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Somalia and Survival in the Shadow of the Global Economy (Part 9)
Special Guest Writer for the
Somaliland Times, Prof. William Reno, Northwestern University
[Continued from the previous issue]
This work to this point shows the importance of differences in the social control of violence for explaining divergent political outcomes in northern and southern Somalia. The most important difference has been in the relationship of local elites to economies, whether clandestine, patronage based or international.
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Tough Decisions, Hard Choices
Somaliland's Supreme Court has a very difficult task at hand. After both the political parties of UDUB and KULMIYE decided to contest the April 14 presidential election result in court, the Supreme Court as the constitutionally mandated final arbiter has to adjudicate this controversial case. Somalilanders of course hope that the 7 Supreme Judges will be equal to the task of upholding Justice. But with the election results being very close, handling this case and ultimately reaching a decision will, at least from a judicial point of view, be a tremendous challenge for our judges. One thing however is certain. Either UDUB's Dahir Rayale or KULMIYE's Ahmed Sillanyo will be president. But regardless of which one of the two emerges as winner, Somaliland's next president and the entire democratic political process will be confronted with some harsh realities.
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After Saddam, Liberate Somalia From Warlords
Abdulkadir Khalif
Nairobi, May 5, 2003 (The East African) - Little Maimuna, eight years old, was wounded by multiple fragments from a shell that landed on their family house at Medina district in Mogadishu. Together with other victims, she was rushed to Medina hospital for life-saving treatment.
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Democracy as a System of Interrelated Political Processes
Aniis A. Essa, Washington, DC.
To become reality, democratic values must be incorporated into a political process, a set of arrangements for making decisions and managing the public’s business. The essence of the democratic process is respect for the rules of fair play, which can be seen in the tradition of free and fair elections, majority rule, freedom of expression, and the right to assemble and protest.
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International
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RSF Calls On Djiboutian Authorities to Release Journalist
Toronto, May 6, 2003 (International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House) - On 5 May 2003, RSF called on the Djibouti government to release Daher Ahmed Farah, editor of the newspaper "Le Renouveau" and leader of the opposition Movement for Democratic Renewal party (Mouvement pour le renouveau démocratique, MRD), who has been imprisoned since 20 April.
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IGAD MPs Set Time For Writing Protocol
Nairobi, May 9, 2003 (The Nation) - MPs from Igad countries have agreed to draft a protocol for ratification in two months.
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US Moves Counter-Terrorism Operation Ashore
NAIROBI, 8 May 2003 (IRIN) - The US counter-terrorism warship, the USS Mt Whitney, is to leave the Horn of Africa region as the operation moves into its next phase.
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Event Encourages Somali Students To Consider College
Geoffrey Ziezulewicz, May 9, 2003 (The Minnesota Daily)
Nimco Ali, a Roosevelt High School student, said she wants to go to a big college with strong accounting and finance schools.
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Who Are The Somali Bantu?
Sun, May. 04, 2003 (the State)
Who are the Somali Bantu?
The descendants of six African tribes in East Africa, the Somali Bantu are not native Somalis. Their ancestors were taken from their native lands by Arab slave traders in the 18th and 19th centuries and sold through the Zanzibar slave market.
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Conference Addresses Refugee Women's Health
Angie Chuang
(The Oregonian, 09/05/03) - Organizers of today's African Women's Health Conference say the event is the culmination of four years' work with the new, predominantly Muslim refugee community.
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24 Crew Members Of Korean Vessel Taken Hostage In Kismayo
Mombassa, Kenya, May 04 (Zee News) - Somali warlords are holding hostage 24 crew members of a Korean-registered fishing vessel, Beira 9, near Somalia's southern port of Kismayo, Kenya Seafearers Assistance Programme (KSAP) official Andrew Mwangura said here today.
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Candlebox - Top-Secret U.S. Commando Role In Iraq Revealed
Mitchel R. Confesor, May 9, 2003 (The Mindanao Times)
At worst, they are called "snake-eaters" and "knuckle-draggers," sneered at by the conventional military as mavericks and cowboys who refuse to obey rules and who grow their hair longer than the standard cut. But as in Grenada, Panama, and the first war in Iraq, they have proven themselves a cut above the rest in both Afghanistan and the second Iraq war.
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UN To Probe Arms Ban Breaches
Nairobi, May 5, 2003 (IRIN) - UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed a four-man panel of experts to investigate violations of the arms embargo against Somalia.
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Rains Leave Thousands Of Somali Refugees Homeless
Nairobi, May 5, 2003 (IRIN): Thousands of Somali refugees at Dadaab in northeastern Kenya have been left homeless after heavy rains destroyed hundreds of shelters last week, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) reported.
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Guelleh Visits CJTF-HOA Commander
USS Mount Whiteney (LCC/JCC-20)(May 7, 2003) - Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA)
Commander Maj. Gen. John F. Sattler hosted President, Republic of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh here today, along with several other high-level officials from Djibouti.
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