By Halina Bazckowski Camels have long been seen as pests, but a small and dedicated group of advocates is pushing for an export market to make good use of the beasts’ unique attributes. The “ships of the desert” have not … Continued
By Maxamed Daahir Afrax Alliteration, in Somali xarafraac, is a uniquely important feature in Somali literature. Scholars have observed and commented on the role of xarafraac as one of the two structural tools that regulate Somali poetry, the other one … Continued
Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on Twitter Kenya will resume direct flights between its capital, Nairobi and Mogadishu in Somalia, the East African nation’s Civil Aviation Authority Director-General Gilbert Kibe said Friday. Kenya had … Continued
Dimming prospects of lasting solutions amid continued insecurity in Somalia and ever-shrinking resettlement slots have locked refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camps in conditions of vulnerability and dependency. With severe mobility constraints and limited livelihood options, humanitarian assistance continues to be a … Continued
Zamzam Yusuf, a grandmother of 29, is breaking barriers by entering the once men-only camel trading industry in Somalia. By Abdishukri Haybe & Hamza Mohamed Kismayo, Somalia – Every morning just before sunrise, Zamzam Yusuf makes the short drive between her … Continued
Richard Marcus Somali American poet Saida Dahir has released her first spoken word collection, The Walking Stereotypethrough Little Village Foundation releases. While only 26 minutes long, the recording is powerful, deeply moving and intensely satisfying. Spoken word recordings occasionally struggle to hold the listeners’ … Continued
By Asad Mumin Many Somalis pay tribute to Mohamud Abdullah I Isse “Sangub”, born in 1944 in Dhagahbour in the Somali region of Ogaden, and died on 18 June in a hospital in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital. The man … Continued
By Abdi I. Dalal This poem has been written not because the Poet has ill feelings for Fahad Yasin who is a journalist by profession and who is the current Chief-of-Staff of Villa Somalia (Presidential Palace), but to exhort him … Continued
By Ali Sheikh A. Dhagaweyne Abdullahi Maalim Ahmed alias DHODAAN was born and brought up in Sirrow——a small village in Daratole district of Doollo Zone or Wardheer zone in the year 1941. Before death hounds him in the year 2013 … Continued
A poem by Abdi Ismail In every transitory phase of human history, the pungent stink of malfeasance arises. In the extreme fringe of human existence. In the infinite reaches of the human mind. In the entire range of the human … Continued
By Abdi Ismail Dalal Feeling has no power against reason but feeling older than history is no light matter so they say. I can justifiably vouch for the above statement after witnessing and experiencing one of the most harrowing and … Continued
By Hussein Halene Translated by Adam OHirsi While I am apprehensive about the current affairs of Somalia, and fearful that the never ending chaos of the homeland will render my brain waste, I met with Aw Hirsi, a good friend who is … Continued
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