Somalia elections: Qatar plans to keep its team in power
Fahad Yasin who served in the Qatari intelligence prior to his strategic placement in Somalia’s Presidency and later as head of its intelligence agency...
Somalia’s Foreign Policy, Al Shabaab, ISIS: Implications for Somalia, the Horn of Africa, and Beyond
Somali National Army - GETTY IMAGES
Somalia is often considered a quintessential example of a failed state that suffers from devastating humanitarian crises and the...
The power of Narrative in the Somali Political Discourse
By Ahmed Shiiraar and Ahmed Mohamed
Introduction
Somalis are known as an oral society as many western linguists, anthropologists, and cultural historians had observed for years—as...
Gezira Massacre In Somalia Spurred Shift In U.S. Policy
President of Somalia Mohamed Siyad Barre acknowledged that civilians were killed here during protests last July but denied that the Gezira massacre took place....
Somaliland’s State of Energy
Developing countries have one large need limiting their ability to progress and advance – access to affordable, reliable, and clean energy. After all, companies...
Somalia: Mohamed Farmaajo’s Treasury Has Become a Black Hole
The money’s end destination remains unclear
by Michael Rubin
A month after Somali president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo’s term expired, Somalia remains without a legitimate government and...
Somaliland’s Moment of Reckoning
By Matthew Gordon
On May 18, the people of Somaliland celebrated the 30th anniversary of their decision to unilaterally declare independence. Like the 29 such occasions...
Too early to celebrate a Somalia–Kenya rapprochement
BY MOHAMED GAAS
Somalia’s volatile internal politics make reconciliation with Kenya in the immediate future unlikely.
Photo: PSCU/Twitter
Kenya and Somalia share cultural and economic ties and...
Somaliland Offers U.S. Military Access to Port, Airfield as It Pushes for Nationhood
Somaliland, a peaceful corner of violent Somalia, is offering the U.S. military use of a seaport and airfield overlooking strategic maritime routes in exchange...
Somalia: The 11th Parliament Must Enact Two laws to Protect the Country from Future Demagogues
By Abdirizak M. Diis
Somalia’s peace-building process and state recovery have suffered in the last five years under the leadership of former President Mohamed Abdullahi...
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