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Northwestern Somali Sea - One of seven major ports in Djibouti.



Northeastern Somali Sea.



Thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected in Somalia.

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(Oct. 22, 2023) --- The International Space Station was orbiting 260 miles above the coast of Somalia on the Indian Northeastern Somali Ocean as Tropical Cyclone Tej was pictured on the Arabian Northeastern Somali Sea approaching the coast of Yemen.



NASA Earth Observatory Image - Northeastern Somali Sea.


On October 20, 2023, at 3:00 p.m., Cyclone Tej" formed in the Arabian Somali Sea with initial wind speeds of 65 km/h. The storm system initially moved in a northeasterly direction at 13 km/h and reached a diameter of 370 kilometers in the meantime. On October 22, 2023, at 21:00, it reached its highest wind speed ever of 202 km/h. This corresponds to a category 3 cyclone.
Tej hit land near the city of Al Ghayzah in Yemen at 09:00 on October 24, 2023. There, the cyclone had a wind speed of 65 km/h and a diameter of 144 kilometers.

The cyclone did not make direct landfall in Somalia. On October 23rd, 2023 at 12:00 am it had the shortest distance at about 236 km northwest of Bereeda in northeastern Somalia, The wind speed there was 187 km/h.


Source: NASA.



Somalia had a lucky escape from Tropical Cyclone Tej, the Cyclone veered towards Yemen and eventually made landfall there.

[AbyssiniaLady]

Central Somali Sea.










Tropical cyclones in the Somali Ocean are becoming more intense and frequent because of rapid heating of the Indian/Somali Ocean, according to Scientists, In Somalia, the most affected regions are Central, Northern and the Eastern part that juts out into the ocean.

Somalia needs to be prepared for worsening cyclones and destructive winds.

[AbyssiniaLady]

Most recent cyclones in Somalia

Cyclonic Storm Sagar was the strongest tropical cyclone to make landfall in Somalia in recorded history until Gati in 2020, 100 people died as a result of Gati with thousands of people and livestock affected by flash flooding, Once a year, Northeastern Somalia is struck by an average of 1 or 2 Tropical cyclones which is classified as a major category 3 cyclone.


Northeastern and Northern Somalia and Somali State in Ethiopia face significant risk from cyclones.

[AbyssiniaLady]

Southern Somali Sea.



Northeastern Somali Sea - Gulf of Berbera - 2019.

This image was taken in the Gulf of Berbera near Bosaso in 2019. by US Navy Ship.

Flying fish are a family of marine ray-finned fish in the order Beloniformes, Somali ocean is known as the sea of the flying fish.

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Somalia is one of the best countries to invest in real estate in the world today.



It's an excerpt from old article but is still relevant today.

[AbyssiniaLady]

Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Fei Shengchao Attends the Somali Blue Economy Investment Conference


2023-11-12 16:59

On 11 November, H.E. Fei Shengchao, Chinese Ambassador to Somalia, attended the Somali Blue Economy Investment Forum and delivered remarks. H.E. Hamza Abdi Barre, Somali Prime Minister, H.E. Ahmed Hassan Aden, Somali Minister of Fisheries and Blue Economy, H.E. Jibril Abdirashid Haji, Somali Minister of Commerce and Industry, H.E. Abdirizak Omar Mohamed, Somali Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources and other Somali government officials, as well as representatives of diplomatic missions and international organizations in Somalia, and entrepreneurs of Somali fishing companies attended the event.



Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Fei Shengchao.



Ambassador Fei said that Somalia has the longest coastline on the African continent, endowed with rich marine resources and huge development potential. China and Somalia’s earliest connection was enabled by the ocean. The two countries had maritime trade relations more than a thousand years ago. Now, China is one of Somalia's largest partners and has carried out fruitful pragmatic cooperation with Somalia in blue economy. China-Somalia fishery cooperation is mutually beneficial and win-win, delivering benefits to the local community. For example, the Chinese fishery vessels were the first foreign ships to employ Somali security guards on board. In 2022, China's blue economy GDP exceeded one trillion US dollars, creating millions of jobs. China will continue to deepen pragmatic cooperation with Somalia, strengthen experience sharing, and provide more cooperation opportunities for the development for Somalia's blue economy.



Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Fei Shengchao.


After the event, Ambassador Fei visited the exhibition of local Somali fishing companies and had cordial communication with the exhibitors.


https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjb_66 ... 81651.html

[AbyssiniaLady]

Northwestern Somali Sea - Djibouti Beach.


Ambassador Fei Shengchao forgot to mention that Somalia not only has the longest coastline on the African continent and the world's richest fishing waters but also the most spectacular pristine beaches that will leave everyone speechless.


Somalia is the perfect spot for paradise seeking beachgoers.

[AbyssiniaLady]

Trillions of barrels of oil and gas, It’s no wonder why U.S. Government is so obsessed with Somalia.




Map showing the location of some of Somalia’s oil and gas blocks. (The Oil Company Coastline’s 7 blocks)




The Oil Company which paid $7 million for the blocks, will begin 3D seismic survey from 1st November 2023 until 31 March 2024. They will then process it over three to four months and they will begin drilling by the second or third quarter of 2025.

• Mogadishu Deep- gas.

• Jubba Deep- oil and gas.

• Mid Somalia High - oil.

• Block 4 - oil and gas.

The Oil Company knows beyond a shadow of a doubt it hit the jackpot and it is excited to drill for oil and gas.

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Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Fei Shengchao Publishes a Signed Article Titled Belt and Road Initiative: A Road of Peace for the New Era







2023-11-12 20:29


Harmonious coexistence has been the aspiration of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping put forth the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with the aim of promoting peaceful development and better lives for the world. Over the past 10 years, the concepts and ideas of this initiative have increasingly come true. Last month, the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) was held in Beijing, and over 10,000 representatives from 151 countries including Somalia and 41 international organizations attended the event.

Nowadays, the world is in great turbulence and transformation. The Palestine-Israel conflict is raging, and the Ukraine crisis is still dragging on. Critical choices have to be made about where humanity should go. Do we choose cooperation or isolation, solidarity or division, going forward together or in our separate ways? The answer upheld in the BRI is multilateralism and building a community with a shared future for mankind, so as to address global challenges and maintain lasting peace together.


President Xi Jinping pointed out in his keynote speech in BRF that humankind is a community with a shared future; win-win cooperation is the sure way to success in launching major initiatives that benefit all; and the Silk Road spirit of peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit is the most important source of strength for Belt and Road cooperation. From Beijing, a clear and unambiguous message has been sent to the world, which is we need unity, cooperation, openness and win-win outcomes, not division, confrontation, isolation or zero-sum mentality. Amid the great transformation unseen in a century, the Belt and Road cooperation will bring much greater energy of stability and peace to the world.





It calls for mutual respect. The BRI was proposed by China and is shared by the world. It is not a soliloquy by China but a chorus of all partner countries, featuring extensive consultation and joint contribution for shared benefit. In pursuing this initiative, China never interferes in other countries’ internal affairs, and it never exports its social system or development model or imposes them on other countries; China does not play geopolitical games, but creates a new model of win-win cooperation; and China wants no blocs for a few but a big family where all countries coexist in harmony.


It pursues win-win results. The BRI aims to build more partnerships and make the pie bigger, and it opposes creating small clubs or seeking selfish interests. Over the past decade, synergy has been fostered between the BRI and the U.N. 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the African Union’s Agenda 2063 as well as other international and regional development strategies. Greater economic integration and deeper cooperation will inject new vigor into global peace and stability. President Xi Jinping pointed out that the modernization China pursues is not for the country alone, but for all developing countries through joint efforts. He announced at the opening ceremony that China will further expand market access; deepen reform in areas including the state-owned enterprises, digital economy, intellectual property and government procurement; and enter into free trade agreements and investment protection treaties with more countries. China’s potential as the world’s largest market will be continuously tapped. Chinese financial institutions will set up new RMB financing windows and support BRI projects based on well-informed studies. China will promote local employment through cooperation projects and carry out 1,000 small-scale livelihood assistance projects. We believe that the materialization of these significant measures will surely provide stronger boost and greater space for global modernization.

