Somalia’s 2020/2021 election scenarios amid year of challenges
Elections in Somalia are approaching, with the mandate of the current parliament set to end in 8 months and that of the president in... More 
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
Farmaajo and the Politics of Instability
By Abdifatah Ali Googe
Following the collapse of the government in 1991, Somalia experienced all forms of distraction including years of anarchy, chronic civil war,... More
Somalia’s electoral law debate: A compromise model for 2020/21 polls
The draft electoral law, revised by the parliamentary committee that was assigned that task, is being debated. Discussions are mostly going in one direction,... More
Preaching vs Practice: Is Hassan Dahir Aweys the right person to give a fatwa?
It's always useful, or at least fine, to hear the advice of those who have the expertise of a particular subject. Religion and faith... 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
Remembering Slain Mayor of Mogadishu: Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow)
The late Governor and mayor of Mogadishu Abdirahman Omar Osman, also known as Engineer Yarisow, was a good friend; we have both joined the... 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: 59 years on, it’s time to rise above sub-national identities
Providing new political vision that resuscitate the lost spirit of Somalinimo to eventually reunite the strength in the larger interest of the nation.
As we... More
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Stigma and Business Failure: The story of Somali barbershop owner
I have a passion for the world of entrepreneurs. I tried many different types of business for many years, but my last one was... More
Opinion: Ethiopia’s Civil War: The Tigray Conflict
Civil war breaks out between the Ethiopian federal government, led by the Noble Peace Prize-winning Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, and defiant authority in its ... More
Lack of leadership created a constitutional crisis in Somalia
by Harbi Farah
It has been over 30 years since Somalia descended into full civil war which turned the country into a failed state. Of... More
Climate action for people and planet: The time is now
By António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
In this pivotal year for humanity, now is the time for bold climate action.
The science is irrefutable... More
It is time to tackle sexual abuse and domestic violence across the Horn of...
By Mark T. Jones
In the Horn of Africa and elsewhere the daily litany of human wrongs involving crimes of sexual abuse and domestic violence... More