IGAD leaders discuss Covid-19 response via video conference
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo attended an emergency meeting with leaders of IGAD countries... More 
Slain Nugal governor buried in Puntland capital Garowe
Slain Governor of Nugal Region Abdisalam Hassan Hersi was today buried in the Puntland... More
AU forces in Somalia close Halane camp after Covid-19 case
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has imposed strict measures on access to... More
Somali army says killed 142 Al-Shabaab militants since capturing Janale
The Somali National Army has said that more than 100 Al-Shabaab fighters have been... More
Puntland’s Nugal governor wounded in suicide attack claimed by Al-Shabaab
Nugal Region Governor Abdisalam Hassan Hersi and former regional police chief Farah Galangoli were... More
Somalia senator’s guards kill young man in Galmudug state capital
Guards of Somali Senator Yussuf Gelle Dagey today killed a well known young man... More
Somalia to get three laboratories for Covid-19 testing
The Federal Government of Somalia has requested for three laboratories to test for the... More
IGAD leaders discuss Covid-19 response via video conference
Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo attended an emergency meeting with leaders of IGAD countries to discuss the response to the deadly Covid-19 virus that... More
Slain Nugal governor buried in Puntland capital Garowe
Slain Governor of Nugal Region Abdisalam Hassan Hersi was today buried in the Puntland capital, Garowe.
Governor Hersi succumbed to injuries he sustained after a... More
AU forces in Somalia close Halane camp after Covid-19 case
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has imposed strict measures on access to its military base at the Halane centre.
This was announced in... More
Somali army says killed 142 Al-Shabaab militants since capturing Janale
The Somali National Army has said that more than 100 Al-Shabaab fighters have been killed in recent operations in Janale after the army took... More
Puntland’s Nugal governor wounded in suicide attack claimed by Al-Shabaab
Nugal Region Governor Abdisalam Hassan Hersi and former regional police chief Farah Galangoli were today wounded in a suicide attack in front of 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 upcoming Puntland clans’... More .'/wp-
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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
Who is likely to win Somalia’s Galmudug presidential election?
Taking cues from yesterday’s Galmudug assembly leadership election, won by Mohamed Nur Ga’al, it is now possible to predict the outcome of the presidential... 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.... 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 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
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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Kudos Somalia for debt relief milestone but there’s a long way to go
My congratulations to the federal government for successfully guiding Somalia through the third stage of the debt relief process. It is, however, not good... More
Confronting Farmaajo, Saving Somalia: Now or Never!
By Abdullahi Samoow
Abdullahisamoow@gmail.com
On the 8th of February 2017, Somalis at home and abroad gathered in front of the TV screens to watch the presidential... More