Egypt could not win a war with Ethiopia over the River Nile and is also supporting rebel groups in an attempt to destabilise the Horn of Africa nation, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi said in an interview. Egypt, Ethiopia and seven other countries through which the river passes have been locked in more than a decade of contentious talks driven by anger over the perceived injustice of a previous Nile water treaty signed in 1929. Under the original pact Egypt is entitled to 55.5 billion cubic metres a year, the lion's share of the Nile's total flow of around 84 billion cubic metres, despite the fact some 85 percent of the water originates in Ethiopia, Reuters reports. Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Kenya signed a new deal to share the waters in May, provoking Egypt to call it a "national security" issue. Meles said he was not happy with the rhetoric coming from the Egyptians but dismissed the claims of some analysts that war could eventually erupt. "I am not worried that the Egyptians will suddenly invade Ethiopia," Meles told Reuters in an interview. "Nobody who has tried that has lived to tell the story. I don't think the Egyptians will be any different and I think they know that." The five signatories of the new deal have given the other Nile Basin countries one year to join the pact before putting it into action. Sudan has backed Egypt while Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi have so far refused to sign. "The Egyptians have yet to make up their minds as to whether they want to live in the 21st or the 19th century," Meles told Reuters in an interview, referring to the fact the original treaty was negotiated by colonial administrators. "So the process appears to be stuck." "FISH IN TROUBLED WATERS" Stretching more than 6,600 km (4,100 miles) from Lake Victoria to the Mediterranean, the Nile is a vital water and energy source for the nine countries through which it flows. Egypt, almost totally dependent on the Nile and threatened by climate change, is closely watching hydroelectric dam construction in the upstream countries. Ethiopia has built five huge dams over the last decade and has begun construction on a new $1.4 billion hydropower facility -- the biggest in Africa. Meles accused Egypt of trying to destabilise his country by supporting several small rebel groups but said it was a tactic that would no longer work. "If we address the issues around which the rebel groups are mobilised then we can neutralise them and therefore make it impossible for the Egyptians to fish in troubled waters because there won't be any," he said. "Hopefully that should convince the Egyptians that, as direct conflict will not work, and as the indirect approach is not as effective as it used to be, the only sane option will be civil dialogue." Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in July called for a scheduled November meeting of the nine countries to be attended by heads of state. Meles said that would not happen now. The last meeting of all sides ended in stalemate and angry exchanges between water ministers at a news conference in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. "Ask the Egyptians to leave their culture and go and live in the desert because you need to take this water and to add it to other countries? No," Egyptian Water Minister Mohamed Nasreddin Allam told Reuters at that meeting.

Nairobi-Jetlink is set to launch flights to Eritrea and Somaliland as it seeks to establish itself in the region. The airline is aiming at tapping the increased movement of people and goods within the East African and Comesa trading blocs. Just a week after launching a direct international flight to Mwanza, the Hargeisa route is set to start next Monday with Eritrea being the next destination. The company’s managing director, Mr Elly Aluvale, said the removal of trade and movement barriers had increased traffic into the East African region, hence the need for a faster and affordable means of transport. Mr Aluvale said competition in the local aviation industry had pushed operators to charge lower prices, pegging their profits on numbers. Mr Aluvale spoke in Mwanza when Prime Minister Raila Odinga launched the inaugural flight to the Tanzanian town on the shores of Lake Victoria. Unfair practices During the ceremony, Mr Aluvale decried what he termed as unfair practices that hindered competition in the market, saying the government should level the playing field. Transport Minister Amos Kimunya said plans were under way to build a second runway at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to accommodate increased traffic. “The expansion and modernisation of the various airport infrastructural facilities is aimed at meeting the increased demand for aviation services within Kenya and in the East African region in general,” he said. The minister said the government would continue to negotiate and review Bilateral Air Services Agreements to expand the available routes for Kenyan airlines. Mr Odinga said the JKIA had become Eastern Africa’s aviation hub. He said the government would improve airports in major towns to ease pressure off Nairobi. The PM said the management of Kisumu Airport must be prepared to meet the increased traffic. “This facility closes at 8pm. It’s time they woke up to the fresh challenges and see how they can reschedule their operations,” Mr Odinga said. Source: Daily Nation

