Recognize Somaliland as a Sovereign Nation
In May 2001, the will of the people was supported in a referendum by more than 90 percent of theRead More »
Why President Bihi Should be re-elected
Lewis Center, Ohio–Less than three weeks to go until election day, President Muse Bihi has a good chance to be re-elected. IRead More »
We must stop the remnants of “Faqash” takeover of Somaliland
Lewis Center, Ohio— “Sooley, Sooley” is the official song of Cirro’s 2024 presidential campaign! And If Cirro wins in theRead More »
U.S. Should Endorse Somaliland’s Independence
It has been nearly 13 years since the world recognized a new country as South Sudan won widespread recognition afterRead More »
Somaliland army must disarm Buur-Madow’s militias
The ongoing communal violence in Eil-Afwein is a tragedy.The communal violence in Eil-Afwein has been going on and off for the lastRead More »
Guban View: It is time to stand up and fight for Somaliland
Lewis Center, Ohio—This past week, we witnessed the worst battle loss the Somaliland army ever suffered in our history. WeRead More »
Ali Guban: How Hassan Hersi’s 'Blatant lies’ finally caught up to him.
The Wadani party leader Hersi Hassan was arrested for allegedly using a fraudulently obtained British passport to enter Britain onRead More »
Guban view: Justice for our Fallen Somaliland Police Officers
Lewis Center, Ohio—-Last year, the Wadani party leaders including presidential nominee Cirro attended a reception that took place at a local hotelRead More »
Opinion: Give peace a Chance in the Ethiopia's Amhara Region Conflict
In an article I wrote at the start of the Tigray War for Borkena.com on November 11/ 2020 (see https://borkena.com/2020/11/11/ethiopia-imperative-of-avoiding-civil-war/) and forRead More »
Guban View: Presidential nominee Cirro has no path to win Somaliland presidency
Presidential nominee Abdirahman Cirro has no path to win the presidency if JSL presidential election is held today. Most ofRead More »
Clan fighting threatens Somaliland’s independent, hard-fought security
For much of the last 20 years, the autonomous, but unrecognized, Republic of Somaliland has been a bastion of stabilityRead More »
Report: US military driving and exacerbating violence in Somalia
Americans have been intervening there for decades. Isn’t it past time to ask whether we are the problem? Despite theRead More »
Ali-Guban: Somaliland Must Restore Order in Las-Anood
Lewis Center, Ohio—Following 30 years of untenable union and a brutal civil war, Somaliland people withdrew from the union andRead More »
Guban View: The Civil Disturbances in Las Anood, another critical battle for Somaliland freedom
For too long, Las Anood communities waited patiently for Somaliland to bring justice to the perpetrators of over 40 unresolvedRead More »
Opinion: The best little country you've never heard of
Americans like underdogs, especially when they are feisty, self-reliant, and stand up to bullies. I’ve just had the delight ofRead More »
Guban view: Stand up Somaliland and support our law enforcement
Last week, rioters descended into the streets of some Somaliland cities causing mayhem. Hargeisa, Somaliland capital suffered the worst ofRead More »
Guban view: Rioting is not the answer to Somaliland's manufactured election crisis
Somaliland law enforcement have arrested dozens of people who were allegedly plotting to assassinate demonstrators, or police officers during theRead More »
Somaliland: Judicial corruption fuels the deadly violence of the land disputes; an attorney shot dead
This past Saturday, July 16, Jamal Jimaale, an attorney, the son of the first SNM leader, the late Ahmed Jimale,Read More »
Why is the U.S. Continuing to Engage Somalia? | Opinion
Four years ago, we lost a man dearly important to us. Four years ago, Alex Conrad was killed in actionRead More »
Somaliland Judicial System: Shutdown the parallel, al-I’tisam courts run by the radical clerics
On Saturday, Sheikh Mohamed Arab led the Eid Aladha congregation prayer held at the public owned soccer stadium in southsideRead More »
Eid Mubarak from Gubanmedia
Eid Mubarak This Friday, the 9th of Dhul- hijjah the pilgrims have flocked to Mount Arafat to observe the most importantRead More »
The Times view on Boris Johnson’s position: Game Over
Boris Johnson is still clinging to office in Downing Street, despite the resignations yesterday of Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, and SajidRead More »
I was raped working as a scientist in the essential oil industry. Local women endure much worse.
