#Thread @MohamedHRoble was able to travel to Kenya because of pro-democracy military who temporary blocked temporary last night Villa Somalia when @M_Farmaajo ordered the PM to stay. The irony of this is that it was the PM who pushed out the pro-democracy military from Mogadishu
As I tweeted 3days ago, the pro-democracy militarily entered Mogadishu last week preparing to defend the PM incase Famaajo blocks him to visit Kenya and open direct flights and the commercial bilateral trade between two countries.
Why Farmaajo blocked PM to visit Kenya? Farmaajo only lifeline he has now is the Ethiopian Khat ( drug) revenue ( $500k/day) monopoly run by his brother. The new deal between Uhuru & PM Roble will diminish Farmaajo revenue & disrupt his election rigging scheme for re-election.
This wouldn’t be possible without pressure from Mogadishu business community who lost commodity export revenue from Kenya since Farmaajo politicized Kenya and Somalia relation. Roble is Farmaajo loyalist who believes that he will remain if Farmaajo is re-elected.
This is was eveident lately when Somaliland delegates protested against Roble's decision to accepting Farmaajo loyalists to represent Somaliland; paving Farmaajo to claim the majority of Somaliland delegates without anyone contesting it.

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#Thread Ethiopia has restructured Addis-Djibouti Railwaiway (ADR) line loan of $4.5B for another 30yrs; mainly for two reasons:
1- Abiy gov insisted on electrifying the railway using clean energy from hydropower dams vs fossil fuel; increased d project cost & caused delays
2-The railway link was designed to reduce travel time from 3 days to 12 hrs & running 3 freight/day, because of repeated power outages due to climate change impacts neither travel time was reduced & revenues are realized to date: accumulating Ethiopia's $1B annual debt services.
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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
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#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
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#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. Image
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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#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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