OP.Ed / In-depth
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FEDERATING BANADIR
Nov 3, 2014EDITORIAL The issue of federalism in Somalia is quite contentious and littered with all sorts of arguments. Nevertheless, federalization is inherently inevitable and has been prescribed in the current provisional constitution as the mode of governance... -
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... -
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... -
Clan Federalism: The Worst option for Statebuiling in Somalia
Oct 1, 2014by Mohamud M Uluso The debate among Somalis over clan federalism (clan segregation) hasn’t produced common understanding and consensus for final bargain because it takes place in vacuum, outside formal democratic process. The federal government has shirked... -
Somalia: Fiscal Budget and Federal Government legitimacy
Aug 31, 2014By Mohamud M Uluso Email: [email protected] Recently, I came across a document titled “Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) – Appropriation Act for the 2014 Budget,” consisting of Act No 00005 and financial statement. The theme (goals)...
