Opinion
An inhuman, coldhearted fellow countryman who chased me out and a compassionate alien watchman
Character, faith and humanity are different qualities and often rare to co-exist in one individual. Your faith cannot determine your humanity so if yo...
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The impact of foreign military intervention on the Somali civil war
The ongoing civil war in Somalia with its different stages from 1978 has shocked both analysts and ordinary people because no one, except a few schol...
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1959: How the invalidation of the election results of Lugh Ferrandi by the Court reawaked tribal feelings within the SYL Party.
The 1959 political elections, the second held under the trusteeship regime, started on 4 March and were spread out over the following four days becaus...
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The Regulatory Role of the Central Bank of Somalia
Somalia is recovering slowly from its long drawn civil war, which is still continuing, albeit, at a lesser intensity. It would appear to have moved to...
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Minorities in Somalia Need More Voices in Local Governments and Governance Structures
In Somalia, the clan system has always been a major factor in the running of the social and political affairs, and ever since the power-sharing system...
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A letter from Mogadishu: The unrest in SA should be a wake-up call
Abdi Ismail Samatar reflects in the recent unrest in South Africa and compares it to Somalia, writing that South Africa will not collapse as Somalia d...
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How exactly did Farmajo become president in 2017?
The more you observe and study Farmajo's doctrine, you will understand he was not an accidental president as it was in Somalia's elections. The more t...
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Post-Mortem Political Analysis About the Catastrophic Failures of Farmaajo’s Tenure!
The much-delayed national election is in the corner. In this short article, we look back closely at Mr Farmaajo’s reign and how he fooled the nation...
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Somaliland’s Second Coming: Why the Breakaway Territory Deserves Recognition
The international community’s engagement with the government of Somalia and their reluctance to validate Somaliland’s inalienable right to soverei...
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The Ethiopian Civil War and Repercussions
Ethiopia was in a civil war for over forty years now, though the world believes it started only some nine months ago. The TPLF or the Tigrayan Peoples...
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