Commentary and argument from Somali writers and thinkers.
Kenya, which is strategically situated in both eastern Africa and the horn of Africa, is seen as a powerhouse in both the horn and East Africa, and to some degree the whole continent of Africa. While many of its…
The GLOBAL SOMALI DIASPORA (GSD) will be in Helsinki this year for its annual convention.
Since the administration led by former President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, the Somali government and its international partners have continuously portrayed an image that the Somali Armed Forces were being trained to…
Find out how Roble’s de-facto turncoats caused the country to spiral into a very dangerous black hole.
After the founding of the People’s Republic of China on 1 October,1949, China’s seat in the United Nations was still illegally occupied by the Chiang Kai-shek clique which was overthrown by the Chinese people. The…
Somaliland: The Legality of Somaliland’s statehood and its flawed democracy.
I visited Minneapolis the first week of July 2022 to witness the annual Somali Independence celebrations organized by the Somalis in Minneapolis. In my week-long stay there, I had the opportunity to explore the city,…
Immediately after Hassan Sheikh Mohamed returned to Villa Somalia as President, a few loud voices started calling him to release Mukhtar Robow. Robow fell out with Al-Shabaab, a notorious terror group with links to…
Understanding the Qabiil Tax phenomenon among the Somali Intelligentsia;
Egypt; “we understood why Ethiopia intervened militarily against Islamists in Somalia” this is despite the earlier Arab consensus that Ethiopian troops should withdraw from Somalia completely.
I have worked for the BBC Somali Service as a contributor and staff from 1962 to 1977. I still have so much attachment and nostalgia for the Service for what it has done for me personally and what it has provided its…
As a non-politically motivated outsider, I would characterize Somali politics as incoherently tribal and short-sighted. Tribalism as a tool for oppression is abhorrent. Apart from indicating identity and lineage…
CONTINUITY OF GOVERNANCE IS THE ANSWER TO SOMALIA’S PROBLEMS;
The president of the self-declared Somaliland (officially recognized as Northwestern Somalia) has left the U.S. after a nearly 2 weeklong visit. He returns without any form of formal recognition but a form of a…
According to the oxford dictionary a Millennial is defined as someone reaching young adulthood in early 21st Century. Somalia’s population is estimated to be 15.8 million people, of those nearly 16 million citizens…
Since time immemorial society was built on clan and tribal lineages. Small communities that worked similar to corporations do today, with a hierarchical structure, own customs, shared values and objectives - not just…