Somaliland is facing the ugly prospect of election -related violence akin to that which occurred in Kenya after the 2007 general election. A self-declared independent state, Somaliland was set to hold its much-awaited presidential election on September 27. Last week, the election commission indefinitely postponed the elections, citing the deteriorating political environment. The president later forcibly closed the breakaway republic’s parliament after it began debating impeachment charges against him. The campaigns were marked by escalating tensions between the government and opposition parties, some of which were pushing for an election boycott. The presidential election has previously been postponed twice. A group of researchers from Oxford University who recently carried out a comparative analysis between Somaliland and Kenya, also warn that Somaliland could explode into violence should the standoff between the government and the opposition continue. Should violence erupt in Somaliland, then the entire former Somali republic will be engulfed in violence, given the continued war in Mogadishu between the Transitional Federal Government and Al-Shabaab. Though not internationally recognised, Somaliland — which unilaterally declared its independence in 1991 following the collapse of Siad Bare’s government — held successful multiparty presidential elections in 2003 and parliamentary elections in 2005. The presidential election was postponed in 2007 and again in 2008 due to what officials called technical problems, including inadequate voter registration. It was then set to be held before April 6, this year, following a civil registration process. But Dr Nicole Stremlau, the co-ordinator of the Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy at Oxford University, told The EastAfrican that their comparative analysis of the Kenyan situation and that of Somaliland indicates the latter is likely to explode in violence. The fear of conflict springs from the fact that the tenure of Dahir Riyale Kahin has been extended several times, while the voter registration process is yet to be completed to the satisfaction of all parties, raising fear of election malpractices. In 2003, a mere 80 votes separated President Riyale from his challenger, Ahmed Silanyo, leader of the opposition Kulmiye Party. Just like in the Kenyan scenario, the final vote count in 2003 was delayed for three days, during which some senior Kulmiye leaders rallied supporters to unilaterally declare an opposition victory. Mr Silanyo conceded defeat following intense mediation, and after the Supreme Court ruled in Riyale’s favour, stating that he did not want to plunge Somaliland into a civil war. Anxiety that the elections would not be held after all, given the threat by the opposition to boycott, only served to raise tensions even before the polls were cancelled.

A US woman who crashed her car in the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains has survived for five days by sucking rainwater from her hair. Cynthia Blair-Hoover suffered 11 broken ribs, a punctured lung and several broken vertebrae after her VW Passat went flying off a cliff and rolled 350ft down the side of a hill. The 52-year-old was left unconscious as the car ended up near a mine in Colorado. She had no food and faced rain, freezing temperatures and snow, as well as the threat of mountain lions and bears. The victim managed to stay alive by draining the water from her hair into her mouth. She said she had armed herself with a golf club to protect herself if wild animals approached. Ms Blair-Hoover eventually managed to crawl 450 yards to the mine, which was open for tours. At the mine, she heard voices and cried out for help. After several minutes, people heard her pleas and found her barely alive. Rescuers said her mouth was full of dirt from when she had dragged herself along the ground. Fire chief Gary Allen, who took part in her rescue, said: "She had a heck of a will to live. What amazed me was she survived the rain, fog, sleet and hail. "We have mountain lions, bears and other critters up here. It is a miracle she wasn't mauled to death." Ms Blair-Hoover, who had crashed her car after swerving to avoid hitting a deer, is now recovering in hospital in Colorado.

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Eng. Cadde ,,,, Cadde Muse miyaa ?? ,,

You can laugh again ,,,,,,,,

what do they have to replace the UN textbooks ???

Farabadanaa maanta ,,,,,,,

only if you know how much i hate the new camers ,,,,,

You're not ...............

meeshani waa Politics ,,,,,, Eid Mubarak iyo waxaas lagama yaqaano ,,,

This is not majsid ,,,, he is praying in the villa, one of the rooms. Good to see some AMISOM soldiers are Muslims ,,,,, I suspect if the whole thing is photoshopped ,,,, ehem ,,

The word "isbedel doon" is overrated ,,,,,,,,

inay kala dudaan bay ahayd dee oo ay masaajido kala duwan ku kala tukadaan ,,,,,

dee haa ,,,

looooooooooooooooooo oool@Waa Caqligii Cadbillaahi Yuusuf oo Koofiyad Wadaad Sita ,,,

