Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Moves Forward

The Washington-based Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA) published on 1 May 2014 a brief update on Ethiopia's Grand Renaissance Dam titled "Egypt Failing to Stop Ethiopia's Dam on the Nile" by George Ward, IDA research staff member.  Three years after the commencement of work on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydropower project, located on the Blue Nile, the project is over 30 percent complete. When the dam is finished at the end of 2017, it will add 6,000  megawatts of electrical generating capacity to the African grid. Egypt, which depends on the Nile for 95 percent of its water supply, fears that the GERD will seriously threaten the health and livelihoods of its people by reducing the amount of water available to them.  Nevertheless, Egypt, which briefly in mid-2013 seemed to be threatening military action, has so far not succeeded in gaining much traction in its campaign to sidetrack or delay the ambitious project. For its part, Ethiopia is busy creating facts on the ground while  rejecting Egypt’s arguments. Compromise Remains Elusive When IDA’s Africa Watch last lookedat the prospects for GERD in November 2013, it appeared unlikely that the dispute  between Egypt and Ethiopia would result in conflict and somewhat more likely that some sort of regional compromise  might resolve the issue. Almost six months later, the military option seems to have faded further, but so have attempts at  finding a compromise. In January 2014, a third round of negotiations involving Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan ended in failure  when Egypt withdrew, accusing Ethiopia of failing to guarantee Egypt’s share of the Nile waters. In April, the Ethiopian  foreign ministry rejected an Egyptian proposal for joint control of the GERD, an arrangement that might have involved  provision of Egyptian financing for the project.  Egypt’s Strategy Having failed to negotiate a solution, Egypt is seeking international support in the dispute. Its strategy seems to be  proceeding on three tracks. First, Egypt is seeking to cut off international financing for the GERD. According to a report  based on Arab-language media sources, the World Bank, the EU, and others have decided to refrain from financing the  GERD. On April 9, 2014, the EU’s ambassador to Egyptwas reported saying that the EU is not funding the GERD. Although  China has not provided financing for the dam, it has pledged to support construction of the power transmission lines.  Second, Egypt has approached Italy through diplomatic channelsto ask that the Italian general contractor on the project  be obliged to suspend construction until agreement can be reached on modifications to the project. This tactic has not  yet been successful. Third, Egypt is exploring the possibility of taking the dispute to the United Nations, either through  the Security Council or the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Neither of these two options appears promising, as the ICJ  normally requires parties in a dispute to agree to binding arbitration, and the Security Council usually sets a fairly high bar  before exercising its mandate to consider matters related to international peace and security. Ethiopia Moves Forward Ethiopia has responded effectively to Egypt’s tactics, but in ways that carry some economic and political risk. First,  Ethiopia has succeeded in winning the support of Sudan, a country that, by the terms of existing treaties dating to 1929 and  1959, shares the rights to the bulk of the waters of the Nile with Egypt. Sudan has sided with Ethiopia on issues related to  the structural safety of the dam. In return, however, Sudan may expect to be allowed to take additional downstream water  for farm irrigation. If so, this would weaken Ethiopian arguments that the dam will not ultimately reduce the amount of  water available to Egypt. Second, Ethiopia has made the decision to pay for the dam itselfif no other sources of financing  are available. Since the dam will cost over $4 billion, roughly equivalent to 12 percent of Ethiopia’s GDP, this is quite an  The opinions expressed in these commentaries are those of the authors and should not be viewed  as representing the official position of the Institute for Defense Analyses or its sponsors.  Links to web sites are for informational purposes only and not an endorsement. undertaking. So far, Ethiopia has been successful in meeting its financial obligations, having paid around $1.5 billion. The  risk here is that the government, which is requiring banks to lend it 27 percent of their loan books at concessional rates,  is crowding out private credit needs. The IMF forecasts that public infrastructure projects such as the GERD have reduced  Ethiopian economic growthby around 1 percent annually. Expert Opinions Differ The division between Egypt and Ethiopia over the GERD is paralleled by dissent among experts. Both countries  have publicly asserted that the May 2013 report of the International Panel of Experts supports their position. A leaked  copyof that report, however, suggests that the panel’s experts neither fully endorsed nor completely condemned the  project. Rather, the panel cited the need for more information on certain aspects and asked for further studies. Analysts  at International Rivers, an NGO that often opposes large-scale hydroelectric projects, have been critical of the GERD. On  the other hand, Dr. Ana Cascão, a researcher at the Stockholm International Water Institute and an expert on the hydro  politics of the Nile basin, largely supports the Ethiopian position. Conclusion Considering the facts as they stand, it appears more and more likely that the GERD will be built, perhaps with some  delay, and that Egypt will need to find a way to live with it. Under the historical treaty regime, Egypt has enjoyed rights  to abundant water. A sizable portion of that resource has been used inefficiently in water-intensive types of agriculture.  Egypt will bolster its case and its bargaining power to the extent that it is able to improve the efficiency with which it uses  its increasingly scarce water resources. In addition, to salvage as much as possible from the current situation, Egypt may  need to focus now on achieving agreement with Ethiopia on guidelines for filling the dam, to avoid creating shortages  downstream, and on limiting use of the waters of the Blue Nile for irrigation.  Ambassador (ret.) George F. Ward is a Research Staff Member at the Institute for Defense Analyses and the editor of Africa  Watch. He is a former U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Namibia

CDC: First Case Of Deadly Middle Eastern Virus Confirmed In The U.S

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LAUREN F FRIEDMAN

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that the first case of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome has been confirmed in the United States, in what officials are calling "a rapidly evolving situation."

