By Abdi Ali
The events in Afghanistan show that no one can defy gravity, demonstrating that lofty ideals and sophisticated military intervention, however well-intentioned, cannot endure past local reality when it hits. This was shown to be particularly true if...
Somalia’s parliamentary and presidential elections are scheduled to be held by Oct. 10.
After protracted discussions ending on September 17, 2020, the government and federal member states opted for an electoral model similar to the 2016 elections.
However, the number of...
The trainees were drawn from various police stations in Jowhar and included 15 women officers
JOWHAR, Somalia, August 26, 2021/ -- Fifty-six officers of the HirShabelle State Police have undergone a five-day training on Public order management.
The trainees were drawn...
AU forces AMISOM and the Somali National Army on a joint operation again al-Shabaab. Credit: AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
LIBAN OBSIYE & LIBAN A. HUSSEIN
Afghanistan shows that billions of dollars and years of international support aren’t enough. Somalia’s...
By Abdiqani Salaf kaptanka.
Trees are cut regularly for various reasons and are eradicated. In addition, the reason why the Bedouins burn the big trees only to take advantage of them is to make coal to sell it in our...
Turkey’s growing smart power approach in Somalia is significant for both sid
By Ibrahim Mukhtarecade
A decade ago, when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, then prime minister, set foot in Mogadishu, the most high-profile visit by a non-African leader to Somalia...
By Dr Yusuf Sheikh Omar
This short piece attempts to shed light on the similarities and differences between the two groups: Taliban (TB) and A-Shabaab (AS) in the lenses of TB’s current military gains in Afghanistan. We'll examine AS’s future...
Somalia’s First Lady Saynab Abdi Moallim lauded the Qatari support for the Somali people, which are extended to implement developmental projects and alleviate the suffering of the vulnerable in times of adversities.
This came in a speech Moallim delivered during...
By Abdi Ali
The hope of many Somalis was that the recurring discord and mayhem, that crippled the nation for decades, would pass one day. However, over the past four and half years, we had come to experience something new...
Former Korean ambassador to Somalia Kang Shin-sung recalls vividly the day when he waved the Korean flag with all his might in front of the Italian Embassy in Somali capital Mogadishu in 1991, with a group of North Korean...