It energizes development. Embodied in the BRI is the vision of open, integrated and mutually beneficial cooperation. Somalia joined the BRI in 2018. Under the framework of BRI, China remains Somalia’s largest trading partner for years. China has also staunchly supported Somalia here and on the world stage. In the past year, China provided aids and assistance to Somalia in areas such as security, food, orphans’ care, training and scholarships as well as renovation of hospitals, schools and public institutions buildings. Thanks to the scholarships and funding provided by the Chinese side, hundreds of Somalis including diplomats, military officers, judicial officials, transportation experts, journalists and students have the opportunities to go to China for vocational training or university programs. 





In the early 15th century, Zheng He, a famous Chinese navigator in the Ming Dynasty, made voyages to today’s Mogadishu, a feat that is still remembered today. He won his place in history not as conqueror with warships, guns or swords. Rather, he is remembered as friendly emissary sailing treasure-laden ships. The BRF also proves that peaceful development and win-win cooperation represents the prevailing trend and people’s common aspiration. Cold War-style confrontation and decoupling efforts go against the tide of history and will lead nowhere. China and Somalia are both peace loving nations. On October 27, our two countries both voted for a resolution that calls for a humanitarian truce in Gaza in UN General Assembly, sharing our compassion and sympathy for innocent lives and our desire for peace. China will continue to follow the path of peaceful development, strive to build the Belt and Road into a road of peace, and march hand-in-hand with Somalia and other countries toward security and development for all.

The author is H.E. Fei Shengchao, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Federal Republic of Somalia.


https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/wjb_66 ... 79221.html

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Somalia - the blessed lands.

Jealousy is a terrible disease, Abere is burning inside.




Isiolo- Somali land in Kenya.


This scenic landscapes is also Somali region in Kenya, we should congratulate Somalis.

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Heavy rains and flash flooding killed 208 people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.




In Somalia, which the U.N. said was facing “once-in-a-century flooding,” some people have had to seek refuge on higher ground.Credit...Said Yusuf Warsame/EPA, via Shutterstock


Nov. 23, 2023

Heavy rains and flash flooding killed 208 people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia.

In Somalia, the Juba and Shabelle rivers have burst their banks, washing away homes, farms and livestock as well as bridges and other infrastructure. To date over 1.7 million people are affected by the floods, 456,800 people have been displaced and 96 killed. Heavy rains have intensified in the Northeastern, Galmudug, Southwest, South and Jubaland with further flash flooding anticipated in the coming days and weeks, With above normal rainfall expected to persist until end of December 2023,

In Kenya, the flooding has killed 60 people, uprooted over 15,000 families from their homes and decimated hundreds of acres of farmland and over 1,000 livestock.

In Ethiopia, the Somali regional government has reported that the floods have killed over 52 people, displaced over 39,985 people and affected 108,000 who are facing the loss of their homes and livestock.

[Abere]

I wish Somalia had fertile and all year-round cultivable lands. Seasonal lush green arid patches of areas do not show natural endowment. These kinds of patch areas could also be epicenter of wild fire – often affecting wild life - if there is any.

This one looks from Shire area








Somalia - the blessed lands.

Jealousy is a terrible disease, Abere is burning inside.




Isiolo- Somali land in Kenya.


This scenic landscapes is also Somali region in Kenya, we should congratulate Somalis.

[Somaliman]

I wish Somalia had fertile and all year-round cultivable lands. Seasonal lush green arid patches of areas do not show natural endowment.

Zombie,

We don't give a fu.ck about your wish.

