U.S. diplomats fighting for Somali living in Eden Prairie
MINNEAPOLIS, 6 MARCH 2003--A retired Somali general whose prodemocracy efforts cost him 12 years in prison and whom one former U.S. ambassador calls "the greatest living Somali" is now living in Eden Prairie but has been turned down for permission to remain in the United States.
Friday, March 07, 2003
Somaliland Presidential Election Chronicles: Back to the Future?
Part III
By A. Mohamed Ali Hashi ‘Dhimbiil’
ADDIS ABABA, 7 MARCH 2003 (ADDIS TRIBUNE)--Presidential elections are scheduled in Somaliland for April 14, next month. These series of articles will provide an in-depth analysis of the election. Two diaspor-based Somalilanders, a political scientist (Dhimbiil) and Psychiatrist (Jowhar), will provide the analysis on alternate weeks.
A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state, especially of the highest of all. The government is everywhere sovereign in the state, and the constitution is in fact the government. Aristotle, Politics (Book 3)
Two forces are vying for the future of Africa: one is authoritarian, the other democratic. Curiously, the authoritarian strain was once democratic; previously, it had embraced the ideology of democracy so as to awaken the masses for insurrection against imperialism and colonialism. At the dawn of independence many of these once democratic organizations and leaders transformed themselves into one party states and later into deadly and predatory autocrats.
Part III
By A. Mohamed Ali Hashi ‘Dhimbiil’
ADDIS ABABA, 7 MARCH 2003 (ADDIS TRIBUNE)--Presidential elections are scheduled in Somaliland for April 14, next month. These series of articles will provide an in-depth analysis of the election. Two diaspor-based Somalilanders, a political scientist (Dhimbiil) and Psychiatrist (Jowhar), will provide the analysis on alternate weeks.
A constitution is the arrangement of magistracies in a state, especially of the highest of all. The government is everywhere sovereign in the state, and the constitution is in fact the government. Aristotle, Politics (Book 3)
Two forces are vying for the future of Africa: one is authoritarian, the other democratic. Curiously, the authoritarian strain was once democratic; previously, it had embraced the ideology of democracy so as to awaken the masses for insurrection against imperialism and colonialism. At the dawn of independence many of these once democratic organizations and leaders transformed themselves into one party states and later into deadly and predatory autocrats.
Thursday, March 06, 2003
Somalia peace talks proving futile
NAIROBI, 7 MARCH 2003--When will the world see an end to the Somalia crisis? The word "crisis" is used for want of a better one to describe what has been happening in Somalia for the last 12 years with no end in sight. Yet it is a tired description, for it reminds one of a phenomenon that has refused to abate.
When the civil war raged and President Siad Barre was ousted, Somalia’s became a genuine international problem. There were the refugee crisis, starvation and landmines, to mention but a few. And the international community intervened and tried to recreate a nation-state.
NAIROBI, 7 MARCH 2003--When will the world see an end to the Somalia crisis? The word "crisis" is used for want of a better one to describe what has been happening in Somalia for the last 12 years with no end in sight. Yet it is a tired description, for it reminds one of a phenomenon that has refused to abate.
When the civil war raged and President Siad Barre was ousted, Somalia’s became a genuine international problem. There were the refugee crisis, starvation and landmines, to mention but a few. And the international community intervened and tried to recreate a nation-state.
Somali peace talks on verge of collapse:
Negotiating a Blueprint for Peace in Somalia
BRUSSELS, 6 MARCH 2003(ICG)--The peace process in Somalia is at a critical point. Talks that began with great promise are in danger of collapsing unless the mediators, the international community and the Somali factions themselves provide stronger leadership. The Somali public's flagging interest and support for the process needs to be revived, and improvements are required in the negotiating process or the parties will be unable to tackle the many difficult outstanding issues. Unfortunately, the international community has remained reluctant to throw its full weight behind the peace talks, to take a tough line with those who are undermining it or generally to express a unified position on preferred outcomes.
Negotiating a Blueprint for Peace in Somalia
BRUSSELS, 6 MARCH 2003(ICG)--The peace process in Somalia is at a critical point. Talks that began with great promise are in danger of collapsing unless the mediators, the international community and the Somali factions themselves provide stronger leadership. The Somali public's flagging interest and support for the process needs to be revived, and improvements are required in the negotiating process or the parties will be unable to tackle the many difficult outstanding issues. Unfortunately, the international community has remained reluctant to throw its full weight behind the peace talks, to take a tough line with those who are undermining it or generally to express a unified position on preferred outcomes.
Wednesday, March 05, 2003
Warlords Face Action By Igad
NAIROBI, 5 MARCH 2003--The Inter Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) has warned that appropriate action will be taken on two Somali warlords for violating the agreement on the cessation of hostilities.
The special envoy to Somalia, Bethwel Kiplagat, said yesterday the Igad front-line States would consider action against Musa Sudi and Omar Mohammed for the recent escalation of war in parts of Mogadishu.
Their forces have been fighting in Mogadishu while they are also blamed for violations in the middle of Juba region.
NAIROBI, 5 MARCH 2003--The Inter Governmental Authority on Development (Igad) has warned that appropriate action will be taken on two Somali warlords for violating the agreement on the cessation of hostilities.
The special envoy to Somalia, Bethwel Kiplagat, said yesterday the Igad front-line States would consider action against Musa Sudi and Omar Mohammed for the recent escalation of war in parts of Mogadishu.
Their forces have been fighting in Mogadishu while they are also blamed for violations in the middle of Juba region.
Monitoring committee condemns Mogadishu fighting
NAIROBI, 5 MAR 2003 (IRIN) - A newly-formed committee, set up to monitor a shaky ceasefire accord between the warring sides in Somalia, has condemned the escalation of hostilities Somalia particularly the fighting which has been raging in Mogadishu's Medina district over the last five days.
The latest round of fighting pits militias loyal to faction leader Muse Sudi Yalahow, and those of his erstwhile former right-hand man, Umar Mahmud Muhammad Finish. The fighting which has been going on for almost a week has claimed the lives of over 50 people, and 100 people have been wounded.
NAIROBI, 5 MAR 2003 (IRIN) - A newly-formed committee, set up to monitor a shaky ceasefire accord between the warring sides in Somalia, has condemned the escalation of hostilities Somalia particularly the fighting which has been raging in Mogadishu's Medina district over the last five days.
The latest round of fighting pits militias loyal to faction leader Muse Sudi Yalahow, and those of his erstwhile former right-hand man, Umar Mahmud Muhammad Finish. The fighting which has been going on for almost a week has claimed the lives of over 50 people, and 100 people have been wounded.
SOMALIA: Human rights offices closed in Puntland
NAIROBI, 5 MAR 2003 (IRIN) - The authorities in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland have ordered the closure of the offices of several local human rights groups, according to a senior official in the region's commercial capital, Bosaso.
Abdishakur Mire Adan, the Puntland deputy information minister, told IRIN that the region's internal affairs minister, Ahmad Abdi Habsade, had made the announcement in a decree publicised on Wednesday.
NAIROBI, 5 MAR 2003 (IRIN) - The authorities in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland have ordered the closure of the offices of several local human rights groups, according to a senior official in the region's commercial capital, Bosaso.
Abdishakur Mire Adan, the Puntland deputy information minister, told IRIN that the region's internal affairs minister, Ahmad Abdi Habsade, had made the announcement in a decree publicised on Wednesday.
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