Good governance in Somalia?

PressTVGlobalNews· Published on Feb 20, 2013

US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton recently announced that America wanted "an open, transparent dialogue about what more we can do to help the people of Somalia realize their own dream".

The head of Somalia's transitional government, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud welcomes the move. In light of the Western named "war on terrorism" and the big push against al-Shabab using African Union forces from Uganda and Burundi, it seems that Western forces might be ready to openly resume business after a 20 year gap.

The African Union has been keen for the UN to take charge of the situation in Somalia, but after the disastrous US Operation Restore Hope mission in 1992, there was little appetite for such a fight. With South Somalia getting UN food relief for the first time in 4 years, there is the ongoing concern about al-Shabab and what the future holds regarding their activities.

Commander of the African Union forces in Hiiraan province in central Somalia, General Osman Subagle has said that al-Shabab has no military capabilities any longer in Somalia. The African Union mission in Somalia is combined troops from Uganda, Burundi, Djibouti and Kenya and together with Somali forces; the mission is reported to have successfully dislodged al-Shabab from many urban areas in south and central Somalia including the capital city, Mogadishu.

HORNWATCH condemns inn the strongest possible terms the Killing of one of a leading and Great Somali Islamic Scholar in Garowe.

Somali people had missed one of the best religious leaders of the country  ...................Said the Chairman of HORNWATCH Mr. Suleiman Xuquuq

Late Sheekh Cabdiqaadir Nur Faarax 'Gacamay'

HornWatch National Human Rights Organization based in Hargeisa the capital city of the republic of Somaliland condemn in the strongest possible terms the Killing of one of a leading and Great Somali Islamic Scholar in Garowe.

It is shocking and un acceptable assassination of Sheikh Abdiqadir Nur Farah “Ga’amey”, was killed while praying in a mosque.

HornWatch knows well that Shiekh Abdulqadir Nur Farah "Ga'mey" was a well-respected Islamic scholar, an old man at the age above of 70, a scholar who has devoted almost all of his lifetime in a mission to spread the true meaning of Islam: which is peace, benevolence and patience among nations.

Hornwatch send its condolence all Somali people particularly his family members and friends.

The killing of Sheikh Gacamay suggest how failed by the regional state authorities in Puntlant to protect the unarmed civilian against terrorist attacks which occur on daily basis in Puntland.

Suleiman ismail Bolaleh

Chairman

Hornwatch

Warbaahinta Qaraabada Hogaamiyaha Al Shabaab Ahmed Abdi Godane oo Dagaal Dhinaca Saxaafada ah oo Yool Habaabin ah ku Haysa Somaliland

Source:http://homesecuritywatch.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/warbaahinta-qaraabada-hogaamiyaha-al-shabaab-ahmed-abdi-godane-oo-dagaal-dhinaca-saxaafada-ah-oo-yool-habaabin-ah-ku-haysa-somaliland/

Dalka Ingiriiska ayaa soo saaray digniin nooceeda ah tii ugu horaysay ee uu muwaadiniintiiisa ku wargalinayo in si degdeg ah ay uga baxaan muwaadiniintiisa ku sugan dalka Somaliland, maadaama oo ay ka jirto Somaliland khatar la xaqiijiyay oo amaanka dadka reer galbeedka ah ee ku sugan Somaliland ku soo foole.

Daraasad iyo baadhitaan ilaa hadda Socda oo HomeSecurityWatch samaysay oo ku saabsan Khataraha amni ee la sheegay in ay Somaliland ka jiraan, baadhitaankan oo ay naga caawiyaan dad ku sugan magaalooyinka, tuulooyinka iyo dhulka miyiga ah ee Somaliland ayaa diirada lagu saaray xarakooyinka dhinaca diinta ee kala duwan ee ka jira Somaliland, wararka ay qoraan warbaahinta iyo afkaarta mulkiilayaasha warbaahinta qoraalka, muqaal araga raadiyaha, mareegaha iyo baraha internetka iyo xidhiidhada ka dhaxayn kara warbaahinta Somaliland iyo kooxaha xag jirka ah iyo siyaabaha kala duwan ee ay kooxaha xagjirka ahi u adeegsadaan ama u adeegsan karaan warbaahinta Somaliland,

Dhinaca kale, xogaha baadhitaanadan qaarkood waxa laga helay hay’adaha qaabilsan dhinaca amaanka ee ururada caalami ah oo aan noo fasixin in aanu halkan ku magacawno

Xogaha Warbixinta baadhitaanka oo si taxane ah ugu soo bixi doona afka soomaaliga ayaa waxa qayb yar maanta diirada lagu saaray.

Warbaahinta ay Leeyihiin Qaraabada Hogaamiyaha Al Shabaab oo Dagaal Dhinaca Saxaafada ah Ku Haya Madaxda Somaliland.

Waxa la hubiyay in Hogaamiyaha Al Shabaab Axmed Abdi Godane, uu taageero balaadhan ka helay qabiilka uu ka soo jeedo oo dega caasimada Somaliland ee Hargeysa markii uu fulinayay qaraxyadii Octobar 2008 lagu qaaday xafiiska UNDP, Safaarada Ethiopia ee Hargeisa iyo Xarunta Madaxtooyada, kuwaasi oo ay ku dhinteen in ka badan 30 ruux badankoodu ahaa rayid, tiro kale oo badanina ku dhaawacantay.

Guriga lagu soo diyaariyay guri ay leeyihiin qaraabada Hogaamiyahay Al Shabaab  Axmed Abdi Godane oo ku yaala xaafada Half London, gurigaasi oo waardiyaha joogaa uu ahaa qabiilka uu ka soo jeedo Godane,

isku xidhaha dhinaca Maaliyada ee hawlgalka qaraxyada oo lagu magacaabo Cabdilaahi Gaab waxa ay qaraabo yihiin Godane,

Xaaska iyo caruurta uu dhalay Godane ayaa loo dhoofiyay dalka Iimaaraadka Carabta bil ka hor qaraxyada iyadoo taasi lagu macneeyay in Gadane ka baqayay in laga aar goosto qaraxyada kadib caruurtiisa iyo ooridiida dadka ambabixinayay waxay ahaayeen qaraabada Godane,

Xataa waxa la shaqeeyay Godane shaqaalaha ka hawl gala Madaxtooyada Somaliland ee ay isku qabiilka yihiin Godane kuwaasi oo siinayay xogo dhinaca sirdoonka ah iyo qaar dhinaca farsamada ah

Dabcan wax lala yaabo maaha in dalka Ingiriiska iyo Maraykanku haatan digniino amaan daro oo Somaliland ku wajahan marka lagu xisaabtamo arimahan hoos ku qoran.

Gunaanad hay’adaha amaanka shisheeye soo saareen ayaa tibaaxaysay in kooxaha xagjirka ah ee Alshabaab si wayn uga faa’iidaysatay Guuldaradii uu Ururka Xaqsoor kala kulmay doorashadii golayaasha deegaanka oo uu diiday in uu aqoonsan waayo natiijadii kama dambaynta ahaa ee Komishanka Doorashooyinku ku dhawaaqeen.

iyadoo xaafada laga soo weeararay xafiiska UNDP, safaarada Ethiopia iyo xarunta Madaxtooyadu ahayd xaafada ay dagaan qabiilka Axmed Abdi Godane,

Sidoo kale dadka xidhiidhinta iyo isku duwida hawlgalkaasi lahaa iyo maalgaliyayaashuba waxay ka soo jeedaan qabiilka Axmed Abdi Godane ee ku nool Caasimada Somaliland, iyadoo xataa wiilashii watay baabuurta miinaysan qaarkood la hubiyay in ay qaraabadiisa ahaayeen.

Intaasi marka lagu daro mucaaridada fog ee taageerayaasha ururka Xaqsoor oo ee caasimada Somaliland ay 100% yihiin qabiilka hogaamiyaha Al Shabaab Axmed Abdi Godane isla markaasina ay dib ugu soo noqdeen Hargeysa dagaal yahan farobadan oo ka soo jeeda beesha Godane kuwaasi oo qaarkood leeyihiin waanu isa soo dhiibanay qaar kalena ay dhuumasho ku yimaadeen.

Warbaahinta Hadhwanaag iyo Baligubadle ayaa xiliyadan ay dagaal yahan badan oo Godane reerkiisa ahi ay Hargeysa ku soo laabteen waxay qaadeen olole jahwareerin ah oo ay ku sheegayaan madaxda Somaliland qaarkood in ay yihiin Alshabaab, tusaale waxay si gaar ah u bartilmaameedsadaan Wasiirka Madaxtooyada Somaliland Xirsi Xaaji Xasan labadan mareegood ee Hadhwanaagnews.com iyo Baligubadle waxa mulkigooda leh ehelka Axmed Abdi Godane xogo dhinaca wardoonka ah oo dalka gudihiisa iyo dibadiisa ah oo la isku halayn karaa ayaa ifitiiminaaya in si toos ah ama si dadban mid ahaan uu Axmed Abdi Godane u isticmaalo Hadhwanaagnews. iyo Baligubadle, ololaha balaadhan ee labadan mareegood kaga faafinayaan wararka ra’yi caamka lagu luminayo laguma weeraro wasiirada ka soo jeeda beesha Godane. Waxana ka muuqanaysa xidhiidho dhinaca niyada ah oo ay iskaga dhowyihiin  Alshabaab iyo Beesha Godane.

