When you have more money then sense this occurs
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UAE steals old and rare trees from Socotra Island
The UAE has stolen old and rare trees from the Yemeni island of Socotra before stealing large amounts of coral stones, rare birds and so on.
The Island is quite barren and the Somalis near it never had the population (due to lack of fertile lands) to settle in it compared to Yemen.Shouldn't Socorta belong to Somalia? It is in fact closer in proximity to the coast in Somalia than Yemen. I've always wondered how Socorta fell into Yemen's hands rather than Somalia. We are naturally seafaring people so why didn't any ethnic Somalis take the initiative to settle on the Island?
I heard that Keenadiid sold it to the British but I can't find a source. A few Somalis do live there but it's not the most hospitable environment.Shouldn't Socorta belong to Somalia? It is in fact closer in proximity to the coast in Somalia than Yemen. I've always wondered how Socorta fell into Yemen's hands rather than Somalia. We are naturally seafaring people so why didn't any ethnic Somalis take the initiative to settle on the Island?
Shouldn't Socorta belong to Somalia?
Keenadiid sold it to the British
It's a shitty island who cares!! it can't even be used for tourism.I heard that Keenadiid sold it to the British but I can't find a source. A few Somalis do live there but it's not the most hospitable environment.
Could be oil in the region, the fishery industry could extend to the island and Yemen(Arabs) is with breathing distances to Somali naval trade. its an important island to Somali interestsIt's a shitty island who cares!! it can't even be used for tourism.
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Somalis have no initiative. Look up the distance between bauvet island and Norway the country that annexed it to gather resources.One of the biggest embarrassments in Somali history is that little island was never under Somali control, despite its proximity.
Puntland will take that Island in the near future insha'Allah.