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Marka hore waxaan halkan ka salamaya somalidiasporanews oo runtii hawl warbaahineed oo balaadhan u haysa bulshada somaliland meelkasta oo ay jooganba. Inta ka dib, waxaan halkan doonayaa inaan laba erey ka idhaahdo oo hambalyeeyo banaabaxayaashii reer somaliland ee wacdaraha lama ilaaban ka ah ka dhigay afaafka hore ee No 10 downing street oo ah goobta…

At first I withheld judgment on the British government’s decision to hold a major international conference on Somalia. It was so good to hear the government at last taking an interest in this battered country, so I thought it would have been perverse to pour cold water on it. From the start it was clear…

London 23, Feb.2012 (SDN)- Waxa la soo gebogabeeyay shirkii arrimaha Soomaaliya ee maanta lagu qabtay magaalada London ee dalka Ingiriiska. Shirkan oo madax badan oo caalamka ka kala timi ka qaybgalay, waxa la soosaaray war-murtiyeed 26 qodob ka kooban, wuxuuna u dhignaa sidan; Hordhac 1.    Shirka London ee ku saabsan Soomaaliya waxaa uu aqalka Lancaster…

War Saxaafadeed laga soo saarey Shir ay magaalada Toronto manta oo ay taariikhdu tahay 25ka Febraayo 2012ka ku yeesheen Hoggaanka Siyaasadda Xisbiga Leebarka Somalia ayaa lagu falanqeeyey Xaaladda Somalia guud ahaan, gaar ahaana Shirka lagu qabtey, laguna soo gaba gabeeyey magaalada London , caasimadda Dawladda Ingiriiska ee UK oo ay ka soo qeyb galeen in…

Thursday’s London conference on Somalia is portrayed as a bold attempt, in the words of the foreign secretary, William Hague, “to change the dynamic from one of inexorable decline to an upwards trajectory of gradually increasing stability”. The hope is to diminish the considerable internal and external dangers posed by “the world’s most failed state”….

 The February 2012 Somalia London Conference; A Foggy Charade for Somaliland By: Mohamed Muse Dualeh Democracy Action Group-SL (DAG-SL) February 22nd 2012         Despite the Londoners claim that the fog of December 1952 which killed approximately 4000 people is a myth, the City of London cannot shrug off its reputation as Foggy City. Its validity…

Waa waajib ina saaran in aynu   ku dadaallno ilaalinta caafimaadkeenna jidhka, innagoo joojinayna  cabbista Sigaarka, samaynaynana jimicsi badan, iyo innakoo yaraynayna dufanka ku jira cuntadeenna. Sidoo kale, waxaan wax  uga qaban karnaa  cafimaadkeenna xaga nafsaaniga ah. Barashada is-dejinta (Learning to relax) Tani waa xirfad qof kasta ay tahay inuu barto. Waxa jira buugaag iyo cajalado…

Waad salaaman tihiin dhamaantiin meel kastoot joogtaanba Mawduuca magaciisa iyo dalku waxaa uu ku sugan yahay isku qiyaasa waxaad aragtaan ama aad maqashaan maalin walba Nin baa waxaa uu yidhi anagu ku sheegi mayno yaan camalkaagu ku sheegin. Waxaa fiican inaan ku cibaaro qaadano maalin walba taariikhdan cajiibka ah ee Ilaahay horteena ku kala badalayo…

Three weeks ago the Somaliland people were virulently against the London Conference for fear that Somaliland might become embroiled in Somalia’s roadmap and/or national  reconciliation process and, as a result, lose its status statehood as an independent and sovereign state.   This paper clearly spelled out in its editorial page that Somalilanders find detestable the…

Waad salaaman tihiin dhamaantiin .salaan kadib  Mowduuca ayaan guda galayaa .dad badan ayaa is yidhaa dalkiina iyo dadkii waxtar markaas bay isku rogtaa waxyeelo . Nii baa wuxuu yidhi waxaan is idhi wax qurxi markaas baan kharibay  . waa hubaal oo way jirtaa in dalkii la dhisay haa  laakin dadka ma la dhisay mabda.ooda  waxaa…

In the first two decades of the 20th century, Somali warrior-poet Seyyid Mohammed Abdulle Hassan (nicknamed the “Mad Mullah” by the British) fought against European forces trying to assert their influence in Somalia. His attempts were ultimately unsuccessful, but Hassan remains a source of inspiration among Somalis.  Foreign intervention and occupation have always been violently…

Historical Background Before going into the details of the history of Somaliland, it is useful to explain that Somalis belong to the Cushitic group and are found in the Horn of Africa, from the shores of the Gulf of Aden to the plains of Northern Kenya .They have a very elaborate clan system, are mostly…

The upcoming London Conference on Somalia, and the UK’s urging of theSomaliland Government to attend, has understandably generated a lot of debate and comment within the Somaliland community, both within and outside the country. One of the stated objectives of the conference, according to Matt Baugh, Senior Representative for Somalia, is to “…reinforce the relative…

British Government Consultation on Somalia Location Chatham House, London Participants Rt Hon William Hague MP, Foreign Secretary, UK Henry Bellingham MP, Minister for Africa, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, UK Chair: Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Chatham House Type: Fee-paying or special invitation events As part of the British government’s engagement with the Somali diaspora, and ahead…

Wax aan khayr ahayn Turkigu kama dooni karo Soomaaliya, waayo waa ummad Islaam ah oo weliba taariikh dheer oo qurux badan ku leh soo yaalka Islaamka. Waxaan og nahay in laga soo bilaabo qaybsashadii Afrika 1884tii gaaladii gumaysiga ahayd uu xiriirka iyaga iyo shacabka Islaamka ah ee Soomaaliyeed ka dhexeeyey uu isla beddelayey hadba xaaladda…