Protest in Somaliland leaves one dead, another injured, residents report
Hargeisa One person was killed and another injured Thursday during a protest in Sheikh district in Somaliland's Sahil region, residents and witnesses said.
The protest...
Southwest State Parliament Elects Speaker and Deputies
Southwest State lawmakers elected Mahad Mohamed Sheikh Hassan as speaker of the regional House of Representatives on Thursday, completing a key stage in the...
Police display weapons seized from former president’s residence
Mogadishu (HOL) Banadir regional police on Saturday showcased weapons and military vehicles they claimed to have recovered from the Mirinaayo area of Abdiaziz district,...
Somalia’s Crises: Homegrown, Not Foreign
Somalis have long told themselves a familiar tale about their misfortune. The nation's problems are always attributed to external forces: colonial cartographers, Cold War...
Land Grabbing and Mismanagement: A Recipe for Economic Disaster for Somalia
Land Grabbing and Mismanagement: A Recipe for Economic Disaster for Somalia
The devastating consequences of land grabbing and mismanagement of public land are increasingly...
The Corrosive Grip of Corruption in Somalia: A Double Blow for...
Corruption, the abuse of entrusted power for personal gain, acts like a parasite on a developing nation's progress. It weakens already fragile economies and...