Opinion

The Message that the Somali Government Must Deliver to COP 18 in Doha

NOV 26, 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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Only in Kenya are victims of terror attacks robbed while they are dying

NOV 26, 2012

Every now and then, I ask myself what it is about Kenya that turns people into shameless, greedy, cruel human beings....

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Canada’s new exiles

NOV 25, 2012

Just days ago, Canada decided to deport Saeed Jama to Somalia. He was convicted of possession of crack for purposes of trafficking and possession of s...

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Working For Better Somalia: the other al-Shabaab

NOV 23, 2012

On one hand, “youth”—as the cliché goes—“are the backbone and the hope of every nation”. On the other hand, youth could be a thorn on the...

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IGAD Strategy for Jubbaland creates ghetto satellites in Somalia

NOV 22, 2012

The first threat is what the former national security advisor of President Jimmy Carter Administration, Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski called “the geopoli...

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Eastleigh bus bombing in the context of the Kenyan invasion of Somalia...

NOV 22, 2012

Somalis in Eastleigh in Nairobi are under siege by stone throwing and machete wielding mobs angered by the recent bus bombing that has killed many peo...

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How Shabaab Is Losing The Battle, But Maybe Winning The War

NOV 22, 2012

The Somali militant group al-Shabaab is currently losing ferocious battles against Kenyan troops in Southern Somalia – part of an African Union pea...

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Honoring a National Hero

NOV 21, 2012

They come from a few blocks away or nearby villages. Some travel as far as a thousand kilometers for a chance to have their heath restored and to rega...

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Geo-resources as revenue generator for the new Somali Government

NOV 20, 2012

Somalia is moving slowly and steadily towards political stability and security. For some this pace is clear to notice and for many the pace is difficu...

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Meles Zenawi's legacy for the Horn of Africa

NOV 17, 2012

Zenawi's regime will be remembered for holding Ethiopia together as one country even under the centripetal ethnic order....

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