Saturday’s presidential appointment of Abdirashi Guled as special envoy for Somaliland relations sparked an outcry among the Somali public who sees it as poor leadership and gross injustice towards the victims of Hargeisa’s secessionists in the Sool region.
Mogadishu, the Somali capital, with a population of 4.5 million, is plagued by out-of-control violence that is going crescendo. Unlike what most people believe, violence is no longer the preserve of the usual suspects: Al-Shabab insurgents. In fact, extremists compete with youth gangs and government forces. Day and night there are assassinations, suicide bombings, police […]
Somaliland, a self-declared state in the Horn of Africa, has long struggled with issues of gender inequality and misogyny within its political system.
For a year, the war between Ukraine and Russia has raged, and as with all wars, the truth and the global economy count among the heaviest casualties. The profound impact of such a large-scale armed conflict on the warring nations—particularly on the rights and freedoms of their citizens—and on the world at large remains difficult […]
For a nation battling both political infighting and an unrelenting insurgency, the last thing Somalia needed was a broken parliament…
Somalia’s chaotic political and security life has recently sparked new controversy. The attire of a female minister drew the ire of a religious scholar. Those who think it’s just plain wrong to criticize pants or trousers do not appreciate its potential fallout.
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s first four months at the helm of Somalia have been marred by conflicts on his own making. The latest conflict with regional states had been simmering for some time and erupted late last month. A concerted message came on August 31 from regional state governments, particularly their finance ministries, stating that […]
Western flirtation with Al-Shabab elements stems from a recurring chapter in a history where the “war on terror” continuously negotiates with the very terror it seeks to end, creating a cycle of militant-politicians whose power derives from the violence they once wielded and now promise, incompletely, to suppress.
President Hassan Sheikh Mahamood has been in the Somali regional state of Puntland for three days where he is trying to resolve a bitter dispute between him and the President of Puntland, Said Abdullahi Deni. Already, as soon as he arrived at the airport in Garowe, the capital of Puntland, Deni greeted him coldly and […]
This opinion piece first appeared on Caasimada.net on June 16, 2020. The author decided to edit and publish it on Kormeeraha Magazine. A month ago a friend of mine added me to a WhatsApp group created by people from the northern provinces of Somalia discussing how to save Somaliland from its current downfall. Listening to […]
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