The international community has no option but to help Somalia grow
It has been two decades of mayhem, chaos and bloodletting in Somalia. A child born at the onset of the Somali crisis is now...
The new government in Mogadishu has yet to prove its mettle
AT THE end of the colonial era Somalia was arguably in ethnic terms the most homogeneous country in sub-Saharan Africa. The nearest to it...
Somalia: foreign intervention is ‘root cause of civil strife’, says analyst
Shams Hussain says third-party involvment hindering Somali peacemaking efforts
By Faisal Masudi
GulfNews
Dubai: An analyst on Somali affairs has said foreign intervention in Somalia — left...
Somalia: Is the constitution preventing a recovery? [Op-Ed]
by Abukar Arman
theforeignreport.com
Labelled as a failed state, Somalia is finally on the long road to recovery, but is their new constitution holding them back?
Whilst...
Speech by the deputy speaker of the Somali Parliament to the Norwegion stortinget (Parliament)
Honorable Mr. Chaudry Vice President of the Storting, The committee chairs, distinguish guests, ladies and gentlemen good morning.
My name is Jeylani and I’m the...
On Somaliland!
By Mohamed “Dudishe” Abdulle
Twitter @MDudishe
“…Power-mongers and cynical ethnic chauvinists would senselessly tear society apart in pursuit of self-aggrandizement.”
In the wake of President Hassan Sheikh...
Briefing: Somalia, federalism and Jubaland
IRIN
Moves to bring three regions in the deep south of Somalia together into the state of Jubaland have turned into a tussle with the...
In Somalia, a window of opportunity
by: KEITH ELLISON
startribune.com
It’s a new day in Somalia. That’s the message I took away from a trip to the capital city of Mogadishu...