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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
Ali Abdiwahab Adan
Character, faith, and humanity are different qualities and are often rare to co-exist in one individual. Your faith cannot determine your humanity...
Claims of favoritism have marred Somalia’s senate elections after outspoken opposition politicians were elbowed out of nomination lists in Jubbaland and southwest states.
Jubbaland voted...
A suspected looter pulls a few items along the ground outside a vandalised mall in Vosloorus. MARCO LONGARI / AFP
By Abdi Ismail Samatar
Abdi Ismail...
By Mohamed Yarow
In Somalia, the clan system has always been a major factor in the running of social and political affairs, and ever since...
President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed waves to supporters after winning the election in Mogadishu in 2017
It is quite a simple rule for you to...