All somalis are cousins somaliland should never change its foreign policy because of warring factions in somalia. It shoiuld only support one side for their long term interest. I believe these clashes will end soon since those figjting are also kin. Siyaasada somalia ku aadan qabila is dilaya looma badalo.

Hows faroole being the president again a habaar or sharif sakin leading his people into federalism or Khatumo holding shirar We know in 2014 if my predictions become true or not

The incumbent president of Puntland Faroole will be re elected as President President Bashar Asad will defeat the Saudi Al nusra jihadists Genel oil firm will start oil exploration in Somaliland Egypt will get a Military leader probably General Abdilaziz sisi. President of Sudan Basheer will die or be overthrown President Hassan of Somalia and his new Prime Minister will have renewed drama in 2014 Sharif Sakiin will present him self as the President of Bay and bakool and lower shabelle regions Another African state will deploy its troops to Somalia. Somalia and Somaliland talks will collapse. Yemeni houthis will gain allot of momentum in Yemen Khatumo will be in a pursuit to a hold a conference some where in their territories. Pope francis will tour Africa

Somalia symbolically ended the 22 years civil war after a permanent government was established and the Somali elders selected members of parliament.But substantiality the civil has turned a different course where Somalis are still fighting along tribal lines.Somali academics intellectuals have gradually repeated that reconciliation is the way forward. But than a question rises who reconciles with whom , who is the victim who is the aggressor. And in Somalia talking about the civil war on a national level still remains controversial and highly delicate. Yesterday the Somali president spoke in the media calling for a peaceful solution but his government lacks the very tools and functionality to win the trust and minds of the people he supposed to govern. People can say allot about Alshabaab with their extremist views and policies but tribal warfare was unknown in the regions they previously governed. Though Somalia is making steady progress in some area's Mogadishu the capital being under construction people being able to return but the problems as how a country functions remains the biggest challenge for the government but also for the citizens. The army still functions as a militia and is still not able to take a single village with out the African union troops. How ever we should take in account that 2 years ago Most of Somalia was under Alshabaab today this is not the case but the problems cant be tackled by those in charge. The year is ending we are heading towards 2014 soon it will be 10 years since the first TFG government was put together of Colonel Cabdilahi Yusuf. And it some how remains Somalis are still struggling with the same problems

Some scripts will bite the dust soon

Read the Golden rules of SOL stop naming clans , its against the rules dont derail this topic and spew your Qabil Xaar some where else.

Raisal wasaaraha cusub cayda iyo aflagaadada halaga dayo wa nin sharfeed qofki oon aan shaqadi ba loo dhaarin bey ka hortagayaan. I have read the man cv and he seems to be an honest and god fearing man.

Oday I told kenyans to but out sl internal affairs pirates can comment on sl affairs. I have no problem with pirates the muqdishaawis to comment on sll issues . Just kenyans not.

If you want to socialize with somalia be my guest but don't try to socialize with the somalilanders while claiming that you want divide their nation along clan lines.I know kenyans slaughter eachother during the elections but have u seen somalilanders do that. No somalilanders get along fine and they don't need some foreigner from kenya to the bidding for somalia another country. You said before u don't care if somalia and somaliland go their separate ways officially in the eyes of the world but you have the greater Somali fairytale map on your page. You hate the fact that somalilanders buried that dream, you want somalis of somalia and somaliland to play a strong role in your betterment in kenya. But we made sure you are on your own and this hurts u deeply .

Cabdi cawar cannot bring any progress he is a failed politician. Puntland needs a person like faroole.

Faroole wil win the elections cabdi cawar will be shamed again. Faroole 2014 for puntand.

Noo tallaabo always remain. Neutral on somalia affairs waxa is dilaya ha is dilaan its not your war the only time sl should pick sides if some on in somalia wishes to meet somaliland half way . Never play with your cards to early by the way why would somaliland go against the hags, those who are making or calling the loudest for injustice in lower shabelle also sidelined others in lower jubba. Dhag looma dhigo.

There are no solutions the status quo will remain.

What do you mean an NGO created project South Sudan people need to strengthen their institutions and broaden their skills these people have been exploited for to long they are not there yet but this is Africa nothing is easy. i think it will all normalize but the tensions will remain the nuer and dinka conflict is a long conflict between the 2 for decades.

Suldaan Faisal is a god fearing man the man has allot of great ideas, he just can put it together well he doesn't use diplomatic language , But the man deeply loves Somaliland when he sees something wrong he tells it like this. He is an honest man i hope if ucid wins the next presidential elections i hope his presidential candidate Jamaal can execute his policies well and he can be the hidden Ayatollah behind the curtains.

