The launch of the Somali version of my book "Between Somaliland and Puntland" (2015) with a new foreword, called "Muranka Xuduudaha" (2026) happened in a very nice way in Lasanod today, thanks to Faatix Cabdiraxmaan and his team! Aad ayaad u mahadsan tahay.
It is likely that a new military base for the Somali National Army will be established near Lasanod. This would mean progress for those supporting a united and stable Somalia. In the face of accelerating interferences from outside, including UAE and Israel in Puntland and Somaliland, and the looming threat emanating from a messianic leadership in Addis dedicated to the spread of a new imperial vision of Ethiopia, it is important to take Soomaaliniimo seriously. Beyond clan differences and personal ambitions, there needs to be an idea of Somalis working for Somalis and for Somalia. Otherwise, there is a real risk that Somalia will be parcelled and partly extinguished from the map. People in the North East state of Somalia have understood this. They stand for Somali unity, against all odds.