Abdirahman Mohamed Dirye

Abdirahman Mohamed Dirye

Mr. Dirye is Somaliland Activist and Political Commentator, and Senior Editor at Africa's Desk of Democracy Chronicles, whose works appear in Jerusalem Post, African Review, Big News Network, Toronto Telegraph, New York Statesman, Austin Global, Sudan tribune, Middle East Online, and International Policy Digest.

AFRICA

Abdirahman Mohamed DiryeNovember 9, 2017
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Somaliland: How tribalism endangers an African democracy

By Abdirahman M Dirye From South Sudan, Somaliland, to Ethiopia, ethnic conflicts brew to tear apart these countries and weaken…
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Abdirahman Mohamed DiryeJanuary 26, 2017
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Fears of a voter: Ex-war faction commander running for presidency

By Abdirahman M. Dirye Somaliland, thirty years later, is back to square one of military junta. Somaliland’s ‘dementia-suffering’ president hand-picking…
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Abdirahman Mohamed DiryeFebruary 25, 2016
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Somaliland: Fears of next presidential elections may go wrong

By Abdirahman M. Dirye Hargeisa—On 18, February 2016 Kulmiye ruling party’s failed attack in Lughaya station to rob biometric registration…
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Abdirahman Mohamed DiryeAugust 26, 2015
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Somaliland: Miscarriage of justice another shot at democracy

By Abdirahman M. Dirye Reaction to the president’s “dubious” reception of Judges after they announced his widely contested timeframe for…
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Abdirahman Mohamed DiryeAugust 16, 2015
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Why does Somaliland shift from democracy to theocracy?

By Abdirahman M. Dirye In the Muslim World, there’s a thin line between democracy and theocracy. The latter is stronger in…
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