Opinions

4 years later ... His Excellency President Farmajo fulfills the hopes and aspirations of the Somali citizens

It fell to us after about a month. February 8, 2021, the fourth anniversary of the election of His Excellency Mohamed Abdullah Farmajo as President of the Federal Republic of Somalia.

Dr. Uluso: Resignation of President Farmajo is the right option before Somalia falls apart

MINNESOTA, U.S (HORN OBSERVER) The high level of political antagonism, public agitation, insecurity, and fear for violence afflicting Somalia demand the immediate resignation of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo as the right option before Somalia falls apart. The most important task for all Somalis…

Supporting Elections Across Africa

JOHANNESBURG - Our work in supporting elections across Africa continues to be a priority and we've dedicated unprecedented resources to these efforts both locally and globally, with protecting election integrity at the center of this work. This update provides an overview of our ongoing work in…

UN75 – An Opportunity for Somalis to Help Shape Global Priorities

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) The United Nations turns 75 this year. Somalia has been a proud member of the UN for 60 of those years.

Post Covid-19: Rebuilding Africa and strengthening its resilience against future economic shocks

After demonstrating its resilience during the Ebola outbreak and the global financial crisis, Africa is once again facing a severe test of its strength and agility because of the coronavirus pandemic. The good news is that the continent has entered this crisis in reasonably good shape following decades…

Opinion: Farmaajo's last betrayal of the constitution.

historically it's been agreed that medina charter stands both as the first and the oldest constitutional document in which prophet Mohamed (scw) constructed after his Hijrah with the Jews clans of medina in AD 622. however, since that day and even after the formation of modern state systems, constitutions…

Somalia Elections Conundrum: Beyond the Soundbites

"Nine men who are blood brothers like us - Eight of them being from the same mother like you; And the other one has another mother like me - And the eight are deceiving the man like you; And the man is figuring out the tricks like me..." — The Dervish.

The Renaissance Dam crisis and Ethiopian allegations

By Mohamed Nasr El-Din Allam

The African Utopia at the End of the COVID-19 Tunnel

MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, May 15, 2020 -- In 1990, when Cameroon's football team did the unthinkable and beat Argentina in the World Cup, the proportion of the world's population living below the poverty line was 37.1 per cent. Fast-forward 35 years later to 2015, following a global adoption…

Why Elections Are a Pillar of Stability in Somalia

Despite the inordinate challenges confronting Somalia for decades now, one pillar has kept the country from relapsing into civil war and further disintegration: national elections every four years. In some ways, it's nothing short of a miracle that, since 2000, when the Somali state was reconstituted…