Day: April 24, 2019

IN DEFENCE OF SOMALI FEDERALISM by Faysal Rooble

تستثمر دولة قطر الخليجية

Garowe ، April 24 ، 2019 – تستثمر دولة قطر الخليجية بكثافة في شركات التنقيب عن النفط والغاز حيث تملك شركة قطر للبترول الكبرى حصة في إيني وكابي وإكسون موبيل وفرنسي توتال ورويال داتش شل وإيني. على وجه الخصوص ، حصلت إيني على امتيازات من الحكومة الكينية لاستكشاف الغاز والنفط في المنطقة الاقتصادية الخالصة من الصومال (المنطقة الاقتصادية الخالصة) والقاري الجرف ، وكينيا بدعوى الخلاف مع الصومال.وبالتالي ، فإن قطر مساهم رئيسي في النزاع البحري الصومالي الكيني والتوتر الدبلوماسي. لا يمكن لقطر أن تكون وسيطًا صادقًا في هذا الأمر بسبب هذا التضارب الخطير في المصالح النفطية ، وبالتأكيد تقف إلى جانب كينيا في هذا النزاع البحري.
لسوء الحظ ، فإن قطر تواجه بشكل خطير ضد المصالح الحيوية للصومال لأنها ضمنت تأثيرًا سياسيًا وماليًا لا مثيل له على الإدارة الحالية للصومال في فارماجو وخاير ، ومع ترويكا فهد خير فارماجو على رأس الصومال ، تتوقع المزيد من المتاعب قادمة بينما قطر ترشو الجميع على طول الطريق.
لا يمكن لقطر أن تكون وسيطًا صادقًا في هذا الأمر بسبب هذا التضارب الخطير في المصالح النفطية ، وبالتأكيد تقف إلى جانب كينيا في هذا النزاع البحري.
لسوء الحظ ، فإن قطر تواجه بشكل خطير ضد المصالح الحيوية للصومال لأنها ضمنت تأثيرًا سياسيًا وماليًا لا مثيل له على الإدارة الحالية للصومال في فارماجو وخاير ، ومع ترويكا فهد خير فارماجو على رأس الصومال ، تتوقع المزيد من المتاعب قادمة بينما قطر ترشو الجميع على طول الطريق.

SOMALIA- KENYA MARITIME DISPUTE AND QATAR CONNECTION

https://ismailwarsame.blog/2019/04/24/somali-kenyan-maritime-dispute-and-qatar-connection/

SOMALIA- KENYA MARITIME DISPUTE AND QATAR CONNECTION

Garowe, April 24, 2019 – the Gulf State of Qatar has been heavily investing in oil and gas exploration firms as the government owned Qatar Petroleum has major shares in Eni, Kaabi, Exxon Mobil, French Total and Royal Dutch Shell, among others. These firms, ENi in particular, had secured blocks of concessions from Kenyan Government to explore gas and oil in Somali EEZ (economic exclusive zone) and Continental Shelf, Kenya claiming these to be under dispute with Somalia.

Qatar, therefore, is a major contributor to Somali-Kenya maritime dispute and diplomatic tension. Qatar cannot be a honest broker in this matter because of this serious conflict of oil interests, and is definitely set to side with Kenya in this maritime dispute.
Unfortunately, Qatar is also dangerously posed against the vital interests of Somalia as it had secured unmatched political and financial influence on the current Somalia’s Administration of Farmaajo and Khayre, and with the Troika of Fahad-Khayre-Farmaajo at helm of Somalia, expect more trouble to come while Qatar is bribing everybody along the way.

LACK OF DEMOCRATIC SPACE

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LACK OF DEMOCRATIC SPACE IN MOGADISHU

Garowe, April 24, 2019 – Political/democratic space is essential in a free and healthy society to debate on issues without fear of bomb-blasts and acts of terrorism by intolerant and extremist elements, on the one hand, and paranoid and suspicious government of its own citizens and opposition politicians in Mogadishu, on the other.

The opposition politicians in Mogadishu, who incite violence, political non-cooperation by creating an atmosphere of hostility and tension that will eventually lead to a situation where the only venue for political gathering and venue for free debate would become only Nairobi are nuts and irresponsible in the extreme.
That is the unfortunate development and prevailing situation in the Somalia’s Capital City today. Sadly, both sides of the debate are accountable to the unsatisfactory state of affairs. Please stop playing games. Stop madness and childish foil play.

One more thing. To humilate and embarass Somali politicians and professionals in-transit at Mogadishu International Airport is new a height of barbaric acts. Former Somali minister of Internal Affairs, Abdi Farah Juxa, and Writer Faysal Rooble, among other prominent persinalities of Puntland origin, were transiting yesterday through Aden Abdulle International Airport enroute Garowe, when they were mistreated by Immigration Officials there and made to pay unlawful fees, according to the former minister, who talked to us on this Site.

Now, who would guarantee that Hargeisa won’t take transiting passengers off the plane and put them in jail?

Some Officials from Somalia’s Federal Government, who declined to identify themselves because they were not authorized to speak on the issue, however, said that the cited politicians and personalities were traveling on foreign passports with the intention to get transferred to a local flight to Garowe, and as such, they would have to go through normal immigration procedures as they had entered Somalia.