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PUNTLAND POST 2019 PERSON INSIDE THIS ISSUE OF THE YEAR

1. Puntland Post 2019 Person Said Abdullahi Dani

of the Year 2. Somali Think Tanks:

Purveyors of Clannish Palaver 3. Parallel Justice System of

Al-shabaab Seeks to Undermine the Federal Judiciary 4. Memoirs of an SNM

Veteran 5. Somali Parliament Passes the Electoral Bill 6. Lasanod: A City Reaping Said Abdullahi Dani: President of Puntland State Benefits of Reconstruction st 7. Hassan Garayd: A Shining In 2019 Puntland celebrated its 21 Light in the Somali anniversary. The federal member state Performance Arts founded as an autonomous administration 8. People in Puntland’s in August 1998 chose a middle path Easternmost Districts Address Infrastructure between secession proclaimed in Burao in

Disadvantage Through a 1991 and the perpetual strife Southern parts Self-help Scheme From page 1 9. An Interview with Zecharias of were undergoing during the From the above data one can Zelalem on the Ethiopian 1990s. This policy inferchoice that 89.9% reflects of domestic how

Media Landscape Puntland articulatedrevenues a vision get of incurred a new as expenditure. 11% of the total

Somalia based on federalism.expenditure President will go to Said public services. Ministries that directly

Abdullahi Deni is contribute the sixth to thePresident economy – of

Puntland State.

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Puntland Post does not amount to a break-up capital to undermine Puntland of Somalia. Since Somalia is still by denying the Federal Member 2019 Person of the one country in the eyes of the State its share in training for the United Nations President, army despite President Deni Year President Deni’s policy has the heading a new administration potential to become a conflict that has committed itself to (from page 1 ) resolution example to be security reforms to address In January 2019 when he won followed by other Somali common security challenges Puntland Presidency against an political actors. posed by transnational terrorists incumbent, Dr Abdiweli and their allies. President Deni has reiterated he Mohamed Ali, Deni had no is committed to rectifying As a former Minister of the illusions about the enormity of governance flaws without Federal Ministry of Planning challenges his administration is blaming his predecessors. He under President Hassan Sheikh facing partly because of the took upon himself the Mohamud, President Deni is outmoded system of responsibility to conduct a pilot aware that collaboration governance Puntland has been local elections in Puntland. This between Federal Member States utilising since 1998. Pragmatism gradualist approach is in sharp and the Federal Government is a is the path Deni has taken to contrast with the policy to key aspect of maintaining the show the mettle to face myriad introduce political parties in a progress made towards challenges ranging from a society where clan identity, reconstituting the Somali state. politically hostile, - rather than ideas, matters. If His focus on genuine based Federal Government, a locals have the right to elect accountability and conflict threat of war from Somaliland their representatives, they will resolution are bedrocks of the administration insisting on the be able hold their strategy that his administration sanctity of colonial borders to representatives at state and seeks to operationalise in bid to threats of ISIS and Al-shabaab in federal levels accountable for revitalise Puntland State of mountainous areas in Puntland. not honouring their campaign Somalia. Deni has praised President Deni adopted a promises. The second from the Southwest policy different from his advantage local elections will State for their entrepreneurship predecessors’. have lies in reducing the powers and active citizenship to of the executive. In essence, contribute to the economy of He extended an olive branch to President Deni seeks to cede Puntland. Our choice for 2019 Somaliland Administration by more powers for the sake of Person of the Year falls on not questioning the right of accountability at all levels in President Said Abdullahi Deni Somaliland Ministers to visit Puntland. of Puntland State of Somalia. their district of origin in Sool. Deni understands better that The Federal Government of © 2020 Puntland Post Monthly Somaliland’s sovereignty claim Somalia spent a lot of political

