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OpinionBeyond Anger: A Look at Farmaajo’s obsession with self-advancement
FILE Photo: SONNA The 14th October 2017 was not supposed to be remarkable in any way. To me it felt the same way the year had felt: optimistic and full of possibility. The atmosphere and...
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OpinionSeeking An Enduring Solution To Seemingly Intractable Problem: Another Look At Somalia
By Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion Late last week, a High-Level Meeting on Somalia, co-chaired by Ethiopia, Italy, Somalia, and the United Kingdom (UK), was held in New York. The meeting, which was also attended by Antonio Guterres,...
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OpinionOPINION: The real story of inequality in Mogadishu
FILE By Hassan Mudane In this new observation, I reflect on what worries me most about contemporary Somalia (Soomaaliyada Cusub). This is not so much the objective realities of hugely mounting inequalities in the last...
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OpinionDespotic Djibouti a dragnet to Horn of Africa development
Doraleh Container Terminal. Photo: online By SAID ABOUBAKER DESPITE its immense economic potential, owing to its strategic location, Djibouti risks becoming an island of poverty in a sea of wealth as investors make the most of...
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OpinionTwenty-five years after the Oslo Accords, the prospect of peace in the Middle East remains bleak
US President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat sign the historic Oslo accord at the White House in September 1993. Wikicommons/Vince Musi Tony Walker, La Trobe University Looking back on...
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OpinionFailure by Security Council to meet detrimental to Security Architecture implementation
President Mohamed Farmaajo convened the National Security Council for September 17 and 18, 2018 but state presidents have declined attendance Former Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Abdiwali Gorod addressing soldiers during the official take-over of...
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OpinionI am part of the resistance inside the Trump administration
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while signing executive orders at the White House in Washington January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque By The New York Times The Times today is taking the rare step of...
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OpinionSomalia: The unfinished journey
FILE: Clearly none of the leaders except Jaalle Mohamed Siyad Barre since the birth of the nation were inclined to radical ideas. Photo: Goobjoog News By Abdiwahid Abdullahi The current state of our Somalia nation has...
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BusinessIs it time to print a new currency for Somalia?
FILE: Traders in Mogadishu display old Somali Shilling notes during a past demonstration. Photo: Courtesy By Somali Public Agenda The Federal Government is planning to print a new currency for Somalia. In early June...
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OpinionCan a regional court be a viable alternative to the ICC in Africa?
The acquittal of Jean-Pierre Bemba on war crimes charges puts the ICC in even deeper crisis. EPA/Michael Kooren Michelle Nel, Stellenbosch University The International Criminal Court (ICC) came about after an overwhelming majority of states...