Opinion
President-elect Hassan Sheikh Mohamud - a trailblazer in the second term?
Our sincere congratutlations to the President-elect Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the first ever Somali president indirectly elected for a second term. This ...
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Economic and Financial Reform – an opportunity for the new government
Within the last four years, how much did the Somali government spend on consultants, advising on reform programmes? How many financial and economic re...
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Democracy Taking Shape in Somalia
Following the fall of the military government in 1991, Somali, a country in the Horn of Africa with a population estimated at 15 million, is character...
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Warqad furan “Kiisas xasaasi ah oo u baahan caddaalad”
Warqaddan furan eek u socota madaxweynaha cusub ee Jamhuuriyadda federaalka waxaan kaga hadlayaa caqabadihii ugu waa weynaa ee dalka ka dhacay muddadi...
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President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud: The Second Coming of a Saviour
His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s resounding, landslide victory in the recently concluded historic elections was received nationally ...
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An Open Letter to the President-Elect
Please accept my warm congratulations on a victory that I hope will serve as a moment of unification and progress for our beloved country as per your ...
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Shekadii Xamar Xalwaan, iyo Maxaa laga Baran karaa
Magaalo madaxda Soomaalida, waxay leedahay magacyo badan oo loogu waco, ama loogu wici jiray, sida Xamar, Xamar Cadde, (dheemanka Cad), magaca Muqdish...
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1959: The rebellion of the “Majerteen” MPs (Part Two)
In the last episode on the political crisis which engulfed the Somali government in 1959, we dealt briefly with a dissident faction within the parliam...
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Maxay Doorashadaan Uga Duwaneyd Doorashooyinkii Hore?
Alle weyne ayaa mahad oo dhan u sugnaatay, kaas oo Soomaalida u suurtaggeliyey in ay doorashadii u qabsadaan si nabad ah....
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The five economic priorities for the new president
The presidential honeymoon will be short-lived and the euphoria that greeted president Hassan Sheikh’s election victory will fade away very soon. Wh...
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