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Somaliland’s Silanyo touches down in kuwait with red-carpet
April 27, 2011 · 46 Comments
KUWAIT — The Somaliland President arrived in the Gulf nation of Kuwait on Tuesday to meet with senior officials, aid agencies and investors in the region.
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President Ahmed M. Silanyo and his five member delegation were received at Kuwait International Airport by Sheikh Hamad Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah with a red-carpet greeting. Sheikh Hamad, the son of the emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, formally welcomed the Somaliland officials on behave of his father, the government of Kuwait and its people. The Kuwaiti Prince, who is also the chairman of Kuwait Projects Company (Kipco), a firm with consolidated assets of US$20 billion, picked them up from Abu Dhabi with one of his private jets.
On Wednesday, the president and his delegation will meet with the emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, at his palace. Later in the afternoon they will have lunchon with the Ruler of the Arab kingdom and some of his senior ministers. During the meetings they are expected to exchange cordial talks and discuss issues of common interest between the two countries. Somaliland will seek direct investment and assistance in number of fields.
The President is leading Dr Mohamed Abdillahi Omar, Foreign Minister, Mr Hersi Ali Hassan, Chief of Cabinet, Mr Abdullahi Mohamed Dahir, Presidential Spokesman, Ali Ahmed Ali, president’s Private Secretary and Amina Sheikh Mohamed, the first lady.
This week’s visit to the UAE and Kuwait has already been billed as one of the most important visits to the region by a Somaliland leader since it restored its statehood in 1991. With burgeoning international interest in Somaliland various Arab countries, which in the past were hostile or at best lukewarm to the Republic are now eager to begin open dialogue and explore trading opportunities. Somaliland’s international standing continues to rise and it has been interesting to note in recent months that as well as the cordial reception President Silanyo has received whilst visiting various Gulf States regional neighbours have recognized Somaliland’s growing importance. Regional analysts believe one of the reason might be due to the departure of Hosni Mubarak and Gaddafi, who in the past did all they can to isolate Somaliland.
Egypt has always favored a unified Somalia for its own political and material gain. It is widely known Egypt always used Somalia as a proxy force against Ethiopia over the Nile river but now it appears Egypt is easing demands on dam constructions along the Nile. Analyst in the region believe, Egypt no longer requires Somalia for its dirty job and Arabs states are ready for new policy for the region.
Somalilandpress | 27 April, 2011
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It's a wonderfull welcoming and progress in the making at this part of the world. Kuwait is very close to the people of Somaliland has helped our country in different ways since we reclaimed our Statehood. The visit to Kuwait this time will bear fruits Insha Allaahu Tacaalaa.
Kuwait and its people appreciate what our citizens did when Saddam invaded their country, and they feel that we should be helped.
welcome to Silaanyo from the Somaliland community in QKuwait.
I from the Sanaag region and always used to support Somaliweyn, but wallahi from today on I will support Somaliland! Issaq are very smart people and I hope Warsangeli will get more political posts in Somaliland, we must as somalilanders choose pogress.
I just fund out that Hawiyie don't want anykind of government, very animalistic people. I am just angry that I build 2 houses in Mogadishu in 1987 instead of building them in Somaliland. Now my houses has been looted.
Somaliweyn is dead, the sooner you release that the better you will adopt to change. Otherwise like Hawiye moryaans keep waiting while the rest of the world moves on.
From Las Anod: President Silanyo continue you good work, your are a true leader of a blessed government.
Well done Mr President, the haters must be sick to their stomach to hear this news. Kuwait is a great friend and the Sheikh Sabah is a good friend and a kind man.
The haters were like the President did not receive a private jet from Kuwait, well whats that?
I can not believe it but its true! Somaliland has returned its nationhood for the first time since 1960.
His highness President Ahmed Silanyo your are doing great, I am living in Las Anod, Somaliland my children are going to school free payed by the somaliland government, I can get free health care payed by somaliland government, I have security and peace. The future looks brigth my fellow somalilanders…. once again we are a nationhood I am glad that I voted Kulmiyie like most of Dulbahante.
I think Sheikh Hamad is the owner of that estate outside the town of Sheikh in Somaliland..or is it the emir? Somaliland never liked dictators like Saddam Hussein, Hosni Mubarak, Gaddafi, Siad Barre and others. We share something in common with Kuwait.
