Somaliland:Prof .Ahmed Ismail Samater Gets a Hero’s Welcome

Prof. Ahmed Ismael Samater soon after he arrives bowed and went to kiss the ground in a sign showing his love of motherland

By Goth Mohamed Goth

Renowned scholar cum politician Prof. Ahmed Ismael Samater today soon upon his arrival got a hero’s welcome from Somalilanders who had thronged the airport to welcome him as soon as the plane carrying him touched down at Berbera international airport.

Seconds after embarking from the plane carrying him, the scholar bowed and went to kiss the ground in a sign showing his love of motherland and was officially on the part of the government welcomed by the minister of fisheries Hon Abdillahi Osman Geeljire ,minister of presidency Hon Hirsi Haji Ali Hassan and Somaliland ambassador to Kenya.

Speaking at the VIP lounge Prof. Samater thanked President Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud ( Silanyo )for extending him an invitation to visit the country also all those who made this visit possible not to and most of all the people of Somaliland for the trouble they took in welcoming me of which I must admit I cannot put in words.

“I am planning to visit the whole country starting from Saylac to as far in Erigavo to see for myself and meet with people in a bid discuss with them on a firsthand basis matters relating to their daily life’s in order to relate to this facts if the need be arises in the future”, said Prof. Samater

Source: Somalilandpress.com

Somaliland: Former Somali Air Force Pilot, Who refused to bomb civilians in Hargiesa

Compiled by Abdulaziz Al-Mutairi

Pilot Ahmed Mohamed Hassan

Somalilandsun - Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, a former Somalia Air Force pilot who refused an order to bomb the civilian residents of Hargeisa in 1988 and instead decided to defect to Djibouti returned to Hargeisa after 20 years overseas. The following are excerpts of an interview Ahmed Mohamed gave to Ogaal newspaper recently whilst staying at Imperial Hotel in Hargeisa.

Question: Ahmed Mohamed thank you for taking the time to answer our questions, I wonder if you could give our readers a brief background of the situation in 1988 which forced you disobey orders to bomb Hargeisa and subsequently defect to Djibouti with your plane?

Answer: It is my pleasure and I want to thank you for this opportunity. In 1988 there was a civil war in Somalia, but the period in question, the time of my defection, was the time of the heaviest fighting between the government forces and the opposition forces of the Somali National Movement. It was a time of fierce battles and I think only those who had experienced this first hand can attest to the situation in Hargeisa and its surrounding areas.

Q: When where you first transferred to Hargeisa to take part in the fighting?

A: I was not transferred to Hargeisa, I and another Somali pilot were ordered to fly our Mig 17 jets to Hargeisa to take part in the bombardment of the city. There were already air force technicians in Hargeisa, but other pilot and I were ordered to fly to Hargeisa to take part in the bombardment of the city and its residents. The Mig 17 jets were the only planes in the Somali Air Force that could carry the heavy 500 kilo bombs intended for the bombardment of the city. Unfortunately, this was a sad chapter in my life and in our history, and it pains me to remember, but it is an issue that needs to be discussed.

Q: When did you decide to take your plane to Djibouti instead of bombarding Hargeisa and its residents?

A: It was the day I arrived in July, 1988; I think it was on the 10th of July 1988. On that day we departed from Mogadishu air force base and headed north, we landed in Galkaico, for refuelling and rest. We arrived in Hargeisa around 5pm on the same day. After spending the night at Hargeisa airport, we were told to get ready for bombing sorties the next day. The next day, I reported a technical problem on my plane, whilst the other plane began to bombard Hargeisa and its residents. The second day, after the technicians had finished checking my plane, I was ordered to prepare for my mission, and it was on this day that between 12-1pm that I headed for Djibouti.

Q: So, on this second day, as you departed Hargeisa airport you were under orders to complete your mission by bombarding the city and its residents?

A: Yes, on this day my plane passed inspection and was fitted with FAB 500 bombs. I also want to mention that on the previous afternoon, were given a briefing on the areas in Hargeisa which we were to bomb. In this briefing, certain parts of the city were of a high priority targets. We therefore took off in tandem from the airport and headed for city below in order to commence bombing of the city. We headed west in order to begin our approach from that direction towards to the city. At this time, I set a course for Djibouti. The decision to fly to Djibouti was not made in mid-flight, but it was a decision I took previously. In order to reach my Djibouti I needed to preserve fuel, so I decided to jettison the FAB 500 bombs on the plane. I dumped the bombs just beyond the Nasa-Hablod mountain range towards the east of the city. The bombs fell harmlessly because they were not primed. After dumping the bombs, I headed west toward Djibouti. It took around fifteen to eighteen minutes to reach my destination. As my intended destination grew closer, I began to prepare for landing. I was running out of fuel, so I decided to make an emergency landing on the beach instead of an airport.

