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NEWS FROM May 2009

Italy dismisses reports of inviting rival Somali groups for talks.

Nairobi, 01 June 2009 (Somalilandpress) The Italian embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, has dismissed reports indicating that the Italian government has invited Somali opposition officials to a meeting which is due to take place in Rome from the 9 to 10 June.
The Italian Foreign Affairs Ministry has said that they will host a meeting for the [...]

Ictiraaf-raadiyaha Dhabta ah ee Somaliland!!!!!

Hargeysa (Somalilandpress)- NInka lagu naanayso Ictiraaf-raadiya dhabta ah ee Somaliland waa (Maxamed Muuse Yuusuf) oo reer Somaliland ah, isla-markaana haysta Dhalasho Ingiriisa ayaa Safar bilaa-xuduud ah oo uu ku soo maray Gaadhigiisa 18 Wadan oo ku kala yaala 3 Qaaradood oo caalamka ka tirsan ka dib, waxa uu maanta soo dhigay Taayirada gaadhigiisa magaalada Hargeysa [...]

Hargeysa: Shil-Gaadhi Dhacay oo gaystay Khasaare badan

Hargeysa (SLI)- 24 Qof ayaa dhaawacyo isugu jiro mid fudud iyo kuwo culus uu ka soo gaadhay ka dib markii uu galabta Gaadhi noociisu yahay Shaambo Xayraan uu kula dhacay Duuleedka Hoteel Ambassador ee magaalada Hargeysa.
Gaadhin siday Rakaabka ayaa si lama filaan ah u dhacay, isaga oo ka yimi Hawdka Magaalada Hargeysa.
Lama garanayo sababta keentay [...]

Recognizing Somaliland

Hargeisa, 31 May 2009 (Somalilandpress) – As nations across Africa struggle to maintain law and order, the international community has forsaken one of Africa’s most promising states. Somaliland announced its independence from Somalia in 1991, seizing its opportunity during a power vacuum in Mogadishu. A stable democracy, it contrasts dramatically with Somalia, its war-torn neighbor, [...]

Somaliland: A Trip To The Unknown

Emily will be writing to Somalilandpress about her experience in Somaliland and will be offering tips to anyone who may want to visit the unrecognized republic along the way – discover Somaliland from a Non-Somali perspective. This is the first article – planing the trip.
In late March, the opportunity to spend the summer working [...]

Congratulations Dr. Brigalia Bam – Chairperson of South African Independent Electoral Commission

Congratulations Dr. Brigalia Bam, Chairperson of South African Independent Electoral Commission and Chancellor of University of Port Elazibeth by Saeed Furaa.
I wish to congratulate Dr. Brigalia Bam, Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission, upon her excellent management skills that she exhibited during South Africa’s fourth democratic elections which was held on 22nd of April 2009.
It [...]

Somaliland: Hargeysa oo Laga Hir-geliyay Xarun Kulminaysa Dhalinyarada

Hargeysa (Somalilandpress) — Wasiirka Dhalinyarada iyo Ciyaaraha Somaliland, Md. Maxamuud Siciid Maxamed ayaa xadhiga ka jaray Xarun cusub oo ay leedahay Hay’ada Wadaniga ah ee HAVAYOCO, taasoo loogu talo-galay inay Dhalinyaradu ku ciyaaraan ciyaaraha loo yaqaano Qaalo-rogodka, ku kulmaan, macluumad iyo xog isku dhaafsadaan, isla-markaana kaga qayb-qaataan sidii wadciga jira ay kolba isugu baraarujin lahaayeen.
Wasiirka [...]

Saaxil: Madaxweyne Rayaale Oo Maanta Kormeerkiisii ku Cago-Dhigtay Degmooyinka Xagal iyo Laas Ciidle

Berbera (Somalilandpress)-Madaxweynaha JSL Mudane Daahir Rayaale Kaahin iyo Wefdigii uu hogaaminayay oo muddo dhawr maalmood ah ku negaa gobolka Saaxil, si ay u soo kormeeraan xaaladaha ay ku sugan yihiin degmooyinka kala duwan ee gobolka, waxa Maanta ay booqdeen Degmooyin ay ka mid yihiin Xagal iyo Degmada Laas-ciidle.

Madaxweynaha iyo Wefdigiisa waxa degmooyinkaasi si diiran ugu [...]

Ethiopia marks 18 years of democratic rule

Pretoria, 30 May 2009 (Somalilandpress) — Ethiopia’s ruling party the Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) celebrated 18 years at the helm in South Africa’s capital, Pretoria on Thursday.
EPRDF which consists of four Ethiopian ethnic coalition parties came to power in May 1991 after ousting Colonel Mengistu Haile Mariam’s Soviet-style Derg government that oppressed and [...]

