Opinion

Waiting to strike the Kenya Defense Force?

DEC 31, 2012

Mogadishu is famous for its destroyed infrastructure. By contrast, Kismayo, home to about 180,000 people, is striking for its lack of infrastructure....

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Somali leaders should stop entertaining the nostalgia 'two state talks'

DEC 30, 2012

In the last two decades, there were much chaos, suffering and little room for substantial and constructive dialogue in Somalia. However, Prime Ministe...

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Somalia’s Oil and Gas Potential

DEC 27, 2012

At the moment, Somalia intends to move forward and give hope to its citizens. In order to do that, it must earn revenue to provide the basics: build s...

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Remittance: Not all good news.

DEC 20, 2012

Billions are sent every year around the world to loved ones, business partners and for community development through remittance companies. For many fr...

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Reflecting on Professor Ahmed Samatar’s Experience as Somali Presidential Candidate and Member of the Federal Parliament

DEC 20, 2012

On Saturday December 15, 2012, Ahmed Samatar told a Somali-Minnesotan crowd in Minneapolis that he left the Somali Federal parliament without permissi...

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The Last Stand of Somalia's Jihad

DEC 18, 2012

KISMAYO, Somalia — Incredibly, this small port city, a study in ruin in a country that is a parable of ruin, boasts two airports. There is the new a...

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SOMALIA: IGAD’s Shocking Memorandum of Understanding

DEC 16, 2012

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the regional organization for East African countries that include, among others, Kenya, Ethiopi...

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Fear tactics by the Mayor keep Lewiston divided

DEC 16, 2012

The Republican Party, delirious with its recent successes but lacking any solutions to the very serious problems that underlie the voters’ unease, h...

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Ethiopia, Kenya decided to takeover Somalia

DEC 14, 2012

In implementing their recently concluded regional security cooperation agreement and reaffirming their indefinite military occupation of Somalia, Ethi...

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Somalia's Intervention at COP 18 in Doha

DEC 14, 2012

The 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 18) and the 8th session of the Par...

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