Foreign Accountability can’t be remedy for Lack of Domestic Accountability in Somalia
After the unprecedented ouster of former parliament Speaker by President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and Prime Minister Hassan Kheire in last April, the Federal Parliament...
Transformation Euphoria in the Horn of Africa
The political transformation in the Horn of Africa is arguably the most counterintuitive development in the 21st century so far. Ethiopia has steered away from...
36 dead in violence in Somalia’s Puntland and Lower Shabelle
At least 36 people died on Tuesday in violence across Somalia that involved heavy fighting in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland and bomb explosions...
ONLF and Ethiopia: A tug-of-war
Somali region, is the second largest in terms of land, and third most populous in Ethiopia. Throughout the history, the region and its inhabitants...
Turkey teaches Somalis valuable skills through tangible projects
For the past seven years the Turkish state has been mobilizing all governmental and nongovernmental organizations to lend a helping hand to Somalia, a...
IGAD endorses Somalia and Djibouti to deploy troops to S. Sudan The East African
Regional bloc IGAD has mandated Somalia and Djibouti to deploy troops to South Sudan to safeguard security and the implementation of the peace agreement.
The...
At least 3 killed, 4 injured in Somalia suicide bombing
A suicide car bomb blast targeted a security check point in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu Monday, leaving at least three people dead, four others wounded,...
State-building from District Level- A coherent approach for development
The post conflict Somalia state-building process has generated heated debate within the state and among peace-building academicians. One school of thought holds that the...
ICJ judge James Richard Crawford dies aged 72
James Richard Crawford, one of the judges who heard the case between Somalia and Kenya at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has died.
Crawford,...
U.S. Embassy Statement on Somalia’s Political Situation
The United States calls on the Federal Government of Somalia, all Federal Member States, and citizens of Somalia to work towards political reconciliation, cooperation,...