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	Somali Region - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Somali (Somali: Gobolka Soomaali; Amharic: ሶማሌ ክልል) is the eastern-most of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia.
		The region borders Kenya to the south-west, the Ethopian regions of Oromia, Afar and Dire Dawa to the west, Djibouti to the north and Somalia to the north, east and south.
		Somali is the working language and is predominantly spoken within the State, constituting 95.9% of languages spoken in the State.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Somali_Region (644 words)

	After the Last Year?s August (2005) Elections and the Somali Region in Ethiopia
		The Somali region in Ethiopia is one of nine autonomous regions that make up Ethiopia and one of the least developed, insecure and unbalanced regions of the whole country.
		Despite the fact that the region’s situation is much better than it was before the autonomy, there have always been factors that have affected the smooth functioning and progress of the region.
		It is time for those who have won their seats in the region’s upper and lower levels to toil in the process of enhancing the living conditions of their respective constituencies and the entire region in general.
	www.hiiraan.com /op/2006/mar/Mohamed_M_Bakayr120306.htm (2461 words)

	Somalia / Ethiopia - Uneasy Relationships
		Ethiopia and Somalia in the 1970s, the collapse of the Somali state in the 1990s, and the Ethiopian-Eritrean border conflict in 1998, have created some of the largest refugee movements in recent history prior to the Great Lakes disaster.
		Competing Somali militia leaders were, for their part, initially willing to use Meles to broker peace talks, as he had links to the old, military dictatorship, while at the same time was perceived as a successful revolutionary and a leading figure in the "new generation" of African leaders.
		Ethiopia was accused of "occupying" the south-central Somali town of Baidoa in June 1999, and denied it strenuously.
	www.somaliawatch.org /archivedec00/010102401.htm (4995 words)

	Ethiopia NICS/RNIS Acticles
		The Somali region is especially at risk (category I), due to poor rainfall and the presence of IDPs.Urgent action is needed in the IDP camps in Somali region where dire living conditions have been reported as well as appalling rates of malnutrition (category I).
		Somali refugees continue to be repatriated from the Somali region.
		The Somali Regional State, known as Region 5, is one of the largest areas in Ethiopia and remains one of the worst affected.
	www.unsystem.org /scn/Publications/RNIS/countries/ethiopia_all.htm (14240 words)

	WHO \| Austrian Development Agency contributes Euro 500,000 for polio eradication in the Somali Region of Ethiopia
		The donation was acquired based on the funding proposal made by the WHO Ethiopia Country Office to overcome the shortfall for the year 2006 polio eradication campaigns and Surveillance in the country.
		The core attention to the Somali Region is due to the fact that the health status of the Region is one of the lowest in the country.
		The Somali Region of Ethiopia borders East Harerge Zone of Oromia Region where the three most recently confirmed wild poliovirus cases were identified.
	www.who.int /countries/eth/news/2006/pr03/en/index.html (414 words)

	Ethiopia (12/06)
		Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered on the north and northeast by Eritrea, on the east by Djibouti and Somalia, on the south by Kenya, and on the west and southwest by Sudan.
		Ethiopia's agriculture is plagued by periodic drought, soil degradation caused by inappropriate agricultural practices and overgrazing, deforestation, high population density, undeveloped water resources, and poor transport infrastructure, making it difficult and expensive to get goods to market.
		Ethiopia was a charter member of the United Nations and took part in UN operations in Korea in 1951 and the Congo in 1960.
	www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/2859.htm (3461 words)

	Somaliuk Your Portal For News, Chat Rooms, Culture, Music, and Forums
		After the Somali government committed Army troops to the Ogaden, the conflict ceased to be a guerrilla action and assumed the form of a conventional war in which armor, mechanized infantry, and air power played decisive roles.
		the somalis were not defeated by ethiopians but by their own feeling of superiority and their inability to see the writing on the wall, that ethiopia cannot fight its way out of a paper bag but always relies on external assistance.
		In 1977, the Somali Army was one of the strongest Armies in Africa.
	www.somaliuk.com /Forums/index.php?topic=2154.0 (3422 words)

	Ogaden draws in tension once more
		The Somali region of Ethiopia, known as Ogaden by most people of Somali origin, is once again at the centre of international tension.
		Ethiopia is alleged to have responded by sending troops to protect Somalia's interim government in Baidoa and issued warnings of dire consequences for the Islamists if they attacked the town.
		The regional administration is weak and has struggled at times to gain legitimacy among residents and to implement effective policies.
	www.hiiraan.com /news2/2006/oct/ogaden_draws_in_tension_once_more_.aspx (811 words)

	Somali region Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Somali region in Eastern Ethiopia comprises 9 zones and has a population of approximately 3.76 million, the majority of whom are pastoralists and agro-pastoralists.
		However, because the Somali region is not covered by the NSP there is a lack of base-line food security data that makes this information difficult to interpret.
		The overall problems with the humanitarian response in the Somali region relate to the lack of a comprehensive surveillance system and the lack of a suitable coordination mechanism and therefore the lack of an integrated response.
	www.ennonline.net /fex/11/ev25.html (1560 words)

