Category: Somalia News & Reports in English
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Troubling signs ahead as Puntland transition to democracy looks derailed by President Deni
As Puntland Ministry of Interior annuls the competing Bossaso City Councils and the subsequent elections of two mayors by the two competing political parties of Mideeye and SINCAD, President Deni’s is said to be fully involved and in the middle of this highly damaging controversy. Two signs are said to be directly pointing towards President…
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PDRC under fire accused of clan politics
For the third time in two weeks, Puntland Development & Research Center (PDRC), Puntland’s premier think-tank in an editorial by Warsame Digital Media (WDM) comes under fire and calls for reevaluation of NGOs operating in Puntland State mount. Singling out PDRC, WDM accuses the Garoowe-based think-tank of unethical conduct, lack of neutrality in state politics,…
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ISMAIL OMAR GUELLEH, HIS HEALTH, HIS SYSTEM, WEAPONS TRAFFICKING & RECRUITING OF SOMALI POLITICIANS
One of Africa’s longest serving dictators, Ismail Omar Guelleh (IOG) is sick. He has been for many years, and that is no secret. Chronic diabetes, cholesterol that poisons his body and unparalleled hypertension. Those around him often wonder how he has been able to hold on for so long. Whether he is healthy, sick or…
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Nugaal Region risks forfeiting its allocated Members in Puntland House of Representatives compelling relocation of the Capital City elsewhere
ONE DAY IS SAID TO BE A LONG TIME IN POLITICS. WITH THREE MONTHS REMAING OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL MANDATE OF CURRENT PUNTLAND GOVERNMENT, IT IS A LIFETIME TO HOLD AN ELECTION Puntland Administration can feasibly conduct the proposed State Presidential and Parliament Elections on One-Person One-Vote exercises, given the bulk of legislative bills and electoral…
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Somalia’s external debt of $2.8 billion doubled in 2018 without new loans. Why?
From 2009, during the TFG, to 2017, the external debt of Somalia was averaging $2,867,496,844.36 with an average annual change of 37,492129.25 (1.3107%) when it was almost doubled to $5,558,434,813 in 2018, an annual % change of 96.16. In this article we will look into what possibly happened from 2017 to 2018 that might have…
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Former minister Mohamoud Hashi leads the crocodile tears procession from Burco
Crocodile tears from the leading segments of Somaliland society are back in Burco and Jeegaanland, and former minister Mohamoud Hashi leads this procession that is just beginning. For those not in the know of the longstanding Jeegaan crocodile tears since the 50s, before you fall victim for these highly professional political games played by Hashi…
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SUPPORT THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF BUT HE HAS TO EARN YOUR TRUST
President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud earlier today arrived Maxaas and met Ali Jayte, leader of Hiiraan State, but can the people of Somalia, people of Hiiran and Ali Jayte in particular, trust President Hassan Sheikh? There are no details of the meeting as of yet, but a larger question looms: is President Hassan Sheikh trustworthy? We…
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President Deni’s Vision for Puntland’s Future: Balancing Progress and Challenges
President Said Abdulahi Deni spoke in Qardho city on Saturday, August 12, 2013, about the progress that the city has made since the election of the city council last year. At the end of his speech, the President took advantage of the opportunity to talk about the results of the elections for the 30 other…
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ANALYSIS: IS SOMALILAND OFFICIALLY IN CIVIL WAR?
Somaliland, the self-proclaimed independent state and often used to be claimed to be an oasis of stability and democracy in the Horn by highly compensated western lobbyists and clan propogandists, was neither stable nor democratic. It was a controlled society where no one dared oppose the ruling the clan. It was a house of cards…
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Analysis: Somalis question the country’s path under President Hassan Sheikh
Elected into power last year, president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (HSM) took over during a tumultuous period following the departure of his controversial predecessor Farmaajo. Most Somalis assumed due to his past experience as president that HSM would use his political experience and utilize the mistakes made by Farmaajo to learn from it and move the…
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SSC strengthens, Awdal rises up and Garxajis armed movement kill & wound scores as Somaliland is engulfed by violent uprising
Rebel fighters from the Gacan Libax insurgent movement in northern Somalia have killed 9 troops and wounded 17 others following an ambush by the British-backed and trained paramilitary forces known as RRU. The incident occurred in the Gacan Libax mountain pass, which is a stronghold of the newly formed Garxajis rebel movement that is attempting…
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Disappearances rock the Somali community in Sweden
The body of a 15 year old Somali national identified locally as Mohamed has been found in the Swedish city of Nyköping after being reported missing on July 29th. The young man whose full name has not been disclosed by local authorities due to being an underaged minor was found in a ditch in the…