The CDC is investigating alongside public health authorities in Indiana, where the case emerged.

On a phone call with press, the CDC said the infected person was providing healthcare in Saudi Arabia before traveling to Indiana via Riyadh, London, and Chicago. He or she went to the emergency room on April 28 with shortness of breath, coughing, and fever, and is currently on oxygen in an Indiana hospital but in stable condition.

"We do not yet know how the patient became infected or how many people had close contact with the patient," Dr. Anne Schuchat, the director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases said on the call. 

The patient is currently isolated, and there are no other suspected cases. The CDC is working with local public health officials to provide guidance to the patient's close contacts, who may be at risk.

"We want to take this very seriously and not assume that it's a minor issue," said Schuchat, adding that "this represents a very low risk to the broader general public."

The spread of MERS has, in general, been limited to people who have very close contact with infected patients, such as caretakers and healthcare workers. "We should not be surprised if additional cases are identified among healthcare workers who had close contact before the patient was isolated," said Schuchat.

While CDC officials are working to contact people who were on the plane or bus with the patient, they suspect that their risk is low.

The hub of the MERS outbreak is in Saudi Arabia, where there have been hundreds of cases since the virus first emerged in 2012. The number of cases has risen sharply since March 2014.

The CDC is not currently recommending that anyone change their travel plans, though people who have recently traveled to the Arabian Peninsula and their close contacts should pay attention to any symptoms. If you develop fever, cough, and shortness of breath within 14 days of a trip to that region, see a health professional and be sure to mention your recent travel. While nobody is exactly sure how the virus spreads, the CDC also advised that everyone abide by normal protective measures like hand washing and avoiding close contact with sick people.

The CDC called the situation "very fluid," noting that as they learn more, recommendations and guidance may change.

The virus that causes MERS is related to SARS. It's less contagious but more frequently fatal. People who are already sick or who have compromised immune systems are at higher risk. Symptoms begin as a cold and can escalate to pneumonia, organ failure, and death. There is no vaccine and no specific treatment.

"This is another reminder that diseases are just a plane ride away," Schuchat said. "MERS is now in our heartland."

Source: businessinsider.com

MAALINTA BARITO OO KUBEEGAN SANNAD GUURADII 12NAAD EE KASOO WAREEGTAY GEERIDII MARXUUM MAXAMED X.IBRAAHIM CIGAAL.FAALO WARIYE YAASIIN JAAMACA CALI.

Maxaad ka xasuusataa  12 Sano Guurada kasoo wareegtay  3 May 2003 Maalintii u Geeriyooday RABI naxariistiisa jano haka waraabiyo'e Aasaasihii Rukumada  u  aasay  Dawlanimada   Jamhuuriyada Somaliland Maxamed Xaaji Ibraahim Cigaal, Runtii Waxay ahayd Maalin Dadka reer Somaliland Meel kasta o ay caalamka ka Joogaan ay ka  Naxeen Geerida  Madaxwaynihii Hore e Somalilan Maxamaed xaaji Ibraahim Cigaal, Waxaase  Xusid Mudan Sidii uu u dhacay aaskii Maalintaa maalintaa o bishu ahayd 6/may 2002 Waxaana lagu aasay Magaalada Berbera e Gobolka Saaxil, Aaskaa marxuum Cigaal Waxa kasoo Qayb galay Dad aan Ka Yarayn Lix Boqol oo Kun  oo Qof  Magaalada Berbera Xiligaa Usha Kor loo Tuuraa  Dhulka Kumay Dhacayn , Dadkjan Ayaa Iskaga kala Yimid Debada iyo Gudahaba, Wadooyinka soo ngala Berbera e Ta Burco iyo Ta Hargaysaba Baabuurtu ay sanka ayay Isku Hayeen, Xataa Waxa jiray dad Soo Lugeeyay o Baabuurtu Dhexda Kasoo Qaadaysay, 

Maadaama jawigu ahaa Mid aad u Kulul, Waxa Kale Oo aad u xusid Mudan Inta Somalilnd Danayanaysay in ay ku Kalsoonaayeen Nadaamkii Wanaagsanaa Ee Uu Marxuum Cigaal Waa Madaxwaynihii Labaad e jamhuuriyada Somaliland Dhigay in dalkani ku Badbaadayo, Waana Tii Markiiba Dib loo Eegay dastuurka ,Golayaasha Sharciga Ahina  Un Codeeyeen in Xilkaa Madaxwayne Nimo Loo Dhaariyo Daahir Riyaale Kaahin oo ahaa Madaxwayne Ku Xigeenkii Dalaka Somalialnd Taas oo Dastuurku Jideeyay, Waana ta Laga Dhaxlay Dimuquraayadii aynu kusoo galnay Doorashooyinkii kala Duwanaa Ee ay ka midka Ahaayeen tii lagu Doortay Madaxwayne Siilaanyo, Tii Baaarlamaanka iyo Kuwii Goalayasha Degaanka ee kala danbeeyay,