Al Shabaab ayaa lagu yaqaanaa in lacag adag oo xad dhaaf in ay u isticmaalaan fursadaha noocan oo kale ah.

Nasiibdarada jirtaa waxay tahay, iyadoo cida kali ah ee suurto galisay in si dhib yar baabuur miinaysan loo galiyo Madaxtooyada Somaliland ay ahaayeen sidii dhacday 2008 dad ka soo jeeda qabiilka Ahmed Abdi Godane oo shaqaale ka ahaa Madaxtooyada, ayaa wali fursadii oo kale ay muuqataa wakhtigan xaadirka ah, waxan taasi Home Security Watch xog ururiyayaasheeda Hargeysa ku sugani ay xaqiijiyeen in qaar ka tirsan shaqaalaha madaxtooyada Somaliland oo ka soo jeeda beesha Ahmed Abdi Godane ay xog ku saabsan isgaadhsiinta Madaxtooyada bixiyeen balse markan si ka duwan sidii 2008 u isticmaaleen iyagoo cidii ay siiyeen oo isugu jirta rag iyo haween fariimo aan caadi ahayn uga soo dirayeen mudo madaxda ugu saraysa dalka.

Tani waxay ka mid tahay arimaha werwerkooda leh ee ka jira dhinaca Somaliland

Wadamada daneeya Somaliland ayaa iyaguna ka xun in ay ogaadaan in wardoonka Alshabaab xoog ku leeyihiin Somaliland gudaheeda.

Wararka u eeg Yool Habaabinta ee mareegaha Hadhwanaagnews.com iyo Baligubadle faafinayaan ayaa u muuqda qaar maro saaraya khatarta muuqata ee wali Somaliland ka imanaysa kooxda xagjirka ah ee Al Shabaab. 90% waxay labadan mareegood isku dayaan in ay Al Shabaab ku sheegaan madaxda Somaliland oo uu ku jiro madaxwayne si dimuquraadi ah loo soo doortay iyo wasiirkiisa madaxtooyada iyagoo labadan mareegood diirada ka weeciya khatarta dalka Somaliland kaga imanaysa Kooxda Alshabaab oo uu hogaamiyo nin mulkiilayaasha iyo tafatirayaasha mareegahan la ah qaraabo dhow. Home Security Watch ayaa ka heshay xarumaha warqabadkeeda ee Hargeysa Uganda Muqdisho Gaalkacayo iy Bu’aale ku kala sugan in labadan mareegood helaan xogo sir ah oo kooxda Al Shabaab leedahay balse wali waxa aan noo cadaanin sida ay xogahaasi  u isticmaalaan mareegahani.

Talo Soo Jeedimo:

Ku: Xukuumada Somaliland

Waa in Xukuumada Somaliland sida ugu dhaqsaha badan taxadir uga yeelataa shirarka saxaafadeed ee ay ka soo qaybgalayaan warbaahintu waxana suurtogal ah in dad is miidaaminayaa oo magaca warbaahinta dalka isticmaalayaa fursad u noqdaan shir saxaafadeed.

Juquraafi ahaan iyo dhacdooyinka ka jira wadamada la dariska ah Somaliland gaar ahaan dalka Somalia ayaa khasab ka dhigaya in siyaasad gaar ah ka yeelato xukuumada Somaliland warbaahinta madaxabanaan ee dalka oo galangal badan u leh madaxda dalka, haya’adah Qaramada Midoobay iyo kuwa samafalka caalamiga ahba.

Brutal Crime in Garowe - Killing Our Great Cleric in Between Prostration

opinion

Nairobi — Shiekh Abdulqadir Nur Farah "Ga'mey" had all characteristics that anyone could love and respect him for. He was a well respected Islamic scholar, an old man at the age of 70, a cleric who has devoted almost all of his lifetime in a mission to spread the true meaning of Islam: which is peace, benevolence and patience among nations.

But all those nice credentials have been disrespected and ignored by the poisonous, brutal and barbaric ideology spearheaded by the ruthless Somali group of Al shabab after one its maniac men ran into the mosque where the great Somali scholar, our beloved cleric was performing a prayer, just in the middle of the most sacred time in Islam which is when a believer simply closes all other factors in his life, just to pray to Allah and that brainwashed criminal shot the Shiekh while he was in between Sujud to Allah inside his prayer.

Prostration or Sajud is the part of the Salat where the worshiper puts his forehead on the ground in a total submission to Allah.

Islam has clearly stated so many times that the mosque which is Allah's house is the safest place on earth where one can seek refuge when there is a danger and in the holy Koran Allah has clearly stated that killing someone intentionally is one of the most hatred deeds a mankind can commit but all that message has been denied by this unscrupulous group in Somalia which is notorious in distorting our beloved and nice religion of Islam and all its messages.

Shiekh Abulqadir Nur Farah was a gifted Islamic scholar who was bestowed with abroad knowledge of the Islamic religion by Allah so with his knowledge in Islam, he didn't keep silence of the brutality of Alshabab which was wreaking havoc largely in southern Somalia.

He regularly gave speeches based on Islam in which he warned the devious and disrespect in the ideology of Al shabab and that was infuriating them (Al shabab).

Al shabab corruptibly woos and brainwashes young Somali men and foreign Jihad-minded enthusiasts, who have no clue whatsoever about what is happening in Somalia, with the idea that there is ongoing Islamic holy war in Somalia and the group's so called evil leaders indoctrinate the young Somali boys to kill all those who find foul with their crooked ideology which has no place in our Islamic faith which is purely kindness and tolerance.

Let me mark my words very clearly and concisely, there is no religious war in Somalia and the Somalis are 100% tired of war and anarchy and they have no appetite for violence of any type any longer after long years of tribal infighting and whatever this group says about Somalia is a naked lie and dangerous bluff so let no one be fooled into it. If one needs paradise, Allah has given clear guidelines on it in his holy Koran so read it well and you get the key to paradise without shedding your blood and that of others at all.

The late Shiekh Abdulqadir Farah in Garowe is a long list of Somali religious scholars, academics, activists which this damned group killed either in suicide bombing or assassinations when they raised their voices against its ill intentions but how the group assassinated Shiekh Abdulqadir Nur Farah was the most brutal and at the most unexpected way, just inside a prayer particularly in Sajud or prostration, which is when the Muslim believer puts his/her forehead on ground for Allah, the most powerful and most merciful so this killing should be the last a wake-up for the Somali people to rise up and fight against the scandal and lies the group is committing in the disguise of name as Somalis and in our religion as Islam.

That killing in Garowe should be the beginning of the end of Al shabab and its poison inside Somalia and beyond.

Minnesota congressman arrives in Somalia's capital for rare visit by US politician

Associated Press - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, left, and US Congressman
Keith Ellison give a joint press conference at Mogadishu airport, Tuesday Feb. 19, 2013. Ellison said Tuesday that his visit to Mogadishu fulfills a request from his constituents with ties

By Associated Press,


MOGADISHU, Somalia — A U.S. congressman visited Somalia’s capital on Tuesday, the first visit in years by a member of Congress to what until recently was considered one of the world’s most dangerous cities.

Keith Ellison, a Democrat from Minnesota, said his visit to Mogadishu fulfilled a request from his constituents with ties to Somalia. Minnesota has one of the largest populations of Somali-Americans in the U.S.

Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, noted that the U.S. government in mid-January recognized the Somali government for the first time since the country fell into anarchy in 1991.

“We’ve seen 20 years of warlordism, 20 years of terrorism, of refugees streaming across the border into every neighboring country, piracy in the gulf,” Ellison told The Associated Press in a phone interview from neighboring Kenya.

“But a stable Somalia will bring this all to an end, and I think we need to be a part of the solution. I’m telling you, investing money in Somalia is sending good money after good. We should now see Somalia as a trading partner and a partner of educational exchanges.”

Ellison was greeted by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. The president said that Ellison’s visit was a big day for Somalia.

Mogadishu has experienced about 18 months of relative peace, after the August 2011 ouster of the Islamic extremists of al-Shabab from the capital by African Union forces. Following the advice of security advisers, Ellison did not travel beyond Mogadishu’s airport complex, the most secure part of the city, but he said he wished he had been able to and hopes to on a future trip. He said he never felt in any danger.

One of the issues Ellison met with Somali officials about was the financial remittances often sent by Somalis in the U.S. back to family members in Somalia. Such remittances have become harder to make over fears that people sending money could be accused of aiding a terrorist organization such as al-Shabab.

Ellison said he thinks he made “real progress” on the problem. He said he also got a better grip on how to handle refugee issues and Somalia’s security needs.

Ellison said that being Muslim gives him an advantage in a Muslim country like Somalia because he knows religious greetings and customs, but that it wasn’t a major factor in his trip there or in his meetings.

Somalia has seen great political progress over the last year, including voting in a new interim constitution, and electing a new president and parliament. International supporters say Mohamud’s government is a step toward moving the country out of its failed-state status, but that much more remains to be done in a country bloodied by two decades of war.

