Opinion
Abiy Ahmed pulls off an astonishing turnaround for Ethiopia
SIX MONTHS ago, Ethiopia appeared trapped in a cycle of unrest, repression and more unrest. Stability in East Africa’s largest country, with a p...
Read More »Creating an enduring constitution for Somalia: a roadmap for the review process
The process of drafting a federal constitution for Somalia dates back to 2004 when a Federal Charter and a federal system of governance were adopted i...
Read More »Pathways for Peace: Reflections from Somalia
Earlier this spring, I was invited to participate in the launch of Pathways for Peace, an important study jointly developed by the UN and World Bank. ...
Read More »The role of civil society in Somalia’s reconstruction: achievements, challenges and opportunities
Somali civil society has played an important role in service delivery for decades, but is beset by challenges that have hindered progress on a number ...
Read More »Dagaalka Tukaraq: labo nin oo bidaar leh oo shanlo ku dagaalamaysa!
Abaahay waa reer Garoowe, Hooyaday waa reer Laascaanood, Saaxiibaday waa reer Hargaisa, Xamar ayaan ku koray, Sinjigaygu waa Soomaali , Diintayduna wa...
Read More »Tukaraq Battle Presages a Wider Conflict
In 2005 when Somaliland and Puntland governments exchanged prisoners in the then Adhicaddeeye frontline, General Abdullahi Arays said both administra...
Read More »May1953.The first Political assassination in Somalia, the case of Ustad Osman Hussein
Perhaps not many people know or heard about Ustad Osman Hussein, a brilliant and honest man, brutally murdered in Mogadiscio on May 26, 1953. Osman wa...
Read More »The Impact of the Gulf Conflict on the Horn of Africa (The Somalia Case)
Soon after the Gulf crisis irrupted in late May 2017, the competing Royal families in the Arabian peninsula shifted their conflict into Africa, polari...
Read More »The Berbera Port Agreement and its Potential Repercussions
Dubai’s state-owned DP World agreement with Somaliland and Ethiopia to manage the Berbera port for the next 30 years or more ......
Read More »How to tame Somalia's political conflicts?
This article attempts to answer what seems to be an old age question; How to tame Somalia's political conflicts? By exploring two themes. 1- Establish...
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