Host: Afrikanation Artists Organization, Rajo Foundation, The Art of Living Black Location: Fox Courts Community Hall 555 19th St. Oakland, CA 94612 US View Map When: Sunday, December 12, 3:00PM to 7:00PM Add to my Outlook Calendar Phone: 405-514-5239 Afrikanation Artists Organization, Rajo Foundation and The Art of Living Black in collaboration present: From Oakland to Hargeysa: A Celebration of Art and Culture Please join us in celebration of rich artistic and cultural traditions from Oakland to Hargeysa, Somaliland/Somalia! ...Visual artists, Musicians, Poets and Culinary Masters will unify as one to share themselves though their art while supporting artists in Hargeysa. Children are welcome. Please donate Youth-Professional level art supplies in support of our youth art classes, public workshops and artists in Hargeysa. Entry Fee: Art supply donation or $5 donation CALLING ALL ARTISTS! If you would like to share your work in a positive atmosphere filled with progressive energy, please contact Ebony at ebonyiman@afrikanationartists.org to participate. We would love to have you. Also, if you are unable to make it to the event but would like still like to participate in our Winter 2010 Art Supply Donation Drive, please contact Ebony at ebonyiman@afrikanationartists.org or deliver donations by Dec. 17th to an Art Supply DROP ZONE near you! Thank you! Your generosity goes much farther than you may realize. DROP ZONE LOCATIONS: CALIFORNIA Claremont, CA: Contact Muna at munakuzini@gmail.com Hayward, CA: Cloteal's Hair Salon, 2065 B Street., Hayward, CA 94541 Oakland, CA: Coffee with a Beat, 458 Perkins Ave., Oakland, CA 94610 NEW YORK New York City, NY: Please contact Elizabeth O. at africanliz@gmail.com to drop off or send to the following address: 302W 138th Street, Apt 3F, New York City, NY 10030 TEXAS Austin, TX: Contact Lahoma at lahoma1913@yahoo.com OKLAHOMA Edmond, OK: University of Central Oklahoma Campus 100 N. University Drive, Edmond, OK 73034 Contact Wayne at wdallas36@yahoo.com

Good morning ladies and gentlemen ...... This is JB sending u greetings from Hargeisa. This is the news headlines: - Borama was hit by earthquake around midnight last night. No casualties reported so far and it is believed this is the worst since 1980. - Peace talks continue in Buuhoodle region between two sub clans fought in the area. - Hargeisa's main Theater is under construction since it was completely demolished by the war in 1988. ---- Iyo qaar kaloo badan ,,

Indeed ............... peace must be brought regardless of the obstacles made by the Anti-peace groups ...

Libaaxyo Uu Ugu Deeqay Wasiirkii Hore Ee Duulista Hawada Somaliland Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyada Jabuuti Oo Uu U Raray,Kana Hadlay Nabadeyntii Labada Beelood Hargeysa(HWN):- Wasiirkii hore ee Wasaarada Duulista Hawada iyo Gaadiidka Cirka Somaliland Md. Cali Maxamed Waran Cadde, ayaa maanta u raray laba libaax oo uu ugu deeqay Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyada Jabuuti Md. Ismaaciil Cumar Geele, kaas oo mid afar jir yahay, kadib markii dawlada jabuuti si weyn u soo dhaweysay Wefti uu hogaamiyey Madaxweynaha Somaliland oo dhawaan socdaal ku tahay. Sidaa Waxa uu maanta ku sheegay Waran-Cadde Shir jaraa’id oo ku qabtay gurigiisa Magaalada Hargeysa wuxuu ka hadlay libaaxyadan uu u qaaday Jabuuti, isaga oo arrinta ka hadlayana waxa uu yidhi “Waxaan maanta qaadaynaa libaaxyadii aynu Hadyada u siinay Madaxweynaha jamhuuriyada Jabuuti, markii hore waxaan ugu deeqay Libaax afar jir ah markaa waxa la inaga codsaday inaynu gabadhiina ku darno iyadiina waan ka aqbalay.maanta ayaanu u qaadaynaa labadaasi libaax wadanka Jabuuti. diyaaraduhu way qaadi waayeen oo albaabadoodii ayaa yar yaraaday oo cidhiidhi noqday waxaanu u saaraynaa baabuur.” Waran Cadde wuxuu sheegay in baabuurtani ay toos u geynayso dalka Jabuuti waxaanu tilmaamay in xukuumadda Jabuuti kaga hor imanayso Lawyo-caddo.Wasiirkii hore ee Duulista oo la weydiiyay inuu raacayo libaaxyadan iyo in kale wuxuu yidhi “Markii hore waxaanu doonayay inaan ka hadho laakiin bahalihii ayaa qaarkood Aniga I af- yaqaanaan,waxaan is idhi haddii ay ka boodaan gaadhiga oo ay bankaasi dadka khatar u gelin raac.”

