Week Observer: January 31 – February 6
Foreign Relations Feb 1 A Togo-flagged boat MV Fox, loaded with illegal charcoal at the Kismayo Port, Jubaland, under AMISOM’s Kenyan contingent supervision, is now anchored in Salalah, Oman. The…
Factors Impeding Somalia-Somaliland Talks
the issues I have discussed will provide readers with valuable insights into the factors impeding Somalia–Somaliland talks. I believe this will empower them to challenge the political elites who benefit…
How Ex-PM Khaire Almost Sold Somalia’s Oil To Russia
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…
Dila Massacre 1991
The Dila Massacre, the focal atrocity, involved a series of clan-based mass executions carried out by rebels of the Somali National Movement (SNM), dominated by the Isaaq clan, against the…
Borama Massacre: The Right To Remember
After three decades, the right to remember the victims of the Borama massacre and to speak publicly about the killings committed by the SNM militia is still banned by the…
Week Observer: January 24 – January 30
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…
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
A recent remark by a British lawmaker lobbying for Somaliland, the northern breakaway Somali region, has drawn sharp criticism from Somali Planning Minister Gamal Hassan.