Opinion

London, Knife Crime Murders, No End in Sight, Why?

London, Knife Crime Murders, No End in Sight, Why?

JAN 20, 2020

According to the Greater London Authority (the London Mayor’s Office) knife crime has been defined as an “offence of homicide, attempted murder, a...

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IGAD: Reflections on a decade-long journey with Ethiopia

JAN 12, 2020

IGAD has transformed from an organization that merely focused on drought and disaster as it used to be during its inception in 1986 to that of dealing...

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Shaqsiga Sannadka HOL ee 2019: Qoyska Elman

Shaqsiga Sannadka HOL ee 2019: Qoyska Elman

JAN 10, 2020

Dad aad u yar ayaa u hura naftooda ama ku bixiya qiimaha ugu sarreeya danta-guud ee qaranka ayada oo waliba lagu jiro xaalado aad u murugsan, marka ku...

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2019 HOL Person of the Year: The Elman Family

2019 HOL Person of the Year: The Elman Family

JAN 10, 2020

Many individual Somali nationalists have contributed to the wellbeing of Somalis and Somali nation over the last few decades. Few families, however, h...

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Somalia is Still in Search of a Unique Governance Model

JAN 08, 2020

To paraphrase the aptly titled book “Somalia: Nation in Search of a State” by David D. Laitin, Professor of Political Science at Stanford Univers...

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Ten points for the FGS to ponder and consider in 2020

JAN 03, 2020

1. 2019 was a year of unnecessary political conflict; reconcile your differences with opposition groups and Federal Member States before others force ...

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This month in History: the rebellion that had nearly missed to undo the precipitate union between the two States of Northern and Southern Somalia late 1961

DEC 26, 2019

The long sought, but unplanned and hastily executed union of the two former colonial territories, North and South, in 1960, raised almost insurmountab...

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Qabiil Soomaaliyeed Yaan Loo Saarin Eed Dad Gaar Ah Leeyihiin

DEC 22, 2019

Waxaa nasiib darro iyo gaf weyn ah hadalka kasoo yeeray Madaxweynaha Koonfur Galbeed Soomaaliya ee uu ku dafirayo dadkii lagu laayay magaalada Baydhab...

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Jeff Flake: The president is on trial. So are my Senate Republican colleagues.

DEC 21, 2019

It might not be fair, but none of the successes, achievements and triumphs you’ve had in public office — whatever bills you’ve passed, hearings ...

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A Society Ravaged by Emotional Instability Instead The Rule of Law.

DEC 19, 2019

My conscious, as a result of my upbringings drives me to engage the discourse in my society, Somalia. Neither tribalism nor short gains at the expense...

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