Abdulazez Al-Motairi
Abdulaziz Al-Mutairi, MA in Journalism and Mass Communication, Columnist, Freelance Journalist and Weekly article writer about Middle East and African politics and human rights. He is member of International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
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Articles by Abdulazez Al-Motairi
November 07, 2009
The questions are: Why does the Mogadishu government accept such fugitives in their cabinet and cities? If the matter deals with religious obligations, why don´t they establish Jihad in Somaliland? And if it is political, why don´t they join the democracy in Somaliland? The answer is: they are all after wealth and money.
September 07, 2009
When I visited Somaliland in 2003 and traveled from Sanaag to Awdal regions via beautiful and mountainous Sheikh City, I could always see one thing: whatever the town or city, every time I would see locals gathered at some teashops discussing and resolving the great issues of the country in very good-natured and healthy way, I consider such gatherings as Citizen Watchdogs, who could solve the country´s problems better than elected parliaments.
August 05, 2009
The people and Government of Somaliland spend time, energy and money to the biometric voter registration to have free and fair election. The process continued for two years across Somaliland from Sool to Awdal regions. The world witnessed millions of Somalilanders in long queues for hours under blazing sun to redefine their identity as Somalilanders, after premature unity with Italian Somalia on 1st July 1960. The women and youth played very important role in voter registration process. Thousands of Somalilanders volunteered in helping the government to complete the registration.
July 30, 2009
AllAfrica Media shall review the policies of their news sources in Somaliland and Somalia, in order maintain the image of the media in Somaliland and Somalia. What is reality is that news of Garowe Online Media is not reliable because the policies of Puntland Administration influence the news portal. Good journalism is about unbiased reporting and unveiling the realities to the world, and discovering the truth of the stories.
July 06, 2009
The son of Puntland President Maxamed Cabdiraxman Faroole supports his father´s dirty piracy business on the web, using his website www.garoweonline.com to mislead the world over the piracy and illegal money-making of his father in Garowe City. Such attempts always ends with failure because the world including UN can examine and see in different prospective, and the son´s website can´t deceive all.
July 05, 2009
The Worl reaction on Somaliland's Independence Day on 26th June 1960, and after Somalilan decided to merge with Italian Somalia. The international community named Somaliland "The Protectorate that rejected Independence".
July 01, 2009
Somaliland, a British Colony for nearly 80 years, became independent on 26th June 1960. However, it gave up its freedom after four days as reported in the Daily Herald Newspaper of London on 29th June 1960: "The Colony That Rejected Freedom – Somaliland, a British Colony for nearly 80 years, became independent last Sunday. And on Friday, after four days of freedom, this British outpost will surrender its sovereignty and merge with Somalia…Now it has become an area of historical significance. And the reason is that its merger with Somalia is unique, as Somalia itself is not yet free."
June 24, 2009
US Government and Congress should consider recognizing Somaliland could be as good as the disintegration of USSR, because the people unite and disintegrate based on their own desire, and people of Somaliland voted for independence during 2001 Referendum with 97%. Yes to independence. Somaliland is 3.5 million with 168,000 miles square, and nobody in the world will be able to force them back into another marriage with failed state of Somalia. So, USA government shall recognize Somaliland and utilize its expertise in Somali conflict in the right path.
May 28, 2009
Somaliland will always remain ´Peace Paradise of the World´ despite all odds and coups by the enemies of Somaliland. Negotiation and Roundtable talks are the base principles of Somaliland Homemade Crisis Management Technique.
May 21, 2009
After 18 years, Somaliland stands stronger dispute all odds
May 18, 2009
Somaliland was almost a pleasure to work in -- not as hot and pirate-infested as Puntland, not as likely to be fatal as Mogadishu. Walking through the main market there, I didn't get that heavy pulse-pounding you usually feel in Somalia, like someone could be after you or the car in front of you could explode. And yet Somaliland is still, technically, Somalia.