Q: When you flew over Hargeisa, what was the situation on the ground like?

A: As you know Hargeisa airport overlooks the city and before I took off, I went up to the tower to take a look at the city. At that time the city was burning, there was heavy destruction in every section, frankly, to me, it looked like a cemetery. Although it was almost 20 years ago, it was an unforgettable sight, it was a terrible sight.

Q: What were some of the areas you recall from looking across the city?

A: I recall that a friend of mine requested my help in assisting his father-in-law to try and leave the city. My friend told me the area of his in-laws residence. It was in one of the priority target areas. In my mind this was madness, this was only something a mad person can do, bomb innocent civilians. Really, it was tragic time which is beyond comprehension, only those who were there can describe the magnitude of the situation.

Q: Were you the only pilot abroad Mig 17?

A: Yes, the Mig 17 has a training plane and a fighter plane. The training plane has two flight cockpits. The fighter has only one. So, I was the only person on the plane.

Q: Did you contact Djibouti tower prior to your arrival?

A: By Allah, I had no communication with Djibouti; the communication on my plane was linked to Hargeisa tower controlled by the Somali armed forces at that time. I was unable to contact Djibouti tower. Therefore it was my intention to land the plane in Djibouti, if I could find an airstrip or not, even if I had to parachute out of the plane! I had several contingencies, but really, it was a case of whatever it takes to get to Djibouti.

Q: So, your plan was to land the plane if possible and jump out?

A: Yes, that was the plan. But, when it becomes necessary to land on the beach due to the fuel situation which had by then finished, it was an easier landing without serious difficulties.

Q: During your flight to Djibouti did you not receive any communications from the airport in Hargeisa?

A: Yes, the airport in Hargeisa did contact me just I had passed over the Nasa-Hablood range, but I informed them that my plane had developed technical difficulties and then I switched off the radio link to the airport because I was already preceding with my own plans.

Q: How did the Djibouti government receive you?

A: After landed, I came across some fishermen who took me to the city (Djibouti) in their boats. At the same time, I was received by the government of Djibouti in a cordial and brotherly manner.

Q: Didn't the Djibouti forces monitor your incursion into their airspace?

A: Perhaps they did, but I did advise the Djibouti authorities of the location of the Mig 17. I was de-briefed by the Djibouti forces and was interviewed by the local media including the television service.

Q: What happened after your reception by the Djibouti authorities?

A: After my reception by the Djibouti government, my situation became the responsibility of the United Nations offices in Djibouti. However, it is worth mentioning that was I not detained by the Djibouti authorities and was free to go about my business in the country. But, due to security reasons, I decided that it would prudent to find a new country of residence with the help of the United Nations offices in Djibouti.

Q: Did the Somali government request your repatriation?

A: Yes, they did. However, their request was rejected by the Djibouti government. I was informed by the Djiboutian home affairs minister that since I decided not to bomb innocent civilians: they will also save me from any harm.
Monument in memory of the Hargeisa massacre
Q: After your transfer to the United Nations agencies, where was your next destination?

A: The United Nation agencies decided to find a third country that will accept me as a refugee. I had no preference and I was happy with any safe place. After a short period, I was fortunate to receive acceptance from Luxembourg, where I still live today with my family.

Q: If you did carry out your mission to bomb Hargeisa, considering the amount weapons abroad your fighter jet, what do you think that damage may have been?

A: It would have been extensive. Furthermore, the plans were, and as we now know, not just one sortie, but several, as many as possible. There was no anti-aircraft fire from the residents of Hargeisa; they were civilians in their homes.

Q: At that time, the defunct Somali government still had some power, therefore, was there any attempt against you in your new home in Luxembourg?

A: No, really, there was no fear because there are not many Somalis in Luxembourg, and to be frank, the ability of the Somali government was not at that level. I really felt safe in my new home in Luxembourg.

Q: Did any of the opposition movement contact you? Or at the very least praise your actions?

A: By Allah, I never met any of the opposition movements in an official capacity, I did meet one or two members who praised my action. But, really, I don't see anything that requires praise; it was my duty as a human being to save the lives of other defenceless and innocent people. I refused to be vessel for destruction. It is only other people who make my actions seem heroic.

