Opinion
Advice to pirates
In 1671 when Henry Morgan's buccaneer army streamed out of the jungle to attack the Spanish treasure city of Panama, some of his men wore the ragged r...
Read More »Why UPDF should hand power to Somalia’s pirates and crooks
I am in Bujumbura attending a conference on, of all places, Somalia. On reflection, however, that should not be a surprise seeing that Burundi and Uga...
Read More »Rays of Hope
EID Mubarak! As we celebrate, let us reflect on the developments in our homeland and be guided by the true meaning and significance of EID....
Read More »Hope and urgency in Somalia
In a bold move that reveals his strong political will and willingness to affect change, the new Somali prime minister has appointed 18 ministers to hi...
Read More »Professor Mansuur’s viral BBC interview Clip
As despondent as we have been lately about the state of affairs in Somalia, Professor Abdalla Mansuur’s erudite BBC interview on the Somali issue wa...
Read More »International community is very disappointed with President Sheikh Sharif’s performance so far.
Sheikh Sharif’s appointment of the PM Mohamed A. Mohamed was finally approved by the parliament on October 31, 2010 after the third postponement. Th...
Read More »The meaning of reconciliation: the case of Somalia
This article explains what "reconciliation" means and how the reconciliation process from initiation to evaluation can be successfully completed in So...
Read More »Macnaha dib-u-heshisiin
Waxaa maqaalkan fasiraad looga bixin doonaa macnaha erayga dib-u-heshisiin iyo qaabka dib-u-heshisiin looga fulin karo dalka Soomaaliya....
Read More »Letter to Somalis in the Diaspora:
I am writing this letter to you [Somalis in the Diaspora] with a view to sharing my own predicament in the current situation in Somalia, as well as at...
Read More »Somalia, US, and the Dual-Track Letdown
Somalia in particular and Horn of Africa in general are at such a volatile stage that any misstep -- domestic or foreign -- could only further exacerb...
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