Electoral fraud and violence: political accountability in Somalia
By Mohamed Omar Hashi Electoral processes are at the core of every democratic society. These processes provide an effective mechanism for the peaceful transfer of...
Somalia’s “Afghan” moment
By Abdi Ali The events in Afghanistan show that no one can defy gravity, demonstrating that lofty ideals and sophisticated military intervention, however well-intentioned, cannot...
Somalia braces for polls amid uncertainty over stability, cohesion
Somalia’s parliamentary and presidential elections are scheduled to be held by Oct. 10. After protracted discussions ending on September 17, 2020, the government and federal...
HirShabelle State Police trained on how to maintain law and order ahead of the Elections
The trainees were drawn from various police stations in Jowhar and included 15 women officers JOWHAR, Somalia, August 26, 2021/ -- Fifty-six officers of the...
Why Somalia’s grand strategies aren’t working
AU forces AMISOM and the Somali National Army on a joint operation again al-Shabaab. Credit: AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE. LIBAN OBSIYE & LIBAN...
While the world is at war with deforestation due to climate changes and safety of the environment, there is very little tree plantation in Somali areas
By Abdiqani Salaf kaptanka. Trees are cut regularly for various reasons and are eradicated. In addition, the reason why the Bedouins burn the big trees...
Ten Years On: Turkey’s growing smart power in Somalia
Turkey’s growing smart power approach in Somalia is significant for both sid By Ibrahim Mukhtarecade A decade ago, when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, then prime...
Imagining Al-Shabaab’s way to Villa Somalia in the Lenses of Taliban Conquests of Presidential Palace in Kabul: Is it Possible?
By Dr Yusuf Sheikh Omar This short piece attempts to shed light on the similarities and differences between the two groups: Taliban (TB) and A-Shabaab...
Qatar charity builds healthcare centre for 20,000 people in Somalia
Somalia’s First Lady Saynab Abdi Moallim lauded the Qatari support for the Somali people, which are extended to implement developmental projects and alleviate the...
Somalia: The captive nation
By Abdi Ali The hope of many Somalis was that the recurring discord and mayhem, that crippled the nation for decades, would pass one day....
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