	Somalis in Ethiopia
		Ethiopia, with an equal split between Christians and Muslims, hopes to remain a secular state and the government is unlikely to tolerate armed rebellion from Islamic, or any other, extremists.
		The eastern region of Ethiopia is a stronghold of Oromo and Ogadeni opposition parties which boycotted the polls and the site of a low intensity guerrilla war by ethnic militants.
		Somalis remain an at-risk group because of their history of opposition to the Ethiopian state and because the transition to democracy is so recent.
	www.angelfire.com /nf/ogaden/latest.html (6577 words)

	USATODAY.com - Ethiopia's eastern Somali region holds vote (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Voters in the mostly ethnic Somali region, some armed with assault rifles, gathered at sunrise at polling stations to elect 23 federal lawmakers and 168 regional legislators.
		But voting in the Somali region was made difficult by heavy rains, poor communications, the region's nomadic lifestyle and the presence of separatist rebels.
		In a sign that tensions were high, police fired shots into the air to disperse voters who rushed a polling station in the regional capital, Jijiga, to protest delays in voting.
	www.usatoday.com /news/world/2005-08-21-somalia-elections_x.htm (558 words)

	Cessation of livestock exports severely affects the pastoralist economy of Somali
		While this remote, underdeveloped region covers a vast area of the Ethiopian territory, its population is relatively small and predominantly nomadic with up to an estimated 90 per cent of the population deriving their livelihood from pastoralism and animal related activities.
		Currently all meat exports out of Somali Region comprise — in the absence of chilled meat processing facilities — live animals which are "informally" exported to ports in neighbouring Somalia and, especially for the north-western part of the region, to "Somaliland".
		For Somali Region, these remittances, of which the distribution is organised usually quite effectively through a radio communication network, might be also significant, allowing people in economic stress to cope.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /eue_web/Livestock.htm (5023 words)

	news
		Missions in northern and southern parts of Somali Region by the UN Emergency Unit for Ethiopia have confirmed reports by WFP monitors and NGOs working in the region that conditions have continued to improve for the majority of the population of the region over recent weeks.
		In contrast to last year, there is good pasture and water in areas adjoining all the areas of poor rainfall, and where necessary, pastoralists and their herds are migrating to areas they traditionally move to in years of poor rainfall.
		A recent assessment mission by the regional Disaster Prevention and Preparedness Bureau is expected to provide further details on other locations where the drought displaced have gathered over the past year and a half, and recommend action needed to assist the most vulnerable parts of these populations.
	www.ethiopiafirst.com /news2001/jun/Update_on_Somali_Region.html (694 words)

	Nazret.com EthioBlog
		Ethiopia has denied repeated claims that its troops are fighting alongside government militia but admits to having hundreds of military trainers in Baidoa.
		The Islamists also accuse Ethiopia of shelled the town of Bandiradley, 630 kilometres (390 miles) north-east of the capital, Mogadishu, which is the most northern town they control.
		Ethiopia and other states which border Somalia were excluded from contributing to the proposed African peace force.
	nazret.com /blog/index.php?...&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 (2372 words)

	OGADEN ONLINE
		Simultaneous attacks occurred in six places across the region, said Ali Mohammed Kunaye, speaker of the Somali regional parliament, whose home was among those attacked.
		Eastern Ethiopia's Somali region, with a population of around four million, is one of the country's poorest and most remote.
		Polling was delayed in Somali region due to security concerns and heavy rains making some areas inaccessible.
	www.ogaden.com /Ogaden_Jul2605.htm (372 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Although the focus of this report is the Somali region, and many of the issues and recommendations noted here are typical for this region, we anticipate that some will also be relevant to programmes in other drought-affected regions such as the SNNPR and the Amhara region.
		In many regions of Ethiopia, the early warning department of the DPPC in conjunction with SCF-UK monitors the nutrition and food security situation through the nutrition surveillance programme (NSP).
		ICRC is one of the few agencies that have carried out a detailed food security assessment of (part of) the Somali region in order to prioritise geographical areas for intervention prior to the start of their operation.
	www.telecom.net.et /~undp-eue/reports/Somali_mission0800.doc (6191 words)

	UN Aid Team Goes to Somali Region
		Aiming to avert a potential humanitarian catastrophe, United Nations aid coordinators have opened an office in the Somali region of Ethiopia to provide assistance in the areas devastated by drought.
		The number of needy people in Ethiopia's Somali region is higher than previously considered in the current UN-Government appeal.
		But the response has been hampered by the region's insecurity, which is curtailing the movement of aid workers.
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2004/08/06-08-04/UN.htm (218 words)

