By Rashid Yahya What the impasse in Mogadishu forbodes for Somalia is terrifying. The nation is once again under a cloud of doom. Fear, uncertainty, and another looming disaster is on the horizon. In this blessed month of Ramadan, people … Continued
By Abdirazak Osman It has become a normative wisdom that one cannot discourse about Somali politics in reflective and relevant ways without ridicule and vilification. If one indeed advances any political proposition, we as Somalis filter that argument through our … Continued
Executive Summery Charcoal is one of the most important commodities in sub-Saharan Africa, with as much as 80% of the urban population in the East Africa region using charcoal as their primary energy needs for cooking. It is cheap, efficient … Continued
By Faisal A Roble A Prelude to Usurpation of Power “Timely elections are a critical pillar of healthy democracy. Engineering a term extension is a breach of democratic norms & risks destabilizing Somalia…Attempts to undermine dialogue on a path to … Continued
Dr Aweys Omar Mohamoud There have been two transitions of power which have passed off in relative peace in Somalia since 2012. What is different this time is that we have Farmaajo, an unprincipled and a spoiler seeking total power … Continued
By National Economic Advisors (NEA) The members of the National Economic Advisors (NEA) of Somalia are very concerned about the deadlock in the 2021 elections process and its attendant consequences. The NEA is part of the National Economic Council (NEC) … Continued
By Ruqia M. Farah Somali security, stability, and the political roadmap have been heavily invested in to benefit the Somali people and beyond for more than a decade now. Until recently, Somali people and the international community thought that the … Continued
By M. Harun Immense socio-economic and political challenges anywhere produce, more often than not, a new wave of political thoughts and the people to turn them to a reality. In this part of the world, Somaliland, that is not the … Continued
By Ahmeddek Ayah After five meetings between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the Federal Member States (FMS), and more than a dozen meetings between the head of states, Somalia’s leaders have failed to end a stalemate over the … Continued
By Abdirahman A. Issa Why Puntland’s First Democratization Experiment Failed? Puntland state was established in August 1998 as an autonomous region of Somalia, and first charter adopted to transition the administration from clan-based system to multiparty democracy in three years … Continued
To: All Somali Political Organizations To: UN SRSG Office To: Security Council Member States To: EU Envoy to Somalia To: AU, IGAD Secretariat, Arab League, and IOC To: International Crisis Group Brussels, Belgium Ref.: … Continued
By Guled Osman Around the middle of 2013, when I grew very accustomed to living and working in Mogadishu. I was enjoying life in my new surroundings. I knew the risks, but Mogadishu had a lot more to offer than … Continued
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