mareykanka,Turkiga, Kenya iyo Masar ayaa ka hadlay muranka ka taagan qiimaha qaaliga ee Soomaalidu ku tagto Xajka. Wasiir Xabiib ayaa ugu baaqay Xukuumadda Soomaaliya inay wax ka qabato cabasho xoog leh oo ka jirta qiimaha Soomaalidu sanadkii ku tagto xajka oo ah kan ugu qaalisan adduunka, wuxuuna ku eedeeyay shirkadda Jubba inay sabab u tahay sarre u kaca qiimaha xajka oo ah lacag gaareysa $ 4,000 ( Afar kun oo dollar) halkii qof-ba. Wuxuu sheegay Wasiirka Cadaalladda Puntland 15 bishan 2018 in lagu wado Dowladda Federalka Soomaaliya inay saxiixdo qoondada Soomaalidu ku leedahay xajka, wuxuuna ugu baaqay Madaxda Dowladda iyo Gollaha Wasiiradda Soomaaliya inay wax ka bedelaan musuq maasuq xoog leh oo ka jira tagitaanka Xajka. Sidoo kale Wasiirka Cadaaladda iyo Arrimaha Diinta Puntland ayaa ugu baaqay shirkaddaha duulimaadyadda inay u tartamaan tagitaanka dalka Saudi Arabia xilliyadda xajka, si meesha looga saaro qollo gaar ah oo afduub u haysata duulimaadka xajka. Waa markii ugu horeysay oo masuul ka tirsan Puntland uu si adag uga hadlo qiimo xad dhaaf ah oo dadka Soomaaliyeed lagu geeyo sanad kasta gudashada xajka. Abshir Dhiirane PUNTLAND POST The post Wasiirka Cadaaladda Puntland oo si adag uga hadlay lacagta lagu tago Xajka appeared first on Puntland Post.

Dhoobley (Caasimadda Online) – Saraakiisha Ciidamada ammaanka degmada Dhoobley ee Jubbaland ayaa sheegay Howlgal gaar ah oo Sabtidii ina dhaaftay ay ka fuliyeen banaanka degmada in ay ku soo qabteen Saddex nin oo Ajaanib ah. Waxa ay sheegeen Saraakiisha raggan in ay ka tirsan yihiin xoogaga ururka Al-shabaab, islamarkaana lagu soo qabtay Howlgal ka dhacay degaanka Tuulo-barwaaqo oo 12-KM ujira Magaalada Dhoobley ee Jubbaland. Raggan Saddexda ah ayaa waxaa laga soo qabtay degaanka Tuulo-barwaaqo oo ku yaalla Agagaarka xuduuda u dhaxeysa Soomaaliya iyo Kenya, waxayna xilligaasi isku dayayeen in ay u baxsadaan dhanka gudaha Kenya. Sarkaal u hadlay Ciidamada ammaanka degmada Dhoobley ayaa sheegay laba ka mid ah raggan in ay wateen Aqoonsiyada dalka Tanzania, halka midka kalena uu watay dhalasho Kenya ah. Wuxuu kaloo sheegay sarkaalkan raggan in ay yihiin Dagaalyahano cusub oo Shabaab ah, kuwaasi oo doonayay in ay weeraro ka geystaan Soomaaliya iyo dalalka deriska la ah, sida Kenya. Maamulka degmada Dhoobley iyo Saraakiisha Ciidamada oo weli aanan shaacin magacyada raggan ayaa waxa ay ku wareejiyeen Ciidamada Kenya ee qeybta ka ah AMISOM, si loogu sameeyo baaritaano dheeraad ah. Ciidamada Jubbaland iyo kuwa Kenya ayaa maalmahan dambe waxa ay dhaq dhaqaaqyo Ciidan ka wadeen degaanada banaanka ka ah magaalada Dhoobley, si ammaanka loo xaqiijiyo. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Jubbaland oo gacanta ku dhigtay ajaanib ka tirsan Ururka Al-Shabaab (Akhriso tirada) appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Muqdisho (Caasimadda Online) – Waaxda howlaha farsamada ee Dowladda Hoose Xamar ayaa bilaabay dayactir ay ku Sameynayaan Kontorolada laga Soo galo Xarunta Aqalka Dowladda Hoose ee Xamar Si loo xaqiijo Amniga Xarunta Aqalka Dowladda Hoose ee Xamar. Agaasime ku Xigeenka Waaxda howlaha farsamada dowladda hoose Mudane Bashiir Shuumbe Shuute oo ka Hadlay dayactirkan lagu Sameynayo kontoroolada ayaa sheegay in ay muhiim tahay in la sameeyo koontaroolada maadama ay tahay in laxaqiijiyo Amniga Xarunta Aqalka Dowladda Hoose ee Xamar. Guddoomiye ku Xigeenka 1aad ee Amniga iyo Siyaasadda Maamulka Gobolka Banaadir Maxamed Cabdullaahi Maxamed Mohamed Tuulah ayaa horay u amray dhismaha Koontarooladaan si loo adkeeyo amniga Aqalka Dowladda Hoose ee Xamar. The post Sawiro: Maxay tahay sababta keentay in biro lagu xiro Albaabada laga soo galo xarunta Gobolka appeared first on Caasimada Online.