May 13, 2009
Al-Shabab and Terrorits Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys are funneling heavy weaponry into Mogadishu via Port City of Kismayo in preparation for major assault on TGS and UN Peacekeepers from African Union. While the world is focusing on Piracy.
Eritrean President Issayas Afewarki is supplying arms and weapons to terrorists in Somalia to destroy and overpower Sheikh Sharif Ahmed Government.
April 21, 2009
Can new Somali President Sheikh Sharif save Somaila?!
April 15, 2009
Open Letter to U.S. Congressman Mr. Donald Payne of New Jersey on Republic of Somaliland
April 14, 2009
The ideal solution to destroy the piracy in Horn of Africa
April 09, 2009
Puntland is the only illega administration that damages both human life and environment
April 05, 2009
Pirates in PIRATESTAN (Puntland) are richest and most respected. Current President of Puntland Faroole is big fish in Piracy business.
April 05, 2009
Puntland is the most lawless town in the most lawless country in the world
April 05, 2009
The New PIRATESTAN of Somalia: The illegitimate administration of Puntland.
April 02, 2009
Republic of Somaliland – Africa´s best democracy – drafted a constitution after independence 26th June 1960, and was effectively enforced after liberation of Somaliland from dictatorship of Somalia 18th May 1991.
March 26, 2009
The world is watching very closely, and knows the best part of former Somalia. Somaliland will get its rights one day, and truth will prevail, that Somaliland is democratic and warlords in Mogadishu are nothing but band of gangs.
March 26, 2009
Puntland Government that supports Pirates is threat to Somaliland, region and World
March 24, 2009
The piracy and humantrafficking in Puntland is timed bomb, and end illegitimate regime led by Cabdiraxman Faroole
March 19, 2009
UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon unveils link between "Puntland" government and Piracy
March 18, 2009
Somaliland Foreign Minister says "We cannot talk to the International Monetary Fund or the World Bank because they only talk to recognised states," he says. "We rely on ourselves and our Diaspora, which accounts for almost $600m of revenue a year.
Somaliland made its final transition to multi-party democracy with elections in 2003. The country has its own flag, national anthem, vehicle number plates and currency - although the Somaliland shilling is not a recognised currency and has no official exchange rate
March 10, 2009
Somaliland Navy arrested 50 pirates from Puntland.
March 09, 2009
The recent visit of Somaliland President Dahir Riyale Kahin was very important to strength the relation between the two countries - UK and Somaliland. UK government received Kahin with full diplomatic head of state reception, and he met other number of UK MPs in addition to UK Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Somaliland flag was flying high at the UK House of Commons, and large crowd of Somaliland community in UK welcomed the president and his delegate to London. UK Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited the president officially to visit London, in an attempt to support the growing democracies in Africa.
March 09, 2009
I underscored the money laundering in Puntland by high-ranking officials of current regime in Garoowe, Puntland. There are money-making machines in Puntland, which make fake money and inject it into local money exchange markets, in order to exchange it with cash US Dollars. At the end, local businessmen particularly money exchangers becomes the victims of money laundering.
March 09, 2009
Somaliland President Visit to London, UK is very important in promoting democracy and development in Somaliland. UK government welcomed the president and called for world financial and aid support to Somaliland.
March 08, 2009
on 6 March 2009 Mr. Chairperson;
Distinguished Guests;
Ladies and Gentleman;
Mr. Chairman, I would like to thank you, for inviting me to Chatham House. I am extremely delighted to be here with you this afternoon, to speak about the issue of Recognition of Somaliland among others.
I w...
March 05, 2009
Somaliland diplomatic recognition is the right solution to end two decades old instability and chaos in Somalia. Somaliland will play vital role in restoring the law and order in Southern Somalia, and may send its forces into Somalia to stabilize it.
March 03, 2009
Puntland President is Policing the Pirates in the region, and had background history of illegal operations like piracy and hijacking the foreigners in the region.
March 03, 2009
In my three previous articles, I enlighten the democracy developments in Somaliland, in addition to social, economical, and educational developments. Somaliland won respect from the international community including USA, UK, EU, AU, IGAD, etc...
