Whilst the memorandum between Addis Ababa and Hargeisa has brought issues around Somalia’s sovereignty back into the spotlight, addressing the sovereignty-deficit is an old problem. Somalis find themselves in a race against time as Turkiye’s abortive attempts to broker a deal between Somalia and Ethiopia stall. Meanwhile, the likelihood of Addis Ababa advancing its memorandum … Read more Can Somalia Regain Its Sovereignty?
Consistent with its patented contempt of the international rule of law, Israel continues business as usual. Though it is accused of carrying out genocide in Gaza and the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, there is no sign indicating that Israel will slow … Read more Assassination of Haniyeh and the ‘Samson Option’
I. Introduction Somalia is trapped in a maliciously rancorous and senselessly violent history where all fire exit signs lead to the same cul de sac of clan-based injustice. The lack of sustained intellectual discourse on the fundamental cause of the state’s failure, on why the quadrennial electoral shenanigans produce similar incompetent and corrupt “leaders” as … Read more Somalia and the Joshua Effect
Kester Kenn Klomegah* talks to a Former Somali Diplomat Abukar Arman. MOSCOW (IDN) – Though Somalia is coveted for its strategic location and huge marine resources, it remains one of the largely unstable and underdeveloped countries in Africa. With its longest coastline, bordering Ethiopia to the west, Kenya to the southwest and the Gulf of … Read more Somalia Remains the Epicenter of Global Geopolitical and Geo-Economic Competition
In recent weeks the confluence of many issues and events of different shades and dangers made Somalia’s political situation more complicated. This being the last year of the current administration, challenges of that nature are not entirely new, but the intensity and volatility of these developments are. However, this piece is not an attempt to … Read more How Somalia Was Made ‘Great Again’
The weary wounded bird Laid flat on its back Trapped In an open cage Of a massive land Of a massive land Windless Songless Friendless Then rain started falling Changing the season And before long Hopelessness was no more. #Poetry4Change #NPM #NaPoWriMo2020
