The president just arrived in Djibouti received a warm welcome there

City names first black, hijab-wearing Lord Mayor 4 hours ago Lucy Ashton BBC News, South Yorkshire political reporter Sheffield Council The new Lord Mayor of Sheffield Safiya Saeed The new Lord Mayor of Sheffield has made history as the first black woman wearing a hijab to be appointed to the role. Labour's Safiya Saeed was inaugurated as the city's 128th Lord Mayor at a council meeting on Monday. Members of her family travelled from her home country of Somaliland for the ceremony at Sheffield Town Hall. Saeed said: "I am honoured to be the first black woman wearing a hijab to take this role. I came to Sheffield in 1985, and this city has truly become my home, a place where I have always felt I belong." ADVERTISEMENT The single mother-of-five, who was first elected as councillor for Burngreave in 2021, founded Reach Up Youth, a community project supporting young people, particularly those from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds. In her speech to the meeting she said she wanted "every voice, no matter how quiet, to feel heard in the heart of this city". The role of Lord Mayor is purely ceremonial, they do not have any powers but act as an ambassador for the city. Sheffield Green Party Councillor Angela Argenzio is the new Green Party leader ADVERTISEMENT Meanwhile, politicians have also been selecting a new leader and two new party leaders. With 36 Labour councillors, 28 Liberal Democrats, 14 Green, five Sheffield Community Councillors and one independent the council is in no overall control. However, with the most councillors Labour's Tom Hunt was re-elected as council leader. After Shaffaq Mohammed stood down from the role , Martin Smith has been named as leader of the Liberal Democrats. Mohammed, who was nominated for a life peerage in the House of Lords in 2024, will remain as a councillor fo Ecclesall. In the Green Party, Angela Argenzio replaced Douglas Johnson as leader, with Johnson stepping back after six years at the helm.

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Former president Daahir rayaale Kahin sends his congrats

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Madaxweyne Cirro: Somaliland oo qaran ah waxay wax ka tari kartaa xal u helista dhibaatooyinka Soomaaliya Axad, May 18, 2025 (HOL) - Madaxweynaha Somaliland, Cabdiraxmaan Maxamed Cabdillaahi Cirro, ayaa sheegay in ay dadaal badan geliyeen raadinta aqoonsiga Somaliland, isla markaana ay waraaqo u direen caalamka. Waxa uu sheegay in Somaliland oo qaran ah ay wax weyn ka tari karto nabadda gobolka. Madaxweyne Cirro waxa uu xusay in go’aankii ay gaadheen guddoonkii SNM, beelaha iyo bulshada Somaliland ee ay ku dhawaaqeen ka bixitaanka midowgii, uu ahaa go’aankii ugu saxsanaa, isaga oo sheegay in haddii aan gooni isu taagga la qaadan, Somaliland aanay gaadhi lahayn halka ay maanta taagan tahay. "Waxaanu go’aansannay in Soomaalida qolo waliba si gooni ah u saxdo wixii ka khaldamay, waxaana aaminsannahay in walaalaheen ugu dambayn arrinta ka garaabi doonaan, oo ay fahmi doonaan in siyaabo kale oo badan wax lagu wada qabsan karo," ayuu yidhi Madaxweyne Cirro. Waxa uu sheegay in reer Somaliland ay khibrad durugsan u leeyihiin dhismaha dowladnimo, isla markaana haddii ay noqdaan qaran madaxbannaan, ay wax weyn ka tari karaan dib-u-dhiska dowladnimada Soomaaliya. "Waxaanu ku kalsoonahay in Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland oo qaran madaxbannaan ahi ay wax badan ka qaban karto xal u helista dhibaatada raagtay ee Soomaaliya haysta," ayuu yidhi. Waxa uu ugu baaqay dalalka deriska iyo waddamada caalamka in ay tixgelin siiyaan dadaallada aqoonsi-raadinta ee Somaliland, isaga oo sheegay in dhawaan uu madaxda dunida u diray waraaqo uu kaga codsanayo in Somaliland la siiyo aqoonsi caalami ah. Waxa kale oo uu sheegay in Somaliland lagu dhisay is-cafin iyo nabadaynta gudaha ah, taasoo uu tilmaamay in caalamku wax ka baran karo, islamarkaana waddamada burburay ay qaadan karaan si ay dib ugu soo noqdaan saaxadda caalamka. Madaxweynaha oo ka hadlayay xuska 18-ka May, ayaa sheegay in Somaliland ay iswaafajisay dhaqanka, diinta iyo dowladnimada casriga ah, isla markaana ay qabatay 8 doorasho oo si nabad ah, turxaan la’aan ahna u dhacay.

Confederation will never be accepted hassan or the Mogadishu bunker goverment isnt ever going to agree with that they agreed to federalism just because there was no other altarnative

So but what sort of pressure can the USA put on the bunker if culusow doesn’t want to listen what are the options

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman’s posts Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman @SenateForeign By rejecting Taiwanese travel documents, Somalia’s government bows to China’s unreasonable demands and claims sovereignty over Somaliland. But territory more firmly in its control remains a hub for arms traffickers and militants. The contradiction is clear. https://nytimes.com/2025/04/30/world/africa/taiwan-somalia-passport-ban-china.html

Sanaag capital ceerigaabo down town square

ceerigaabo 18 may early celebrations huwan no where to be seen

bad news for dawarsi state supporters awdal is rocking With the Somaliland celebrations where is galbeedi

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Our best generation who were born after the second world war and fought the hardest in the SNM wars had only one thing in their mind that their great grand childeren would grow up and live as free men and woman in their own republic. There is no price u dhigmo freedom