March 03, 2009
Minister of Interior Affairs of illegitimate administration in Garoowe "Puntland" Colonel\ Abdullahi Ahmed Jama (Ilka Jiir) is major player of piracy business in the region and leads organized gang of pirates that kidnaps and kills the foreign aid workers across Somalia. They hijack commercial ships, which are passing the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean.
March 02, 2009
Democracy development in Somaliland is very unique and perfect compare to other African Country, and International Community including USA, EU, AU, UN and IGAD should recognize it as soon as possible.
February 23, 2009
In Somaliland, democracy means a form of popular government in which the power is held directly or indirectly by the citizens via a free election.
As first free and fair democracy in East Africa, Somaliland has a tradition of promoting democracy, liberty, equality, freedom of worship and express...
February 16, 2009
The people of the Republic of Somaliland reasserted their independence at a Grand Conference of the Somaliland Communities on 16th May 1991. For the people of Somaliland, this marked the end of the union of the State of Somaliland (the former British Somaliland Protectorate), which became an indepen...
February 10, 2009
My latest article titled ´Puntland Parliament Appoint Pirate President´ about manner that president was elected and demography in Puntland. I highlighted the Majeerteen tribe makes about 60% of total population of "Puntland", which triggered anger between the readers and many emails criticized the s...
February 04, 2009
Somalia diary: a day in Boosaaso, the capital of Puntland's pirate coast
From: telegraph.co.uk
It may look like a poor and sleepy African port, but Boosaaso in Somalia is a land of opportunity to anyone with piracy in mind.
From the airport, we head off into town, having picked up a group of...
January 20, 2009
Somaliland is a victim of unspeakable horror of African Union diplomacy, where diplomatic connections and unwritten traditional codes are strong; Somaliland Cause of independence is facing a significant obstacle from the union. The African leaders failed to hear the voice of freedom of the people of...
January 13, 2009
The parliament of the semi-autonomous region of Somalia "Puntland" recently appointed Cabdiraxman Maxamed Farole to be the new president of next four years. The parliament is combination of tribes, where each tribe has specified number of representatives in the house.
Chief tribes decide and nomi...
January 08, 2009
NB. Khalid Mohmoud of ASHARQ AL-AWSAT unveils hidden family influences
Resigned President of Transitional Government of Somalia (TGS) Abdullah Yusuf Ahmed was elected on Oct 2004 in Kenya, to lead the country out of 18 years of anarchy and civil war that paralyzed Somalia. His election restored...
January 05, 2009
Geographically, Djibouti is located at North-West of Somaliland. The famous city of Zayla at Sarar region of Somaliland serves as major trade link between the two countries; the countries exchange millions of dollars in trade every year. both Djibouti and Somaliland share common major businessmen.
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December 30, 2008
Writing someone´s career obituary whilst breathing is a dicey predicament, but in rare circumstances, it´s sufficiently apt. This is especially the case when the matter is about the person´s tumultuous career: I´m talking about the besieged President of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), Abd...
December 21, 2008
British Somaliland and Italian Somalia joined on 1st July 1960 without having experience of fledging unity. They, only, wanted to see all five parts of Somali-speaking communities in Horn of Africa under one government. They mistakenly believed that similarities in language, religion and color can u...
December 11, 2008
Possible return of Islamists like Al-Shabab to power in lawless Somalia can be danger to all Somalis, neighboring states and international community. Any withdrawal of current African Union (AU) and Ethiopian Forces will leave vacuum, and enable Al-Shabab to grip the control over the country.
Pre...
December 03, 2008
"No ransom paid, but after negotiations, the pirates got off the ship. The Yemeni ship released," Ali Abdi Aware, state minister of the northern province of Puntland, told Reuters.
The Chief-tribes and officials of "Puntland" negotiated with pirates, to release the Yemeni ship. This is very succe...