BEKARREDAR, Ethiopia (AP) - The 25-year-old Kedija had her external genitalia removed and her vagina sewn up when she was just seven days old. She has faced a lifetime of pain. Source: Hiiraan Online

An unprecedented "cluster" of Minnesotans aspiring to become jihadists overseas fueled the nation's highest rate of terrorism recruitment, according to a new study that also found that attempts to travel to Syria or Iraq are on a steady decline since 2015. Source: Hiiraan Online

Somalia’s minister for post, telecom and technology after meeting with his counterpart in Djibouti said his Ministry is organizing in Mogadishu a conference for the telecom operators of Somalia, Djibouti Telecom/Government in late March to discuss collaboration in the Djibouti African Regional Express (DARE) project. The DARE undersea fiber optic cable is planned to run from Djibouti and Mombasa with planned branching units for Berbera, Bosasso, and Mogadishu. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu (HOL) - President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has formally opened the 6th National Security Council Meeting in Mogadishu on Tuesday. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu (HOL) - The Central Bank of Somalia (CBS) has announced that 19 employees who have reached retirement age will receive a bank pension. Source: Hiiraan Online

Somali residents of Minnesota now have a new source of news tailored to them thanks to a new initiative by Minnesota Public Radio. Source: Hiiraan Online

February 6 marks International Day for Zero Tolerance on female genital mutilation (FGM). FGM, also referred to as female circumcision or female genital cutting, is a harmful practice. But despite its dangers, it is important to approach FGM with cultural sensitivity. Changing conceptions of FGM must come from within the communities that practise them and not imposed on by outsiders. FGM is also clouded by misconception, The Daily Vox debunks some commonly held myths about the practice. Source: Hiiraan Online

Fadumo Mohamed (centre) and two other women sifting frankincense for export/Abdirahman Abdi Mohamed/ Fadumo Mohamed, 37, is thinking of going back to the IDP camp in Bosaso, where she lived nine years ago. She has been working in a company that exports frankincense, but business has reduced so drastically due to the drought that she can no longer be sure of taking home any money for the children. The frankincense-yielding boswellia trees that grow on steep hillsides and crags in the mountainous areas of Bari and Sanag regions of northern Somalia have suffered badly from the prolonged drought. Local men climb the hills early in the mornings to slash the bark of the trees to tap the aromatic resin used in incense and perfumes. The amount of resin they bring back has generally fallen by around three quarters over the past three years of drought. Fadumo, a single mother of seven, sits with other women ion the floor sifting dust of the chunks of dried resin, and sorting the pieces ready for packing for export. They are paid for the amount of frankincense they process – roughly $6.4 (180,000 Somali shillings) for a large sack. “Nowadays I only get work occasionally,” Fadumo told Radio Ergo. “Around 10 women sit and do the amount of work that used to be done by just two of us. We share the small income we get so everyone gets something to take home. Last year, Fadumo mostly went back home empty handed from the frankincense firm. She was forced to start buying food for the family from local stores on credit. She has not been able to pay her house rent for four months and her debts at the food stores amount to more than $300. Mohamed Samatar Yusuf, chairman of the frankincense exporters in Bari region, said unemployment has affected hundreds of women working in 23 small factories preparing frankincense. Only three of these businesses are still in partial production, all the rest have closed down. Around 80 per cent of the world’s frankincense is grown in Somalia. The aromatic resin is exported to Djibouti, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Oman and the United Arab emirates. From there it goes all over the world, especially to Europe and America, where demand for the essential oils distilled from frankincense has increased in recent years. Over-tapping of the trees to meet export demands combined with plagues of insects, and deforestation, have all taken their toll on frankincense production. But the ongoing harsh drought might have the most lethal impact yet on this 5,000-year-old trade. Duale Haji Yusuf has 400 frankincense-producing trees that used to bring in around 1,000 kg of the valuable resin a year. Last year, however, he harvested only 250 kg. The tress did not remain long in blossom and some did not flower at all due to the lack of rain. Duale used to count on making $7,000 a year from his trees, but now is lucky to get $2,000. He has to pay for school fees and all other needs for his large family of 13 children. Mohamed Samatar Yusuf said 110 shareholders in the 23 small factories last year exported frankincense worth $100,000. This was a fraction of the $500,000 earned from exports in previous good years. Frankincense has been second only to livestock in Somalia’s exports.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia's capital Mogadishu is under security lockdown on Tuesday with roads closed ahead of the celebrations to mark President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's one year in office. Source: Hiiraan Online

Northeastern regional commissioner Mohamud Saleh yesterday praised security agents in Mandera for efforts in the war against al Shabaab. Source: Hiiraan Online