Shabab oo mowqif ahaan kala jabay

Jimcihii Salada qudbada kadib waxaa masaajidyada Suuqa bakaraha ka istaagay dhoor Saraakiil oo ka tirsan ciidamada Al-Shabab kuwaasi oo aad u weeraray Siyasada sare ee Al-Shabab
Sheekh Fu'aad Maxamed Qalaf (shongole) oo ah madaxa dacwada ama dhiiri galinta ciidamada ee Xarrakada Shabaab ayaa shalay ka hadlayay madjid ku yaala bartamaha Suuqa Bakaaraha kaasi oo si cad u sheegay in dadka mujaahidiinta ah looga baahanyahay in ay banaanka isa soo dhigaan, isla markaana mowqifkooda cadeeyaan.Read More

Sudan — A nation divided: Eritrea and Ethiopia’s proxy war

Eritrea’s importance in the Horn of Africa regional politics is dictated more by its strategic location along the Red Sea than its wealth. Despite talks of gold discovery, Eritrea is one the world’s poorest countries with an economy that was further bankrupted by a costly and absurd war with Ethiopia in 1998. Yet, Eritrea remains a regional power to reckon with. The sixth in our series about South Sudan’s pending historic independence referendum highlights Eritrea’s position; A position that naturally runs against Ethiopia’s.

Years after being a de facto leader of Eritrea, Isaias Afewerki was elected president in 1993 after the Horn of Africa country gained its independence from Ethiopia through a referendum. Four years after being installed as President, Isaias Afewerki refused to adhere to his promise of democratic reforms and has since ruled the country with an iron fist. And despite its independence from Ethiopia, the two countries have remained hostile to each other; The bone of contention is land.Read More

Japan-Djibouti Summit Meeting

On December 20 (Mon.), for about 70 minutes from 6:30 p.m., Prime Minister Naoto Kan had a meeting at the Prime Minister's Office with H. E. Mr. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti, who is on a working visit to Japan. The overview of the meeting is as follows.



Prime Minister Kan noted that Djibouti, in light of its location at the key junction of the sea route connecting Europe and Asia, is strategically an extremely important partner for Japan, which is largely dependent on trade. In addition, he thanked Djibouti for its cooperation with Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF), which are stationed and active in Djibouti to counter piracy off the coast of Somalia. Read More

Djibouti's Former Ports Chief Boreh Says He Plans to Run in April Election

Abdourahman Boreh, the former chairman of Djibouti’s ports, announced he will challenge President Ismael Omar Guelleh in April elections in the Horn of Africa nation that hosts the only U.S. army base in Africa.
Boreh pledged to improve the standard of living for people in the nation of 879,000 and prevent “serious civil unrest.”
“The country has had good income from its ports and transport facilities, and from foreign bases on its territory,” Boreh said in an e-mailed statement today. “But the population remains chronically poor, with social indicators in line with the very poorest countries of the world.” Read More

Mas’uuliyiinta Degmada Gaalkacyo Oo La Weeraray Xilli Ay Ku Sugnaayeen Xero Dayax

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Gaalkacyo (RBC Radio):- Duqa Degmada Gaalkacyo Mudane C/raxmaan Maxamuud Xaaji iyo wafdi uu horkacayo oo booqanaya xerada Dayax ee magaalada Gaalkacyo ayaa waxaa rasaas ooda uga qaadey maleeshiyaad la sheegay in ay yihiin kuwa deegaanka.
Israsaaseyntaasi ayaan geysan haba yaraatee wax khasaare ah, waxaana maleeshiyaadka rasaasta furay oo la sheegay in ay ku sugnaayeen gudaha xero Dayax ay iska hor yimaadeen ilaalada Duqa Degmada Gaalkacyo oo iska caabiyey rasaasta lagu furay.
Weerarka maleeshiyaadkaasi ay ku qaadeen wafdiga Duqa Gaalkacyo ayaa la sheegay in ay ka dambeysay kadib markii maamulka degmada Gaalkacyo oo horkacaya Saraakiil ka socota Hay’ada UNHCR ay isku dayeen in ay dhisme ka hirgaliyaan dhul ku yaala gudaha xero Dayax, taasi oo ay ka biyo diideen maleeshiyo sheegatay in ay dhulka leeyihiin.Sii Akhri

Somalia's Islamist militia join forces

MOGADISHU — Somalia's Islamist Hezb al-Islam militia officially joined forces with the Al Qaeda-inspired Shebab movement in what they said was meant to set up an "Islamic Caliphate" in the country.
The more political Hezb al-Islam, founded in 2007 by Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys -- a declared terrorist by the United States -- last weekend announced its intention to merge with the Shebab.
"The reason we have joined forces also includes continuing the holy war and standing against the invasion by the Christian forces and reclaim the holy territories of Muslims that were forcefully taken," said a statement released late Thursday.
Senior leaders of the two Islamist groups attended a ceremony to make the declaration in a mosque in the capital Mogadishu Thursday, but the movements' senior-most leaders were absent.
Relations between the two groups have nevertheless not been smooth and in the past year they have frequently fought for control of territory mainly in Somalia's southern regions.Read More

Somalia’s Puntland ready to hold reconciliation conference

Although Puntland is one of the most stable areas of Somalia, the invitation comes as insecurity and violence in parts of the region have reportedly been rampant in the last few months.

