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 Somalilanders in Finland and Qatar Celebrate June 26
Helsinki (SL Times) - Somaliland communities in both Finland and Qatar organized festivities for the celebration of the 43rd anniversary of Somaliland’s June 26 independence day.
At a function held in Helsinki on June 26 eve, Mr. Osman Nur, the deputy chairman of Somaliland's community in Finland spoke to an audience made up of Somaliland's diaspora about the history of Somaliland’s struggle for freedom from British colonial rule as well as Siyad Barre’s dictatorship.
Somalilanders in Finland observed the occasion by performing a variety of dances from Somaliland's folklore. Later, a football match between a Helsinki based team and another from Vantaa ended in a 1-2 in favor of Vantaa.
In Doha, Qatar, Somalilanders greeted the Independence Day with a large party. A band played Somaliland's music and songs. Performers included Mohamed Abdi Yusuf, Abdi Ege, Abdi Qani Adan and Mohamed Elmi Warsame who recited poems commemorating the occasion.
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Rayale Congratulates Djibouti on Independence Day
Hargeisa (SL Times) - The President of the Republic of Somaliland, Dahir Rayale Kahin, sent a congratulatory message to the government and people of the Republic of Djibouti on the occasion of that country’s independence day of June 27. |
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Why Somaliland Succeeds and Somalia Fails
For a number of practical reasons, Somaliland could benefit from the restoration of peace and establishment of a semblance of central authority in the former Italian colony of Somalia. First and foremost, the continuation of violence there has implications for Somaliland’s security and peace. Somaliland is also host to thousands of refugees who had fled Somalia in the last 10 years. And with the country’s capacity to meet the humanitarian needs of existing refugee population already over-stretched, any new large scale influx will cause social tension as a result of increased pressure on the inadequate public services.
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Somaliland Has to Make Weapons of Mass Recognition
Ahmed Ali Aden - UK
Somaliland has never been more vociferous in its criticism of the world’s obstinate refusal to comply with its request of recognition than this time. Somaliland says and argues that it has all the following things, which are necessary for a country to be a recognized country:
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Reply to Mr. Daud's Short Note
Bill Ainashe
Dear Mr. Abdillahi Daud,
I am really astonished with your sightless attempt to rehabilitate a disgraced and failed politician who wanted nothing but to be president of the Republic of Somaliland at any cost, even if he has to destroy the security of the nation he wanted to rule and create political instability and chaos in the process. To their credit, the people of Somaliland have now realized that Mr. Sillanyo’s sole political objectives were in short; the "presidential seat or bust" and if unsuccessful inflict serious political and security damages to the very nation he wanted to impose his Stone-Age political model and dictator like system of government.
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UN to Extend Mine Clearance Project
Nairobi, 26 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - A UN mine-clearance pilot project in the self-declared republic of Somaliland has been so successful that it is planned to extend it to other regions of Somalia.
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MSF Calls For Lifting Flight Ban
Nairobi, 27 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - The international aid organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has demanded that the Kenyan government lift its ban on all flights, including humanitarian flights, to and from Somalia.
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Somali Bantus to Get Citizenship
Nairobi, 26 Jun 2003 (IRIN) - Tanzania will favourably consider applications for citizenship from about 3,000 Somali Bantu refugees who have lived in the country since 1992, a government official told IRIN on Thursday.
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Former Finnish President Named Annan's Envoy For Horn of Africa
UN News Wire, 18 June - Responding to the severe drought that has devastated large parts of Ethiopia and Eritrea, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today named former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari as his Special Envoy for the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa.
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UNICEF Condemns Child Killings
Nairobi, June 23, 2003 (IRIN): The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has condemned attacks targeting children in Somalia. It described the recent killing of three schoolgirls and the hijack of a bus carrying children as "abominable acts".
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Somaliland’s Survival Hinges on a Growing Private Sector
Ali Gulaid, CPA
To stash it under the mattress, to deposit and where to deposit one’s money is that person’s choice and business, not the government’s business. On his first decision, the controversial and polarizing Minister of finance has threatened via the manager of the Central Bank, one of his staff, that the money transfer establishments "xawalada" are infringing on the business of Somaliland Banks.
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Khat Growers Suffer From Kenya Flight Ban
Nairobi, June 26, 2003 (BBC) - The ban by Kenyan authorities of all flights to and from Somalia has dealt a big blow to the lucrative business in the mild stimulant, khat.
Khat growers in Kenya have staged protests, while militiamen in Somalia are reported to be suffering from withdrawal symptoms.
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