In one sign that should give Mogadishu residents hope, Ellison said he met with Somali business leaders who grew up in the U.S., Canada, and U.K. who have returned to help Somalia rebuild. He said that fact communicated great optimism for the future of the country.

“It feels great to be a part of the story of the new Somalia,” Ellison said. “They’re handling their business politically. They’re trying to handle their business economically. They need a little help, but the alternative is what? Twenty more years of refugees spilling into Kenya, Ethiopia and Uganda? Twenty more years of piracy? Twenty more years of al-Shabab? People are saying no. They’ve had enough.”

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Jason Straziuso reported from Nairobi, Kenya.

Islamist assault on In Amenas takes Sahel crisis to another level

Coming only days after France committed troops and its air force to overturning dramatic advances made by Islamist militants in Mali, the 16 January attack on a gas production facility at In Amenas, in south-eastern Algeria, underlined the security threat and political volatility that now blight the Saharan/Sahel region. Never during the 1990s conflict with radical Islam did a major Algerian hydrocarbons facility face such attack. Sahel politics were a localised affair in which players such as Major General Mohammed ‘Tewfik’ Medienne’s Algerian military security apparatus and veteran Tuareg leader Iyad ag Ghali largely knew where they stood. But the fallout from Captain Amadou Sanogo’s coup d’état in Mali last March and subsequent collapse of Bamako’s control over the north has triggered an international crisis.

While talk of ‘Islamic terrorism’ dominates the narrative, this crisis is rooted in the region’s structural weaknesses. As the African Energy Atlas 2012 observed, the Sahel region has become prey “to an unfolding crisis in which political battles… and communal tensions… are being exacerbated by economic crisis as desertification overtakes ever more pastoral communities”. As the rise of Boko Haram in northern Nigeria violently testified, this crisis was finding new expression as traditional elites lost authority. Meanwhile, the availability of arms and fighters, as materiel supplied to the Libyan rebellion that overthrew the late Muammar Qadhafi found its way into wider circulation, amplified the region’s diverse crises. Mali’s army was not fit for purpose, and was outgunned by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and associated groups.

The extent of the Sahel’s crisis was underlined by the speed with which President François Hollande reversed France’s previous reserve at intervention, dispatching troops from other African bases and trying to rescue a hostage in Somalia – who might be used as a pawn in the struggle.

Algeria had previously opposed international military intervention in Mali, but it too has been sucked in as President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and his generals lost control of events in their old fief. Now the conflict threatens to spread not just into other Sahel states – with Mauritania and Niger already in the front line – but also into Algeria and potentially other Maghreb countries.

As African Energy went to press, news media were reporting that at least one foreign worker had been killed and several others kidnapped by jihadists escaping French military assaults which began in northern Mali on 11 January. UK ambassador Martyn Roper tweeted: “We can confirm that British nationals are caught up in a terrorist incident in In Amenas. Continuing to work closely with local authorities.”

The field, near the border with Libya, is operated by a joint venture of BP, Norway’s Statoil and Algerian state company Sonatrach. Mauritania’s ANI news agency, known for its access to jihadist spokesmen across the region, said Islamist fighters were holding the foreigners. The Irish government said a national had been abducted; five Japanese workers with JGC Corporation were said to be among the detainees. Jihadist groups in northern Mali had warned Algeria not to co-operate, but one month after Hollande’s ‘historic’ visit to Algiers, it opened its airspace to French jets.

Several local sources said the attack was orchestrated by Al-Mouakioune Bi Dam (The Blood Signatories), a recently created group involving legendary trans-Sahel smuggler and former AQIM leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar. A spokesman claimed the group had achieved full control of the In Amenas base, where it claimed to hold around 300 people, of whom 41 were said to be foreign. The number of pawns being played in the Sahel has just gone up, adding to the complications. The conflict is entering a new phase, which is unlikely to be resolved by bombing alone, or within the immediate future.

East Africa power update report: Horn of Africa

Big dams remain at the heart of Ethiopia's post-Meles electricity strategy. With an influx of donor funds into the transmission and distribution network, the government has room to finance its hydro projects with Chinese support.

This six-page report takes a project-by-project view of the power sector in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somaliland. It includes a one-page opening analysis article and a full page map covering electricity infrastructure in the Horn of Africa.

Revised February 2013, the map provides a regional overview of electricity infrastructure across Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somaliland. Planned and existing generation and transmission projects are clearly marked. The map illustrates Ethiopia's hydroelectricity and geothermal power potential. Transmission projects are shown from 500kV down to a number of smaller 66 and 33kV lines. Detail includes major cross-border transmission links.
Example project entry from the update:

Gilgel Gibe III (1,870MW). EEPCo awarded EPC contract to Salini (July 2006) for power plant and 243 metre high dam with 14.7mcm reservoir. Completion estimated 2013-14, to cost €1.77bn. Contracts: electromechanical and hydraulic steel structure works – China’s Dongfang Electric Corporation (agreement signed with EEPCo, May 2010; $500m contract underwritten by ICBC). China’s Tebian Electric Apparatus Stock Company Ltd to build transmission line to Addis Ababa. Concrete forming equipment and engineering support for dam wall – Harsco Corp ($2m contract signed June 2010). Consortium of Mott MacDonald (UK), Sogreah (France) and local AG Consult performed economic, financial and technical assessment. Finance: WBG, Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility, EIB and AfDB withdrew support in 2010. EIB explicitly stated that withdrawal was not due to technical, environmental or social assessment results. Significant funding from Ethiopian government with Chinese support. Project’s procurement and environmental impact have been controversial. AE: 224/4, 192/13, 187/9, 184/12, 169/9, 153/13, 151/10, 141/10, 134/11, 132/9, 123/1, 119/10, 107/8.


The report can be accessed through an African Energy subscription or may be bought separately for £95.

Project reports are ideal for the busy executive who wants concise, considered analysis.

UNICEF Somalia Fast Facts - January 2013

Report from UN Children's Fund

Published on 31th January 2013

THE SITUATION

For two decades Somalia has experienced violence, conflict and lawlessness which have exacerbated poverty and hardship, undermined social and economic development and made it challenging for the international community to address humanitarian and development priorities.

Consecutive years of harsh droughts and ongoing conflict have resulted in repeated crop failure, depleted livestock, rising food prices and deteriorating purchasing power.

These have eroded coping mechanisms and triggered a long running state of emergency in Somalia. By July 2011 the situation deteriorated into one of the worst famines experienced in decades.

The overall nutritional situation has improved since the famine officially ended in February 2012 as a result of significant humanitarian efforts and a good harvest.

The Quarterly Food Security and Nutrition brief (Dec 2012) says the food security and nutrition situation in Somalia will continue improving in the first half of 2013 and the population in food security crisis will reduce. Most livelihoods in Somalia are likely to be classified as Stressed requiring programmes for disaster risk reduction, protecting livelihoods and building resilience.

Internally Displaced Persons in settlements in the North and Central with limited access to food will remain in food security crisis and will require humanitarian assistance. The nutrition situation in the South, in a few areas in the North and in the central regions is likely to remain Critical to Very Critical mostly due to underlying causes of malnutrition such as lack of health infrastructure, poor feeding practices and expected seasonal outbreaks of Acute Watery Diarrhea.

Currently, a third of the population (2.12 million people) is still in crisis and needs emergency assistance – over 70 percent are in the South. A further 1.7 million have only emerged from crisis in the past year, and could easily fall back without support to maintain their livelihoods. Some 236,000 of the total population of 1.5 million under the age of five are acutely malnourished, of these 54,000 are severely malnourished. And more than 1.1 million Somalis are internally displaced, often living in deplorable conditions.

Critical Issues affecting Children and Women in Somalia

• The child and maternal mortality rates for Somalia are amongst the highest in the world; one in every ten children dies before seeing their first birthday and 12 in every 1000 women die due to  complications related to child birth.

• Somalia is ranked one of the world’s lowest in terms of immunization coverage rates.

• In most regions of the south, 1 in 5 children is acutely malnourished and 1 in 15 is severely  malnourished, at exceptionally high risk of death.

• Only 30% of the overall population has access to safe water and only 20% in the worst affected  areas of the south.

• About 1.1 million people are internally displaced; close to 60% of them are children.

• The gross enrollment rate at primary school level is just over 33% and 75% of women are illiterate.

• Almost all women aged 15 to 49 years (98%) have been subjected to female genital  mutilation/cutting (FGM/C).

• Persistent recruitment and use of children as young as nine in armed conflict.

