Somalia: A Nation Pursuing a Lasting Political Resolution
Tue, Sep 2, 2025
By Ali Haji Warsame Somalia’s perpetual political wrangling is both mind-boggling and captivating. The country is deeply divided over ongoing disputes and ineffective cooperation. The political elite of Somalia, regardless of their affiliations, once again fail to acknowledge the gravity of the situation and choose to address it or take action. Each faction blames the others […]
A Journey of Two Thousand Miles: Lessons from Somalia’s Civil War- Part IV
Tue, Jul 22, 2025
By Ali Haji Warsame The first time I saw the commercial port city of Bosaso, I was captivated by the city’s vibrant energy, remarkable new infrastructure, and peaceful seashore, and I fell in love with it. It was late February 1991, marking the end of spring and the start of summer. At that time, I was […]
A Journey of Two Thousand Miles: Lessons from Somalia’s Civil War Part III
Tue, Jul 22, 2025
By Ali Haji Warsame As I settled in Bosaso, I felt the first time at home. Bosaso was an open city with fewer scars of the civil war, and business was the main thrust in the city. As the weather turns hot in the summer and with fewer facilities to cope with the extreme heat and […]
From Optimism to Despair: How the Somali Government is Tackling Pressing Issues
Sat, Jun 28, 2025
The Somali government, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, issued a two-page letter dated June 10, 2024, about the reassessment of the C6+ framework’s relevance in Somalia’s current context. The letter emphasized that, while the C6+ was established to support Somalia’s peacebuilding, stabilization, and institutional development over the past decade, Somalia is no longer […]
AHMIYADDA HAY’ADAHA MAAMUL-WANAAGA & HUFNAANTA: XAALADDA SOOMAALIYA
Sat, Jun 28, 2025
Hordhac: Kadib burburkii dowladdii dhexe ee Soomaaliya sanadkii 1991, awoodda hay’adaha dowliga ah si weyn ayey u tabardareeyeen. Waxa ay taasi saameysay hay’adihii loo xilsaaray horumarinta maamul-wanaagga, hufnaanta, abuurista kalsoonida bulshada, la dagaallanka musuqmaasuqa, iyo ilaalinta kheyraadka dalka. Isla xisaabtan la’aanta baahsan ayaa kor u qaaday heerka musuqmaasuqa, waxayna keentay in si khaldan loo isticmaalo […]
A Journey of Two Thousand Miles: Lessons from Somalia’s Civil War Part II
Sat, Jun 28, 2025
As we left our homes in Mogadishu , we didn’t take anything with us, expecting to return shortly after the dust settles. However, it took much longer than we anticipated. My mother, who never attended school but deeply understood the value of education, made the journey back and returned with all our certificates. She didn’t […]