At 57, Nigeria is not near greatness
Last Sunday, October 1, Nigerians marked the 57th anniversary of the country’s independence from Great Britain. It was all pompRead More »
ANC, learn from the private sector
Within the past few days, former president Kgalema Motlanthe said it would be good if the ANC was voted outRead More »
The ‘new’ Saudi Arabia is still a dungeon
ONCE AGAIN, news from Saudi Arabia points toward the old thinking and not the modern society promised by the newRead More »
Nightmare in Burma
Few people have ever heard of Myanmar’s Rohingya people. Not many more could find Myanmar on a map – particularlyRead More »
Can Kenya fix its broken politics?
The initial shock of the supreme court’s decision to annul last month’s presidential election has just about worn off. Now,Read More »
Where in the world is Zuma’s conscience?
The apartheid system conceived by the National Party was an abomination, an anti-human rights and racist political system rightly describedRead More »
Canada must stand up for suffering Rohingya Muslims
The battle has been expected and feared for weeks. As former United Nations secretary general Kofi Annan prepared last ThursdayRead More »
Lovers and haters of Nigeria
One character of the Nigerian political leadership that has become entrenched and which has not been in the overall interestRead More »
South Africa : Now get tough on Zambia
In the aftermath of its third election in five years, things were tense in Lesotho. Although opposition leader Thomas ThabaneRead More »
Trump of Arabia
The Great White Father came to Saudi Arabia last week to harangue some 50 Arab and African despots on theRead More »
Democracy is key to economic success
DEVELOPMENT The first reason for supporting democracy in Africa is that the continent’s democracies have typically posted economic growth ratesRead More »
How America and the West Got Wrong on Somalia
Nairobi — During my first trip to Mogadishu, Somalia, on my last night in town, as I was packing upRead More »
China’s success in Africa depends on peace in South Sudan
In less than one week, Chinese president Xi Jinping will convene a summit of roughly 30 global leaders to discussRead More »
So, where to, freedom?
Various political theorists have noted that freedom comes in two forms. There is freedom from, and freedom to. Freedom fromRead More »
Break Away Nation: How Somaliland Is Putting The Horn of Africa On The Map
By Merlin Linehan Somaliland is a break away nation on the Horn of Africa, officially part of Somalia and neverRead More »
Stop South Sudan killings now
Reports of mass killings and horrific rampages by government forces in South Sudan are emerging from the troubled country withRead More »
Only the ANC can fix this Zuma mess
It is not yet known what exactly President Jacob Zuma did to face down those in the ANC top sixRead More »
Why the Somali National Movement fought against the Somali dictator, Siad Barre
The formation of the Somali National Movement ( SNM ) was sparked by that general mass discontent with Siad Barre’sRead More »
President Trump must rethink his decision to escalate U.S. military involvement in Somalia
In January, the New York Times reported that the Trump transition team sent a four page series of questions to the StateRead More »
Xenophobic attacks in South Africa: Time for action
In what is becoming a horrible regular ritual, xenophobic attack by hoodlums in South Africa, specially targeting Nigerians has flaredRead More »
The link between public violence and xenophobia in South Africa
South African media last year published an unsettling interview with Mandla Matikinya, a branch leader of the African National CongressRead More »
Independence day in Africa is meaningless
Every year on July 4, Rwanda marks Liberation Day. No, not the day the country gained its independence from colonialism.Read More »
South Africa's borehole crisis
Sinking a borehole and striking water requires a combination of luck and feel. Under the ground, water flows along faultlinesRead More »
South Africa in a political drought
South Africa’s drought has not only overwhelmed the country but also the country’s capacity to convey exactly how immense itsRead More »
UAE military base in Somaliland is marred with secrecy and corruption
Last week, the Somaliland Parliament approved a plan for the United Arab Emirates to establish a military base in BerberaRead More »
Why Trump should make Africa a foreign policy priority
Now that the most rancorous election campaign in living memory is over, if Americans are to “bind the wounds ofRead More »
Working people win if cartels are cracked
Somewhere between the bluster and the bust-up last week, Julius Malema reminded members of the National Assembly of their roleRead More »
Horn of Africa drought requires action, including in Somaliland: Ali Mohamed (Opinion)
The Horn of Africa region has been hit by one of its worst droughts in decades, affecting 20 million people. AccordingRead More »
Mobile money transfer transactions must be based on Somaliland shilling
Last week, the Silanyo administration issued a decree banning the use of Mobile money transfer services for less than $100Read More »
Chinese development will benefit world
By LIU XIANFA At the beginning of this year, specifically on January 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynoteRead More »
U.S. policy on Somalia ignores facts on the ground: Ali Mohamed
The Obama administration recently announced that the United States will appoint an ambassador to Somalia for the first time in two decades.Read More »
Kenya: We can lessen consequences of drought
By ANDREW TUIMUR Drought is a cyclic weather phenomenon that cannot be wished away. It is here with us currentlyRead More »
EDITORIAL: Kenya is going down a slippery slope again
Kenyans have witnessed yet another dramatic week, with Parliament turned into a battlefield as the Jubilee administration and opposition CordRead More »
Delaying Somaliland’s Elections could undermine Country’s Fragile Democracy
There is a serious concern among many Somalilanders about the upcoming election that is scheduled on March 27, 2017, becauseRead More »
Why Speaker Erro Should Not Be President of Somaliland
The Somaliland voters will go to the polls to elect a new leader in March 2017. That leader must haveRead More »
China’s unfair Trade with Africa Undermines Governance
China is Africa’s leading business partner, with $220 billion trade, and the largest source of direct investment. While the tradeRead More »
Human Rights Abuses in Ethiopia Require Congressional Action
Last week, Secretary John Kerry met with the foreign ministers of East African nations in Kenya to discuss the fightingRead More »
Ethiopia: it is time to stop the reign of terror of the Liyu Police
A U.S. financed para-military force known as the Liyu police are terrorizing the civilian population in the eastern Ethiopian SomaliRead More »
Somaliland: An Oasis of Stability in a Volatile Region
This May, as many Americans commemorate the men and women who sacrificed their lives for our freedom; the citizens of Somaliland,Read More »
Water Cartel is Bad for Somaliland
Water is an essential element for human life. Without it, human life as we know would cease to exist. InRead More »
Why Colonel Bihi Should be Somaliland’s Next President
Next week, the ruling Kulmiye party will convene its national convention to choose the party’s 2017 presidential nominee. More thanRead More »
The Syrian refugees deserve compassion and humanity
The worst refugee crisis since World War II is looming in Europe. The majority of these refugees are from conflictRead More »
Cut U.S. aid to Ethiopia's despotic government: Ali Mohamed (Opinion)
President Barack Obama’s trip to Africa this month includes a stop in Ethiopia, the first time a sitting U.S. president hasRead More »
Flag of slavery has no place in society
On June 17, Dylann Roof, 21 years old, white supremacist, killed nine African American men and women, in a bibleRead More »
Fight against Ebola requires compassion
The outbreak of Ebola has been devastating communities in West Africa since March. According to the World Health Organization figures,Read More »
United Nations Meddling Threatens Somaliland Sovereignty
By Ali Mohamed Lewis Center, Ohio—This week, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Ambassador Nicolas Kay, willRead More »
Somaliland: Dahabshil Group vs. Sahel Communities
Last week, a group of elders representing the Sahel Communities ( Dan iyo Duco) raised objection the permit for DahabshilRead More »