Opinion
Somalia at a Crossroads: Which path is the nation taking?
For more than twenty-five years, Somalia has struggled to establish a stable, inclusive, and effective system of governance. During this period, the c...
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Is-khilaafka siyaasadeed ee u dhexeeya hubeynta macawisleyda iyo hub-ka -dhigista Muqadishu
Siyaasadda amni ee Madaxweyne Xassan Sheikh Maxamuud waxay dhalisay dood ballaaran oo dhex martay siyaasiyiinta, aqoonyahannada amniga, iyo guud ahaan...
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Yaa hoggaamin kara mucaaradka si looga gudbo khilaafka siyaasadeed?
Siyaasadda Soomaalia maanta waxay maraysaa marxalad xasaasi ah oo u baahan hoggaan mideeya aragtiyada kala duwan ee mucaaradka isla markaana awood u l...
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Djibouti: The urgency of inclusive growth amid global tensions
As President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh begins his sixth term in office, Djibouti stands at a decisive crossroads. The country continues to post enviable gr...
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Somali Referee Officiating the UEFA Super Cup Finals: More than a football story
Omar Abdulkadir Artan's exclusion from the World Cup generated global controversy and criticism, with many observers arguing that it undermined the to...
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Host the World or Step Aside: The deportation of Omar Artan exposes America’s "Passport Apartheid"
The FIFA World Cup is built on a simple promise: a borderless celebration of human excellence where the only currency that matters is merit. Yet, as t...
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The game theory redefining Somali politics
We tend to look at the politics of Mogadishu as a clash of outsized personalities and historical grievances. But to really understand the high-stakes ...
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It’s a Trumpian World Cup for racism and cynicism – why don’t those who condemned Qatar 2022 say so?
Omar Artan was to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals. A Fifa-certified referee since 2018, Artan officiated at the Africa Cup of N...
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Adan Madobe and the contested Presidency of Southwest State
Somalia’s leadership has a habit of recycling failure. The latest example is Adan Mohamed Nur “Madobe,” now installed as the “president” of ...
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OP-ED: Centralization and Resistance in Somalia
The gunfire that echoed across Mogadishu in early June should dispel any lingering illusion that Somalia's political crisis is merely another dispute ...
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