Q: To your knowledge, did any other fellow air force pilots follow your example?

A: I had heard that another plane from the Somali air force landed in Djibouti on its way to another location. However, the plane and its passengers who included members of the army logistic and supply corps were returned to Somalia. That is the only other incident I recall.

Q: Now that you have returned to Hargeisa, what are your memories and impressions?

A: I arrived in Hargeisa yesterday, and I am very, very happy to be here. I am also touched by the reception from the people of Hargeisa and Somaliland. I am grateful to see the peace and stability in Somaliland, and I encourage the people of Somaliland to maintain it. It is an example to all the nations in the region.

I had left a citAl mutairiy in ruins and returned to a risen city. I thank and praise the people of Somaliland.
Ogaal Newspaper
Sources: Qarannews and Ogaal Newspapers.
Compiled by Abdulaziz Al-Mutairi
Republishing this article was prompted by readers following an article we posted about the The Unsung Hero Who filmed the Siad Barre Atrocities in Hargeisa

Republic of Somaliland seeks stronger ties with Kenya

By GEOFFREY MOSOKU
 
KENYA: The Republic of Somaliland is turning to creating strong economic and trade ties with its neighbouring and friendly neighbour as it heightens its quest for recognition.

With an impending application at the African Union (AU) for recognition of sovereignty, the semi-autonomous country has embarked on a charm offensive with its neighbours and other international allies to woo investors to the Horn of Africa country. In this way, the country’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omar says the country’s visibility in the region as an economic and political powerhouse can be noticed.

Somaliland's Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Omar

Dr Omar, in an exclusive interview with The Standard on Sunday, says that Kenya can offer good lessons in creating a conducive environment to attract investors. 

Currently, the semiautonomous country with a population of 3.5 million people has missions in United Kingdom, United States, Sweden, Kenya, Ethiopia France, Belgium Djibouti South Sudan and Canada.

Off all these, the foreign minister says that Ethiopia has a fully-fledged consular, which offers visa services to its national and also signed bilateral ties in the fields of commerce.

Greater stability

The UK, US and Ethiopia also have signed military agreements to share intelligence, a factor, which has contributed to greater stability in spite of what is happening in neighbouring Somalia. The minister now says that Kenya is one of the key countries that his country is seeking to deepened bilateral ties with focus on trade and investment.

“There is a growing number of Kenyan who work and live in Somaliland with other working in international organizations.  Similary, many citizens of Somaliland have lived and worked in Kenya for a long period and this is the friendship that we seek to strengthen,” he says.

Omar adds: “Partly, I am here to learn from Kenya’s economic development model.” Somaliland’s deposits of oil, gas and coal are attracting the attention of international investors, and agreements have been reached with a Kenyan firm among those given a concession license to explore minerals.
Somaliland and Kenya share a similar heritage, having been colonised by Britain when the country was then known as British Somaliland. Since independence, the country has held five successful democratic elections.

Omar says that Somaliland has made many impressive gains in creating a favourable investment climate, but more international donor and investment support is needed.

The main priority is infrastructure, including technical schools, hospitals, sports stadiums, energy generators, irrigation dams, mobile courts, police stations, research centres and roads.
But the main obstacle to major foreign direct investment has been ignorance of Somaliland’s well-established peace and stability as well as its economic potential on the part of international investors.

The foreign minister argues that Somaliland is at a much more advanced stage of development and investors and donors must acknowledge this reality.

 Omar was in Kenya to give a key note address at the Somaliland Regional Investment Conference (Soric) that was organised by the Hanvard Africa and the Kenyan Chamber of Commerce.

Watch a Clip From the New ‘WikiLeaks’ Movie

Alex Gibney

Julian Assange

By Alexandra Cheney

 The narrative of Academy Award winner Alex Gibney’s new documentary feature, “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks,” largely follows the life and events of Julian Assange, the Australian hacker-cum-activist who became the face of WikiLeaks.

Currently, Assange is seeking refuge in the Ecuadorian Embassy London while avoiding pending sexual assault charges in Sweden and possible criminal prosecution in the United States.

In addition to Assange, the film also explores the life and motivations of  Bradley Manning.
Manning is a U.S. Army private who is currently being court-marshaled for allegedly leaking State Department cables and a helicopter video (named “Collateral Murder”) to WikiLeaks.

Speakeasy has  an exclusive clip from the documentary. Watch it here and leave your thoughts in the comments.

