By Drazen Jorgic Nairobi, Kenya ( Reuters) A resignation letter by Somalia‘s central bank governor sent from Dubai has thrown Western donors into a quandary over supporting a government they need to fight al Qaeda’s local allies. Governor Yussur Abrar quit after only seven weeks in the job, alleging she had been pressured to accept arrangements...
October 23, 2026
Category: Global News & Politics
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Mr. PM, Why Vacate Villa Somalia at this Critical Time?
By Faisal A. Roble It is deceitful and conniving, if not an utter debauched leadership, for the new Prime Minister Abdiwali Sheikh Ahmed to leave the country for a tour of neighboring countries in the midst of corruption allegations by the United Nations Monitoring Group, a resurgence of Alshabab attacks on key and sensitive areas...
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Waran-Cadde’s Wallaweyn Problem
Hassan M. Abukar I have a confession to make: I am a southerner and a card-carrying “Wallaweyn” man. Incidentally, Wallaweyn is a small town in southern Somalia. I was born in Afgooye (not far from Wallaweyn) and, since immediately after my birth and until age 18, I grew up in Mogadishu. Despite my strong credentials...
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Four Somali suspects deny terror charges over Kenya’s airport blast
NAIROBI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — Four Somali terror suspects denied on Tuesday 12 counts of charges related to Kenya’s airport blast levied against them by a Kenyan court. The suspects – Hassan Abdi Mohamud, Mohammed Osman Ali alias Modika, Ilyas Yusuf Warsame and Garad Hassan Fer Ali – were charged with several counts of supporting...
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The Pantomime of Somali Parliamentary Practices
By Mohsin Mahad Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdoon, aka Saacid, has been sacked unceremoniously by an overwhelming majority of the members of Parliament. Incompetence has been given as the reason for his impeachment and loss of parliamentary vote of confidence. His political demise and departure was predictable once the president, hitherto his handler, has signalled...
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The Silly Season in Mogadishu vs. the New Somali Political Dispensation!
By Mahdi Sheikh Ahmed It is the silly season in Mogadishu—again! But the on-going political shenanigans aside emanating from Banadir aside, the Somali nation is perched on the threshold of veritable socio-political change. The change is taking root in parts of the country and it would inevitably lead to sustainable social development. Many Somalis and...
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Open Letter to SRSG Nicholas Kay
By Osman Hassan Dear Ambassador Kay As you know, President Abdirahman Faroole has launched an all-out attack on the town of Taleex, the provisional capital of Khaatumo State, on 28 November, deploying, according to some reliable reports, around 60 gun-mounted “technicals”, a clutch of armoured vehicles and a large infantry forces. Judging from interviews given...
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A Black Day for Puntland: Farole’s Evil Aggression against Khatumo State
By Safi Abdi Words can not describe the anger and frustration I am feeling right now. I find it hard to understand or explain away the evil designs behind the ambushing and the slaying and wounding of innocent civilians in Teleex. I understand the number of dead has risen to nine, the number of wounded...
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Somalia: The smiling president and the final showdown
By Abdul Ghelleh Twelve months ago, a largely unknown former NGO operative called Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, became the president of Somalia, elected by a group of MPs that was selected (not elected) by Somalia’s civil war corrupted traditional leaders. When his name was pronounced winner at the voting venue, he smiled for the cameras, all...
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Political Mishaps Should Have Consequences
By Ahmed M. Farah (Nurradin) Since the conflict between the Somali president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, alias Culusow, and the Prime Minister, Abdi Farah Shirdon, alias Saacid, came to the fore, in public, for all to see, Somalis – politicians, elders, civil society members and common folk – expressed derision and sense of loss towards both...