So they are SOMALIS .......

transitional government troops burned several homes Not the Ethiopians eh ??

hehehe

First, sheekadu ma khasab aan ku soo baxo baa, like i win or i'll kick your head. Second, why is he the judge if he cannot defend himself or know how to defend ?? ,,

looool ,, No i haven't met them.

Originally posted by Sophist: "Kismayo is clean and free, Thanks to Allah and Al-Shabaab." This is a Shirk statement, revise it old chap. Yes, i agree with you. That is Shirk.

Dadka intiina kale, waxaan idin leeyahay, "Allow nimaan wax ogayn hacadaabin"... AAMIIN ,,,,,,,,

Here is an informative post on women (in Rwanda and Angola) with national leadership roles. THIS POST comes from Cho, the Zambian Economist. I agree with Cho and think that if the same thing were done throughout the continent, such that the percentage of women MP's reflected their population percentages instead of a finite 30%, that this would have a very lasting and positive effect on the continent's continued development. Excerpt: "Angola is the latest country to follow Rwanda's example with implementation of the 30% rule in the upcoming elections - a third of candidates in the upcoming parliamentary elections are female, thanks to the government quota - read more here . The impact of the 30% rule on Rwanda is unclear, but the latest report suggests that the high presence of women in the Rwandan parliament has led to positive policy outcomes for children."

Alla maxaa idin haysta.

I like UNISA ,,,, it is the leading African university in this kind of business. It is cheaper than the others with high quality.

Somalis name kidnapped Western journalists MOGADISHU, Aug 24 (Reuters) Somalia's journalists' union identified two young Western reporters on Sunday who were kidnapped near Mogadishu a day earlier, and said it believed they were being held hostage by gunmen in the capital. The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) said they were Amanda Lindhout, a Canadian reporter based in Baghdad but freelancing for French television and Canada's Global National News. She was seized with Nigel Brennan, a freelance Australian photojournalist, a local translator and a local driver.

MOGADISHU, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Unidentified gunmen kidnapped two Western journalists on Saturday near Somalia's capital Mogadishu, residents and a security source said. The pair, believed to be an Australian man and Canadian woman, were apparently seized during a visit to camps for displaced civilians at Elasha, south of the city. "We heard that unknown gunmen abducted two foreign journalists, a white man and a white woman," Fatuma Ali, a primary school teacher in Elasha, told Reuters by telephone. Mohamed Ajos, head of security at Mogadishu's Shamo Hotel, said the pair had been staying there. "They left us this morning to visit internally displaced camps on the outskirts of Mogadishu," he told Reuters. "Now they are nowhere to be found. They were accompanied by a Somali translator and were to visit parts of Lower Shabelle region. They are believed to have been kidnapped." Ajos and another source at the hotel said the pair were freelance journalists and named them as Nigel, a 27-year-old Australian, and Amanda, 26, a Canadian, whose surname Canada's Global Television network gave as Lindhout, saying she was a freelance journalist from Sylvan Lake, Alberta. Gun-point abductions are common in the lawless Horn of Africa nation, where Islamist insurgents have been fighting the interim government and its Ethiopian military allies since the start of last year. The latest reported incident came a day after al-Shabaab rebels seized the strategic southern port of Kismayu from a pro-government clan militia in fighting that killed at least 70 people.

So was the ICU .... no ??

Originally posted by General Duke: ^^^No adeer no Ethiopians will come.This is a local issue and the people will deal with it. Horn, the gas is what? I thought the people dealt with the worlords in Muqdisho when the Ethiopians came ,,,,

Anigu in la raadiyo maan maqlin ee waxaan u maqlay markuu qof dhintaba inay caleeni ka soo dhacdo geedkaas.

anigaa gaadhsiinaya fariintaas ...... igu hallee baan ku idhi.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department announced on Wednesday that it was halting a program that re-united African refugees with their relatives in the United States after many fraudulent claims were caught by DNA testing. DNA has been used for several years now to establish relationships between claimants and their sponsors in the United States. Thousands of Africans have been allowed to settle in the United States since 1990 under the family reunification program, which accepts relatives such as parents or children of people who have already been admitted into the United States as refugees, or who were granted asylum. Unfortunately, according to the State Department, DNA testing has revealed that only 20% of claimants from seven African countries actually had a family relationship with their sponsors in the US. The seven countries were Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Ivory Coast, Guinea and Gambia and the program was suspended in these suspended with no indication whether it would resume or not. According to the State Department, the applicants were not actually tested to see if they were related to their sponsor in the US, but to see if the applicants were themselves related to each other. For example, a husband in the US applying for his relatives was not tested to see if he was related to claimants, but to see if those claiming to be relatives (the wife and her children) were in fact related to each other. The obvious problem being that families were bringing with them other people who were not related to them at all. Most applicants previously had come through those countries, although they were sometimes refugees from elsewhere. Many of the 3,000 who were tested were from Somalia, Ethiopia, or Liberia, the spokesman said.

