The Potential Negative impact of Establishing “Jubaland State” founded on a policy of Exclusion
The aim of this article is not to cause further problems for the southern Somalis consisting of all Somali clans who have all suffered during the last 23 years. The aim to try to help prevent further complications and sufferings of the southern Somali clans that may result from establishing southern Somalia federal sates based on an unfairness and in a way that may exclude certain clans. Up to year 1780 the peoples of Horn of Africa were, among others, those of Abyssinian, Adel, Ajan and Zansibar. By 1859 the peoples have curved up the land among themselves with the Somali and Zanzibar occupying the lion’s share. By 1896, after the European scramble for Africa and their Berlin conference of 1884 the region was subdivided into British, French and Italian colonies. Looking at most of the historical maps one clearly sees that the inhabitants of the area north of river juba were the Rahanwein (DigilMirifle) as they are still today. River Juba is still the Rahanwein’s natural southern