Former presidents Mahmud and Sharif hold meeting with Speaker of Lower House of Parliament
Former presidents Hassan Sheikh Mahmud and Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed have held a meeting... More 
Meeting between Somali president, regional leaders fails to materialize
A planned conference bringing together leaders of the federal government and regional states in... More
Somalia resumes local flights as coronavirus infections slow down
Local cargo and passenger flights have resumed in Somalia after months of closure precipitated... More
Al-Shabaab kills Somalia’s Hirshabelle state MP between Jowhar and Bal’ad
The Militant group Al-Shabaaab has claimed responsibility for the killing of MP Mohamed Mahmud... More
Alarm over Somalia election dispute grows
A top pro-government religious scholar has warned of chaos should the country's political stakeholders... More
More than five people killed in separate Mogadishu, Baidoa explosions
The Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militant group has claimed responsibility for two explosions that separately happened... More
Over 70 Somali citizens warn country at risk of imploding in Manifesto
Politicians, academics and members of civil society have issued a manifesto addressed to Somali... More
Former presidents Mahmud and Sharif hold meeting with Speaker of Lower House of Parliament
Former presidents Hassan Sheikh Mahmud and Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed have held a meeting with the Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament Mohamed... More
Meeting between Somali president, regional leaders fails to materialize
A planned conference bringing together leaders of the federal government and regional states in Mogadishu, the first of its kind in two years, has... More
Somalia resumes local flights as coronavirus infections slow down
Local cargo and passenger flights have resumed in Somalia after months of closure precipitated by the global coronavirus pandemic.
Ahmed Moalim Hassan of the Civil... More
Al-Shabaab kills Somalia’s Hirshabelle state MP between Jowhar and Bal’ad
The Militant group Al-Shabaaab has claimed responsibility for the killing of MP Mohamed Mahmud Siyad, a member of the Hirshabelle regional state parliament.
The MP... More
Alarm over Somalia election dispute grows
A top pro-government religious scholar has warned of chaos should the country's political stakeholders fail to reach consensus on the 2020/21 elections.
Sheikh Ali Wajis,... More
Is Somali gov’t hiding something on delay of case with Kenya at ICJ?
On 19 May, the Federal Government of Somalia announced that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) had postponed public hearings on the maritime border case with Kenya,... More .'/wp-
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Somali media under siege from both government and militants
Journalists in Somalia, one of the world's worst places to be a media worker, face relentless harassment and intimidation from local state and non-state... More
Why Somali gov’t is unmoved by the Jubbaland leader’s reconciliation efforts
The Somali Federal Government remains silent on the reconciliation between Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, aka Ahmed Madobe, and his main rivals in the... More
Somalis’ built up frustrations at risk of erupting
The recent protests in the capital Mogadishu were, perhaps, the first expression of years of built up frustration by the public.
The Somali people, especially... More
COVID-19 impact on mental health in Somalia
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked a disturbing negative impact on physical and mental health across the world, and Somalia is not excluded from the... More
Recklessness of current Somali leaders risk sparking new civil war
Last year’s Kuumade community meeting in Kismayo, the Habargidir one that was held in Hobyo, the Mudullod consultative meeting that opened in Mogadishu, the... More
Somalia: Fear of public unrest over unconstitutional, impractical electoral law
The sudden policy change of the International Community in abandoning the support of democratic system of governance for building the Federal Republic of Somalia... More
Government still has chance to form inclusive Galmudug administration
In recent days, there have been growing complaints from political stakeholders of Somalia’s Galmudug regional state over the formation of a new administration for... More
Politics without Principle
There was a post by one young man on Facebook that I found interesting. He said his page was like a billboard that More 
Dangerous logic used by Al-Shabaab to justify killing civilians
I watched two videos, each at least an hour long, released by Al-Shabaab and documenting the group’s attacks More
Challenges galore as new UN envoy arrives in Somalia
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr James Swan, is this week expected to arrive in Somalia. Weighty...
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Somalia: One-person one vote election and 4.5 clan system are incompatible
The bicameral parliament committee tasked with the completion of election regulations has proposed the allocation of seven Upper House seats for Banadir Region, even... More
Re-visiting the Federal system of Somalia The Case of Hir-Shabelle
Introduction
There are quite a lot of historical incidents that justify and can be of reference to the internal driving forces of a federal system... More