Opinion
DASTUURKA vs DANAHA GAARKA AH.
Marka ugu horeyso erayga dastuur waxa lagu macnayn karaa nidaam ama hanaan qeexayo qanuun iyo mabaadii lagu maamulo dal,gobol ama urur/hay’aad , mic...
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The forces opposing immigrants and Islam in Europe go hand in hand: elections and the politics of division have served such forces well. In advancing ...
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Two decades have passed since the collapse of the Somali state. Twenty one years to be exact. According to Lee Cassanelli, Professor of African histor...
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In due consideration of the widespread opposition to the draft constitution, the international community and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG)...
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This week the Roadmap signatories meet in Addis. Their aim? To resolve a number of outstanding issues relating to the political process. And it’s vi...
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I am glad that Charles Onyango-Obbo had the gumption to ask the “elephant-in-the room” question in hisreport on military actions in Somalia publis...
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Mariam was painfully thin. Several of her 13 children peered out from behind her with hollow eyes. "I am trying to save my children. We are not living...
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