“One of the key objectives is to move to an arrangement in which there is a sovereign Somali voice speaking for the Somali people,” Ambassador James C. Swan, the US Special Representative for Somalia, in London on May 7, 2013. (US State Department)
Abdi Dirshe
The United States Government...
Recent developments in and out of Somalia have raised serious questions and doubt about the future direction of Somalia. Mixed signs and messages raise the ugly prospect of Somalia continuing to maintain its “Failed State” status. This time however, external forces may be at play to ensure that Somalia...
Since the Somali central military government collapsed in early 1990, a bloody civil war exploded in South and Central regions of Somalia. This civil war caused a rift between the clans of Somalia, people lost trust each other and there were serious cases where some clans were marginalized and targeted...
There is Somali adage that says, “Old man knows what causes his death.” When President Hassan Sh. Mohamud of Somalia started his speech at the second London Conference on Somalia (LCS II) on Maya 7, 2013, with the metaphor of young sapling, which needs a strong stake, water, feed, and protection...
Waxaa maanta ii faraxad ah in marka hore aan hambalyo iyo boogaadin ba halkaani uga dirayaa dhamaan ummadda soomaaliyeed meel kast oo ay joogaan, maanta oo ah sannad guuradii 70aad ee ka soo wareegta xisbigii gobanima doonka ahaa ee S.Y.L 15 May 1943, taasoo ku soo begantay in maanta shacabka soomaaliyeed...
It has been two decades of mayhem, chaos and bloodletting in Somalia. A child born at the onset of the Somali crisis is now 21. Somalia has still a long way to go: Al-Shabaab is defeated, but it still has the capacity to kill and to maim.
The risks of reversal — and of humanitarian crisis — are always...
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 was probably Botswana, which is four-fifths Tswana—and turned out to be peaceful and prosperous, suggesting to some that countries populated and run by a single...
Gabayga yeeraaya, Guuxaan Baxaaya
Iyo Gurbaankaan Ow Axmed Madoowaa
Lagu Guurihaayee, Aa lagu Guurihaayee!
Jubbaland State Aa Lagu Guurihaayee, aa lagu Guurihaayee!
Markii la fiiriyo sida dowladda jawaabata ay ka bixisay markii la doortay madax-weynaha Jubbaland State waxaa kuu soo baxaaya dowladda...
Halgan kasta oo gumeysi diid ah rag baa u geeriyooda, dumar badan baa asaay u qaada, carruur badan baana u ogaamowda, ugu danbeystase waa la gaaraa himilada yoolka xorriyadeed ee uu halgan kaasi higsanayay, xumaan iyo samaan wixii uu la yimaadana waa dhaxal taariikheed oo jiilba jiilkiisa u soo gudubta,...
Shirka Soomaaliya wuxuu ka dhacay Lancaster House 7 Maajo 2013, waxaa si wada jir ah u martigeliyay Boqortooyada Ingiriiska iyo Soomaaliya, waxaana ka soo qayb-galay konton iyo afar Dowladaha saaxiibada iyo shariikyada Soomaaliya ah.
Waxaan kulaney waqti ahmiyad sare u leh Soomaaliya. Sannadkii la soo...
Waxaa beryahan dambe ka socday magaaladda Muqdishu dood ka dhalatay hadal ka soo yeeray Guddoomiyaha Degmada ahna Duqa Magaaladda Xamar, Mudane Maxamud Axmed Tarsan oo ah in Xamar ama Muqdishu ay tahay caasimada dalka oo aan cidna lahayn ama cidna gaar ahaan u sheegan karin.
Marka magaallo la yiraahdo...
In the process of state decay Somalia has reached a higher level than the conventional failed state. For the past 22 years Somali people went through an unending nightmare where thousands were murdered, raped, pillaged, impoverished and made refugees or IDPs. Despite the occurrences of all these human...
Suicide bombing by brainwashed Somalis is a frightening phenomenon that has instilled fear and anxiety in the hearts and minds of many Somalis who are now confused because suicide bombing has never been part of their culture. So far over 12 suicide bombings have been carried out by such lost souls and...
Few days ago, IHS Jane, a well-established company for global security analysis, released an analysis under the title Somalia’s Jubbaland Conundrum. The following key points are presented at the beginning of the analysis for quick and effective impact.