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Somali Think former War-torn society Project. unsubstantiated reports. Hiraal Puntland Development and Institute argued in a report that Tanks: Purveyors Research Centre , Academy for Al-shabaab transported heavy Peace and Development in arms to Northern Somalia. The of Clannish Hargeysa and Center for founder of Hiraal Institute, Palaver Research and Dialogue in Hussein Sheikh-Ali was a Mogadishu have pioneered National Security Advisor for By Ali Dahir Gedow research into governance, the Federal Government. He peace-making and the role of was privy to unclassified In December 2019 issue of traditional leaders in post-1991 intelligence although Federal Puntland Post Monthly, the essay Somalia. With the establishment Government does not share by Samiya Lerew has probably of Heritage Institute for Policy intelligence with Federal touched a raw nerve of Studies (HIPS) the pace of Member States. In a country that purveyors of clannish narrative wars has quickened. has not fully recovered from supremacy that violently Other think tanks have followed state collapse and subsequent replaced a belonging based on in the footsteps of HIPS. Somali civil war, the role think tanks citizenship after the collapse of Agenda, Somali Institute for play in Somalia is akin to the the state in 1991. Her essay and Development Research and role of a clan’s mouthpiece. the work of Professor Mohamed Analysis (SIDRA), Hiraal Conformity with the outlook of Abdulkadir Enow fill a vacuum Institute, Odoros Center, the politically dominant group created by armed clans’ retreat Horizon Institute and Center for is not only the weakness of into clan fiefdoms. The political Policy are some of the new think Somali think tanks, but it also marginalisation of Somalis tanks. What those think tanks devalues the commitment to known as Others has taken a have in common is a tendency to objectivity and free inquiry new form: think tanks turn a blind eye to political and expected of researchers. Some deepening the narratives of economic inequalities suffered questions that think tanks have dispossession have made their by Somalia’s marginalised yet to address are: the economic presence felt in the marketplace clans. marginalisation of Somalis of clannish palaver. classified as minorities; unfair “Conformity with the The efflorescence of think tanks competition; livelihood in Somalia gives the impression outlook of the politically challenges facing internally that the trend portends a switch dominant group is not only displaced peoples; comparative to a culture of deliberations and the weakness of Somali study on property rights in critical thinking within the think tanks” Somalia intelligentsia. The new type of Somali think tanks differ from Somali think tanks do not research organisations that disclose sources of funding. emerged under the wing of the Some think tanks publish

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Parallel Justice A compliant goes to an Al- Al-shabaab was behind the shabaab base to open a property assassination of two of his System of Al- dispute case file. Al-shabaab associates — General Goobaale courts telephone or text the and Yusuf Mire Seraar in shabaab Seeks to litigant in question. Mogadishu and Dhuusamareeb respectively. Al-shabaab is Undermine the The Banadir regional court believed to levy tax on many administration improved its businesses in Mogadishu. The Federal Judiciary operations despite backlog of Chairman of the Somali cases dating back to Chamber of Commence, Abdi It is not secret that Al-shabaab 2013. Recently General Yusuf Abshir Dhoreh, told the VOA telephones litigants to M. Siad (Indha’adde), the Somali Service that “there is adjudicate property disputes in former Defence Chief of the evidence about Al-shabaab tax Mogadishu. Al-shabaab used Union of Islamic levies upon imports at edicts to return many properties Courts, seemed to have lent Mogadishu Port”. The Federal in Mogadishu to rightful owners credence to Al-shabaab justice Ministry of Finance has not between 2009 and 2011, when it system when he had argued that commented on Dhoreh’s claim. controlled a two-third of the he preferred an Al-shabaab capital city. The proscribed court to the Federal group lost ground to the Somali Government courts “if Al- © 2020 Puntland Post Monthly government forces and shabaab will spare my AMISOM but the perceived life”. General Indha’adde has reliability of its judges to deal questioned the court’s process with property disputes swiftly to start a property dispute case Advertise with Puntland

has not waned. against him. He has a sound Post Monthly and reason to avoid approaching Al- Puntlandpost.net. For shabaab court system. rates please email:

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Dhoreh: Al-shabaab levies tax Memoirs of an General Yusuf: Feels wronged

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SNM (Days to Remember), it is the first book by a former SNM The Somali Parliament passed the Veteran member to reconstruct key electoral bill that will be the basis stages of the second armed for one person, one vote elections The long-awaited memoirs of opposition against the military to be held in Somalia in 2021. the literary historian and SNM dictatorship. Political parties will participate in veteran, Boobe Yuusuf Du’aleh, the poll 50 years after a military was launched at Maansoor junta overthrew a democratically Hotel in Hargeysa. elected government in October 1969. The passing of the electoral bill comes in the wake of a joint statement of Somalia’s international partners in which

