By Faisal A Roble Established in 1998, the Puntland State of Somalia is often billed “the mother of federalism.” In the last 20 years, Federalism as a system of governance has been debated by Somalis. Still, there is a lack of clear understanding and consensus about how it will be applied. Politically wedded to the...
November 14, 2026
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US does have troops in Somalia and Yemen, contrary to Psaki and Sullivan
By Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner White House press secretary Jen Psaki falsely claimed the United States does not have any troops in Yemen or Somalia while defending the full U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan. Psaki argued the U.S. would be able to conduct counterterrorism operations in Afghanistan without troops there, based on the examples of Yemen and Somalia. This...
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Somalia can’t be allowed to go Afghan way
By Gitura Mwaura As a new era of Taliban rule began in Afghanistan following the withdrawal of US troops, Somalia’s jihadist group al-Shabaab cheered. They announced three days of celebration in the southern districts they control. As with other Al-Qaeda affiliated extremists around the world, the Shabaab felt encouraged that the toppling of the government in Kabul could...
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Gunman kills four in attack near French embassy in Tanzania
DAR ES SALAAM, (Reuters) – A gunman killed three police officers and a private security guard on a rampage through a diplomatic quarter of Tanzania’s main city Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, before being shot dead while holed up in a guardhouse at the French embassy’s gate. Videos on the internet, apparently filmed by onlookers...
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Pruning the Youngster by Abdinoor Derow: A Book Review
By Adan Makina The recently published book, Pruning the Youngster by Abdinoor Derow has been in progression for three years, according to the author who painstakingly took the time and energy to make it a reality. Published this year by Audi Publishers of Nairobi, Kenya, the book deeply focuses on the best ways of upbringing...
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Traditional Elders: A Cancer or cure for the current weak Governmental systems in Somalia?
By Abdullahi Said Mohamed (Dubesare) According to social contract theory, every community that lives together tends to create a system they trust with their ruling affairs. Before the modern governmental system, same as with other communities, the Somali community had traditional elders such as Kings, Garaads, Sultans, Islaans, Malaaqs, Ugaas, Nabadoons, etc. Their ranking power...
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Tigray rebel chief calls for political solution to conflict in Ethiopia
Maggie Fick NAIROBI (Reuters) – The commander of rebel forces in Tigray on Tuesday called for a negotiated ceasefire with the Ethiopian government and a political solution to the conflict in the northern region, saying the government could not win the war. Tsadkan Gebretensae, speaking a week after the withdrawal of government forces from the...
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Journalists found it difficult to access information about government’s response to Covid19 and vaccines in Somalia
MOGADISHU,– Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is concerned about the denial of access to information by the health authorities at federal and state level violating national and international law’s obligations on access to information and public health and derailing efforts to raise public awareness to save lives and giving opportunity to disinformation and fake news to...
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Gen Tsadkan Gebretensae: Ethiopia’s Tigray rebel mastermind
For the second time in his life, a former army general has found himself at the centre of a rebellion against the Ethiopian government in the mountainous Tigray region, writes analyst Alex de Waal. The commander of Tigrayan rebel forces, Gen Tsadkan Gebretensae, is regarded by international security analysts as one of the finest military...
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Ethiopia Says It Could Reenter Seized Tigrayan Capital if Needed
VOA News An Ethiopian government spokesman said Wednesday that the Ethiopian army could reenter Tigray’s regional capital of Mekelle within weeks, if necessary. Redwan Hussein, spokesman for Ethiopia’s task force for Tigray, made the announcement to reporters in the government’s first public remarks since the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) seized control of Mekelle earlier...