By Michael Rubin Many Somalis crave unity. In 1960, Somalis achieved it when the former British protectorate of Somaliland and Italy’s newly-freed Somaliland colony united to form what eventually became known as Somalia. Corruption, dictatorship and factional fighting eroded Somali … Continued
By Hassan Keynan Somalia’s mercurial Finance Minister is at it again doing what he does best: peddling fiction and deception. Yesterday the good Dr. unveiled the $112 million Somali Urban Resilience Project (SURP). Flanked by the Federal Minister of Public … Continued
By Ali Regah Introduction The horn of Africa is one of the water insecure regions in the world. The only available water sources are those found within ancient rocks and below the ground aquifers. Rainfall is higher in the highland … Continued
By WardheerNews WardheerNews named President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as its person of the year for 2019 by reminding Somalis and friends of Somalia his dismal presidency and the setback he caused to the recovery of this fledgling federal entity. The … Continued
By Ahmed Bashir At 4:30 pm on January 30, 2020, a Google search of the terms “porn” and “addiction” yields 149,000,000 results. This is because porn is easily accessible on the internet almost for free. Unlike, earlier years where Hollywood … Continued
Constitutional Review Process: Best Practices Around the world, there is not a perfect “single model” to implement a Constitutional Review Process, nor is there a definitive data supporting a single model for a post-conflict fragile setting, such as Somalia. However, … Continued
By Abdi Mohamud Al-Shabaab, the Al-Qaeda affiliated group attacked innocent people, driving a vehicle full of powerful explosives at rush hour in a busy street in Mogadishu, Somalia. This area known as X-Control is a high traffic area where commuter … Continued
Abdisamad Nur Bidar To paraphrase the aptly titled book “Somalia: Nation in Search of a State” by David D. Laitin, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and the late Said Sheikh Samatar (RIP) who was a Professor of African … Continued
By Ahmed Mohamud Osman and Cigaal Yassin Summary Education is one of the key areas that receive a top priority in the national policy of any country. This is because education reflects the culture, language, values, and identity of a … Continued
Editor’s note: Nur Abdi grew up in Somaliland. When the civil war broke out in the 1980s, he left and settled in Canada where he was naturalized in 1994. The Somali Camel Boy (2019) is his debut novel. Dr. Helmi Ben Meriem, … Continued
By Hassan Haji Mohamed For some time in the recent past the local citizens of Eastern Sanaag Region noticed the emergence of an armed clan-driven movement aimed at forceful occupation of other clans’ territories and villages. This is what led … Continued
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf Growing up as a primary and intermediate school student in just few Kilometers away from the Border with Somaliland in the eastern part of Ethiopia, I was able to hear good stories about Somalia from teachers … Continued
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