Somali state of Jubbaland sacks and replaces Gedo officials for disloyalty
The Jubbaland regional state of Somalia has sacked and replaced two district commissioners and... More 
Kenya opens largest air force base in Garissa
President Uhuru Kenyatta opened the largest air base for the Kenyan military in Garissa... More
Fresh floods displace over 200 families in southern Somali town of Afgoye
River Shabelle has burst its banks again, flooding several neighborhoods of Afgoye town in... More
Army separates warring clan militias in central Somalia
Officials from the Somali National Army (SNA) and tradition elders have successfully separate two... More
Somali opposition leader welcomes deal between gov’t and armed Sufi group
Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, the leader of the opposition Wadajir party, has welcomed resolution of... More
Somali cabinet approves national defense bill
The Somali cabinet today approved a draft law on national defense following a meeting... More
New agreement ends Somali gov’t, Ahlu Sunnah row
The Somali central government has signed a new agreement with moderate Islamist group Ahlu... More
Somali state of Jubbaland sacks and replaces Gedo officials for disloyalty
The Jubbaland regional state of Somalia has sacked and replaced two district commissioners and a deputy governor in the southern Gedo Region.
A directive issued... More
Kenya opens largest air force base in Garissa
President Uhuru Kenyatta opened the largest air base for the Kenyan military in Garissa town today.
Security has been beefed up in the eastern town... More
Fresh floods displace over 200 families in southern Somali town of Afgoye
River Shabelle has burst its banks again, flooding several neighborhoods of Afgoye town in Lower Shabelle Region, southern Somalia.
Some 200 families have been forced... More
Army separates warring clan militias in central Somalia
Officials from the Somali National Army (SNA) and tradition elders have successfully separate two rival clan militias that have been fighting around Afbarwaqo and... More
Somali opposition leader welcomes deal between gov’t and armed Sufi group
Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, the leader of the opposition Wadajir party, has welcomed resolution of the political row between the central government and the moderate... More
Challenges facing merger of Somali opposition parties
In the past few days, there have been meetings that were held in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, between major political parties in the country. The objective of... More .'/wp-
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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 on the 10 biggest hotels in... More
Islam, modernity and Somali youths
An increasing number of Somali youths have recently been abandoning their religion, Islam, and have been unabashedly and openly discussing this fact on social... More
Did Farmajo renounce his U.S. Citizenship voluntarily?
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, announced he relinquished his U.S. citizenship on August 1, 2019. Farmajo was elected President... More
Somalia’s Jubbaland election: A battle between federalists and centrists
The Somali federal member state of Jubbaland, a state that hosts most of the Somali clans in its regions, will hold elections in the... More
Central Somalia state in crisis amid row with moderate Islamist group
Galmudug state was established on 14 August 2006 as local administration in Mudug. However, 11 clans in Mudug and Galgadud regions agreed to unite... More
Mogadishu terror attack: Who was Shawaqar Ibrahim Abdalla?
On Saturday, a regular working day in Somalia, members of the militant group Al-Shabaab stormed in a government building that hosts two ministries of... More
Somalia’s Galmudug Region postpones elections
DHUSAMAREB, SOMALIA — Galmadug postponed elections that were supposed to be held at the end of this year. The leadership of the region declared... 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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Preaching vs Practice: Can Hassan Dahir Aweys be the right person to give a...
By Abdullahi Sammow
It's always useful, or at least fine, to hear the advice of those who have the expertise of a particular subject. Religion... More
IMF flawed approach to Somalia masks deep governance failure
Somalia, 15th October 2019: After 20 years of state-building efforts, is precipitously descending again into deep civil strife because of autocratic, corrupt, incompetent, divisive,... More