By Anjanette DeCarlo, PhD. Founder Save Frankincense What I had thought was serendipity turned out to be a setup.Read More »
Guban View: The U.S. must stand up for democracy in Djibouti
Djibouti, an impoverished, Muslim country in the Horn of Africa with less than a million inhabitants, on Monday, June 27Read More »
Guban View: U.S. presence in Somalia won’t solve its ‘corrupt’ government
President Biden campaigned on a platform to end ‘the never-ending wars’. But the New York Times is reporting that heRead More »
Opinion: How Dahabshiil Group subvert the rule of law and governance in Somaliland
This week the CEO of Dahabshiil Group aka Dhiigshiil (“The blood Smelter”) in Somali, Abdirashid Duale, has denied that hisRead More »
Does Biden want another ‘forever war’ in Somalia?
The Biden administration appears to be leaning back into one of the “forever wars” they wanted to avoid: in Somalia. The UnitedRead More »
Why Do We Celebrate 18th of May?
Every year, on May 18, Somaliland people celebrate our independence, with parades across the country and remembering heroes who paidRead More »
Guban View: Egal was a Patriot, Statesman
I have written this note as a tribute to our late President Mohamed Ibrahim Egal. Twenty years ago, on MayRead More »
How Somaliland Fake News Media is Undermining National Security
For a free and democratic society, the people would expect the media to cover political and social events and informationRead More »
Opinion: It is time to Crackdown on Tax Evasion by Somaliland Cellular and Internet Operators
On Saturday evening, Bihi hosted a Ramadan Iftar dinner for the businesspeople and clergy to raise money for the merchants,Read More »
Guban View: Somaliland Waaheen Market fire was caused by an epic government failure
This week, a blaze destroyed the Waaheen, the largest open market in Hargeisa, Somaliland’s capital. The Firefighters were having problemsRead More »
Guban View: Representative Barkhad Batuun is unfit for Somaliland Legislature
Lewis Center, Ohio–Hundreds if not thousands of newborn babies are abandoned each year in Somaliland. Many women in Hargeisa, Somaliland’sRead More »
Steppe on Fire: Kazakhstan’s Color Revolution
So is that much fear and loathing all about gas? Not really. Kazakhstan was rocked into chaos virtually overnight, inRead More »
Why helping a terrorist is treason
What you need to know: How can these very dangerous people “escape” from the most secure prison in the country?Read More »
Foreign powers are intervening in Ethiopia. They may only make the conflict worse.
The civil war has become internationalized — and all the more intractable Amid the violence in Ethiopia, Eritrea and theRead More »
Opinion: Ethiopia at risk of Balkanization
Two years after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, his country is engulfed in aRead More »
Opinion | Ethiopia Is Plunging Into Chaos. It’s Time for a New Dayton Peace Process.
