Opinion
Time for reconciliation and apologies to Ethiopian Somalis
To redress injustice, and increase the visibility of Somalis amongst Ethiopians, a national reconciliation conference should be held in Jigjiga...
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UK and Somalia fighting the effects of climate change
In Somalia, extremes of climate are now more common. Serious droughts – like those in 2011 and 2017 – happen once every few years rather than onc...
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It is time to declare oppression as a global pandemic!
As the world battles the COVID 19 pandemic, there is arguably a much deadlier and more persistent pandemic. That’s the oppression pandemic. But unli...
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President Farmaajo and Biihi Are Uniquely Placed: Get Unity Done
In the course of the last seven years, I have observed and wrote a lot about the subject of Somalia and Somaliland much to the like and dislike of bot...
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One Man One Vote Elections in Somalia: An impossible Task That Could Lead to Bloodshed and Destruction
The political, security, socio and economic situation in Somalia is evolving, transitional and fragile. The country has experienced one of the longest...
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Mr. President: End The Wild Goose Chase
For the past few months, it was abundantly clear that President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo was desperately trying to orchestrate an extension of his f...
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Why Business Schools Can’t “Return to Normal” After the COVID-19 Pandemic
Encouraged by a decline in COVID-19 cases, governments around the world are starting to restore normalcy after months of lockdown. This emphasis on �...
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Attack on Somali Women’s Leadership
I have watched the video where Abdiwali Gaas, former Prime Minister and head of the Puntland Regional Government, hurled insults at the head of the So...
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There’s No Home Remedy for Coronavirus Lies
Around the beginning of the pandemic, I started receiving WhatsApp messages from fellow Somalis instructing me to drink warm water, eat garlic and app...
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The Truth about the return of Italy to Somalia in 1950 as Trustee
The Somali public, at large, holds the opinion that the Lega dei Giovani Somali had favoured the return of Italy to its former colony as a Trustee dur...
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