Saturday, December 21, 2002

Somalia peace delegate tries to commit suicide
NAIROBI, 22 DEC 2002 (KBC)--A delegate in the ongoing Somalia peace talks in Eldoret attempted to kill himself after learning he was on the list of excess delegates who were supposed to return home.


Gudoomiyayaasha ururrada ayaa loo sheegay natiijadii doorashooyinka dawladdaha hoosee iyo 3 urur ee u gudbay heer xisbi qaran
HARGEISA--URURRADA U GUDBAY DEREJADA XISBI QARAN WAXA WEEYI:
1.UDUB
2.KULMIYE
3.UCID
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Bush Cancels Africa Trip to Focus on Iraq
By JENNIFER LOVEN
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Iraq crisis intensifying, President Bush called off a planned trip to Africa next month to focus on his looming decision - expected in several weeks - whether to go to war to disarm Saddam Hussein's regime.

Friday, December 20, 2002

"Natiijadii Codbixinta Doorashadii Deegaanka ee Gobolada Hargeysa, Togdheer iyo Ceerigaabo oo lagu dhawaaqay."
Tiradda Guud ee Degmada Hargeysa ka codeysay ayaa ah 103,374 (Boqol iyo Saddex Kun Saddex Boqol iyo Afar iyo Toddobaatan )cod.

1-Degmada HARGEYSA.
UDUB 48,753, HORMOOD 15,464, KULMIYE 14,304, UCID 13,450 Cod, SAHAN 8,555 Cod, ASAD 2,848 Cod.
2-Degmadda GABILEY.
Tirada codbixinta guud ee degmadda Gabiley ayaa ah 25379 cod.
UDUB 11,457 Cod, HORMOOD 5,416 Cod, KULMIYE 4,527 Cod, UCID
2,588 Cod, ASAD 840 Cod, SAHAN 551 Cod.
3-Degmadda BALIGUBADLE.
Tirada codbixinta guud ee degmadda Gabiley ayaa ah 15,759 cod.
UDUB 3,935 Cod, HORMOOD 2,935 Cod, KULMIYE 2,731 Cod, ASAD
2,864 Cod, SAHAN 1,661 Cod, UCID 1533 Cod.
4-Degmadda SALAXLEY.
UDUB N/A, HORMOOD N/A, KULMIYE N/A, SAHAN N/A ASAD N/A, UCID N/A.
Gobolka Togdheer: (Read more)

















Maamulka Puntland Ayaa Sheegay Inay Canshuur Ururin Ka Bilaabi Doonaan Magaalada Laasacaanood Oo Ay Dhawaan Isaga Hor’imaadeen Iyaga Iyo Somaliland.
MUQDISHO-20 DEC 2002--Maamul gobaleedka Puntland ayaa sheegay inay canshuur ururin ka bilaabi doonaan magaalada Laasacaanood oo ay dhawaan isaga hor’imaadeen iyaga iyo Somaliland.





Assignment Djibouti: Where?
DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (CNN) -- After banging my head in frustration searching for a place called Djibouti on the map, I'm almost at the point of giving up when I spot a tiny country the size of Massachusetts sandwiched neatly between Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea.

Retreat by Nestle on Ethiopia's $6m debt
20 DEC 2002--Nestle, the world's largest coffee company, was forced into a humiliating climbdown yesterday after a wave of public outrage greeted its demand for a $6m (£3.7m) payment from the government of famine stricken Ethiopia. The Guardian.
White House Prepares Multi-Nation Presidential Tour to Africa
President George Bush will make a six-day trip to Africa in January, his first visit to the continent.
A White House announcement said the president will be in Africa from January 10 - 17 and will open the second U.S.-subSaharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum in Mauritius. The meeting is mandated by the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which was passed by Congress in 2000.



Can the SPLA Afford to Divorce Uganda?
This is the third part of our special report on "AFRICA'S MOST DANGEROUS BORDERS" by Training Editor Ogen Kevin Aliro, who followed a five-day trail along the Uganda-DR Congo-Sudan borders. The first and second parts were published in The Monitor Dec. 12 and Dec. 16, 2002, respectively. The final leg took Aliro to Koboko and Kaya on the Uganda-Sudan border, and finally to Kajo Keji and Nimule in southern Sudan:



ERITREA: Thousands may starve, WFP warns
NAIROBI, 20 Dec 2002 (IRIN) - The UN's World Food Programme on Friday warned there would not be enough food supplies to care for about one million Eritreans in the coming months.

Natiijadii rasmiga ahayd ee Doorashooyinka Dawaladdaha Hoose ee Gobolka Saaxil.
Berbera (Jam)- Natiijadii codbixinta doorashada goleyaasha degaanka ee degmooyinka gobolka Saaxil, ayaa shalay la soo saaray. Gobolka oo guud ahaan laga dhiibtay 26945 cod oo u kala baxa: DEGMADA BERBERA 21922 cod
DEGMADA SHEEKH 5023 cod. Degmada Berbera xisbiyadu waxay kala qaataan:UDUB 10877 COD 49.6%, KULMIYE 4539 COD 20.7% , UCID 2292 COD 10.5% , ASAD 1819 COD 8.3% , SAHAN 1332 COD 6% ,HORMOOD 1063 COD 5%.

