Despite the political crises which come to an end September 2009 . 2009 has been successful year for Somaliland Foreign policy and economy. During the year there has been discussions about the presidential election and the reliability of the Voter registration Data. Many people both in Somaliland and abroad were pessimistic about future of Somaliland and believed that there will be a new civil war. Once again Somaliland people, the government and the political parties proved that Somaliland people and their leaders are committed to have dialogue and solve political issues in a civilized way. During the year there have been a shuttle diplomatic activities around the globe, I will mention some of the highlights. Somaliland President Dahir Rayale Kahin has paid an official visit to the United Kingdom in march 2009. The President met with Britain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, David Miliband and other foreign ministry officials. During the meeting, Somaliland President Kahin conveyed to the British foreign minister the long-standing relations between Britain and Somaliland and how those relations could be deepened and strengthened. Mr Kahin also emphasized the peace and security that prevails in Somaliland, and how that peace as well as Somaliland's democratic process were achieved without much assistance from the international community. Abdirahman M Abdillahi, Speaker of the House of representative in Somaliland visited Sweden 17 -19 feb. 2009. The Speaker was accompanied by the Party Chairman of Welfare Party, UCID Mr Faisal Ali Waraabe. During the visit the delegation met MP Birgitta Ohlsson, Member Committee for Foreign Affairs and Spokesperson Foreign affairs, Liberal Party and Maria Leissner, Ambassador for democracy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs Sweden. The parties discussed the forthcoming presidential election, election observers from Sweden and the Swedish support for democracy and good governance in Somaliland. The Somaliland Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr Abdillahi Mohamed Duale, addressed an international gathering of government officials, diplomats, business people and academics taking part in the 'State of Sovereignty' conference held at the prestigious International Boundaries Research Unit (IBRU) of Durham University in the city of Durham, United Kingdom. Somaliland Representative Sweden, Eidarus Sh Adan addressed April 30 a conference at the European Parliament in Brussels. The conference was organized by Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organizations ( UNPO) and Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. The conference gave Somaliland a platform to promote our efforts to become a recognized country. Somaliland people are well known as entrepreneurs and the economy is growing despite the lack of functioning commercial and investment banks. The Somaliland diaspora are playing important when it comes investment in business and real estate. Somaliland launched its first licensing round in February 2009, offering nearly 36,000 sq miles (90,000 sq km) of onshore and offshore blocks. In cooperation with the Republic of Somaliland, TGS has acquired approximately 5,300 kilometers of 2D seismic, gravity, magnetic data and approximately 34,600 kilometers of Aeromagnetic data covering both onshore and offshore areas. Somaliland's first petroleum licensing round was closed end of December 2009. This is an historic moment for Somaliland and it is a good start for Somaliland to be able to explore the resources for the wellbeing of its people. Livestock is the backbone of Somaliland economy at the present time. The Saudi government and the Gulf States banned import of livestock from the horn of Africa in year 2000 to prevent the spread of Rift Valley Fever. The effect of the ban was devastated for countries, such as Somaliland and Somalia, which are heavily dependent on livestock exports to the Gulf states. In november 2009 The Saudi government removed the ban on livestock imports from Somaliland and Somalia. The decision was well received across Somaliland and Somalia as hundreds of thousands of farmers heavily rely on animal exports to Saudi Arabia and Gulf states. This creates job opportunities, income tax for the government and foreign currency coming to the country. We, somalilanders should be proud of what we have achieved so far. Without much help from the International community, we built a democratic and peaceful nation. This shows that we are capable to do far more. The Somaliland diaspora plays a key role in nation building. The struggle for recognition will continue in year 2010 at full strength. Our tireless work is like a marathon ran. One have to plan the race well and show patience, endurance and focused to the ultimate target. There is no short cuts. We have to mobilize all of our efforts in order to reach our goal, which is an independent, democratic and peaceful Somaliland The destiny of Somaliland is in our hands. Therefore it is our responsibility to be united (one for all and all for one). United we succeed. We have to avoid to be a country divided against itself. We have to act as country and one people In 2010 there will be presidential election and the mandates for the House of representatives, the District councils and the Guurti will all end. There is a huge work ahead. The Diaspora should take responsibility as they did before. This means that they should not contribute to increase the tension, conspiracy and put fuel in a burning flame. As I mentioned above Somaliland is rich in minerals and I believe there is a place for every body, so it is important that we come together and work for a better Somaliland . Eidarus Sh Adan

Waan joogi jiray ,,,, maxaase ka dambeeyay ??