Hadaba Cigaal waa Kuma  Aan dib u yara Eegno Taariikhdiis

Cigaal Waxa Uu Ku Dhashay Magaalada Oodwayne  Bishii August 1928  Waxaana Dhalay Nin Ahaa ganacsade Wayn waa Xaaji Ibraahim Cigaal Waxbarashadiisa waxa Uu ku Qaatay  Berbera iyo Degmada Sheekh, Waxbarashada Dibadana Dalka Ingiriiska, Oo Waxaa u Saamaxay Aabihii oo Taajir ahaa Illahaybaa Taaj Taajiree Macnuhu waxa weeye Waxa Uu ka mid ahaa aabihii Raga farta Lagu Fiiqo ee la Yidhaa Way u magac iyo Maalba badnaayeen Somaliland  Guud Ahaanteedba, Muftaaxana u ahaa xadaarada ganacsiga o xiliyadaa ay gacanta ku hayeen Dad Caraba iyo Hindi,

Alle ha u Naxariistee Marxuum Cigaal  Waxa Uu Xilala kala Duwan kasoo Qabtay Dawladihii Rayidka Ahaa Jamhuuriyadii Soomaaliya, Dawladii u Horaysay e Xiligii la isku darsaday waxa u Noqday, Wasiirka Gaashaandhiga 1962

Wasiirka Waxbarashada 1962 ilaa 1963

Snadkii 1967kiina waxa uu noqday Raysalwasaaraha Somaliya ilaa 1969

Xiligaa Wuxuu la Kulmay Hogaamiyayaaasdha caalamka ugu Waawaynaa, Waxxaanu xiligii in qilaabka uu sameeyay Afwayne uu ku sugnaa Dalka maraykanka Taas oo ahay markii la dilaya Madaxwaynihii Jamhuuryadii Soomaaliaya cabd rashiid cali sharmaarke,

Xilka madaxwaynenimo ee Soomaaliland waxaa loo doortay  16 May 1993kii,

Waxyaabaha sida Wayn loogu xasuusto e Astaamaha Qaranka Somaliland ah waxaa ka mida ,

Dibu Heshiisiintii dadaka Reer Somalilnd  Waxyaabihii ay kala Tabanayeen

Lacagtii uu Qarankan u sameeyay

Hub Ka Dhigistii  ciidamadii  ,  SNM kuwaasi oo noqday Ciidamada kala Duwan e Maanta Somalilnd ku Dhaadato,

Wuxuu ahaa Hogaamiye aan Qabiil ku Shaqaynin e aqoon ku hawlgala,

Wuxuu ahaa Hogaamiye Aan Aduun Usoo Doonan Kursiga, lamana hayo Shilin ama Guri uu ka Dhistay

Wuxuu Ahaa Hogaamiye Mideeyay Somaliland hadaad eegto Cadaaladiisa  Maamulkiisii u Horeeyay Beelaha Somaliland wuu u Qaybiyay Xukunka, Dartaf ilaa Daraf, Beesha Harti oo kale Wuxuu Siiyay Ra,iisal Baarlamaan iyo Wasiirka Arimaha Dibada

Wuxuu Hogaamiyaha Ugu Taariikhda Wayn Dadka Reer Somalilan ,Siyaasada Wuxuu Hogaamiye ku Noqday isagoo Da,diise tahay 25jir ,

Waxaase iga yaabiyay Munasabadihii loo qaban jiray Xuskiisa oo Dawladan ka Dhisan xisbiga Kulmiye aayy aad u naaqustay amaba la Odhan karo Raaliba kama aha in la qabto Xuskaa marxuum Cigaal e Faataxda loo mari lahaa,

Kenya: How can you win a war on terror when yours is terrorism?

Nairobi – Editorial Note from the Editor of Geeska Afrika Online. What we choose to emphasize in this complex region of IGAD will determine future generations impact of regional security partnership, safety and security.  Where Horn of Africa regime leaders has behaved magnificently, this gives elements of peace the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a IGAD zone in a different direction; destruction and terrorism. (Photo) Somalis held by police in Nairobi jails to deport Somalia (Go Home project).

Because of the attack on the Westgate Mall of Nairobi is still vivid in the Kenyan people’s minds, as mourning starts in the whole country. And the Somalis living in the Kenyan capital, fear for the outcomes of such an assault. Discriminated against, beaten and arrested oftener by regular citizens, Somalis, or Somali-Kenyans  in Nairobi or Kenya are all considered Al-Shabaab or their supporters.

Howard Zinn once said, “How can you win a war on terrorism when the war itself is terrorism?”, “There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.” 

There are no innocents in Kenya’s Somali community, according to the government. Men, women and children have been rounded up in a number of seemingly indiscriminate city-wide sweeps. Kenya, which has faced a wave of terrorist attacks in the past few months by the militant Somali group Al Shabaab, has been accused of indicting many of its Somali refugees, often fleeing significant social and sexual violence, on presumed guilt alone.

There is no doubt that Kenya is going through an incredible struggle against terrorism at the moment. After the terror of the Westgate Mall Attack, which left scores dead in a multi-day siege, bomb blasts have gone off at a near weekly basis in the nation’s capital, Nairobi. It is evident who is to blame. The terrorist group, Al Shabaab, has not only claimed responsibility for most of these attacks, but has threatened more to come.

