Opinion

Boom and bust: the only Somali business cycle.

AUG 25, 2010

In Britain start up businesses have a very high failure rate as at least 1 in 3 of them fails in their first three years. However, despite this grim p...

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Editorial: The Constitution and the Mosque

AUG 23, 2010

President Obama showed his understanding of the Constitution, and his respect for the American people, last week when he defended the right of a Musli...

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Somalia: To Intervene or Not

AUG 22, 2010

On 23 July 2010, just before the African Union Summit in Kampala, the AU Commission Chairperson Jean Ping said that he had asked countries such as Sou...

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The Internet battlefield begins following Puntland’s decisive ground victory

AUG 21, 2010

Let us not kid ourselves: Puntland government forces stormed and seized the makeshift camps used to make bombs and train teenage boys to shoot at "inf...

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Africa Oil war has impacted communities in Galgala, Balanbal and places in the Ogaden

AUG 19, 2010

Ethiopian Army killed and injured civilians in Balanbal district, Central Somalia, an incident believed to have connections to gas and oil exploration...

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President Faroole fumbled the ball!!!

AUG 17, 2010

It is always sad and unfortunate when a war breaks out at any part of Somalia, but there are areas you can expect every hour of our time and some plac...

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How Ethiopia rid itself extremists and got the balance right

AUG 17, 2010

There is confusion which is threatening the existence of the universe. Nearly 10 years ago thugs in the form of Al-Qaeda have attacked the United Stat...

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Congratulations to Lilian and Mohamed

AUG 16, 2010

In the last two years I had the honor of attending two White Coat Ceremonies hosted by the University of Minnesota. The White Coat Ceremony was initia...

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The Galgala conflict and its misleading association with Islamic Extremism

AUG 13, 2010

I visited Galgala in 2005 while doing some volunteer work at the University of East Africa in Bosasso. It is a small village that is off the beaten tr...

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