Opinion
New Deal and the Curse of ‘Community Self-Governance’
On July 21, I tweeted the following reflection: “A society can govern itself with custom instead of modern law, tribal system instead of government;...
Read More »Minister of National Resources Responds to East African Energy Forum Comments on Soma Oil & Gas
The East African Energy Forum has indicated that it is opposed to the Seismic Option Agreement (“SOA”) between the Federal Government of Somalia (...
Read More »Minister of National Resources Responds to East African Energy Forum Comments on Soma Oil & Gas
The East African Energy Forum has indicated that it is opposed to the Seismic Option Agreement (“SOA”) between the Federal Government of Somalia (...
Read More »Competition, Identity and the Interclan Prejudice
Clan may be defined as a social group that brings together kin groups who either have a common patrilineal ancestor or have been incorporated into the...
Read More »Why Somaliland does not attend ‘New Deal for Somalia’ conference
Despite facing many pressing problems, both in Europe and elsewhere, it is encouraging to see that EU leaders are going to focus on my region today, i...
Read More »Somalia: A Year of Progress!
This piece is a response to IPS’s “Somali President Rides Through a Bumpy Year.” IPS quotes HIPS Director, Abdi Aynte saying the president has f...
Read More »Somalia Reflections
I visited Mogadishu this summer. I saw the land of my father and my father’s father, the breathtaking landscape that gave birth to my mother’s peo...
Read More »First Year Scorecard: Who is Holding Government Leaders Accountable?
After twenty two years of protracted conflict in Somalia, again Somalia was at the crossroads of history on September 12, 2012. The peaceful election ...
Read More »Somalia: Understanding the Jubba Agreement
Anyone who follows the plight of Somalia should be elated by the news of Somali groups reaching an agreement on their differences. But the Interim Jub...
Read More »Ahmed Samater and Somaliland: A New Challenge for Both
At first blush, my reaction to Professor Samater’s turnaround vis-à-vis Somaliland was similar to that of many of my fellow Northern unionists: con...
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