Al Shabaab started as an independent terrorist group fighting for control of Somalia. They helped plunge the nation into chaos as they ruled and terrorized with impunity. Kidnapping, torture and thousands of murders have been linked to them. However, it wasn’t until African Union troops, made up primarily of soldiers from Uganda and Kenya went in, that Al Shabaab’s role in the Horn of Africa diminished significantly.

The current spate of terrorism has been called retribution for Kenya’s involvement in Somalia. And based on Kenya’s proximity to Somalia, it also sees some of the largest influxes of refugees, fleeing the instability and fighting. It is these refugees who are now seemingly under attack.

Officials in Nairobi have been documented making sweeping rounds around the city, going into shops, or door-to-door, picking up refugees, and bringing them to the capital’s stadium for documentation checks. While officials insist they are trying to ensure legitimate refugee papers in the most humane way possible, for many, the process is dehumanizing and confusing.

Many people are also being sent away from their homes in Nairobi and placed in camps in Northern Kenya. While refugee camps exist all over East Africa, most are set up in response to a crisis situation. These camps, however, are being set up in response to terrorism.

For those in the USA, it does mimic some of the techniques used during the internment of the Japanese during WWII. Somalis who live and work in Nairobi are being forced out of their homes, sent hundreds of miles north, and forced to live in tents. This is the so-called ‘answer’ to the terrorism problem.

Gerry Simpson of Human Rights Watch has stated, “Scapegoating and abusing Somalis for heinous attacks by unknown people is not going to protect Kenyans, Somalis or anyone else against more attacks”.

Furthermore, some of the techniques that have been documented have incredibly disturbing undercurrents. One statement, taken from bystanders watching the sweeps, put it succinctly: “If you have a beard or wear loose-fitting clothing associated with Muslims, you will be targeted.”

Some Somalis have been able to negotiate their stay in Nairobi through monetary or sexual bribery. Of course, this does put them in a situation where it’s likely they will be targeted and shaken down again and again. It also calls into question the legitimacy of the entire crackdown.

Forced deportation of documented refugees was deemed illegal by a 1951 convention. However, Kenya is likely able to get around this because so many refugees lack proper accreditation. Yet rather than stopping Al Shabaab, by deporting refugees back to the war-torn capital of Mogadishu, Kenya is perpetuating the chaos in which the Somali community must live, and quite frankly, creating a breeding ground of discontent.

Kenya has a legitimate concern regarding its safety and security. It has a right to feel threatened and afraid. However, rounding Somalis into sports arenas, with little sanitation and mass confusion, is not the way to handle it. Forcing them back to Mogadishu or into camps in the arid north is not going to quell terrorism.   As Howard Zinn once said, “How can you win a war on terrorism when the war itself is terrorism?”

Opinion Contributed By: Lizabeth Paulat,  Freelance writer in  Kampala

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Somaliland Human Rights Defenders Commemorates World Press Freedom Day 2014

Somaliland Human Rights Defenders Commemorates World Press Freedom Day 2014

 

Somaliland Human Rights Defenders Commemorates World Press Freedom Day 2014

Somaliland Human Rights Defenders Commemorates World Press Freedom Day 2014

 

Al Qaeda’s Pakistan-based core organization diminished: United States

Reuters

 

 

WASHINGTON- The United States said that while al Qaeda's Pakistan-based "core organization" had been severely degraded, affiliates of the militant group in Africa and the Middle East were becoming more "operationally autonomous" and aggressive.

The State Department said in its annual global report on terrorism that the central organization of al Qaeda, under the leadership of Ayman al Zawahiri, had been "much diminished" by international efforts and had lost many of its senior leaders.

But the report said instability and weak governments in the Middle East and North Africa had enabled al Qaeda affiliates and like-minded groups to "broaden and deepen their operations" in Yemen, Syria, Iraq, North Africa and Somalia.

Groups such as the Afghan and Pakistani Taliban and the Haqqani network continue to attack American and local targets on both sides of the Afghan/Pakistani border, and the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Tayyiba believe U.S. interests are "legitimate targets for attacks," the report said.

Thousands of militants, some of them English-speaking, have traveled to Syria to train and fight with groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad, according to the report.

Some have joined "violent extremist groups," and U.S. and other Western countries fear they may plot attacks when they return home, it said.

The report said various national authorities had estimated that in 2013, 90 militants went to Syria from Denmark, 184 from France, 240 from Germany, 30-40 from Norway, 100-200 from Belgium, and 75 from Sweden.

Ethiopia: Egyptian military satellite Tracks the Construction of Hydroelectric Dam

Djibouti = The Egyptian military satellite will track the construction of an Ethiopian hydroelectric dam over which officials in Cairo and Addis Ababa have been locked in a standoff over fears that the project will hinder Egypt’s access to the Nile’s water.

Egysat will monitor Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam by capturing high quality photos in Ethiopia (Dam Site, military movements and others) of the construction site along with other sources of the Nile, said Alaa El-din El-Nahry, vice president of Egypt’s National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences.

