Opinion

Jubaland: Kenya’s last desperate throw of the dice ahead of ICJ court ruling

JUN 07, 2019

The Indian Ocean maritime boundary dispute between Somalia and Kenya has reached a new level of intensity....

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From 4.5 System to Proportional Representation (PR 101)

JUN 07, 2019

Recently Somalia’s Lower House passed an election law which introduced proportional representation (PR) voting system for 2020/21 elections for parl...

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Somali politicians must think of Community Engagement beyond Ramadan

JUN 03, 2019

Ramadan is a time of self-reflection, purification, improvement and meaningful engagement between people and communities....

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Mental Health issues in the Somali spoken territories and in the Somali Diaspora

MAY 31, 2019

The situation of the mentally ill in all Somali spoken territories is very alarming. The same is in the Somali communities in Diaspora.We hear from Eu...

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The Poisonous Treats in Our Discussions

MAY 31, 2019

I am not trying to shun opinions, but I am trying to reason why injecting biased analyses into the conversations on important issues can be unethical ...

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Terrorising the victims of terror in Somalia

MAY 29, 2019

Somalis are victims of domestic terrorism, and the international community is compounding their misery by undermining their livelihoods as part of the...

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Unfolding Humanitarian Crisis in Somalia Needs Urgent Action

MAY 28, 2019

A recent report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) indicated that at least 4.2 million people in Somalia need urgent...

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Ethiopia’s ups and downs under Abiy’s watch!

MAY 28, 2019

Ethiopia’s communal violence augments since Abiy Ahmed Ali takes the office in April last year. Positively, he has made peace with Eritrea, expedite...

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Turkey’s growing soft power at display in Somalia

MAY 27, 2019

Ever since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s first visit to Somalia in 2011, when he was Turkey’s prime minister, the relations between Somalia and...

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Empty suits and incompetent leaders

MAY 27, 2019

Empty Suits individuals who aren't wise but act wise, They have lines and catchphrases and are masters at posturing. Their answers are always smooth...

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