By Abdisalam Ali Farah (Biligsey) Behind the polished communiqués and donor briefings emanating from Mogadishu lies an uncomfortable truth: Somalia’s education and development sectors have become battlegrounds for political control and personal enrichment. Nowhere is this abuse more visible or more damaging—than in Puntland, where children’s classrooms have been turned into leverage and education projects...
By Faysal OmerMember of Parliament, Somali Region Standfirst Recent report claims that an opposition party is independently running Ethiopia’s education system have drawn international attention. But beneath the headlines lies a constitutional reality often misunderstood outside the country: in Ethiopia, as in most democracies, national education policy is set by state institutions—not by political parties...
Mogadishu– The Somali NGO Consortium (SNC) raises alarm over the rapidly worsening drought conditions, warning of an imminent humanitarian catastrophe as a sharp decline in international funding coincides with escalating humanitarian needs. According to Integrated Food Security Classification (IPC), the drought is driving 3.4 million people into high levels of acute food insecurity across Somalia. In...
Dr Zakariya Weyrax Every wounded society invents a language to dull its conscience. Ours perfected one method: the moment clarity threatens the living, the defence is always the same — call the truth ‘binary’. Every time a Somali writer attempts to articulate a clear moral argument, a familiar accusation emerges: “Your analysis is too binary.”...
By Alexandra Marquez, NBC News President Donald Trump on Tuesday denigrated immigrants from “shithole countries,” reviving a comment he used during his first term in office that sparked criticism. During a rally in Pennsylvania on affordability, Trump touted his administration’s decision to pause immigration from dozens of countries, including Somalia. “I’ve also announced a permanent pause on Third World migration, including...
Dr. Abukar Y. Warsame The documentary “The Somali Nomad Code” produced by Weird Earth has captured wide attention for its rich portrayal of nomadic heritage and the cultural tensions Somali migrants face in the Western world. It is beautifully produced, emotionally powerful, and rooted in an undeniable truth: Somali pastoral values do shape the diaspora...
By Abdisaid M. Ali In recent months Somalis have again heard themselves spoken of with open contempt, in the crude language of Donald Trump and in tones that echo Churchill and other colonial officials who once described Africans as subjects to be ruled. The words change, but the posture does not. It treats Somalis as...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The first Group of 20 summit in Africa that ended Sunday broke new ground by putting the priorities of poor countries at the top of the bloc’s agenda. Host South Africa negotiated a summit declaration signed by some of the world’s richest and top emerging economies that agreed to give more global attention to issues that especially affect...
By James Walsh, The Minnesota Star Tribune President Donald Trump’s plan to end Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in Minnesota has sparked alarm and even panic among many in Minnesota’s Somali community, the largest in the U.S. The move could return hundreds of refugees to Somalia, putting them at risk of injury or death, said...
Minneapolis (WDN)- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has secured a third term following a fiercely contested race against State Senator Omar Fatah. The election was decided through the city’s ranked-choice voting system, after no candidate initially surpassed the 50% threshold. Under the ranked-choice system, candidates with the fewest votes are eliminated in successive rounds, with voters’...