Opinion
Peace memorial garden for the victims of the terror attack at the Zope street junction
There are occasions when words cannot express emotional feelings. The car bomb attack at the Zope street junction in Mogadishu on 14 October 2017, wh...
Read More »Can President Farmajo Avert The Crisis?
Through a tumultuous first ten months as president of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo is facing an ominous rumble of discontent driven by a mixture...
Read More »Somalis Need to Have a Candid Conversation About Mogadishu
There is an emerging consensus among Somalis that there cannot be political equality in Mogadishu as long as a group of elders and politicians claim t...
Read More »Rewinding the Clock—A Return to Somalia As We Know It!
In 1991, Somalis experienced the collapse of the last effective government and the end of the dictatorship. But this also instigated the outbreak of ...
Read More »How to Implement Khatumo-Somaliland Agreement
The newly elected Somalialand President, Muuse Bihi Abdi, has many issues in his in-tray. The implementation of Khatumo-Somaliland agreement signed in...
Read More »IFIYE Announcement: Story Competition (Tartan Sheeko)
IFIYE Center is pleased to announce a story writing competition, which will run from 15th - 30th of December....
Read More »Plea From Galmudug!
As a senior public servant in Galmudug State of Somalia, I forward this letter to appeal for your immediate humanitarian action in devastated regions ...
Read More »What do quintessential Somali politicians and violent extremist groups have in common?
I know it might seem bit odd, absurd and hyperbole, to some of you, to suggest that the typical Somali politician’s behaviour borders with that of v...
Read More »Mr. Wiish’s football revival at Banadir Region
It is no secret that sports in Somalia has been making positive headlines as of late, especially in football. The Banadir Region Sports Department led...
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