UNICEF EMERGENCY RESPONSE

• UNICEF humanitarian action involves rapid response, preparedness, investment in early recovery as well as building communities’ resilience to disasters to reduce their exposure to risk.  
• The rapid scale-up of humanitarian activities enabled UNICEF to more than double the number of children treated for malnutrition. This year UNICEF-supported nutrition centres admitted almost 396,000 malnourished children (of which more than 218,000 were severely malnourished) - the vast majority in the Central South Zone of Somalia (CSZ). A total of 38,000 households, including some 45,000 children under five have received support in wet feeding sites along border areas. Over 180,000 households have received at least one monthly supplementary food ration in accessible areas of southern Somalia through the UNICEF supported Blanket Supplementary Feeding Programme.  
• Basic equipment, essential medicines, medical supplies and running costs were provided to partners operating 148 Maternal and Child Health centres (MCH) and 236 Health Posts with a coverage area of an estimated 1.8 million people in CSZ.  
• Since the beginning of 2012, 764,000 children aged between 9 months and 5 years have been vaccinated against measles in CSZ. 
• 997,000 people in CSZ gained access to water through sustained (161,000) and temporary interventions (836,000) such as: construction and rehabilitation of water points, operation and maintenance and chlorination.  
• Some 140,000 people gained access to sanitation facilities in 2012, mainly in IDP camps and host communities, including 60,000 people in Puntland and Somaliland who are now living in villages with no open defecation. 
• UNICEF and partners are supporting an estimated 207,912 children (including 90,552 girls) in  652 schools. These schools have 5,121 teachers (1,047 female) managing the classrooms.  During the 2011/12 school year, UNICEF supported 386,657 with 43% girls.  
• 26,000 households received fuel efficient stoves helping to lower the risk of sexual violence,  often perpetrated against women collecting firewood. 
• 950 children formally associated with armed conflict and at risk of recruitment were enrolled in  reintegration programmes.  

Ethiopia and the horn of Africa

It is important that Ethiopia continues to be the "cool cat" in the crowd, staying calm and peaceful so not to disturb the fragile democracies in the making all around it.

Sunniva Hersir Sollid

by Sunniva Hersir Sollid, Student

Ethiopia is facing a very important election; the election of a new Patriarch which is currently being discussed in the high ranks of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Who it will be and what the implications might be is still unclear, but the outcome could have an effect not only on Ethiopia but the entire horn of Africa.

The Oslo Center is currently involved in three countries on the horn of Africa, all of them neighbors to the same country: Ethiopia. Since 2005, Ethiopia has been a relatively calm and peaceful country. Having a new government and slowly becoming a democracy after years of living first as a monarchy, then under a communist regime, Ethiopians have hope for the future. Both the former Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and the former Patriarch Abune Paulos have been deeply involved in keeping the peace after the Derg regime was defeated. They have initiated peace talks and interreligious dialogues that have helped the country move forwards and out of its oppressing past.

Changes in the situation

With the election of a new Patriarch coming up, there is much talk of different possible outcomes among the Ethiopian people. The late patriarch, Abune Paulos, was a liberal man who initiated peace talks with Eritrea during the civil war and was the initiator for the interreligious dialogues between the different religious communities in Ethiopia. He was concerned with the welfare of all religious communities and spent much time on interreligious relations. He became one of the seven serving presidents of the World Council of Churches and was a pioneer in his country.

With the election coming up, people are asking themselves if the next Patriarch will be as liberal as Abune Paulos. If they elect someone more conservative, many of the forums and dialogue centers might not survive. These interreligious meeting points are important for the religious freedom and tolerance in the country, if they shut down there will be no arena where doubt, suspicion and rumors can be confronted thru dialogue. Leaving statements uncommented and not confronted could lead to suspicion and rumors, and in the end false statements can be seen as the truth.

The possible impact

Having an unstable country in the midst of all these newly developing democracies on the horn of Africa is not ideal. Somalia is closely tied with Ethiopia, having its own region in Ethiopia in the southeast called Somali with more than 4.6 million people, making it the biggest Somali state second only to Somalia itself. Being in the process of building a democracy from scratch, Somalia does not have the resources to help a neighboring country. This is also the case with Kenya, being but two weeks from the general election and trying to keep the calm in a country where the last presidential election ended with 1300 dead. These new and fragile democracies are unstable enough themselves without having a neighboring country, which has been calm and peaceful until now, becoming unstable and disrupt the developments towards democracy on the horn of Africa.

It is important that Ethiopia continues to be the "cool cat" in the crowd, staying calm and peaceful so not to disturb the fragile democracies in the making all around it.

Somalia's Deadly Legacy: Landmines and Unexploded Ordinance (UXO)

Report from NATO Civil-Military Fusion Centre

OVERVIEW

A failed state for over twenty years, Somalia has been without an effective central government since 1991 following the overthrow of then President Siad Barre. In 2012, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) successfully drove al Shabaab from its urban strongholds in the south and centre of the country, enabling Somalis to establish a new central government, including members of parliament, a president and prime minister. However, humanitarian conditions remain precarious and the population faces a myriad of issues as a legacy remains after years of fighting which urgently needs to be addressed amid continued insecurity. The landmine problem in Somalia stems from numerous internal and regional conflicts spanning nearly forty years with the first reported mine laid in 1964. The protracted conflict has left a deadly legacy of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) throughout the country, with incidents related to explosives reported almost daily. While the eastern Somalia-Ethiopia border region is heavily infected with UXOs laid during the 1977 border war, al Shabaab militants have similarly affected the centre and south. Mine action facilitates the safe disposal of these items, eliminating the threat to lives, and preventing unsecured items from undermining peace-building and reconstruction efforts.

The UN Mine Action Service (UNMAS) reports that anti-personnel landmines caused only four per cent of deaths and injuries in Somalia during 2011, while UXO represented 55 per cent, and unknown explosive items another 32 per cent. Of 134 known mine/Explosive remnants of war (ERW) casualties verified in 2011, 73 per cent survived their accidents. According to UNMAS, most communities in south-central Somalia suffer “from a degree of explosive remnants of war contamination; few have the support or capacity to deal with these threats.” Moreover, the socioeconomic impact of landmines affect almost every aspect of Somali society: reduced land available for livestock and agricultural production, greater than before transportation costs, poor performance of rehabilitation and development efforts, disabilities and a loss of life, general insecurity, and obstruction of repatriation and reintegration. The UN asserts, however, that Somalia’s landmine and UXO threat is “a finite problem” and one that “given sustained attention,” can be resolved within a ten-year period if resources are made available.

FACTS

• Somalia signed the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in 2012.

• The Somaliland Mine Action Center (SMAC), under the direction of the Office of the Vice-President, is responsible for coordinating implementation of the Act.

• Information pertaining to number or types of anti-personnel landmines has not been provided by the government, however officials have acknowledged the existence of stockpiles. The Antipersonnel Mine Ban Act requires the destruction of all stockpiled antipersonnel landmines held by the government of Somaliland within four years.

• Explosive stockpiles, abandoned weapons and ammunition caches, and improvised explosive device (IED) factories are the newest threats as the Somali government gains control of areas in centre and south Somalia.

States continue to silence human rights NGOs at the UN

 

 

The UN Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations, which acts as the gatekeeper to NGO access to the UN, continues to wrongly delay, deny, and reject access to credible human rights NGOs.

 

At its most recent session in New York in January 2013, the Committee approved 159 NGOs for access (or ‘consultative status’) to the UN, but deferred a further 180 applications.

 

“It is deeply regrettable that some States on the Committee continue to oppose NGOs that hold views they do not agree with, or that have been critical of a government’s human rights record,” said Madeleine Sinclair of the International Service for Human Rights.

 

“NGO accreditation should be accessible, expeditious and based on fair, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria,” said Ms Sinclair.

 

ISHR’s research reveals that the NGOs that are most frequently and persistently delayed or deferred include those that work on sexual orientation and gender identity issues, women’s rights, reproductive rights, minority issues, caste, freedom of expression and association, and human rights more generally. Some NGOs waiting for accreditation have had their applications deferred for up to 10 years.

 

According to Ms Sinclair, “States that are not supportive of civil society engagement at the UN continue to use strategies to control the review process and defer applications, such as asking irrelevant or repetitive questions that go far beyond the scope of what NGOs are required to submit with their applications.”

 

ISHR welcomes statements from some states which decry this practice. At the January session of the UN Committee on NGOs, for example, Belgium noted “serious concerns about the long list of deferred applications and huge backlog” and expressed “deep regret” that many human rights organizations were blocked on arbitrary and spurious grounds. Bulgaria noted its concern that the applications of the “most knowledgeable and meaningful NGOs have been deferred”, saying that the Committee must be more efficient and ensure equal treatment.

 

For a full summary and analysis of the January 2013 session of the Committee on Non-Governmental Organisations, please click here

 

Background

 

The Committee on NGOs is tasked with considering the applications of NGOs for consultative status with the UN as well as the quadrennial reports submitted by NGOs already in consultative status. Consultative status provides NGOs with access to a range of fora at the UN, including the Human Rights Council, ECOSOC and its subsidiary bodies, UN conferences, and special events organized by the President of the General Assembly.

 

The Committee has come under criticism in recent years for failing in its core task of giving civil society a voice at the UN and deviating from the guiding principles in ESOCOC resolution 1996/31 in its handling of applications for consultative status and review of quadrennial reports. It is widely accepted that State membership of the Committee lies at the root of these negative trends and the balance of the Committee’s membership tends towards States that do not support a vibrant civil society at the UN. Members of the NGO Committee for the period 2011-2014 are: Belgium, Bulgaria, Burundi, China, Cuba, India, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Peru, Russian Federation, Senegal, Sudan, Turkey, United States of America, and Venezuela.

Somaliland: Stanfield, the Epic 400Kms Trekker Fundraiser for Edna Hospital

How far would you go for Edna hospital: talk with Christopher Stanfield and fundraising event to support Edna Hospital?

