I mean saying NAY in SOL won't change a thing about the politics ...... your vote is needed to support and let your KUlmiye win ...

Somtel is not operating here yet .... It is almost raining here ...

You simply need to come here and say that inside the polling station .......

While some are glad of US aid, others feel it comes at a price The US military say they are fighting an unconventional war in Africa through the newly activated Africa Command, or Africom, by focusing on humanitarian efforts and training African armies – with the promise of preventing terrorism. Haru Mutasa, Al Jazeera's Africa correspondent, reports on why some people are questioning the motives behind the aid and why it is linked to the US military. Many families lost everything in Kenya's post-election violence 10 months ago. In Ngarua Primary School in Eldoret in Western Kenya, there used to be a classroom. Now lessons take place inside a tent. After the violence, the Kenyan government asked the United States to help rebuild the school. "I didn't even know where to start," says Jane Mureithi, a teacher at the school. "But when they came and told us they were going to help, I was so happy. It was the first assistance I got." US soldiers have now almost finished construction and, by early next year, teaching in tents will be a thing of the past. 'No ulterior motive' But many people are asking, what is in it for the Americans? "I can tell you with a straight face, and I swear on my mother's grave, our mission here is purely humanitarian," says Paul Deis, a US Navy Captain. "There's no ulterior motive." People in Kenya's Rift Valley do need help in rebuilding their lives - some say they are still too scared to go home. But sceptics believe there is another reason why the US is doing humanitarian work in Africa. And some Africans even suspect George Bush, the US president, is on an anti-Islamic crusade here. "They are not doing it for the sake of trying to assist us in education and health," says local Sheikh, Mohamed Dor. "What they are trying to do is create a temporary base where, according to them, they still think there are al-Qaeda networks at the coast. "But I can assure you there are no al-Qaeda networks at the coast [nor] all over Kenya." Leaders wary The US says it sees the Horn of Africa as a potential haven for "terror groups". And that is why African soldiers are being trained in Djibouti and other parts of the continent - one way the US hopes to win its so-called "war on terror". It is also partly why the US wants an African command centre based on the continent, to co-ordinate all American military and security interests - an area of responsibility covering all of Africa, except Egypt. The budget for 2008 was $75.5 million. For the 2009 financial year, the US defence department asked congress for $392 million, a huge leap. But because most African leaders are wary of the military initiative, Africom is still run out of Germany. So, to build trust on the continent, the US is trying to win "hearts and minds". Suspicions remain Refugees International says the amount of development aid controlled by the Pentagon has shot up from three per cent to 22 per cent, but the percentage controlled by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) has shrunk from 65 per cent to 40 per cent. "I don't see Africom as an organisation that should be a major player in humanitarian aid projects – that’s not the role of the US military," says David Shinn, a political analyst at George Washington University. "And I think that was talked up at the beginning as sort of the new concept for a military command. "The final analysis is that non-governmental organisations, USAID and international organisations ought to be doing the vast majority of that." Instead, some analysts suggest that the US adopt a different approach to fighting terrorism - by implementing effective policies that promote good governance and democracy – instead of military force in places like Somalia for example. But some Africans are still suspicious of the US. While grateful for the humanitarian assistance they are getting, many are wary of how a militarised US policy towards Africa will affect them in the future. Source: Al Jazeera

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABYGIRL

loooooooool@white loxoox ........ Norf, No i didn't get the text ,,, use the other tools niyow that text thing is not working for me lately ...... Yep that is good but don't spend 8 of the 10 days in Burco sidaadii ,,,

why did you have to grab her behind you lil dirty ,,, You thought her behind is loxoox ???

I'm here boyzz ..... was having my tea then coffee after waxoogaa loxoox ah and subag ,,, Subax wanaagsan yall ........

Si fiican baan u fahmay wuxuu ka hadlaayo lakin dee maxay kaaga taalaa 5 sano iyo dheeraad baa ka soo wareegtay oo ma filayo inuu arinkan weli war ka taagan yahay ...........