 

How Julian Assange’s Senate Bid Will Change Australian Politics

Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, December 2012 © Luke MacGregor / Reuters

On 23 April, John Shipton, an architect and one-time anti-war activist, lodged a sheaf of 540 signatures at the offices of the Australian Electoral Commission in Canberra, and a new party entered the fray. Now the party has a head office – in hipster-central Brunswick Street, Fitzroy – an hourglass logo and Senate candidates set to run in at least three states. There’s a lot of it about these days. Up north, Bob Katter’s Australian Party threatens to take territory from the Nationals; on the Sunshine Coast, in white-shoe valley, Clive Palmer’s United Party promises to provide rich entertainment right up till 14 September. Like these outfits, the WikiLeaks Party is focused on a charismatic figure – one who, unlike Bob and Clive, won’t be seen out on the hustings.

The WikiLeaks Party has the distinction of being the first Australian party to have a leader not merely in exile, but in asylum. Campaigning by video link, Skype and encrypted email, Julian Assange hopes to win a seat in the Senate from the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he has now spent nearly a year. He is claiming protection against an extradition order to Sweden, on sex-crime allegations – an extradition he believes would be a prelude to onward delivery to the US on espionage charges, stemming from WikiLeaks’ release of a quarter of a million US diplomatic cables.

Although the party is running a serious Senate ticket, it’s Assange’s spot on the Victorian list that is at the heart of the campaign. Shipton, Assange’s biological father, has helped out with WikiLeaks for years. Assange’s mother, the redoubtable Christine, is also involved. With a reported membership of 1500 and counting, the party has every intention of becoming a movement. Its leaders are spruiking figures collected by research company UMR, suggesting the vote for Assange and the party might be as high as 26%. Cooler heads doubt this, but the party doesn’t need anything like that level of support if it can create a series of interlocking preference deals. At the 2010 federal election, John Madigan, the missing-in-action candidate from the revived Democratic Labor Party (DLP), took the sixth Senate spot in Victoria with 2.3% of the primary vote. There is every possibility that a high-profile candidate such as Assange, who has already gained millions of dollars’ worth of publicity for free, could surpass that to secure a virtual place on the red leather benches. Should he do so, the Australian government will be in a bind.

Ecuadorian minister to meet Assange

Ricardo Patino, Ecuador's Foreign Minister

A SENIOR Ecuadorian government minister is to visit London on the eve of the first anniversary of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's dramatic arrival at the country's embassy. 
 
Ricardo Patino, Ecuador's Foreign Minister will meet with Assange at the embassy in London, and has offered to hold talks with Foreign Secretary William Hague to try to reach an agreement over Mr Assange's future.

The Australian has been inside the embassy since June 19 last year and has since been granted political asylum.

He is wanted for questioning in Sweden over sexual allegations by two women - which he denies.
Assange fears he will be extradited to the United States for questioning over publication by WikiLeaks of confidential information if he travels to Sweden.

An Ecuadorian government spokesman said: "On Sunday 16th June Ricardo Patino, Ecuador's Foreign Minister, will be visiting London in order to meet with Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian embassy, on the eve of the first anniversary of Mr Assange in our diplomatic premises.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador has informed UK authorities that Mr Patio will be in London and has offered to meet with Foreign Secretary William Hague to discuss the case of Julian Assange."

DAAWO SILIC DILKA SOOMAALIDA KU NOOL SOUTH AFRICA LAGU HAYO

DAAWO SILIC DILKA SOOMAALIDA KU NOOL SOUTH AFRICA LAGU HAYO

Somaliland: Khat-chewing "contributes to rise in Burao TB patients"

Photo: Sidik Yusuf Khalaf/IRIN Radio

TB patients at the Burao General Hospital. The hospital provides medication to 250-300 TB patients quarterly

BURAO, 23 September 2010 (IRIN) - The number of tuberculosis patients in Burao, in Somalia's self-declared independent republic of Somaliland, has increased because of khat use as well as rising displacement due to drought and conflict, say officials.

"Currently, Burao General Hospital has 130 male and 30 female patients admitted to the TB ward," Abdijibar Mohamed Abdi, a director of the TB unit at hospital, told IRIN. "One of the reasons for the high rate of infection among men is the chewing of khat, which is done in poorly ventilated rooms for many hours. Such men are also at greater risk due to hunger and sleeplessness as the chewing takes place mostly at night."

Since 2009, Abdi said, the hospital has handled 1,200 TB patients. The hospital provides medication to 250-300 TB patients quarterly under the World Health Organization (WHO) DOTS system - directly observed treatment short course - whereby health workers ensure the patient takes the dose, he added.