they cautioned against term Boobe: “This books contains lessons extension for the incumbent about what we have been through”. government. Article six of the The fourth President of electoral bill states the winning Somaliland, Ahmed Mohamad party with 51% of votes cast will Mohamud, appointed Boobe as nominate the President. Given the Information Minister in 2010. number of political parties, if result is based on the number of He lost his cabinet portfolio constituencies a party wins or the after a minor reshuffle. Boobe is number of the total votes it remembered for serialising in The book chronicles the garners, a coalition government Somali websites his experience tribulations of citizens and may emerge. How a departure in government. He was the from the ineffectual 4.5 power- armed encounters between director of the Somaliland sharing could enhance SNM fighters and the Somali Academy of Peace and governance in Somalia while the Army under the former military Development. Boobe published same political class dominates the regime. Boobe joined SNM early a collection of essays, and co- political scene is difficult to 1980s following a journalistic edited the anthology of the foresee. The poll will not take career as a member of the poems of the patriotic Somali place in areas under the control of former Somalia Revolutionary Somaliland Administration, poet, Abdullahi Suldan Socialist Party to whose which does not recognise the Tima’adde. organ, Halgan, he contributed Federal Government of Somalia. © 2020 Puntland Post Monthly and co-edited. © 2020 Puntland Post Monthly Boobe urged people not to take offence at the initiative to Lasanod: A City publish the book about SNM. Somali Parliament Passes the Reaping Benefits Entitled Dharaaraa Ina Soo Maray Electoral Bill

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of Reconstruction regional association with budget by 2% into reality. Garowe. The military The collapse of Start-up businesses are on regime leaders resolved to governmental system in the rise. Lasanod hosts help Garowe retain name of Somalia in 1991 has given diverse business Nugaal to create a new opportunities for self- communities that show region, Sool, with four reliance-based commitment to start districts: Lasanod, Taleh, reconstruction to major businesses outside their Aynaba and Huddun. cities such as Lasanod, the region of origin. Business administrative capital of owners from the Southwest Sool region. The sprawling State of Somalia have Lasanod is among cities district has a unique history started many businesses in that have gone through in the post-colonial state Lasanod. One of the demographic and economic that emerged after the markets in Lasanod is changes because of the former popularly known as RRA internally displaced people and the British Protectorate Market, named after the whom the civil war in united to form the Republic organisation that liberated Southern Somalia of Somalia. Bay and Bakool in 1999. uprooted.

The military regime The disputed territory subsumed Lasanod under designation has not dented the regional jurisdiction of the confidence of investors. Nugaal, with Garowe as its Puntland and Somaliland administrative capital – the claim Sool on different seat of the governor. During grounds but the Hargeisa- 1980s the regime reversed based administration this policy to make Lasanod controls most districts in into the administrative Sool. The Somaliland capital of a new region, East-West Transport Government invested in Sool. Company has sponsored infrastructure, educational sport competitions in People wonder why Sool is and health projects in Lasanod the region in which Nugaal Lasanod. Thanks to University is located. It is Somaliland Development not trivial to state Lasanod Fund allocations for a gains a lot from its ties region that has not yet seen A stroll along the main exemplified by Nugaal Somaliland governments Lasanod market will let your valley in the ex-British turn a legislation to eyes grab different types Somaliland and its one-time increase the regional

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of goods in the market, that has weathered political gentrifying the capital city of mostly imports such as storms caused by claims electrical goods, mobile and counter-claims of phones and accessories, Puntland and Somaliland Puntland, Garowe. clothes, footwear, jewellery Administrations. NECSOM has cut prices of and milk powder. People © 2020 Puntland Post Monthly electricity for its customers can shop until midnight due to the peaceful atmosphere At NESCOM you will meet there. dedicated management and trained staff. Other discernible progress in Lasanod are residential For more details, please contact us on: development projects. Diaspora communities Telephone: originating from Sool +252907794117/+2529077941959/+2 invested in the lucrative real 52907790495/+2525843333 estate sector, a reason why Email: [email protected] the land price has soared. Website: http://www.necsom.com/ Local transport, taxis and the auto rickshaw known NECSOM is a Somali utility locally as bajaj, operate in company founded in 2003. It Lasanod. Somaliland supplies Garowe, the Government has built administrative capital of Puntland several roads in Lasanod to round-the-clock electricity. GRADE A PREMIER & boost the local economy. NESCSOM has partnered with utility companies in Kismayo, WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT Lasanod boasts two COMPANY Bosaso and other towns in universities and one health Somalia. institute and many private Tailor-made, all-in-one Several years ago, NECSOM software, web solution: domain schools. Like other parts of name registration, hosting and Somalia, educational began to utilise solar and wind application development. energy to diversify its sources of inequality is a problem that energy. has not been fully Email: [email protected] addressed by authorities. In NECSOM plays a key role in www.ramaas.com December last year the first contributing to economic Book Fair organised by infrastructures in Puntland. Hassan Garayd: A Somaliland Government Maintaining security, and was held in Lasanod, a city shining light in

