October 2014
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SOMALI PRESIDENT EXTENDS AMNESTY TO AL-SHABAB FIGHTERS
Oct 29, 2014The president of Somalia says his country will again offer amnesty to al-Shabab fighters who denounce the terrorist organization and its ideology. Speaking earlier this week in Mogadishu, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said the new amnesty would... -
CONTACT GROUP ON PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA MEETS IN DUBAI
Oct 29, 2014The United States joined over 80 countries, international organizations, and companies in Dubai on October 28 for the 17th Plenary of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of... -
UAE OFFICIAL WARNS OF POTENTIAL FOR IS-SHABAB LINK
Oct 29, 2014The United Arab Emirates’ top diplomat warned Wednesday that the Islamic State group could team up with Islamic militants in Somalia, saying that more should be done to prepare for such a threat. The Islamic State... -
Is Forced Federalism a Panacea for Somali Disunity?
Oct 26, 2014By Hudda Ibrahim Background In the wake of the collapse of Somali regime in 1991, competing armed militias established clan fiefdoms dominated by their respective clan groups. Such dismemberment of Somali nationhood precipitated direct and indirect... -
The Horse before the Cart: Organic Solutions for Somali State and Society
Oct 25, 2014By Mohamed Haji Ingiriis Email: [email protected] Saturday, October 25, 2014 Ummadda Soomaaliyeey, ku nool Geeska Afrika Rabbigey eex kaama gelin Halkuu kugu uumay baa, barwaaqadu ku idishoo Aad baad u nasiib badneyd… Ogow Soomaaliyeey, adaa qarankaagi... -
SIYAD BARRE’S DIVIDED LEGACY: 45 YEARS AFTER HIS SOCIALIST REVOLUTION
Oct 22, 2014By Heikal I. Kenneded [email protected] Washington, DC On this day, October 21, 2014 marks 45 years ago when Siyad Barre’s roaring revolution embarked Somalia on a socialist path and changed its fate forever. Though most Somalis... -
INTERVIEW-Djibouti Internet start-up aims to boost broadband speeds across east Africa
Oct 21, 2014DUBAI (Reuters) – Internet access in east Africa is still relatively slow and costly but a Djibouti-based technology start-up company has ambitions to help change that. Djibouti Data Center (DDC), set up by a group of... -
Maxaa La Gudboon Gobolka Banaadir ?
Oct 20, 2014By Cabdiraxmaan Cumar Cismaan (Eng. Yarisow), Monday, October 20, 2014 Waxaa si xowli ah u socda dhaqangelinta nidaamka Federaalka ee Soomaaliya. Dowladda Federaalka ayaa go’aansatay in Jubbooyinka, Koofur-Galbeed iyo Gobolada Dhexe ay noqdaan Maamul Goboleedyo, halka... -
Failed Initiatives befoul Somalia’s future
Oct 18, 2014By Mohamud M Uluso Saturday, October 18, 2014 Despite unprecedented level of foreign interventions particularly since 2000, Somalia lingers as a failed state which is threat to the international peace and security. The installation of permanent... -
Disputes on Taxation in Mogadishu
Oct 15, 2014If the local government in Mogadishu lacks money , then it cannot provide security, nor provide services to the people. This, in part, contributes to the insecurity of the town, in which ordinary people pay hefty...