The LE300 million satellite – which will come into operation in mid-June after a two-month test period – will track the dam’s height, storage capacity and water discharge. It will also monitor the Kongo River basin to assess the effectiveness of a proposed project to link the Kongo and Nile rivers.

Egypt’s government believes the satellite’s findings will bolster its negotiations with Ethiopia and provide legal ground in case it must resort to international arbitration over any violations in the dam’s stated purpose of electricity generation, El-Nahry said during a seminar in Cairo, according to Al-Ahram daily.

Egypt has been particularly concerned that the dam, now more than 30 percent finished, will hugely impact its share of the Nile, the country’s main source of potable water.

Situated near the Sudanese border on the Blue Nile, a Nile tributary, the hydroelectric dam will be the biggest in Africa, capable of producing 6,000 megawatts of energy.

Last week, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn urged Egypt to return to the tripartite discussions with Ethiopia and Sudan in an effort to settle the dispute. The three countries have been engaged in a series of dialogues since the launch of the project three years ago.

Last year, Ethiopia and five other Nile-basin countries – Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Burundi – endorsed an accord, the Co-operative Framework Agreement, which replaces a 1929 treaty granting Egypt veto power over any project on the Nile in upstream countries. Sources: Al-Ahram daily.

Sudan, Egypt’s immediate downstream country, has backed Ethiopia’s plans to build the dam. (Read Updated Report: Sudan  http://www.geeskaafrika.com

Medina’s Eye

By Rachel Pieh Jones 

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POSITION LETTER MAWQIFKA Dhaqdhaqaaqyada Dimuquraadiyad-doonka Somaliland ee KU LUG LAHAANSHAHA SAXAAFADA GAARKA AH LOOLANKA BAADHISTA SHIDAALKA somaliland

POSITION LETTER

MAWQIFKA Dhaqdhaqaaqyada Dimuquraadiyad-doonka Somaliland ee KU LUG LAHAANSHAHA SAXAAFADA GAARKA AH LOOLANKA BAADHISTA SHIDAALKA somaliland

Anagoo ah Dhaqdhaqaaqyada Dimuquraadiyad-doonka Somaliland oo ka kooban Difaacayaasha madaxabanaan ee xuquuqda aadamiga, ururrada bulshada rayidka ah, kooxaha u dhaqdhaqaaqa dadka laga tirada badan yahay, Ururada Naafada, waxa aanu guud ahaan bulshada caalamka, iyo shacabka Somaliland halkna maanta ugu iftiiminaynaa mawqifka wadajirka ah ee ku saabsan dagaalka ka dhex oogan Xukuumada Somaliland iyo warbaahinta gaarka loo leeyahay ee Haatuf (HMG).

Todoba sanadood ka hor markii sidan oo kale Ciidamo ka tirsan booliska Somaliland ay galeen isla markaasina xabsiga u taxaabeen mulkiilaha warbaahinta Haatuf Yusuf Abdi Gabobe, Tafatirihiisii Sare Cali Cabdi Diini iyo Wariyihii uga soo waramijiray gobolka Awdal Maxamed Cumar, waxanu si buuxda taageerada difaac u siinay lana hawlwadeenada sare ee Warbaahinta Haatuf iyo Mulkiilaheeda, iyadoo xiligaasi dadaal badan u samaynay sidii eedaysanihii afraad Maxamed Rashiid oo markaa dhuumasho ku joogay Hargeysa dalka looga saari lahaa ee uu u heli lahaa dal kale oo uu si nabadgalyo ah ugu noolaado isla markaasina u fududaynay sidii uu bilkasta u heli lahaa dhaqaalihii uu ku noolaan kari lahaa, taasi oo u socotay ilaa markii Madaxwaynihii hore Mud. Daahir Rayaale Kaahin u cafiyay dhamaan Hawlwadeenadii Saxaafada Haatuf. 

Laakiin maanta Warbaahinta Haatuf iyo Mulkiilaheedu may mutaysan taageerada iyo u doodista Difaacayaasha Xuquuqda Aadamiga Somaliland, sababtoo ah markii aanu si qoto dheer uga baaraandegeen arinta runta ah ee uu salka ku hayo dagaalka Haatuf iyo Xukuumada Somaliland waxa noo cadaatay in Warbaahinta Haatuf warbaahintoodii in ay ka dhigteen mid ay uga faa'iidaystaan masaalix gaar ah sidaasina ku lumiyeen mabaadii'dii aasaasiga ahayd ee ay ku heli lahayd taageerada, iyo hiilka difaacayaasha xuquuqda iyo xoriyadaha aadamaha ee Somaliland. 

Sababta kali ah ee sanadkii 2007 suxufiyiintii warbaahinta Haatuf ku heshay taageerada ururada xuquuqda aadamiga Somaliland ayaa ahayd, kadib markii aanu si buuxda ugu qancnay warbaahinta Haatuf in aanay jirin wax dan gaar ah ama maslaxad ah nooca ay doonto ha ahaatee oo ugu jirtay faafinta falalka musuqmaasuq oo ay ku  baahin jireen wargaysyadooda xiligaasi oo aan ka ahayn gudashada waajibaadkooda masuuliyada saxaafadeed oo ah la socodsiinta shacabka Somaliland ficilada ay ku kacaan masuuliyiinta xilka ay u igmadeen. 