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Somali Cidi daaqin baad tee Hassan Garayd elucidated his approach to deciding how a Cawo waxaa leh Performance Arts singer or vocalist will sing a Ama ciil bixi lahaa song. “I take into account Hassan Sabriye better known as emotion of the song-writer Calaf nimuu ku siiyoo Hassan Garayd was born in before deciding how the song Hiiraan during 1940s. The Cunto ku la wadaagood will be sung by a singer. I present-day Somali young Gogol ku la cawaysaa should know the context" said generation might not know his Hassan Garayd said. contribution to countless Somali A rough translation of the lines songs they enjoy listening to or from the song: In 1967 Hassan joined Radio watching on TV. Hassan is what Mogadishu Troupe. In 1969 the “Like the grapes of farms Somalis calls laxamiiste – the military regime rebranded person who teaches the singer Or evergreen jungle Radio Mogadishu Troupe as Waaberi (Dawn). “ The late how to sing the song once the A vegetation-enveloped land composer hands over lyrics to Mohamed Ali Kaariye came up Hassan. The popular Somali TV Like Caad and Garloogubey* with name Waaberi " Dawn") Hassan added. interviewer, Xasan Serbiya, Covered in lush interviewed Hassan Garayd *Caad & Garloogubey are Over which a gazelle romp nearly two years ago. Hassan towns in the Somali region of Garayd put a tune to a song That none has browsed you are Ethiopia first in 1968. It is a song co-sung Lucky is the one by Mohamed Ahmed Kuluc and Halima Khalif Magool ( both Who would throw resentment deceased). Mohamed With whom destiny united you © Puntland Post Monthly, 2020 Mohamud Yasin ( aka Dheeg), now a member of Somaliland To share food Council of Elders ( Guurti) And bedspread with you” wrote the song of which the following lines are part: People in Puntland’s Easternmost Districts Sida canabka beeraha Address Ama kayn caleenliyo Infrastructure Dhul cagaarku siman yahay Disadvantages

Caad iyo Garloogubay Through a Self-help Scheme Cosobkii ku yaalloo Hassan Gareed playing his lute Muudiye is a settlement in Cawshu gaardiyaysoo Gardafui. It is 300 KM to

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Bosaso, the commercial city of opportunities for Bari Puntland. It takes 10 hours to region. Such an initiative will travel between Muudiye and have positive impact Habbo, Boosaso due to the layout of the Mur’anyo and associated unpaved road without uphills. hamlets. The road from Alula to the countryside ends at Hursalle By Dr. Ahmed Maskax

