Opinion
A lesson from one of ‘those’ African countries
U.S. President Donald Trump's appalling reference to states in Africa and elsewhere as "shithole" countries earned him well-deserved condemnation. Des...
Read More »When Laws Against Rape Aren’t Enough
GALKAYO, Somalia — In late 2016, the semiautonomous Puntland region of northeastern Somalia passed a landmark sexual-offenses law to widespread inte...
Read More »The Trepidation of Mogadishu Becoming another Regional State
With the latest revelations on last week that the young and dynamic mayor of Mogadishu, Thabit Abdi lost his job because he became an ardent advocate ...
Read More »Disputed Territories in the ex-British Somaliland
The stand-off between Somaliland and Puntland forces at Tukaraq hamlet in Sool reminds Somalis of what Somalia and Ethiopia were going through more th...
Read More »Review of 2017 London Partnership for Somalia
On December 4 and 5, 2017, delegates from the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), Federal Member States (FMS), Benadir Regional Administration (BRA),...
Read More »Somalia: Inflight Passenger Safety Lost in Translation
Aden Adde International Airport provides a snapshot of the progress made in the last five to ten years in Somalia’s air travel. Any given day thousa...
Read More »Araweelo Abroad Is the Website Creating a Safe Space for Somali Women
In this op-ed, Najma Sharif discusses culture site "Araweelo Abroad" and its importance to the Somali diaspora in an age of increased Black Muslim scr...
Read More »Sanaag region and the path forward
WardheerNews recently published an opinion piece The Perils of Arrogance and Clan Chauvinism that made sweeping and quite deceptive statement on Sanaa...
Read More »More airstrikes, less aid not enough to secure Somalia
The end-of-2017 U.S. decision to suspend military aid to the Somali national army until the federal government can demonstrate better accountability a...
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