Since the collapse of the Somali central government for nearly three decades ago, the aftermath history would simply hopscotch us through a gloomy era that wouldn’t please the Somali people in common but those in the South in particular....
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August 2012 saw Somalia’s first parliament since 1991 inaugurate in Mogadishu, bringing the war torn country one step closer to pivotal change. With its newly elected parliament, potential for change has never been higher. This change is assisted by Somalia’s vast...
The borderlines separating Kenya and Somalia were first drawn in the late 19th century. Like everywhere else on the continent, this was the work of cartographers working for European colonial powers. Across the continent they replaced porous spaces in which...
The chairman of Wagosha Movement of Somalia Eng Yarow Sharif Aden and the President of the Federal Government of Somalia have met in London, shortly after the international conference on Somalia. President Hassan and Engineer Aden discussed range of...
Fear of an impending war between Kenya and it’s neighboring country Somalia, has caused Kenya to recall its ambassador in Mogadishu and ordered Somali envoy out of the country over alleged auctioning of oil blocs belonging to Kenya. In a...
Since the election of the new Somali President in 2017, the country’s relationship with the UAE has deteriorated steadily. The wealthy Gulf state seems determined to punish the war-torn coastal nation for refusing to take sides in its diplomatic...
 United Nations envoy who was recently ordered to leave Somalia warned Thursday about its "political turbulence," while its U.N. ambassador admonished the world body to stay out of his country's internal affairs. Both addressed the Security Council at a regularly...
To: President of Somali Federal Republic, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo Dear Mr. President, As an FYI, over five years ago I shared with UNSOM a document titled Jubbaland Stand-off Resolution which provided the bases of the political conflict between Federal Government...
By Hassan Mohamed Somalia has made important milestones in rebuilding its economy and normalizing relations with the rest of the world and, more importantly, with international financial institutions. The country has, however, not done well in improving security and thawing...