Opinion
Muxuu sameeyaa keligi’taliyuhu?
Marka hore qofka keligi-taliyaha ah wuxuu geed gaaban iyo mid dheer u korayaa sidii uu kursiga ku heli lahaa ka dib maxaa xiga? Wuxuu qoorta u dheerey...
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Electoral fraud and violence: political accountability in Somalia
Electoral processes are at the core of every democratic society. These processes provide an effective mechanism for the peaceful transfer of power and...
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Why I Oppose Reunion But Fight For Somalia
My name is Ibrahim Hassan Gagale hailing from Somaliland. I strongly oppose any reunion with Somalia because unity has no value in Africa for seeing t...
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The ‘Ghost of Siad Bare’ has come to haunt Somalis
Somalia is currently at a crossroads, and the likelihood of civil strife cannot be discounted....
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After Kabul, is Mogadishu next?
I’ve been mercilessly pilloried in the past when I’ve suggested the Somali state is nonsense on stilts that should be unwound, or dismembered. I u...
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Too early to celebrate a Somalia–Kenya rapprochement
Somalia’s volatile internal politics make reconciliation with Kenya in the immediate future unlikely....
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Somalia’s Politics: Personality Prevails over Substance
As Somalia's politics and election process is on tenterhooks with candidates jockeying for positions in pursuit of power at all costs, it is advisable...
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The 1959 General Elections: A number of problems marred the smooth running of the exercise
The present short piece of writing follows the one appeared on Hiiraan Online Website in August 2021 in which the focus was on the malpractices and ir...
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Somalia points the way to first cashless society
The launch of a national payments system has allowed Somalia to centralise its digital payments. The country is on the cusp of a digital revolution, w...
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Somalia’s Ongoing Political Crisis Exposes Fundamental Problem for U.S. Policy
As the foreign policy community continues to reflect on United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and grapple with the failure of decades-long effo...
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