November 27, 2008
Many readers will wonder the relation between Saudi Arabia and Somali Pirates, and how can they be friends. The answer is very simple; it needs close examination of Saudi relations with Somali warlords and Transitional Government of Somalia (TGS).
The history of Somali pirates goes back to 1998, ...
November 23, 2008
Piracy is most lucrative business in many parts of Somalia including "Puntland" and Central Regions. Piracy attracted many jobless and poor Somalis, because piracy is very big and easy money. Millions of dollars were paid to the Somali pirates from "Puntland", which is much more than national budget...
November 16, 2008
In East Africa, particularly Somalia, instituted as save heaven for terrorist fleeing from Afghanistan and Iraq. The terrorist take advantage of lawlessness and disorder in Somalia from 1991 after collapse of Military Ruler Mohamed Siyad Barre. Ultimately, the threat of jihadi terrorism from Somalia...
WALES SOMALILAND COMMUNITY PRAISED BRITISH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AND FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
November 16, 2008
Britain House of Commons support the people of Somaliland in the recent terrorist attacks in Hargiesa, Capital of Somaliland. The Parliament sent condolences to the government and people of Republic of Somaliland during Parliament meeting on 13th Nov 2008.
The MPs called the government of Gordon ...
November 09, 2008
Somaliland has made notable progress in building peace, security and constitutional democracy within its de facto borders. Hundreds of thousands of refugees and internally displaced people have returned home, tens of thousands of landmines have been removed and destroyed, and clan militias have been...
October 30, 2008
Terrorist bomb attack stroke important places in Hargiesa, Capital of Somaliland, and killed 31 innocent people including students, children, women and elderly. Such barbaric attack was clearly a terrorist plan to disturb the growing democracy in Somaliland particularly on going Electronic Voter Reg...
October 22, 2008
Piracy, kidnapping and hijacking of ships is the most lucrative profession in "Puntland". The leaders of "Puntland" including Adde Mouse and President of Transitional Government of Somalia (TGS) Abdullah Yousuf take a loin's share from this illegal business.
Moreover, Puntland allows human traff...
September 17, 2008
Somalis support Somaliland because they protected the integrity of Somaliland Border. In other hand, Somalia hate "Puntland" because they handed over the entire country to Ethiopians.
August 28, 2008
Africa Report N°110
23 May 2006
This report is also available in French.
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4131
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
On 18 May 2006, the self-declared Republic of Somaliland marked fifteen years since it proclaimed independence from Somalia. A...
August 25, 2008
In the African Union (AU) there are countries that support Somaliland Cause of independence and others oppose it. Somaliland diplomatic fight back to win its lost sovereignty from the failed state of former Somalia, has received daring welcome from many African states. AU recommends the colonial bor...
August 25, 2008
DIPLOMATIC EMBARGO ALIENATES SOMALILAND FROM WORLD
Diplomatic impediment is hampering Self-sufficient Somaliland efforts towards statehood. Somaliland needs to do business with international community and play vital in peace and human rights restoration in the world. If no diplomatic support, Som...
August 25, 2008
"Puntland" is an illegal state formed by Warlord Abdullah Yusuf on tribe bases in 1998. Abdullah claimed parts of Somaliland including Sool and Eastern Sanaag on bases of Tribalism. The below article enlightens the reality in "Puntland" by Somali Intellectual.
Beginign of the article
Puntland: H...
August 21, 2008
Kuwait Energy Company (KEC) has signed a partnership agreement with the Somali government and Indonesia´s PT Medco Energi Internasional Tbk to set up a state oil firm in Somalia. The agreement gives newly established Somali National Petroleum Company (SNPC) 51%, and KEC and Medco will own the remain...
August 19, 2008
The population pyramid, also called age-sex pyramid, of Somaliland displays more than sixty percent are between 15 – 30 years. The young citizens of Somaliland eager to study, and even some sponsor them selves to learn.
Today, large number of students can be seen waiting for classes at the priva...
