Somali Opposition Declares Presidential Term has Expired, Warns of Unilateral Moves
By Goth Mohamed Goth MOGADISHU – The Somali Future Council issued a press statement on 15 May 2026, congratulating Somali youth on the 81st anniversary...
Political Storm Erupts Over Somaliland Official’s Alleged Dual Role with KULMIYE Party
By Mustafa Abdi Ibrahim Hargeisa – A deepening political controversy has engulfed Somaliland following allegations that a sitting official within the Somali federal government has...
Ethiopia awaits EU signal to engender Somaliland, Somalia dialogue
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (ADV) – Ethiopian Prime minister Abiy Ahmed is awaiting a European Union input to boost reconciliation initiative between Somalia and Somaliland,...
US, EU, and UN Abandoned Joint Support to Democratic Governance in Somalia
By Dr. Mohamud M Uluso The US led International Community (IC) played an influential role for the adoption of 2012 democratic Provisional Federal Constitution that...
Somalia’s International Partners on the Galmudug Reconciliation Conference
Mogadishu – The group of Somalia’s international partners listed below* welcome the opening of the Galmudug Reconciliation Conference convened in Dhusamareb. We underscore the importance of...
Somaliland: How Siad Barre’s strategy pushed him out of power
The intensive military civil war had officially broken out in May 1988 when Barre bombarded Hargeisa and other northern cities. Less known is what...
Delusional Election one man, one vote in Somalia
By Abdiaziz Hassan Giyaajo Amalo The phrase"one man, one vote" traces its roots to 1961 in Somalia . It is a powerful concept. For Somalia, such...
Somalia and Somaliland Reconciliation
The subject of reconciliation between Somalia and Somaliland is complex in nature with long-standing historical deep-seated issues affecting politics and trust between both parties....
Proposal for Special 1P1V Political Elections in Somalia in 2020
Dr. Mohamud M Uluso
The Federal government of Somalia shows no interest in holding a timely, credible federal election in 2020. It hijacked the elections...
How Will Remittances Affect the Somali COVID-19 Response?
This blog was written following a meeting of researchers and practitioners working on Somalia, on 1 April, hosted by the Rift Valley Institute (RVI)...

























































































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