Somalilandsun - West London Somaliland Community and others would like to invite you to a talk with Christopher Stanfield and fundraising event to support Edna Hospital, Hargeysa, Somaliland on Friday, 1st of March, 6pm at Oxford House, Derbyshire Street, London, E2 6HG

September 8th 2012, Christopher Stanfield began his challenge to walk from Egypt to Somaliland. The adventure was something Christopher had dreamed up 1 year previous; he wanted to raise both money and awareness for Edna Adan's maternity hospital in Somaliland. He also wanted to be able to help Somaliland take a step towards gaining recognition as a breakaway country, and to no longer be affiliated with Somalia.

"Edna Adan's hospital is an inspiring white light in Somaliland, and it is time we all stood up and recognized both the hospital, and this ever growing, and stabilizing country" Christopher

The journey took 4 months to complete almost 4000km, passing through Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti and finally Somaliland. After four grueling months and over 2000 miles of trekking, on January 4th 2013, he reached his destination a changed man. The physical journey might now be over, but the journey of change and prosperity is just beginning.

http://www.stanfields-somaliland.com/
http://www.stanfields-somaliland.com/apps/blog
http://www.ednahospital.org/
Friday, 1 March, 6pm
Oxford House, Derbyshire Street
London, E2 6HG
Your contribution: £20

Maamulka Dekeda Berbera Waxa uu Beeninayaa war kusoo baxay warbaahinta dalka

Eng.Cali Cumar Maxamed, Maareeyaha Guud Dekedda Berbera

Maamulka Dekeda Berbera Waxa uu Beeninayaa war kusoo baxay warbaahinta dalka oo ku saabsanaa Dekeda Berbera in la isku badelayo Madaxda Waaxyaheeda ama ku cusub la magacaabayo Taas oo ay qoreen wargeysyada dalka qaarkood 16 feb. 2013 waxaanu cadeynaynaa inaanay jirin wax isku shaandheyn iyo isku bedel ah oo qorsheysani inaanu jirin warkaasina yahay mid been abuur ah oo aan sal iyo raad toona lahayn.

Waxaanu kaloo cadeynaynaa inaanay waxba ka jirin in madaxda sare ee qaranku wax farogelin ah ku leeyihiin hawlaha shaqaalaha ee dekeda Berbera masuuliyadeedana Maamulka Dekedu leeyahay.

Waxaanu usoo jeedinaynaa Warbaahinta madaxa banan inay iska hubiyaan waxa ay qorayaan masuuliyiinta ay waxka qorayaana ay siiyaan xaqa ay u leeyihiin in wax laga weydiiyo waxa laga qorayo bulshadana aan loo gudbin war xaqiiqda ka fog oo been abuur ah.

ALLAA MAHAD LEH.

Eng.Cali Cumar Maxamed

Maareeyaha Guud Dekedda Berbera

Madaxwayne Ku Xigeenka Somaliland Oo Ku Dhawaaqay Inuu U Tartamayo Guddoomiye Ku Xigeenka Koowaad Ee Kulmiye

Hargeysa (Ramaas) Febr 18,2013 – Madaxwayne ku xigeenka Somaliland Md Cabdiraxmaan Cabdilaahi Ismaaciil (Saylici), ayaa caawa ku dhawaaqay inuu u tartamayo Guddoomiye ku xigeenka koowaad ee xisbiga Kulmiye, kaasi oo ololihii shirwaynihiisu bilaabmay.

Madaxwayne ku xigeenka Somaliland Md Cabdiraxmaan Cabdilaahi Ismaaciil (Saylici)

Cabdiraxmaan Saylici, oo Caawa Warbaahinta la hadlay ayaa sheegay inuu u sharaxan yahay Guddoomiye ku xigeenka koowaad ee Kulmiye, oo uu hadda hayo Mujaahid Maxamed Kaahin Axmed oo shalay caddeeyay inuu u tartamaya Guddoomiyaha xisbiga iyo Musharax Madaxwaynaha.

Madaxwayne ku xigeenku waxa uu sheegay in si kasta oo xaalada xisbigu tahay, haddana isagu uu u taagan yahay Musharaxa Guddoomiye ku xigeenka Kulmiye, inkasta oo uu sheegay inaanu sheegi Karin wakhtiga shirwaynuhu dhacayo.

Xilka uu sheegay in Madaxwayne ku xigeenku u tartamayo ayaa waxa maanta isugu sheegay inuu u tartamayo Cabdikariin Xinif oo ah Agaasime Waaxeedka Maamulka ee Komiishanka la dagaalanka Aydhiska.

Dhawaaqa Cabdiraxmaan Sayliici, ayaa loolanka Kulmiye ee hogaanka xisbiga sii adkaynaya, maadaama oo ay hore hogaanka ugu tartamayeen siyaasiyiin door ahi.

SAXAAFADA SOMALILAND: Maqaalada La Soo Qoro Iyo Waajibka Saxaafadeed

Maxamud Caydiid Lafcanbe

Qalinkii Maxamud Caydiid Lafcambe

Wararka iyo dhacdooyinka saxaafadda reer Somaliland iyo dadka u badan baryahan dambe ee wax kaga soo qora warbaahinta ra`yiga akhristayaasha ayaa noqday mid ka baxday xuduudkii wax qoridda dadweynaha iyo mid ka fog dhaqankii iyo anshixii saxaafadeedba. Saxaafadda waajib iyo mus`uuliyad aad u baaxad wayn baa ka saaran qoraalada ay ku soo daabacayaan war baahintooda. 

Muwaadinniintana waajib muqadas ah ayaa ka saaran qoraaladay soo qorayaan ee war baahinta u soo daabacayso. 

Xoryadda daabacaadda qoraalada iyo xoriyadda odhaahduba waa tiir ka mid ah tiirarka dimuqraadiyadeeenna kuwa ugu muhiimsan.

In Xukuumad iyo mucaaradba  la is dhaliilaa waa mid ka mid ah  hannaanka dimuqraadiyadeed ee aynu qaadanay waxaa se qaldan in la duwo lana khal khaliyo majiiraha qoraalada ku dambaynaya saxaafadda.

Waxaa qaldan in xoriyatal qawlkii laga dhigto briij loo maro in aflagaaddooyinka war baahinta la isu mariyo, waxaa kale oo ila qaldan war is waydaarinta iyo war aan jirin abuurka la sameeyay in umadda lagu jaha wareeriyo.

Waxaa dhacda inta badan wararkii oo lagu duwayo siday ahaayeen ama uba dhaceenba bal se loo duwayo si qarad iyo ujeeddo kale ka dambayso. Waxaad arkaysaa websiyadii oo wararkii iyo dhacdooyinkii si kala duwan oo kala fog kuna salaysan ra`yi shakhsi oo ah ka wariyayaha loo soo daabacayo.

Doorka dabiiciga ah ee saxaafadu ku leedahay nolasha hawl maalmeedka ah ee qarananimadeenna waxaa waajib ku ah inay iska ilaaliyaan qoraalada dhaawacaya qarannimadeenna isla mar ahaantaasna iska hor keeni kara bulshadeenna.  Waxaa run ah in war tusaale ahaan ay qortay mid ka mid ah warbaahinta kala duwani uu abuuri karo kicin ,shaqaaqo iyo dhibaato wax yeeli kara qaranimada iyo xasiloonideenna aynu mudada dheer u soo dhabar adaygnay. 

Waxaa baryahan dambe saxaafadda ku soo baxa in la isugu jawaabo maqaalo beelaysan oo shar ah kana fog khayrka iyo walaaltinimada. Waxaa caado iska noqotay in maqaaladaas beelaysan aan la isugu aabbo yeelin laguna kala xishoon, oo kicin iyo dab hurinba lagu soo qoro.

Waxaa dhacda oo war baahinta ku soo baxa  in aad arkayso mararka qaarkood maqaalo dhaqanka ka baxsan oo rag  soo qoreen oo  qof dumara ama siyaasiyad ha noqoto ama yaanay noqon, ahna bir ma gaydo caar ah, hooyo ah, habaryar iyo eddo ah, sodoh ah ama walaal ah lagu weerarayo si xishmad darro ah. Wax isla dhinaca kale aad ka arkaysaa maqaal qof dumari  iyaduna soo qortay oo ka baxsan isna dhaqankeenna oo ay ku aflagaadoonayso nin ka da`wayn iyo mid aanay hore u sawirinba.

Mid waxaan u soo jeedinayaa saxaafadda reer Somaliland oo ah halbawle ka mid ah dhismaha qaranka, inay ku dadaalaan ilaalinta wajibka ka saaran qarankooda iyo mihnadooda saxaafadeedba umaddana u soo bandhigaan wararka iyo dhacdooyinka xaq`iqa ah ee ka fog mala awaalka, boqolkiiba boqolna cadayntiisii ay hayaan.

Waxaan saxaafadda u soo jeedinayaa inay gartaan masùuliyadda ka saaran qarannimada umaddana ka ilaaliyaan wararka aan cilmiyaysnayn ee suuqdiga ah isku dhacana abuuri kara. Saxaafadda waxaan u soo jeedinayaa inay warbaahinta ka ilaaliyaan wararka iyo maqaalada wax yeelada u leh qaranimada iyo mihnadoodoodii saxaafadeed ama nacayb iyo karaahiyo ku jirto.

