Opinion
Somali women: The unsung heroes
For two decades, Somalia was in a state of lawlessness in which a brutal civil war evolved through different stages, all contributing to the loss of l...
Read More »Choosing the right word might help!
A married couple who lived together had disagreement on very minor family issues. The wife, a home stay mother who recently had a baby and dealing wit...
Read More »Somalia’s Unscientific Federalism
Somalia has chosen Federalism as its official governing structure, but its current foundation is weak. The constitution states: “Somalia is a federa...
Read More »Hargeisa: a city on the edge
The Capital city of the self declared independent State of Somaliland has much to be proud of. It is home, by conservative estimates, to more than a m...
Read More »Advice to the New Somali Government: Do no Harm to the Economy
Finally for the first time since 1990, Somalia has a permanent government with a mandate to reconstitute the nation and its system of government. This...
Read More »Diplomacy: Building the Partnership
As Somalia moves to “sovereign nation-to-sovereign nation” status with the US as former Secretary Hillary Clinton remarked recently, we know that ...
Read More »Somalia is no longer a failed state
Few would have expected, a few months ago, that Somalia would supply an example of progress in the struggle to bring a country out of the misery of ci...
Read More »An open letter to President Hassan Sh. Mahamoud
Congratulations are in order to you, Mr. President, for the modicum success your government has so far attained. The resuscitation of the diplomatic i...
Read More »The smiling president and his two ladies visit London.....…
On 2nd February 2013 I was among thousands of privileged Somalis who attended a welcome event held in London for President Hassan and his delegation....
Read More »Somali President: We agreed not to Disagree
The aim of this short and hastily written article is not to blindly/ negatively criticize the newly formed Somali government, but instead it’s aimed...
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