Opinion

My blueprint for a modernised financial system in Somalia

JUN 11, 2017

With the conclusion of the recent Somalia presidential and parliamentary elections, many Somalis see 2017 as the year of political progress. There see...

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Why the campaign against Qatar is doomed

JUN 11, 2017

Saudi Arabia and UAE bit off more than they can chew once they took on Qatar, a country with vast wealth and powerful allies...

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The Suicidal State in Somalia: Book Review

JUN 06, 2017

Several days after a group of Somali military and police officers had overthrown the last civilian government of Somalia on 21 October 1969, Seynab H...

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Aden Abdulla Osman: A Tribute to a Statesman

JUN 03, 2017

Today on 8th June marks the 10th death anniversary of the father of the nation, Aden Abdulla Osman. The first President of Somalia and for more than t...

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Nin sigtay ma noola: Xaalka dacwada badda Soomaaliya

MAY 31, 2017

Akhristow cinwaanka qoraalkeygu ”Nin sigtay ma noola” nuxurkiisu wuxuu xambaarsan yahay sida ay dawladda Kenya qarka ugu saarneyd iney ku guuleysa...

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Stable Somalia Requires Grand Strategy

MAY 30, 2017

As a country, Somalia requires a bold initiative in order to achieve long-term objectives for the stability of the country thus ultimately returning t...

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Three Reasons why we should welcome immigrants.

MAY 30, 2017

Negative attitude towards immigrants has been growing in our country for recent years. The rhetoric that foreign immigrants and returning Somali diasp...

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HORUSOCOD: Spoilers of peace and situational war profiteers

MAY 26, 2017

Here we go again!! As the notorious factionalism and warlordism in Somali politics continuous to rip apart this war-ravaged country, another faction, ...

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Somalia's 2017 Parliament - Opposition without a cause

MAY 20, 2017

Four months is a short period to evaluate a government's performance, bringing down the government by convincing the authority responsible for doing s...

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The Rising Cost of Living in Somaliland: A Threat to Peace and Social Stability

MAY 18, 2017

The cost of living has been going up steadily in Somaliland for the last few months due to depreciation of Somaliland Shillings against the U.S. Dolla...

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