Opinion

Is Balkanisation the Solution to Somalia’s Governance Woes?

Is Balkanisation the Solution to Somalia’s Governance Woes?

FEB 27, 2021

When former prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo was elected president of the Federal Government of Somalia in 2017, many lauded his victory....

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The way out of Somalia’s political impasse

The way out of Somalia’s political impasse

FEB 25, 2021

Somalia is in a political crisis. For the first time in the country’s recent history, the four-year mandate of Parliament and the executive has expi...

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UN Security Council should not empower Mohamed Farmajo, former President of Somalia

UN Security Council should not empower Mohamed Farmajo, former President of Somalia

FEB 25, 2021

Somalia's political and security situation is ominous after former president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo - whose mandate ended 15 days ago - ordered a m...

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President Farmaajo: Underestimated and Misunderstood

President Farmaajo: Underestimated and Misunderstood

FEB 25, 2021

Over thirty years, Somalia hasn’t achieved the full-fledged nationhood it has aspired to for a very long time. One of the primary impediments being,...

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Why the results of Somali elections are crucial for the region

Why the results of Somali elections are crucial for the region

FEB 24, 2021

Somalia’s most recent political impasse, and the way it eventually resolves, will have significant consequences not only for the country but also it...

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Farmaajo’s mask slips

Farmaajo’s mask slips

FEB 24, 2021

The last time Somali government soldiers fired on peaceful Mogadishu demonstrators was on Friday, the 14th of July 1989, setting off a civil war. On a...

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Somalia: A Fault Line Named Farmajo

Somalia: A Fault Line Named Farmajo

FEB 24, 2021

Somalia, a country of many political fault lines that indicate looming earthquakes of great magnitude, now has a new one — the Farmajo fault. Mohmed...

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Impending Disastrous Dictatorship in Somalia Under Watch of International

Impending Disastrous Dictatorship in Somalia Under Watch of International

FEB 22, 2021

The international community guards and finances the government of Somalia on regular basis. It spends billions of dollars on Somalia with the purpose ...

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Somalia Becomes Prisoner of the Past

Somalia Becomes Prisoner of the Past

FEB 21, 2021

This article will focus on a brief of history of the nation, which has suffered from poor economic performance, negative economic growth, govern...

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Elusive Patriotism and National Pride

Elusive Patriotism and National Pride

FEB 18, 2021

It is so funny when academics confuse fantasy with reality. It seems the writer of the article: ‘Citizens’ lack of feeling for national pride is ...

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