The Beautiful People of Mogadishu
In September 2021, my mother and I got the opportunity to visit Mogadishu, the White Pearl of the Indian Ocean. It was my first visit to Somalia’s capital city since…
Fahad Yasin: If You Do Well, Good Is Expected
When Yasin was appointed Deputy Director of NISA on August 15, 2018, he inherited an agency in crisis.
Week Observer: January 16 – January 23
Federal Elections Jan 16 Only one and two days after the date when the new electoral calendar comes into effect, January 15, almost all regional states have published a partial…
How Foreign Lobbying for Somaliland Ignores a Tinderbox
Foreign lobbyists campaigning for Somaliland base their arguments on carefully selected clichés or guided tours in Hargeisa...
Abukar Osman Baale: Outstanding Personality of December
Kormeeraha team settled on Abukar Dahir Osman “Baale”, Somalia’s Ambassador at the United Nations, as our personality of the month of December for his outstanding work. Mr. Baale is at…
Week Observer: January 7 – January 15
Elections 2021 Jan 15 The Federal Election Implementation Team (FEIT) elected Mr. Muse Gelle Yusuf as its new Chairman following a secret ballot eclipsed by political pressure and vote buying.…
Somalis Expect Leadership As Drought Hits Hard
Somali regions from north to south and east to west are struggling with severe drought characterized by lack of rain, low rivers and declining pastures. So far, the disaster has…
PM Roble’s Offensive on State Security
Since Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble came under investigation for his involvement in the diversion of land belonging to the Somali National Army (SNA), he has gone on the offensive…