Opinion
Conference in the midst of humanitarian catastrophe
According to the international media, almost 300,000 children were killed by the famine in Somalia and others will die in the coming months unless ext...
Read More »A World Forgotten
Imagine waking up in the morning, anticipating death. Imagine making the decision to leave your 3 year old daughter on the side of the road to die, in...
Read More »We are Kenyan Somalis and we have no apologies to make
I would like to react to Prof William Ochieng’s opinion piece in theDaily Nation of August 9 titled: Should Somalia be Allowed to Join East African ...
Read More »Should Somalia be allowed to join East African Community? Most decidedly
In a paper which I read at a recent conference at Maseno University, I argued that as we prepare to admit the new independent state of South Sudan int...
Read More »Communities must protect health workers
(CNN) -- The exodus of international NGOs following their ban in South Somalia has denied civilians any relief from the vast impact of the famine....
Read More »Somaliland finally comes out of its shameful silence
Somaliland has finally spoken. It says it is ready to participate in the international efforts aimed at easing the suffering of the starving Somali pe...
Read More »Somalia famine 'crime against humanity'?
Somalia is known to most Americans as the setting for the book and film "Black Hawk Down" and as the world center for modern-day pirates. It is the po...
Read More »EDITORIAL: Starving in Somalia
The worst famine in 60 years is devastating the Horn of Africa. In Somalia, where the problem is most acute, 3.9 million people are at risk of starvat...
Read More »Xeer Jabjab Qaran ma Dhiso ee waa Dumiyaa
Ku dhaqanka qawaaniinta waa saldhigga aasaasiga u ah sare u qaadidda karaamada dalka, kala dambeynta hay’adaha hoggaaminta, xoojinta xiriirka iyo na...
Read More »Famine equals genocide in Somalia
Once again, the whole world watches as famine stalks the countries of the Horn of Africa. But in one of them — Somalia — that famine is genocide....
Read More »