Opinion

Somalia: USAID and donor reliance – a case of knowing your worth

Somalia: USAID and donor reliance – a case of knowing your worth

MAR 07, 2025

For decades, Somalia has been heavily reliant on international aid, particularly from USAID and other donor institutions. While this assistance has be...

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Dagaalka Khaadka: Itoobiya iyo Kenya oo adeegsaday sida hub siyaasadeed

Dagaalka Khaadka: Itoobiya iyo Kenya oo adeegsaday sida hub siyaasadeed

MAR 03, 2025

Taariikhda dalalka isticmaala daroogada si ay uga adkaadaan ama u xakameeyaan cadowgooda waa mid aad u murugo leh oo adag. Taariikh ahaan, dalal kala ...

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How the UN Security Council benefits from Somalia’s membership

How the UN Security Council benefits from Somalia’s membership

MAR 02, 2025

Somalia was elected to serve on the U.N. Security Council as a non-permanent member for the second time since independence in 1960 and assumed its sea...

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Somalia confronts new obstacles following USAID's Multimillion-Dollar Aid cuts

Somalia confronts new obstacles following USAID's Multimillion-Dollar Aid cuts

FEB 25, 2025

In a move that has sparked concern across the globe, the United States has made a sweeping decision to suspend all humanitarian aid through the U.S. A...

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Somalia's Democratic Future: Why Direct Elections Are Non-Negotiable

Somalia's Democratic Future: Why Direct Elections Are Non-Negotiable

FEB 24, 2025

Somalia is at a critical juncture, with the government's unwavering commitment to transitioning to direct elections marking a significant step towards...

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The biggest obstacles to lasting peace in Somalia

The biggest obstacles to lasting peace in Somalia

FEB 20, 2025

Peter Drucker, the pioneering management consultant, famously began his work with corporations by asking a deceptively simple question: “What busine...

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A Significant Milestone: The return of Somali studies International Congress to Mogadishu

A Significant Milestone: The return of Somali studies International Congress to Mogadishu

FEB 12, 2025

Three decades after the Somali civil war, the Somali Studies International Association (SSIA) returned to Mogadishu and held its 15th triennial congre...

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Somalia’s identity crisis: Overcoming fragmentation for a unified future

Somalia’s identity crisis: Overcoming fragmentation for a unified future

FEB 11, 2025

Edward Wadie Said, a renowned Palestinian-American academic, literary critic, and political activist, stated that it is challenging to define an ident...

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Order and Progress: The vital role of institutions in Somalia's future

Order and Progress: The vital role of institutions in Somalia's future

FEB 02, 2025

The annals of history teach us that no society, regardless of its cultural distinctiveness or historical trajectory, can endure the forces of chaos wi...

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Shaqsiga Sanadka 2024: Axmed Macallin Fiqi wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda Somalia

Shaqsiga Sanadka 2024: Axmed Macallin Fiqi wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda Somalia

JAN 31, 2025

Sanadka 2024 waxaa lagu xasuusan doonaa inuu noqday sannad isbeddel taariikhi ah ku reebay taariikhda casriga ah ee Soomaaliya—sannad lagu qeexay lo...

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