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18 Jun, 7 tweets, 4 min read
@PowerOffGrid & @JikoBioGas are two private companies in Somalia transforming climate crisis to climate boom; introducing innovative customized solar irrigation and biogas in Somalia to end the use of charcoal and fossil fuel dependency to improve food security!
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In order to reduce energy cost & the upfront cost of investing in renewable energy, we have introduced rent-to-own financing for the farmers in Jowhar to pay off a 3kw solar irrigation within a 1yr: Increased irrigated area & number of farmers by 120%
We have provided practical training for Somalia " how to convert animal waste to biogas" for cleaning cooking and fertilizers; investing youth and awareness to combat desertification.
Collaboration between Somalia donors * private via P3 can have tangible results "Addressing local challenges, @JikoBioGas has adopted an innovative business model in Jowhar, Somalia, where they provide free biogas to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)"
esi-africa.com/industry-secto…
We have transformed 1000s of Shabelle river farmers by switching them from climate dependency farming to smart irrigation farmers
The biggest challenge in Somalia besides lack of good governance and aid dependency is that most NGOs and donors working I silo environment, where donors are funding costly fossil fuel projects vs green projects
But once the private sector and Somalia donors collaborate; sustainable development is achievable with proven results that can be replicated or scaled up for future investments. The End.

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10 May
Funniest thing I have seen all day!

A bogus website owned by a shady Canadian & whose public face in Somalia is a guy who wrote for Blackwater owned
@SomaliaReport
now wants to ‘fact check’ Somali media.
@SomaliaReport Mohamed Mubarak @somalianalyst was one of the Somalis paid by Blackwater to exaggerate reports of insecurity in Somalia so Blackwater could use its contact and win contracts to stabilize the country.
washingtonpost.com/local/blackwat…
Here is context of Washington Post👇
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3 May
#Thread Qatar Geopolitical Tango in HoA 1/n
Qatar initial stop at Somaliland was seen as pivoting from Somalia, but I think it’s beyond pivoting:
Qatar's goal is to restore its image as a peacemaker since it was accused of undermining Somalia's instability through Fahad Yasin.
It's possible that Qatar would request @musebihi to allow them to mediate Somaliland & Somalia talks and promise that @M_Farmaajo will not return, this will lift the Farmaajo economic embargo against Somaliland. One would ask how that is going to happen? 2/n
The Qatari delegate met with some of the opposition leaders in Mogadishu declaring that they already cut ties with Fahad and won't fund the Farmaajo election. In addition, Qatar promised to open a diplomatic mission in Hargeysa and bring Qatar Airways
3/n
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22 Mar
#mondaythoughts Sharif Legacy
Before #Hirshabelle formation, Hiiraan admin was well managed, they controlled from Som-Ethio border to Jalalaqsi almost 140km stretch including Matabaan even Sharif visited #Beledwayne without Amisom presence. Sharif had an apportunity...cont.
improved and strengten Hiiraan admin, but chose to bring AMISOM and insecurity ensued to date. Similarly, @HESharifShAhmed dissolved #BenadirState admin and paved his successors to abuse Mogadishu citizens who are taxed without representation. Rather redeem his political mistakes
He is against #BenadirState to have 13 senators and included in the electoral process, but ok Somaliland & Gedo to be included who don't pay god damn taxes- worse an Ethiopian @KhadarGulaid & Hashi Senate leader are unconstitutionally given a power to select Somaliland MPs.
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1 Mar
#Thread All quiet on the home front: Since joining congress in 2017, @IlhanMN has bravely spoken about human rights issues in China, Turkey, Kashmir, Saudi Arabia & Yemen. But the congresswoman has been conspicuously quiet about Somalia. 1/4
Campaigning for @M_Farmaajo in 2017, @IlhanMN claimed that Somalis should filter out the bad news from Somalia. While in congress, this is exactly what has happened. The current admin of Farmaajo has run a vicious war against dissidents, media and the political opposition 2/4
@amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have done an admirable job documenting the war against democracy in Somalia. @ilhanMN’s silence is a disservice to her constituency, many who happen to be of Somali descent. 3/4
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27 Sep 20
#MahadayWayne pre & post-colonial climate change impacts and lack of infrastructure development #Thread
The town is one of the major breadbaskets of Somalia at the Shabelle river. it's extremely vulnerable to floods and droughts. in 1920s it became an Italian colonial army base
The town historic bridge was built in the 1920s, it's structurally obsolete, yet its the most critical infrastructure for the agriculture supply chain, and it's not prioritized in the 2020 -2024 National Development Plan.
The town experience annually flood damages that exceeds $120M based on business community estimate who export sesame and other commodities. The current FGS has completely neglected these major towns within Shablle belt that contribute 60% of somalia GDP.
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31 Jul 19
Post Genale Dawa III Dam NEGATIVE impacts:
1-typically Juba river fills up late March based on 90% probability historical flow shown on Figure-2 from our study, but based on @FAOSWALIM chart at Luuq, it shows drought extension from April- May & photo taken on late April confirms
2-This photo by @UNmigration Juba River at Dolow shows dried up condition in late April.
3- GD3 will impact existing irrigation projects water, let alone future infrastructure investment
4- Ethiopia is planning 2 built 2 more dams GD-5 & GD-6 w/o notifying #Somalia @moewr_so
To do list for FGS:
1- write protest LETTER to Ethiopia gov & @AfDB_Group to stop & desist any future dams that has negative impacted Juba & Shabelle River future water rights.
2-set up water expert committee to explore water trasboundry treaty with Ethiopia per @WorldBank
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