Saalax Bidaar
Truthfulness so often goes with ruthlessness
Hargeisa and Mogadishu are still two best Somali cities and clear indication of wealth.
Puntland might be doing ok relative to its small population, but it is hardly a place people look as an example of success story.
Hargeisa and Mogadishu is where it is at.
New York City has more poverty than Minneapolis, but how many people would prefer to live or shop in MPls as oppose to The big apple?
Another point being overlooked here is the fact that both Somaliland and South have experience terrible destruction with the South being prolonged another decade.
Besides the Galkacayo war and the minor battle with the El itihad, Puntland has mostly been spared from the terrible destruction of the civil war. Most of the time diaspora Puntland transfered back to their home region.
In Somaliland, all major cities were destroyed, 95% of urban population were displaced.
From 1988-1991 SNM vs Siyaad Barre wars. Destroyed Hargeisa, Gabiley, Burco and Berbera. Pretty much entire population of these major cities and towns displaced. Rebels controlled all major financial points. Ciidagsle controlled the Hargeisa airport and Isse Muse militia had Berbera on lock.
1991-1993- in limbo. A government was set up, but was weak and had no real budget or army. Some civilians returned.
1994-1997: inter Somaliland civil war.
1997-present. This is the actual time SL has complete peace and civilian population.
SL existed for 27 years in name only. But technically peace and government weren’t in place until 1997, just s year before Puntland was declared.
1991-1997. Somaliland was name only
1997-present, exists both in name and actual.
Hargeisa 1991:
Same road in Hargeisa today
Looks like we been doing something
Puntland might be doing ok relative to its small population, but it is hardly a place people look as an example of success story.
Hargeisa and Mogadishu is where it is at.
New York City has more poverty than Minneapolis, but how many people would prefer to live or shop in MPls as oppose to The big apple?
Another point being overlooked here is the fact that both Somaliland and South have experience terrible destruction with the South being prolonged another decade.
Besides the Galkacayo war and the minor battle with the El itihad, Puntland has mostly been spared from the terrible destruction of the civil war. Most of the time diaspora Puntland transfered back to their home region.
In Somaliland, all major cities were destroyed, 95% of urban population were displaced.
From 1988-1991 SNM vs Siyaad Barre wars. Destroyed Hargeisa, Gabiley, Burco and Berbera. Pretty much entire population of these major cities and towns displaced. Rebels controlled all major financial points. Ciidagsle controlled the Hargeisa airport and Isse Muse militia had Berbera on lock.
1991-1993- in limbo. A government was set up, but was weak and had no real budget or army. Some civilians returned.
1994-1997: inter Somaliland civil war.
1997-present. This is the actual time SL has complete peace and civilian population.
SL existed for 27 years in name only. But technically peace and government weren’t in place until 1997, just s year before Puntland was declared.
1991-1997. Somaliland was name only
1997-present, exists both in name and actual.
Hargeisa 1991:
Same road in Hargeisa today
Looks like we been doing something
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