The Federal Government of Somalis as constituted today does not represent the populations under the authorities of Somaliland, Puntland, Jubbaland and Southwest regions. The Provisional Constitution designed to shackle the arbitrary and capricious behavior of rulers has become a worthless...

BY HIBAAQ OSMAN | HUFFINGTON POST The presidency of Somalia’s Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo is only eight months old but already his administration faces its first crisis – and it is one of their own making. For a country that has experienced years of civil war, division and...

Inqaasta Yusuf-Garaad Shiikh Xasan Daahir Aweys oo ka mid ahaa Shabaab ayaa Muqdisho lagu xiray. Buuq ka dhashay xariggisuna waxaa uu sababay in ciidanku ay garaacaan arga-gaxna geliyaan Cuqaal beeleed, Xildhibaanno iyo Wasiirro hore. Arrintaan ayaan qormadeyda ku eegayaa aniga oo ka soo...

A little-known think-tank in Ethiopia has recently raised a storm in the Somali political scene. It is striking how an analytical piece published by the Centre for Dialogue, Research and Cooperation (CDRC) formerly Institute for Advanced Research (IAR)- a monthly publication in Addis Abeba-...

The dramatic fall in the price of oil has had some unusual effects on the petro-economies of the Persian Gulf. Countries like Saudi Arabia have grown dependent on importing cheap foreign workers to do the jobs its citizens won’t. Now, traditional sources of domestic labor like South Asia have...

Clan politics, rivalry and hatred have ruined the social bond, moral principles and trust among Somalis who share common language, culture, territory, history, and religion. Now, three political manifestations -secession, clan based federalism and unitary decentralized political system- divide them...

It is the list no country wants to be at the bottom of — the most corrupt places in the world. Every year, the anti-corruption campaign group Transparency International publishes a Corruption Perceptions Index, ranking the best to worst countries. Researchers use a number of different data...

Cayrow yaa yaqaan? Adan Xaashi Ceyrow waa nin dhallinyar oo dhashay sannadkii 1976. Weliba muuqaal ahaan waxaa uu u eg yahay in uu intaa ka yar yahay, oo waa caato madax xiiran. Sida raga kale oo kooxaha Islaamiga uma eka oo gar iyo shaarib midna ma laha, mana isticmaalin magacyada carbeed ee ay...

In addition to ongoing war against terrorist group Al Shabab, looming famine that would affect million people, and intense polarization engendered by the compulsory clan federalism, Somalia suffers many other ills. For background, I hypothesized in my article of June 2014 on the demotion of...

he publication of the long-awaited summary of the Senate Intelligence Committee report on the CIA’s torture provides a useful moment to consider the lessons learned from this sorry chapter in American history and the steps that might be taken to avoid its recurrence. With the truth now told about...