August 13, 2008
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was established on 25th May 1981 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia between: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and UAE. These countries established open economy and common political agenda. This agreement came after all members agreed fully the terms of the agreement...
August 07, 2008
After Embagati Group appointed Nur Adow the Prime Minister of Transitional Government of Somalia, He worked hard to bridge between the illegitimate Alliance of Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) and Embagati Group led by the Ailing Warlord Abdullah Yusuf. Adow gave much of his time to the stability of ...
August 03, 2008
The German hostages Mr. Jorgan Kantiner and his wife Mrs. Sebina Merck are been held against their will in more than weeks at the mountainous area of Sanaag region. Mr. Jorgan Kantiner is diabetic, which makes his life in danger. Independent journalists, who visited hostages in June 2008, said Mr. K...
July 18, 2008
Recently, International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrant to Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir, charging him with genocide and crimes against humanity in Darfur.
It is true that killing, widely, spread in Darfur region and many innocent children and women is been killed or raped ...
July 15, 2008
As I, always, highlight the illegal activities of the illegitimate state of Puntland inside Somalia and Somaliland. The crimes against Hawiye members in Puntland cities are unacceptable, where Hawiye members is been killed, roped and raped based on their tribe by the Majeerteen militia.
The Hawiy...
July 15, 2008
The below informative article exhibits overall explanation of the situation in the 5th Region of Ethiopian, and illegal activities of ONLF (Ogaden National Liberation Front).
It focuses on situation of Ogaden tribe inthe region.
Opinion by/Ismail Ahmed
Who is in fact responsible for the pres...
July 14, 2008
The intellectual members of Ogaden tribe express eagerness to develop their people in the 5th Region of Ethiopia by providing schools and better health services.
Like M. M. Bakayr, a writer and thinker, prefers the region to be called 5th Region of Ethiopia and its citizens as Somali-Ethiopians....
July 14, 2008
Recently, I read an article published by Propagandist Megalommatis trying to redefine the history in Somaliland and Somalia. He invents new terminologies like "Maakhir Land", "State of Awdal" and even "Isaaq Land". He writes to satisfy his masters and earn food by trying to change the 1000 years old...
July 10, 2008
By Ismail Ahmed
Although Siyad Barre´s regime (ruler of Somalia in 1969-1991) has collapsed like a cardboard castle nearly two decades ago, there is a Somali clan in Eastern Ethiopia that has not yet laid down its arms. For the Ogaden clan, the war is not yet over. The Ogadeni´s erroneous misconce...
July 08, 2008
Somaliland is progressing towards achieving its economy goals on two key commitments including providing education for everyone in the country starting from primary school until university. This commitment is almost accomplished as the students start schooling and enroll the universities in their ow...
June 30, 2008
Today, many people including persuaded Somalis try to put the Somali history into their own tribal desire. Many of such individuals are optimistic to eliminate the history of Somaliland and 26th June 1960 event.
They, usually, misuse the poems and songs of Somaliland´s Independence Day like poem...
June 25, 2008
The students from Sool, Eastern Sanaag and Buuhoodle are taking up the first centralized examinations, after the people of these regions selected democracy and development over Puntland´s destructive and tribalism policies. Today, the students are going through the first ever centralized examinatio...
June 23, 2008
Former Pilot Ahmed Mohamed Hassan was the only Pilot in Somali Air Force with human sense who rejected to kill the civilians in Hargiesa in July 1988. Somali Air Forces bombed Hargiesa city, current Somaliland Capital, killing more than 100,000 children and women in less than two months.
Siyad Ba...
June 17, 2008
Haatuf newspaper is patriotic Somaliland newspaper. Doomsayer and enemy Dr. Mohammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis cannot use Haatuf against Somaliland sovereignty. Megalommatis should know that Haatuf founders were the fathers of SNM - the parent orgaization of Somaliland.
Somali culture, the ladies p...
June 17, 2008
About Somaliland:
Somaliland is a forgotten nation in the Horn of Africa. When the Republic of Somaliland - named after a territory known as British Somaliland before its independence on June 26, 1960 - was born 34 countries recognized it during the rush of independence in Africa in the Sixties.