DEGMADASHEEKH: UDUB 2329 COD 46.4%, KULMIYE 770 COD 15.3%, UCID 722 COD 14.4%, SAHAN 614 COD 12.2%,
ASAD 462 COD 9.2% , HARMOOD 126 COD 2.5% .



Thursday, December 19, 2002

Corruption is Costing Kenya Dearly
NAIROBI. 20 DEC 2002--In a previous article, I offered suggestions, as an interested, but non-partisan outside observer, on the rather technical subject of information and communications policy in Kenya and how minor, largely cost-free changes could help stimulate Kenya's economy.



Ethiopia Not an Embarrassment to Africa
It is true that Ethiopia may be facing hard times sometimes, but this is not enough reason why he should say that Ethiopia is known for only war and famine. It is equally true that Ethiopia has been a reference point in African politics and has now anchored in peace.



Ethiopia Not an Embarrassment to Africa
It is true that Ethiopia may be facing hard times sometimes, but this is not enough reason why he should say that Ethiopia is known for only war and famine. It is equally true that Ethiopia has been a reference point in African politics and has now anchored in peace.



Natiijadii Codbixinta Doorashadii Deegaanka ee Gobolka Awdal oo lagu dhawaaqay
BORAMA, 19 DEC 2002--Mr. Axmed Aadan Cali (Goodir), oo ah xubin ka tirsan koomishanka Doorashooyinka Qaranka oo ka hawlgalay gobolka Awdal ayaa Wargeyska Jamhuuriya soo gaadhsiiyey qoraal shax ah oo muujinaya natiijada codadka lixda urur siyaasadeed ee ku tartamayey doorashada ay ka kala heleen gobolka Awdal.

Tiradda Guud ee Gobolka Awdal ka codeysay ayaa ah 100,495(Boqol Kun Afar Boqol iyo Shan iyo Sagaashan )cod.

Waxana tirada guud ee codadka ururadu ka heleen gobolka Awdal ay kala yihiin sidan:-
UDUB-58,939 - 58.56%, KULMIYE 13,679-13.61%, ASAD8,727 - 8.68%,UCID 7,422 - 7.39%, HORMOOD 7,229 - 7.19%, SAHAN 4,499 - 4.49%.

Ethiopian PM visits drought areas of Oromo and Somali regions
ADDIS ABABA, 19 DEC 2002-- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi made his first visit to drought-affected parts of the country this week, with a brief helicopter visit to two of the hardest-hit areas of eastern Ethiopia.
Man, monkey fight it out over flour
NAIROBI, 19 DEC 2002--Ibrahim Abdi Gurre was attacked when he ran after the intruder on realizing that it had made away with his five packets of 1 kg each of maize flour meant for his meal.


Poverty and little work drive young Saudis toward radical Islam
JIDDA-- At the Liwan tea and water pipe parlor on a rooftop near the airport here, young Saudi men, many of them unemployed, while away the evenings puffing fruit-laced tobacco, drinking sugary tea and wondering about their uncertain future.
Nestle claims £3.7m from famine-hit Ethiopia
The multinational coffee corporation, Nestle, is demanding a $6m (£3.7m) payment from the government of the world's poorest state, Ethiopia, as the country struggles to combat its worst famine for nearly 20 years.
The Guardian

Wednesday, December 18, 2002

EU starts using Berbera Port for Food Shipment
Dec 18 2002 The European Union has started using Berbera Port for the shipment of food aid to the eastern and south-eastern parts of Ethiopia, according to Ms. Vereonique Lorenzo, Rural Development and Food Security Advisor in EU.
Kuraastii G/deganka Awdal iyo codbixintii
BORAMA, 19 DEC 2002--Borama waxa loo tartamayay 21 xubnood oo ah golaha deegaanka waana degmooyinka ah A xisbiyadu waxay kala heleen, Udub 12kursi, Kulmiye 3kursi,Asad 3kursi,Ucid 2kursi Hormod 1kursi,sahan 0,.

Baki Udub15286cod ma sharaxan murashaxiin markaas malaha kuraas degaan Asad 0 993cod ma sharaxan, hormod2300cod 3kursi,kulmiye3605cod 5kursi,Ucid2217cod 3kursi,sahan1717cod 2kursi. waa 13kursi degamaduna waa degmooyinka C ah tirada guud ee codaysay waa 26413 waxa xumaaday 295.

Saylac waa degmooyinka B da waxayna leedahay 17kursi waxa codeeyay 11476, waxa xumaaday 704cod, Udub 8584cod 14kursi,kulmiye 1059cod 2kursi, hormod 466cod 1kursi Asad 217 cod 0,ucid 295cod 0, sahan 151cod 0.
Lughaya waa degmooyinka C da ah waxa ay leedahay 13kursi degaan, waxa ka codeeyay12072cod, Udub4233cod 5kursi, hormod 2424cod 3kursi, kulmiye 1464cod 1kursi asad 1177cod 1kursi, sahan 1264cod1kursi,ucid 940cod 1kursi.

