A ticking bomb in the horn of Africa, a sensitive region, has been overlooked by the AU, UN and US in particular and the world community in general, for too long a period. Policy makers in these quarters have underestimated this threat at best or just ignored perceiving it as local issue!
Time has proved this [...]

One more time, the International Community (IC) led by the United States is confronted with the urgent necessity to develop a “comprehensive strategy” for Somalia after the counter-terrorism-centered strategy, primarily delegated to Ethiopia (IGAD), has utterly failed. This necessity existed when Obama Administration came into office.  Indeed, Prof Ken Menkhaus wrote in February 2009, “While [...]

As we always tend to see things in better light than those in office, then we must have the determination to serve, even in the capacity of volunteers! The fact that we do not hold a position in the government is not a justification to escape responsibility. It is time for Somali academics to act [...]

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The presence of the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, EU foreign policy chief, Javier Salona, EU Commissioner for development and humanitarian aid, Louis Michel, the President of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barosso, African Union Chairman, Jean Ping and other distinguished delegates representing the Arab League, gave the conference the full support of the world [...]

“Peace” the subject of this short article, is a precious commodity that money can not buy, in Mogadishu, the battered capital city of Somalia. Unlike other basic necessities, it is not in the market for sale, but is buried deep in our brains and behaviour. In other words, it is our choice to make peace [...]

Response to the article of Abdullahi Jama; Shari’a Law; Panacea or Poison for Somalia?
It has been known to many of us for quite some time now, that most of those who write about Sharia law, Islamic State, political Islam and so on and so forth have very little knowledge about those issues which they unconsciously [...]

 Apparently, the chances for this new government to operate and restore hope depend heavily on two critical issues which will need the immediate attention of the president and his would be prime minister.The nomination of the wrong man plus growing opposition can put Sheikh Sharif on a political tightrope.
 
Firstly, the insurgents force who were fighting [...]

The Leaders of the Alliance for the Liberation of Somalia-Djibouti (ARS-D) agreed on that the additional 275 MPs will be selected according to the clan formula of 4.5 as per the Transitional Charter which prescribes that legitimate Traditional Leaders will select their MPs. Unprecedentedly, ARS-D leaders abused the clan rights and interests and selected their [...]

Simply put, this line and the spirit of the song echo our traditional knack to generate timely ideas and the competence to listen and heed productive compromises. These qualities which nurtured our collective interest have been in wane for three decades and are now in peril to perish for eternity. As a result, much despair [...]