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Pictures from Nairobi - The 1st SSU Conference in Nairobi, Kenya held at the end of February, 2006.

Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:03:09 -0700

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This conference took place in Baraaka Hotel, Eastleigh in February, 2006. It was attended by delegates from as far as Canada, USA, the UK, Dubai, Somalia, Ethiopia and many others who live and work in Nairobi. At that meeting the Secretary General of the SSU Eng. Abdulkadir Khalif addressed the delegates and expounded on the purpose for which the SSU was created and its aims and objectives. The Secretary General afterwards addressed a press conference attended by more than 12 members of Somali News Media. He answered many questions fielded by the reporters. before the conclusion of the meeting, the Secretary General appointed Mr. Hussein Jaabiri to act as the Director and co-ordinator of SSU activities in the East African Nation.

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Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:32:58 -0700

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Top Picture: (from left to right): Eng. Abdulkadir Khalif, SSU Secretary General(standing); Haji Mohamed Nuur Haji Umarow; Abdirashid Ugaas Ali Damdamle; Haji Adan Ibrahim; Haji Nuur Hussein.

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Fri, 16 Jun 2006 22:25:51 -0700

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More Pictures From the Nairobi Conference.

Maleeshiyada beesha Digil - Toortoorow

Mon, 05 Jun 2006 10:31:58 -0700

The DSA fought and lost a bitter war against the occupiers of the Lower Shabelle and Jubba regions for many years. Its leaders have since either died natural deaths or went into exile overseas. After that Indha Cadde and his cronies in Mogadishu using the financial support syphooned out of public treasury by the short-lived regime of Abdi Qassim strengthened their stranggle-hold over the lands and peoples of those regions. However large areas of those regions outside the main cities still remain off-limits to the enemy. These areas are protected by a new group loosily coming together under the umbrella of a new organization called Darawiishta Aw Digil, or just DD.

Daraawiishta Aw Digil - Pictorial:

Sun, 04 Jun 2006 09:33:12 -0700

This picture was taken outside the small town of Toortooroow. The armed men are members of the Daraawiishta Aw Digil(DD) militia. Every community and clan in the Lower Shabeelle region formed a vigilante group that they arm, feed and train for self-defence. In an event that a clan or farming community is attacked they would mobilise quickly and come to their defence. While each clan maintains its own militia they come together under the umbrella of the DD. The DD has no connection with its predicesor the DSA which is a basically defunct organization.

One Bank Is Not Equal to Another In Afgooye

Sun, 21 May 2006 15:24:52 -0700

If you live in Afgooye today, it is as if as you are living in two different worlds. On one side of that depressed city are old crumbling buildings with narrow streets and streets filled with litter and over-grown bushes. Along its meandering narrow streets fronted by age old homes and their equally emanciated and aging owners are stray goats, cats amd other domesticated animals. On the other side of the river is the portion of the same city which is bustling with activity and commerce. All economic activities of the city are controlled by the military occupiers of Afgooye on this side of the city.

The Old Afgooye Municipal Building.

Sun, 21 May 2006 15:14:21 -0700

This is the old Municipality Building of the City of Afgooye. The once bustling office building with its immaculate architecture and friendly environment is now a shell of a concrete waste permeated by bats and millions of ants and cockroaches. The mayoral wing and the old City Hall are now the living rooms of Internally Displaced Peoples. Other offices in the beautifully crafted building are a shell of its old image.

The Former Animal Orphanage at Afgooye

Sun, 21 May 2006 14:01:32 -0700

The above picture shows the gate of the former Animal Orphanage at Afgooye. In its hey days this facility was home to some of the most rare species of wildlife in the Eastern Africa region. Somalia was once home to many species of wildlife, some of which were not seen anywhere else. The wetlands of the river basin was an ideal habitat for these rare species of some hoofed animals and many species of reptiles and insects. In Somali folklore animals, both wild and domestic have always been used to sweeten stories and songs and many wise sayings and proverbs are based on them. At this facility many monkey species and dear, not to mention the members of the big five, were raised. The Somali National University's faculty of Veterinary Medicine used this facility as a very important dimension to its curriculum.

The old Brick Factory at Afgooge.

Sun, 21 May 2006 13:23:41 -0700

This former Red Brick factory once produced very high quality materials for construction of homes and businesses in most parts of Southern Somalia especially the capital city Mogadishu. It is now a decomposing historial relic that is beyond repair. The machines and other equipment that were once jewels of the construction industry has since been canibalized and exported as scrap metal to the Middle East. The countries of the Middle East is a favorite and convenient destination of many natural and canibilized produce of Somalia. Many items including valuable antiques, expensive jewelry, twisted and packaged scrap metal, even historical monuments and statues have found ready market with the merchants and pirates of illicit goods in the Middle East especially in the United Arab Emirates.

Afgooye General Hospital

Sun, 21 May 2006 12:59:59 -0700

Afgooye General Hospital was a referal hospital for many areas of Shabeelada Hoose communities. Its mordern buildings and facilities now lie in ruins and both domestic animals and their owners now occupy many areas of it. Threes and brush have since grown all over the compound and paperbags, broken furniture and twisted metal are strewn all over. Efforts to rehabilitate these facilities have come to naught because of the reluctance by the occupiers of the city who consider anything and all things that do not either come from them or directly benefit to allow them. This hospital and the community it formerly served have seen better days.

Shabeelle River at Afgooye

Sun, 21 May 2006 12:31:32 -0700

The Shabeelle which originates in the Ethiopian Highlands meanders through the entire territory of central and Southern Somalia. Together with the Jubba River they form the basin that is the bread-basket of Somalia. The two rivers both originate in the Ethiopian Highlands join near the Southern City of Kismanyu before emptying into the Indian Ocean. It was estimated that with appropriate technoligy and goodwill of the rulers of Somalia this basin would sustain the entire food and water needs of the people of Somalia. Somalia produces the best Bananas in the world and the climate and climatic conditions of the basin between the two rivers is capable of producing the best fruits and horticulture which have ready and untapped markets in Europe and the Middle East.

Kuwait Mosque-Afgooye

Sun, 21 May 2006 12:22:57 -0700

This Mosque was built with assistance of funds by the Government and people of the Emirate of Kuwait. It has been in a dare state of disreoair for a long time and efforts to repair it has been hampered by the bureaucratic red-tape imposed by the new Rulers of the District. All economic or other inputs by any individual or institution must first be approved and cleared by the coloniserof the District. Approvals can only be obtaied after a certain percentage of the import is skimed away by the warlords controlling all aspects of public life.

The Gardens of Afgooye.

Sun, 21 May 2006 12:10:15 -0700

The Evergreen Flora in and around Afgooye. Afgooye is famous for its contribution to the agricultural economy of Somalia and as a popular weekend destination for the workers of Mogadishu during its hey days. Most of the facilities and factories that produced goods for both export and local consumption now are largely ruins and relics of history. many of those state and commercial properties have since been either vandalized beyond repair or put to private use by internally displace people (IDP) and warlords alike.

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Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:43:25 -0700