Dilla waa demiiyinka cusub ee laga reebay doorashooyinka deegaanka waxayna ku jirtaa Baki waxayna ku soo gudbaysaa codkeedu hadii uu gaadho 9000cod waxayna ku imanaysaa darjada C.
Hashim Goth-Hanua.


ERITREA: EC boosts emergency aid
NAIROBI, 18 Dec 2002 (IRIN) - The European Commission is to increase its emergency aid to Eritrea - which is in the grip of a devastating drought - to over 15 million euros by the end of this year.

Tuesday, December 17, 2002

Sudanese delegations in Washington For 'Unofficial' Talks
Washington, DC--Delegations from the Government of Sudan and the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) arrived in Washington, DC on Monday for unofficial talks at the invitation of the U.S. Department of State.



Kenya police arrest wife of suspect over terror attacks
MOMBASA, Kenya, Dec. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Kenyan police said here Monday that they had arrested the wife of one of the prime suspects in the twin terror attacks against Israeli interests in the port city of Kenya two weeks ago.
Bomb Suspect Fled to Somalia
NAIROBI--One of the most wanted men called wife twice from Baidoa, police say. A prime suspect in the November 28 terrorist attacks at the coast has called twice from his hideout in Somalia, his wife says.
SOMALILAND polls hailed as a success
NAIROBI, 17 Dec 2002 (IRIN) - Ahmad Haji Ali Adami, chairman of the electoral commission in the self-declared republic of Somaliland, has described this weekend's local elections as a success.

SOMALIA: Faction leaders agree on participation
NAIROBI, 16 Dec 2002 (IRIN) - After weeks of wrangling over the number of participants attending the Somali peace talks in the Kenyan town of Eldoret, faction leaders have agreed to a maximum figure of 300.

ERITREA: New report indicates severe levels of malnutrition
ASMARA, 17 Dec 2002 (IRIN) - A statistical analysis conducted by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) of a number of nutritional surveys carried out in Eritrea in the last six months indicates that 2.8 million Eritreans - over half the population - are experiencing pre-famine conditions.

ETHIOPIA: Premier faces his critics
NAIROBI, 17 Dec 2002 (IRIN) - Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi faced his critics over the weekend during a public debate on policy issues.

Electoral body chairman says civic elections "successful
Dec 16 2002 The chairman of the electoral commission, Ahmad Haji Ali Adami, has announced that the elections held in the country were successful.

Monday, December 16, 2002

Garaado reer Sool ah oo cambaareeyey weerarkii Laascaanood ee lagu qaaday qaaday weftigii madaxweyne Rayaale - Monday, 16 December, 2002
Laascaanood (Jam)- Afar ka mid ah Isimada waaweyn ee beesha Sool ayaa cambaareeyey weerarkii malleeshiyada Cabdillaahi Yuusuf ku soo qaadeen weftigii madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland ee booqashada ku tegay Laascaanood, 7 December 2002.

Somalia gets Parliament ahead of government
A parliament has been established for Somalia, a prelude to the formation of an all-inclusive legitimate government in the war-torn country. Read more
Bomb suspect fled to Somalia
NAIROBI--A prime suspect in the November 28 terrorist attacks at the coast has called twice from his hideout in Somalia, his wife says. Daily Nation.

Codbixintii gobolka Awdal
BORAMA, DEC 16--Waxay u dhacday codbixintii Borama sidan , waxa laga codeeyay 55 goobood degmada Borama oo gob walba loogu talagalay 1600 cod waraaqohood goobtiiba.hadaba waxa ka codeeyay 51000 ilaa 52000. ooqof waxana la kala helay sidan 31000 Udub, 7533 kulmiye,6284Asad, 3866Ucid,2040Hormod,1426sahan,80c0dna xumaansho. taasi waa Borama..

Dila waa sidan waxay heshay lix goobod, dila,8171udub,135hormod,215kulmiye,138asad,62sahan,225ucid.,waxa ka maqan goob keliya oo aanan warkeeda helin oo ah dhuxun iyadana waxaa la sheegayaa in ay codeeyeen 800qof dila goob walba waxa la geeyay 1200waraqood waxayna ka tirsanayd Baki markaas waxa dhiman ilaa 22goobood oo kale oo Baki ahinatani waa dila, j/horoto,g/duqsi/,c/dooni,waxarawaalis iyo dhuxun..
Hashim-Weriyaha Hanua



SOMALIA: Faction leaders agree on participation
NAIROBI, 16 Dec 2002 (IRIN) - After weeks of wrangling over the number of participants attending the Somali peace talks in the Kenyan town of Eldoret, faction leaders have agreed to a maximum figure of 300.

Sunday, December 15, 2002

The butcher of Hargeisa poses as a peacelord in Eldoret
"In fact I'm now more of a peacelord than a warlord, says General Morgan.
BBC-Eldoret