Opinion
Fake Fight: The Quiet Jihadist Takeover of Somalia
On 26 October 2021, I was convicted of espionage by a Somali court and sentenced to five years in prison. The court also ruled that Sahan Research, a ...
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The African Union Should Resolve Somaliland’s Status
Joshua Meservey, senior policy analyst at the Heritage Foundation, advocated in a recent policy paper that the United States recognize Somaliland as a...
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In Support of Ambassador Fei Chengchao’s Article
I read the article published on Hiiraan Online on November 2, 2021 by the ambassador of Peoples Republic of China to Somalia Fei Chengchao titled “D...
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Sida ay TPLF mandaqada Geeska ugu mudday mudacyada mariidka leh
Itoobiya waxay noqotay dalka saddexaad ee dalalka adduunka dadkoodu ka badan yahay 10 malyuun ee tacabka waxsoosaarkoodu aad u kobcay inta u dhaxeeysa...
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China’s Renewed Interest in Somalia: A Cautionary Tale
I read the opinion piece by China’s ambassador to Somalia, Fei Chengchao, entitled: “Distance, time no barrier to China-Somalia ties”, with a gr...
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Distance, time no barrier to China-Somalia ties
Fifty years ago, China restored its lawful seat at the United Nations. The Somalis were as proud and excited as the Chinese, because Somalia was not o...
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Forced Displacement by Somaliland Administration Must Stop
Disingenuous: President Bihi defended the decision to forcibly displace Somali citizens in their homeland....
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Puntland Democratisation Process: A Dream Come True
In the dictionary definition, democracy "is government by the people in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them...
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Kenya's leaders must avoid third crucial miscalculataion
Somalis were never confident that their interests could be protected by “their” government. The primary reasons for that are due to the apparent w...
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The 1959 General Elections, the last held under the Trusteeship Regime
In our recent series of articles on Somali past elections, it was explained how the flawed electoral law of 1958 (Legge N. 26, del 12 Dicembre, 1958) ...
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