Allah ha u naxariisto ninkaas dhintay ,,,,,,,,,

well, i didn't say that ...... but thanks for the tip

They have a point here ,,,, there is no room for the NGOs to work in Somalia ....

They have a point here ,,,, there is no room for the NGOs to work in Somalia ....

They have a point here ,,,, there is no room for the NGOs to work in Somalia ....

That is 26 years ago ..... silly

..... wax walba waa gurracan yihiin xagooda

^ ^ Nicely put ....

There is only Somaliland and Somalia ..............

waxa iigu dambaysay iyagoo leh waan ag taaganahay ,,,

Waar ma na soo maraysaa ??

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Morning waaryeee ,,,, that is called kud ka guur oo qanjo u guur ,,, Birdy birdy in the sky dropped a poopy in my eye, I don't worry I don't cry, I'm just happy that cows can't fly!

He Lives in Denmark and he is Somali ,,,,, he tried to kill that man and the US lady ,,,,, now what is your problem here dude ??

Hargeysa (Somaliland.Org)- Maamul-gobolleedka Puntland ee Somaaliya, ayaa sheegay inay gacanta ku dhigeen Doon laga dhacay Somaliland iyo Budhcad-Badeeddii qabsatay, taas oo ay sheegeen inay ka wada-hadleen arrinteeda Xukuumadda Somaliland. Maamulka Puntland ayaa sheegay in hawl-gal ay dorraad sameeyeen Ciidamada Booliska ee Maamulkaasi ay gacanta ku dhigeen Budhcad-Badeed iyo Tahriibayaal ku sugnaa Deegaanka Ceelaayo, kuwaas oo tiradoodu dhammayd 10 qof. Wasiirka Amniga Puntland Cabdilaahi Siciid Samatar iyo Taliye-xigeenka Ciidamada Booliska Maamulkaas Maxamed Siciid oo wada-jir Shir’jaraa’id ugu qabtay Magaalada Boosaaso, ayaa sheegay in hawl-gal ay sameeyeen Ciidamadoodu ay ku qabteen Doon la afduubay oo laga leeyahay Somaliland iyo afduubayaashii watayba. “Ceelaayo ayaanu ka soo qabanay, halkaas oo noqotay hoyga tahriibka iyo budhcad-badeedka. Waxay soo qabteen Doon laga soo dhacay Somaliland, gaar ahaan Maydh iyo Nimankii saarnaa, laba Mishiin oo kuwa tahriibta qaada ah oo uu ka mid yahay kii tahriibta lagu qaaday iyo ninkii tahriibta watay. Waxa kale oo uu Ciidanku soo qabtay Hub ilaa 10 Qori ah, Shidaal ku jira Jirrikaamo iyo Budhcad-badeed Sagaal nin ah oo ay weheliyaan saddex nin oo tahriibayaal ah. Maaha in aanu ka qarino shacabka’e, Budhcad-badeedda qaar baa Ciidamada Booliska ka tirsan, Ciidan anaga noo joogay oo Saldhig noogu qornaa, ayaa Ceelaayo loogu tegay oo Budhcad-Badeed ah.” Sidaa waxa yidhi Taliye-xigeenka Ciidamada Booliska Maamulka Puntland Maxamed Siciid. Dhinaca kale, Wasiirka Amniga Maamulkaas oo isna halkaa ka hadlay, ayaa sheegay in Doonnidan ay qabteen ay wada-hadal ka yeesheen Masuuliyiinta ka socda Somaliland, kuwaas oo ay isla garteen in Xukuumada Somaliland lagu wareejiyo Doonta iyo Budhcad-Badeeddaba. “Ugu horrayn waxaan bogaadin u jeedinayaa ciidamada Amniga ee Puntland oo hawl-gal loo diray ku guulaystay. Waxa la soo qabtay Doon laga soo dhacay Somaliland, taas oo ay masuuliyiinta Somaliland nagala soo xidhiidheen oo aanu u ballan-qaadnay in aanu u celino, way naga dhaxaysaa in wixii Doonyo ah ee lagala soo baxsado Somaliland ama meelo kaleba aanu qabano, anagana sidoo kale waxaanu ka rejaynaynaa in wixii sidaas oo kale ee dembi ah aanu ka wada shaqayno oo ay noo soo celiyaan anagana.” Ayuu yidhi Wasiirka Amniga Puntland. Wuxuu Caalamka ugu baaqay inay maamulkooda ka taageeraan la-dagaallanka Budhcad-badeedka iyo Tahriibta. Inkasta oo aanu la xidhiidhnay qaar ka mid ah Masuuliyiinta Xukuumadda Somaliland, si aanu dhinacooda wax uga waydiino arrintan, ayaanay noo suurtogelin.

