The Carnage of Heritage in Djibouti
By Mohamed Obsiye
The Heritage Institute convened in Djibouti between 14 – 18 December 2018 a conference themed debating the impact of the Ethiopian reforms...
Somalis embrace new president as a sign of hope
People expect Farmajo to take the nation back to the days when it was cited as an example of democracy and good governance in...
Why al-Shabaab targets Kenya, and what can be done to stop attacks
Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for the terror attack in Nairobi in which scores of people were killed and injured. The question the terror attack raises is why the...
Somaliland: Twitter Campaign Expresses Discontent over UN Assistance Mission in Somalia
In December 2016, Somalilanders initiated a Twitter campaign to vent their frustration about tweets from the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). UNSOM...
Somaliland intimates SRSG Haysom Kicked out for doing his job right
The Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Somaliland, today, expressed its solidarity with the United Nations offices in Somaliland/Somalia, and, particular, with Mr. Nicholas Haysom,...
SPECIAL UN ENVOY TO SOMALIA CONDEMNS INDIRECT FIRE ATTACK ON UN COMPOUND IN MOGADISHU
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Somalia, Nicholas Haysom, condemned in the strongest possible terms today’s indirect fire attack on the main...
Somalia is at the verge of returning to dictatorship, lawlessness and Disintrgregion
By Abdi Dagal Faahiye
Whether it is Washington, Manila or Mogadishu; the number of authoritarian regimes is on the rise. Although Somalia in some respect...
Somalia: US air strike ‘kills 60 al-Shabab fighters’
![Al-Shabab still controls parts of Somalia's south and central regions after being chased out of Mogadishu [File: AP]](https://i0.wp.com/www.somalilandcurrent.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/afb468d4a03548f1aeb222de6cd8a0c6_18.jpg?resize=696%2C385&ssl=1 "Somalia: US air strike ‘kills 60 al-Shabab fighters’")
Friday's air strike in Mudug province is the deadliest US attack since a November 2017 attack, which killed about 100.
A US military air strike against the al-Shabab group...
Somaliland: Jirdeh’s Conflict Resolution Initiative
Changes in the Horn of Africa has caught Somaliland by surprise. Lifting sanctions on Eritrea and concerted efforts by the International Community to prevent...
Oil Wars: The Next Great Driver of Somali Conflict?
Twenty-eight years after Somalia’s brawling civil war, the question now is: in which direction is the country heading? The dangers of this are now...
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