Opinion
Building a Nation’s Presence Abroad: The foundation of Somaliland’s foreign policy
A wise saying states, “Whoever desires to raise a high building must strengthen and perfect its foundation.” This principle, though originally int...
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Somalia: President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud personifies toxic leadership
The people of Somalia endured painful historical misfortunes consisting of mockery of one-person-one-vote political elections that resulted in a milit...
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Navigating Uncertainty: Possible election pathways for Somalia in 2026
It has been three years since President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected through Somalia's indirect electoral model, wherein parliamentarians appoint...
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The Selection of Somalia’s Independent Human Rights Commission: A Test of Integrity or a License for Impunity?
Mogadishu – In a nation scarred by decades of civil war, stained by endemic corruption, and haunted by generational injustice, the long-awaited esta...
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Waari mayside war hakaa haro: Xusuus nolosha AUN Captain Ahmed Gure
Sanadka 2012kii markaan da’yari awoowe ku noqday maadaama aan da’yari ku guursaday ayaa waxaa igu soo dhashay fakarka ah inaan qoro maqaalkan hoos...
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Somalia is at a perilous crossroads. – Part 1: The Election and the Call for National Reflection
With just twelve months until Somalia's presidential and parliamentary elections in May 2026, the nation once again stands at a familiar—and fateful...
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A philosophical and psychological reading of 'Candaliib' by Abdi Ali Wayd and the leader’s desire for unconditional love and power
Somali poets often engage with philosophical themes and undertake profound social inquiry. In his poem Dabo-Huwan, the renowned poet Hadrawi offers a ...
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Understanding Somalia’s Destruction: How democracy and the postindependence ‘romance of the state’ gave way to disillusionment and a ruinous civil war
It was in 1982, while languishing in a prison cell, that Mohamed Aden Sheikh, a cardiologist and Somalia’s then-health minister, realized that somet...
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Three Years of the HSM Presidency: Progress, Challenges, and the Road Ahead
Three years ago, on 15 May 2022, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected as the President of Somalia after a protracted indirect electoral process. This was...
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Somalia’s future starts in the minds of its citizens
State-building is never easy, even in the best of times. It demands patience, compromise, and above all, a shared understanding among citizens of what...
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