Somalia is dead! Somaliweyn is gone! The day that Darood fleed Mogadishu Somalia was destroyed, we the Darood have joined Somaliland and will never return to Somaliweyn get that.
Amina Yasin, Las Anod, Somaliland.
You have to understand the day that Somaliland- Daroods fleed Mogadishu in 1991 Somalia was destroyed, Somalia is gone its the past, Harti Darood has joined the great nation of Somaliland and will never return to Somalia.
Ahmed Silanyo is my president.
Amina Yasin, Las Anod, Somaliland.
Hawiyes are useless they are gathering in Mogadishu plotting to topple yet another warlord (Sheikh Sharif). Their whole life is to run to a foreign soil, nominate some warlord, after few months topple him then run to another conference and repeat all over again.
As an Isaaq, I use to feel they can be an interest to us since they own then the largest town and we were the second largest but it seems they are useless and everyone is giving up on them.
Can we resettle the Hawiye refugees in Las Anod? Mel yar uu baneeya inadeer ilahay ka yaaboo, they are unwanted aliens…cid kastaa nacday, iyaga isnacay, ilahay ba nacay, dhiigi ba ku batay…maybe if they see the qalanjos in Las Anod way soo "nuursan lahayeen nooh" :)
Kayse
Abti, this people Hawyie don't have shame in life, no sharaf.
Issaq have used them to destroy Siad Barre very smart….
Mogadishu was the largest city before 1991 because Darood build the city from the ground, when Darood arrived in Mogadishu it was farm area we turned the city into the most beautiful city in Africa, but Hawiyie destroyed it in 1 week.
Hawiyie is not welcome in Sool! we will deport them! and I think that Puntland should do that!
soon Marehan and Ogaden will join Kenya and Puntland will secede from Somalia, only Hawiyie will be back in Zoomalia.
Kayse KKKKKKKK
Somali warlord, how many more links will you post of your fake warlord who doesnt even control one block? He is going down, August dateline and you better be ready for yet another warlord…our president will serve his five term without a hastle. No UN conference, no Parliament term extension, none of that associated with Somali warlords in the south.
Go catch a ship!
long live the great nation of somaliland
Subhanallah people, take it easy. Allah(swt) has blessed Somaliland with some peace and prosperity and this is what we do! We go around slapping the weaker fellow, come on! The Hawiya just need some guidance and help with rebuilding their region. Secondly, the Issaq did not USE the Hawiya in the old civil war. The SNM assisted, aided, and supplied the USC. We weren't their masters! They had their own bone to pick with the Said Barre Regime. I guess you could call it COMMON INTEREST! Said Barre was bad for everyone except the Marehan who worship him till this day. I will, however, agree that the Hawiya actions in killing any darood on sight was extreme, but who is to blame besides uncle Said. During his last few days, Said having been betrayed by his own clansmen (Marehan), decided to disarm the as his final act of vengeance. Put simply, he left them to be slaughtered as he fled!
From the Hawiya perspective, they have been ruled by 2 consecutive corrupt darood regimes (Marjertan then Marehan) and so when they went bananas THEY REALLY WENT BANANAS! And don't forget the Hawiya are a MEGA TRIBE with big numbers. So for them to be ruled for decades after decades without gaining any benefit, things were bound to hit the fan.
THANK YOU WARYA! People need to calm the hell down who are talking about Hawiye like this. I think it's an important point to make that they actually wanted to overthrow that dictator for their own reasons. We in Somaliland could not have done that without them. Now that the tides have turned and they're in some difficulty, some Somalilanders want to totally disregard this whole tribe? I'd advise everyone to stop talking so irresponsibly before us Somalilanders become known as fairweather friends.
Keep what you doing Mr President we are all behind you from East to West. The ordinary men & women in towns & cities upon down the country need jobs and to create jobs we need foriegn investors so well done & stay the course.
I am only 14 years old, but very proud that my president is working so hard so when I grow up I am living in a devoloped country, Long live Somaliland! may Allah bless Silanyo.
Abdi Jama, Borama, Somaliland.
Abdi Jama
I am 15 years old I am living in Las Anod in East Somaliland lets promise each other that we will work hard day and nigth so we can build our country together in the future, and I agree Somaliland is great! Abdi you and me are both studying free in public schools because President Silanyo is a good president.
Ali Yusuf, member of Kulmiyie youth club Las Anod, Somaliland.
From Puntland you guys are doing great!
