Opinion/Analysis

Asking questions about political advantages and political marginalisation in Sool could lead to formulation of policies to deter the troublesome youths from feuding subclans in South Sool, argues Liban Ahmad Recurrence of South Sool conflict has defied the ability of Somaliland government and elders to...

In 2017 Somaliland conducted a successful third presidential elections. Waddani party deserves credit for an exemplary election campaign based on civic values, writes Liban Ahmad Last year Somaliland successfully conducted third presidential election since the second Somaliland President, Mohamed I. Egal, introduced multi-party system in...

Since 2010, Somalia’s airspace has been an issue between the successive governments of Somalia and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which currently manages the airspace on behalf of Somalia. The Somali state has made several unsuccessful attempts to regain the control and management of...

Somalia is unlikely to benefit from the China's Africa initiative, argues Liban Ahmad    Sino-Somali cooperation dates back to 1960s, when  Somalia was in its first decade of independence, and China in its second decade of communism under  Chairman Mao Zedong. The National Theatre in Mogadishu...

There are periods in time that all the delight is yours. This does not come by accident, though. Such delights are the creation of people by virtue of talents and gifts Allah has bestowed on them. For me, Dahabshiil founders are at the very top of...

In our childhood, listening to mother’s lullaby was the mere pacifier for relieving our irritating behavioral discomfort, and scary stories on impalpably abhorrent demons and wild predators were other techniques to defuse our inherent hyper-activity, frighten and make us immobilized in the securely warm...

 It is a war fought indirectly between superpowers with the aid of Third World nations. During the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union allied with many smaller nations as a way to fight these wars. Third World nations were not allowed to...

Hargeisa the most populated city in Somaliland has experienced exacerbated water shortage due to the lack of modern pipeline infrastructures that can transmit water to all districts in Hargeisa. Established by the British colony the pipelines transmitted enough water to satisfy the need of the...

Horndiplomat-Since China started market reforms in 1978, under the leadership of "Deng Xiaopin," China shifted from a centrally planned economy to a market based economy. GDP growth has averaged nearly 10 percent annually, and has driven poverty out of 1.3 billion populations. The increase...

The legislative body of any state plays a fundamental role in the fight against corruption. The House of representative has an essential responsibility in its role for combating corruption in all its forms, especially in public existence and has also a supervisory role to...