Dhulgariir Kii Ugu Xooga Badna Muddo Sanadood Ah Oo Caawa Si Weyn Looga Dareemay Boorame Iyo Nawaaxigeeda Hargeysa(HWN):-Magaalada Boorame iyo nawaaxigeeda ayaa caawa si weyn looga dareemay dhul gariir abaaro 11:35-kii markay saacadu ahayd. Ilaa imika macada khasaaraha uu geystay dhul-gariirku, Sidaa waxa Shabakada Wararka ee Hadhwanaagnews u xaqiijiyey Wariye Caafi oo ku sugan Magaalada Boorame aanu khadka telefoonka kula xidhiidhnay. Dhulgariirkan caawa ka dhacay Magaalada Boorame ayaa lagu tilmaamay kii ugu xooga badna muddo haatan laga joogo sodon sanadood: “Waxa caawa Si weyn looga dareemay Magaalada Boorame Dhul-gariig xoogan oo laga dareemay deegaanada Boorame iyo nawaaxigooda, iyadoo dadkii deegaanka u ahaa Magaaladu ay ku tilmaameen inuu dhulgariirkani yahay kii ugu xooga weyna,isla Markaana uu la mid yahay kii dhacay 1980-kii, iyada oo dadku markii ay dareemeen dhulgariirka ay ka yaaceen guryaha kana f******** dhismayaasha, caruurihii oo wakhtiga hurday ayaa wada sasay oo uu anfariir ku dhacay” “Guryaha Magaalada Boorame ayaa waxa badankooda ka soo daatay saqafyadii, iyo camuud badan, dadkuna waxay iskula wada xidhiidhayeen telefoonada gacanta, iyaga oo doonayey inay xaaladooda midba midka kale iyo eheladooda ogaadaan” Maayarka Degmada Boon ee Gobolka Salal Raage Cismaan Waabari oo isna khadka Telefoonka kula soo xidhiidhay Wariye Caafi oo ku sugan Magaalada Boorame ayaa waxa uu u xaqiijiyey dhul-gariirkan inaanay weligood reer Boon arag mid la mid ah uu ahaa kan caawa dhacay, wuxuuna xusay inay weli ku guda jiraan sidii ay u baadhi lahaayeen khasaaraha soo gaadhay dad iyo duunyaba, deegaanka degmada Boon. Dhul gariirkan caawa dhacay ayaa kii ka horeeyey oo dhacay bil ka hor waxa uu khasaare u geystay guryo iyo dadba, laakinse waxa ka xoog-weyna kan maanta dhacay.

^ Then check what is posted before u do so ,,

Originally posted by xiinfaniin: Jacaylbaro, i was hoping you would realistically predict , and forgo Somaliland-is-on-the-road-to-recognition wish of yours saadaali awoowe Realistically ??? ,,,, U know i can sit here and say next 5 years cirkaa la mari doonaa ,,, but it airnt the case Recognition is our target and we're working on it day in day out .... Saadaashu meel ay ka dhaqaaqdo ayay leedahay awoowe ,,,, iska riyood maaha ,,

Ha u baqan tan baan ku idhi adeer ,,,,

Shan ka roon bilaash looguma bixin ,,,

Adeer colaad aad shakhsi u qabto yaanay kaa leexin xikmadda ,,,,,,,,,, What he said here is the sad truth whether u like it or not.

Eeg waakaase ,,,

It is more wish list sxb ...... To be honest, Somalia's issue is unpredictable.

I really feel for the Anti-peace groups in those areas ....... Bloodshed is not good for anyone. Like Xaabsade said it is "kugu dhimay oo kaa dhimay"

Wuxuu inaga dhaadhicinayaa inuu soo xajay ,,, Allow yaa og halkuu ku maqnaa ,,

who is Cali ??

,, waan garanayay inaad aniga ii soo xajayso

Waar warka dhegeyso oo daawo niyow ,,,,

Sowkaa durba bilaabay beenta ,,,

Biidhidh ,,, So biidhidh ,,,, hahaha