Opinion

African countries should help resettle Somali refugees being repatriated from Kenya

NOV 02, 2016

After over two decades of hosting the world’s largest refugee camp, the Kenyan government has finally resolved to begin the repatriation of the more...

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Only economic solutions can solve Somalia’s political woes

NOV 02, 2016

With the 2016 presidential contest looming, political stakes are high in Somalia. Yet, it is no secret that this race falls way short of a democratic ...

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Somalia: What is Wrong with us?

OCT 30, 2016

I remember a well Somali scholar giving an Islamic talk on a social media platform. His main argument was how we Somalia are shaming ourselves by not ...

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The Myths of Somalia Elections.

OCT 27, 2016

As Somalia prepare for the indirect elections in October and November 2016, this article seeks to shed a light on the existing myths that overshadow t...

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Political Dispensations in Somalia: A Dangerous Path

OCT 25, 2016

Abstract Due to pressure from the international community, the government, after it failed to stabilize and lead the country to democratic elections, ...

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Warlords and Business-lords: Critical challenges to 2016 Elections.

OCT 23, 2016

This week, the long-awaited 2016 Somali election- the upper and lower House- had begun and the day of reckoning is here. The country is in the grip of...

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Doorashada Somalia ee Sannadkaan 2016-ka Waa Talaabo Horay Loo Qaaday

OCT 23, 2016

Dabcan waa laga yaabaa in aysan ahayn middii ugu wanaagsneyd oo qof walba oo Soomaali ah uu jeclaan lahaa, Laakiinse waxaa hubaal in hannaankaan Doora...

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Letter to Editor: Most-failed State or Most-failed Story?

OCT 22, 2016

The recent Economist article headlined “Most-failed State” is perhaps better understood as a Most-failed Story than an actual reflection of Somali...

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Shameful Silence on Donald Trump’s Lies About Vote-Rigging

OCT 18, 2016

It may be too late for the Republican Party to save itself from the rolling disaster of Donald Trump, but the party’s top leaders still have the dut...

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Why are we in Somalia? A military intervention with no purpose for U.S.

OCT 18, 2016

American forces have now beefed up their presence in Somalia, where the United States has been involved since 1992, in an attempt finally to gain vict...

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