HARGEISA, Somaliland - southern of Somalia is wrestling with virtual anarchy, but entrepreneurs and officials in this relatively stable autonomous part of the North are touting their profits as a model for the leading role of the region towards stability.
Somaliland operates in relative peace since it 1991, declares independence year four democratic elections and promoting private companies and universities and hospitals - although the region lacks even the official international recognition as an independent State.
Press related A suppliers at a trade show in Hargeisa, Somaliland shows off with video conferencing technology.In July Somalilanders elected to lead a new Government of technocrats formed diaspora in the United States, United Kingdom, dusty area Canada that what is home to approximately 3.5 million people of whom tend most herds of cattle, goats and camels, or otherwise have established themselves in the capital, Hargeisa.
Somaliland relies heavily on the private company, its employees to import equipment in the industry to invest and donate to the Government.
The relative stability has spurred new thinking from donors. "I am impressed by what goes on in Somaliland,", said Mark Bowden are UN resident and humanitarian coordinator. Mr Bowden said international aid - currently over $100 million annually – could double next year.
Has boosted the US funding to $26 million US$ 7 million in 2009. The top U.S. diplomat in Africa, Johnnie Carson, recently told the United States a "second track" policy in Somalia would follow that would contain more involvement with Somaliland. $40 Million in aid to Somali Government in Mogadishu in last year, but channels much of its support for the African Union peacekeeping force and aid for the region for groups about pawned the United States to provide the food.
"The United States for some time the taxpayer dollars on a place called Mogadishu, has wasted", said Hussein Abdi Dualeh which newly appointed Minister of mining, energy and water resources in Somaliland had worked until recently in California. In contrast to the Somali capital, he says "We are part of Somalia that works." "Enter here help gets torn apart by grenades."
Because Somaliland recognition as an independent State is missing, can it secure loans from international banks, enter agreements with other Governments or the legal stability demanded by foreign investors.
The international community fears that recognition of Somaliland could lead to further border disputes in Africa. But as the southern borders to collapse, the Somali Government, that thinking begun to change.
In the meantime Somaliland have up officials concentrated that lure back overseas Somali entrepreneurs with low taxes, easy regulation and political stability. "There are a lot of opportunity in Somalia, we have to the masters" said Abdirashid dual, the 36-year-old Chief Executive Dahabshiil group and one of the several members of the diaspora having built the booming business in agriculture, water filling and telecommunications.
Mr dual went to high school in London, then increased the family business, a money transfer service sent funds in and out of Somalia. Dahabshiil has the largest money transfer service in the Horn of Africa, of the estimated $1.6 billion transfer dealing with much home every year to Somalia, including Somaliland become.
The company was from his father in the early 1970s, began to assist Somali money come home workers in Gulf States. As civil war broke out in Somalia in 1989, reduces the business and the family fled to the United Kingdom. The business was revived and now works in 144 countries, including several U.S. States.
By Somaliland out of the reach of the militant said al-Shabaab dominated much of southern of Somalia to the violent extremist group in a character, it will be mobile phone money to prohibit transfer services such as of Jan. 31. A popular way to business transactions in a mainly cash-based economy have become the perform the services, the latest innovations here. In a statement in Arabic, Somali and Spanish Valley Shabaab said the mobile money transfer services had to set to use Muslims by the West.
The Government in Mogadishu said the move was an outlay of al-Shabaab to undermine private sector hard-won economic benefits. The Somali Government, it is only the part of Mogadishu and otherwise nothing in the country since controls largely powerless to stop it.
Al-Shabaab militant who control much of southern and central Somalia, rules by fear. In the past, you have executed those which you defied.
Al-Shabaab has a presence in Somaliland, according to the African Union and Somaliland Government officials. The Somaliland Government was to monitor the militant, aggressive with the help of a largely cooperative population. But the Group and others manage militant to disturb quiet times of the region.
Mr refused cooperative, whose undertaking has a share in a mobile phone transfer service, an opinion on the al-Shabaab say Decree, he was worried that it might annoy the militant.
Mr dual divides his time between London, Dubai and Somaliland and is still family-owned company of Hargeisa simple headquartered in a dusty Street where donkey carts with cars and women in colorful scarves runs small kiosks selling household goods compete.
Shortly after the new President of Somaliland came this year the power he called a meeting with several large businessmen including Mr dual. The previous Government had "zillions" borrowed $ from the private sector, according to a government official. Now it was for more questions.
Mr dual said the contractor agreed to help as long as tried impede their growth the Government. Moreover, Mr dual said he is approximately $1 million each year at hospitals and universities in the community.
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