	RAASO-DEGAANKA QAWMIYADA SHEEKHAASH EE ETHIOPIA
		Apart from the international destabilising factors that destabilise the region, the population of the SNRS also has to sustain the negative impact of conflicts between the regional states, (primarily Oromia and SNRS,) and between fracsections of concerned ethnic groups (such as the Ogaden Tribe and Shekhash tribe, Somali Degodia and the Borana of the Oromo).
		Furthermore, the semi-arid Somali Region and its surrounding lowlands are is extremely drought prone areas.
		Following the introduction of the "ethnic federalism" concept in Ethiopia, the Sheekash, a Hawiye sub-clan which specialiseds in Islamic teaching and used to be spread across Somalia, Kenya, Djibouti and Ethiopia’s Somali Region, have had to identify a home territory to be able to be politically represented in the new system of Ethiopian Ethnic Federalism.
	www.geocities.com /raaso2000 (1499 words)

	Reuters AlertNet - Ethiopia's Somali region hard hit by drought
		ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Nearly 500,000 herdsmen and their livestock in Ethiopia's Somali region are in danger of food shortages due to the failure of October rains, a local official warned on Monday.
		The regional government has allocated $380,000 to help in the emergency but more is needed to avert disaster, Beshir Abdulahi Ayidus, the region's head of development said.
		A U.N. envoy said on Friday the Horn of Africa country had avoided a major drought disaster due to good weather, and the number of people seeking food aid in 2004 was expected to drop to five million from the current 13.2 million.
	www.alertnet.org /thenews/newsdesk/L1737224.htm (566 words)

	SudanTribune article : Somali Islamists withdraw from Ethiopia’s Somali region
		Oct 2, 2006 (MOGADISHU) — The Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) militias, which arrived in Dacdheer in Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State Sunday, pulled back from the area after the arrival of many Ethiopian troops.
		Local resident Abdi Risaq said that three pro-government militiamen and one fighter with the Union of Islamic Courts were killed during Friday’s gunbattle for the village, the AP said.
		The Islamic courts cemented their authority over southern Somalia Saturday when they were handed control of the fertile lower Shabelle region, an area just south of the capital, by an ally, Yusuf Indahaadde.
	www.sudantribune.com /spip.php?article17914 (348 words)

	UNICEF - Ethiopia - Mobile health and nutrition teams aid drought-affected families in Ethiopia
		It is a chain of suffering that spread across Ethiopia’s Somali and Oromia regions, and further afield across the whole Horn of Africa, in the first four months of this year.
		Rain started to fall again in the Somali region during the first week of May. But it arrived too late to help Ahmed’s family.
		Because the predominantly pastoralist population is constantly on the move, UNICEF has worked with the regional health authorities to set up 16 mobile health teams to keep up with more than 1.3 million mobile people.
	www.unicef.org /infobycountry/ethiopia_34025.html (763 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Africa \| Blasts kill five in east Ethiopia
		Government officials blame the region's rebel groups for the blasts.
		The elections are being held later in the Somali region than in the rest of Ethiopia because of security fears, and because it is difficult to reach the area's nomads.
		His house was targeted, along with that of regional parliamentary speaker Ali Kunai.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/africa/4714155.stm (414 words)

	SOMALISTATE.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Almost ten years ago, the Somali nation abolished its central government and thus became a stateless nation.
		The Birth and Rise of Al-Ittihad Al-Islami in the Somali Inhabited Regions in the Horn of Africa
		Fourteen peace conferences were held for Somali factions since 1993 to foster clan reconciliation and restore central....
	www.somalistate.com /opinion (498 words)

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		Deteriorating Terms of Trade The cessation of livestock exports has had a serious impact on the economy of the visited area of Somali Region: cash income from livestock exports, on which prior to the ban the large majority of the population depended, has stopped.
		While generally mentioning “increased theft, gangsterism and armed robberies” administration officials in Hartsheikh pointed out that currently on average every night in the town ten houses get broken into, whereas it used to be “only one or two per night” two months ago.
		While the impact of the ban on livestock breeders might be mainly a forced return to a subsistence economy and is not threatening their existence per se, the situation is quite different for people involved in the broader aspects of the export oriented livestock economy.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /eue_web/Livestock.doc (5064 words)

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		Map shows the contrast in health of vegetation between the current state (October 2004) compared to the short term average for the regions of Ethiopia.
		The October 2004 Food Security Update for Ethiopia from FEWS NET reports that poor seasonal rains from March to September have caused significant crop failure and a weakening of livestock conditions.
		It should be noted that pasture and water availability have been diminishing in these areas due to consecutive poor seasons, seriously affecting livestock and human well-being.
	www.alertnet.org /thefacts/satelliteimages/ETHdrought291004.htm (338 words)

	Global Somali News
		In Ethiopia, continuous heavy rainfall over a forty-eight hour period has caused flooding of the Wabe Shabelle river.
		Many people lost both their houses and their crops in the flood, increasing food insecurity and economic hardship in a region suffering from prolonged drought conditions.
		Areas of the Somali region of Ethiopia remain at risk, due to the rising river level.
	www.somaliherald.com /artman/publish/article_334.shtml (477 words)

	Ethnologue report for language code:som
		Northern Somali is the basis for Standard Somali.
		It is readily intelligible to speakers of Benaadir Somali, but difficult or unintelligible to most Maay and Digil speakers.
		Daarood, Ogaadeen, Dir, Gadabuursi, Hawiye, and Isxaaq are major clan families in Ethiopia.
	www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=som (184 words)

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