By Andrew Quinn Wednesday, January 16, 2013 WASHINGTON - (Reuters) - The United States will on Thursday officially recognize the Somali government in Mogadishu, ending a hiatus of more than 20 years and opening the door to increased U.S. and international economic help for the violence-plagued African nation, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will announce the shift during a meeting with visiting Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, whose election last year marked the first vote of its kind since warlords toppled military dictator Mohamed Siad Barre in 1991, Assistant Secretary of State Johnnie Carson told reporters. "When the secretary meets with Hassan Sheikh tomorrow, she will exchange diplomatic notes with him and recognize the Somali government in Mogadishu for the first time in 20 years," Carson told a news briefing. The United States never formally severed diplomatic ties with Somalia, whose slide into anarchy was highlighted by the 1993 "Black Hawk Down" incident which saw militia fighters shoot down two U.S. military helicopters over Mogadishu. In subsequent years, al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgents seized control of large areas in the south and central parts of the country before Ethiopian, Kenyan and African peacekeeping (AMISOM) troops began a long, U.S.-supported counter offensive aimed at restoring order. The formation of the new government led by Mohamud is the culmination of a regionally brokered, U.N.-backed effort to end close to two decades of fighting that has killed tens of thousands of people. Carson said the U.S. decision to formally recognize the new government underscored the progress toward political stability that Somalia has made over the past year, including "breaking the back" of the al Shabaab insurgency. "We are a long way from where we were on Oct 3, 1993 when Black Hawk Down occurred in Mogadishu," Carson said. "Significant progress has been made in stabilizing the country, in helping to break up and defeat al Shabaab. Much more needs to be done, but we think enormous progress has been made and we have been at the very center of this in our support for AMISOM." Continued security concerns in Somalia were highlighted over the weekend when French commandos failed to win the release of a French agent held by militants since 2009 during a helicopter raid in southern Somalia. STEPS TOWARD MORE AID Clinton does not intend to announce any specific new aid packages for Somalia, which already receives significant U.S. humanitarian assistance for drought, famine and refugee relief, one senior U.S. official said. But formal U.S. recognition of the new government paves the way for new flows of assistance both from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other U.S. agencies as well as from international actors such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. "The fact that we recognize a government there will allow us to do things through USAID that we have not been able to do before. The fact that we recognize them as a legitimate government will allow the World Bank and the IMF to do things that they would not have been able to do before.This is major and it is significant," the official said. Mohamud and his team met with senior USAID officials as well as World Bank President Jim Yong Kim during their trip to Washington, U.S. officials said. The senior U.S. official said the United States did not have any immediate plan to reopen an embassy in Mogadishu but indicated that this could also eventually follow Thursday's announcement. U.S. policy on Somalia is currently handled by a special envoy based out of Nairobi. (Reporting By Andrew Quinn; Editing by Cynthia Osterman). Source: Reuters

Wadani..Xamar is still the most diverse, Its only the power dynamics that changed.

Coofle.....You need to differentiate, otherwise you are generalizing millions of Somalis, majority of who were decent people.

Coofle, wow such sweeping generalization.

A lot of hearsay.

Study the language before you diminish it.

In Columbus n cold.

lol, at this point, Its safe to say he's guilty.

^That one is even for more ******. Juxa...we, sure do love titles.

Juxa...That's what I am afraid, being committed by family lol. I have friend in mid-career and kid. She's about to take Law School Admission Test (LSAT) and want to start next year. So, you never know. N she's chemist, which I find interesting. Norf.....I would hate to fire people, not my thing. I work for the state government.. Hello Serenity about to fly, have pleasant morning folks.

I certainly don't enjoy being stuck at the office. I will enjoy while it lasts. Unfortunately, no longer student, I tried to stretch it with three years of graduate school, was considering law school or PHD for while but had to shelf that for now.

lol@uqori tuurey , funny someone was saying that earlier. NinYabaan....I am not sure. I am waiting till Somalis start calling him Dr.

