Opinion
Taking Somalia forward: Key issues President Mohamud’s government should focus on
It is now four months and about two weeks since President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected into office amid high expectations from Somalis across the...
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As Somalia Leads the Fight, a Global Coalition is Needed to Defeat Al-Shabab
The war on terror in Somalia is entering a crucial stage as Somali security forces backed by allied civilian fighters continue to wage an all-out war ...
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Fighting Shabab and the Presence of AMISOM in Somalia
The recent remarks by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud about the fight against the terrorist group and anti-peace Al-Shabaab came at the right time, al...
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Africa’s Pulse: An analysis of issues shaping Africa’s economic future
Global headwinds are slowing Africa’s economic growth as countries continue to contend with rising inflation, hindering progress on poverty reductio...
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Personal reflection from former Somali Telecom Minister at the Plenipotentiary Conference 2022 (PP-22) in Bucharest
The Plenipotentiary Conference is the most important event for the highest policy-making body of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and ...
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Al-Shabaab: A Satan that must be defeated
I want to start with a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. “Our lives began to end the day we become silent on things that matter”. We have been si...
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How I survived one of the longest terrorist’s hotel sieges in Mogadishu
It was around 7:00 pm on a Friday evening on the 19th of August 2022; we had just finished our evening (Maghrib) prayers. The open-air veranda at Haya...
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Somali Police Force in Need of Forward-Thinking Leadership
A police officer's role in society is to maintain public order and safety by protecting members of the public and their property, enforcing laws, prev...
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We should have worked harder to get the Ismael Abdulle story right
It was an incredibly powerful story that deeply touched Star readers and significantly changed the life of a young man in Somalia....
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The successful liberation of Hiiraan without Hirshabeele Support.
The successful liberation of some cities in Hiiraan from Alshabab by a local Militias called Hawadle Macaawisleey in August provides pointers for the ...
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