The terrain between Hursalle and Muudiye is classified as Adeegga Kayd ee Shirkadda Korontada plateau with three uphills. NECSOM ee Garoowe Hursalle residents have begun a shirkadda Golis A Garowe-based Electricity self-help scheme at a nearby Macmiil, Company uphill. Muudiye residents have Haddii aad iska diiwaangalisey added 25 KM to the gravel road. adeegga Kayd, Numbarradaadii Shirkadda tamarta ma kaydsatay? Soomaaliyeed ee NECSOM Fadlan si laguugu kaydiyo waxaa la asaasay 2003dii, nambarradaada aadna hadhow, waxayna koronto 24-ka saac ah haddii moobaylku kaa lumo, dib ugu heli kartid nambarradaadii, siisaa magaalada Garoowe, fadlan marka hore ku wareeji SIM caasimadda Puntland. Waa card aad leedah kaaga shirkadda kaliya ee Soomaaliya numbarada kuugu jira qolofkaaga(mobaylkaaga) ku oo bixisa adeeg koronto isku si u wareeji SIM card-ka aad leedahay shaqaysa habeen iyo maalin. oo raac tallaabooyinkan: 1. Tag calaamadda contacts ee NECSOM oo bahwadaag la ah saaran shaashadda shirkadaha korontada 2. Kaddib soo fur dhibcaha Kismaayo, Boosaaso iyo saddexda ah ee is kor saaran magaalooyin kale, waxay kana muuqda dhanka ku beegan midigtaada ama saddexda sanadihii u dambeeyay No obstacle is too xariijimmo ee ku beegan billowday isticmaalka insurmountable bidixdaada, oo dusha sare cadceedda iyo dabaysha. saaran. They aim to work on the 3. Kaddibna dooro Manage Shirkadda NECSOM waxay contacts remaining 20 KM to make easy kaalin mug leh ka qaadataa for drivers to travel on the gravel 4. kaddib dooro Import/export kaabayaasha dhaqaalaha dalka, road. The main barrier that contacts make travelling between Alula 5. kaddib dooro Export. sugidda amniga iyo kor u and Bosaso a difficult journey 6. Kaddib dooro kaarka SIM 1 qaadista bilicda magaalada ama SIM 2. are two uphills over which cars caasimada u ah Puntland, 7. Kaddib gal Adeegga Kayd oo and lorries cannot drive. Once dheh Kaydi kaddibna OK dooro si Garowe. those two uphills get flattened or nambarradu u kaydsamaan. NECSOM waxay made less risky for drivers, travelling to Alula will be macaamiisheeda u sameysay enjoyable and unlock economic

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An Interview with

Zecharias Zelalem on the Ethiopian Media Landscape

Zecharias Zelalem is a Why Türkiye Scholarships? journalist with Addis

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Standard, “a monthly social, such as terrorism and treason. governments using loosely economic and political news Today, this is no longer the case. interpreted litigation to muzzle magazine published and My own outlet, Addis Standard internal dissent. The most distributed by Jakenn was forced to shut down its infamous example of this is the Publishing Plc”. magazine production in 2016 2009 Anti Terror Proclamation. when the government This proclamation was on paper appointed command post designed to punish those who threatened to take action against preach hate and terrorism. But any outlets publishing news in the end, the 2009 Anti Terror critical of the government. The Proclamation was used to arrest likes of OMN and ESAT were activists, journalists and plenty banned and anyone caught of outspoken scholars who giving information to these criticized the government. This outlets would be arrested. is what we are accustomed to Today this is no longer the case. in Ethiopia. Hopefully, with the These outlets and many more new government promising to are allowed to operate openly in be one that implements true

the country. This was a very reform and calls for A cover story written by encouraging initiative when accountability even at the state Zecharias Zelalem ushered in. level...we will see a change in attitude among the country's

Puntland Post Monthly: The leaders. As I said, it is in the Puntland Post Monthly: Ethiopian Parliament has hands of the government and of A peaceful transfer of power to passed a law about this I am cautiously optimistic. ok place in Ethiopia in 2018. H dissemination of hatred. How Puntland Post Monthly: There ow has the liberalisation of PM can the Ethiopian Government are several diaspora-owned Dr Abiy Ahmed affected the prevent the use of this media outlets such as media landscape in Ethiopia? legislation as a tool to stifle Zehabesha, Borkena, Oromia debate? Media Network and Tigrai Zecharias: One of the things we Online. They wield much must accredit the current influence partly because their government with is the changes Zecharias: The Ethiopian messages are aimed at specific permitted in the media government is in the process of nationalities. How can landscape. Prior to 2018, media passing the law via the the Ethiopia-based media outlets were clamped down parliament but it hasn't been upon and Ethiopia was one of officially written into law yet. houses offset polarising the world's top jailer of How will this be prevented from messages without unwittingly journalists. So many writers and being used to stifle debate? This becoming a mouthpiece of the bloggers were given sentences is very much in the hands of the Ethiopian Government? ranging from 6 or ten years, to government. Ethiopia has had Zecharias: About the media even life in prison for charges such a dark history of outlets, there needs to be