Waxaa saxaafadda waajib ku ah inay saxaafadda ka ilaashadaan dadka eryada aflagaadaysan isugu jawaaba saxaafadda dhexdeeda. Saxaafadda waxaa waajib ka saaran yahay oo looga fadhiyaa maalin kasta war  iyo dhacdo xaqiiq ah, war xaqiidadiisu ay sal leedahay oo meel loogu hagaago la yaqaan , war aan loo adeegsan hunguri, war aan loo adeegsan nin jeclaysi iyo nin nacbaysi midnaba.  Halna waxaan u soo jeedinaya dadka qoraalada iyo aaraadaba ku soo biiriya warbaahinta kala duwan ee kala ah websiteska, jaraa ìdkii dalka iyo tiifiiyadaba inay iyaguna waajibkooda iyo mas ùuliyadoodaba ilaaliyaan. In Umadda ay isu jiidaan oo ay erayo latifan iyo dhaliilba is raacin karaan, wixii ra`yi ay ku biirinayaanna war baahintina ka daayaan colaad abuurka, kala fogaynta iyo aflagaadooyinkaba, inaanay isu muuqan, la isuna dul qaato war baahintana laga daayo wararka iyo maqaalada beelaysan iyo isu jawaabista dadka qaarkood kicin kara.

Waxaan taageersanahay Xoriyatal qawlka iyo xoriyadda qoraalka ee ku socota majiirihii, dariiqii iyo hannaankii ay lahayd, waxaan taageersanahay in xukuumad iyo mucaaradba la is dhaliili karo oo ay waajib tahay in la isu maro wadada habboon iyo hannaanka toosan ee xoriyatal qawlka iyo ta qoralkaba . 

Waxaa wanaagsan in dhaqanka anshaxa, ixtiraamka iyo edaabta suubban in la isu dhaliilo, qofk kastaa isaga oo qoraalkiisu eray latifan yahay ayuu hadana wax dhaliili kara laakiin eryga qalafsan ama aflagaadadu ku jirtaa dhaliil ma noqon karo ee waa cay dadka kala fogaynaysa uun. 

Dadku meel ma kala jiro ee waa isku dad, waa walaalo, habar- wadaag, waa ilma abti, waa isu abti iyo xididba. Waxaa iska caadi ah in hadaba aragtida siyaasadeed iyo ta xisbinimadaba lagu kala duwanaan karo  bal se si caafimaad qabta oo deggan doodaha qoraalada la isugu dhaliili karo. 

Waxaan waanadaydan ku soo gunaanadayaa,  umadda reer Somaliland  inay yihiin umad dun nadiif ah oo wanaagsan oo wada waaalo ah. Waa umad xejisatay nabadoodii iyo deganaanshahoodiba.  Hadaba walaaladayda saxaafada iyo dhamaan qorayaasha ku kala duwan ra`yga siyaasadeed waxaan kaga baxaya inay noqdaan kuwii qalinkooda ka ilaashada inaanu marnaba noqon kii sumeeya ama wax yeeleeya nabadgalyada, wada jirka iyo walaalnimadaumada reer Somaliland. 

ILLAAHAY waxaan inooga baryayaa inaynu noqono kuwii ilaashada qaranimadooda, walaaltinamadooda hormar iyo barwaaqana ku dambeeya.

Aamiin
Maxamud Caydiid Lafcanbe
Toronto, Canada

Halkan ka Daawo: Telefishanka Ruushka oo baahiyay, muuqaalo cusub oo ku saabsan markii Dhagax ololayaa cirka kaga soo dhacay gobolka Ural ee dalkaas

Moscow: Telefishanka Ruushka ee xukuumadu maamusho ayaa baahiyay, muuqaalo cusub oo isugu jira, kuwo la duubay wakhtigii dhagax olalaya oo sida kubada u malaasani cirka kaga soo dhacay gobolka Ural ee dalkaas iyo dhul baaxadiisu aad u balaadhan tahay oo holcaya kaas oo sida telefishanku sheegay dabka aan ilaa wali ololkiisu bakhtiyin uu dhaliyay dhagaxaasi.

Masuuliyiinta Ruushanka ayaa iyagu wakhti baahinta telefishanka ka horaysay ka hadlay dhagaxaas iyo inta heerkiisu gaadhsiisnaa, kaas oo masuuliyiintaasi ku tilmaameen inuu ahaa nukliyeer kooban oo aan shucaac lahayn, laakiin gaadhsiisan heerkii iyo quwadii nukliyeerka. Gobolka Ural ee dalka Ruushka ayaa dhagaxani maalintii Jimcihii ee 15-ka February 2013-ka, uu ku habsaday, kaas oo isagoo sida kubada u duuban xawaare aad u sareeyana ku socda sida gantaalka oo kale ugu dhacay meel kaabiga ku haysa haro biyo fadhiistaan oo gobolkaas ku taala.

Sida masuuliyiinta Ruushku sheegeen waxa gariirkii iyo xoogii dhagaxaasi markii uu dhulka ku dhacay uu sababay, in guryo badan oo deegaankaas ku yaalay ku dumaan, isla markaana ay ku dhaawacmaan dad tiradooda lagu qiyaasay ilaa kun iyo laba boqol oo qof, kuwaas oo ilaa sadex boqol oo carruur ahi ku jireen.

Soomaali iyo Maraykan ku Dhex Dagaalamay Dugsi ku Yaala Magaalada Minneapolis

Soomaali iyo Maraykan ku Dhex Dagaalamay Dugsi ku Yaala Magaalada Minneapolis

Soomaali iyo Maraykan ku Dhex Dagaalamay Dugsi ku Yaala Magaalada Minneapolis

Soomaali iyo Maraykan ku Dhex Dagaalamay Dugsi ku Yaala Magaalada Minneapolis

Al Shabaab executes Kenyan, French hostages in Somalia

Leaders from the al-Qaeda-affliate Al Shabaab in Somalia on Friday reported that they killed a Kenyan soldier who they captured during one of the terrorist group's cross-border raids. The capture and execution of the Kenyan is similar to a previous execution by the radical Islamist organization.


In January 2013, Al Shabaab terrorists killed a French hostage, Dennis Allex, only days after special forces troops from France failed in their rescue attempt, according to the French government.

France's elite French Foreign Legion using helicopters raided an Al Shabaab terrorist base in hopes of retrieving Allex, who is said to be a French security expert.

Unfortunately, the rescue operation failed to free Allex and two Legionnaires were killed.

"Harakat Al-Shabaab Al-Mujahideen has reached a unanimous decision to execute the French intelligence officer, Dennis Allex, " said Al-Shabaab.

Leaders from the brutal terrorist group said the killing of the Kenyan soldier on Friday was retaliation for Kenya's involvement with the African Union in helping the Somali military in fighting the Islamists.

During a video, Al Shabaab claims their execution of Dennis Allex was retaliation for the killing of Somali civilians by the French rescue team and for France's anti-terrorist policies including actions taken in fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan and radical Islamists affiliated with al-Qaeda in Mali.

The radical group did not say exactly when they carried out the "death sentence" imposed on the yet to be identified Kenyan hostage,

The French hostage has been in captivity since 2009 when he and a French intelligence officer were captured by the terrorists in Mogadishu. The intelligence officer and Allex were locked up separately and the intelligence officer managed to escape and elude his captors.

According to Glenn Beck's The Blaze, French President Francois Hollande said the “terrorist groups, drug traffickers and extremists show a brutality that threatens us all.” He vowed that the counterterrorism operation would last “as long as necessary.”

Somalia has not had an effective central government for more than two decades. Al Shabaab has grown stronger and more skilled in the use of propaganda while also developing greater operational capabilities. Al Shabaab has used propaganda as both a method of reporting victories and as a tool to weaken the legitimacy of the Somali government and to improve its own legitimacy in the eyes of the civilian population, according to a report by Critical Threats.

Somalia: Blast on Beachfront Restaurant Kills 1

A Somali police officer says a car bomb detonated by remote control has killed one person and wounded two others in Somalia's capital.

 Mohamed Hassan said Saturday the explosion took place in the parking area of a popular beachfront restaurant in the Lido area of Mogadishu frequented by Somali officials and city residents. The restaurant called Lido Seafood was opened last year following the ouster of al-Qaida-linked militants from the seaside capital.

 Hassan says the blast also destroyed cars. The attack was likely carried out by al-Shabab, a group of Islamic extremist rebels who have been fighting the Somali government for nearly six years. Africa Union forces pushed the al-Qaida-affiliated group out of Mogadishu in August 2011 but the rebels continue to carry out attacks in the capital.

PRESS RELEASE: The investment offered under the Somali Star Investments (SSI)

PRESS RELEASE
Monday 18th February 2013,
Ambassador Hotel, Hargeisa, Somaliland,
8am – 12noon

New investment scheme offers exciting development opportunities for Somaliland.
 Hargeisa – A new investment scheme is being unveiled at the Ambassador Hotel Hargeisa, Somaliland this Thursday. The investment offered under the Somali Star Investments (SSI) are financial instruments that are specifically designed to raise funds for much needed capital-intensive infrastructure projects across the country. These include both social (hospitals and educational institutions, waste/sanitation) and economic infrastructure (roads, ports, telecoms, renewable energy and power, water) and other priority areas/sectors.

