Opinion
Kenya must safeguard coastline
Since the overthrow of Mohamed Siad Barre's government in 1991 and the subsequent civil war the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS) has been and remains...
Read More »The Surprises of Election are on the Horizon
The season of surprise and hope is coming February 8th 2021. Politics is like any other conflict. Backstabbing, cynicism, lies and all other human wic...
Read More »My Mother’s Footsteps
My mother’s first professional job was as a Certified Nurse. I followed her footsteps and today my primary occupation is as a Registered Nurse. My m...
Read More »SOMALIA IS BACK … FROM WHERE? SOMALIA IS on the move …TO WHERE?
As always in Somali politics, those with a vested interest in political power will introduce confusion from different and often unrelated issues, to d...
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The US and UN are Repeating Iraq’s Mistakes in Somalia
The State Department and USAID will invest more than $500 million in Somalia this year. That comes in addition to more than $1 billion in United Natio...
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Kenya: Dialogue Best Option in Kenya-Somalia Tiff
The diplomatic row pitting Kenya against Somalia arising from a protracted maritime territorial dispute is, to say the least, most unfortunate. The tw...
Read More »Kenya’s options thin in ocean boundary duel with Somalia
What has not been stated amid the ranting and raving is that, long before Somalia purported to auction oil blocks in the disputed area, Kenya had done...
Read More »In apologizing, Omar caved in to intimidation
Conservatives, of course, seldom apologize. Their motto is the 3Ds — deny, deceive and distract. And when they do apologize, they usually blame the ...
Read More »Terrorism is not really about religion; it is politics, stupid
Every of our counter-terrorism officials should take a keen interest in what French-American anthropologist Scott Atran says. He is a globally acknowl...
Read More »Make Somalia more stable, habitable to stem terror threat
Writing over two millennia ago, the Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle explained that “nature abhors a vacuum.” The rationale behind his argument...
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