Opinion

Adapting to the climate crisis in East Africa

Adapting to the climate crisis in East Africa

MAY 09, 2023

Somalia is not alone in facing massive climate-forced displacement and migration. Recent findings show that over the coming decades, the African conti...

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Fallacies and Myths in the Nobility of Somali Clans (Irir, Dir, Darood)

Fallacies and Myths in the Nobility of Somali Clans (Irir, Dir, Darood)

MAY 06, 2023

In this piece I want to reference and also recommend to the enlightened reader two books that I read years ago...

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A Continent in Crisis: How the African Union Failed Sudan and Continues to Fail the People of Africa

A Continent in Crisis: How the African Union Failed Sudan and Continues to Fail the People of Africa

MAY 04, 2023

Sudan is falling apart in our midst. Sudan is currently in a state of collapse, and the failure of the Union to effectively help Sudan is not a new oc...

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Tribal Societies and the Illusion of Democracy: Why We Need to Re-think Our Assumptions.

Tribal Societies and the Illusion of Democracy: Why We Need to Re-think Our Assumptions.

MAY 03, 2023

Democratization has been a popular theme in academic research on governance, but its success in tribal societies has been questionable. While democrac...

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Eexda, Qof-jeclaysiga, musuqmaasuqa iyo qabyaaladu waa waxa ragaadiyay dowladnimada Soomaaliya

Eexda, Qof-jeclaysiga, musuqmaasuqa iyo qabyaaladu waa waxa ragaadiyay dowladnimada Soomaaliya

MAY 03, 2023

Eexda, Qof-jeclaysiga, musuqmaasuqa iyo qabyaaladu waa waxa ragaadiyay dowladnimada Soomaaliya...

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Somalia’s National Civil Service: A Call for Building a Modern Workforce

Somalia’s National Civil Service: A Call for Building a Modern Workforce

MAY 03, 2023

Over the past decades, Somalia has experienced extreme trials and tribulations which had an appalling impact on almost everything. One severely impact...

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Mr. President, if you can’t help, don’t hurt

Mr. President, if you can’t help, don’t hurt

MAY 02, 2023

Somalia is in a post-conflict era, which entails fragile peace, political instability, and socioeconomic challenges. To transition from conflict to pe...

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The neglected cases of homicide using poison in Somalia

The neglected cases of homicide using poison in Somalia

APR 29, 2023

Homicides are on the rise, pa.rticularly among married couples and their offspring. This op-ed focuses on the issue of homicide and the use of poison ...

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How the crisis in Sudan accentuated the strategic importance of Djibouti

How the crisis in Sudan accentuated the strategic importance of Djibouti

APR 26, 2023

Sudan, the third largest country in Africa, is caught in a power struggle between two top generals. The ambitions and rivalry between the Sudanese Arm...

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LETTER TO: Sheikh Mustafa HAJI ISMAIL HARUN

LETTER TO: Sheikh Mustafa HAJI ISMAIL HARUN

APR 23, 2023

Your excellency, I heard your opposition to colonial borders in Africa without presenting substitute solution that would not lead to endless violent, ...

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