Guban view: Professor Ahmed I. Samatar’s last gasp
Last week, a panel discussion was held in Hargeisa on whether to resume talks between Somaliland and Somalia. Inspire youth
Read moreOpinion
U.S. Missteps in Somalia Benefit Our Enemies
The State Department’s inaction is enabling terrorist groups to expand there, a threat also to the remaining oases of security
Read more
Massacre grew from rise of white supremacy
This past Friday, a 28 years old Australian-born white supremacist mowed down 50 Muslim worshippers, including women and children at
Read more
Will Somaliland to be governed by the rule of law or by mob rule?
This week, in a video shot in a low dim light room, a group of Arab sub-clan elders were advocating
Read more
America’s legacy as a nation of immigrants is under siege
On a rainy Wednesday in February, I was lucky enough to witness the naturalization ceremony for the newly minted American
Read more
Bring US troops from Somalia quagmire now
President Donald Trump has declared his intent to withdraw US troops from Syria. He should also bring our troops out
Read more
The spectre haunting Ethiopia: Unbridled torture, impunity in Somali region
Last weekend, Ethiopian defense forces clashed with the notorious para-military Liyu police in the Somali region of Ethiopia. The fighting
Read more
Blatant Somalia apologist, Bashir Goth, wrong choice for Somaliland’s representative in Washington DC
This week, President Bihi has issued a directive appointing a Blatant Somalia apologist, a denier of the war crimes that
Read more
Somali Region of Ethiopia: PM Abiy Must Address the Culture of Impunity
Ethiopia is slowly moving in the right direction after the reformist PM Abiy Ahmed took power over 100 days ago.
Read more
I’m travelling home to Zimbabwe to vote even though it may be a farce
I am a 42-year-old Zimbabwean citizen resident in South Africa. Today, I will be travelling to Harare largely to cast
Read more