NAIROBI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The breakaway enclave of Somaliland offered on Thursday the use of ports along its long coastline for foreign naval patrols against Somali pirates. The Somali sea-gangs have attacked dozens of ships in the Gulf of Aden this year, but generally prefer to strike in waters near Yemen instead of going close to Somaliland’s shore. “Our coast is extremely long but we have kept our waters free of pirates. We have not had one single incident,” said Abdillahi Duale, foreign minister for Somaliland which broke away from Somalia to declare itself an independent republic in 1991. “We will support the fight against pirates any way we can. Our ports are open for the coalition and all those who are fighting piracy to use as they wish,” he told Reuters. The European Union is to begin an air and naval operation off Somalia next week, while a Danish-led multilateral task force has eight ships, and the NATO alliance has a further four patrolling the waters off Somalia. Duale said the coastguard of Somaliland — a semi-desert terrain that is home to 3.5 million people and neighbours Djibouti and Ethiopia in the north-west of Somalia — was doing a good job keeping pirates at bay. He declined to say how many boats Somaliland had.

loooooooooooooool@malika ,,, i was trying to be a patriotic but it is too hard i guess ,,

He need to get a wife first ,,,,,,,,,, or the current one is not from there ,, Last time he told me he is coming but i think inuu soo lugaynayo coz the ticket was too expensive at the time ,,,,,,

Resistance, that is what i'm trying right now. I had to quit that one when i missed both breakfast and lunch without even managing to get the God damn card ......... Now i'm trying to get a zigzag express way ....

Why do i need to listen to any radio when i can sing for myself ,,,,,,,

Spent 7 freaking hours in the queue and did not manage to register ...... damn why all ppl want to be there bal ?? ,,,,, had to quit ,,,,,,,,,,

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL@THE TOPIC ,,, Horaan idiinku sheegay ,, odaygii kaabe qabiil buu ku dambeeyay ,,, intaa in ka badan ma qarsan karo dee ,,,

I think i'm believing now to call the president and ask to see this with his officers ,,

I'm out trollers ,,,,,,,, will be enjoying a long weekend this time ,,, Two things to do tomorrow IA: 1- Register for the Elections 2- Sit for an annual performance assessment (tough one indeed) ,,

There is also a DNA test for the families missing their kids in order to compare to those found in the bombings of Hargeisa.

ma saddex keliya ? ,, ,, he must be living in the qarniyadii hore markaa ,,

looooooooooool@duriyadii ,, Waan maqlaa waxaas horta ........ As for the reer bani haashim, i think all somalis claim that ,,

Xamari Xamaraawi Reer xamar Gudhuu Jar**ee**r Timo adag Jareer RRA Name for people from the south ,, depends on their locations ,,,, Most of the names are created by reer Burco ,,, and chanted by reer Hargeisa ...

loooooooool@caano baqay ,,, Kurdad is that kind of cloth a little girls wear. it is usually short with short sleeves.

former ??? ,,,

why Al-hamdullillah ?? ,, UNISOM failed ,, and now AMISOM ??

First, I'm sure that depends on the recognition to be honest. Somaliland doesn't want to be involved in Somalia's issue unless its cause is finalized. It has been avoiding all those conferences, mediation and so on since 1991 just make clear it is issue is different and it worked. So it is an interest-driven world, if your interest is not guaranteed then you will do nothing about it. We're talking in the political view here not the waa walaaleheen iyo waa Islaam view. This could be a good chance though looking at the positive side so that Somaliland will be able to put their chosen one on the top so that the issue of recognition will be solved. Somaliland can always find a Hamid Karazai version of Somalia ,,, Second, I don't think Somaliland will succeed where the world failed. The factions in Somalia are hard to bring them together and disarming them is almost impossible. Even if we share the culture, religion and so on they will still find an issue to fight against those peacekeepers. Look what is happening in Guriceel just yesterday, they are both Muslims and killing each other. Third, I'm not sure if SL has the full capacity to deploy its forces there. It could be a good opportunity for SL to ask for new equipments, funds and so on so that it will empower its entire troops but Muqdisho needs more than thousands of peacekeepers in this regard. Fourth, I'm not even sure if the people of SL are ready to sacrifice lives of their soldiers in Muqdisho. I'm talking about the public here and the families. I'm sure that kind of government will be overthrown then. I'm sure the financial and human cost will be too high. The financial part can be covered by the UN and other countries but the human cost will not be accepted that easy unless the SL future is clear for everybody and they are dying for that cause. Lastly, This is a great point of discussion. I will write an article about it soon Insha Allah. Thanks nuune ...

You guys didn't answer my question ,,,,, is it that hard ???

Dowlada Uganda ayaa sheegtay in ciidamdeeda aysan Soomaaliya kala bexeeyn hadii xitaa Ciidamada Ethiopia ay ka baxaan gudaha dalka Soomaaliya. Dowlada Uganda oo ciidamo aad u farabadan ay ka joogaan dalka Soomaaliya marka loo eego midowga Africa ayaa waxaa ay sheegtay in ciidamadeeda ay baaqi ku sii ahaan doonaan gudaha dalka Soomaaliya xitaa hadii ay ciidamada Ethiopia ka baxaan Dalka Soomaaliya. Afahayeenka Ciidamada Dalka Uganda Major Paddy Ankunda isagoo u waramayay Idaacada VOA ayaa sheegay in aysan dowlada Uganda Qorshaha ugu jirin in dalka Soomaaliya ay kala baxdo ciidamadeeda nabad ilaalinta u jooga isla markana ay sii joogayaan inta uu ka dhamaanayo waqtiga ay midowga Africa ugu tala galeen. Hadalka ka soo yeeray dowlada Ethiopia ee ahaa in dhamaadka Sanadkani ay ciidamadeeda gaaraya kumaanka askari ay kala bexeeyso gudaha dalka Soomaaliya ayaa waxaa ay culeeys xoogan galisay wadmaada Africa in ay ciidamo nabad illaalin ah u soo diraan gudaha dalka Soomaaliya. Ciidamada Midowga Africa ee loo yaqaan AMISOM ayaa waxaa ay dalka Soomaaliya yimaadeen horaantii Bishii January kuwasi oo dalka Soomaaliya u yimid nabad illaalin waxana magaalada Muqdisho oo fariisin ay ka sameysteen ay tahay mid aan nabdooneeyn. Saraakiil ka mid ah ciidamada dowladaha Uganda iyo Burundi ayaa la filayaan in ay todobaadkani kulan ka yeeshaan sidii ciidamadooda dalka Soomaaliya ka jooga ay u badali lahaayeen.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ,,, :rolleyes:

Ask CL ,, She will tell you ,,,,

Come on CL , don't underestimate SL ..... There are more dangerous places open for people than this one ,,,,, I just want to teach them dee ,, if they don't see they won't accept. Yeah may be in 40 yrs time they will accept anonymously but i just wanna start ,,,

I was thinking of opening one here ,,, i want to know the formalities and the estimated cost. No problem i can get customers ,,,