Nasiibdaro haatan waxa si buuxda noogu cadaatay dagaalka ka dhex oogan Warbaahinta Haatuf iyo xukuumada Somaliland in aanu shuqul ku lahayn xoriyad saxaafadeed iyo madaxbanaanideed balse uu salka ku ahyo warbaahinta haatuf oo shantii bilood ee ugu dambaysay u xuubsiibatay mid si toos ah loogaga aargoosto ashkhaas iyo masuuliyiin ay u arkaan in ay ka horyimaadeen masaaliix dhinaca baadhista shidaalka ah oo dabada uu ka riixayay Mulkiilaha Warbaahinta Haatuf kuwaasi oo uu watay mid ka mid ah qaraabadiisu.

Baadhayaasha ururada xuquuqda aadamiga Somaliland ayaa helay dhukumenti[i] ku taariikhaysan 25 Oct. 2012 kana soo baxay shirkada baadhista Macdanta ee lagu magacaabo Boulle Mining Group[ii], kaasi oo ujeedadiisu tahay Codsi Ogolaanshaha Baadhitaanka Shidaalka Somaliland (Expression of Interest to secure Petroleum Exploration and Development Licenses within Somaliland), qoraalkan oo shirkadu ugu magacawday wakiilkooda buuxa ee Somaliland in uu yahay Mr. Yusuf Abdilahi Omar ugana masuul yahay shirkada meelmarinta codsigooda ay ku rabto dhul ay ka baadho shidaal waxan lagu socodsiiyay qoraalkan wasaarada Macdanta iyo Tamarta Somaliland kuna rabto ogolaanshaha dhul ay ka sahimiso batroolka. 

Difaacayaasha Xuquuqda Aadamiga Somaliland oo waxay kale oo ay ogaadeen si ay u dhacdayba in Wasaarada Macdantu ay ishortaagtay ogolaanshahaaasi, iyadoo ku sababaysay in shirkadu buuxin wayday shuruudaha Somaliland ku xidho shirkadaha raba in ay shidaal ka baadhaan dalka. Waxa kale oo baadhayaasha xadgubyada xuquuqda aadamiga Somaliland la kulmeen kana qaadeen waraysiyo qaar ka mid ah ergooyin Wasaarada Macdanta iyo Tamarta ku cadaadinayay meelmarinta codsiga shirkadaasi, kaasi oo ku soo gabogaboobay natiijo la'aan.

Intaasi kadib Kadib Warbaahinta Haatuf waxay bilowday dagaal toos ah oo dhinaca warbaahinta ah oo ay la bartilmaameedsanayso Wasiirka Macdanta iyo Tamarta Somaliland. Ururada Xuquuqda Aadamiga Somaliland ayaa diiwaangaliyay qoraalo iyo warar tirobadan shantii bilood ee ugu dambaysay oo wargaysyada warbaahinta Haatuf si shaqsi ah ugu weerarayso magacsamida, karaamada iyo sharafta uu aadamiga EEBE siiyay dastuurka Somalilandna uu damaano qaaday. Sidoo kale eedo musuqmaasuq oo tirada badan oo dhamaantood si gaar ah Warbaahinta Haatuf ugu eedaynaysay Wasiirka Tamarta iyo Macdanta Somaliland ayay si joogto ah u baahinayeen.

Aqlabiyada hawlwadeenada Saxaafada Madaxabanaan ee Somaliland ayaa qiray in Mulkiilaha Warbaahinta Haatuf seddexdii sano ee ugu dambeeyay oo ay talada dalka haysay xukuumada Kulmiye isaga iyo warbaahitiisu ay ahaayeen kuwa u janjeedha dhinaca xukuumada, kuna qabay masaaliix gaar ah,

Ku lug lahaansha hay'ad warbaahineed oo madaxbanaan loolanka ay ugu jiraan shirkadaha baadhista shidaalka sidii ay u heli lahaayeen ogolaanshaha dhul ay shidaal ka baadhaan, iyo u isticmaalka mihnadii iyo waxsoosaarki saxaafada ayaa noqonaysa caqabad hor leh oo haatan uun ka bilaabantay dalka Somaliland. Caqabadan ayaa u muuqata mid aanu dalka Somaliland lahayn siyaasad iyo qaanuuno lagu xalin karo, iyadoo ku abuuri karta khalkhal hawlaha muhiimada wayn u leh qaranka gaar ahaan baadhitaanada shidaalka iyo soo jiidashada maalgashadayaal caalami ah oo tan iyo markii ay xukuumada Siilaanyo talada dalka la wareegtay sanadkii 2010 dadaal balaadhan kadib ku guulaysato bilowga sahaminta shidaalka dalka Somaliland.

Dagaalka warbaahineed ee Saxaafada Haatuf sida shaqsiga ah warbaahintooda ay kaga aargoosanayaan cid kasta oo ay u arkaan in ay ishortaageen hawlaha la xidhiidha baadhitaanada shidaalka oo meelmarintooda Mulkiilaha Haatuf uu dabada ka riixayay waxa Difaacayaasha Xuquuqda Aadamiga Somaliland u arkaan mid dhabarjabka ku ah Anshaxa iyo Milgaha Saxaafad xor ah, kuna lid ah dhaqanka suuban ee Islaamka iyo mabaadii'da xuquuqda iyo xoriyadaha dastuuriga ah, sababtoo ah waxa si shaqsi ah waxsoosaarka Warbaahinta Haatuf dhaawacyo laagu gaysanayay magacsamida qof ahaaneed iyo karaamada uu Eebe siyay ashkhasta ay sida gaarka ah ugu weerayaan ceebaynayeen warbaahintooda, oo la odhan karo  waxay gaadhay ilaa xad ay gaadhay heer la mid ah kalay keerlay.