Mashallah thanks! May Allah(swt) bring peace and prosperity back to your people, region and to the rest of Somalia..Ameen
President Ahmed Silanyo I am rigth now studying Petroleum engineering in Copenhagen University, Denmark I know that Somaliland has large oil reserves near my home city Las Anod, I want you to get kuwaiti investment in our oil industry! can you imagine what Somalilands government could do with that kind of income? Somaliland must get arab investment…. and by the way Mudane Silanyo you are doing great I made the Somaliland flag to fly high in Copenhagen University.
I would love to work for Somalilands oil industry.
may god bless somaliland and the people of somaliland, i am really happy to hear that schools are free, well done because education is very important.
i also must say that i love the unity of somalilanders and how we can all live togeather in peace no matter what background we are, i love how we all can enjoy peace and secure future for our kids and the generation after, we dont want our kids to be in other countries we want to enjoy thier country because believe nothing better than home.
To my fellow Commentators here in SL Press . Please for the sake of your own health stop the trash talking.
This Website use to be about news .
Once again Well-done to all the Somali land and Kuwaiti Government. May our alliance by a good and prosperity one that benefits us all.
Adan,
So much for SL so far so good. Am still somewhat eager to know when SL will join the UN.
Where will the SL recognition come from, AL, AU,EU-US,India-China or perhaps her
Partner Somalia.
Cheers.
Recognition will come when Somaliland develops a competitive advantage. Offer something that can not be ignored or laughed at. One way to gain some attention is by strengthening our economy. Imagine all the interest, public spotlight and political tornado this will cause!
People will say "Here is a nation that is receiving large investments from BIG companies yet it is not recognized" The business community and interested lobby groups will no doubt go to bat for us for their own selfish reason of course. Another good idea would be if Somaliland volunteered for some peacekeeping missions. For example, the fact that Turkey is one of the largest contributors in Nato has put a lot of pressure on the EU to reconsider its position of Turkey's membership status! So why not Somaliland!
Just some ideas
My bad for the typos!
I am what you would call a 'somalilander' but if anybody refers to me with that, my body would suddenly gather so much saliva that I would spit on the floor as if it were a nasty allergic reaction. This is plainly because somaliland has not only forsaken their own people in favour of the colonial powers which forced 'somalilanders' to be under control which they opposed naturally, economically and culturally and such example we can see from Sayyed Muhammad and Ibrahim al Ghazi yet here we are today completely disregarding these heroes that dwelled our region for peace and submitting ourselfs back to slavery.
Somaliland is a state only for their own intrest and desires which is the reason why they left their own people whom share the same religion, language, culture, food, history and anything else you could think of. Somaliland is a shame and completely goes against the Shahadah on their flag. A hypocritical so called state.
I think you came to the wrong website so go and find a website that suits your two face hypocrite ideology.
To my fellow Somalilander.
Let me correct you bro, the people of Somalilan didn't abandon their fellow Somalis, But Somalis abandoned them when the children of this country was slaughter like sheep. when the cities of this country were bombarded to smithereens. When our cities were looted by the Somali army. Where were the SOMALIS THAT HAS THE SAME CULTURE, LANGUAGE, FOOD AND RELIGION? Believe me bro , to Somaliweyne is Dead dead dead . so joke on your hate.
Waxa la degi waydeen waa xinka, xaasidnimo quluubtiina madoobeeyey iyo Somaliand nacaybka waad si walba u muujiseen. The Shahaadah on our flag is what keeping us safe. So, why don't you swallow your venom and chock on it, low life! Somaliland on its way on the world stage once again. Ka naxow nafta waa, kii shaki ka qabow ku quuso waad aragtaaye.
How is it hypocritical that we have the shahadah on our flag. We are the ones who acknowledge our identity as muslims first, and who our allegiance goes too. We rule by shariah the divine law. True justice in the horn of africa is in somaliland, the muslm state. You want to talk about peace support somaliland and when the rest of somalia finds peace we will talk about ties. Dont talk about false peace that will destabilize the country.
salam
I just wish to point out the hypocrisy of you somalians/somalilanders……all I want to say is stop sucking up to the arabs, somali's always curse the arabs and blame all their problems, just because Silanyo is visiting them now all of a sudden you speaking highly of them. I still hate all corrupt muslim leaders. Kings or dictators. learn your history my brother's and sisters
I will give you an example of what I am on about "we and the kuwaites have alot in common" the biggest bullshit I have heard in my life. And also stop cursing your bothers and sisters in the south and pray for all somali's.
