When former prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo was elected president of the Federal Government of Somalia in 2017, many lauded his victory. Unlike his predecessors, Farmaajo was viewed as a leader who would unite the country because he had...
Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has said he will not tolerate external interference and threats on sensitive internal matters.
Farmajo in a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the matters being discussed solely fall within the ambit of...
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By Farah Bashir
The current Somali government, whose mandate ended, came to power with the expectations of massive reforms in institutional and development settings. President Farmajo completed his term in office without paving the way for consensus-based...
The much-delayed national election is in the corner. In this short article, we look back closely at Mr. Farmaajo’s reign and how he fooled the nation with his theatrics by beating the drum for nationalism.
On the dawn of February...
After two decades of repressive dictatorial regime ousted with bloody popular uprising in 1991, the Somali people has been longing for a visionary and competent leader – a “founding father”- passionately committed to establish a democratic state governed by...
Fighting erupted in Bosaso Tuesday morning following a clash between forces allied to President Abdullahi Deni and a section of the Puntland Security Forces.
Sources in the coastal city said the forces allied to Deni fired at positions held by...
By Mohamed Doli
Somalia’s nation-state, collapsed and disintegrated in 1991, following an armed political violence between opposition groups and the then military dictator, Bare’s regime, which in turn degenerated, into inter-clan political violence, that is largely responsible for the Balkanization...
Tuesday June 7, 2022
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF’s Deputy Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa, Rania Dagash – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais...
US ties with an Online Troll and a pseudo-Charitable Organization
In February, June, and August 2022, Mr. Okeke-Von Batten filed Lobby Disclosure Act and Foreign Agent Registration Act forms to lobby on behalf of the Federal Government of Somalia, the Somali Embassy in...
Tributes have been pouring in for one of Somalia's musical greats, Ahmed Naji Sa'ad, who died in London this week.
The celebrated singer, musician, poet, and composer had a career spanning almost seven decades, renowned in the Somali community worldwide...