Right now, Ethiopia stands on the brink of escalating civil war and state failure. Last week, fighting intensified dramatically, withRead More »
Covid-19: South Africa exemplary in Africa vaccine roll-out
The African Union (AU) aims to vaccinate at least 60 per cent of the continent’s 1.2 billion population by 2022.Read More »
Support smallholder farmers to bolster food security in Africa
I have been a technocrat for most of my working life, some of which was spent leading the Rockefeller Foundation’sRead More »
The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is chaotic, tragic, and necessary
Following the Biden administration’s drawdown of the 20-year US war in Afghanistan, American intelligence officials predicted earlier this month, the Taliban couldRead More »
It is Time for President Bihi to Rein in the Rise of the Power of 'Ictisaam" Religious Zealots in Somaliland
Defamation is a “false statement presented as a fact that causes injury or damage to the character of the personRead More »
Ethiopia: The Spectre of War, the Agony of Peace
The contrast could not be starker. Samantha Power, the administrator of America`s aid agency, was given a red carpet receptionRead More »
Editorial: Masks and migrants aren’t the enemy. COVID-19 is
You can’t win a war when you’re fighting the wrong enemy. But that is what Gov. Greg Abbott is doingRead More »
In Ethiopia, echoes of Yugoslavia
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed recently said that his country is facing an enemy “which is a cancer for Ethiopia.” He chillinglyRead More »
Somaliland Politics: The Charade of the Two-Party Monopoly System Must End Now
Lewis Center, Ohio–Last May, Somaliland held the second legislative elections since 2005, to elect a new legislature. The results ofRead More »
Indian burial sites in Canada trigger grief here
The Minneapolis Star Tribune on the horror of Indian boarding schools felt in U.S., too: First came the discovery ofRead More »
Kenya: We’ll be planning for repeat of 2007 if we don’t fix poll system
What you need to know: Lessons from the disputed 2007, 2013 and 2017 have informed a series of legal andRead More »
LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Jacob Zuma has kept the South African judiciary on its toes
Will he go to jail or not? This is the question that preoccupies most South Africans as the Constitutional CourtRead More »
Election integrity: Why Somaliland legislative electoral system needs a reform
Lewis Center, Ohio—-On May 31, 2021, Somaliland will hold the second legislative elections since 2005, to elect new MP’s. However,Read More »
Somaliland: One of the Colonial Creation Countries in Africa
Jacksonville, Florida—Before the Europeans set foot in the Horn of Africa, there was no Somali state whatsoever in the region,Read More »
Will the Democrats Win in Georgia?
The growth of the Atlanta area and the efforts to protect African-Americans’ voting rights have transformed the state’s political landscape.Read More »
The Washington Post on the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol
President Trump’s refusal to accept his election defeat and his relentless incitement of his supporters led Wednesday to the unthinkable:Read More »
Aniis Essa: Somaliland Deserves Diplomatic Recognition as a Sovereign State
Abu-Dhabi—After a bloody civil war in January 1991 Siad Barre’s 21-year regime was overthrown in Somalia. The northern half theRead More »
Guban View: We Must Stop Guelleh’s Somaliland Encroachment
President Muse Bihi and his sycophant ministers seem to think that Djibouti dictator, Omar Guelleh, is our friend. But manyRead More »
The US Bears Some Responsibility for Ethiopia Tragedy
Ethiopia is Sliding into a man-made Disaster. The tension between the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), a group that misruledRead More »
Somaliland Sovereignty: President Bihi Must put a Stop to the UN’s blatant Meddling NOW
This week, the Somaliland government suspended all UN operations in the country until further notice, according to a press releaseRead More »
War Between Egypt and Ethiopia – Thanks to Donald Trump
Ethiopia and Egypt may go to war thanks to Donald Trump. On Friday, October 23, 2020 at news conference, he encouragedRead More »
Guban View: President Bihi Must Choose Between Former Silanyo Administration Ministers or the Rule of Law
Lewis Center, Ohio—This week, it was disgusting, appalling and ironic to watch Hersi Hassan, former Silanyo Chief Cabinet, talking aboutRead More »
Kenya: Give all citizens a say in changes to Constitution
The dominant debate at yesterday’s Mashujaa Day celebrations was constitutional reforms. President Uhuru Kenyatta and Opposition Leader Raila Odinga madeRead More »
The Chinese Stranglehold on Ethio-Telecom
I am a telecom professional with more than 40 years of experience in the industry. I have helped transform telecomRead More »
Opinion: Uhuru-Raila campaign for Kenya’s unity must include other leaders
As President Uhuru Kenyatta declared that his peace deal with former Prime Minister Raila Odinga would be his legacy –Read More »
Mr. Mohamud Hashi: The money-grubbing moron who fleeced Somaliland Civil Aviation Department
Mr. Mohamud Hashi is a moron and hypocrite, who became rich by fleecing the Somaliland Civil Aviation Department. He wasRead More »
Op-ed: The coronavirus pandemic underscores the need to bring drug manufacturing back to U.S.
Action to onshore America’s critical medical supply chain and modernize infrastructure for life sciences manufacturing is long overdue. Even priorRead More »
President Trump is benefiting from single-payer, single-provider health care. We all should
Unlike the vast majority of Americans who get sick, President Trump is reaping the benefits of single-payer, single-provider health care.Read More »
Lessons not Learned from History: The Silence of the International Community and Ethiopia
In 1984, in one of the most publicized and politically charged humanitarian crises since the Second World War, I happenedRead More »
In Somaliland, Blood Money is Denying Crime victims Justice, Due Process
Last week, a gruesome attack took place at a tire shop in south Hargeisa. The incident involved a member ofRead More »
Surviving COVID-19 doesn’t necessarily mean recovering. It’s another reason why we all need health insurance
Editorial: A pandemic. Natural disasters. Huge job losses. If there was ever a time to vote for political candidates whoRead More »
Opnion: A dismal debate, shattered by an off-the-rails American president
Americans should be saddened, if not angered, by the distressingly unhinged debate between President Trump and former Vice President JoeRead More »
Guban View: Agriculture Minister, Ahmed Muumin Seed, Must Go
The time has come for Ahmed Muumin Seed, Agriculture Minister to go. The damage he has done to Somaliland AgricultureRead More »
Guban View: Communist China’s Castor beans Farming in Wajaale Plains is Dead Wrong
This week, the Bihi administration has given permission for a Communist Chinese company known as Africa Agricultural Development to growRead More »
Guban View: Kudos to President Bihi for Bringing Big Commodity Trader Trafigura to Berbera Oil Terminal
The Bihi administration got it right for bringing to Somaliland, Trafigura Group Pte, the world’s second-biggest independent oil and industrial metals trader.Read More »
Somaliland’s 2021 Legislative Elections: The Dangers of Pandering to Clan Identity Politics
Lewis Center, Ohio—The last time Somaliland held legislative elections was in September 2005 since then two consecutive presidential elections tookRead More »
Racial justice in Georgia requires more than a conviction in Ahmaud Arbery's death
The murder of Ahmaud Arbery by armed vigilantes is a call to action for black political leadership in Georgia and across theRead More »
Guban View: President Bihi got it right for terminating the 30-year lease of Hargeisa Club Hotel
This week, the Bihi administration cancelled the 30- year lease of Mr. Said Yusuf Duale, a sub- clan leader, andRead More »
Guban View: Burco General Hospital mishandling of dead body is unacceptable
During the first week of the holy month of Ramadan, the family and relatives of Mukhtar M. Ceelaabe from GabileyRead More »
World Health Organization puts politics above coronavirus fight in Somaliland
The communist Chinese government concealed the severity of the coronavirus outbreak; they were slow to share with the rest ofRead More »
Trump’s demagoguery has no place in America
I wrote this piece on August 17, 2016. Trump does not believe in the integrity of our electoral process byRead More »
Opinion: By claiming Democrats support terrorism, Republicans hit a new low
If truth is the first casualty of war, dissent is the second. The United States has a long, ignominious history ofRead More »
Guban View: Wadani should ‘stop whining’ and focus on winning the 2021 Somaliland legislative elections
The Wadani party is using a dispute over a member of the electoral commission as an excuse to not contestRead More »
Opinion:The dishonest Horncable TV, ‘fake news’, and aviation security in Somaliland
Lewis Center, Ohio—The Horncable TV (HCTV), an independent TV station, is waging a smear campaign against the safety of theRead More »
Elite ANC politics has failed. South Africa needs a 'politics of people'
After a quarter century under the rule of the African National Congress (ANC), South Africa is far from fulfilling it promise. CorruptionRead More »
James Coomey : Why our oldest law could drive impeachment
Members of Congress will soon have to reconcile President Trump’s behavior with their oaths of office. Creating the oath was theRead More »
Guban View: Dr Gaboose is a hypocrite and an apologist for Somalia
This week, after a long absence from the political scene, Dr Gaboose, a physician turned politician, held a press conferenceRead More »
Guban View: US losing influence to China in key Africa port
Lewis Center, Ohio—Since taking office, President Trump has taken tough actions on China’s trade abuses, but has kept blind eyeRead More »
Michael Rubin: Somaliland can't wait recognition to address monopolies
Somaliland is an unlikely success. Somali dictator Siad Barre’s genocidal wrath destroyed more than 80 percent of Hargeisa, Somaliland’s capitalRead More »
Ali Abokar: The three fake Hadhwanaagnews 'reporters' run back to their paymasters in Mogadishu
According to a certain website claiming to be a Somaliland “website”, which in reality is, allegedly, paid for and supportedRead More »
Elijah Cummings: the 'Greatest of us all'
“I have only just a minute. Only 60 seconds in it. Forced upon me, can’t refuse it. Didn’t seek it,Read More »
China is getting exactly what it wants from LeBron James and the NBA: Capitulation
LeBron James and the rest of the NBA need to decide which audience they value more, the Chinese one, orRead More »
China is waging war with U.S. businesses. And it’s winning.
Ben Sasse, a Republican, represents Nebraska in the U.S. Senate. If you want to understand what’s happening in the NationalRead More »
Opinion: Critics Aghast As Trump Keeps Word About No More Wars
Donald Trump came into office promising to not start any new wars and to get us out of the oldRead More »
The world must support Turkey’s plan for northeastern Syria
Ankara, Turkey—During a phone call with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday, President Trump agreed to transfer the leadership of theRead More »
Guban View: Ismail Omar Guellleh, the Djibouti dictator, is not Somaliland’s friend
Lewis Center, Ohio—-The little dictator of the tiny African state Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh also known as IOG, is seekingRead More »
Support for Trump impeachment surges 9 points in new poll
Support for impeaching President Trump and removing him from office has surged by 9 points in the latest Monmouth University national poll,Read More »
Impeachment Is an Act of Desperation
Impeachment proceedings will very likely be so good for President Trump and so bad for Democrats that they might haveRead More »
Just How Corrupt Is Bill Barr?
By now you have probably read the opening of the whistle-blower complaint filed by a member of the intelligence communityRead More »
Opinion: Beware railway; in 1987, Kenya and Uganda fought war over it
On Monday in the coastal city of Mombasa, traders demonstrated against the Nairobi government’s decision to transport all containers fromRead More »
President Trump impeachment inquiry crucial
Every member of Congress takes an oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States,” which has beenRead More »
Missing billions, losing patience: Liberia probe targets former officials
On 26 August, five former central bank officials pleaded not guilty to charges of money laundering and economic sabotage in a scandalRead More »
From sledgehammer to scalpel: How foreign powers can support Sudan
The remarkable recent events in Sudan culminating in the formation of a civilian government earlier this month provides real hope for the country’s future.Read More »
Guban View: Greedy private school owners are destroying Somaliland’s education system
Lewis Center, Ohio—Somaliland education system has come from a long way since the civil war in 1980’s when all learningRead More »
The court can't fix asylum laws, only Congress can
We understand why immigration leads to a raucous and, too often, heated public policy debate. But what we fear isRead More »
Aniis Essa:The historical background of Somaliland
Somaliland is not an entity which was born after the disintegration of the Siad Barre dictatorship. In pre-historic timesRead More »
EDITORIAL: Let's solve the student debt problem
