Opinion

Somaliland’s kowtowing to Ethiopia breaks all codes of decency

DEC 17, 2007

It is baffling to see a nation that marshals self-pride, human dignity and sovereignty as the main causes for its decision to walk away from the Somal...

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Somaliland: On the Road to Independent Statehood?

DEC 13, 2007

In October, in my testimony to a House Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health hearing on security in the Horn of Africa, I stated:...

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The Usual Suspects

DEC 13, 2007

The new Somali Prime Minister Nuur Xassan Xuseen (Cadde), is passing a major milestone: putting together a respectable government body that everyone c...

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Somalia: The Worst Ever!

DEC 11, 2007

Earlier this year, a diplomatic figure had the perception that there was a progress in Somalia, but this notion was not really true! For instance, in ...

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Somalia Completes its Devolutionary Cycle

DEC 11, 2007

As a political community, Somalia has disintegrated. The country has now reached the limit of its devolutionary cycle, which began in December 2006, w...

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Gulled Ahmed: Rising Star

DEC 10, 2007

Gulled, is a native of Somalia who now lives in Houston, Texas. He extremely talented artist; musician, writer of lyrics and soloist, all in one, cap...

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It’s the Benjamins($), Stupid!

DEC 10, 2007

We are unfortunately approaching the first anniversary of the brutal Ethiopian invasion and occupation of our country, Somalia. It’s only reasonable...

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Individual Religious Rights Vs. Community Interests

DEC 08, 2007

The push for individual religious rights by Twin Cities Somali Cabdriver (Minnesota, USA) or similar events might impact the livelihood of low-income ...

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Within the Internet lies Africa’s clay of wisdom

DEC 08, 2007

ACCORDING to history books, gun-wielding European slave traders kidnapped one in five Africans and transported them across the oceans to the Americas....

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How do we reverse the brain drain?

DEC 07, 2007

Keynote speech by Emeagwali [emeagwali.com]at the Pan African Conference on Brain Drain, Elsah, Illinois on October 24, 2003....

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