Stories written by Mukhtaar
But the situation is looking even more complex. The area around Nugaal, Khaatumo, last year declared independence from both Somaliland and Puntland, highlighting the risk that oil could rupture the country. After an absence of more than 30 years, Abdirizak Omar Mohamed has returned to Somalia, the country of his birth. Last year he gave [...]
May 17 2013 | Posted in
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Waxa hoos inoogu taxan Sawiro dhowaan kaydka qarsoona ee Dowlada Ingiriisku Faafiyey. Waa marki ugu horaysay oo la soo bandhigo sidii loo weeraray xaruunta Daraawiishta ee Taleex. Sawiradan waxa ka muuqda Diyaaradihii loo adeegsadey duqeynta degaanada Mirashi, Jiidali iyo Taleex. Waxa intaas dheer, qaxii shicibkii laga dhacay kumaankun xoolo nool oo leh geel, adhi, fardo [...]
May 13 2013 | Posted in
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Dear Mr. President: We wish, first of all, to underscore the irrefutable fact that the secession in the far North of our country is fuelled by the Isaq clan led by SNM elements. The other clans in the North (Warsangeli, Dhulbahante, Gadabursi and Issa) are strongly opposed to secession and strongly favour the unity of [...]
May 11 2013 | Posted in
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Following the unanimous adoption of a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution setting up an integrated mission in Somalia, the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) will be set up for an initial one-year period beginning on 3 June; it will be based in the capital Mogadishu. The UN defines an integrated mission as one in which there [...]
May 11 2013 | Posted in
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The leading countries of the International Community, international NGOs, regional organizations and front-line countries with interests in Somalia gathered in London on Tuesday, May 7th, 2013 for a one day conference on Somalia. This is a sign that the international community wants Somalia to rebuild. Even though progress toward peace and stability in Somalia lies [...]
May 10 2013 | Posted in
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UNITED NATIONS, May 7 — When the UN announced on May 3 that its Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson would represent the Organization at today’s London Conference on Somalia, Inner City Press immediately asked if it’s the UN’s understanding that Somaliland is represented at the conference. The context of the request was the refusal in early April [...]
May 8 2013 | Posted in
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London- Ku xigeenka xoghayaha guud ee Qaramada Midoobey Jan Eliasson oo ka hadlayay shirka London ee maanta socda ayaa sheegey in Somaliland aanan la aqoonsan doonin. Isagoo isticmaalay erey bixin dublamaasiyadeysan ayaa sheegey in uusan arkin hal dal oo xiiseynaya in uu aqoonsado Somaliland. Waxa uu intaasi ku daray in Afrika iyo aduunka kalaba ay [...]
May 8 2013 | Posted in
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The Somalia Conference took place at Lancaster House on 7 May 2013, co-hosted by the UK and Somalia, and attended by fifty-four friends and partners of Somalia. We met at a pivotal moment for Somalia. Last year Somalia’s eight-year transition ended and Somalia chose a new, more legitimate Parliament, President and Government. Security is improving, [...]
May 7 2013 | Posted in
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As president of Somaliland I wish the conference well, but we cannot attend an event that ignores our history and our reality The Horn of Africa has for too long been one of the world’s most troubled regions. It has been defined, for good reason, by conflict, repression, famine, terrorism and piracy. So it is [...]
May 7 2013 | Posted in
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Tomorrow, the good, the bad, and the hard to pin down will meet for the Somalia Conference in London. Officials from the UN, the African Union, the IMF, and 50 countries will be there to impart their wisdom/spout platitudes in a bid to help Somalia rebuild itself after two decades of conflict. One area that [...]
May 7 2013 | Posted in
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