I have attended numerous Somali Twitter Space debates whose agenda was to find a solution to the factors impeding Somalia–Somaliland negotiations from making tangible progress. With all their good intentions, panelists invited to these forums have not only neglected to analyze this issue holistically, they also regurgitated the same talking points of British/Italian Somaliland and […]
In this article, we look into the archives and reveal how former Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire sold nearly all of Somalia’s oil to Russia and was Putin’s inside man in the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS). Its no coincidence that Hassan Ali Khaire went from the director of an NGO, to an Oil and […]
As Somaliland marks its 31st year as a self-declared independent state, its most challenging period in history remains obscured beneath the sands, contributing to the extensive list of struggles across the African continent. The Dila Massacre, the focal atrocity, involved a series of mass executions carried out by Isaaq clan members against the Gadabursi clan […]
Thirty-one years ago, to be precise on February 4, 1991, all hell broke loose on Awdal, the northern region of Somalia now claimed by Somaliland separatists. This is a date that any sensitive soul should remember. Within 12 hours, the SNM, a clannish rebel militia, fighting in theory against the central government, entered and mercilessly […]
Elections Jan 25 Finance Minister Dr. Abdirahman Beileh lost his seat to Dr. Abdillahi Hashi Abib. In an interview few hours before the polls, he hinted Prime Minister Roble is standing in the way of his re-election due to his refusal to circumvent contract award rules and the 2022 budget approval process. Besides Dr. Abib, […]
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 I was born and raised abroad. But my mother was no stranger to the city of hope. Her first trip was in the 1970s, and […]
Former National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) director general and current National Security Advisor to the President, Fahad Yasin, published an article a week ago discussing his time with the national intelligence service. This English translation of his article originally written in Somali is in fact an overview of his work in restructuring the NISA […]
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 list of candidates for parliamentary elections. For the first time, the foot-dragging Puntland and Jubaland issued the schedule of their partial lists. Everything is being […]
A recent remark by a British lawmaker promoting Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has been sharply criticized by Somali Planning Minister Gamal Hassan. The minister, from the Sanaag region claimed by Somaliland, blasted the MP’s “complete ignorance of the situation on the ground”. The minister’s comment came at a time when British government and other […]
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 the forefront of fighting for Somalia’s sovereignty at a time when the country is bound by numerous UN resolutions passed under the infamous Chapter 7 […]
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