Opinion

Somalia: Africa's future

AUG 06, 2010

Somalia is no more. Since the colonial-made state collapsed under the weight of clan warfare in 1991, four fledgling entities have emerged to fill the...

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Africa must define its role in global security

AUG 05, 2010

THE theme of the recently ended African Union Summit in Kampala was deservingly “Maternal, Infant and Child Health and Development in Africa”. But...

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Somaliland: No need of political howl

AUG 04, 2010

It’s too early to throw harsh criticisms at the newly installed government and those who have impulsive appetite of throwing ineffective criticisms ...

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South Africa: Country Must Call the Shots or Walk Away From Somalia

AUG 04, 2010

Johannesburg — THE recent African Union (AU) summit in Kampala saw SA come under significant pressure to send troops to bolster Ugandan and Burundia...

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Uganda’s task in Somalia is a big sacrifice

AUG 04, 2010

I just finished reading Mr Bernard Tabaire’s column in the Saturday Monitor on Uganda’s role in Somalia. I agree with his premise that there needs...

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Somalia is a Victim of “False Flag Operations”

AUG 03, 2010

In the course of history, heads of states were assassinated, elected regimes were toppled, stable societies were destabilized, sovereign nations were ...

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Africa must rise against Al Shabaab terror

JUL 31, 2010

Somalia seems to be suffering on account of a confluence of three factors:...

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The Twisted Logic: Restoration of failed state of Somalia from Hargeisa.

JUL 30, 2010

Ever since the news of Somaliland’s latest successful multiparty presidential election came into prominence, some have proposed a project of restori...

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The politics of revenge should not be allowed to hinder political solution

JUL 29, 2010

President Yoweri Museveni has vowed to take on and eliminate the Al-Shabaab group after the bombings in Kampala. This new development reeks of revenge...

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Silanyo’s First Day in Power: A preliminary assessment

JUL 29, 2010

The new president of the secessionist enclave in the North Western part of Somalia has finally taken office after waiting impatiently one month for hi...

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