Somalia has turned the corner towards stability and progress. By ABDUSALAM OMER
Muqdisho, September 14, 2016: As I looked around the conference room, I was overcome with emotion. I looked around again to take in the historic moments, feelings and thoughts. After this point there...
View ArticleSomalia’s elections: A small, stumbling step on the road to democracy
Somalia’s (s)election may have become a site for competing elites rather than competing visions. But the importance of the imperfect process should not be underestimated. Muqdisho, October 6, 2016: If...
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Educating the Horn: Paving a path to college for Somali youth. By: Ahlaam...
I recently took a trip to Minnesota, home of one of the biggest Somali-diaspora communities in the world. American survey data shows that 1 in 3 Somali Americans live in Minnesota. I’ve never been to...
View ArticleDoorasho Dadban iyo Musharax dadban !
Muqdisho, October 23, 2016: Anigu ma ogi ! waase wax jira oo suuragal ah . Dad baa waxa ay ii sheegeen in qorshe loo degay musharixiinta Madaxtinimo-doonka ah ay sabab u noqotay in qaarkood ay cagta...
View ArticleBreaking Point in Somalia: How state failure was financed and by whom
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2016 An expose on high-level corruption cover-ups, financial mismanagement and budget diversions that purposely sustains the status quo of the failed state. The...
View ArticleUS Heads for Political Showdown with UN
Human Wrongs Watch By Thalif Deen* UNITED NATIONS, Dec 27 2016 (IPS) – The United States has had a longstanding love-hate relationship with the United Nations ever since 1952 when the world body began...
View Article‘Reality Presidency’ and New Diplomacy
Foreign Policy Association | by Abukar Arman – The recent public execution of ‘political correctness’ in the U.S. and other Western countries had an unintended consequence: it has removed the...
View ArticleIndha Cadde ”Qataro Amni ayaa ka dhici kara Muqdisho inta ay socdaan...
Muqdisho | January 5, 2017 – General Sheekh Yuusuf Maxamed Siyaad Indha Cadde, Wasiiru dowlihii hore ee Wasaarada Gaashaandhiga Somaliya, ayaa ka hadlay ammaanka Magaalada Muqdisho, xilli Ururka...
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Madaxweyne loo doortay Qarannimo
Muqdisho | February 9, 2017 – Bulshada Soomaaliyeed waa baa u baryey bilicsan maalin boqran, waayo waxay yegleeleysaa manta oo ay taariikhdu tahay 08/02/2017 Madaxweyno lagu doortay Qarannimo, waa...
View ArticleBlue skies over Somalia
The election of Mohammed Abdullahi Farmajo as Somalia’s president has inspired optimism for the future of Somalia. By Abukar Arman | February 13, 2017 – The stage seemed set for a ceremonial...
View ArticleSomalia sees hope on the horizon, but US partnership is needed
The Hill | By Amb. Awale Kullane | opinion contributor | February 14, 2017 – The election of our new president, Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmajo” Mohamed, signals a progress and a continuing gradual...
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What’s next for Somalia?
Editor’s Note: …. Following Somalia’s presidential election on February 8, Vanda Felbab-Brown writes that the fact that an election took place at all should be considered a success. She examines...
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Somalis greet ‘new dawn’ as US dual national wins presidency
Former prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed promises ‘new beginning’ for beleaguered country Celebrations have erupted on the streets of Somalia after parliamentarians elected a new president,...
View ArticleSomaliland pleads to be removed from Trump’s extreme vetting list
By Stephen Dinan | The Washington Times | March 9, 2017 – Somaliland pleaded with the administration on Thursday to carve the territory out of President Trump’s new extreme vetting policy, but...
View ArticleTaariikh kooban golaha wasiirada RW Khayre
Goobjoog News, waxaa ay akhristayaasheeda u soo gudbineysaa taariikh nololeedka dhammaan wasiirrada xukuumadda Xasan Cali Khayre, wasiirrdan oo ka kooban 26 waxaa lagu dhawaaqay galabtii Talaadada....
View ArticleImaaraadka Carabta Oo Ku Dhawaaqay Ololo Loogu gurmanayo Samata Bixinta...
Muqdisho | April 12, 2017 –Imaaraadka Carabta Oo KU Dhawaaqay Olol Lagu gurmanayo Samata Bixinta Abaarah Soonaaliya Isu tagga Imaaraadka Carabta ayaa ku dhawaaqday barnaamij cusub oo gar-gaar...
View ArticlePM Hassan Khayre: Putting the cart in front of the horse.
Muqdisho | April 12, 2017 – We as decent Somalis welcome the recent new political dispensation in Somalia and any genuine measures to foster good governance. On the other hand, Somalia has been plagued...
View ArticleWasiirka Warfaafinta Oo Sheegay In UK ay Qeeb Katahay Olohalah Lagu...
Muqdisho | Abriil 23, 2017–Wasiirka Warfaafinta ee Soomaaliya, Mudane Cabdiraxmaan Cumar Cismaan (Eng. Yarisow) ayaa shalay kulan dheer la qaatay Safiirka UK ee Soomaaliya David Concar oo ay ka wada...
View ArticleLa Taliyaha dhanka Arrimaha Dhaqaalaha Madaxweynaha oo la magacaabay
Muqdisho | QOL | May 27, 2017——Madaxweynaha Jamhuurayada Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed C/laahi (Farmaajo) ayaa magacabay la taliyihiisa dhanka arrimaha Dhaqaalaha iyo Maamulka. Mudane Farmaajo...
View ArticleWhy Kenya and Ethiopia ought to annex and divide Somalia
This article was published on Oct. 3, 2008, and if you’re a Somali, please in as long as you live. In Summary Since 1960, the country has been a lawless state that is a haven for terrorists and...
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