Qaybaha kala duwan ee shacbiga reer Somaliland ayaa weli ku jiro waayo aragnimo ay ku kala baranayaan siyaasiyiintooda haya xukunka dalka iyo kuwa haatan hadal haya mustaqbalka inay ka qayb galaan maamulka dalka, kuwaas oo isugu jira muxaafidka, mucaarad, wadaad, waranle, siyaasi cusub iyo kuwa hore.
Shacbiga ayaa durba qaybo ka mid ahi kala barteen ragga […]

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Publication Date: 2007/12/20
Reports that the Bush administration is seriously considering recognising Somaliland are most welcome.
Without a doubt, Somaliland is a an oasis of stability in a sea of anarchic Somali politics. Moreover, Somaliland is an important partner in the war on terror. Somaliland is a democracy and should be rewarded by being afforded […]

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By Claudia ParsonsUNITED NATIONS, (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council called on Wednesday for more funds for a hard-pressed African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia and asked the U.N. secretary-general to keep planning for a U.N. force there.
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said last month Somalia was too dangerous even to send an assessment team […]

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By Prof. Joseph L. Mbele , African News JournalIf you are like me, with deep roots in Africa, you probably have heard Americans say you have an accent. You might feel that having an accent is not a good thing. Many new immigrants in America are embarrassed about their foreign accents and struggle to learn […]

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Waxan jeclaan lahaa in salaan lagya gaadhsiiyo Madaxweyne Daahir Rayaale Kaahin, waaba hadduu iga qaadee, illeyn miskiin dan yaraan ahay, oo waliba ku ah mucaaride !. Madaxweyne Daahir iyo dadkiisa iyo dalkiisa oo ah dadkayga iyo dalkaygana waxan u rajaynayaa inay ku ciidaan Nabad iyo Caano.
Madaxweynaha, waxan odhan lahaa: Adeero Daahir, markii horana […]

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MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali clan elder has met with a French journalist being held by kidnappers who have increased their ransom demand to $1 million, the elder said Wednesday.
Cameraman Gwen Le Gouil was kidnapped Sunday outside Bossaso in semiautonomous Puntland, a northern region that is removed from the ferocious Islamic insurgency in the […]

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NEW YORK (AFP) — Time magazine named President Vladimir Putin its person of the year Wednesday, recognizing the Russian leader’s role in achieving stability even at the cost of Western-style freedom and democracy.
The award is not considered an honor so much as a recognition of the most powerful forces and individuals shaping the world, according […]

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Terrorist groups may be funding their activities through khat, an illegal stimulant smuggled daily into Canada, says a newly released intelligence report.
The report by the Canadian government’s Integrated Threat Assessment Centre says “some part of the proceeds involved in the global khat trade possibly finances terrorrism”

Khat is an illicit drug that is wildly popular among […]

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Madaxdii ururka QARAN ee Dr. Maxamed Cabdi Gaboose, Eng. Maxamed Xaashi Cilmi iyo Jamaal Caydiid ayaa xabsiga laga soo daayay aroornimadii hore ee maanta, Salaasa 18/12/2007, kadib markii ay xabsigu ku jireen muddo shan bilood ku dhow (144 maalmood) iyaga oo dawladdu u xidhay sifo siyaasadaysan oo guud ahaan laysku raacay inay […]

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(Adds arrest, death threat)By Abdiqani HassanBOSASSO, Somalia, Dec 18 (Reuters) -
A Somali clan elder said on Tuesday he had seen a French journalist kidnapped by gunmen and he was in a “fine” condition.But the local elder, who is related to the kidnappers, also told Reuters the group was demanding an $80,000 ransom for the release […]

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By Claudia ParsonsUNITED NATIONS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia should be asked to lead a new drive to stabilize Somalia by reinforcing an African Union peacekeeping force, though not necessarily by sending its own troops, a U.N. official said on Monday.
Ahmed Ould-Abdallah, U.N. special envoy for Somalia, also urged the United Nations to work […]

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“Without an immediate intervention on the part of the international community, Somalia risks a humanitarian catastrophe” says UN special envoy Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah.
More than 720,000 people have been forced to leave Mogadishu over the past few months because of Ethiopian soldiers and transition government troops fighting militia groups linked with the Islamic Courts.The international community is […]

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By Robin toskinAs he shook hands one by one with his players after the 1-0 loss to hosts Tanzania in the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup, Somalia coach Dahir Rage told his charges “hold your heads up, you are not disgraced.”
Captain, Abdigadir Oman, particularly appeared downcast. The look in his eyes suggested, he thought a draw […]

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(Adds opposition quotes, paragraphs 13-16)MOGADISHU, Dec 15 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb wounded at least 12 Somali soldiers in Baidoa and two people were killed in violence in Mogadishu on Saturday.The attacks in the capital and the south-central town hosting Somalia’s parliament came after two days of fighting in Mogadishu between allied Somali-Ethiopian forces and […]

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By SALAD DUHUL and ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A radical Islamic group that was driven from power a year ago by a Western-supported offensive is making a significant comeback in Somalia, and the government can do little to stop it, officials said Thursday, as shelling and gunbattles in the capital killed at least […]

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by Abukar Arman
“The neocons’ legacy, the DADD syndrome, or the Diplomatic Attention Deficit Disorder, is still propelling Washington’s foreign policy and continues to project America negatively throughout the world, especially in the Muslim world and Africa.” As the US Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, was recently visiting American forces in Djibouti, the Washington Post was […]

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OPINION/ By Rooble Mohamed
Do what exactly?
Well the last discussion of the Pentagon about Somaliland was a positive move from the US. Some would say it is the best during the past 17 years.
I think it is still hard for some people to believe that the US is finally in favor of Somaliland’s recognition. Why not […]

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By David LjunggrenOTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian Parliament was set to overrule the country’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday and order a reactor that makes crucial radioisotopes for cancer tests be restarted immediately.
The Chalk River reactor — which makes more than two-thirds of global supply of the medical isotopes — was shut down in November, quickly […]

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Ethiopia - Exclusive interview with Mr Seyum MesfinEthiopian Minister of Foreign AffairsLES NOUVELLES The Horn of Africa is a region of permanent tensions. In Somalia the situation is precarious, a peace agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia was signed seven years ago but it is an armed peace with risks of confrontation, a rebellion is active […]

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Somaliland Representative in Brussels, Mohamoud Daar, calls upon the European Union to reevaluate its policy on Somaliland, referencing the growing development in terms of democracy in the region.
Below is a statement published by Mr. Mouhamoud Abdi Daar:
After restoring its freedom and independence since the beginning of 1991 the people of Somaliland have continued to rebuild […]

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OPINION/ By Sadik M. HassanSomaliland is a country that is a beacon of stability and democracy in Africa. Somaliland was independent before Somalia, however we as Somaliland decided to join with Somalia with the express aim of creating a Greater Somalia on 1st July 1960. This union was never ratified by vote.
This Union collapsed in […]

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Updated Wed. Dec. 12 2007 11:44 AM ETtoronto.ctv.caPolice have charged a Mississauga, Ont. man with second degree murder in connection with the death of his teenage daughter.
Aqsa Parvez, 16, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries on Monday after police said a man claiming to be the girl’s father called them and said he had […]

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BRODIE FENLON AND PAUL KORINGGlobe and Mail UpdateDecember 12, 2007 at 11:07 AM ESTAir France Flight 358 came in too high and too fast when it overshot a runway and crashed in heavy rain at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport in August 2005, a final report says.The Airbus A340 “came in too high and too fast, […]

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