Gabogabadii Difaacayaasha Xuquuqda Aadamiga Somaliland waxay si xooggan uga soo horjeedaan isla markaana uga digayaan ururo sheeganaya xuquuqda aadamiga iyo saxaafada oo shacbiga Somaliland ka duudsiyay xaqii ay u lahaayeen in ay helaan xaqiiqada runta ah ee sababta dhacdo kasta oo ay warinayaan, tusaale ahaan ururka suxufiyiinta Somaliland iyo urur wata magaca xuquuqda aadamiga ah ayaa si dhamaystiran daboolka u saaray kana qariyay shacabka Somaliland waxa ay tahay sababta dhabta ah ee uu salka ku hayo dagaalka wargaysyada Haatuf oo kali ahi in ka badan 150 maalmood kula jiro Wasiir kali ah oo ka tirsan xukuumada Somaliland, kaasi oo ah kan ay u arkaan in uu yahay ka ishortaagay masaaliixdoodii gaarka ahayd iyo/ama tii dad ay qaraabo yihiin, iyagoo taasi bedelkeeda warbaahinta Haatuf si badheedh ah ugu sheegay in mashaqda Xukuumada Somaliland iyo Warbaahinta Haatuf ay tahay cabudhin xukuumada ku hayso saxaafada madaxabanaan. 

Difaacayaasha Xuquuqda Aadamiga Somaliland waxay la yaaban yihiin sababta warbaahinta madaxbanaan ee Somaliland ka soo baxda sida jaraa'idka, mareegaha internetka, kuwa maqalka iyo muuqaal baahiyaa ay ugu yaraan hal mid oo ka mid ahi Haatuf ugu soo labayn wayday musuqa Haatuf aragto ama loo waayay warbaahin kale oo ku wehelisa cayda Kanlay keerlay. 

Arinta werwerkeeda leh, ayaanu u aragnaa in ay tahay marka ragii ugu aqoonta saxaafada badnaa dalku da'ahaana ka midka ahaa wayeelka xirfadlayaasha warbaahinta Somaliland ay ka dhiganayaan warbaahintii mid danahooda shaqsiga ah iyo tan qaraabadooda ay ku suubistaan maxaa laga filan karaa jiilalka suxufiyiinta da'yarta ah ee casharada ka baranaya falalkaasi guracan, Difaacayaasha Xuquuqda Aadamiga Somaliland oo aaminsan in dal kastaba suxufiyiintiisu in ay yihiin kuwa saamaynta ugu badan ku leh saqaafada iyo tadawurka xadaaradeed iyo horumarka dhaqan dhaqaale oo dadkiisa kasbadaan. 

Sidaasi darteed, Difaacayaasha Xuquuqda Aadamiga Somaliland, iyagoo ilaalinaya mabaadii'da dhexdhexaadnimo ee ay u abuuran yihiin waxa ay halkan cid kasta oo danaynaysa ugu sheegayaan in aanay iyagu noqonaynin salaan ay cid gaar ahi dantooda ku gaadhaan waxana aanu u aragnaa xaaraan in aanu difaacno, una doodno ama u hiilino, cid kasta oo dantooda gaarka ah ku fushanaya mihnada Saxaafada, kuna aargoosanaysa, arinta kali ah ee taageerada difaacayaasha xuquuqda aadamiga lagu heli karaa waxa ay tahay haddii saxaafadu aanay dano u gaar ah mulkiilayaasha iyo tafotirayaasha u  lahayn balse hadii Mulkiilayaasha warbaahintu ama tafatirayaasheedu u isticmaalayaan warbaahinta mid ay kaga aargoosanayaan cid kasta oo ka hor timaada danahooda taasi waxa aanu u aragnaa mid la mid ah xanuun dilaa ah oo dal iyo dad midna aan habaynaynin.

Difaacayaasha Xuquuqda Aadamiga Somaliland waxay u arkaan xalka kiiskani inuu ku jiro dacwad si madani ah loogu oogo madaxda ama maamulka wargeyska, balse aannu ahayn in gebi ahaanba la xayiro shaqadii soo bixida wargeysyadaasi. Waxaannuna ku baaqaynaa in xayiraada laga qaado haddii maamulka Haatuf ogolaanayo in waxsoosaarka saxaafadoodu in aanay ka gudbaynin xaydaabka anshaxa iyo milgaha aasaasiga ah ee mihnada saxaafada, iyo dhaqanka suuban ee islaamka

Waxa aanu ugu baaqaynaa sharcidajinta iyo xukuumada Somaliland in siyaasada iyo shuruucda warbaahinta dalka dib loogu noqdo lana curiyo Siyaasad iyo Qaanuun ku khasbaya suxufiyiinta dalka in ay kor u qaadaan aqoontooda saxaafadeed iyo dhinac farsamo iyo dhinac aqooneed, iyo anshaxba, qaanuunkaasi oo ah mid warbaahinta ka ilaaliya in dhaawac u gaysato maslaxada umadda jiritaanka qaranka, masaaliixdiisa dhaqaale ganacsi iyo maalgashi. 

