Empowering our Community
Haji Mohamed Hussein Hamud was one of the 13 founders in 1943 of what was then known as Somali Youth Club (SYC). When the SYC became a fully-fledged political party in 1947 with the name of Somali Youth League (SYL), Haji Mohamed was chosen as the Leader of th... More »
The Ogaden Somali are split up into five important sub-tr/p/p/p/spapnibes, the Mohamed Zubeir, the Aulihan, the Abd Wak, the Abdullah, and the Magharbul. Two other sub-tribes are of less importance, namely, the Her Mohamed and the Habr Suliman. It is remarkabl... More »
The Lorian district is populated by the Talamuga Ogaden Somali, and the Borana, yet thinly owing to want of rain and the number of places abounding in tsetse fly. In other respects it is similar to the Afmadu district. Of the tribes in Jubaland the Somali are ... More »
The Juba river district reaches from the junction of the Juba and the Daua rivers to Yonti. The right bank is under British rule; the left is in Italian territory. From the village of Dolo, where the Daua and Juba unite, as far down the river as Serenleh (a Br... More »
At Arnoleh [Anooleh] is the only settlement of the Gala tribe in Jubaland, though they are to be found scattered among the Somali throughout the whole country. Monseigneur Taruin Cahaigne, of Harrur in Abyssinia, has suggested, according to Colonel Swayne, tha... More »
The Bajun district consists of Port Durnford, the sub-district of Arnoleh [Anooleh], and a series of small islands adjacent to the coast. The natives include the Bajun, the Boni, and the Gala tribes. The Bajun are a race quite distinct from the Somali, and t... More »
The climate in general is healthy even for Europeans, for although the heat is often intense,1`it is a dry heat very different to that of places to the south. The average coastal temperature is 80?, but inland it is greater. The seasons are as follows : Gu, Th... More »
The Lorian swamp in the north-west corner of the country is in the rainy season for the most part a morass with a circumference of about 60 to 70 miles, but having moderately deep pools of water surrounded by reeds. In the dry season it is a mud flat with a pe... More »
The north-western boundary of Jubaland is a line drawn from the Lorian swamp, passing through the districts of Wajheir and Eil Wak, and terminating at Dolo, on the river Juba. Its south-eastern boundary is the Indian ocean. Its eastern boundary is the river Ju... More »
Fannaaniinta kala ah; Maxamed Xasan Xuseen [Lafoole], Shimaali Axmed Shimaali, Siiddii Cali Winkey, Fanaannada Umu Shariif iyo Fannaaniin kale ayaa maanta kasoo dagay Garoonka Diyaaradaha Magaalada Kismaayo ee Xarunta Gobolka Jubbada Hoose. Fannaaniintan oo u ... More »
President of the Federal Republic of Somalia 55th Anniversary of Independence (when northern regions of Somalia got independence from Britain) 26 June 2015. Today we celebrate one of the most significant moments in Somalia’s history – the moment of our indepen... More »
Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a car bombing in the capital, Mogadishu, that targeted a convoy of vehicles carrying foreign diplomats and left 10 people dead. A vehicle laden with explosives hit the escorts of United Arab Emirates ... More »