By Osman Hassan The Somali region under Ethiopia rule, better known internationally as the Ogaden[1], has recently been in the throes of turmoil not of its own making. What we have witnessed there is the direct takeover of the area by the Ethiopian federal army, and the sacking of its leader and his so-called administration....
February 6, 2025
Category: History
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Taariikhda Xiriirka Soomaali iyo Oromo: Qaybtii 3-aad
W/Q: Saciid Shidaad X. Xuseen Macneynta Taariikhda ee reer Oromo iyo Colaadda Cusub Faysal Roble wuxuu sharxay qaabka Oromo mar kasta oo ay fursad helaan u dareemaan godob ay ka tirsanayaan dadyow Amxaarada, Soomaalida iyo Hararidu ka mid yihiin.[i] Amxaaro la garey; laakin labada danbe, oo taariikh iyo hayb ay wadaagaan awgeed isu arka dhibbanaha...
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The young Somalis recreating Mogadishu’s prewar splendour
By stephen Buranyi A project that uses crowdsourced photos of destroyed buildings to form 3D digital models is helping refugees rediscover their roots Five years ago, Yusuf Shegow visited the ruins of the once-grand Al-Uruba hotel overlooking the Indian Ocean on Mogadishu’s waterfront. His grandfather had worked at a nearby hotel in the 1970s, and...
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A Century Old Anglo-Italian Treaty: Key for Somalia-Kenya border Disputes
By Abdirasaq H. Nurre Xubey, PhD This nearly century old Anglo-Italian treaty on parts of East Africa, Jubbaland in particular, is a significant document for the current Somalia-Kenya border disputes (Page 3 and the map are key). The treaty was originally signed in London in July 15, 1924, but was ratified a year later in...
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THE GARISSA GENOCIDE AND THE PLIGHT OF KENYAN SOMALIS SINCE “INDEPENDENCE”.
By Abdi Ismail Dalal Feeling has no power against reason but feeling older than history is no light matter so they say. I can justifiably vouch for the above statement after witnessing and experiencing one of the most harrowing and cruel atrocity visited upon the innocent and defenceless Somalis of Garissa township by the Kenyan...
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Think Twice When the Deal is too Good
By Ali Sheikh In the last one hundred years, modern Ethiopia’s political trajectory unceasingly provided us with factual schooling that ignite mental debate on the present ethno-federalism versus the old unitary systems. This essay is intended to put it in a broader context the political challenges and the difficulties that have been laid open to the peace and progress loving Ethiopians. However,...
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Roots to the Somali Massacre: Challenging False Narrative
By Faisal Roble Awadey’s September Massacre Following the September 12, 2017 Awadey massacre, the United States Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, issued a press release that urged “the Ethiopian government to conduct a transparent investigation into all allegations of violence and to hold those responsible accountable.” It continued to say: “We are disturbed by the...
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SOOMAALAAY, SOOYAALKAAGA ILAASHO: Q-1waad
W/Q Cabdalla Xaaji Cismaan 10kii bishii Oktobar 2012kii, wasaaradda waxbarashada ee Somaliland waxay si rasmiya ugu dhawaaqday in dugsiga ku yaal Hargeysa ee la yidhaa Axmad-gurey laga beddelay magacii, sababta loo dooriyey magaca may caddayn wasaaraddu. Sooyaalku waa dhaxal ummadi leedahay oo ay ka dheehato qarniyaal hore oo tegay wixii soo maray xumaan iyo samaan,...
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Dimuqaradiyiintii ugu horreeyey ee Africa: Aadan Cabdulle Cismaan iyo Cabdrisaaq X. Xuseen.
W/Q Umayma Good Ayaandarrooyinkii ugu weynaa ee Afrika wajahdey gumeysigii ka dib, waxa ka mid ah in dalal badani markii ay gobannimada qaateen ay gacanta dib ugu galeen kaligood taliyeyaal, oo xukun jacleysigu waxa uu noqdey dhaqan ay madaxdii Afrika dhammaan yeeshaan. Taasina waxay keentay in Afrikaan badani u arkaan in hoggaanka siyaasaddu uu yahay...
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Indonesia: Key Wars and Conflicts
By Adan Makina Indonesian Conflict (1955-1966) Between the years 1955 and 1966 Indonesia was embroiled in conflict that took the lives of millions. War erupted between Indonesia and Malaysia in 1962 and 1966. It was a small, undeclared war that came to involve troops from Australia and Britain. The conflict resulted from a belief by...