Opinion
1st July 1960: THE YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE
Historians refer to the he year1960 as the Year of Africa because of a series of events that took place during the year, namely the independence of se...
Read More »Destabilizing the Middle East (yet more)
At this point, it’s no great surprise when Donald Trump walks away from past statements in service to some impulse of the moment....
Read More »Why mainstream media failed to read people’s hearts
Recent global developments have proven that the media, polls, and conventional spin doctors have all lost touch with reality. Media speculations and o...
Read More »A divided house cannot stand: Reflections on the Qatar-row
en I first read that Saudi Arabia cut relations with Qatar over alleged statements of the Emir about Iran and Hamas, among others, I was truly sadden....
Read More »Somalia’s neutrality in the Gulf diplomatic crisis
The Somali government’s decision to remain impartial in the current diplomatic crisis between Saudi Arabia and its allies and Qatar is brave decisio...
Read More »atar Punched Above Its Weight. Now It’s Paying the Price.
Despite shrill rhetoric and a punishing embargo, rising tensions in the Persian Gulf do not threaten to pile another war onto a conflict-ridden Middle...
Read More »Talo iyo Taageero
Waxaan doonayaa inaan si kooban ula wadaago aragtidayda ummadda Soomaaliyeed ee jecel dalkooda iyo dadkooda oo ku taamaya inay bal mar helaan dowlad w...
Read More »Trump’s Tomahawk missiles won’t help Somalia find peace
Blowback is already happening in response to President Donald Trump’s foreign policy....
Read More »On the Road to Hope: Somalia’s New Direction
By Abdirahman Omar Osman (Eng. Yarisow) Thursday, June 15, 2017 On February 8, 2017, Somalia witnessed a radical transformation—completely altering...
Read More »Turkey in Africa: New comers, old challenges
"The global growth is creating an international system in which countries in all parts of the world are no longer objects or observers but players in ...
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