I think 80 uun baa ku filan ,,

I could listen this from anyone else but US ???? ,,, Come on

HERE

The Russian navy operating off Somalia has turned over seven suspected pirates to the breakaway state of Somaliland, where they will stand trial, officials said Sunday. "The suspects were apprehended by a Russian navy ship and turned over to our coastguards in the His district of Sanag region late Saturday," local coastguard commander Mohamed Yusuf Otor told reporters. Otor said the Russians captured the alleged pirates around two weeks ago in the Gulf of Aden. "Once the investigation is over they will be brought to court where they will be tried," local police official Abdulahi Rage told AFP by phone from Somaliland's main port of Berbera. Russia has been taking part in international anti-piracy efforts in the Indian Ocean since September 2008.

That American women and others are just teachers recruited by the owners & management ,,,

****

Only in Burco ,,,

UN admitted a failure here ...... someone should go ask Wald Abdallah now ,,,

UN admitted a failure here ...... someone should go ask Wald Abdallah now ,,,

I Blame Juje here ....

Another step forward ......

Graduation hats, cultural dress & Niqaab ??? ... a great Mix

I'm invited to go there next week. The collage is amazing.

Everyone Has a Viewpoint

Somaliland Today- The so-called spokesman for the Somali pirates that kidnapped the British couple confirmed to Ahmed Mohamed Diriye, an MP from the breakaway republic of Somaliland that Rachel Chandler had been hit by a bullet. The spokesman, Ali Gedow, told Mr. Diriye today at 4.30pm (East African Time) that Rachel had been hit by a bullet. He did not give details of how the bullet hit the hostage. Mr. Diriye told WARYA TV news website by phone that he asked Mr. Gedow whether Rachel was alive or not. However Mr. Gedow could not confirm whether Rachel was alive or not but said he was absolutely certain that a bullet hit Rachel Chandler and that he was on his way to where she was being held captive. Mr. Diriye who earlier went of his way to make a passionate appeal for the unconditional release of the British couple was receiving string of calls from the captors of British couple who seem to have a great deal of confidence in Mr. Diriye. Mr. Gedow had few weeks ago arranged for Mr. Diriye to talk to Rachel directly in the presence of the chairman of the upper house of Somaliland parliament, Suleiman Mohamoud Aden, vice-chairman of the Lower House and other Somaliland MPs. Mr. Diriye who had made contact with the British Embassy in Addis Ababa through its representative in Hargeisa four weeks ago had not received any response up until now. “ I told them [captors] in no uncertain terms that I have no ransom money to give them and that I had met a wall of silence from the British government,” Mr. Diriye told WARYA TV. “I appealed to them to unconditionally release the hostages as I have already stated in my earlier appeal,” he added. Rachel and Paul were kidnapped as they sailed their 38-foot yacht on October 22 last year by Somali pirates.

No, Somaliland is not a theme park. It is a breakaway province of Somali which unlike the rest of the country is actually under a government and a broad order. For all intents and purposes, it is its own country and its own state. But the real Somali government (which isn’t much of one) does not recognize them, naturally, and neither does the international community which is trying to prop up the latter and restore order to the majority areas of Somali which are lawless and serving as grounds for Islamic fundamentalist radicals and maybe even terrorists. Somaliland is desperate for any recognition and will accept any offer. And equally desperate nations will reach out to it in order to aid their position in the world by adding to their list of supporters. And Somaliland will certainly make itself useful to any nation that recognizes it - such as voting alongside it at the United Nations. It may finally get some recognition: >In early February, Yigal Palmor, spokesman for Israel’s Foreign Ministry, reportedly told the Somalia media that Israel was prepared to recognize the breakaway territory of Somaliland, which split from Somalia in 1991, as an independent nation. If that happened, Israel would be the first country to recognize Somaliland, which is strategically located on the Gulf of Aden. There have been reports, all unconfirmed, that Israel has its eye on setting up a naval outpost at the port of Berbera to monitor the approaches to the Red Sea. The Soviet military established a naval port there in 1969 during the Cold War, along with an airfield capable of handling all types of military and cargo aircraft. It is a reflection of Israel’s self-inflicted isolation and de-legitimization that it is resorting to such tactics of pointless recognition in order to add one meaningless vote (out of six) of support at the UN. That it is desperate for friends. Of course, Israeli recognition of Somaliland will be futile because it will humiliate Israel as a desperate nation while simultaneously providing no benefits toward the Jewish state since Somaililand will win neither a UN seat nor any international recognition (not even American most likely) just because Israel recognizes it. And Israel will not be able to obtain any military benefits since Arab - not even U.S. clients and supporters of Zionism - will allow Israel to build a foreign military base anywhere in the region. And the simple Israeli statement of such an intention will further undermine Israel’s image as a war-monger and aggressive state. Why would Israel need a Red Sea base in Somililand? Is the nation now outsourcing aggression? As a part of this story, a few months back the Israeli occupation air force bombed a corridor of trucks in Sudan is accused of carrying Iranian weapons to Hamas. The Red Sea base would be directed toward similar action.

