Opinion

London Conference stripped Somalia of its indivisibility, sovereignty and polity

FEB 28, 2012

The communiqué of February 23 Conference on Somalia, dominated by the International Contact Group (ICG) and the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast...

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Gobannimo: Charting a new path toward conflict transformation in Somalia post London Conference

FEB 27, 2012

Statebuilding in Somalia has consistently been pursued via power-sharing arrangements without serious attempts at reconciliation of clans. But these e...

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Somalia And The London Conference: The Wrong Route To Peace

FEB 27, 2012

At first I withheld judgment on the British government’s decision to hold a major international conference on Somalia. It was so good to hear the go...

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David Cameron’s Welcome Colonial Arrogance

FEB 27, 2012

It was arrogance, sheer arrogance of colonial times; another British PM in the 21st century dictating his terms to a beleaguered African nation....

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Somalia is a failed state but teaches African countries useful lessons

FEB 26, 2012

At long last, there is something on the horizon to assure us that the decades-long Somali crisis will be tackled to restore sanity to the Horn of Afri...

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Getting Somalia back on its feet.

FEB 24, 2012

Yesterday Britain hosted a major international conference on Somalia, attended by headsof government and senior representatives from more than 50 coun...

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Abdulkadir Utah: Remembering a true community leader

FEB 21, 2012

I write this obituary for a good friend, a fellow citizen and a colleague, who have done more for others and sacrificed his health for a cause worth d...

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The Promise and Perils of the London Conference on Somalia

FEB 21, 2012

On February 8, 2012, British Government organised a consultation meeting with members of the Somali diaspora at Chatham House in London. The meeting w...

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We must pull out foreign troops, give Somalia back to its people

FEB 19, 2012

The United Kingdom will host a conference on Somalia next week on February 23. I have also been invited to the UK to attend a conference on Somalia ne...

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“London Conference on Somalia: fears and Expectations” a biased report from Aljazeera

FEB 19, 2012

On February 16th, 2012 The Aljazeera centre for media research published a report in its Arabic website that is misleading, superficial and lacks the ...

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