Opinion
“Fake Democracy and Governance” can’t create stable Somali State
The future of Somalia remains uncertain because of, among others, the mismatch between the political choice, structure, and direction articulated in t...
Read More »Uganda’s pullout is no guarantee to Al-Shabaab’s terror end
I read with little surprise the article written by Kavuma-Kaggwa, an elder from Kyaggwe recently published by New Vision regarding Uganda/Kenya’s in...
Read More »US has power to address suffering of Djibouti, but does it have the will?
Djibouti, an impoverished, Muslim country in the Horn of Africa with less than a million inhabitants, recently “celebrated” its independence from ...
Read More »Congressional Somalia Caucus brings little reason to celebrate
Minnesota Congressmen Keith Ellison, a Democrat representing the 5th District (which includes Minneapolis), and Tom Emmer, a Republican representing t...
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The ups and downs of Somalia’s July 1
During this July Somalia turned 55, but it was on 1st July 2001 when I happened to meet Mustafa Sheikh Elmi, one of the best playwrights and composers...
Read More »Somalia: the Culture of Patriarchy and Women’s Place in It
Democratic institutions and practices promote government legitimacy around the world, while at the same time allowing legislatures to adhere to the de...
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Somalia suffers from Machiavellian politics
In the week of celebration, June 26 -July 2, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia delivered three speeches and an interview with Ventures Africa...
Read More »Britain’s Dangerous New Tribalism
LONDON — This past week marked the 10th anniversary of the 7/7 attacks in London. On July 7, 2005, 52 people were killed when four suicide bombers d...
Read More »If South Africa Wants the Rainbow, It Needs to Put up with the Rain
As Mandela stated “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb”, the current social anger at immigrants ov...
Read More »UK Khat ban - For the people by the people. 1 year on
The UK banning of Khat a year ago surprised much of UK society who had not heard of the drug - let alone aware that there was campaign to stop its use...
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