Opinion

An open letter to Mr. Dahir Rayale Kahin, President of Somaliland

SEP 11, 2009

At the outset I should congratulate you on a work well done. Your overall performance is highly commendable, given to the difficult circumstances prev...

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The MOU Between Somalia and Kenya: A Big Fat Fact Check

SEP 10, 2009

“Analysts and activists such as Sadia Aden, a Virginia-based human rights advocate and Prof. Abdi Ismail Samitar (sic), a Somali advocate at the Uni...

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The Imminent Fall of the Hard-Liner Groups

SEP 09, 2009

It is axiomatic that the success of organizations hinges on their efficiency and the personal capacity of their leadership. It is equally obvious that...

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Is Djiboutian ready the First-lady, Mss. Khadra Haid as their next President?

SEP 08, 2009

Spending two years and half of research in Djibouti - about Djibouti’s politics brought me the conclusion that the President of the Republic of Djib...

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Besieging the parliament and the assault on Somaliland democracy

SEP 06, 2009

Somaliland has accepted, like many other societies in the world, a system of governance in which its core foundation is the parliament. The present So...

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Somalia: New Banadir-A Reality

SEP 06, 2009

Many and prevalent are the articles and essays that retard our social discussions, injecting into our collective discourse arguments that are neither ...

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Where Does Africa Foreign Aid Really Go: Africa or Elsewhere?

SEP 04, 2009

No wise military commander would attempt in good sense, to feed a battalion or a brigade with the same amount of food which is only sufficient to feed...

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Crocodile Tears and Crybaby Syndrome!

SEP 03, 2009

Forgive me if I do not buy any sympathetic tears of a so-called Somalilander, or an apologist for such, for Somalia plight manifest in its Southern pa...

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Why is Mogadishu still burning??

SEP 02, 2009

As you read this article or break your fasting, Mogadishu remains the focus of so much tension and hostilities. The few remaining brave residents are ...

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Fatima Warsame: A first of many to follow

SEP 01, 2009

Fatima Warsame, 16, a daughter of Deqa Abdullahi Khalif and Abdul Warsame from Islamia Girls Secondary Schools, Brent, London, breaks the stalemate an...

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