Opinion

Somalia: Beyond Paris Club Traditional Debt Relief “Cologne Terms”

Somalia: Beyond Paris Club Traditional Debt Relief “Cologne Terms”

NOV 08, 2020

I. Synopsis In this paper, I lay out the debt relief and debt cancellation processes beyond the Paris Club traditional debt relief, and International ...

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Broken Electoral Record: President Farmajo will win reelection.

Broken Electoral Record: President Farmajo will win reelection.

OCT 30, 2020

As the national election approaches, the broad consensus is building among Political pundits and analysts alike that Farmajo, like his predecessors, w...

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Somaliland Sovereignty: President Bihi Must put a Stop to the UN’s  blatant Meddling NOW

Somaliland Sovereignty: President Bihi Must put a Stop to the UN’s blatant Meddling NOW

OCT 28, 2020

This week, the Somaliland government suspended all UN operations in the country until further notice, according to a press release from Somaliland Min...

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To avoid a repeat of the Mogadishu attack, Somali needs biometrics

To avoid a repeat of the Mogadishu attack, Somali needs biometrics

OCT 26, 2020

Three years ago, on 14 October 2017, Somalia experienced a turning point when devastating truck bomb attacks ripped through Mogadishu’s busy Zoobe j...

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In Memoriam and a Call to Action

In Memoriam and a Call to Action

OCT 23, 2020

Earlier this week, Dr Ali Khalif Galaydh passed away in Jijiga, Ethiopia. For many Somalis, he was a methodical statesman, a brilliant orator, and a c...

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Meet Fihima Ismail, a Djiboutian farmer with a penchant for helping

Meet Fihima Ismail, a Djiboutian farmer with a penchant for helping

OCT 20, 2020

Fihima Mohamed Ismail travelled back to her native Djibouti after working in Europe for a decade and found her purpose helping children and widows....

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Somalia. A chronicle of major events in the four weeks leading up to the 1969 Military Take over

OCT 20, 2020

September 5: Egal leaves for the African Summit in Addis Ababa...

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Dr. Ali Khalif Galyadh: A Somali Statesman, a Learned professor and a man of Peace

Dr. Ali Khalif Galyadh: A Somali Statesman, a Learned professor and a man of Peace

OCT 14, 2020

Dr. Ali Khalif Galaydh passed away on 8 October 2020 in Jigjiga after spending nearly three years in Hargeisa waiting for Somaliland's leaders to hono...

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Al Shabaab has created a perfect storm in Somalia

Al Shabaab has created a perfect storm in Somalia

OCT 14, 2020

Al Shabaab has turned into a shadow state and the Somali government, the United Nations and the international community need to reorient their focus....

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Geopolitical risks: Kenya, Somalia at impasse over miraa trade

Geopolitical risks: Kenya, Somalia at impasse over miraa trade

OCT 14, 2020

Kenya, Somalia relations have been at their lowest point in years as the two countries clashed over Indian Ocean Maritime claims, Kenya’s plan to bu...

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