One such financial instrument SSI, in conjunction with our partners Salaam Financial Services, is Somali Star Bonds targeting Diaspora members. Pioneered in the 1950s, Diaspora bonds is one way to raise much needed funds from émigrés living overseas as well as from local Somali investors and they have been used to great effect by other developing nations throughout Sub-Sahara Africa and the world.

Along with providing Shariah complaint investment products SSI will use innovative technology such as mobile banking and online investment management tools in collaboration with partners Salaam and Homestrings.

Somali Star Investments (www.somalistarinvestments.com) will be offering the first such investment products and services available in Somaliland, promoting investment opportunities, initially within the business sector, but with a view to developing public-private partnership (PPP) infrastructure projects in the long term alongside government.

The first and primary focus will be wind power, converting wind energy into electricity. Other longer term planned projects include hospitals, schools, solid waste management, water infrastructure, roads and telecoms.

Somali Star Investments is the result of a partnership between Transparency Solutions (TS), Salaam Financial Services and Homestrings Inc. The project has received a grant from USAID.

Project Director, Sharmarke Jama said: “Investment in infrastructure is critical to our country’s development in the short to long-term. The benefits are not just economic but will fundamentally change the lives of millions of people for the better. We are confident that we have the right products, the right projects and the right partners in place and we look forward to a brighter future with Somali Star Investments”

Speaking at the launch event will be officials from the Somaliland government, TS, Salaam Financial Services, Telesom and USAID.

Background notes for editors:

Somali Star Investments is a brand name of Transparency Solutions (TS). TS is a Somali-led organisation based in the UK and Somaliland. The company has considerable expertise in sustainable economic development as well as a world-class reputation for research, evaluation, project management and training.

 Contact:
 Sharmarke A. Jama
 Managing Director
 Transparency Solutions
 Hargeisa, Somaliland
 Mobile: +252-2-471 8869 / +252-2-473 2730 / +252-2-424 6860
 Email: sharmarke.jama@transparencysolutions.co.uk
 ENDS

Xarun cusub oo ka shaqayn doonta u doodista xuquuqda aadamaha aya waxa lagu daahfuray magaalada Hargeysa

Xarun cusub oo ka shaqayn doonta u doodista xuquuqda aadamaha aya waxa lagu daahfuray magaalada Hargeysa taasi oo loo bixiyey Xaruntax xuquuqda aadamaha (Human Rigths Center).

Hargeysa  (HWN):- Xarun cusub oo  ka shaqayn doonta u doodista xuquuqda  aadamaha aya waxa lagu daahfuray magaalada Hargeysa taasi oo loo bixiyey  Xaruntax  xuquuqda aadamaha (Human Rigths Center).

Munaasibada lagu daah furayey xarunta cusub ee u doodi doonta xuquuqda bina aadanka oo lagu qabtay Hotel Maansoor ee magaalada Hargeysa ayaa waxa ka soo qayb galay xildhibaano ka tirsan golaha wakiilada Somaliland,hogaanka xaruntaas iyo marti sharaf kale.

Ugu horayna waxa munaasibadan ka hadlay gudoomiyaha xaruntan cusub ee ilaalinta xuquuqda bina aadanka ayaa ka waramay muhiimada ay leedahay in la ilaaliyo xuquuqda bina aadanka, isaga oo ka waramay ujeedada loo furay xaruntan waxaanu yidhi ? Muhiimada uu xuquuqal insaanku leeyahay sida wax barashada , caafimaad iyo waxyaabaha u aasaasiga ah  nolosheena , waxaana ka mid ah xuuquuqda shaqaalaha waxaana laga yaabaa  in ay shaqeeyaan xaalado aad u adag kuna shaqeeyaan xaalad mushahar aad u hooseeya.?

Gudoomiyaha oo hadalkiisa sii wata ayaa intaas raaciyey ?qaxoontiga ku nool dalkeenu waxay  u baahan yihiin tirakoob, waxaanay xaruntani u furan tahay inay si dhex dhexaad nimo ah ugu adeegto xuquuqda aadamaha.?

Sidoo kale xildhibaan Ibraahin Mahdi Buubaa oo ka mida mudanayaasha golaha wakiilada Somaliland oo munaasibadan ka hadlay ayaa sheegay inay muhiin tahay in wax laga qabto tacadiyada ka dhanka ah xuquuqda bina aadanka ah ? Waxaa muhiim ah in wax laga qabto  tacadiyada faraha badan ee loo gaysto haweenka in wax laga qabto , taasi oo ah in ay waxii xaq ah  ee uu inanku  helo in ay gabadhuna hesho , waxaana ka mid ah dhibaatooyinka hadda loo gaysto dumarka kufsiga , oo ah kiisaska ugu badan ee hadda  dhaca?

Xildhibaanka oo hadalkiisa sii wata ayaa intaas raaciyey ?Bulshadeena iyo  dawladu way iska horyimaadaan , waxaana dhacda in ay hay?adda xuquuqal insaanku hoosta ka xariiqaan , waxaana idinka (Xaruntan) idinku  waaninayaa in aydun u adkaysataan arrimahaasi?.

Pro Aadam Xaaji Cali oo ah madaxa machadka xalinta khilaafaadka ee jaamacadda Hargeysa  oo ka mid ahaa dadkii madasha lagu soo casuumay oo munaasibadaasi ka hadlay ayaa  halkaasi kula dardaaray  aasaasayaasha ururkan in aanay ka niyad jabin haddii ay carqaladu ka soo waajahaan geedi socodka shaqada ururka oo uu xusay  in ay inbadan dhacdo isaga oo ku sababeeyey waxyaabihii laga filaayey  oo la waayo

Wasiirka cadaaladda Xuseen Axmed  Caydiid oo isaguna munaasibadan ka hadlay ayaa yidhi ? arrin aan is leeyahay waxay  soo baxday baryahan dambe oo an isleeyahay haddaba  sharcigu wuu maqanyahay , sida jeel magnuunka oo macagiisu sidaasi ahayn oo ah xarun caafimaad  dhallinyartu waa in ay kala ogaato in ay  dabaqado kala leeyihiin  xuquuqdu , oo ay ka mid tahay xaqa uu qof leeyahay oo ah  intaanu wax u dhimaynin xaqa qofka kale , taasina waa in sidaasi loo ilaaliyaa , maxakamadaheenu waxay u aasaasanyihiin in ay xuquuqda ilaaliyaan  iyaga iyo hay?adaha xuquuqduba?

KHATAR MUUQATA OO HALIS KU AH DADKA LA TAKOORO OO KA JIRTA MAGAALADA BOORAME & KIISASKA BAADHITAANKOODII SOCDO

KHATAR MUUQATA OO HALIS KU AH DADKA LA TAKOORO EE REER BOORAME

1. Xukun cadaalad daro ah oo dil lagu xukumay 2 ka mid aha da'yarta gabooyahay magaalada boorama ku nool, tahdiid, cabsigalin iyo takoor dhan ka ah tiro kooban oo beelaha la takooro ee gabooyaha magaalada boorama ku dhaqan ayaa sababay barokac baahsan dhaqaalo burbur soo food saaray 30 qoys oo mid kastaaba ka kooban yahay celcelis ahaan 9 ruux, kadib markii wiil ka soo jeeda beelaha degaanka ee tirada badani uu jeclaaday gabadh yar oo gabooye ah kadibna uu qoyskoodii u sheegay in uu rabo in uu guursado balse si xoogleh ay uga diideen qoyskiisii taasi bedelkeeda oo la sheegay in uu is gubay maragyadii arkayay ayaa diiday in ay maraga furaan maxkamada horteed, maxkamada lafteeda ayaa lagu weeraray dad badan oo gabooye ah oo la iska xidhxidhay. 

mid ka mid ah sababaha ugu waawayn ayaa ah Wiilka  is gubay aabihii ayaa ah madaxa baadhista booliska saldhiga dhexe ee magaalada Boorama. Waxa wax lala yaabo ah isagoo Gudoomiyaha Maxkamada Sare ee dalku uu dhibanayaasha laga tirada badan yahay ee boorama loogu awood faro iyo dawlad sheegtay ku yidhi garsoorayaal ayaa Hargeysa ka dirayaaye inta ay dacwada qaadayaan noloshooda bixiya sidaana ay ku bixiyeen 700 oo Dollarka Maraykanka ah ..........................................Dacwadii ayaa mudaysan in 20 bishan Feb. 2013 ka bilaabanto Maxkamada Racfaanka magaalada Boorama. 

kiiskan waxa HornWatch dib ugu dhigaysay ee ay u faafin waydday iyadoo ka baqaysa in waxyeelo ka soo gaadho dadka laga tirada badan yahay ee ku nool magaalada boorama khatar muuqata oo ka jirta boorame awgeed.

Warbixinta kiiskan ayaa ku jirta haatan garaacistii kama dambaysta ahayd ka hor inta aan la faafinin, waxa kiskan loo gudbin doonaa bal in uu wax ka qaban karo Komishanka Xuquuqda Aadamiga Qaranka somaliland.

