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Somaliland leader receives US delegation, welcomes proposed gemstone project 8 Oct 02-A US delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in-charge of funding overseas companies is in Hargeysa for a visit. The delegation, headed by William Collen [phonetic], yesterday met the president of the self-declared administration of Somaliland and said the US would fund a new project in Somaliland to explore precious and other expensive stones in Somaliland. The head of the delegation assured Dahir Riyale [Kahin - the Somaliland "president"] that this project will uplift the economy of the self-declared administration of Somaliland, and Mr Riyale told the US delegation that the funding comes just when it is needed most, and called for the project to be implemented as soon as possible. Source: Radio HornAfrik, Mogadishu, in Somali 0500 gmt 8 Oct 02 See also: Somaliland - a potential gem producer in the Mozambique Belt Judith A. Kinnaird and Brian Jackson |
| Somaliland: "Technical problems" cited as British navy ship docks in Berbera A ship owned by the British navy yesterday docked at Berbera port [in Somaliland]. The foreign affairs minister of the self-declared state of Somaliland, Abdullahi Umar Egeh, met some British navy officials who were aboard the ship. The reason behind the arrival of the navy ship in Berbera port, and what was discussed between the minister and the British navy officials is not known A spokesman for Somaliland said the British navy ship docked at Berbera port due to a technical problem, and would leave as soon as the problem was rectified. The spokesman said the British army ship docked at Berbera port after it received permission from the government of Somaliland. Source: HornAfrik Online Somaliland delegation leaves for Uganda A 13-member delegation led by the minister of family and social development, Edna Adan Isma'il, yesterday left Hargeysa airport for Uganda. The delegation was composed of women and was led by Dr Ismai'l who briefed Haatuf newspaper at the airport saying, "This visit is a familiarization and educational tour to Uganda, God willing. We were invited to Uganda and this was facilitated by the UNDP, which will pay our air tickets. We will hold talks and exchange views on issues related to our people's interests"... Rahma Ibrahim Umar who is from the Ministry of Information and was one of the officials who left for Uganda, showed us her Somaliland passport which was to be used for the trip. Source: Somaliland Net Somaliland: Oil company required to start drilling in 30 days BBC MONITORING-A cabinet ministers' meeting today chaired by the president of Somaliland, Hon Dahir Riyale Kahin, was characterized by a long debate on an agreement signed with the Seminal [phonetic] Copenhagen Group on oil drilling and extraction in Somaliland. The agreement which is a joint venture stipulates that the project will start within 30 days and that experts will arrive within the first 21 days. The agreement is a 50:50 per cent stake. The company will reimburse 15 per cent of its stake back to the country, hence the government's share will be 65 per cent. Somaliland's minister of water resources Mr Mahmud Abdi Malow [phonetic] submitted details of the work of the company and the countries in which it operates. The president also briefed the cabinet on how he had countered and would counter any campaigns inimical to Somaliland from the [Somali] peace talks in Kenya. Source: Radio Hargeysa in Somali 1700 gmt 21 Oct 02 Somaliland National Movement anniversary held in Hargeysa A function to commemorate 17 October, which is the day the Somaliland National Movement was formed, has been held in Hargeysa. The function was attended by officials, including assistant minister for minerals and water, Hon Yusuf Ise Talabo, and a large number of members of the public... Source: Radio Hargeysa in Somali 1700 gmt 17 Oct 02 UNDP donates health equipment to Somaliland BBC Monitoring -The UNDP has donated health equipment to the Ministry of Heath of the self-declared republic of Somaliland. The equipment was handed over to the health minister, Mr Muhammad Hasan Isma'il, by a UNDP representative. The equipment includes fridges and surgical equipment. Source: Radio HornAfrik, Mogadishu, in Somali 0500 gmt 16 Oct 02 Yemeni businessmen visit Somaliland to investigate livestock 10 Oct 02-A Yemeni business delegation arrived in Hargeysa yesterday to assess the health condition of livestock in Somaliland. Yemen has good business relations with the self-declared administration of Somaliland. The two-man delegation was received at Hargeysa airport by the foreign minister of the self-declared administration of Somaliland, Muhammad Farah Ges... Source: Radio HornAfrik, Mogadishu, in Somali 0500 gmt 10 Oct 02 |
| Thursday, October 24th, 2002 If Mr.Qasim cares about the Somali people all he has to do is resign and stop claiming that he is president and attend the peace confernce. ...the so called Dr. Qasims of the Arta faction in his press release yesterday said that Somaliland needs to participate in the peace conference that is being held in Kenya. . Did mr. Qasim forget that the Somalilnd people are in pursuit to bring him and his cronies to justice for the crime and atrocities they have commited against thousands of innocent somaliland people when they were in Siad Barre's cabinet. The Arta faction, war criminals ,and terrorists must stop making an excuse or reason Somaliland for not attending the peace conference . Somaliland can make a peace deal with the people of Somalia when a government elected by the people for the people of Somalia is formed, but not with the war criminals,remnant of the terrorist Siad Barre, who hijacked the peace process and the reconciliation and call themselfs a government. The Arta faction needs to stop interfering and meddling with the Somalind internal afairs. It has never occured in the history of mankind where the remnants of an ousted dictator regime go back to a country where they left by a gun point, go back by carrying clan , subclan and religion passport and tell the people of world that they are building a nation that they had destroyed, and accuse those who ousted them as an obstacle to peace. Qasim and his cronies must know that Somaliland will never be seated or forgive the perpetrators who killed thousands of it's people. And will do what ever takes that they are brought to justice. The cling of power by Arta faction is only going to strengthen Somaliland and severe the relationship between Somaliland and Somalia . Qasism said in his statement that Somaliland is provinces of Somalia, did Qasim forgot that Somaliland was a country that merged with an other country? ", Did he ask himself who separated Somaliland and Somalia ? is it Somaliland, Ethiopia or the late dictator and his cronies like himself ? Actually Ethiopia helped somaliland and Somalia liberate themself from the late dictator and his cadres, like Qasim. Ethiopia also helped millions who were displaced by Siad and his remnants. If mr Qasim cares about the Somali people all he has to do is resign and stop claiming that he is president and attend the peace confernce and particpate as this is the last chance of the somali people to achieve peace while all the opposing groups are seated face to face. Mahamud Samater. |
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