A look inside the unfolding nightmare in Somalia
By Michael Gerson Opinion writer July 17 at 7:33 PM
BAIDOA, Somalia
This town was liberated from the control of al-Shabab (an Islamist insurgent group) five years ago. But “liberated” is a relative term. The security bubble created by the presence of U.N. and Ethiopian military...
Somaliland:Abdulahi M.Duale A Respected Diplomat and Politician in the Greater Horn of Africa
Abdulahi Mohammed Duale Somaliland’s former foreign minister is a seasoned diplomat with a real leadership experience. He is one of the longest serving cabinet ministers in Somaliland, he was a cabinet member for 17 years out of the 25 years Somaliland existed after regaining...
Ethiopia: Ethnic nationalism and the Gondar protests
By:Kalkidan Yibeltal
An analysis on what the rising ethnic nationalism among the historically powerful Amhara means for the country's future.
Amba Giorgis, Ethiopia - Etenesh* sits alone on a worn cow skin in her mud-walled home in Amba Giorgis, a small Ethiopian market town in the...
SOMALILAND: REGULATORY GAPS IN MOBILE BANKING PLATFORMS
Written by Mohammed Dahir Ahmed
Horndiplomat-Somaliland is one of the leading markets in mobile banking platforms in Africa. It has been acknowledged by renowned individuals such as Bill Gates of Microsoft and international finance and development institutions as far as its innovation and customer reach...
The problem with photojournalism and Africa
Why African photographers don't get to tell African photo stories in Western media.
rites Jayawardane
By:M Neelika Jayawardane
@Sugarintheplum
M Neelika Jayawardane is an Associate Professor of English at the State University of New York-Oswego.
Whenever "Africa" is in the headline of mainstream US and European media sources,...
Resilience amidst post-Covi-19 economic crisis on Small and medium-sized Somaliland entrepreneurs
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...
Al-Shabaab: Should the Somali president open talks with the terror group?
By:Fatuma Ahmed Ali
A political settlement between the Federal Government of Somalia and terror group Al-Shabaab has eluded both parties for years.
Now newly elected Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo has indicated that he would be open to talks with the militants.
But he also made...
Washington’s “One Somalia” Delusion by Dr. J. Peter Pham
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Writing in this forum, Tibor P. Nagy, Jr. and Joshua Meservey made an eloquent case for why the agreement granting Ethiopia—the world’s most populous landlocked country—naval access on Somaliland’s 740-kilometer coastline “has the...
Illegal Charcoal Production in Somalia and Its Impact on Pastoral and Agro-pastoral Livelihoods: A Crisis of Environmental Degradation and Socioeconomic Disruption
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf
Introduction
The production and trade of charcoal have become a pressing concern in Somalia, as they contribute to both environmental degradation and socioeconomic disruption. Charcoal, produced from wood through a...
Reimagining A More Resilient UN System With Taiwan In It
By: Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Minister of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan)
After more than 200 million infections and over 4 million deaths and counting, the COVID-19 pandemic has raged across the globe. This has created a profoundly devastating socio-economic impact on our interconnected world, with...
