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In an earlier article entitled ‘US, China, Norway, ‘Ethiopia’, Somalia and the Horn of Africa’, we analyzed the deterioration of the relationship between ‘Ethiopia’ and Norway, we focused on the emergence of China as no 1 influential power in the Horn of Africa region, and on critical developments pertaining to the formation of a new National Resistance Party in occupied Southern Somalia. Read the rest of this entry »
HARGEISA, 08 Oct 2007 (Reuters)– Electoral officials and political leaders in the breakaway Somali republic of Somaliland have decided to postpone forthcoming elections to allow for voter registration to be completed.
Local government and presidential polls for the region bordering Ethiopia had been scheduled for December 2007 and April 2008, but have been postponed to July 1 and Aug 31, 2008, respectively. Read the rest of this entry »
A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices— William James
The expansion of the Internet presents Somalis, as it does the entire world, with a platform to exchange views at an unprecedented scale. At a time of prolonged and intractable crisis, this is a godsend of an opportunity to help us come together and heal the nation; for to heal the wounds of the civil war, understanding one another is a crucial first step. Unfortunately, though, despite countless articles posted on Somali Websites, we are not communicating. Read the rest of this entry »