"According to the ninth National Development Plan, and estimates available from the World Bank/FAO report Somalia has about 8.9 million hectares of cultivable land of which almost 2.3 million hectares produce or could produce crops under rainfed conditions. The remaining hectares could produce crops under pump or recession-controlled irrigation, mainly along the two main rivers, the Shabelle and Jubba. However, millions of hectares remain under cultivated."

The green areas in the pictures are in the north of Somalia, and these areas are not notable for being highly cultivable, as two-thirds of all cultivable land (rainfed and irrigated) are located in the southern parts of Somalia.

[AbyssiniaLady]

Somalia.


Yes, it looks like Shire area but it is Somalia, just congratulate them, Abere, you need to travel more, Somalia has some of the richest and most productive of soils in the world, Plains are more suitable to agriculture than hill/plateaus/mountains.






In 2015, Somalia exported a record 5.3 million animals to markets in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is by far the biggest market for livestock from Somalia, with at least 70 percent of Somali exports going to the kingdom. The rest go mostly to other Middle East states such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Yemen, Qatar and Egypt.

Somalia exported about 4.7 million animals in 2013. Sheep and goats account for roughly 80 percent, followed by camels and some cattle.

How is it possible? Abere can tell us.

[Abere]

If wishes were reality, I wish the arid land of Somalia turned into an Amazon jungle in the region. Will that happen in a million year? Shrubs shrubs for camels

Somalia.


Yes, it looks like Shire area but it is Somalia, just congratulate them, Abere, you need to travel more, Somalia has some of the richest and most productive of soils in the world, Plains are more suitable to agriculture than hill/plateaus/mountains.






In 2015, Somalia exported a record 5.3 million animals to markets in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia is by far the biggest market for livestock from Somalia, with at least 70 percent of Somali exports going to the kingdom. The rest go mostly to other Middle East states such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Yemen, Qatar and Egypt.

Somalia exported about 4.7 million animals in 2013. Sheep and goats account for roughly 80 percent, followed by camels and some cattle.

How is it possible? Abere can tell us.

[AbyssiniaLady]

• If wishes were reality, Abere wishes the blessed savanna land of Somalia turned into sahara desert so plants couldn't grow.

• If wishes were reality, he wishes the blessed land of Somalia turned into the world's most populous landlocked country.

For those who don't know, Abere is not Amhara, Amharas are victim of identity theft.


















Somali Bantu.


In the eighteenth and nineteenth century, Bantu Ethnic groups were brought as slaves from Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Malawi to Somalia to work on farms for the Somali people because the most fertile soil in the African continent was and still is indeed in Somalia, Today a large percentage of Somalia population is of Kenyans, Tanzanians, Mozambicans and Malawians origin.

Beautiful Somali Giraffes.



Somalia offers more than just the world's most beautiful beaches, This is free advertisement for the blessed land of Somalia, Recovering from 31 years of American bombardments, A war of aggression.

[AbyssiniaLady]

Beach Sand Minerals - Published in the 1960s by Italy and translated by the USGS in the 1980s.






The beach and dune sands along the entire coastline of Somalia contain Africa's largest reserves of strategic minerals and other rare earth elements essential to many high-tech manufacturing processes.





Southern Somali Sea - Mogadishu Fish Landing Site, Somalia has by far the longest coastline of any country in Africa at roughly 3.333 kilometers and the richest fishing grounds in the world.



In addition to oil and natural gas, Somali seabed contains vast deposits of precious metals, such as copper, iron ore, cobalt, nickel, manganese and rare earth elements, an untapped natural resources that are key in making high technology items, Somalia may as well become a major supplier of these metals in the future.

[AbyssiniaLady]

Djibouti.


Last year, 15 cruise ships visited Djibouti’s ports.




Somalia is preparing to welcome first international tourists in early 2025 for the first time since the US-led coalition invasion of Somalia more than thirty-two years ago, Last year, 15 cruise ships visited Djibouti’s ports.