Opinion

Trust deficit keeps Somalia’s leaders at loggerheads

Trust deficit keeps Somalia’s leaders at loggerheads

MAY 19, 2021

Somalia faces a political crisis because its leaders have been unable to hold elections after president Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed’s term of office e...

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Farmaajo: We Have No One Else to Blame

Farmaajo: We Have No One Else to Blame

MAY 19, 2021

I read your article yesterday on Foreign Policy with keen eyes and interest. While whining from public officials does not deserve response from any se...

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Don’t Blame Me for Delaying Somalia’s Elections

Don’t Blame Me for Delaying Somalia’s Elections

MAY 18, 2021

To avoid a power vacuum after my four-year mandate as Somalia’s president ended on Feb. 8, Somalia’s House of the People passed legislation in 202...

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The Horn of Africa: The challenges Ahead

The Horn of Africa: The challenges Ahead

MAY 13, 2021

The Horn of Africa was and is a region of utmost importance throughout the ages from time immemorial. It is where man first crossed from Africa to oth...

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Somalia's Elections: Failed illegal power usurpation and the way forward

Somalia's Elections: Failed illegal power usurpation and the way forward

MAY 12, 2021

The current Somali government, whose mandate ended, came to power with the expectations of massive reforms in institutional and development settings. ...

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SOIL IS THE SOLUTION

SOIL IS THE SOLUTION

MAY 11, 2021

What do you think of when you hear the word “desertification”? Sand dunes slowly encroaching on bountiful farmland? The Sahara and Gobi taking ove...

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Disaster delayed

Disaster delayed

MAY 06, 2021

In the world of disinformation, four “Ds” are important. You first “dismiss” reality and everything that does not suit your chosen narrative. ...

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An open letter to President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

An open letter to President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed

APR 30, 2021

Mr. President, On Saturday, you have an opportunity; it may be the last. Redeem it with the same zeal that you had when you took power....

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Somalia’s leading Telecom, Hormuud compliments Government efforts to fight COVID19 pandemic,

Somalia’s leading Telecom, Hormuud compliments Government efforts to fight COVID19 pandemic,

APR 27, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic ravages across the world posing health and economic crisis, the effect of this pandemic couldn’t be felt any harder than in...

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E Pluribus Unum: Out of Many, One

E Pluribus Unum: Out of Many, One

APR 26, 2021

The above phrase became a traditional motto of the United States in 1782 and made its way into its seal. It is a Latin word that means out of many, on...

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