“Somaliland is a Beacon of Hope” Fuad Nahdi of the Radical Middle Way speaking to Radio Waaheen. Hargeisa (Observer): Four prominent leaders of the UK Islamic community visited Somaliland between 19 and 22 August. The delegation was hosted by the British Embassy in Addis Ababa and was accompanied by two diplomats, one from the Foreign Office in London and the Second Secretary of the Addis Ababa Embassy. The four members of the delegation were Mr. Habib Malik of Islamic Relief, Sabin Malik Commissioner for the Women’s National Commission, Fuad Nahdi, a leading community figure and publisher of the Q-News and Sheikh Ahmed Babikir, founder of the Charity Ulfa Aid and a key figure in the Association of Muslim Schools who also works with the Yusuf Islam charity. The purpose of the visit was to engage with Somaliland NGOs, Muslim leaders and government officials on the status of Islam globally and in the UK and Somaliland and to build strong partnerships between British Muslims and Somaliland leadership, opinion formers, civil society leaders and youth. The delegation was also interested in finding out how better British government assistance can be utilized in Somaliland. The delegation met with about 12 members of the NGO community including Progressio, IPRT, VETAID, PENHA, NAGAAD, University of Hargeisa, Action Aid, African Education Trust and Muslim Aid UK. They also toured mosques, visited with imams and Somaliland Islamic scholars and government officials. They also paid a visit to the President of Somaliland. During a visit to Radiowaaheen, members of the delegation expressed their appreciation for the hospitality they have been accorded by the people of Somaliland. They were unanimous in their praise for Somaliland’s development, peace and security. One of the delegates, Fuad Nahdi, said that Somaliland was a beacon of hope in Africa. The delegation explained to all Somaliland audiences that the Muslim community in the UK was vibrant and enjoyed all the freedoms of citizenship in the UK, but that there were some problems like everywhere else. They pointed out that there were 4 Muslim members in the House of Commons and 11 in the House of Lords and the political might of the community was growing. They explained that there are more than 1200 mosques and other places of worship in the UK as well as Islamic schools. They also emphasized that when there are problems the Muslim community was quite capable of addressing those problems legally without resorting to violent and destructive means. They also promised that they will try to lobby their government to increase assistance to Somaliland. The delegation departed Somaliland on Thursday, 23 August for Addis Ababa.

Will Norwegian Footballers Score Big in Somaliland? Hargeisa (Observer): Listen to any Somaliland citizen, nomad or savvy qat-chewing urbanite and they will all tell you that there is oil in abundance under the soil. Chevron and Conoco were here before Siad’s demise, and they are still claiming force majeure after all these 17 years. They must know something is the common refrain. Unfortunately, Somaliland has been disappointed many times. Carpetbaggers and itinerant wheeler dealers have come waving phony money and inflated credentials. The promises these dealers made with eager bell-boy turned ministers have all turned out to be the pipedreams they really were. No oil exploration and no real drilling, just no name companies trying to sell Somaliland concessions to third parties. Now come the Norwegians! Norway is one of the world’s wealthiest nations. Most of its wealth is derived from the North Sea oil fields. Norway has done extremely well with its oil money. They have transformed their really cold fjords into habitable, highway accessed lands. Oil has been good to Norway. On 21 August patrons and the CEO of a new oil firm called Asante Oil made a fine presentation at the Maan-Soor. This was unlike anything Somaliland has seen before. Transparent, upfront and with clarity, principals of Asante Oil explained to the public that they have purchased exploration and commercial exploitation rights to two concessions for at least 25 years. The concessions named SL13 and SL14 an area west and south of Burao described as a Jurassic rift basin. They explained who they were, their prior investments and experience and openly stated the signing bonus they promised to the government of Somaliland, namely a borehole drilling rig and assistance to line ministry with some social welfare projects. Some of the people in the audience were taken aback a bit, Asante must be hiding something. Considering all that we have seen before Asante Oil appears patently different. Firstly, they were being guided by a well-informed Somaliland geologist. Secondly, they were not peddling their concessions to other companies; rather they were willing to do the exploration and exploitation themselves. The managers also seem, at least on paper, well qualified, with many years of experience in oil exploration. Asante was founded just six months ago in London. The Chief Financial Officer of Asante Oil is the Norwegian footballer Christian Eidem who according to the Indian Ocean Newsletter owns 11% of the company. Kjell Siem, another Norwegian sports football personality, former manager of the club Valegenera and current manager of the South African Premier Soccer League, is also a part owner. The major stockholder of Asante is Kjell Rokke the owner of the conglomerate Aker, who is reported to own 40%. The CEO is, however, Tor B. Lund, former manager in Libiya for Statoil/Hydro. In their presentation Asante indicated that they were also interested in more concessions. They explained that they have commissioned TGS-NOPEC to acquire marine seismic data and aeromagnetic data covering 34,000 km. According to the company plan, Asante is ready to go. Ibrahim Mohamed Hassan, a Somaliland geologist will start establishing Asante’s Somaliland operation in the next couple of weeks. Seismic data acquisition will start late 2008 early 2009 and exploration and drilling will follow. Somaliland has been waiting for a serious oil prospecting company for many years. The big American companies who signed deals with the former regime are sitting on their force majeure clauses. Asante may trump them all.

Next: Ethiopian troops with their usual kaboleef coming to takeover the city from the Al-Qaida forces. The usual game u know.

I don't know about Somalia in that particular issue but here in Somaliland, the major problem is the salary scale. Looks like the professionals are on the ground but they can do nothing when he/she is hired by the UN/NGO with a high pay job then make him/her busy as hell. We are now organizing a public forum to discuss this issue Soon Insha Allah.

loooooooool@many forms and shapes ,,, Adiga maxaa meel lagu jabay uun ku dhigay horta ??

to be honest, i don't know what is what or who is on what side but am glad that, that blood sucking last mooryaaans of the south have been kicked from kismayo and like the people up there hope baardheere is next. as for this shabab thing, if thats who they really are, its all good. you all might not knows this but the shabaab and the government have been working together all along. Shabaab/UICs or whatever you want to call them, cleans up, government takes over. can you guys imagine how much harder it would have been for the government to take over mogadishu from all those war lords without the help of the UIC? loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool...