Muse Bihi Abdi: President Elect Left the Nation on the tenterhooks
The people of Somaliland have in recent past elected Muse Bihi Abdi, who was Kulmiye party’s Presidential aspirant as PresidentRead More »
South Africa should prepare for the worst case scenario: seeking help from the IMF
Prudence teaches that societies experiencing difficult and uncertain times should hope for the best but prepare for the worst. SouthRead More »
After Mugabe, all eyes are on Museveni: how long can he cling to power?
On 21 November, Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe resigned as president under intense pressure from the military, his own party, andRead More »
Somalia: Preaching Message of Peace, Brotherhood and Hopefulness.
Sometimes I wonder what causes so much pain in the hearts of a man. This I ponder sitting in myRead More »
President-elect Bihi acknowledges challenges ahead
Last week, the Republic of Somaliland’s independent National Electoral Commission announced the result of our country’s presidential election, which tookRead More »
We must resolve our divisions for Kenya to have proper peace
Notwithstanding the decision of the Supreme Court this week, only a totally dishonest and/or die-hard partisan can believe that theRead More »
Time for Irro to congratulate and reach out to President-elect Bihi
On Tuesday, after a long delay, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced that Muse Bihi won the 2017 Presidential election.Read More »
Why Mnangagwa and the army may mean more bad news for Zimbabwe
The military has taken control of the national broadcaster, troops are in the streets and the president is being heldRead More »
Time for Irro to concede defeat and move on
Last week, the voters of the Republic of Somaliland went to the polls to elect a new President. A preliminaryRead More »
South African president’s last ditch effort to ram through a nuclear power deal
South African President Jacob Zuma’s term of office has been characterised by an absence of vision and associated initiatives. Zuma isRead More »
Saudi Arabia Comes for Hezbollah
Lebanon was stunned on Nov. 4 when its prime minister, Saad Hariri, speaking from Saudi Arabia, delivered a halting resignationRead More »
Saudi Arabia’s Special Power Over Donald Trump
Consider this foreign policy challenge: A Mideast leader undertakes a stunning power play to cement domestic control, carrying out massRead More »
US military expansion in Africa
‘Take up the white man’s burden’ Rudyard Kipling, poet laureate of British imperialism The British Empire, which at the endRead More »
Muse Bihi is the right choice for President
Lewis Center, Ohio–Monday, November 13, the voters of Somaliland will go to the polls to elect new leader. It will beRead More »
‘Bully’ character of western diplomats to Kenya not new
The visa card ban that US ambassador Robert Godec is waving in the face of Kenyan politicians, who advocate violenceRead More »
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 »