Hoggaamiyayaasha adduunka ka jira waxay awoodda siyaasadeed ama maamul ku hantiyaan siyaabo kala duwan. Qaar dadkooda ayaa doorta, qaar xoog ayay xukunka ku qabsadaan, qaarna quwado shisheeye ayaa khasab ama xeelad xukunka ugu dhiibta si ay danahooda gaarka ah ugu fushadaan sida Afgaanistaan, Ciraaq, iyo Soomaaliya. Quwadahaas shisheeye kuwaba ujeeddo gaar ah ayey ka leeyihiin dalalkaas sida Afgaanistaan (Ujeedo nabadgelyo), Ciraaq (Ujeeddo dhaqaale) iyo Soomaaliya (Ujeeddo gumeysi). Waxaa xusid mudan in ay caddahay in la doonayo in dhulka Soomaaliyeed laga leeyahay qorshe dheer oo loogu kala qaybinayo seddex meelood. Soomaaliland oo la doonayo in ay muddo gaaban gooni isu taagto noqotana dowlad yar oo aan wax awood ah lahayn mustaqbalka dheerna Itoobiya xoog ku qabsato, gobolada bari iyo kuwa dhexe oo la doonayo in Itoobiya mustaqbalka dhow lagu wareejiyo iyo gobolada koonfureed oo Kenya loo qorsheeyey. Anigu waxaan aaminsanahay in dhibaatada Soomaaliya ay Soomaalidu gacmaheeda iyo maskaxdeeda ku abuuratey, laakiin ay ka degi la'dahay quwado shisheeya, waxaana markhaati u ah: * In Cabdillaahi Yuusuf iyo Sh.Shariifba dibadda lagu soo dhoobdhoobay, taasoo ay masuul ka ahaayeen dowlado, hay'ado iyo shaqsiyaad shisheeye ah kuwaas oo caddaystay cadownimada ay Soomaalida u hayaan. * In dagaal oogayaashii muddada dheer dalku ka degi waayey ay hub iyo lacagba siin jireen dowlado shisheeye sida kuwa aynu deriska nahay * In aan marnaba Soomaalida loo oggolayn laguna taageerin in ay iyagu danahooda ka tashadaan cidda ay doonayaana doortaan. Waxaana caddayn u ah khiyaamooyinkii iyo taageero la'aantii lagu sameeyey dowladdii Carta Soomaalidu kusoo dhisatay. Waxaa cad in farqiga u dhexeeya Cadbillaahi Yuusuf iyo Sh.Shariif uu yahay "Koofiyadda" uu Shariifku xidhan yahay oo leh muuqaal wadaad. Waxay labaduba fuliyeen siyaasadihii Itoobiya iyo Kenya ka lahaayeen waddankeena ayna ku taageereen dowladaha reer galbeedku. Taasoo macnaheedu yahay in aan Soomaaliya dowlad taya leh ama mabda' madaxbanaani ah ku socota yeelan laguna khasbo in uu xukumo nin magaca Soomaali ka ah laakiin mabda'ahaan u adeega dowladaha aan deriska nahay. In Sh.Shariif uu Cadbillahi Yusuf la mid yahay ama kasii xun yahayna waxaa markhaati cad u ah: 1. In markii Sh.Shariif la doortay uu u duulay Addis-Ababa lana kulmay Melles Zenawi kuna dhawaaqay in cadowga dowladaha derisku yahay cadowgiisa 2. In muddo gaaban markii la doortay dabadeed dowladiisu u saxiixay dowladda Kenya dhulbadeed Soomaaliyeed 3. In Shacabkii reer Muqdishu weli madaafiic halis ah ay ku garaacayaan Ciidamo Afrikaan ah oo u yimi taageerada ciidamadii Itoobiya ee dalka laga saaray. 4. In ay weli shacabkii reer Muqdisho dhimashada, burburka iyo qaxu joogto u yihiin taasoo u muuqata in la doonayo cidhibtirkooda (Ethnic cleansing). Abwaan Soomaaliyeed oo la odhan jirey Qaasim ayaa waa hore ku maansooday "Waxaan ahay nin waayaha adduun wax uga muuqdaane, waxyi uguma soo dego haddana wax ima seegaane" Dhibaatooyinka lagu hayo dalkeena iyo dadkeena hal qoraal laguma soo koobi karo, laakiin, waxaa muhiim ah in shacabka, waxgaradka, iyo aqoonyahanada Soomaaliyeed meelkasta oo ay joogaan (Dal iyo dibadba) meel uga soo wada jeestaan shakhsiyaadka xukunka ku raadsada dhiigga shacabkeena una adeegaya gumeysiga ku dhaartay baabi'inta magac dowladnimo Soomaaliyeed kuwaas oo uu maanta hormuud u yahay koofiyadna usoo xidhtay Sh.Shariif Sh.Axmed. Adan Omar Darwish1920@Hotmail. com

Was boring again ,,,,,,,,,

Was boring again ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,

Was boring again ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,

Was boring again ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,

Was boring again ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,

Very talented oodka ,,,,,