^safety first lool

^Nice pics

I liked it for the time being, it takes me out of the city from few days to a week every month.. On rare occasions, a month.

Going to Columbus, work related. I travel quite bit now living hotels and airports.

Get a flight to catch in two hours. I slept with the windows open. Sunny San Diego was colder than Boston yesterday.

Stoic, Stop mocking our former president:p

Guddoomiyaha Gobolka Banaadir oo uga digay in Waxyaabo ka baxsan Diinta iyo Anshaxa Suubban lagu sameeyo Xeebta Liido Isniin, Jannaayo 14, 2013 (HOL) — Guddoomiyaha gobolka Banaadir, ahna duqa Muqdihso Maxamuud Axmed Nuur (Tarsan) ayaa uga digay dhallinta Soomaaliyeed ee ka yimid qurbaha inay waxyaabo anshaxa diinta iyo tan dalka ka baxsan ku sameeyaan xeebta Liido. Mudane Tarsan wuxuu sheegay in dhallinyarada ka yimid qurbaha ay niyada ku hayaan inaysan joogin dalalkii galbeedka ee ay ka yimaadeen balse ay ku sugan yihiin dal Islaam ah oo leh dhaqan wanaagsan iyo anshax suuban. “Waan uga digaynaa dhallinyarada ka yimid dibadaha dalka inay waxyaabo ka baxsan dhaqanka, diinta iyo asluubta wanaagsan ee dalkan iyo dadkan ay leeyihiin,” ayuu yiri Tarsan oo aan sheegin ciddii ay ku helaan in amarkan ay ku xadgudubtay tallaabada ay ka qaadi doonaan. Sidoo kale, duqa Muqdisho wuxuu amar ku siiyay ciidamada ammaanka ee ku sugan xeebaha Liido inay ka hortagaan cid walba oo anshax xusmo ku sameynaysa halkaas. “Ma ogolaan karno in wiil yar iyo gabar yar oo aan anshaxa iyo dhaqanka aan waxba ka ogeyn ay dalkan iyo dadkan oo dhan qarribaan,” ayuu yiri duqa Muqdisho, iyadoo digniintan ay noqonayso tii ugu horreysay oo uu maamulka gobolka Banaadir u jeediyo dadka u damaashaad iyo dabaal-taga xeebaha Muqdisho. Toddobaad walba dabayaaqadiisa ayaa waxaa xeebaha Muqdisho taga dad badan oo isugu jira, dhallinyaro, caruur iyo waayeel rag iyo dumar leh oo ku damaashaada xeebaha Liido iyo Jaziira ee Muqdisho, halkaasoo ah goobaha ay dadka intooda badan ku kulmaan. Inta badan dadka xeebaha taga ayaa waxay u badan yihiin dadka kasoo laabtay dibadaha dalka, kuwaasoo illaa gabaldhicii ku sugnaada halkaas, waxayna iyagoo koox-koox ah ay ku dabaashaan xeebaha. Maxamed Xaaji Xuseen, Hiiraan Online maxuseen@hiiraan.com Muqdisho, Soomaaliya

N I only oppose things that are not in my interest and that of my country.

iyo , angry bunch loool. They need to respect Ayeeyo. Saalax and AfricaOwn do seem angry these days.

^Are you saying their mother was cursed? N calling Faisal Waraabe a mad man? Nin abtigiis xumeey kheyr maleh. Unfortunately, that happened lot in the war. Somalis are practically all mixed.

I believe he's here at the invitation of BU African Presidential Center. It's residency program for former African leaders who left kursi peacefully when they were defeated at the ballot. Sharif was highly recommended by the State Department. Apparently, he left good impression on Hilary. He will be the latest addition to the African Presidential Lecture Series at the Center. http://www.bu.edu/apc/programs/african-president-in-residence-program/ http://www.bu.edu/apc/

^So actual are from block, cunug jisaaraye taahey. Warka xishood reer abtigaa iyo awuuwgaa.

^You are way off. Isn't the reer Abti to one of