BY HORN INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY AND SOCIAL RESEARCH ( HPPSOR) Somaliland, dubbed as an “oasis of peace in an unstable region”, has also recorded significant strides along its journey to electoral democracy compared with any of its neighbors. Since … Continued
By Abdisalam Garjeex One of the main reasons for my world travel is to reconnect with humanity and see cultures in different parts of our planet earth. I achieve maximum satisfaction when I glimpse the way of life of many … Continued
Editor’s Note: Educationist Ali Bakorda is well known in Kenya’s northern regions as well as in the national education fraternity. Hailing from a family that did not even own a hen to hatch an egg to sell in the market, … Continued
By Abdirahman Issa Puntland has successfully held its fifth presidential election and a new president and vice president were elected on 8th January, 2019. Said Abdullah Deni, a successful businessman and former federal planning minister, was elected president, while former … Continued
By Mohamed Garad Amid of Abiy Ali’s (former spy) “change” rhetoric and in less than the six-month presidency of his first appointed Somali State president, Mustafa Omer, Abyssinia occupied Somalis experienced the nice reply of the accustomed show: the undue central … Continued
By Hassan M. Abukar Sheryl “Sharifa” Steinberg Abukar, an educator, daughter, sister, an aunt, and mother of four adult children passed away in Dubai on January 28, 2019 from cancer. Sharifa was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, to an … Continued
By Faisal A. Roble While speaking at the Uganda Annual Judge’s Conference (January 28, 2019), President Museveni of Uganda said that “Somalia is not a state,” implying that there is no “organized authority” in Somalia. At a minimum, this utterance … Continued
By Ilyas Mohamed On Saturday morning, I have flown from Mogadishu’s Adan Adde International Airport with a group of delegates and Villa Somalia staff lead by H.E President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. Our purpose was to attend the inauguration ceremony for … Continued
By Osman Hassan So much is happening in the Horn of Africa around the one-clan secessionist enclave calling itself Somaliland. The trio – Somalia, Ethiopia and Eretria – hitherto arch-enemies for centuries or decades, as the case may be, have … Continued
By Osman Nur Mohamed As predicted in my recent article titled “Which leader will the MPs elect on 8th January 2019” Said Abdullahi Deni was elected to be the president for the semi- autonomous state of Puntland in northern Somalia … Continued
By Prof. Hassan Keynan The Ogaden Question (OQ) has been a constant and powerful dynamic in the complex historical processes that convulsed Abyssinia and its successor, Ethiopia. It has occupied this sensitive and inherently radioactive space in the turbulent geopolitical … Continued
By Faisal Abdi Roble In less than a year since PM Abiy came to power in April 2018 and only six months for the President of the Somali region, Mustafa Cagjar, both Ethiopia and the Somali region resemble their past … Continued
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