Source:	AHN	Reporter:	Abdi Hajji Hussein
Location:	Garowe, Puntland, Somalia	Published:	December 24, 2010 11:48 a.m. EST
Topics:	Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Armed Conflict

Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland is ready to hold a reconciliation conference to bring peace back to war-ridden Somalia, an official said Friday.
Gen. Abdullahi Jama’, also known as Ilka Jiir, Puntland’s minister of interior, said his administration is committed to invite all Somali factions to Puntland to solve their differences and help create a peaceful environment.
Jama’ said Abdurrahman Mohammed Farole, Puntland’s president, announced the conference in Garowe, the capital of Puntland.
The minister noted that football players from all regions of Somalia had been invited in Garowe for a tournament, saying that is a clear sign of Puntland’s ability to host a general reconciliation conference for Somalis.Read More

Somalia: Al-Qaeda fires Al-Shabaab leader

MOGADISHU (Sunatimes) The international terror network of Al-Qaeda has made a change to the leadership of Al-Shabaab militant group in Somalia firing Ahmed Godane from his position as the leader of that movement. Sources told Sunatimes on Friday.

Al-Qaeda temporarily named Ibrahim Haji Jama to be the leader of Al-Shabaab in Somalia. Jama is the same clan with the sacked Amiir who has been leading the group for three years.

His removal from the office came after failing to diplomatically solving the deep rooted conflict within Al-Shabaab administration Read More

Dutch arrest 12 on suspicion of terrorism

CNN) -- Dutch authorities have arrested 12 men of Somali origin they believe were about to carry out a terrorist attack, authorities said Saturday.
The country's intelligence service provided information that led to the arrests in Rotterdam, Public Prosecution Service spokesman Wim de Bruin told CNN.
No weapons or explosives were found, he said. The suspects are in police custody.
"The attack was said to be imminent so the national police started an investigation which led to the arrest of 12 Somalis later on Friday in Rotterdam," de Bruin said. "We are not sure about what the target was, how they were going to carry out the attack or when."
A Dutch counterterrorism office spokeswoman said the immediate threat to the country has been removed and the terror alert level will remain "limited," or relatively low.Read More

Somaliland fosters trade in frankincense and myrrh

By Tristan McConnell - GlobalPost
Published: December 25, 2010 07:45 ET in Africa

Somalia's trees produce a flourishing trade in frankincense and myrrh in the quasi-independent state of Somaliland. (Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images)

HARGEISA, Somaliland — In the mist forests of the Golis Mountains in northern Somalia, clouds roll in off the sea. Up and over the mountain ridges, they evaporate into the desert air.
There, in the southern slopes, stumpy trees grow as if anchored to the mountainside by some unknown force. From the hand-slashed bark of these stubborn, spiky trees leak droplets of a gum that hardens into a chewy resin.
These aromatic gums are the biblical frankincense and myrrh. Harvested and dried, they have been highly valued trade items for thousands of years. The gums are simply processed and exported. They look like dirty little stones, and they find their way out of Somalia's wild north and into European perfumes, Christian churches, Arabian households and Chinese medicines.Read More

Mogadishu in Manhattan, After Cops Called on DPR, TFG Says Controls 55%

UNITED NATIONS, December 17 -- Days after a fight in the Somali Mission to the UN in New York, reported exclusively by Inner City Press, the new Somali Minister of Information, Post and Telecommunications Abdulkareem Jama came to the UN to describe the new government he is a part of.

  He said that many of the 18 new ministers are from the Somali diaspora. Of former Deputy Permanent Representative Idd Beddel Mohamed, who showed up at the Somali Mission saying that the new foreign minister gave him authorization to return, only to have the police called to throw him out, Abdulkareem Jama said that wasn't yet decided.

 The chaos of Mogadishu, then, is echoed in Manhattan.

Abdulkareem Jama put a relentlessly upbeat spin on Somalia, saying that Mogadishu is 55% controlled by the Transitional Federal Government. Inner City Press asked about reports of the TFG and Puntland using private military contractors or mercenaries.

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