Taleexi Posted May 5, 2009 A good read for whoever has a time to ponder and reflect.... An excerpt of the piece states as follows... "First and foremost, the SSC regions are geographically disadvantaged and hence uninviting to outsiders. Being peaceful, remote, landlocked, and sandwiched between one expansionist neighbour to the north west (Somaliland), and another indifferent but nominal partner (Puntland), the SSC news or appeals rarely ever make to Hargeisa or Garowe, let alone draw the reluctant hearing of clan-oriented BBC Somali Service, or the blinkered attention of the international humanitarian organisations based in Nairobi. In humanitarian crisis-ridden Somalia, where regions are competing for attention, those like the SSC that are out of sight, and kept incommunicado and inaccessible by its neighbours, will inevitably be relegated to the sidelines." Read the complete Mission Report Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
