SPARK Supports Somalia/Somaliland Economy to Recover from COVID-19
Somalis have experienced years of struggle, climate shocks and disease outbreaks in recent years. COVID-19 has worsened the situation as well, with up to 20 percent...
Centring Somalia’s mobile money ecosystem in global debates
The recent GSMA report puts Africa at the forefront of the mobile money revolution. In 2021, the industry processed over $1 trillion in transactions...
Countries in the Horn of Africa are experiencing the worst drought in 40 years
AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Countries in the Horn of Africa are experiencing their worst drought in 40 years. Four years of insufficient rain has displaced hundreds...
Somalia security forces, residents kill 70 militants in attack, says official
Armed residents and local security forces in Somalia's Galmudug state killed 70 Al Shabaab fighters as they repulsed a raid by militants on Bahdo...
KILLINGS IN SOMALIA: War Crimes, Deception, and Impunity
An African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) – Ugandan soldiers guard the frontline of the Yaaqshiid District. Photo: AMISOM / Alamy By Mohamed Gabobe After taking...
Clan Federalism in Somalia
by Bashir M. Sheikh-Ali In my paper on Federalism and Somalia, I discussed how Somali cultural norms, the current state of different regions/member states, and clannism exasperate...
350,000 children in Somalia could die from hunger in three months – UN
A severely malnourished two-year-old girl is fed via a tube in Banadir Maternity and Children Hospital in Mogadishu The United Nations has predicted that 350,000...
Somaliland: State Shuns Somalia’s undiplomatic stance
The government of the Republic of Somaliland has described it as unfortunate and an expression of the Somali government’s hostility towards the people and...
The Proposed House for Former President: Is it a Gratitude or Cover-up?
By Abdirizak Diis After a long-delayed election, Somalia elected has new leadership with a vision of "Soomaali heshiis ah dunidana heshiis la ah," which translates...
Somali ambassador walks out of meeting with Kenya’s president to protest Somaliland participation
Somali ambassador to Kenya Mohamud Ahmed Nur, popularly known as Tarsan, stormed out of a meeting convened by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta with foreign...
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