Good morning ,,,,,,,,,, it is freezing again ..........

Those guys are murderers ,,,,,,, and a rebel to Allah's way of life.

I was always suspicious about this "invitation" from an Arab country ..... Good that the President made a stance in this early stage.

Despite its name, the propeller-driven Dash flies slower than its companion, the Dornier jet – taking three hours or more from Nairobi's JKIA to Hargeisa. And for most of the time, you are flying over the parched yellow-browns of northern Kenya and into Somaliland. I was in for a surprise when we reached Hargeisa. The last time I was there was back in 1999, and my memory was of a smallish and rather ramshackle town. But it was a very proud town: capital of what was once the old British colony that had disentangled itself from the chaos of Somalia to the south and east (previously, the old Italian colony, but that's not the reason for the chaos, you'll understand). Yes, Somaliland had good reason to be proud. It had regretted its hasty decision at Independence in 1960 to join the ''Greater'' Somalia, and so activated one of the five points of the star on the new Somalia flag (the ones left out were Djibouti, the ****** in Ethiopia and, of course, north-eastern Kenya). After the rapid disintegration of Somalia following the fall of Siad Barre in 1991, Somaliland reverted to its old name, declared its independent statehood, and set about rebuilding its institutions and infrastructures. The minefields were cleared; order was restored; the roads were opened up; money flowed in from the diaspora by means of an informal but highly effective system based on trust; and a government was established through a concentrated series of consultations using traditional approaches to conflict resolution. But, concerned about the possible effects of creating a precedent, the rest of the world didn't recognise Somaliland's separateness. It still doesn't. Despite the progress the country has made. The progress is for anyone to see in Hargeisa now – in the expanded estates, the wide streets, the flamboyant buildings, and in the mushrooming advertising hoardings. It's not a Dubai, a Nairobi or a Kampala – but it's a world away from the devastation of Mogadishu. I wasn't able to properly explore the city because, though the threat to security is not at all as strong as it is to the east and south, it is still a possibility. And so I became a kind of prisoner in the Ambassador Hotel – a very comfortable place, I must say, in which to be a kind of prisoner. But on one of my six days, I was able to escape. We drove out west in a convoy to Borama, the capital of the Awdal region, and just 10 km from the border with Ethiopia. For over two hours, we travelled through a flat and fairly arid landscape, even though the rains had not long ended. ''When I was a boy,'' my Somali companion said, ''there were lots of trees along this way – many different varieties. But see how few there are now – and look at how the thorn bushes have taken over.'' We also passed two crippled and rusting tanks – reminders of the bitter civil war that had raged across these plains. Before this trip, I had re-read one of my favourite books about the Horn – Gerald Hanley's, Warriors: Life and death among the Somalis. A British officer during the Second World War, he was also a kind of prisoner, marooned in charge of a platoon of Somalis for months on end in the bush to the north of Mogadishu. This is how Hanley describes the people he had come to respect in more ways than one: ''Of all the races of Africa, there cannot be one better to live among than the most difficult, the proudest, the bravest, the vainest, the most merciless, the friendliest: the Somalis.'' And that is why I am looking forward to going back to Somaliland and Puntland a few times during the year ahead. By: By JOHN FOX

Upgrading wuu u baahnaa but who is gona stop the mortars from Alshabaab and their likes ??? ,,,,

The F Word ................

Maamulka Puntland ayaa iminka u Muuqda mid ah aqbali doona Fariinta ay wadaan Wafdigan ka socda DFGKM ah ee Somaliya Finally ,, eh ?? Good dev ..

and you did not meet odaygii ,,,