Somali Regional State has 9 zones and 67 woredas. The
region has an estimated land mass of 289,000sq.kms and it is the second largest
region in the country next to Oromia regional state. The regional state is bordering with Kenya,
Somalia, Djibouti Republics and the Oromia, Afar Regional States and Dire Dawa
administrative council.
Saturday, 21 March 2015
CONFLICT RESOLUTION BY SOMALI NORMS
As popular Somali saying of “Ilaahayoow Eexna Ha Nooga Tagin Aqoon La’aana Ha Nagu Cadaabin”
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE HORN OF AFRICA
First,
the most important geographical fact is that most of the horn of Africa is
enclosed between the red sea-gulf of Aden-Indian ocean depression in the east
and the Nile valley in the west, it is important to emphasize that the Nile is
not simply a river but it is life to the whole population of Egypt and to half
the population of Sudan, it is also important to always bear in mid that the
red sea with the Suez canal and the babble al Mandab as its outlet is one of
the major routes for petroleum tankers going to the Mediterranean. Furthermore,
the southern outlet of the red sea is close to the Persian gulf through which
considerable petroleum moves.
Ø Sudan and Eretria
have significant frontage on the red sea,
Ø Djibouti had
commanding position on the gulf of Aden,
Ø Somalia and Kenya
have long coastline on the Indian ocean,
Ø Ethiopia is
the only land-locked state of the horn, but it is still remains the dominant
country in terms of population and resources,
Ø To the east
of the red sea are the most important petroleum producing countries of the
middle east,
The
location of the horn of Africa in the relation to the red sea-gulf of Aden-Indian
ocean depression invites various forms of interventions from at least four
directions:
1.
First, the Arabs as a whole as regional financial powers
desire to exert dominant influence,
2.
Second, the west, especially the us, has three fundamental
interests in the region:
a.
The stability and the security of the petroleum producing
countries of the Arabian peninsula,
b.
The security of the tanker routes,
c.
The protection of the Israeli state.
3.
Third, Israel, because of its intractable problem with Arabs,
had strategic interest in the red sea and the horn of Africa, as the only non-Arab
littoral, as the result of Arab-Israeli conflict sometimes stretches to the
horn,
4.
Fourth, inter-Arab
conflicts also spills over into the horn of Africa when different Arab
countries attempt to outflank each other by establishing especial ties with
some country in the horn.
by: Nageye Ali Khalif
Friday, 13 March 2015
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