The ‘Ghost of Siad Bare’ has come to haunt Somalis
Somalia is currently at a crossroads, and the likelihood of civil strife cannot be discounted.
Somalia’s president, Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmaajo,” is mainly to blame. His...
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...
Somalia’s Politics: Personality Prevails over Substance
Senator Muuse Sudi Yalahow "I do not know what I have done for you in the last fours and I do not have programme...
Somalia’s Ongoing Political Crisis Exposes Fundamental Problem for U.S. Policy
By Michelle Gavin
As the foreign policy community continues to reflect on United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan and grapple with the failure of decades-long efforts...
Elections with Farmajo in the Corridors of Power will Plunge Somalia into Unmanageable Disaster
After two decades of repressive dictatorial regime ousted with bloody popular uprising in 1991, the Somali people has been longing for a visionary and...
Somalia’s President and Intel Chief Should Face Trial for Murder- Prof M. Rubin
The political crisis in Mogadishu sparked by the kidnapping and murder of National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) cyber-expert Ikran Tahlil Farah continues.
To recap the last...
Somalia’s Leaders Need to Seize Immediately the Lessons of Afghanistan
A community teacher provides instruction to students in Somalia’s Gedo, Bay and Bakool regions (© Sebastian Rich/UNICEF)
By Stephen Schwartz
In January 2021, I published a paper on...
Book review of “Between the devil and the deep blue sea” by Colin Freeman
By Liban Obsiye
“Between the devil and the deep blue sea” by Colin Freeman is a book about luck, tragedy, and the enduring spirit of...
Author unveils book on Somaliland’s quest for statehood
What is it like to live in a country that is not recognised by the rest of the world? What do you lose or...
Fahad & Farmaajo’s Role in the Tigray Crisis [WAR] Demands Accountability
By Ismail D. Osman
As both federal and resistance forces continue to escalate a brutal and devastating civil war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, this week...
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