Another contributor to the increase, Abdi said, was lack of access to health facilities by nomadic communities.

"Such people do not settle anywhere and may not have enough TB education. As it is difficult to reach them since many often graze their herds far from health facilities, some of them end up spreading TB," he said.

Moreover, he said, many people displaced due to either drought or conflict do not seek treatment. "When people are in such emergency conditions, personal health is not a priority."

Abdi said the hospital recently built two extra TB wards to cope with the rise in patient numbers.

Public health concerns

Hussein Mohumed Hog, a doctor in the Somaliland Ministry of Health, said TB was a "huge" public health problem in the Togdheer region, where Burao is located, and that the management of the disease had been complicated by non-payment of health workers in the past four months.

One of the reasons for the high rate of infection among men is the chewing of khat, which is done in poorly ventilated rooms for many hours

"Togdheer region [in the east] has one of the highest rates of TB yet the health workers have not received salaries in the transition period since presidential elections in June; this is one of the staff complaints we have received," Hog said. "The ministry is currently processing these payments and is planning to reopen most of the MCH [mother-child health centres] in urban areas in eastern Somaliland to follow up TB cases."

Hog said Togdheer, Mudug and Bay were some of Somaliland's regions with high TB infection rates, according to former Somalia health ministry reports.

Burao General Hospital was constructed in 1945 when the region was a British colony.

Abdi said the local authority in Burao had since renovated the facility, which also receives funding from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. This, he said, had given the urban population easy access to a health facility offering TB services.

"There is no shortage of drugs, which we get from the Global Fund through World Vision International and WHO," Abdi said. "The local business community also supports some facilities in the hospital."

SourceL IRIN

Somaliland: Free education “too expensive” for Somaliland

Photo: Casey Johnson/IRIN

Somali girls outside their school. Somaliland has introduced free education in primary and intermediate schools

HARGEISA, 25 January 2011 (IRIN) - The self-declared republic of Somaliland has introduced free education at primary and intermediate levels and doubled teachers' salaries but these decisions will be hard to sustain and could affect the quality of public education, say experts.

"We need to ask ourselves, does the Somaliland government have the capacity to handle this [salary] increase? The short answer is ‘no’," Saeed Osman, a Uganda-based researcher in Somaliland's education development, told IRIN.

"The Ministry of Education requested the Finance Ministry to recruit 2,000 teachers but the response was that only 1,500 teachers could be recruited," he added. "This shows that Somaliland's government lacks the capacity to handle the increased school enrollment."

Somaliland's Finance Minister Mohamed Hashi Elmi announced on 16 January the introduction of free education in primary and intermediate schools. He also increased, by 100 percent, salaries of civil servants, teachers and personnel in the national forces.

"We have employed about 1,500 new teachers; for this reason all public primary and intermediate schools will be free of charge," Elmi said.

However, education experts say the government's move could damage the quality of public education in Somaliland.

"Look at the countries in the region, such as Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. When they announced universal primary education, school enrollment increased by about 200 percent," Osman said. "A similar increase will happen in Somaliland, can we handle this?

"The salary increase announced by the government will not amount to much because a teacher used to earn about US$100-$180 with the parents' support fee included; without the parents' support, a teacher earned $50, so with the new increase, this will come to just $100; this is not adequate if the parents' support fee is withdrawn [as will happen under the free education system]."

At least 200,000 students are enrolled in Somaliland's public primary and intermediate schools, according to estimates by the Ministry of Education.

Ali Mohamed Ali, the director-general for education in Somaliland, said: "Only 21,639 students in public primary/intermediate schools are currently benefiting from free education; we hope that the newly employed 1,500 teachers will bridge the gap. Somaliland's school enrollment increase is 6 percent annually, we do not anticipate a sharp increase from this."

Before the election in June 2010 of President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud, Somaliland's annual education budget was 14.6 billion shillings ($2.3 million) out of a $45 million annual budget. However, sources in the Finance Ministry told IRIN this year's education budget was about 35 billion shillings ($5 million) out of the government's $90 million annual budget.

"About 90 percent of the increased budget is expected to come from the Inland Revenue," a source in the ministry, who requested anonymity, said.

The increased budget has yet to be passed by Somaliland's Council of Ministers and House of Representatives.

Welcome move

Somaliland has been largely stable since 1991 when it dissolved the union with Somalia and public schools were free until 1994 when civil war broke out with the former Somali National Movement - the liberation movement of Somaliland - between 1981 and 1991. This caused economic hardships for the government, leading to students being charged 15,000 Somaliland shillings ($2.50) each per month since 1995.

