By Adan Makina The recently published book, Pruning the Youngster by Abdinoor Derow has been in progression for three years, according to the author who painstakingly took the time and energy to make it a reality. Published this year by … Continued
By Sitti Diaspora Community On Saturday 24 July, at around 8 a.m., several hundred heavily armed and motorized men attacked the village of Garba Issa, on the Djibouti-Addis Ababa highway, 320 km from the Ethiopian Capital. After liquidating the few … Continued
By Deeq S. Yusuf Somalia’s large and growing youth population present both a challenge and an opportunity to policymakers. If Somalia’s economy can productively absorb this population, the country could reap the benefits of a demographic dividend[1]. In the empowerment … Continued
By Osman Elmi The opinion piece on Puntland Economy published on WardheerNews, August 2, 2021 by a Abdullahi A. Muse (Sanco)’ with ooh and surprise about the author’s misrepresentation of the current financial performance and significant reforms achieved in Puntland … Continued
By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf It is well known fact that there are Somalis living in every corner of the world. These Somalis who have emigrated for some reason or another make short visits back to their homeland at some point. … Continued
By Faisal A. Roble Jubaland’s Geography: Curse or Blessing Jubaland has been an important Federal Member State (FMS) of the Somali Federal system since 2012. It has a tortuous past and many contemporary political challenges. It is one of the … Continued
By Abdullahi Said Mohamed (Dubesare) According to social contract theory, every community that lives together tends to create a system they trust with their ruling affairs. Before the modern governmental system, same as with other communities, the Somali community had … Continued
By Abdullahi A. Muse (Sanco) Puntland is in the throes of a severe economic crisis. In light of the ramifications of this crisis, I dissect the key challenges to implementing Puntland’s budget, and attempt to discuss the ways forward. Challenges … Continued
By Mohamed Salah Ahmed Enormous excitement and anticipation filled me when I received an email from the organizers of the 14th Somali Studies International Conference (SSIC) extending me with an invitation to present one of my papers at the conference. … Continued
By Osman Hassan Somalia’s tart and sharp response to the high-handed and overbearing demand from the African Union for Amisom’s continued, and more or less open-ended, presence in the country is bound to resonate with its people for too long … Continued
By Abdihafid Mohamed Omar (Wadaad) Somalia has not had a free election for almost 60 years! You might ask why? Back in the sixties when the colonialists left; the country was poor in every aspect. The Majority of the populace … Continued
By Cigaal Yassin Hassan Summary An adequate infrastructure systems is one of the major areas that needs to be given a top priority in any national public policies. This is because in line with sustainable development goals, infrastructure reflects institutional … Continued
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