NAIROI, Kenya (AP) — France is pitching what it says is a new model of partnership with African countries at a summit that begins Monday in Kenya as it completes a military withdrawal from West African countries that has been widely seen as marking declining influence on the continent. But Paris is expected to use the two-day Africa...
By Abdullahi A. Nor The deafness of the president of the Somali Region, Mustafe Omer, to the real issues of my community, the Geri Kombe, dictates that I unveil my true feelings about my community. This is the case of the Geri Kombe clan, for which Mustafa has deliberately sought a policy of marginalization. The...
By Avv. Mahad Camal Clan politics, corruption, and insecurity are not the deepest causes of Somalia’s crisis; they are symptoms of weak institutions. Background in Conflict Studies Somalia has a flag, borders, political leaders, a constitution, ministries, security forces, and formal institutions. On paper, these are the visible signs of a state. But genuine statehood...
Badhan (WDN)- Deadly clan clashes have erupted in Carmale, near the city of Erigavo in the Sanaag region, resulting in heavy casualties and escalating tensions across the area. According to local reports, fierce fighting broke out between two sub-clan of Warsangeli, leaving at least 40 people dead amid one of the most serious outbreaks of...
By Abdirahman Yusuf (Soome) 1. Introduction Livestock production is the cornerstone of Somalia’s economy and social structure forming the backbone of rural livelihoods and national export earnings. The livestock sector contributes more than 70% of the country’s export revenue and supports approximately 60–65% of the population, either directly through pastoralism and agro-pastoralism or indirectly through...
The key members of the elite of the Northeast State (NE) of Somalia, both inside the country and the diaspora abroad, watch with deep trepidations the existential threat that Somalia faces under the nefarious self-serving leadership of President Hassan Sheikh. His four years’ term, now coming to a close, has brought Somalia on the brink of the precipice. His unconstitutional amendment...
By Dr. Ahmed Hussein Esa History, when ignored, has a habit of repeating itself. Today, Somalia risks being drawn back toward the chaos of 1992, as leaders appear to disregard the hard lessons of the past. In January 1993, I traveled to Mogadishu as part of a fact-finding mission dispatched by an international organization to...
W/Q: Mukhtar Qoransay Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibedda ee Imaaraadka Carabta ayaa Talaadadii si rasmi ah u shaacisay in dalkoodu ka baxay Ururka Dalalka Shidaalka Dhoofiya OPEC iyo xulafadiisa OPEC+ Alliance. Tallaabadani waxay soo afjartay in ka badan 60 sano oo wada-shaqayn istiraatijiyadeed ah, halkaas oo Imaaraadku uu xubin ka ahaa hay’addan maareysa 30–35% shidaalka adduunka; qiimihiisa,...
By Pranav Baskar and Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times Pirates from Somalia hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Yemen on Saturday and have diverted it to Somalia’s waters, the authorities in Somalia said Sunday, the third such incident in recent weeks. The hijacking is an embarrassment for the government in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, and...
WQ: H.A. Cumar Waxaan akhriyey qoraalkii uu qoray Cabdi Sheekh ee uu ku tilmaamayey dhibaato weyn oo ka jirta deegaanka – dhibaato ka dhalatay ruux loo haystay badbaadiye, balse markii dambe noqday mid dhibkii sii xoojiyay. Waxaan sidoo kale akhriyey isku daygii ka jawaabista dhalliilihii uu soo jeediyey Cabdi Sheekh. Inkastooy habbooneyd in Madaxweyne Mustafe...