Where does Somalia’s dependency stem from?
By:Yusuf Dirie,Deeq Mohamed
To ask where does our dependency stem from is to give the impression that dependency describes the totality of our current state. That, it is the natural state of many of us – a condition that we are born into and then...
Op-Ed: The Danger of Unregulated Health Care Providers in Somaliland
By Abdiaziz Ali AdaniMany people in countries with underdeveloped public healthcare infrastructure, like Somaliland, rely instead on unregulated private clinics and hospitals. These privately owned businesses are not subject to government surveillance, supervision, or control. As a result, there are several...
You are different, it’s normal
I’m a girl from a land where women were nothing better than valueless creature that doesn’t or can’t ever make a change or differences in any way possible but to be an asset to a man.
I have left that land to my motherland where...
The Rebirth Of Somaliland (14): The Somali Government’s Responses To The SNM Invasion
By Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur
In the preceding part (13) of this series, the surprise invasion of the SNM after the peace accord between Barre and Mengistu was detailed. The knee-jerk response of reaction of the government troops to that is discussed in this part.
They (the...
Op-Ed : The two-part solution of food scarcity in Somaliland
By : Hudayfe Osman Daror
Somaliland is on the brink of food insecurity due to various factors such as urbanization, outdated agricultural practices, dependency on food-import. Although the country has ample fertile land, local production is unable to meet the present demand. The country’s current...
The Carnage of Heritage in Djibouti
The Heritage Institute convened in Djibouti between 14 - 18 December 2018 a conference themed debating the impact of the Ethiopian reforms on the Somalis. However, the question of the status of Somaliland came to occupy a central place in the conference. In this...
Forgotten groups of Somaliland
Gaboye, Tumaal and Yibir together form a cluster of the occupationally segregated group. Gaboye used to perform a range of activities such as leather-working, shoe-making, pottery(if female), hunting and traditional healing, the Yibir described as wandering sorcerers and leather worker. Tumaal is associated with...
Shide and Cagjar, must fly with both wings, to catch up other Ethiopians!
Suffice to say I am Somali, but from Somaliland, just next to Somali regional state in Ethiopian Federal Democratic Republic (EFDR), and I visit Jigjiga more often, to get more additional time to follow up the political maneuverings in the region. Therefore; I am...
Op-Ed: A public Vaccination Protocol in Somaliland
By: Abdiqani Ainan
Perspective: As the country struggles and juggles to deal with mass aggression of high transmissibility of SARSCOV-2 through super spreading by community contact, it is yet to lay the strategic plan out with a weak informative operational approach. Back to the concept...
The world’s ‘most friendless people’ are under assault yet again
By Ishaan Tharoor
In recent days, thousands of Rohingya Muslims in Burma have made their way to neighboring Bangladesh, fleeing an aggressive Burmese military campaign that ravaged dozens of villages in the country’s restive state of Rakhine. An official from the International Organization for Migration told...
