Video Djibouti's President war against democracy of Awdal election
In this clip you can see the current MP of Somaliland "Ali Areye" who has a tribal connection threatening on record that he will use Djibouti Arms, Army and Ammunitions with the help of Ismail Omar Guelleh and start killing innocent people
In this clip you can see the current MP of Somaliland "Ali Areye" who has a tribal connection threatening on record that he will use Djibouti Arms, Army and Ammunitions with the help of Ismail Omar Guelleh and start killing innocent people like Kenya event.
The response of Elders was switch and advise that democracy will prevail against dictatorship and warmongers Saylac (Sunatimes) Somaliland beyond the confines of Al Mansour Hotel; The injustice in Zeila Election (Saylac) after the local election To diplomats, NGO wallahs and journalists a visit to Somaliland seems to centre upon the Al-Mansour Hotel in Hargeisa. Strategically, located in the country’s dusty capital, it is redolent in stature at least to the Hotel Sacher in post-war Vienna.
As the Gadaboursi councillors outnumber the Issa councilors
A place of intrigue, political horse trading, and deal brokerage the Al-Mansour
delights in its status as the favorite watering hole of Government Ministers,
trade delegations and those who have yet to develop sufficient spine for a
visit to Mogadishu. Strategically placed within easy reach of key ministries
the hotel delights in its current status as Somaliland’s premier venue for
business meetings, press conferences and official receptions. For all the near
magnetic qualities of a venue such as the Al-Mansour, like all hotels there is
more than a degree of artifice about it. The real Somaliland is to be found
beyond its confines, away from the world of crisply pressed suits, seemingly
limitless expense accounts and the hurried exchange of business cards.
Sadly, even in the largely forgotten regions the khat addled politics of
Hargeisa impacts greatly. Unnecessary grievances are still being forged and
moulded by those whose vocabulary seems to consist of few words other than
Imisa (How much?) and isi , isi (give me, give me). Present and future
tragedies are being shaped, with Somalis such as the Gadaboursi (Samarone) of
the Adal/Awdal Region being marginalised, ignored and unheard. The recent local
elections have thrown up some interesting results, none more so than in the
area around the port town of Saylac (known to the wider world as Zeila) — a
strategically located port, long since coveted by Djibouti. Throughout the
Saylac district ten Gadaboursi and seven Issa councillors have recently been
elected. With an Issa councillor having been mayor for the last eight years,
there should now be a change, as the winning councillors are meant to cast their
vote as to who should become Mayor of Saylac.
As the Gadaboursi councillors outnumber the Issa councillors it is clear to see
that they would provide the winning vote on a Gadaboursi councillor becoming
Mayor. However, the Issa councillors have not hung around for this to happen,
after being called back by the President of Djibouti, they have given us and
left Saylac and returned home to Djibouti, refusing to take part in any
election; branding the whole thing a farce. Historically, the Issa (a clan that
straddles Djibouti and Somaliland) has claimed that the Saylac region belongs
to the Issa and that no one else should be allowed to be the Mayor of the
Saylac region. The Issa are now claiming the local votes were rigged, despite
the fact that the Chairman of the Election Commission, Secretary and First
Chairman all being Issa and confirming that the electoral process had been fair
and above board.
The Issa are outraged at the thought of a Gadaboursi becoming mayor, they feel
the Saylac land belongs to them and they are not prepared to let anyone else
have any control over the area. Such is the indignation that they are prepared
to fight the Gadaboursi people using support from the Djibouti army and its
resources. As if such sabre rattling were not bad enough, matters have
been exacerbated by the actions of President Silanyo of Somaliland. On
the 16th December 2012 President Silanyo was in Djibouti to attend the 40th
anniversary celebration of the Somali becoming a written as well as a spoken language.
When the event had finished Silanyo had a private discussion with President
Guelleh of Djibouti regarding the Saylac election. The ever forceful Guelleh,
made clear his displeasure concerning the result in Saylac election insisted
that Silanyo override the democratic wishes of local people and install an Issa
councillor as mayor. Guelleh went on to threaten President Silanyo, when he made clear that should this not happen,
Djibouti will no longer recognise Somaliland as a country which had previously
been agreed between the two Presidents. Rather than rebuffing this irredentism
on behalf of the Issa, President Silanyo returned to Hargeisa and ordered the
Vice President to ensure that an Issa was appointed Mayor of Saylac. To his
credit the Vice President, thus far, has refused to do this.
Tribal animosity continues to be the wabayo (a poison made by boiling the roots
of the Waba tree) that corrodes the body politic of Somali society. Naturally,
the Gadaboursi feel that they are entitled to stand up for their democratic
rights and regardless of international indifference, are determined to be
heard. They are horrified at the thought of the Presidents of Djibouti and
Somaliland acting in concert to ride roughshod over the will of local people. A
clear sense is emerging that they have been caught in the middle and stifle and
suffocated by Guelleh’s Issa tribe and Silanyo’s Issaq. The last thing the Horn
needs now is the sound of the Giiraar (war song). The power brokers in Djibouti
and Hargeisa would do well to draw back, reassess, engage and support the
regions. Resources, aid and development needs to be shared an equitable manner,
something which manifestly has not been done thus far. What has been happening
in the Adal/Awdal region is a timely reminder that journalists, NGOs and people of goodwill must make a
greater effort to break out from the cosseted environment of hotels such as the
Al-Mansour and discover what is really taking place.
By Mark T Jones
London-based writer and specialist on the Horn of Africa
Below is a clip showing the reactions from the Issa and Gadaboursi people, to
date these clips have not been broadcast which shows that
Video Djibouti's President war against democracy of Awdal election
In this clip you can see the current MP of Somaliland "Ali Areye" who has a tribal connection threatening on record that he will use Djibouti Arms, Army and Ammunitions with the help of Ismail Omar Guelleh and start killing innocent people