2.  Maalintii Saddexaad ayay u noqonaysaa ee ay saldhiga dhexe ku jiraan, mana cada in xorriyadooda dib loogu soo celin doono iyo in ay maxkamad la tiigsan doona Aamina Xasan Cawaale, Deeq  Xasan Cawaale iyo Wiil ay dhashay oo lagu magacaabo Cado

Rising Voices: Do you have an idea for a project that would help your local community use citizen media to tell their own story. Apply this Fund

Do you have an idea for a project that would help your local community use citizen media to tell their own story? Do you need funding and support in making that idea become a reality?

Since 2007, Rising Voices has sought to support individuals, grassroots groups, networks, and organizations committed to helping their local communities participate more fully in the digital online space. By providing funding and mentoring to small-scale projects around the world, Rising Voices has supported 35 citizen media outreach projects located in all corners of the globe. These projects have helped local leaders bring new and underrepresented voices into the global digital conversation in order to tell their own stories or bring to light issues important to their own communities.

Beginning with the 2013 round of microgrant funding, Rising Voices has developed a new platform where applicants can publicly share their ideas with the broader community. This open process can enable greater opportunities to seek feedback and to help facilitate connections between groups located in the same geographic area or working around the same issue. We feel that this new way of sharing ideas will have a positive effect on the global community that shares the common goal of a more inclusive and diverse digital online space.

Once again, we will provide up to five microgrants in the amount of $USD 2,500-4,000 to successful applicants that have demonstrated a strong and clear idea how to best provide training and ongoing support to their local community members. Selected grantee projects will join the Rising Voices community of projects and be featured prominently across the Global Voices network.

GUIDELINES

Rising Voices seeks project proposals that share our mission of bringing voices from new communities, as well as underrepresented language groups to the online global conversation through the use of participatory citizen media. The project's primary activities should be to provide citizen media training workshops to the target community, as well vital ongoing support and mentoring. Please see our roster of current and alumni grantee projects for examples of previously funded projects.
Examples of potential projects may include:

• Organizing a citizen media “boot camp” with experienced local bloggers to train and mentor participants from underrepresented communities that will result in a local network of support.
• Working with an indigenous community to teach and encourage new generations to begin to use Twitter to connect with others as a way to preserve and promote their native language online.
• Partnering with a local library with a computer lab to invite community members to discuss local problems and solutions, and train them how to create a group blog to take these conversations to the wider community.
• Organizing a series of digital photography group walks where residents can document life in their community together and create an online Flickr photography exhibit.
• Teaching local residents to record and edit audio recordings on Audacity for a community podcast that can be uploaded online, as well as distributed to local radio stations for a wider reach.

Project ideas are not limited to these, and we encourage you to be creative, yet realistic in your proposals. See the Frequently Asked Questions for additional information.
To apply, please visit the “Submit a Proposal” page, where you will find short questions that will enable you to outline your project plans. Please note that there is a character-limit for each answer (not word-limit).

APPLICATION PROCESS

The competition will follow the following timeline process:

First Round – Applicants submit their initial proposal via the online platform. Once the proposal has been published, we invite applicants to share their proposal with their networks, as a way to solicit comments and input from others. Please note that there is an option for applicants to keep their proposal private if there are security concerns.

All of the proposals will be reviewed by a committee comprised of members from the Global Voices community, including past microgrant recipients.
Application deadline is Friday, March 1, 2013 at 23:59 GMT
Second Round – The selection committee will choose a shortlist of finalists, who will then be invited to submit a longer and more detailed proposal including budget, timeline, and additional detailed information. These finalists will also have the option to submit additional multi-media, such as a user-created video or photographs to help the committee make a final decision.
Winners will be announced by March 31 (subject to change based on the number of proposals to be reviewed).

United States-African Union Sign MOU to Strengthen Partnership

(Front left to right: Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson and Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma; Behind left to right: Ambassador Michael A. Battle and Ambassador Amina Ali)

On January 30, African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson Dr. Nkozasana Dlamini-Zuma signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) further cementing the United States-African Union partnership.  Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson, present at the AU signing ceremony, presented Chairperson’s Dlamini-Zuma’s signed copy of the MOU to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who signed the MOU as one of her last acts in office on February 1. This partnership MOU ushers in a new phase of the U.S.-AU relationship, which started in 2006 when the United States Mission to the African Union (USAU) was opened. 

The core of the U.S.-AU Partnership MOU is mirrored after President Obama’s Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) and the subsequent U.S. Strategy Toward Sub-Saharan Africa, released by the White House in June 2012.  Both the PPD and the MOU focus on the following four pillars or areas of mutual interest: peace and security; democracy and governance; economic growth, trade, and investment; and promotion of opportunity and development.  The agreement also formalizes the annual U.S.-AU High-Level Dialogue, between the Secretary of State and the AU Chairperson, as well as Staff Talks between the AU Peace and Security Department and the U.S. Department of Defense.  Further, the MOU also allows for the exchange of related information on best practices, lessons learned, and other technical matters.

On August 3, 2010, the United States and the African Union signed a $5.8 million multi-year assistance agreement to achieve common policy objectives in the areas of peace and security, economic development, regional integration, health and social welfare, and good governance on the African continent.  Together, the 2010 assistance agreement, the 2012 PPD for sub-Saharan Africa, and recently signed U.S.-AU Partnership MOU provide a strong foundation for the U.S. to develop stable and secure partnership with African countries in the years ahead. 

Following the official signing ceremony, U.S. Ambassador Michael Battle remarked that the MOU allows for an expanded, broader, and more robust relationship between the United States and the African Union, moving the partnership beyond the peace and security realm.  He further commented that “the MOU signing is the fulfillment of many of the goals I set forth when I first arrived as U.S. Ambassador to the AU over three years ago.” 

Learn more about the White House PPD here, and follow USAU on Facebook and Twitter. 

Alberta woman taken hostage in Somalia speaks out about sex abuse Read it on Global News: Global News | Alberta woman taken hostage in Somalia speaks out about sex abuse

Amanda Lindhout

CALGARY - As she was driving to a rally to raise awareness about violence against women, Amanda Lindhout started to have doubts about her plan to speak publicly for the first time about how she had been raped and tortured while being held captive in Somalia.
"I just didn't know if I was going to have the courage to do it," she said Friday.

"Those are words that I have never said in public before, that I have said only in the confines of my therapist's office and with close friends and family. So for me, just like for any woman that has experienced this kind of abuse, to stand in front of people and say that publicly and really own that experience was extremely difficult for me to do."
But buoyed by a feeling of safety at the One Billion Rising event in Calgary, the 31-year-old writer and activist who hails from Red Deer, Alta., and now lives in Canmore, Alta., chose to reveal the repeated sexual attacks that she suffered during her captivity with the aim of showing solidarity with others dealing with the same issues.

Lindhout has spoken before of her time being held captive by a group of Somali youths who had kidnapped her off the side of the road outside the capital of Mogadishu in August 2008. At the time, she was working as a freelance writer.

When Lindhout and Australian photographer Nigel Brennan were abducted, their parents first turned to the Canadian and Australian governments for help, but eventually hired a private hostage negotiation group and paid a ransom to secure their freedom.

"When I came home from my experience as a hostage three years ago, I never felt an obligation to share publicly any great amount of details about the abuse that I suffered," she said.

"I shared what I felt was an appropriate level of detail with the Canadian public, who I did feel some responsibility to, considering how engaged the nation was during the 15 1/2 months I was a hostage."

Lindhout turned her attention to writing a book about her experiences and founded her Global Enrichment Foundation, which has a mandate of supporting vulnerable Somali women.

An articulate and composed speaker, Lindhout always seemed to exude confidence, but she admitted that surface belied the ongoing difficulties many survivors of sexual assault would be familiar with.

"There are still days that are really hard for me," she said. "I have pretty severe post-traumatic stress and it's something I live with every single day. I'm still afraid of the dark and I'm afraid of loud noises."

Adding to the complexity of her recovery was her work, which put her in daily contact with the subject of her greatest fears.

"Every woman who has experienced sexual abuse knows how hard it is to get up every single day, but then on top of that I have the public looking at me and the media asking questions about what happened to me," she said.

She may not have used the words rape and torture, but she said they often ended up in the headlines of stories about her.

"Every time I saw them and read them, I felt like I was victimized over and over again. Those words touched a raw part of me that was still unhealed."
But she became determined not to be a victim.

"I'm a survivor of rape and I'm a survivor of torture," she said. "I choose to walk the road of healing. It's been a long journey over the last three years, but it's something I choose every day."

She has learned the process of healing will likely take the rest of her life — she works with psychologists and therapists and nutritionists "to put both my physical and my emotional self back together."

She said the support she received after going public about her sexual abuse was heartwarming.

"I have been overwhelmed and extremely touched by how many women have reached out to me," she said. "If I'm in a position to have my voice heard because of what happened to me in Somalia and share my story and my experiences ... then I feel a bit of responsibility to do that.

"That wasn't easy for me to do yesterday. But it was worth it."
-- by Gwen Dambrofsky in Edmonton