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Update May 29, 2007 by Gur Gharri GSG
News contributor
The Gharri community of North America
conference was concluded on May 28, 2007. Hundreds
of Gharri people and invited guests, including the former MP Mohamud Haji Hassan
Gababa, two well
respected former Gharri freedom fighters and elders Mr. Abdulahi and Abdulqadir
H. Hassan, Current Mandera Central MP Honorable Mr. Bellow Kerow, and members of
Somaliland Isaaq community representative Mr. Hussein Afey.
Also, over 75 business owners and
community members came from 11 States including Chicago, Indiana, Iowa,
Minnesota, Michigan, Missouri, Tennessee, Ohio, Seattle, California, Atlanta,
and participated in the Gharri community of North America annual conference.
They stated that they were so happy and elated upon witnessing such a high-class
worldly conference in the beautiful city of Chicago, ILL. . In addition, young
Gharri women groups attended and participated in the conference. They said that
they are not only so happy to be parts of this great and high class Gharri
community conference, but having participating in it and letting our voice heard
make it so special,
Moyale
On May 26, 2007, the Oromo
People’s Democratic Organization’s representatives and the Ethiopian Somali
Region citizens clashed at the Thathesa, Moyale district over who should conduct
the census and the head of the OPDO’s team sustained serious injuries.
According to information received
from Moyale, Western Gharri Region The Oromo people’s Democratic
organization’s team claimed to have permission from the Somali Region
president Mr. Lugbur for them to carry out census on behalf of the Federal
government. However, the Gharri and the Gabra people began accusing the Oromos
of hiding under the name of Federal government in order to grab their land.
They said that they will not
accept any count unless the Oromo and the Somali people begin counting or
conducting the census count at the same time.
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