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She is just trying to invent new Somali dee ,,

looooooooooooooooool@Furaashkaaga la dhac and shoot the blankets! ... ,,, saqajaan waar waa sahlan tahay in la helo hadii trace ka la hayo iyo cidaheeda ...... Anigaba mid baa iga luntay oo 25 sano ayay maraysaa intaan raadinayo ... i only know her first name and that is it. I've a hint that she is in the UK lakin dad aan diray iguma soo war celin weli ,,,

Likely ??? ,,,

Hargeisa (Observer): The long-time principal of Sheikh and Amoud Schools was honoured on Thursday with the establishment of an educational charity in his name. The foundation, the Darlington (Gacmadheere) Foundation was announced by Mr. Eid Ali Salan Ahmed, a former graduate of Sheikh Secondary School (class of 69), Dr. Said Mohamed Gees (class of 68) and Mr, Ali Abdi Odowa, Director-General of the Ministry of Education. Mr. Eid Ali Salaan Ahmed, who also represented the Somaliland Society in Europe (SSE), explained that after his death in April of 2007, Richard Darlington’s family first established a post-graduate scholarship endowment at the prestigious Cambridge University in the UK from which Darlington graduated. The endowment will be started with 250,000 Pounds Sterling bequeath from Richard Darlington’s estate. The endowment will be administered by the Caius College of Cambridge University and the proceedings will be used to help gifted students from Somaliland universities to complete postgraduate work at Cambridge. Eid also explained that with the help of SSE and Darlington’s family the new Darlington (Gacmdheere) Foundation will help deserving Somaliland secondary school leavers to attend local universities. Darlington’s family will donate the initial startup funds, but Eid urged all Somaliland citizens, especially graduates of Sheikh and Amoud Secondary Schools, many of whom are among Somaliland’s elite to help with this foundation. At the ceremony Eid read a statement from Richard and Susan Sills, Richard Sills representing Darlington’s family. Richard Sills is Mr. Darlington’s cousin and executor of his will. Dr. Ahmed Hussein Esa (class of 71) and Director of IPRT praised the SOS foundation for rebuilding Sheikh after the ravages of the civil war. He reminded the audience that school is now called GC Meiner Sheikh Secondary School and suggested that another good way of remembering Darlington’s name would be to name the school after him; a proposal which was taken under advisement by the dignitaries at the ceremony. Richard R. Darlington came to Somaliland after the 2nd World War. From the late 1950’s to 1971 he served as a teacher and headmaster at Sheikh and Amoud, turning them into some of the finest secondary schools in the region. He left Somaliland just two years after Siad Barre’s coup d’état.

AN UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT A 19-year-old girl was killed Saturday in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland after police opened fire on a rowdy crowd, Radio Garowe reported. The victim, identified as Hamda Ahmed Abdi, died at the scene in Borama, capital of Awdal region. Our correspondent reported that another girl, who was unidentified, was also wounded. Police reinforcements led by Borama police chief Muse Abdullahi Hanfi rushed to the scene, but the commander was injured in a car accident on his way to the location and was being treated at a local hospital. It is not clear why the crowd became violent and local police officials have refused to comment on the matter, but it is the first incident of violence since the voter-registration process kicked off in Somaliland earlier this month. In Sool region, which is under Somaliland control, the region's influential traditional elders issued a warning to Somaliland's separatist rulers. Speaking in Garowe, capital of rival sub-state Puntland, the Sool clan elders led by Garad Saleban Garad Mohamed warned Somaliland officials not to bring the voter-registration process to Las Anod, capital of Sool region. Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991 but has not been recognized internationally, although the region enjoys relative stability and has a functioning administration. The breakaway region is slated to hold presidential elections in March 2009 with three political parties competing in the elections.

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Odayga maxaa file u save garaysan ,,,, Waar wuu gaboobay walee ,, Inaalillaahi ,,

Xataa anaa ? ,,,, Ma adigii baa xataa hadlaya ,,,, Sayidkii muxuu yidhi ? ,, Yamyam iyo qadaad weyn baa isu timid ,,,

Does that make him suitable for a President ???

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looooooooool@baaruud ,,, nimco magaceeda oo sadexan iyo reerkeeda soo sheeg anigaa dhegtaa soo qabanayee ,,, suldaanada iyo caaqilada uun baa la waydiiyaaye ,,, Allamagan ,,, mayee waa kan Hargeisa ku yaala ,,,

I don't think i can find a photo of him now ,, i'll share when i get one IA...

Yes ,, i remember the encounter he had with that very old woman in Afgooye (was it?) and the little gabay he said when he woke up in the morning ,,, I used to sit with him sometimes and listen to his stories before he passed away ..... the man was extra ordinary ,,,,,

looooooooooool ,,, yeah i think it will make him happy ,,,

loooooooooooooool ,, you are too far behind sxb. That is what always happens during the elections even in Ethiopia and Djibouti. Not only UDUB but other parties are involved. Whenever there is an election in Somali galbeed people move there to vote ,,, whenever there is the same elections in Djibouti Somaliland cities are almost empty and they all cross the border to take part.