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increased professionalism in the Zecharias: About the from their phones for a brief domain. The four media outlets newspapers, I know of some read make the task at hand you listed are known for newspapers in languages other much more difficult. But at least spreading propaganda and for than Amharic, but they are very today, greater freedoms for their biased reports. They are few. There aren't enough papers journalists and media outlets mouthpieces for various sides of in Afaan Oromo, Somali, have been won thanks to the the Ethiopian partisan political Tigrigna and other languages, change in administration and sector. They aren't outlets that especially in Addis Ababa. For above all, thanks to the follow the norms of journalism. much of the last 50 years, countless youths who protested They have large followings initiatives to see papers in and died between 2015-2017 to among those who believe in and languages other than Amharic bring an end to espouse their political thrive were quashed by the authoritarianism. I do hope with ideologies. Media outlets must Ethiopian state. The Imperial these newly gained freedoms be able to respect the norms of era Ethiopian government for we will see an increase of journalism to avoid being either instance, frowned upon any sort Oromo, Somali, Tigrigna government mouthpieces or of sincere effort to see an newspapers and magazines political propaganda bullhorns. increased availability of who uphold the values of ethical Right now, many Ethiopian so literature in languages other journalism. called media portals are having than Amharic. In some parts of trouble respecting this and the country today, such as today, a select few are Tigray, it is still impossible to Puntland Post Monthly: How considered credible. This I start independent media outlets, easier is it for an investor to believe is due primarily to the as the regional government launch a media enterprise government's restrictions on continued to prohibit locals or buy shares of newspapers or free speech and media freedoms from engaging in any sort of TV stations in Ethiopia? over the past three decades. journalism that is unaffiliated Hopefully, over the next few with the region's controlled Zecharias: I don't have detailed years, the credible outlets will outlets. But elsewhere in the knowledge to provide you with be filtered out and rise to country, there are greater in depth answers to these increased relevance and those freedoms and hopefully we will questions. But I do know that its who spread inflammatory see changes in this regard. One quite difficult and costly to messages and pander to divisive aspect we must take into simply establish such outlets. politics will be identified by account is the fact that the print When Abiy Ahmed came Ethiopians as being lower level media production is being to power last year and tabloid media outlets. slowed due to the widespread announced that there would be availability of online reform allowing media Puntland Post Monthly: As far alternatives. This is the freedoms, many diaspora based you know are there local challenge newspapers are facing media heads announced their newspapers in local languages around the world of course. The intentions to return to Ethiopia and start up their other than Amharic? increase in costs and the difficulty of luring readers away own networks. But most of

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those I know who planned on Puntland Post Monthly: What this is all too often lost when a operating television outlets are challenges facing local city dweller in a cafe in Addis have instead transitioned to media houses? Ababa writes a story and then basing their televised content on adds a picture he/she found on YouTube channels. Among Zecharias: The problems and Facebook to it. Often this is done those who returned home and challenges are many, but above to suit a narrative and not to air planned on opening TV all Ethiopia lacks a media the views and opinions, desires channels but were forced to culture. Due to decades of and aspirations of the subject in settle for YouTube, Abbay authoritarianism and an the story. Because of this, we Media. There are a number of embedded cultural inability rarely get a glimpse of what newspapers and magazines among Ethiopians to tolerate people in areas like Dessie, who halted production after criticism, we have yet to really Deghabour, Moyale feel, hear merely months. Such see the surge of hard hitting, and aspire to see, as rarely is the endeavours require extensive unbiased, professional effort to include them in a story research and finances. journalism that a country like made, beyond the bare Something that most weren't our's really needs. This is minimum. For me, these are the prepared for when they made something that I hope will greatest challenges news media the move to Ethiopia. I am change as the years go by. Right face. They are challenges unaware of how much it might now, most so called media brought upon by our cost to buy shares in media, but outlets are really fronts for upbringing, culture and attitude it is quite evident that for certain political propaganda. This but also our common history. outlets with larger followings, it needs to change but I'm would cost hundreds of optimistic about what I notice. © Puntland Post Monthly, 2020 thousands, perhaps even Other than that, most media millions of Ethiopian birr. What outlets are based in Addis was widely reported in Ababa and rarely do they send

Ethiopian circles is that correspondents to rural areas renowned activist Jawar of Ethiopia. The country is an Mohammed purchased local extremely diverse one with television outlet LTV for diverse mindsets, mentalities something like 75 -80 million and points of view. Too many Ethiopian birr, which is around Ethiopian media 2.5 million $US. LTV has a large representatives report on stories following. But other than this, from Addis Ababa without my information as to how much making a sincere effort to reach the transaction of shares of and communicate with the specific media companies might people affected. This in itself is a cost is quite minute. form of erasure. There is so much in terms of understanding and context that one can gain by travelling to affected areas and communicating with locals, but

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