Opinion/Analysis

By Bashir Goth Africa’s First Democrats: Somalia’s Aden A. Osman and Abdirazak H. Hussen by Abdi Ismail Samatar, 308 PP. Indiana University Press, 2016 “To hold a pen is to be at war.” --- Voltaire   Why I review this book As a firm believer in democratic principles and an...

By: Warsame Ali Khalif Galaydh Earlier last month, Dr. Ali Khalif Galaydh passed away in Jijiga, Ethiopia. For many Somalis, he was a methodical statesman, a brilliant orator, and a champion of Somali nationalism. He was Aabo for me, Milgo, Waleed, and Aisha. Growing up...

In the post-truth world, a far-right embrace of social media threatens the broadcasting of truth. t-elect Donald Trump used social media profusely during his electoral campaign By:Ahmed Al Sheikh Ahmed Al Sheikh is the former chief editor of Al Jazeera Arabic. In the social media era, everybody...

This part follows the previous parts involving major discrepancies of the union process and fallacies, legal loopholes and technical mistakes in the Act of Union. This is a close shave look at the origins of mistrusts, discontents and dissatisfactions of the people of Somaliland...

Digging Roots of Mistrust between the Government and Citizens Somaliland has come across challenges to achieve grassroots of development, functioning institutions and  democratic governance. Lessons learned from different authorities over the last two decades highlighted the need for more efforts to...

According to the study of Save the Children, the meaning of “Street Child” was defined as any child who lives or roamsthe streets begging for food or money, looking for casual work such as washing cars, shoesshinning, sweeping food kiosks for pay in cash...

By: JOSEPH RWAGATARE I don’t understand the workings of international diplomacy. Some of what I see appears illogical. Most of it involves destroying and then trying to rebuild and destroying again. Or it is about fuelling conflict and then trying to defuse it. Sometimes there is...

Election campaigns are stressful, costly and time consuming. While nothing can eliminate the stress of the countdown to Election Day, there are campaign fundamentals that can be the difference between winning and losing. No matter what level of race one is running, campaign fundamentals...

Somalia is facing a very real risk of famine, with more than 6 million people, half of Somali population, facing acute food insecurity in the country, three UN agencies have warned. According to the latest findings, by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit(FSNAU) in...

By: Asia Saeed Hassan Somaliland small and middle business owners strive to provide their children live better than theirs despite cultural rigidity, lack of banking institution supports, and insurance organizations. They feel that everything is against their...