Opinion
The prime minister’s crude personal calculus
In a few days, and for the umpteenth time, Somalia will miss yet another “deadline” for completing parliamentary elections – a largely sham proc...
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Al-Shabaab is a Disaster in Somalia - Is our Body Politics Better?
The widely held and responsible position is that Al-Shabaab is a violent extremist outfit that is a disaster for Somalia and the region. They are and ...
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Falanqaynta & Falcelinta Buuga (Danjire)
Buuga danjire ee uu qoray Maxamed Cali Nuur (Ameriko) ee waliba uu u hibeeyay labadiisa waalid ee kala ah hooyo Xaawo Muudeey Gacal iyo aabo Cali Nuur...
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Soomaaliya waxay maraysaa marxalad xasaasi ah, doorashoyiinka dib u dhacay awadeed.
Doorashooyinka ayaa sida caadiga ahba loo arkaa inay yihiin hannaan iyo astaan habraaceed lagu garto nidaamyada siyaasadeed ee dimuqraadiga ah. ...
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Delayed elections are taking Somalia to the cliff edge
Elections have usually been viewed as an institutional and procedural hallmark of democratic political systems, as well as a key legitimation tool for...
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Why Gaafaadhi’s chairmanship of Kulmiye will serve a great blow in the face of opposition?
Politics is intensifying in Somaliland where active political parties are in the business of restructuring themselves ahead of the major presidential ...
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It is a painful experience to watch our country degraded into oblivion by a fake clan power-sharing system, called 4.5
To all intent and purposes, 4.5 formula gives equal quota to the four “major” clans, and a half-point to a cluster of “minority” clans in Soma...
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Impact on Somalia in the event of Balkanization of Ethiopia
No one could have predicted that the war will drag on this long and with no end in sight at the moment, it’s even harder to predict the outcome. Eth...
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Dekedda Garacad: Hindise Guuleystay oo Fursado dib-u-dhis Qaran Yeelan Kara
Dekedda Garacad waa dekeddii ugu horreysay oo gaar loo leeyahay Soomaaliya. Waa deked ay ganacsato Soomaaliyeed dhisteen. Marka la eego sida dekedaha...
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Somali Women Employment: A Neglected Theme in the Public Discourse
In the historical study of Somali labour under a pastoralist economy, livestock represented the family’s wealth and has traditionally been the prope...
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