Thousands of children are expected to take advantage of the free primary education. "The programme will give a chance to poor families to send their children to schools even though the yearly school enrollment in public schools was about 6 percent of the total number of students," Ali, the director-general of education, said.

Sa'ed Ahmed Khayre, a teacher in Ahmed Dhagah Primary and Intermediate School in Hargeisa, said: "Public school principals used to earn much more than the teachers and we believe that the new salary increase will give us the chance to evaluate the teachers who are doing their jobs well or not.

"The increase will boost teachers' livelihoods and encourage them not to seek other jobs; it will improve the quality of public school education because earlier we used to care more for quantity rather than quality."

"The increase will boost teachers' livelihoods and encourage them not to seek other jobs"

Parents and students have welcomed the government's announcement.

"Three of my seven children are in the public schools; I used to worry about their school fees daily because if I don't pay on time, my children get thrown out of school," Nimo Ahmed Nuh, a petty trader in Hargeisa, said. "This [free education] was one of the promises made by KULMIYE [ruling party] during its campaigns last year."

Mawlid Mohamed, 16, a student at Sheikh Madar Primary/Intermediate school in Hargeisa, said: "We used to be chased home if our parents didn't pay the school fees on the 25th of every month; now we are glad this will come to an end."

Source: IRIN

Somaliland iyo Isbedelada Dhaqan Dhaqaale iyo Bulsho (Geopolitics) Ee Geeska Afrika ka Socda – Qaybtii 1aad Qalinkii Suleiman Ismail Bolaleh

Suleiman Ismail Bolaleh (Suleiman Xuquuq)

Qalinkii Suleiman Ismail Bolaleh

Bogcada ay dhacdo Jamhuuriyada Somaliland dhinaca Juquraafiga, ayaa noqotay mid soo jiidata qarniyo farobadan ilayaasha iyo awoodaha dunida soo maray. Muran kama taagna Diinta Islaamku iyadoon gaadhin Madiin Al Munawara in ay soo gaadhay xeebaha Somaliland, dhinaca kale, boqortooyooyinkii Turkiga, Cusmaaniyiinta, Bortuqaal iyo Isbayn ayaa mid kastaa soo gaadhay Xeebaha Somaliland xiligii ay adduunka ka talinaysay, waxaa taasi ku xigtay kacaankii warshadaha kadib boqortooyada midowday ee Britishka iyo awoodihii samaysam ee reer galbeedka ayaa iyaguna u soo kala dheeraynayan manadaqa Geeska Afrika , waxa taasi barbar socotay tartankii ay Masaaridu ugu jirtay gacan ku dhigida dhulku Soomaalildu degto.

Qarnigii hore Somaliland gaar ahaan magaalo xeebeeda Berbera ayaa soo jiidatay wadamada Ruushak iyo Maraykanka kuwaasi oo ka samaysatay saldhigyo ciidan oo dhinacyada cirka iyo badda ah. Arimahaasi ayaa ku tusaya muhiimada ay leedahay bogacada Somaliland ku taalaa Juquraafi ahaan ay u leedahay guud ahaan dunida.

Hogaamiyaayaasha Siyaasada ee Somaliland waxa la gudboon in ay ku baraarugsanaadaan isbedelada siyaasadeed, danaha Dhaqan Dhaqaale iyo bulsho ee ka socda guud ahaan manadaqada Geeska Afrika, si ay had iyo goor ugu feejignaadaan ilaalinta danaha ay gobolka ku leedahay Somaliland.

Qoraalkan waxan uga dan leeyahay in aan hoosta ka xariiqo arimo muhiim u ah masaaliixda dalkeena anigoo ku miisaamaya dhawaaqyadii ugu dambeeyay ee ka soo yeeray caasimada Itoobiya ee Addis Ababa, fursadaha ugu jira Somaliland, iyo bal in aynu qiimayno dalkeenu diyaar ma u yahay, oo ma u bisil yahay in ay ka faa’iidaystaan fursadaha muhiimka u ah sii jiritaankiisa ee ka dhalanay waxa loo yaqaano geopolitics-ka ka socda manadaqada aynu ku naalo ee geeska Afrika.