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The Somali federal Government‘s new...
Somalia’s multifaceted chronic civil war resulted a shattered nation that hosts one of the most vulnerable population in the world. International community under the helmet of various institutions tried to end over two decade of conflict in Somalia, and there has been quite number of window opportunities...
The recent terrorist attacks that took place in Mogadishu and Boston were not just intended to kill and mutilate many civilians, but to create widespread terror, disarray, and insecurity that would last far beyond the initial shock of these bloody events. It goes without saying — anyone who takes part...
It has been more than two decades since Somalia failed as a state to effectively preserve strong national cohesion. Consequently, the structure of the state as well as the question of the Somali national identity to this day remains contested, diverged and unresolved. It is no secret that Somalis alone...
Sidii madaxdan cusub [Guddoomiye Jawaari iyo Madaxweyne Xasan Ra’iisal Wasaare Saacid] loo caleema saaray, ayaa waxaa soo badanaya erayada ammaan la moodka ah, ee loo jeedinayo, balse, quus iyo qiyaas la’aanta ku taagan. Waxay ka billaabatay magacyada aysan lahayn ee aqooneed ee mar walba loogu yeero...
Horuu marka wuxuu ku xidhan yahay cilmiga.
Umadu waxay isku dhaafaan cilmiga
Qiimaha cilmiga
Cilmiga waa aqoon uu qofku waxa u leeyahay, ha ahaato wax la akhriyo wax la qoro ama farsamo.
Muhiimada cilmigu u leeyahay dadka muslimka waa mid aad u weyn, cilmigana dadku waxuu ka bilaabaa marka uu yaryahay,...
After years of overlooking the real needs of the Somali people, it is significant change longed-for that Somalia’s statebuiling featured in the strategic agenda of the key actors of the International Community (IC), namely the G8 powers in their ministerial meeting held in London on April 11, 2013,...
A unique revolution in gender politics is taking place in East Africa, a region not known for giving political power to women. And as incredible as it may sound, Somalia, a county which has been accused of oppressing women, is uncharacteristically leading these huge changes. Indeed, Somalia is the fifth...
Turkey’s Somalia policy has been expanding and deepening over the past two years. On April 13, Turkey brought Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Somaliland President Ahmed Silanyo together in Ankara in a sign that it is maintaining a proactive stance in developing serious policies for the Horn...
Moves to bring three regions in the deep south of Somalia together into the state of Jubaland have turned into a tussle with the central government, with regional powerhouses Kenya and Ethiopia playing important roles.
After more than two decades of civil war and inter-clan conflict, Somalia is undertaking...
“…Power-mongers and cynical ethnic chauvinists would senselessly tear society apart in pursuit of self-aggrandizement.[i]”
In the wake of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s meeting with President Ahmed Mohamud Silanyo in Turkey, I thought I revisit the discussion on Somaliland’s legal right...
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 first deputy speaker of the Somali federal parliament.
Since the Speaker urgently required to go back to Mogadishu for official constitutional...
In the battle against Islamist fighters in Somalia, the liberation of Kismayo in October 2012 was symbolic of the progress made in ridding the country of Al-Shabaab’s influence.
The port city and its environs is a melting pot of several clans, a business hub linking neighbouring countries and...
It’s a new day in Somalia. That’s the message I took away from a trip to the capital city of Mogadishu earlier this year. We have our best opportunity in more than two decades to help stabilize Somalia and advance U.S. national security interests — but only if we act quickly.
The improved security...
Labelled as a failed state, Somalia is finally on the long road to recovery, but is their new constitution holding them back?
Whilst the country’s new constitution may be deemed a success, many have argued that it is just a $60 million panacea that is creating further problems for the re-emerging Somali...
WASHINGTON — An Obama administration plan to change the way the United States distributes its international food aid has touched off an intense lobbying campaign by a coalition of shipping companies, agribusiness and charitable groups who say the change will harm the nation’s economy and hamper efforts...
Dubai: An analyst on Somali affairs has said foreign intervention in Somalia — left without a central government since the 1991 ousting of its then military ruler — is “the root cause of civil strife”.
Shams Hussain, an academic who holds dual Somali and British nationality, said: “One would...