Press Release: Mr. Mark Bowden’s Latest Visit To Somaliland

Hargeisa, 30 May 2009 (Somalilandpress) – Mark Bowden, the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator made a 3 days trip to Somaliland to visit various UN projects in Hargeisa and Berbera.
Mark Bowden announced Cabdiqadir Nuur Xuseen as the winner of the UN Media Awards 2008 for Somaliland. Mr Xuseen won the prize [...]

Ardaydii Abid Ugu Badnayd Reer Somaliland oo Ka Qalin-jebiyay Jaamacadaha Hindia (Sawiro Qurxoon)

Hydrabad (Somalilandpress) — 71 Arday oo ka mid ah Ardayda reer Somaliland ee wadanka Hindiya Waxbarashada ugu baxay ayaa ka Qalin-jebiyay Jaamacadaha Wadankaasi, iyaga oo bartay Culuunta kala duwan ee ay ka mid yihiin Dhaqaalaha (Commerce), Barashada Culuunta Computerka (Computer Science), Habka Baadhitaanka Caafimaadka (Medical Laboratory), Culuunta Barashada Siyaasada (Political Scince), Injineernimada iyo [...]

Hardline Islamist leader headed to Italy for talks with government

Reliable sources have told a Somali website that Sheikh Hasan Dahir Aweys, the Chairman of the armed opposition groups in Somalia is headed for Rome, Italy.
Aweys’ trip comes after the Italian Ambassador to Kenya sent him an invitation in order to reconciliation talks between him and the Somali government which will be hosted by [...]

Saaxil: Weji Nooceeya Ayaa Lagu Qsbiilay M/Rayaale Deegaanadii uu Maanta Soo Kormeeray?

Saaxil (Somalilandpress)- Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland Mudane Daahir Rayaale Kaahin iyo Wefdigii uu hogaaminayay oo ay weli u socoto kormeerkii shaqo ee uu ku marayay Gobolka Saaxil, ayaa maanta booqday dhawr degmo oo ka tirsan Gobolka.

Sidaa waxa lagu sheegay Warsaxafadeed uu ku saxeexan yahay Afhayeenka Madaxtooyada Somaliland Siciid Cadaani Mooge.

Madaxweynaha iyo wefdigiisa degmooyinka ay maanta [...]

Police: Swedes join extremist fighting in Somalia

Hargeisa, 29 May 2009 (Somalilandpress) – Swedish security police say at least 20 young men with Swedish passports have traveled to Somalia to join extremist groups in their fight against the government.
Swedish Security Service spokesman Patrik Peter says the men are training in al-Shabab camps and participating in the battles. Al-Shabab, which the U.S. considers [...]

Somalia and Somaliland

The arrivals hall of Hargeisa airport is a dust-blown, concrete box on a sweltering plain of scrub desert. Through its broken tinted doors are peeling walls with a few scattered pictures of Mecca. A brass plaque on a beam above them commemorates the opening of the building by Prince Henry, the 1st Duke of Gloucester, [...]

LETTER TO THE JOHNNIE CARSON…ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AFRICA

Hargeisa, 29 May 2009 (Somalilandpress) – The below letter is a direct message to Mohnnie Carson, The US assistant secretary for Africa. It explains the Somaliland situation, its quest for recognition and the position of its citizens:
H. E. Johnnie Carson
Assistant Secretary for Africa
State Department
Washington DC, USA
HISTORIC BACKGROUND OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOMALILAND
Dear Sir:
First let [...]

Interpol Takes Aim at Somali Pirates

Hargeisa, 29 May 2009 (Somalilandpress) – While warships pursue pirates around the Horn of Africa, the secretary general of Interpol, Ron Noble, is pressing for a new global alliance of criminal investigators to hunt the bandits by examining the money trail of multimillion-dollar ransoms.
On Friday, Mr. Noble, the first American to head the international policing [...]

Somalia: Ethiopia Has No Plans To Go It Alone

Hargeisa, 29 May 2009 (Somalilandpress) – Ethiopia will only intervene in Somalia as part of the regional Igad grouping, Mr Yelibu Lijalem, the deputy head of mission at the Ethiopian Embassy in Nairobi, has said.
He said the threat posed by the advance by radical Islamist forces in Mogadishu was not particular to Ethiopia. “We [...]

Wisdom Has Worked Once Again In Somaliland

Hargeisa, 29 May 2009 (Somalilandpress) – Our people have hailed for the success of the negotiations on the presidential election date. Somaliland and its endeavour to independence have the utmost priority and come before any special interest. We have seen that serious and honest dialogue among our people and political parties have saved us from [...]

Australia to send warship to combat Somali pirates

CANBERRA, May 29 2009 (Somalilandpress) — An Australian warship will join international efforts to combat pirates operating from Somalia, the government said in Friday.
Australia will send a frigate and maritime patrol aircraft currently on Persian Gulf security duties to join anti-piracy operations in and near the Gulf of Aden, Defence Minister [...]

NEWS FROM May 2009

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