Raiisal wasaaraha Itoobiya Haylemariam Desenlegn ayaa Baarlamaanka dalkiisa isagoo la hadlalaya 18 May 2013 shaaca ka qaaday muhimada qotada fog ee Jamhuuriayad Somaliland u leehay dalkiisa hooyo, dhinacayada dhaqaalaha, Amaanka iyo Geopoliticalka. Taasi oo kalifi karta in ay ciidamada dalkiisu ka barbar dagaalami doonaan kuwa Somaliland haddii khatari kaga timaado dhinaca Somalia iyo dhinaca argagixisada ah lababa, waxa kale oo uu intaasi ku daray in heshiisyo sal balaadhan oo mudo sanado ah ay dhinacyada Itoobiya iyo Somaliland ka wada shaqaynayeen ay dhawaan kala saxeexan doonaan labada dal.

Heshiisyadaasi uu Raiisal Wasaaraha Iboobiya u sheegay Golaha Baarlamaanka Dalkiisa waxa ka mid ah kuwo ganacsi, dhaqaale, isgaadhsiineed, bulsho, dhaqan-dhaqaale iyo qaar dhinaca difaaca iyo amaanka la xidhiidha, waxa kale oo ku jira qaar dhianca tamarta la xidhiidha.

Dhaqdhaqaaqa siyaasadeed ee ka jira Mandaqada Geesla Afrika ayaa markasta waxa ku baraarugsan oo si wayn isha ugu haya ka sakow quwadaha adduunka ugu waawayn dalalka xubnaha ka ah urur goboleedka IGAD, kuwaasi oo si wayn had iyo goor uga fakara in iyagoo eegaya masaaliixda, dhaqaale, amni, siyaasadeed iyo bulsho ee dalalkooda waxay wax kasta ku bixiyaan in ay ka halka ugu haboon ka fadhiistaan gadgadoonka siyaasadeed iyo kan dhaqaale ee ka aloosan mandaqada geeska Afrika. Tusaale ahaan, madaxda dalalka IGAD qaarkood waxa werwer wayn ku haya doorka Dekeda Berbera ku yeelan karto isbedelada kala duwan ee ka socda geeska Afrika, Qaar kale oo ay ka mid tahay Sudan iyo Masar waxa werwer joogta ah ku haya hirgalinta Baliga ugu wayn Qaarada Afrika (Africa's largest hydroelectric dam) oo dhismihiisu si xawli leh uga socdo dalka Itoobiya oo ka faa’iidaysanaya biyaha wabiga Nilka, Koboca dhaqaale ee dalka Somaliland uu suurto galiyay, doorka muuqda ee dhoofka xoolaha nool iyo istiraajidiyada magaalo xeebeeda Berbera ayaa ku kaliftay qaar ka mid ah wadamada Somaliland la jaarka ahi in ay ku bixiyaan malaayiin dollar sidii ay uga hortagi lahaayeen in Dekeda Berbera noqoto xarunta  Isgaadhsiinta Geeska Afrika iyo Marsada udub dhexaadka u ah dhaqdhaqaaqa gobolka Geeska Afrika gaar ahaan dalka Itoobiya oo tirada dadkiisu haatan cagcagaynayso 90 milyan oo qof, dalkaasi oo aan lahayn bad.

Isku soo dhawaadka xoogan ee ka dhex curtay dalka Itoobiya iyo Somaliland markii labadaasi dal ay ka takhaluseen labadii kali taliye ee kala maamuli jiray labada dal oo kala ahaa Maxamed Siyaad Barre iyo Mingiste Hailamaraim ayaa waxa uu si toos ah saamayn taban ugu yeeshay masaaliixda dhaqaale iyo ganacsi ee wadamada Somalia iyo Djibouti oo xuduud la leh labada dal ee Itoobiya iyo Somaliland, saamayntan ayaa ku tacaluqda dhinacyada Dhaqaalaha iyo Ganacsiga oo ka mid ah masaaliixda qarankasta halbowlaha u ah. Xeeldheerayaasha arimaha dhaqaalaha adduunka ayaa ku tilmaamay in isku xidhanka Itoobiya iyo Somaliland ee dhinacyada dhaqaalaha iyo isgaadhsiintu ay qudhgooyo ku tahay dhaqaalaha wadamada yaryar ee la jaarka ah labadan dal oo ay ka mid tahay jamhuuriyada Jabuuti.

