Nairobi, – Soldiers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have sexually abused and exploited vulnerable Somali women and girls on their bases in Mogadishu, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Troop-contributing countries, the African Union … Continued
By Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group At this stage of the investigation of the Monitoring Group, the material presented below reflects exploitation of public for private interest and indicates at the minimum a conspiracy to divert the recovery of overseas … Continued
By Faisal A. Roble “We are open for Business” – Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, Bloomberg News “No investment will come to Somalia any time soon because of absence of stability” – Somalia’s Foreign Minister Dr. Baile “None of the pledged $3 … Continued
By Prof Said S. Samatar This is the story of my recent dramatic, almost mystical conversion to the noble Geri-Koombo clan-family. What bizarre private agencies of enlightenment and pleasant beneficence that drove me into abandoning my Leelkase kin and embracing … Continued
By staff writer [email protected] Kigali, Rwanda- Somalia`s envoy to Rwanda has expressed his love of President Paul Kagame saying “I wish he was Somalia’s President.” Cabdullahi Sheikh Maxamed, speaks more of Kagame than the country and the President he represents. … Continued
By Faisal A. Roble Preamble In part one of this series, Prelude to a Revolutionary Generation, I discussed factors that partly contributed to the political consciousness of the youth of Jigjiga. I also ruminated about the influence of dissident poets … Continued
By Prof Said S. Samatar A Somali-related incident recently has aviators and officials of the sky gasping in astonishment. The officials were bowled over by the riveting story of a Somali stow-away who sneaked undetected into the wheel receptacle of … Continued
By Gregory Warner Mrs. Adad Hassan Jimali stands next to a sign for her private camp for displaced persons. The camp, which is in Mogadishu, Somalia, is called Nasiib Camp. Last year I took a drive through the streets of … Continued
Barnaamijkeenna maanta ee Raadraac waxaan idiinku soo gudbinaynaa wareysi aan dhawaan la yeelanay guddoomiyaha Akadeemiya Goboleedka Af Soomaaliga (AGA) Dr Maxamed Daahir Afrax. Guddoomiyaha ayaa waxa uu si baahsan uga waramayaa AGA iyo sababihii keenay in la aasaaso iyo guud … Continued
By Faisal A. Roble Two things do not add up together: On the one hand, the internet has been replete with images of Somalis being harassed, maimed and humiliated in Kenya. It became omnipresent in the media where Kenyan soldiers … Continued
By Ismail Ali Ismail (Geeldoon) Introduction The French Agronomist, Professor Rene Dumont, published his famous book, L’Afrique Noire est Mal Partie, in1962 – so soon after the start of what was later termed as ‘The African Decade”. The book was … Continued
By Hassan M. Abukar Dr. Abdiweli Gaas surprised many with his victory as the new president of the regional government of Puntland. There was a general perception among many that the incumbent Abdirahman Farole would be re-elected. Gaas won by … Continued
