When former prime minister Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo was elected president of the Federal Government of Somalia in 2017, many lauded his victory. Unlike his predecessors, Farmaajo was viewed as a leader who would unite the country because he had...
Muhidin Libah, farmer and director of the Somali Bantu Community Association. Photograph: Greta Rybus/The Guardian
Muhidin Libah stretched his arm overhead, tapping the head of a corn stalk and sending its leaves quivering in the August sun.
“About seven feet,” he...
Security forces block a street with an armoured personnel carrier during protests against the government and the delay of the country's election in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Feb 19, 2021.
Somalia is in a political crisis. For the first...
By Abdullahi Boru Halakhe
Somalia’s most recent political impasse, and the way it eventually resolves, will have significant consequences not only for the country but also its neighbours, Kenya and Ethiopia.
Somalia is, once again, in political turmoil. The Horn of...
By Abukar Arman
Somalia, a country of many political fault lines that indicate looming earthquakes of great magnitude, now has a new one — the Farmajo fault. Mohmed Abdullahi Farmajo is the malignantly polarizing president of Somalia.
Two of the Farmajo...
The international community guards and finances the government of Somalia on regular basis. It spends billions of dollars on Somalia with the purpose of impeding Al-Shabab takeover of the country and keeping peace, stability and democratic process in order...
By Abdirizak Adam Gedi
This article will focus on a brief history of the nation, which has suffered from poor economic performance, negative economic growth, government collapse, tribal war and droughts, dependence on foreign aid, and endless frustration by failed...
Muslim women and children in Lamu in northeast Kenya. Al-Shabaab’s recruitment of female members is most evident in coastal and northeastern counties. Photo by Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Corbis via Getty Images
The direct involvement of women and girls...
Family and friends confirmed the death of Fadumo Nkurumaa after her admission at De Martini hospital, which handles COVID-19 cases in Somalia.
Fadumo has been active in Somalia's music scene for over 30 years. The collapse of Somalia's central government...
Somalia's Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Osman Dubbe
By Hassan Barise
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Two days after violence related to Somalia’s delayed elections, the country’s foreign ministry has accused “external forces” for contributing to the problems.
At least five soldiers were...