Xeeldheerayaashan ayaa aaminsan in walaaca Jamhuuriyada Jabuuti ka qabto burbur ku dhaca Jamhuuriyadii Dimuqraadiga Somalia, taasi oo haddii ay dhacdo fursad u siinaysay in Somaliland ka baxdo midowgii ay 1960kii la gashay Somalia ayaa soo ifbaxay horaantii sideetamaadkii (1980s) kadib markii Madaxwaynihii hore ee Jamhuuriyada Jabuuti ALLE haw naxariistee Al Xaaji Xasan Guuleed Abtidoon uu geed dheer iyo mid gaabanba u fuulay sidii uu u heshiisiin lahaa labadii kalitaliye ee Siyaad Bare iyo Mingiste. Xasan Guuleed Abtidoon ayaa suurto galiyay in uu si fool ka fool ah isku soo horfadhiisiyo magaalada Jabuuti labadii kali-taliye ee Siyaad Barre iyo Mingiste daboyaaqadii bishii March 1988kii, wado hadaladaasi oo aakhirkii sababay heshiiskaasi waxay labada dal ee Itoobiya iyo Somalia ku kala saxeexdeen magaalada Muqdisho 3 April 1988kii.

Dadaalada Ilaalinta masaaliixda qaran (national interest) ee wadan kasta  waa mid joogto ah wakhtigan xaadirka ahna waa mid socta.

Dhawaaqa Raiisal Wasaaraha Itoobiya ayaa ku soo beegmaya iyadoo isgaadhsiinta xadhkaha badda hoosteeda mara la soo gaadhsiiyay magaalo xuduudeeda ganacsi ee Wajaale iyadoo xadhkahaasi isgaadhsiinta ay sidaan aanay ka iman magaalo xeebeeda Somaliland ee Berbera balse ay ka timid Dalka aynu jaarka nahay ee Jabuuti.

Arintan ayaa loo macnaysan karaa qalad la mid ah kii lixdankii reer Somaliland ay xoriyadoodii ku geeyeen Muqdisho, la soo noqoshadeediina ay sababtay burburka iyo halaaga ilaa maanta aynaan ka soo kaban. Qaladaadka Aadamigu galo kuwooda ugu xun ee la midka ah ruux isdeldela oo kale ayaa waxaa ka mid ah ku gabood falka xoriyada, madaxbanaanida iyo marka dal dadkiisu ilaashan waayaan masaaliixda qaran (national interest) ee dhinacyada difaaca, dhaqaalah, ganacsiga, arimaha bulshada iyo dhaqanka. Hadaba marka aynu u fiirsano fursadaha dabiiciga ah ee dalka Somaliland leeyahay tusaale ahaan bogcada uu dhaco Juquraafi ahaan, iyo fursadaha ay Somaliland u sidaan isbedelada siyaasadeed, dhaqaale iyo dhaqan ee ka socda geeska Afrika oo aad arkayso in ay u sidaan fursada dahabi ah dalka Somaliland iyo sida aan looga faa’iidaysanaynin fursadahaasi oo ah kuwo baahi badan uu dalku u qabo ayaa kugu dhalinaya werwer joogto ah.

Somaliland waa dal leh bad, balse sida ay haatan u dhaqmayso waxa uu la mid yahay wadan aan bad lahayn. Waxa kale oo culimada lafogurta qorshayaasha manadaqada Geeska Afrika ee dhinacyada Siyaasada, Dhaqaalaha iyo Amaanku calaamad su’aal saaraan bisaylka siyaasadeed iyo qaangaadhnimada dublamaasiyadeed ee dalka Somaliland in aanay wali ahayn mid la isku halayn karo maadaamo oo ay suurto gashay in dalal qalaad ka meel marsadaan golayaasha sharci dajinta Somaliland xeerar/qaanuuno is gawrac ku ah masaaliixda qaran ee Somaliland.

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, Madaxwaynaha Jamhuuriyada Jabuuti Mud. Ismail Omar Geele ayaa ku guulaystay suurtogalinta wajiga kowaad ee dagaalka dhaqaale, siyaasadeed iyo dublamaasiyadeed ee uu ku hayo guud ahaan qaranimada jamhuuriyada Somaliland, maadama oo uu Itoobiya tusay xadhkaha isgaadhsiinta ee Badda  hoos mara in aanay Itoobiya ka heli karin dalka Jabuuti mooyaane meel kale xataa haday u doonato Somalilandna ay yaalaan xadhkaha isgaadhsiinta ee Jamhuuriyada Jabuuti  ka yimi xadka u dhexeeya Itoobiya iyo Somaliland.

Su’aasha is waydiinta lehi waxay tahay Somaliland ma waxay suuqgayn (marketing) u samaynaysaa badeecadaha Jamhuuriyada Jabuuti ay ka iibinayso dalalka Itoobiya iyo South Sudan?

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