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
Somalia transition plan on track as Amisom begins exit
On April 30 2018, the African Union Peace and Security Council endorsed the Somalia transition plan. Since then, the AU Mission in Somalia (Amisom)... 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 issues await the... More
Top Opinions
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
The Tragedy of Somali Foreign Policy
By Ahmed Roble
“More than ever, foreign policy is economic policy. The World is competing for resources and global markets.” John Kerry.
Historical Background
The strategic... More
The Consequences of President Farmajo’s Two-Year Term Extension
by Abdirizak M. Diis
A new dawn embarked for Somalis today after thirty years of the collapse of the Siad Barre regime that grabbed power... More