...
June 16, 2008
After the people of Somaliland regained their independence on 18th May 1990, they passed through difficult times where the enemies plotted plans to fail the nationhood of the country; the enemies created chaos between Somaliland tribes to create instability in the country. Majority of these opponent...
June 15, 2008
Presently, Islam is the most widely practiced religion in the Horn of Africa, including Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eretria. Some of today's Muslims in the region had their ancestors converted from Christianity and others had theirs migrated from the Arab peninsula. Ethnically, these Muslims be...
June 10, 2008
In 27th May 1988, once war erupted in northern regions of Somalia – now, independent Somaliland – the displaced refuges from Hargiesa, Burao and Berbera made shift into UN refuge camps in Ethiopia for three years. The children in the camps attended schools in Ethiopia and some learn Amhari, the offi...
June 04, 2008
Somaliland is committed to uniting the political powers so we move forward stronger and more ready than ever to take back the lost integrity from Somalia.
May 18, 2008
Somaliland is peace paradise surrounded by an ocean of turmoil and anarchy. International Community should support this quality of democracy in Somaliland.
May 15, 2008
Starting from the illegal war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the image of U.S.A deteriorates as time passes. The bad Washington human rights record in Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib Prisons was another blow of Washington's strategy to police around the world.
In Iraq, the people saluted the U.S. and Bri...
May 01, 2008
There is no doubt that Somaliland is a fact, as everybody who visits Somaliland can see with plain eyes. Somaliland integrity and sovereignty does not need blessings of anybody including that of the writer Dr. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis and another anonymous writer who accused Somaliland for c...
April 30, 2008
"La Ya Garad" in Arabic and Somali, which means "No Mr. Garad" in English.
History repeated itself in Laasaanood after the people of Sool evicted the Puntland militia from their territory and redefined Sool as an integral part of Somaliland due to the Puntland´s failed tribalism theory. The rece...
April 29, 2008
Recently, Sencil Council, a leading think-tank in the world, issued its 4th report on Somaliland and Somalia. The report mentions the facts in Somaliland.To see the report: http://www.senliscouncil.net/documents/chronic_failures_war_terror
Somaliland suffered of terrorist attacks long before 9/11...
April 28, 2008
Transitional Government of Somalia (TGS) failed to restored law and order in southern Somalia, including the vicious Mogadishu that paralyzed the country for about two decades. IGAD and Arab League also failed to install government in Somalia after 14 Peace Conferences in Arab and IGAD territories. ...
April 22, 2008
Also called Ethiopian Church, Geez Tewahdo independent Christian patriarchate in Ethiopia holding to Monophysite (q.v.) doctrine, that is, that Christ has only one nature. The church recognizes the honorary primacy of the Coptic patriarch of Alexandria. It is headquartered in Addis Ababa.
Ethiopi...
April 16, 2008
The visit of Somaliland President to London and Washington was successful and productive for three main reasons. First, the trip was the president´s maiden official visit to U.S. and dwelt upon many issues including immigration, security, and development of democracy in Somaliland.
Second, the pr...
April 16, 2008
The future of Somaliland rests in hands of its people, and we know that Somalilanders voted for independence on 18th May 1991 followed by referendum. The Somalilanders winded up any future reunion with failed state of Somalia, according to them. However, the future of Somalia remains uncertain, shak...
April 15, 2008
"If Somaliland fails, Democracy dies in Somalia & Africa"
Africa needs to learn from Somaliland. Free, peace-loving, liberal minded and democratic – these traits were of the denizens of the country were acquired without the assistance of Crisis Defusers and Democracy Mentors.
...
April 15, 2008
U.S. Policy shift
Recently, Somaliland diplomacy regulators attracted Bush Administration. Washington Post newspaper published US Policy shift from what they called "Shaky Transitional Government in Baydhabo" to democratic and stable Somaliland. This official approach is to congeal ties with Somali...