^We know.

Daily Beast Thursday, March 08, 2012 The actor and humanitarian told the story of Dr. Hawa Abdi, the inspiring obstetrician whose medical camp in Somalia has saved thousands—but is now being overrun by militants. At the final onstage event of the night, Charlie Rose encouraged genocide survivor Sandra Uwiringiyimana to introduce Angelina Jolie, a woman whose spotlight, she says, has “taken justice to a whole new level” and has been able to provide hope for many people. Jolie, who is also a Goodwill Ambassador and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, gave a testimonial about Dr. Hawa Abdi, the obstetrician and gynecologist whose clinic in Somalia has been a haven for thousands of people since its founding in 1983. Dr. Abdi came to last year’s Women in the World summit as an icon for a peaceful society, and her story “illuminates the nightmare of tens of millions around the world,” said Jolie, “the internally displaced and the ones homeless within their homelands.” After more than two decades of murder, rape, disease, and most recently, famine, Somalia still only knows violence. But the camp was operated with strict rules of conduct, overseen by Dr. Abdi and her two daughters, both doctors themselves. Despite facing many obstacles, it was encroached only once, when militants invaded and took Dr. Abdi hostage. With the force of her moral authority, she lectured her own captors: “What have you ever done for Somalia?” Dr. Abdi was freed. Jolie told the audience that Dr. Abdi has faced an increasing number of challenges in the last 11 months. In early May, more than 200 men and women arrived at the gates of the camp, and by mid-summer, many children were dying. In July, the United Nations declared famine in the horn of Africa. Abdi’s medical staff nearly decamped to work for higher-paying NGOs in the region, Jolie said, and she had to dip into her 2012 funds to lure them back. The bad streak of luck continued: In November, the drought ended with an intense rain—and an epidemic of pneumonia struck the camp. The rebels united with another, larger force: al Qaeda. Five days ago, a dispatch came from the camp with more distressing news. A businessman arrived with militants and is claiming the camp’s land. “It is, right now, Friday morning in Somalia," Jolie said. "In a few hours, 400 human beings are about to become, once again, displaced.” It was a stark reminder that these challenges are unrelenting. Jolie continued on with one piece of good news: last week, Dr. Abdi was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Although she was unable to attend the summit, Abdi sent a message that illustrates hope after nearly all is lost: “I want to tell you [in the] last 27 years, I have given my people my heart and my soul. Still I did not lose my hope. One day my people's lives will change in a better way. I hope my children and the children who grow in camp, and are born in the hospital, will change the lives of Somali people, because I trained them to be honest, and be hard-working. The Nobel Peace Prize nomination comes at the right time. I was in a low level of hope. But the nomination lifted my morale and it gave me the continuous keeping of hope alive. If I win Nobel Peace Prize, I will empower economically Somali women and give home for homeless people. Thank you.”

Maaddeey;800793 wrote: ****** LOL@Maddeey...what did you say?

^Couldn't said better. I think the dismantling of Ethiopia can only come from within.

^LOL Stoic and NGONGE hada iyaagaa madaxda ah. I have seen Bashir Goth's articles poems/articles from late 80s, He did 180 when the regime fell.. Any criticism is well deserved, that's not to say those dishing out the criticism are any better.

We were so close to dismantling Ethiopia.

Maaddeey;800644 wrote: Tell that to Somalina Nin Eng Cadde kasii daran. Thread dhan mahadnaq uuba bilaawe.

Libya's Jalil rejects calls for Cyrenaica autonomy Libya's national unity will be defended with force if necessary, the head of the governing National Transitional Council (NTC) has said. Mustafa Abdel Jalil called on regional leaders to engage in dialogue, a day after senior figures in oil-rich eastern Libya called for semi-autonomy. Civic leaders in the east say they have experienced decades of neglect from Tripoli-based governments. Leaders from the region, which was once called Cyrenaica, made their call for more autonomy in a document issued after a meeting in Benghazi, which was the focal point of the revolution that toppled Muammar Gaddafi. They demanded a regional parliament, and control over the police force and courts, but stopped short of advocating a division of the country. They agreed that foreign policy, among other responsibilities, should be left to the government in Tripoli. But Mr Jalil said he would not allow a divided Libya. "We are ready to deter them, even with force," he said in a speech shown on national television. Other NTC members have claimed that the authors of the Benghazi declaration were trying to hijack the revolution and did not fully represent the region. However, correspondents say the declaration has significant popular support among people in Benghazi. Libya's three regions enjoyed federal power following the country's independence in 1951, until the country became a unitary state in 1963. Cyrenaica stretches from the central coastal city of Sirte to the Libyan-Egyptian border in the east - containing two-thirds of the country's oil reserves. The people of Cyrenaica, known as Barqa in Arabic, felt particularly marginalised and neglected under Gaddafi, who focused much of the development on the west. The city of Benghazi was the seat of the uprising that eventually toppled the former dictator. He warned that remnants of the Gaddafi regime were "infiltrating" their ranks. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-17284313

^Biiqbiiqdaada lagama nasanaayo for weeks.

Even Obama doesn't indulge in this sort of affair.

^Let's hope not.

I don't get these 'goodbyes' and 'welcome back' ceremonies-what waste of resources and time,

I wonder how the power dynamics if oil is actually found in Somalia. It should be an interesting moment in history. You gotta give to the Woyanes, I am surprised they are holding this country together for this long, I guess long enough to suck all resources.

You take sabbatical and go to Brazil for these sorts of things.

^You mean they could possibly be using our resources against us-dang it. Didn't they explore the area way back in 50s and 60s?

^My friend is there now and is having good time. He said people are coming back to the city. I am hoping sometime the end of this year, I will make it to Xamar.

The only game that I bothered to watch this year-n they lost.

^We are disorganized and busy with each other. One need structure and wise counsel.

Habo...Things are wonderful and it's 60 degrees today. We had no winter at all.

All the money we spent on Kenya...wow Aight, I'm gonna to Xamar instead,

LOL It looks like they are doing exploration in Somaligalbeed too.

Shabeel - 1 spudded and is drilling to a planned maximum depth of 3,800 meters. Drilling operations have also commenced on the Shabeel North-1 http://www.africaoilcorp.com/s/CurrentActivities.asp

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