Today’s Perspective feature, in The Gazette’s recently expanded Sunday editorial section, grapples with the nationwide dilemma of student loan debtRead More »
OPINION | Xenophobia: Time for cool heads to prevail in Nigeria and South Africa
Xenophobia is a distraction from the leadership role that Nigeria and South Africa should play on the continent on fundamentalRead More »
Somaliland Security: How a brazen radical 'Ictisaam" clerics took over the Burao city government
Lewis Center, Ohio—It’s a very rare in a male dominated and poverty stricken Somaliland for women to move head andRead More »
OPINION: Violence against African women must stop now
Africa must end violence toward women now. It can only do this through systemic change that lifts women up andRead More »
OPINION: Mugabe was no revolutionary. He was obsessed with power and control
Robert Mugabe will not be remembered as the freedom fighter who helped liberate Zimbabwe, but as a man who whoseRead More »
Ali Abokar: Somaliland military is above the clan identity politics
The people of Somaliland support their Defence Forces and it’s members. Let no one be in any doubt about that.Read More »
Guban View: Gen.Taani stands for Somaliland
Lewsi Center, Ohio—The time has come to stand up for Somaliland. President Bihi should not cave in the demands ofRead More »
OPINION: Repression and dialogue in Zimbabwe: twin strategies that aren't working
Emmerson Mnangagwa’s strategy of coercion and dialogue has hit a series of hurdles. These include the continued opposition by theRead More »
US was built by poor immigrants rising
OTHER VIEWPOINTS No government in the world has America’s proud history of having openly welcomed the poor and downtrodden toRead More »
The Post's view:Right-wing extremists are a global problem. They need a global response.
OTHER VIEWPOINTS SWEDEN IS everything white nationalists despise: a wealthy, liberal democracy that welcomed waves of immigrants and integrated themRead More »
Sadly, here I am writing Kabendera’s ‘obit’ and hoping he will write mine
Being considerably older than Erick Kabendera, I secretly always hoped that he would one day write my obituary, both asRead More »
Kashmir's agony fuelled by Modi's right-wing regime echoes across the world
Overnight, the Valley has been plunged in doom and gloom. Tens of thousands of Indian troops have been mobilised toRead More »
Aniis Essa: 'Peace and milk' for Eil-Afwein community
Washington, DC—Ahmed Muxumed Good, Shimbir ayaa laga hayaa hawraartan….”Ayaan Daranaa Dhulkaygu, Abaal Daranaa Dadkiisu, Ilaahay Markuu Wax Siiyay, Ilowsha DhowaaRead More »
Tanzania can market its maize flour in our shops
The Other View Points: • Kenyan millers will not want to distribute maize flour already processed. • East Africa isRead More »
Uplifting up the poor, creating jobs for the youth should be the priority for any investment in Somaliland
Our Investment and Fiscal policies are misguided; the Poor are getting Poorer and the Rich Richer, writes Hassan Yusuf. SomalilandRead More »
Mutua: Enough is enough! Let us now guillotine the corrupt among us
Thomas Sankara, the Burkinabe revolutionary cut down in his prime, renamed Upper Volta Burkina Faso, the Land of Upright Men.Read More »
Better to have a few rats than to be one
In case anyone missed it, the president of the United States had some choice words to describe Maryland’s 7th congressional district on Saturday morning.Read More »
Guban View: How Somaliland Ministry of Interior bullies the elected district councils
This week, Somaliland police arrested six councilors of the Gabiley district Council. They are being held at the headquarters ofRead More »
The status quo won’t hold long in South Sudan
On July 9, South Sudan quietly slipped through the eighth anniversary of its Independence from Khartoum, in what could easilyRead More »
Guban View: Pandering to clan identity undermines democracy
Lewis Center, Ohio–Somaliland has a serious clan identity crisis.It was revealed during the 2017 presidential election result; some of the Read More »
Of officials, by officials, for officials: Must we pay millions to rich men like Moi, Kibaki?