Exactly

Second day of deadly clashes in South Sudan At least 66 dead in fighting, and 10 senior officials held in what president says is a coup attempt by former deputy. Last updated: 17 Dec 2013 18:37 Ads by BetterSurfAd Options Fresh clashes have broken out in the South Sudanese capital Juba, and at least 66 soldiers have been killed, a day after President Salva Kiir said security forces had put down an attempted coup by supporters of his former deputy. The US embassy said on its Twitter account late on Tuesday that that all of its citizens in the country should "depart immediately". The account tweeted that it would outline evacuation options on Wednesday morning. "So far we have lost seven soldiers who died while they were waiting for medical attention and a further 59 who were killed outside," doctor Ajak Bullen said on the local Radio Miraya. Poor communications in Juba, where the mobile phone system has not operated since Monday evening, meant it was difficult to obtain a broad picture of the number of dead during the clashes, which have involved heavy arms and artillery. Kiir said on Monday the fighting between army factions was a bid to seize power by the former vice president, Riek Machar, whom he sacked in July. The two men, from different ethnic groups, which have clashed in the past, have long been political rivals. Analysts said divisions between them run deep and rivalries in army ranks have long simmmered. Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh, reporting from neighbouring Nairobi, spoke to South Sudan's Information Minister Michael Makuei Lueth who confirmed at least 10 very senior former government officials have been arrested, including six cabinet ministers. The government named the men on its website. There are conflicting reports about the whereabouts of Riek Machar. The government claims he is on his way to Unity State, whereas Machar's spokesperson said he is in fine condition and "very much still in Juba", Rageh said. Heavy weapons Gunfire - including the sporadic firing of heavy weapons - resumed in the early hours of Tuesday and was still audible at 9am (0600 GMT). It appeared to come from a military headquarters, a few kilometres from the centre of town. South Sudan's president says coup attempt 'foiled' Residents near Juba airport, which has been closed since Monday, were woken before dawn by gunshots and blasts, a UN worker said. Others also reported bouts of shooting. The streets of Juba were deserted, with only military vehicles to be seen and civilians barricaded in their homes. Kiir had said in a statement on Monday that security forces had regained control, although a dawn-to-dusk curfew had been imposed. "The attackers went and [the] armed forces are pursuing them," Kiir said. "I promise you today that justice will prevail." Details of the claimed coup remained sketchy, but South Sudan's Foreign Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin told the Associated Press news agency that troops in the main army base raided a weapons store in Juba but were repulsed. Civilians take refuge The UN deputy special representative for South Sudan, Toby Lanzer, told Al Jazeera on Tuesday that about 16,000 civilians were now taking refuge from the fighting in two UN compounds. "We will of course do everything we can do protect people. Many people who are coming require health care of all types," he said. "Some people have been injured. We've got challenges of a variety - and the water and sanitation situation is also something that we are grappling with." Tension had been mounting in South Sudan since Kiir's sacking of Machar. The men belong to different ethnic groups - Kiir to the Dinka, the most powerful, and Machar to the Nuer, but it is not clear whether this latest tension is due to ethnic or political divisions. Machar, who has expressed a willingness to contest the presidency in 2015, told Al Jazeera in July that if the country is to be united it cannot tolerate "one man's rule or it cannot tolerate dictatorship." His sacking, part of a wider dismissal of the entire cabinet by Kiir, had followed reports of a power struggle within the ruling party. South Sudan's government has struggled to create a functioning state since it declared independence from Sudan in 2011 after years conflict with Khartoum during a war that often saw south-south clashes.

Mad mullah the berbera coridor project was a long project which started nearly a decade ago. So it will take time before it starts. Projects started in 2010 are about to be finilized the socable project for example is alsmost finished. The berbera port investment is a huge issue will take some time to but it will come. Genel is back and exploration is about to happen. So its all in place

I never take their words serious when it concerns somaliland. The somali speaking kenyans are just angry a somalilander put their little shifta war to an end more than 45 years ago. They havent been the same ever since. Somalidu waxay tidha dameer aan saaranahay maxay dhuusadisu iga tari. The rest of the defeated lot are cornered and guardered by kenyans. Few days ago shabaab took out their highest commander in kismayo. Somaliland is not somalia aliens iska ma so geli karan.

Here is the full interview of the sultan

Who said Somaliland detest Somalia ,Somalia and Somaliland share the name Somali together , both in their country names, its you who is making the fuss why are kenyans always like to create problems first it was between Kismayo and the somali government and now its between Somalia and Somaliland.I dont understand Somalia and Somaliland people socialize together , but why are Kenyans here what is their purpose here.

This opposition talk i watched the inteview yesterday on hctv will post it for you he called for somaliland to remove the garowe clan enclave from taleex and boocame. He called the government to join hIs nation dialogue. He never said somaliland is somalia he said. We should not call un staff for somalia . Somalia and somaliland. They are for somalia we have nothing to do with them. Somali media puts peoples words out of context watch the whole interview. Sultan faisal is a rightwing sl nationalist but he is opposition.

Who said i dislike somalia , somalia and somaliland will for ever remain neighbors. And i have not heard sol admins being against somalilanders on sol while we have kenyans here. Somalia and Somalilanders have issues regarding their relations. They are still closer to somalilanders than kenyans you know. Somalilanders are here to discuss things with their neighbors the people of somalia. They are not waiting for kenyans here this not kenyan online. And technically somalilanders have the right to here aslong as somalia claims somaliland territory. They have allot to discuss. But why are kenyans here what is their purpose. Somalia and somaliland are both my people.

Mad_Mullah;991525 wrote: But you're saying that he, as a Kenyan shouldn't interfere in Somaliland affairs but aren't you doing the same as a Lander commenting on Somalia affairs? I am saying that the UN/world won't have a reason to accept Somaliland's independence unless Shabab rules Puntland and they want to prevent Shabab from taking over Somaliland so that it doesn't have a base next to Djibouti which would be devastating for the world economy. Somalia claims Somaliland thus gives me the right on commenting on Somalia affairs does Kenya claim Somaliland or does Somaliland claim Kenya. As for Shabaab it will be very difficult for shabaab to annex puntland for some reason i believe the west fuels the Shabaab Somali conflict and keeps supporting shabaab so that the African dictators receive their pay checks from Brussels.