By Abdullahi A. Nor “I earnestly pray that he may become Somalia’s next president, to rescue the nation from fragmentation and steer it toward peace, unity, and progress.” In an era when the world was still largely silent on the legal injustices rooted in colonial history, one Somali legal scholar laid the intellectual foundation that...
By Mohamed Abdiqafar Haji Hussein On June 15, 2025, President Said Abdullahi Deni officially opened the 56th session of the Puntland Parliament. In his speech, he covered a wide range of topics: progress in the fight against Daesh, achievements made under his leadership, and his vision for Puntland’s future. He also spoke at length about...
By Ali Haji Warsame, Former Puntland Minister of Education The Somali government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, issued a two-page letter dated June 10, 2024, about the reassessment of the C6+ framework’s relevance in Somalia’s current context. The letter emphasized that, while the C6+ was established to support Somalia’s peacebuilding, stabilization,...
By Isha Qarsoon On 10 June 2025, Somalia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ali Omar, issued a formal letter to James Swan, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia and head of the United Nations Transitional Assistance Mission in Somalia. The letter was clear, assertive, and diplomatically firm: the so-called “C6+...
By Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh TEHRAN, once again, explosions rocked Iran last night as Israel allegedly struck key nuclear facilities deep within the Islamic Republic. The latest assault is far more than another chapter in the long-standing shadow war between Israel and Iran; it is yet another humiliating reminder of the astonishing reach of Israel’s...
By Abdullahi A. Nor Somalia, a country long considered a fragile but hopeful experiment in post-conflict recovery, now stands dangerously close to full-scale state collapse under the increasingly authoritarian rule of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. What many observers describe as the most severe political crisis since the 1991 fall of Siad Barre is rapidly pushing...
By Abdikarim H Abdi Buh In a sweeping and controversial move, the President of the United States has issued an executive order banning entry to citizens from more than a dozen nations, most of which are majority-Muslim or located in Africa and South Asia. While the administration cites national security concerns, the glaring exception to...
By Abdukadir Osman Farah, PhD In a recent Aljazeera English documentary, the editors of the program sketch the history of the legendry Sayyid Maxamed Cabdille Xasan. A leader who resisted the British Empire for over two decades (the longest anti-colonial war in Africa). The program profiles him as “the father of Somali nationalism”[i]. In a...
By Abdikarim Haji Abdi Buh In the often-tumultuous landscape of Ethiopia, the Somali Regional State under President Mustafe Muhumed Omer (Cagjar) stands as a rare and instructive exception. Since taking office, Mustafe Cagjar has championed a governance model that places the voices of the people at its core. Public consultation is no longer a box-ticking...
By Mohamed A Yasin In an unusually candid moment that is shaking the Somali political and security establishment, Defence Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, has openly acknowledged that Mogadishu’s safety cannot be guaranteed so long as Al-Shabaab maintains control of towns like Xawaadley in the Shabelle regions. His remarks, delivered during a public ceremony, marked the...