Speech by Minister Collins Chabane on the occasion of the book launch on Somaliland by Professor Iqbal Jhazbhay Speech by Minister Collins Chabane on the occasion of the book launch on Somaliland by Professor Iqbal Jhazbhay; UNISA: “There are now three states out of Somalia, namely Somalia of Mogadishu, Somalia of Djibouti and Somaliland of Hargeisa.” Professor Louise Molamu, Registrar of the University of South Africa Professor Rosemary Moeketsi, Executive Dean of Human Sciences Professor Iqbal Jhazbhay, Author of the Book we are launching today, and his wife Naseema Docrat Distinguished Ambassadors and High Commissioners Professor Chris Landsberg of the University of Johannesburg Dr. Nomfundo Ngwenya of the South African Institute of International Relations Invited Guests Unisa Community Ladies and Gentlemen We are today at the University of South Africa (UNISA), a leading long distance learning institution with footprints across the continent, to launch an academic study of one of the countries in the Horn of Africa, Somalia with particular emphasis on Somaliland. This study by one of the sons of Africa, Professor Iqbal Jhazbhay has been titled “Somaliland: An African Struggle for Nationhood and International Recognition”. UNISA as it is known, has been at the forefront and a pioneer of African studies for many years and is the only African university with a learning centre in Addis Ababa and many learning centers across South Africa. In November last year, we had gathered again in this very same university, on the occasion of the International Sudan Studies Conference under the theme “The future of Sudan to 2011 and beyond: African dimensions of peace, stability, justice and reconciliation”. The conference was convened to examine what had happened with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and where it is taking Sudan, which is currently preparing for democratic elections, marking the progress of the African people towards peace and stability. Both these gatherings about countries of the Horn of Africa, demonstrates the commitment of the South African government, the country and its people in building a better Africa and a better world. The prosperity of Africa will translate into a better Africa and a better world and South Africa remains committed to this objective. President Jacob Zuma, since he came into office, has consistently emphasised the importance of a government that is responsive and caring to its people and implementation orientated. This was demonstrated with the establishment of the planning and monitoring and evaluation ministries in the Presidency. The aim is to ensure that the state is firmly focused on its mandate and deliver to its citizens, but most importantly that we build a developmental state which responds to people needs. This government has placed central to its priorities, improvement of healthcare, job creation, rural development, the fight against crime and most importantly education. We need to ensure that our education system produces learners who can fill the skills gap in the country and help us build a prosperous developmental state. The education system should provide technical skills to the economy but equally important academics like Professor Iqbal Jhazbhay, who can also assist the continent in properly documenting and preserving our history including that of the continent. As the ministry, we have a responsibility to ensure that we monitor and evaluate the work of government and make sure that government meets its developmental objectives. Our work, we believe, will ensure that government remains firm on its priorities and build a governance system which is driven by people’s needs. Somaliland as we know it today has emerged from breaking away from the union government following independence from its colonial past. There are now three states out of Somalia, namely Somalia of Mogadishu, Somalia of Djibouti and Somaliland of Hargeisa. Today we celebrate a detailed and highly informative study of the Somaliland since independence, its history and its quest for international recognition. The study traces the history and successes of state formation and state building and looks at the emerging success story in Africa of state formation. We as South Africans know the challenges pertaining to state building, from need to undo apartheid laws and replacing them with more progressive laws, more recently the challenges of focused and coordinated governance, strategic planning and monitoring and evaluation. The study takes us through a historical journey of the internal struggles in what was viewed as the most successful attempt at re-drawing of colonial demarcation at independence. The study is a classical way of how African people can create and construct its own state, through a people-centered approach to prosperity. Professor Jhazbhay in putting together this important work, he has conducted interviews with among others, former heads of state, ministers, diplomats, Somali studies experts and other academics such as heads of research institutions that are highly knowledgeable and well respected. This study should be welcomed and encouraged by all of us, as we preserve the real story of Africa through African eyes, than the historical colonial approach. The progress made by Somaliland to lead its state to prosperity is commendable and, we owe it to African academics like Professor Iqbal Jhazbhay to further enhance the study of our own continent. We should all of us, South Africans included, draw from the lessons and experiences of the Somaliland to build a developmental state that is responsive to people’s needs. The issue of independence and international recognition of Somaliland is, of course, a matter which the international community is ceased with. The African Union report following the fact finding mission to Somaliland conducted in 2005 is a case in point. It is a demonstration of the complexities and difficulties in addressing the Somali issue. The report makes the observation and recommendation that the issue should be discussed and addressed in an objective manner taking into consideration historical facts. Somaliland’’s destiny must be determined in the broader process of resolving the bigger Somali issue. A piecemeal approach would set us up for later conflicts. The Transitional Federal Government has firmly stated that Somaliland is part of Somalia and its destiny is to be determined by all Somalis. The South African government is of the view that there should be peace and prosperity in the Horn of Africa as is continually ceased with the situation in Sudan and the Somali issue is of no exception. Today let us all welcome this study, the work of Professor Jhazbhay and let it be our reference as we address the Somali issue. This book strengthens the case for all of us to educate ourselves and fellow Africans about our history, our experiences and our commitment for a better Africa and a better world. Because of our past, South Africans do not focus much on broader African challenges to the extent that they do, their focus is on Zimbabwe, SADC and the African Union of which tend to dominate our media headlines. We need to educate our nation that it moves beyond usual suspects which includes Europe, America but start to focus on Africa in particular on areas such as the sub-regions of Southern Africa, Central Africa, West Africa, North Africa and the Horn and East Africa and also include Asia. We need to take such studies into our classrooms and newsrooms to educate societies of Africa and showcase good success stories and similarly challenges we face in developing a better and prosperous Africa. I thank you

This is why I kinda like the Khusuusi ,,,

Praying in the mosque hoping that Alshabab will not kill him ,, lol

Originally posted by MoonLight1: Aljnun Funun.

kings vs kings

I kinda like this Khusuusi thing ,,,, u know why ?

I wonder how such guy held that "intelligence" position in the first place of he is causing this problem when sacked ??? He is supposed to bring peace no ???

A nightmare coz they were not paid what they wanted ..... I thought they were kidnapped, killed or something ,,,,, lol