Dhuusamareeb: Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Maxamed Cabdullaahi Farmaajo oo soo xiray Shirka Dib-u-heshiisiinta Galmudug ayaa ku dhawaaqay in loo gudbay wajigii labaad ee qorshaha dhammaystirka dhismaha maamul mideysan oo hana qaada, kana tarjuma hiigsiga iyo himilada bulshada Deegaannada Galmudug. Madaxweynaha ayaa bogaadiyay dadaalka mideysan ee heer Federaal iyo heer Dowlad Goboleed ee horseeday qabanqaabada iyo...
July 3, 2026
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Somalia’ New Star Attraction: Clerical Hype for the Masses
By Hassan M. Abukar In August 2019, a plane landed at Mogadishu Airport as TV cameras focused on who would be the mysterious official to step from the aircraft. Then, a tall, young, and handsome man dressed in an Arab Thawb (garment) emerged and walked down the steps accompanied by his equally good-looking and a...
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Roots of Elite Political Culture
Dr. Abdurahman Abdullahi (Baadiyow) The brightest and most joyous moment in Somali history was the triumph of the Somali political elites in establishing the Somali Republic on July 1, 1960. On that day, the Somali people celebrated the independence and unification of the two Somali territories under the rule of Italy and Britain. The nationalist...
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Mogadishu: Maiming, Migration, Mutiny, and Malfeasance
By Hassan M. Abukar For the last several weeks, Mogadishu has experienced a string of bombings by Al-Shabaab, a mutiny in certain divisions of the Somali National Army (SNA), a brawl in the Federal Parliament, and two diplomatic meltdowns in foreign affairs. The spike of violence in Mogadishu in March alone was unprecedented, consisting of...
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Progress Narrative of Somalia
By Liban Ahmad Somalia is a country that has recovered from the failed state status but is still in a fragile state, if one accepts the verdict of the former representative for the UN Secretary General in Somalia, Nicholas Kay. Next year the 4.5 power-sharing mechanism agreed upon at Arta City of Djibouti in 2000 will turn 20...
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Breaking Vicious Cycle of Somali State Failure
Dr. Abdurahman Abdullahi (Baadiyow) A prominent Nigerian author, Chinua Achebe, was bewildered with his country’s performance-Nigeria—one of the most and fascinating states in Africa, with an abundance of human and material resources. Achebe could not figure out the challenges that held this oil-rich country back. Reflecting on that, he crafted his well-known booklet in 1983...
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How to Deal with Al Shabaab? Thinking Outside of the Box
By Dr. Abdurahman Baadiyow October 14, 2017, a truck loaded with explosives exploded at the center of Mogadishu leaving about 400 deaths and about 500 injures. This was one of the most lethal terrorist acts anywhere in the world since 9/11. This barbaric act was attributed to Al Shabaab which has appeared publicly in 2007...
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SOMALIA: A SEARCH OF NEW COURSE
Dr. Abdurahman Baadiyow Somalia is in a very precarious condition which demands a search of a new course and rethinking outside of traditional box. Our state is far beyond to stand in its feet and to use of its potential material and human resources after 27 years of collapse. In spite of that, our people...
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Mucaarad iyo Muxaafid
W/Q Dr. Cabduraxmaan Baadiyow Waxaa muuqata in dadka Soomaaliyeed intooda badan ay ka khaldantahay fahamka siyaasadda, taas oo halis ku ah soo celinta dawlad Soomaaliyeed oo dadka ka dhaxeysa. Dawlad jriitaankeeda waxa aasaas u ah oo ay ka kooban tahay dhul xududiisa la yaqaan, shacab ah muwaadiniin, maamul ka kooban hay’adaha dawlada oo dhan. Caalamka...
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Rethinking the Somali Reconciliation
By Dr. Abdurahman Baadiyow After the collapse of the state in 1991, Somalia entered a new era in its long history. This period has exposed the vulnerability of the postcolonial state and durability of the local culture based on clannism and Islam. The ensuing civil war instigated by the armed factions devastated the country in...