Somalia
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Blackened waters of Somalia
By Abukar Arman At this critical juncture and in this particular ‘do or die’ moment in Somali history, objective assessment…
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UAE base in Berbera: New challenge or opportunity?
By Yacqub Ismail Although the international community hasn’t still recognized Somaliland and they are still seeking to recognize as a de…
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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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8 simple steps to bury your own country
By Abukar Arman Cacophony is the coming together of multiple sounds that create an awfully unpleasant, if not unbearable audio…
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2016 Blueprint: Pilot elections based on district model
By Abdihabib Y. Warsame With August 2016 approaching and the current Somalia leadership having proven incapable to deliver elections for the…
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The rise of proxy leaders in Somalia
By Ahmed Hassan As Somalia’s balkanization – masquerading as federalism— intensifies, neighboring states have embarked on a mission to get a…
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The politics of insecurity in Somalia
By Abukar Arman Almost every aspect of the security in Somalia is outsourced to deeply entrenched competing foreign interests of various…
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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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Somalia’s new race against time
Despite the roller coaster of political and security-related drama that dominated the headlines in this past year, I still remain…
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New Somali PM wins parliament confidence vote
Newly-appointed Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke has won the confidence of the country’s legislative assembly, where he took…
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