OTHER VIEW POINTS In his legendary Gettysburg address, US president Abraham Lincoln referred to the American government as being “ofRead More »
Fighting Ebola requires collective efforts
OTHER VIEW POINTS After almost two years, during which it has made intermittent headlines, the Ebola epidemic in the DemocraticRead More »
Bihi's achilles' heel: The military land grab in Tog-Wajaale Plains
OTHER VIEW POINTS To: The President of the Republic of Somaliland Mr. Ahmed M. Silanyo This article was first publishedRead More »
Time’s up for military junta in Khartoum
OTHER VIEW POINTS For one fleeting moment after former Sudanese strongman Hassan Omar al-Bashir was removed from power in April,Read More »
Guban View: Do not let Wadani party hold Somaliland elections hostage with frivolous demands
After a long absence from the political scene, the Madasha group held a press briefing under a shaded tree somewhereRead More »
Let's remember those who are facing adversity during the Eid-al-Fitra celebration
June 4, 2019 ️Eid Mubarak☪️Shawal 1,1440 It’s that time of the year when we celebrate Eid-al-fitr after the end of Ramadan—-aRead More »
Ahmed Kheyre: The new UN envoy for Somalia, Amb. James Swan's approach to the region
On Thursday, May 30th, 2019, the United Nations Secretary General appointed Ambassador James Swan of the United States of America,Read More »
Mr. Ramaah must be brought to justice for inciting violence
Lewis Center, Ohio—This week, in a poorly shot video, Mr. Suleiman Ali aka Ramaah, the former Sahel region governor duringRead More »
China’s Orwellian War on Religion
“Concentration camps,” electronic surveillance and persecution are used to repress millions of people of faith. Let’s be blunt: China isRead More »
Kenya must stop playing second fiddle to Somalia in border row
On April 7, 2009, Kenya and Somalia signed an MoU granting each other a “No-Objection” in respect of submissions onRead More »
Theresa May resigns as British prime minister – here's where it all went wrong
Europe has claimed the career of yet another Conservative prime minister. After less than three years in office, Theresa MayRead More »
Eritrea: Independence day reflections
Friday, May 24, marked the 28th anniversary of Eritrea’s independence from Ethiopia -Eritrea’s proudest and happiest moment when it finallyRead More »
How Museveni is profiting from the presidency
Last week, it was reported that equipment at former Zimbabwean strongman Robert Mugabe’s dairy farm was being auctioned to offsetRead More »
Guban View: Why we celebrate May 18
On a sunny Saturday on May 18, Somaliland people celebrated the 28th anniversary of our independence, with parades across theRead More »
The U.S. should not be a safe haven for accused war criminals like Somalia’s Col. Tukeh
Lewis Center, Ohio– Mr. Farhan Warfaa was a 17 year farmer when he was abducted. In December 1987, he andRead More »
China had good reasons to deny Kenya loan for SGR extension
New York—The government has denied having — unsuccessfully yet again — sought Chinese funds to extend the standard gauge railwayRead More »
Haji AbdiKarim Hussein Yusuf: The great peacemaker and uniter
Hargiesa, Somaliland—Haji Abdulkarim Husen Yusuf (better known as Haji Abdi Warabe) – may Allah bless his soul- passed away onRead More »
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 youthRead More »
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 securityRead 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 atRead 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 advocatingRead 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 AmericanRead 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 outRead 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 fightingRead 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 thatRead 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 castRead More »
Corruption, the law and Nigeria’s leaders
One of the unfortunate impressions, even attributes, of the Nigerian justice system has been an appearance of lack of capacityRead More »
Opinion: A Decision That Will Live in Infamy
It will take generations for the Supreme Court to live down its approval of Trump’s travel ban. By Noah FeldmanRead More »
Some of the pictures of border kids that haunt me most are from 2014. Here's why | Will Bunch
Opinion— Will Bunch The other day, a veteran immigration lawyer named R. Andrew Free shared an anecdote that sheds some really critical lightRead More »
Opinion: We should be careful to celebrate SA's election to UN Security Council
The relationship between Africa and the United Nations (UN) has always been one that is laden with complexities. Africa, throughoutRead More »
Opinion: Too much, too soon — Ethiopia's reformer has to slow down
Just a few days ago, people polled at the spot of Saturday morning’s attack warned that Ethiopia’s new prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, couldRead More »
OPINION: Victory for Mnangagwa 'would suit most African states, including SA'
On November 6, 2017, Emmerson Mnangagwa was fired from the position of Vice-President of Zimbabwe by then president Robert Mugabe.Read More »
Let's cry for Palestine
