Opinion
Why the Political Stalemate Persists in Somalia
The formation of the power sharing Transitional Unity Government of Somalia (TUG) in January 2009 and the election of President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed ha...
Read More »Midnight Forever Part I
Introduction: On July 11, 2009 four prominent Somaliland citizens were kidnapped from a public highway and later on massacred in a tribal ritual. On A...
Read More »A Cabinet Reshuffle, a “Hargeysa Star” demoted: A BBC Kerfuffle
Through a highly orchestrated “scoop” by the BBC Somali Service, we learned this week that the prime minister of Somalia has decided to reshuffle ...
Read More »Be a Voice For The Somali Children
"Life on the street is tough. Somalia has no central government. It has no strong institutions to protect street children. Many of them are victims of...
Read More »Somaliland: Brutal Murders Shatter Harmony
On the evening of July 11, 2009 (7/11), 24 men clad in army uniforms and armed with automatic rifles parked their vehicles on the Dila-Kalabaydh road ...
Read More »Somalia: To Succeed We Have to Look Forward!
The past is not a home to dwell in. The living must keep on living. To do so the living must also move forward. Looking back to a difficult past is a ...
Read More »My reflection on the 1st Annual Somali Diaspora Youth Conference
On July 31 and August 1 of 2009, a conference entitled “Empowering Somali Diaspora Youth: The Forgotten Generation,” was organized by the Washingt...
Read More »Is Puntland a Clan Enclave or a Viable State of Somalia?
One consequence of the collapse of the Somali nation-state was the creation of political fiefdoms under the tutelage of powerful militias and warlords...
Read More »Open Letter to Inter-Peace
As a Somaliland IT consultant, I am writing this letter to express my appreciation for your unwavering supports and professional services that you hav...
Read More »Banaadir: A change We Can Believe In
It is obvious the Sharif and Sharmarke government is not going to succeed as long as the current Banadir and Mogadishu administrators are running the ...
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