Peace
Ali Yusuf
I am member of Kulmiyie youth club here in Hargeysa the capital we want you guys to visit us:D
How many members do you have in Las Anod? Brother lets invite our youth across Somaliland? I heard that they are now building the Nugaal University in Las Anod that must be great? and yes its great that all the poor children now can study free in public schools in Hargeysa, Ali sxb just look at our beautiful country from Sanaag to Sool I am proud.
hes being welcomed as a Somali leader, this is part of the so called three way solution program for Somalia, this idea come from USA and EU , it involves Puntland,Somaliland and central and south Somaliland loool, this is NOOOT recondition people wake up
Go back to Djibouti and remove that fat dictator. Are Djiboutis Oromo or Somalis by the way? To me they seem too short (dwarfs) to be Somali.
as we seen somaliland is the only candle lighting in horn of africa or what is called somalia, today SOMALILAND gets the chance of siilaanyo leadership,the somaliland mandela strategy is to growth economic development, and how somaliland gets international investment…this is the socioeconomic policy that is enough.
As a Somali person, from Somalia nonetheless, I am so proud of Somaliland and all that they have achieved.
Where others have been relentlessly fighting or have been engaging in piracy, terrorism and assinations, Somaliland has maintained its peace and has also welcomed refugees from Somalia. You are doing a good job and are the only Somali country today that is democratic, peaceful and developing. You have upheld the name and honour of the Somali people. God helps those who help themselves so I say Bravo and well done.
I hope the peace and good governance that you have will at some point be seen across all of the Somali peninsula.
A brother from you sister country of Somalia.
thank you wallal
Somaliland has returned to its statehood and on the world stage once again. Ka naxow nafta waa, xaasidow ku quus qaado! God Bless our Leaders and give them good guidance throughout their endeavour.
Today, we are very proud Somalilanders. Good job our Government Officials! More of the same Inshaa Allah!
Kulmiyie
great brother, wonderful another young man who will help his country and people. Nationalism is the best. Inshallah we will soon visit you. We have around 80 young kulmiyie members in Las Anod. I will call other members in Sool, Sanaag, Awdal, Yes its true the building of Nugaal University has begun… Our countrys beautifulness is amazing all the regions.
Here is my email write to me. SomaliDan@live.dk
nugaal university was build few years back,they are just adding a new facility. it was build by dhulbahante daisbra not by somaliland.
All the tribal trash talk in this forum is utterly disgusting. Hawiye are whether you like them or not our blood brothers. The same is true of all the other Somali tribes too. We are Somaliland by statehood by Somali ethnically and nothing will ever change that. The Somali people committed horrible crimes against each other but as Muslims we should know that no course of action will ever escape scrutiny by the Almighty on the monumental Day of Judgment. These awful insults against other tribes must stop and those indulging in this shameful tribalism must fear their Lord the All Knowing.
@Las Anod Boy …your good vision, quality and nationalism will lead you bright future and prospects for you and your country -Somaliland in very near coming years. In additional, I have just finished " about two hours ago" by attended a ceremony meeting that held in capital of Saudi Arabia with H.E. Eng. Mohamed Hashi Elmi -the minister of finance of Somaliland who is well known veteran of developer-strategist ,where he was talking to Somaliland community with great variety of fields- topics.
Including human resources developments from primary to higher education and how to enhance and maintain, industrialization developments, economical and revenue generation efforts , taxation, direct foreign investment, commerce effective and transparent systems. Since the Kulmiyie won the election about 9 months ago our Somaliland Shilling is getting stronger and stronger against US Dollar more than 100% such like Japanese Yen and this is in economic principle standards is indication of strong healthy economic performance. This is first time in 50 years that any Somali currency units gained against major western currencies. Congratulations for Somalilanders
Abdu Berry
Brother, With nationalism and hard work a people can make their country rich and stong.
:)
How great! I have so much respect for Mohamed Hashi Elmi he has done so much good for his country and his people, he is the only non-corrupt politican in Black Africa.
if all somali politicans was like Mr Elmi we will be the most powerful people in the world. Like when you write all his ideas and his speech every person understand that he is the greatest politican in Black Africa and I hope the meeting was great. Wonderful to hear that the somaliland shilling is so strong, its something to be proud of for all africans not only somalilanders.