Kiiskan iyo kuwo kale oo badan ayaa khasab ka dhigaya dib u habayn balaadhan oo lagu sameeyo siyaasada iyo shuruucda warbahinta dalka, haatan waxa muuqata in wali saxaafada Somaliland aan hubka dhigis togan lagu samaynin, taasi oo keenaysa in ay mulkiilayaasha saxaafadu sida ay rabaan in ay u istimaalaan. 

Wasaarada Tamarta iyo Macdanta Somaliland, iyo dhamaan wasaaradaha iyo hay'adha kale ee dakhliga leh oo ay ku jiraan kuwa dawladaha hoose ee dalku waxa aanu ugu baaqaynaa in bulshadu xaq ugu leedahay in ay xogogaal u noqoto xadiga dakhliga ay soo xareeyaan iyo shilinkastaaba sida uu ku baxo. Sidaasi darteed, wakhtigan xaadirka ah waxa aanu u aragnaa in qaabka ugu sahlan ee habkan lagu suurtogalin karaa in uu yahay iyadoo hay'adaha xukuumadu sameeyaan baro internetka ah oo bulshada ay ku siiyaan xogta ay uga baahan tahay, iyadoo aanu soo dhawaynayno hay'adaha mar hore sameeyay baro internetka ah sida barta internetka ee hay'ada wadooyinka, oo lagu daalacda cid kasta oo bixisa qaadhaanka wadada ceerigaabo/burco iyo xadiga dhaqaale ee ay ku dareen.

Talo soojeedintayda ugu dambaysay, waxanu ka digaynaa in dad gaar ahi isku koobaan dheefta dhaqan dhaqaale ee qaranka Somaliland, arimaha dhacaya haatan ayaa noola muuqda in dadka dega gobolada dhexe ee dalku u dhaqmayaan in dalka aanay cid kaleba la lahayn, waxanu si xoogan u rumaysanahay in habka noocaas ahi aanu horseedaynin meel marinta qaran cadaalad bulsho ku dhisan oo dadkiisuna isku duuban yihiin. 

Madaxwaynaha Jamhuuriyada Mud. Axmed Maxamed Maxamuud 'Siilaanyo', golahiisa xukuumada golaha sharcidajinta, waxanu ugu baaqaynaa in si wadajir ah looga shaqeeyo sidii siyaasada qaranka ee wadajirka, midnimada iyo xoojinta isdhexgalka is aaminka ummada Somaliland in ay ku iman karta oo kali ah marka si siman oo cadaalad ah loo qaybsado khayraadka dalka, iyo dheefta qaranimo oo ah mid nimcooyinkeeda haddii cadaalad lagu saleeyo umadda Somaliland wada deeqi karta, waa in xukuumaddu samaysaa dadaalo ay isku soo gaadhsiinayso awooda ganacsi ee bulshada Somaliland iyadoo fursad siinaysa beelaha darafyada sidii ay u gaadhi lahaayeen faaiida ku jirta ganacsiga xoolaha nool iyo qandaraasyada la xidhiidha sahaminta shidaalka iyo macdanaha ee dalka sida xawliga leh ugu soo badanaya. 

Dadwaynaha Somaliland waxay xaq ugu leeyihiin xukuumada in ay si joogto ah uga haqabtirto hawlaha ay umadda u hayso dakhliga iyo qaabka ay u qorshayso ee uu ku baxo.

Wasaarada Macdanta iyo Tamarta waxanu ugu baaqaynaa iyadoo kaashanaysa hay'adaha duwaliga ah ee kale ee ay khusayso in sida ugu dhakhsaha badan ugu gudbiso Golayaasha Baarlamaanka dhamaan heshiisyada ku saabsan sahaminta baadhista shidaalka iyo macdanaha dalka, si sharcidajintuna masuuliyadooda qaran uga gutaan, tani waxay xoojinaysaa la xisaabtanka dawlada iyo hirgalinta mashaariicda maalgashi ee dalka iyo sidoo kale maamul wanaaga.

Ururada iyo Hay'adaha Caalamiga ah ee Xuquuqda Aadamaha iyo Madaxbanaanida Saxaafada ka hawlgala ee qoraalkan oo u baahda faahfaahin ama raba in lala socodsiiyo geedi socodka saxaafada Somaliland, xadugubyada laga galo warbaahinta, iyo tan ay iyadu gaysato labadaba waxa ay la soo xiriiri karaan xuquuq@gmail.com, hornwatch@yahoo.com, ama nagu soo booqo xafiiskayaga oo ku yaal faras Magaalaha caasimada Hargeysa Tel: 5147777

Suleiman ismail Bolaleh

Speaker of Somaliland Pro-democratic Movements

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[i] Find the attached Boulle Mining Group's letter dated on 25 Oct. 2012 with subject: Expression of Interest to secure Petroleum Exploration and Development Licenses within Somaliland

[ii] Find more information about the Boulle Mining Group's website: www.jboullemininggroup.com/