Writing in The Guardian newspaper this week, Arab-American author Moustafa Bayoumi decried the language used in his country’s press toRead More »
Somaliland Must Be Free
The U.S. wastes blood and treasure propping up Somalia while denying its neighbor’s sovereign aspirations. Why? In 1991, following theRead More »
How to fight terror, the Somaliland way
HARGEISA, Somaliland — How do you root out a ruthless terror group? How do you anticipate its every move, counterRead More »
Trump and Buhari: A chance to reset Nigeria's relationship with US
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to meet US President Donald Trump next week. His visit comes less than fourRead More »
A Country You’ve Never Heard of Is a Beacon of Hope
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Bombs away! Just try not to harm Assad
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What China's president Xi's extended tenure means for Africa
Cobus van Staden, South African Institute of International Affairs China’s decision to suspend presidential term limits is still reverberating around the world. TheRead More »
Winnie: Custodian of our heritage
Much has been written about Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, the selfless struggle icon who, during apartheid, remained resolute and steadfast in theRead More »
Ron Paul: Bring troops home from Syria now
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Djibouti the latest to fall victim to China’s ‘debt trap diplomacy’
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McMaster goes: This national security adviser will be missed
President Donald Trump has fired H.R. McMaster, his national security adviser, and is replacing him with John Bolton, a formerRead More »
Senator Rand Paul: Why I’ll Fight Gina Haspel and Mike Pompeo Nominations
Since President Trump took office, our country finally seems to be heading in the right direction. In just the pastRead More »
Ethiopia needs US, international intervention
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As it picks Ethiopia's next leader, the ruling coalition can pave the way for genuine reform or instil more discontent.
The last week has been a highly dramatic and unpredictable one for Ethiopia. On 14 February, hundreds of political prisoners,Read More »
Sekunjalo, Ramaphosa! Now is the time
So now we know (as if we didn’t before): Jacob Zuma does not act in the best interest of thisRead More »
Saving Kenya from a civil war
Kenya, the most prosperous economy in East Africa, appears poised on the brink of a major political catastrophe after lastRead More »
Recall, impeachment, no-confidence motion or 'Mbeki solution': what is at stake?
With rumours swirling fast and loose regarding the president’s imminent departure from the office, it is important to note thatRead More »
Barbar song cheaters: Stealing from Somali creative artists
The hit “Barbar” song has amassed over two million views since hitting youtube in December, but the lyrics of the song wereRead More »
Zuma deserves humiliation
In his first major interview as leader of the ANC, Cyril Ramaphosa was at pains to emphasise that President JacobRead More »
Bring Kenyan troops home from Somalia
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Just Say It: Trump Is a Racist
When it comes to President Trump and race, there is a predictable cycle. He makes a remark that seems racist,Read More »
Somaliland is a beacon of democracy in an unstable region
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Ramaphosa revives optimism in SA, but for how long?
Cape Town – With the ANC under the control of newly elected party president Cyril Ramaphosa and the government underRead More »
Under the Radar: An unrecognized democracy emerges in Somaliland
On 13 November 2017, Somaliland, an unrecognized country, went to the polls to elect its fifth president since its foundingRead More »
Mogadishu mayor’s efforts in helping victims of violence against women show leadership
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Tatalo Alamu :The Blackman’s Burden Revisited
This past week has been quite remarkable in the life of the columnist and writer. Yours sincerely received a tickingRead More »
Muse Bihi Abdi: President Elect Left the Nation on the tenterhooks
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South Africa should prepare for the worst case scenario: seeking help from the IMF
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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.
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President-elect Bihi acknowledges challenges ahead
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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
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South African president’s last ditch effort to ram through a nuclear power deal
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Saudi Arabia Comes for Hezbollah
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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
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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
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