Somalia's Next Phase Should Include Accountability for War Criminals

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Last week, the U.S. government recognized a government of Somalia for the first time since 1991. In his remarks to Secretary of State Clinton,...

New data shows the U.S military is severely undercounting civilian casualties in Somalia

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DURING THE FIRST six months of 2019 alone, U.S. Africa Command tracked seven reports of American and allied attacks in Somalia that allegedly killed or...

Somaliland Citizens rise Concerns as Somalia Announces Controversial e-Visa System

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HARGEISA – The recent announcement by Mogadishu's Immigration and Citizenship Agency of a nationwide e-Visa system has been met with strong criticism and concern...

Somali military court acquits radio journalist Mohamed Abdiwahab Nuur

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Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, flanked by government officials, addresses delegates inside a renovated Somalia's National Theatre in Mogadishu, the capital, on June 26,...

Somalia: Analysts warn effort to create Jubaland state within Somalia will test limits of federalism in that country.

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By Peter MARTELL - NAIROBI -After decades of war, Somalia is taking small steps toward recovery, but breakaway regions, rival clans and the competing...

Overzealous Western banks pose new threat to war-ravaged Somalia

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    Overzealous Western banks threaten to choke off Somalia's struggling recovery by targeting the Hawala transfer system. Columbus, Ohio - Every month I visit a...

The Kenyan Syndrome

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Puntland Is for Pirates

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The “So Called” Jubaland’s Unity Deal Leads to Nowhere

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Jubbaland President Ahmed Mohamed Islam, better known as “Ahmed Madobe” (second right), and opponents after they signed a unity deal in Nairobi on Thursday,...